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Zhi-Xiang Yu

Zhi-Xiang Yu

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 60 9785 8851 1639 1624 182 11686

Zhi-Xiang Yu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhi-Xiang Yu between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhi-Xiang Yu published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2023. 44 of the 259 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2023. 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 7 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 20 publications
2001 2025

259 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhi-Xiang Yu: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 2
2002 1
2003 7
2004 1
2005 1
2006 3
2007 4
2008 8
2009 6
2010 13
2011 17
2012 10
2013 9
2014 11
2015 12
2016 9
2017 13
2018 11
2019 10
2020 10
2021 12
2022 20
2023 25
2024 24
2025 20
Total 259
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Zhi-Xiang Yu publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhi-Xiang Yu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 182 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344 182
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Zhi-Xiang Yu D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhi-Xiang Yu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882 60
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Zhi-Xiang Yu is a researcher primarily affiliated with Peking University in China, focusing on the field of chemistry. Their scholarly output centers heavily on organic chemistry, with 176 publications in this subfield, alongside contributions to materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecular biology, and biomedical engineering. The total chemistry publications number 192, reflecting an extensive research portfolio.

Their main research topics include catalytic alkyne reactions, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, and cyclopropane reaction mechanisms. Additional areas of focus encompass crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, as well as synthetic organic chemistry methods.

Zhi-Xiang Yu has published several notable papers across a range of respected journals. Recent publications feature:

  • A Combined Computational and Experimental Study of Rh-Catalyzed C-H Silylation with Silacyclobutanes: Insights Leading to a More Efficient Catalyst System (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Mechanistic Study on Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Dienediynes Involving Aliphatic C-H Functionalization and Inspiration for Developing a New Strategy to Access Polycarbocycles (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Transient-axial-chirality controlled asymmetric rhodium-carbene C(sp2)-H functionalization for the synthesis of chiral fluorenes (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Mechanism and Stereochemistry of Rhodium-Catalyzed [5 + 2 + 1] Cycloaddition of Ene-Vinylcyclopropanes and Carbon Monoxide Revealed by Visual Kinetic Analysis and Quantum Chemical Calculations (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cycloadditions for the Synthesis of Eight-Membered Carbocycles: an Update from 2010 to 2020 (2020, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry)

Zhi-Xiang Yu frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including Yi Zhou, Xinfang Xu, Chen-Long Li, Pan Zhang, and Kemiao Hong. These collaborations have been reflected in multiple joint publications.

Their work is frequently published in several prominent scientific venues, notably:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Organic Letters
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

  • An unexpected role of a trace amount of water in catalyzing proton transfer in phosphine-catalyzed (3 + 2) cycloaddition of allenoates and alkenes.

    Yuanzhi Xia;Yong Liang;Yuanyuan Chen;Ming Wang

  • Oxime-Based and Catalyst-Free Dynamic Covalent Polyurethanes

    Wen-Xing Liu;Chi Zhang;Huan Zhang;Ning Zhao

  • DFT study of the mechanisms of in water Au(I)-catalyzed tandem [3,3]-rearrangement/Nazarov reaction/[1,2]-hydrogen shift of enynyl acetates: a proton-transport catalysis strategy in the water-catalyzed [1,2]-hydrogen shift.

    Fu-Qiang Shi;Xin Li;Yuanzhi Xia;Liming Zhang

  • Highly enantioselective hydrogenation of quinolines using phosphine-free chiral cationic ruthenium catalysts: scope, mechanism, and origin of enantioselectivity.

    Tianli Wang;Lian-Gang Zhuo;Zhiwei Li;Fei Chen

  • Mechanism, Regioselectivity, and the Kinetics of Phosphine‐Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions of Allenoates and Electron‐Deficient Alkenes

    Yong Liang;Song Liu;Yuanzhi Xia;Yuanzhi Xia;Yahong Li;Yahong Li

  • Vinylcyclopropane derivatives in transition-metal-catalyzed cycloadditions for the synthesis of carbocyclic compounds.

    Lei Jiao;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Why is copper(I) complex more competent than dirhodium(II) complex in catalytic asymmetric O-H insertion reactions? A computational study of the metal carbenoid O-H insertion into water.

    Yong Liang;Haolai Zhou;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • A Frontier Molecular Orbital Theory Approach to Understanding the Mayr Equation and to Quantifying Nucleophilicity and Electrophilicity by Using HOMO and LUMO Energies

    Lian-Gang Zhuo;Wei Liao;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Rhodium-catalyzed [5 + 2 + 1] cycloaddition of ene-vinylcyclopropanes and CO: reaction design, development, application in natural product synthesis, and inspiration for developing new reactions for synthesis of eight-membered carbocycles.

    Yi Wang;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Ruthenium-Catalyzed Formal Dehydrative [4 + 2] Cycloaddition of Enamides and Alkynes for the Synthesis of Highly Substituted Pyridines: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Study

    Jicheng Wu;Wenbo Xu;Zhi-Xiang Yu;Jian Wang

  • On the Mechanism of [Rh(CO)2Cl]2-Catalyzed Intermolecular (5 + 2) Reactions between Vinylcyclopropanes and Alkynes

    Zhi-Xiang Yu;Paul A. Wender;K. N. Houk

  • Transition-metal-catalyzed cycloadditions for the synthesis of eight-membered carbocycles.

    Zhi-Xiang Yu;Yi Wang;Yuanyuan Wang

  • A computationally designed Rh(I)-catalyzed two-component [5+2+1] cycloaddition of ene-vinylcyclopropanes and co for the synthesis of cyclooctenones

    Yuanyuan Wang;Jingxin Wang;Jiachun Su;Feng Huang

  • Tandem Rh(i)-catalyzed [(5+2)+1] cycloaddition/aldol reaction for the construction of linear triquinane skeleton: total syntheses of (+/-)-hirsutene and (+/-)-1-desoxyhypnophilin.

    Lei Jiao;Changxia Yuan;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Rh(I)-catalyzed intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition of trans-vinylcyclopropane-enes.

    Lei Jiao;Siyu Ye;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Asymmetric Rh(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular (3 + 2) Cycloaddition of 1-Yne-vinylcyclopropanes for Bicyclo(3.3.0) Compounds with a Chiral Quaternary Carbon Stereocenter and Density Functional Theory Study of the Origins of Enantioselectivity

    Mu Lin;Guan-Yu Kang;Yi-An Guo;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Highly enantioselective S–H bond insertion cooperatively catalyzed by dirhodium complexes and chiral spiro phosphoric acids

    Bin Xu;Shou-Fei Zhu;Zhi-Chao Zhang;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Intramolecular 1,3-dipolar ene reactions of nitrile oxides occur by stepwise 1,1-cycloaddition/retro-ene mechanisms.

    Zhi-Xiang Yu;K. N. Houk

  • Rh(I)-catalyzed [(3 + 2) + 1] cycloaddition of 1-yne/ene-vinylcyclopropanes and CO: homologous Pauson-Khand reaction and total synthesis of (+/-)-alpha-agarofuran.

    Lei Jiao;Mu Lin;Lian-Gang Zhuo;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Origins of differences in reactivities of alkenes, alkynes, and allenes in [Rh(CO)2Cl]2-catalyzed (5 + 2) cycloaddition reactions with vinylcyclopropanes.

    Zhi-Xiang Yu;Paul Ha-Yeon Cheong;Peng Liu;Claude Y. Legault

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Liang
Yong Liang Jianghan University
Kendall N. Houk
Kendall N. Houk University of California, Los Angeles
Yun-Dong Wu
Yun-Dong Wu Peking University
Paul A. Wender
Paul A. Wender Stanford University
Yong-Qiang Tu
Yong-Qiang Tu Lanzhou University
Peng Liu
Peng Liu University of Pittsburgh
Xiu-Li Sun
Xiu-Li Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong Tang
Yong Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qing-Hua Fan
Qing-Hua Fan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Feng Li
Feng Li Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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