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Zhuangzhi Shi

Zhuangzhi Shi

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
14884
World Ranking
8384
National Ranking
1465

Zhuangzhi Shi 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 Zhuangzhi Shi sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 162 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhuangzhi Shi 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 Zhuangzhi Shi sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhuangzhi Shi is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and has made significant contributions to the field of chemistry, particularly within organic chemistry. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, pharmaceutical science, and molecular biology, with a predominant focus on organic chemistry research.

Their main research topics include:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques

Zhuangzhi Shi has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • "Methodologies and Strategies for Selective Borylation of C-Het and C-C Bonds" (2020, Chemical Reviews)
  • "From C4 to C7: Innovative Strategies for Site-Selective Functionalization of Indole C-H Bonds" (2021, Accounts of Chemical Research)
  • "Recent advances in asymmetric borylation by transition metal catalysis" (2021, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • "Site-selective C-H functionalization to access the arene backbone of indoles and quinolines" (2021, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • "Generation of non-stabilized alkyl radicals from thianthrenium salts for C-B and C-C bond formation" (2021, Nature Communications)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Zhuangzhi Shi include:

  • Minyan Wang
  • Yue Zhao
  • Yong Liang
  • Hou-Ji Cao
  • Fangxiang Sun

The scientist's research has been published extensively in leading journals and venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Shi's research output covers 289 publications within chemistry, with 251 focused on organic chemistry. The body of work demonstrates a broad engagement with innovative chemical methodologies, structural studies, and catalysis techniques.

Best Publications

  • Recent advances in transition-metal catalyzed reactions using molecular oxygen as the oxidant

    Zhuangzhi Shi;Chun Zhang;Conghui Tang;Ning Jiao;Ning Jiao

  • Rh(III)-catalyzed synthesis of multisubstituted isoquinoline and pyridine N-oxides from oximes and diazo compounds.

    Zhuangzhi Shi;Dennis C. Koester;Mélissa Boultadakis-Arapinis;Frank Glorius

  • Indoles from simple anilines and alkynes: palladium-catalyzed C-H activation using dioxygen as the oxidant.

    Zhuangzhi Shi;Chun Zhang;Si Li;Delin Pan

  • Indole synthesis by rhodium(III)-catalyzed hydrazine-directed C-H activation: redox-neutral and traceless by N-N bond cleavage.

    Dongbing Zhao;Zhuangzhi Shi;Frank Glorius

  • Methodologies and Strategies for Selective Borylation of C–Het and C–C Bonds

    Minyan Wang;Zhuangzhi Shi

  • Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Arylation of Indoles at the C7 Position

    Youqing Yang;Xiaodong Qiu;Yue Zhao;Yucheng Mu

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Borylation of Amides: Evidence for Acyl C−N Bond Activation

    Jiefeng Hu;Yue Zhao;Jingjing Liu;Yemin Zhang

  • Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Heck-Like Coupling of Cyclobutanone Oximes Initiated by Selective C-C Bond Cleavage.

    Binlin Zhao;Zhuangzhi Shi

  • A Palladium‐Catalyzed Oxidative Cycloaromatization of Biaryls with Alkynes Using Molecular Oxygen as the Oxidant

    Zhuangzhi Shi;Shengtao Ding;Yuxin Cui;Ning Jiao;Ning Jiao

  • Mild rhodium(III)-catalyzed cyclization of amides with α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones to azepinones: application to the synthesis of the homoprotoberberine framework.

    Zhuangzhi Shi;Christoph Grohmann;Frank Glorius

  • Synthesis of fluorenones via quaternary ammonium salt-promoted intramolecular dehydrogenative arylation of aldehydes

    Zhuangzhi Shi;Frank Glorius

  • Metal-free directed sp 2 -C–H borylation

    Jiahang Lv;Jiahang Lv;Xiangyang Chen;Xiao-Song Xue;Xiao-Song Xue;Binlin Zhao

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Borylation and Silylation of Esters

    Xinghui Pu;Jiefeng Hu;Yue Zhao;Zhuangzhi Shi

  • From C4 to C7: Innovative Strategies for Site-Selective Functionalization of Indole C-H Bonds.

    Jian Wen;Zhuangzhi Shi

  • Rhodium-Catalyzed, Remote Terminal Hydroarylation of Activated Olefins through a Long-Range Deconjugative Isomerization

    Arun Jyoti Borah;Zhuangzhi Shi

  • Efficient and versatile synthesis of indoles from enamines and imines by cross-dehydrogenative coupling.

    Zhuangzhi Shi;Frank Glorius

  • Regiocontrolled Direct C−H Arylation of Indoles at the C4 and C5 Positions

    Youqing Yang;Pan Gao;Yue Zhao;Zhuangzhi Shi

  • Selective C−N Borylation of Alkyl Amines Promoted by Lewis Base

    Jiefeng Hu;Guoqiang Wang;Shuhua Li;Zhuangzhi Shi

  • Cu-Catalyzed Direct C6-Arylation of Indoles

    Youqing Yang;Ruirui Li;Yue Zhao;Dongbing Zhao

  • Site-selective C–H functionalization to access the arene backbone of indoles and quinolines

    B Prabagar;Youqing Yang;Zhuangzhi Shi

  • Rhodium(III)-catalyzed dehydrogenative Heck reaction of salicylaldehydes.

    Zhuangzhi Shi;Nils Schröder;Frank Glorius

  • Synthesis of β- and γ-Carbolinones via Pd-Catalyzed Direct Dehydrogenative Annulation (DDA) of Indole-carboxamides with Alkynes Using Air as the Oxidant

    Zhuangzhi Shi;Yuxin Cui;Ning Jiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Yue Zhao
Yue Zhao Nanjing University
Ning Jiao
Ning Jiao Peking University
Frank Glorius
Frank Glorius University of Münster
Yong Liang
Yong Liang Jianghan University
Kendall N. Houk
Kendall N. Houk University of California, Los Angeles
Yi Lu
Yi Lu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Xin Hong
Xin Hong Zhejiang University
Dawei Wang
Dawei Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peng Wang
Peng Wang Nanjing Agricultural University
Jing Zhao
Jing Zhao Nanjing University

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