Kun Xu

8.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
158 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Kun Xu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Xu has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Organic Chemistry, 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kun Xu's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (76 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (69 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (51 papers). Kun Xu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (76 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (69 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (51 papers). Kun Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Czechia and United States. Kun Xu's co-authors include Cheng‐Chu Zeng, Yangye Jiang, Sheng Zhang, Zhiyong Wang, Jiajing Tan, Zhenggen Zha, Hai‐Chao Xu, Aiwen Lei, Xu Cheng and Tian‐Sheng Mei and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Kun Xu

150 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

Use of Electrochemistry in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2021 2021 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Use of Electrochemistry in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Structures
    2017 1.2k citations Yangye Jiang, Kun Xu et al. profile →
  2. Recent Applications of Homogeneous Catalysis in Electrochemical Organic Synthesis
    2021 456 citations Kun Xu, Cheng‐Chu Zeng et al. profile →
  3. Recent advances in organic electrosynthesis employing transition metal complexes as electrocatalysts
    2021 314 citations Kun Xu, Cheng‐Chu Zeng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kun Xu China 49 6.3k 734 716 641 539 158 7.5k
Alastair J. J. Lennox United Kingdom 26 3.2k 0.5× 681 0.9× 621 0.9× 425 0.7× 195 0.4× 62 4.3k
Yu Kawamata United States 28 6.1k 1.0× 820 1.1× 1.6k 2.2× 543 0.8× 332 0.6× 53 7.5k
Wei Yu China 42 4.2k 0.7× 1.2k 1.6× 848 1.2× 472 0.7× 274 0.5× 173 5.8k
Huawen Huang China 53 7.2k 1.1× 770 1.0× 368 0.5× 424 0.7× 1.3k 2.5× 207 8.9k
Rui Shang China 47 7.5k 1.2× 1.5k 2.1× 362 0.5× 891 1.4× 1.1k 2.0× 112 9.2k
Yong Yuan China 36 3.5k 0.6× 338 0.5× 519 0.7× 270 0.4× 152 0.3× 87 4.3k
Hua‐Jian Xu China 39 3.1k 0.5× 608 0.8× 333 0.5× 466 0.7× 157 0.3× 150 4.2k
Laura Falivene Saudi Arabia 39 4.5k 0.7× 1.5k 2.0× 461 0.6× 196 0.3× 213 0.4× 117 6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kun Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kun Xu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kun Xu. Kun Xu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Xiaoyi, Kun Xu, Ning Ma, et al.. (2025). Investigations for the effects of Ce-substitution on microstructure and magnetic properties of multi-doped YIG ferrites. Ceramics International. 51(20). 31565–31574. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haonan, et al.. (2025). Electrophotochemical ligand-to-metal charge transfer catalysis: an emerging platform for sustainable synthesis. Green Chemistry. 27(13). 3413–3430. 4 indexed citations
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Ren, Junjie, Kun Xu, Min Zhang, Qingzhe Zhang, & Chuanyong Jing. (2024). In-situ detection of Pb2+ based on the ternary dihydrogen phosphate complex by surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 416. 136047–136047. 7 indexed citations
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Lian, Fei, Jiuling Li, & Kun Xu. (2024). When transition-metal catalysis meets electrosynthesis: a recent update. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 22(22). 4390–4419. 7 indexed citations
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Luo, Fei‐Xian, et al.. (2023). Electrochemical Atom Transfer Radical Addition of Polychloroalkanes to Olefins Promoted by 4,4‐Di‐tert‐butyl Bipyridine. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 41(13). 1583–1588. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoyi, Kun Xu, Deqiang Cheng, & Xiujuan Feng. (2023). Enhanced properties of Li0.42Zn0.27Ti0.11Mn0.1Fe2.1O4 ferrites co-fired with Bi2O3–B2O3 additive at low sintering temperatures. Ceramics International. 49(23). 39465–39472. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qi‐Long, Qingdong Liu, Kun Xu, et al.. (2023). Route optimization on selectivity and kilogram-scale synthesis of Vilanterol Trifenatate. Tetrahedron. 145. 133604–133604. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haonan, et al.. (2022). Electrocatalytic Generation of Acyl Radicals and Their Applications. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2022(39). 22 indexed citations
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Tan, Zhoumei, et al.. (2022). Electrochemical Organoselenium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroazolylation of Alkenes with Low Catalyst Loadings. Organic Letters. 24(29). 5345–5350. 39 indexed citations
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Lin, Chuanchuan, Ye He, Kun Xu, et al.. (2021). Mesenchymal Stem Cells Resist Mechanical Confinement through the Activation of the Cortex during Cell Division. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 7(9). 4602–4613. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haonan, Ting Wang, Kun Xu, & Cheng‐Chu Zeng. (2021). N-Hydroxyphthalimide-Mediated Electrochemical Denitrogenation of Aroylhydrazides to Generate Acyl Radicals and Their Applications in the Syntheses of Fluorenones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86(22). 16171–16176. 17 indexed citations
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Xu, Kun, et al.. (2021). Indirect Electrosynthesis with Halogen Ions as Mediators. The Chemical Record. 21(9). 2290–2305. 54 indexed citations
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Zhang, Sheng, Lijun Li, Xinru Li, et al.. (2020). Electroreductive 4-Pyridylation of Electron-deficient Alkenes with Assistance of Ni(acac)2. Organic Letters. 22(9). 3570–3575. 51 indexed citations
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Zhang, Sheng, Lijun Li, Jinɡjinɡ Li, et al.. (2020). Electrochemical Arylation of Aldehydes, Ketones, and Alcohols: from Cathodic Reduction to Convergent Paired Electrolysis. Angewandte Chemie. 133(13). 7351–7358. 33 indexed citations
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Xu, Kun, et al.. (2019). Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive decarboxylative coupling of N-hydroxyphthalimide esters with quinoxalinones. Chemical Communications. 55(97). 14685–14688. 80 indexed citations
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Li, Kejing, Yangye Jiang, Kun Xu, Cheng‐Chu Zeng, & Baoguo Sun. (2019). Electrochemically dehydrogenative C–H/P–H cross-coupling: effective synthesis of phosphonated quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones and xanthenes. Green Chemistry. 21(16). 4412–4421. 163 indexed citations
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Zhang, Sheng, Lijun Li, Huiqiao Wang, et al.. (2017). Scalable Electrochemical Dehydrogenative Lactonization of C(sp2/sp3)–H Bonds. Organic Letters. 20(1). 252–255. 143 indexed citations
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Xiu, Li, Biao Gong, & Kun Xu. (2014). Effects of Exogenous Nitric Oxide on Reactive Oxygen Metabolism in Ginger Leaves Under Heat Stress. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 41(2). 277.

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