Ning Xu

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ning Xu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Xu has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Organic Chemistry, 27 papers in Materials Chemistry and 23 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ning Xu's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (22 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (17 papers) and Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (12 papers). Ning Xu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (22 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (17 papers) and Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (12 papers). Ning Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Egypt. Ning Xu's co-authors include Guoan Zhang, Lei Wang, Pinhua Li, Qian Cheng, Baoshan Hou, Dengke Li, Yicheng Zhang, Ziyan Zhou, Zhong‐Min Su and Daqiang Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

In The Last Decade

Ning Xu

67 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Relieving metabolic burden to improve robustness and bioproduction by industrial microorganisms

2024 60 citations Jiwei Mao, Hongyu Zhang et al. Biotechnology Advances profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ning Xu China	23	731	608	472	247	232	73	1.6k
Huan Liu China	24	640 0.9×	463 0.8×	418 0.9×	203 0.8×	120 0.5×	73	1.4k
Yanhong Liu China	20	471 0.6×	495 0.8×	437 0.9×	188 0.8×	268 1.2×	62	1.3k
Bo Ding China	20	276 0.4×	596 1.0×	486 1.0×	230 0.9×	169 0.7×	53	1.1k
Guo‐Fang Jiang China	26	1.2k 1.7×	1.0k 1.7×	919 1.9×	371 1.5×	97 0.4×	90	2.4k
Sheng Xu China	19	569 0.8×	368 0.6×	286 0.6×	99 0.4×	173 0.7×	39	1.0k
Jianbin Li China	27	1.5k 2.0×	343 0.6×	306 0.6×	163 0.7×	357 1.5×	60	2.2k
Kai Xu China	25	1.3k 1.7×	526 0.9×	333 0.7×	164 0.7×	65 0.3×	66	1.9k
Yogesh P. Patil India	30	1.1k 1.6×	460 0.8×	840 1.8×	138 0.6×	152 0.7×	78	2.0k
Elena Pérez‐Mayoral Spain	22	1.3k 1.8×	721 1.2×	628 1.3×	102 0.4×	80 0.3×	69	2.0k
Natalia M. Padial Spain	25	689 0.9×	1.0k 1.7×	1.2k 2.6×	273 1.1×	73 0.3×	58	2.1k

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Yang, Xi, et al.. (2025). Conjugative effects on 1,10-phenanthroline donors boost dual-mode anticancer activity of Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1346. 143229–143229.

Li, Rui, Qinghua Zhang, Zhanao Lv, Ning Xu, & Kongzhao Su. (2025). Superhydrophobic porous organic cage decorated melamine sponge for efficient oil-water separation. Journal of Porous Materials. 32(3). 843–854. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Weiqi, Feng Cheng, Keqiang Xu, et al.. (2025). Modulating the redox states in a 3D conductive MOF for sweat ascorbic acid monitoring. Chemical Engineering Journal. 524. 169190–169190.

Zhang, Guoshi, Ning Xu, Miao Yang, et al.. (2025). Ultrastable Imidazole‐linked Porous Organic Cages for Ammonia Capture and Detection. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(13). e202423226–e202423226. 10 indexed citations

Wu, Bin, Tao Chen, Shuai Yang, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of 1-Aminoisoquinolines via Rh(III)-Catalyzed C–H Cascade Annulation of Benzamidines with Iodonium Ylides. Organic Letters. 27(11). 2747–2752. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Ning, et al.. (2024). Adsorptive Separation of Methylfuran and Dimethylfuran by a Robust Porous Organic Cage. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 171–178. 4 indexed citations

Mao, Jiwei, Hongyu Zhang, Yu Chen, et al.. (2024). Relieving metabolic burden to improve robustness and bioproduction by industrial microorganisms. Biotechnology Advances. 74. 108401–108401. 60 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Tao, Zhiwei Wang, Yuxin Li, et al.. (2024). Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed [4+2] Annulation of N‐Hydroxyoximes with Maleate Esters/2‐Chloroacrylates: Synthesis of Isoquinoline‐3,4‐Dicarboxylates and Isoquinoline‐3‐Carboxylates. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(8).

Xu, Ning, Yi Shen, Lei Jiang, et al.. (2023). Occurrence and risk levels of antibiotic pollution in the coastal waters of eastern China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(27). 71371–71381. 7 indexed citations

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Cui, Entian, Qingping Li, Xiang Wang, et al.. (2023). Regulating the interfacial electronic coupling of PtNi/TiO2 via bond evolution for highly efficient hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 329. 122560–122560. 29 indexed citations

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Xu, Ning, Xiaoqing Peng, Zhi Chen, Shengjie Song, & Jianjun Li. (2023). Iron-Catalyzed Photoredox Intermolecular Dearomatization of Benzothiazoles with Alkanes. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(35). 13142–13148. 13 indexed citations

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Xu, Ning, et al.. (2022). Structures and Catalytic Properties of two New Squaramide‐decorated Cd‐MOFs. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 648(9).

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Xu, Ning, Kongzhao Su, El-Sayed M. El-Sayed, Zhanfeng Ju, & Daqiang Yuan. (2022). Chiral proline-substituted porous organic cages in asymmetric organocatalysis. Chemical Science. 13(12). 3582–3588. 39 indexed citations

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Xu, Ning, Yan‐Xi Tan, El-Sayed M. El-Sayed, & Daqiang Yuan. (2022). Two Zirconium Metal–Organic Cages with S₄ and D_2d Symmetry: Construction and Detection of Antibiotics. Crystal Growth & Design. 22(4). 2768–2773. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Bin, et al.. (2021). Transition‐Metal‐Free Visible Light‐Induced Imino‐trifluoromethylation of Unsaturated Oxime Esters: A Facile Access to CF₃‐Tethered Pyrrolines. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 10(9). 2360–2364. 8 indexed citations

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Meng, Fei, Honglin Zhang, Ning Xu, et al.. (2019). Copper‐Catalyzed Domino Cyclization/Thiocyanation of Unactivated Olefins: Access to SCN‐Containing Pyrazolines. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 362(1). 248–254. 39 indexed citations

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Xu, Ning, et al.. (2018). A Novel Magnesium Metal–Organic Framework as a Multiresponsive Luminescent Sensor for Fe(III) Ions, Pesticides, and Antibiotics with High Selectivity and Sensitivity. Inorganic Chemistry. 57(21). 13330–13340. 157 indexed citations

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Xu, Ning, et al.. (2015). Merging Visible‐Light Photocatalysis and Palladium Catalysis for C−H Acylation of Azo‐ and Azoxybenzenes with α‐Keto Acids. Chemistry - A European Journal. 22(7). 2236–2242. 104 indexed citations

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Jiang, Ruiyu, et al.. (2014). Cytotoxicity of sulfurous acid on cell membrane and Bioactivity of Nitrosomonas europaea. Chemosphere. 119. 896–901. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Dengke, Ning Xu, Yicheng Zhang, & Lei Wang. (2014). A highly efficient Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative ortho-arylation of amides with aryl acylperoxides. Chemical Communications. 50(94). 14862–14865. 73 indexed citations

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