Ruifa Zong

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

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Ruifa Zong is a scholar working on Oncology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruifa Zong has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Oncology, 17 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 16 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ruifa Zong's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (19 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (15 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (9 papers). Ruifa Zong is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (19 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (15 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (9 papers). Ruifa Zong collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Sweden. Ruifa Zong's co-authors include Randolph P. Thummel, James T. Muckerman, Etsuko Fujita, Dmitry E. Polyansky, Huan-Wei Tseng, Lianpeng Tong, Nattawut Kaveevivitchai, Raghu Chitta, Lars Kohler and David J. Szalda and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Chemistry of Materials.

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Ruifa Zong

43 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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A New Family of Ru Complexes for Water Oxidation

2005 503 citations Ruifa Zong, Randolph P. Thummel Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effects of Structural Constraints on Excited-State Properties in Dimeric Cu(I) Diimine Complexes 2024 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Waleed Helweh, Pyosang Kim, (unknown), Brian T. Phelan, (unknown), Ruifa Zong, Subhajyoti Chaudhuri, Randolph P. Thummel, George C. Schatz, Lin X. Chen	0
2	Revisiting Dinuclear Ruthenium Water Oxidation Catalysts: Effect of Bridging Ligand Architecture on Catalytic Activity 2021 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Husain N. Kagalwala, Mahesh S. Deshmukh, Elamparuthi Ramasamy, (unknown), (unknown), Ruifa Zong, (unknown), Po‐An Chen, Randolph P. Thummel	9
3	Evidence for Oxidative Decay of a Ru-Bound Ligand during Catalyzed Water Oxidation 2017 ·ACS Catalysis ·Husain N. Kagalwala, Lianpeng Tong, Ruifa Zong, Lars Kohler, Mårten S. G. Ahlquist, Ting Fan, Kevin J. Gagnon, Randolph P. Thummel	46
4	Unexpected ligand lability in condition of water oxidation catalysis 2015 ·Journal of Catalysis ·Li‐Fen Yan, Ruifa Zong, Yulia Pushkar	24
5	New Water Oxidation Chemistry of a Seven-Coordinate Ruthenium Complex with a Tetradentate Polypyridyl Ligand 2014 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·James T. Muckerman, (unknown), Yosra M. Badiei, Dmitry E. Polyansky, Javier J. Concepcion, Ruifa Zong, Randolph P. Thummel, Etsuko Fujita	46
6	Enabling light-driven water oxidation via a low-energy RuIVO intermediate 2013 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Anna Lewandowska-Andrałojć, Dmitry E. Polyansky, Ruifa Zong, Randolph P. Thummel, Etsuko Fujita	32
7	trans-[Ru^II(dpp)Cl₂]: A Convenient Reagent for the Preparation of Heteroleptic Ru(dpp) Complexes, Where dpp Is 2,9-Di(pyrid-2′-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline 2012 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Ruifa Zong, Bin Wang, Randolph P. Thummel	13
8	Steric effect for proton, hydrogen-atom, and hydride transfer reactions with geometric isomers of NADH–model ruthenium complexes 2011 ·Faraday Discussions ·(unknown), Dmitry E. Polyansky, P. Achord, Diane E. Cabelli, James T. Muckerman, Koji Tanaka, Randolph P. Thummel, Ruifa Zong, Etsuko Fujita	10
9	Effects of a Proximal Base on Water Oxidation and Proton Reduction Catalyzed by Geometric Isomers of [Ru(tpy)(pynap)(OH₂)]²⁺ 2011 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Julie L. Boyer, Dmitry E. Polyansky, David J. Szalda, Ruifa Zong, Randolph P. Thummel, Etsuko Fujita	94
10	Water Oxidation by a Mononuclear Ruthenium Catalyst: Characterization of the Intermediates 2011 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Dmitry E. Polyansky, James T. Muckerman, Jonathan Rochford, Ruifa Zong, Randolph P. Thummel, Etsuko Fujita	168
11	Eu(III) Complexes of Tetradentate Ligands Related to 2,9-Di(pyrid-2′-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline and 2,2′-Bi-1,10-phenanthroline 2010 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Ruifa Zong, Gang Zhang, Svetlana V. Eliseeva, Jean‐Claude G. Bünzli, Randolph P. Thummel	26
12	Photobiological Activity of Ru(II) Dyads Based on (Pyren-1-yl)ethynyl Derivatives of 1,10-Phenanthroline 2010 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Susan Monro, J. S. Scott, A. Chouai, Richard Lincoln, Ruifa Zong, Randolph P. Thummel, Sherri A. McFarland	74
13	Differences of pH-Dependent Mechanisms on Generation of Hydride Donors using Ru(II) Complexes Containing Geometric Isomers of NAD⁺ Model Ligands: NMR and Radiolysis Studies in Aqueous Solution 2010 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown), Dmitry E. Polyansky, Ruifa Zong, Hui Zhou, (unknown), Diane E. Cabelli, Randolph P. Thummel, Etsuko Fujita	32
14	2,2‘;9‘,2‘ ‘-Ter[1,10]phenanthroline 2005 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Ruifa Zong, Randolph P. Thummel	18
15	A luminescent Pt(ii) complex with a terpyridine-like ligand involving a six-membered chelate ring 2004 ·Dalton Transactions ·Yizhen Hu, (unknown), Ruifa Zong, Céline Bonnefous, David R. McMillin, Randolph P. Thummel	34
16	2,9-Di-(2‘-pyridyl)-1,10-phenanthroline: A Tetradentate Ligand for Ru(II) 2004 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Ruifa Zong, Randolph P. Thummel	77
17	Preparation, Properties, and Reactions of Metal‐Containing Heterocycles. CX [1] Crystal Structure of 1, 1'‐Bis{[4‐(1, 10‐phenanthroline‐3‐yl‐ethynyl)‐2, 5‐dipropoxy‐phenyl]ethynyl}ferrocene 2003 ·Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie ·Ekkehard Lindner, Ruifa Zong, Markus Ströbele, Klaus Eichele	1
18	Synthesis and Structure of Redox‐Active Heterotetranuclear Molecular Polygons by Self‐Assembly of Two Ferrocene‐Bridged Bis(pyridines) with Two Transition Metals 2003 ·European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry ·Ekkehard Lindner, Ruifa Zong, Klaus Eichele, (unknown), Markus Ströbele	33
19	Syntheses and Characterization of 1,1'-Bis(3-Pyridylethynyl)Ferrocene and 1,1'-Bis(4-Pyridylethynyl)Ferrocene 2001 ·Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements ·Ekkehard Lindner, Ruifa Zong, Klaus Eichele	9
20	[Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of rare earth and p-anisic acid with 1, 10-phenanthroline]. 1997 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Xin Li, Ruifa Zong, (unknown), Wei Hu	1

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