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Xinfeng Gao

Materials Science · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Crystallization and Solubility StudiesX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisCrystallography and molecular interactionsLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

Publications

103

Citations

1,562

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1996

Research summary
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Xinfeng Gao works in materials and molecular chemistry, focusing on the synthesis of complex organic cage-like molecules such as cryptands and lactams (macrocyclic structures that can trap ions or small molecules). Much of the work combines laboratory synthesis with the experimental determination of crystal structures using X-ray diffraction, alongside computational (theoretical) analysis of how these molecules are shaped. A recurring interest is 'topicity' and in/out isomerism, meaning how the geometry and orientation of parts of these molecules differ.

Synthesis of macrocyclic cage molecules (cryptands and lactams)Crystal structure determination via X-ray diffractionMolecular geometry and isomerismComputational/theoretical chemistry of molecular structureCrystallography and molecular interactions

Publication activity peaked around 2018-2021 and has notably slowed in the most recent years, with a mean of under one publication per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 8 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 14 publications14202021: 12 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×30
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry×3
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society×2
  • Chemical Science×2
  • Nature Communications×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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