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Akihiro Shimizu

Akihiro Shimizu

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
7550
World Ranking
16799
National Ranking
1321

Akihiro Shimizu 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 Akihiro Shimizu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 101 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Akihiro Shimizu 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 Akihiro Shimizu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Akihiro Shimizu is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The scientist's research interests focus on topics such as Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Fullerene Chemistry and Applications, Organic and Molecular Conductors Research, and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Synthesis and Isolation of a Kinetically Stabilized Crystalline Triangulene", 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "HOMO-LUMO Energy-Gap Tuning of π-Conjugated Zwitterions Composed of Electron-Donating Anion and Electron-Accepting Cation", 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Synthesis and Isolation of a Kekulé Hydrocarbon with a Triplet Ground State", 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "A Kinetically Stabilized Nitrogen-Doped Triangulene Cation: Stable and NIR Fluorescent Diradical Cation with Triplet Ground State", 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Metal-Free Twofold Electrochemical C−H Amination of Activated Arenes: Application to Medicinally Relevant Precursor Synthesis", 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal

Shimizu's frequent coauthors include Ryo Shintani, Kazunobu Sato, Jun-ichi Yoshida, Takeji Takui, and Daisuke Shiomi.

The scientist has contributed to multiple publication venues, with several works appearing in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (14 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (3 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (3 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (2 publications)
  • Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Polymer-bound pyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone for fast-charge and -discharge lithium-ion batteries with high capacity.

    Toshiki Nokami;Takahiro Matsuo;Yuu Inatomi;Nobuhiko Hojo

  • Electrogenerated Cationic Reactive Intermediates: The Pool Method and Further Advances

    Jun-ichi Yoshida;Akihiro Shimizu;Ryutaro Hayashi

  • Synthesis, intermolecular interaction, and semiconductive behavior of a delocalized singlet biradical hydrocarbon.

    Takashi Kubo;Akihiro Shimizu;Maki Sakamoto;Mikio Uruichi

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Teranthene: A Singlet Biradical Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Having Kekulé Structures

    Akihito Konishi;Yasukazu Hirao;Masayoshi Nakano;Akihiro Shimizu

  • Strong two-photon absorption of singlet diradical hydrocarbons.

    Kenji Kamada;Koji Ohta;Takashi Kubo;Akihiro Shimizu

  • Electrochemical C-H amination: synthesis of aromatic primary amines via N-arylpyridinium ions.

    Tatsuya Morofuji;Akihiro Shimizu;Jun-ichi Yoshida

  • Indeno[2,1‐b]fluorene: A 20‐π‐Electron Hydrocarbon with Very Low‐Energy Light Absorption

    Akihiro Shimizu;Ryohei Kishi;Masayoshi Nakano;Daisuke Shiomi

  • Indeno[2,1‐a]fluorene: An Air‐Stable ortho‐Quinodimethane Derivative

    Akihiro Shimizu;Yoshito Tobe

  • Metal‐ and Chemical‐Oxidant‐Free CH/CH Cross‐Coupling of Aromatic Compounds: The Use of Radical‐Cation Pools

    Tatsuya Morofuji;Akihiro Shimizu;Jun-ichi Yoshida

  • Singlet Diradical Character from Experiment

    Kenji Kamada;Koji Ohta;Akihiro Shimizu;Takashi Kubo

  • Direct C-N coupling of imidazoles with aromatic and benzylic compounds via Electrooxidative C-H functionalization

    Tatsuya Morofuji;Akihiro Shimizu;Jun-ichi Yoshida

  • Alternating covalent bonding interactions in a one-dimensional chain of a phenalenyl-based singlet biradical molecule having Kekulé structures.

    Akihiro Shimizu;Takashi Kubo;Mikio Uruichi;Kyuya Yakushi

  • Halogen and chalcogen cation pools stabilized by DMSO. Versatile reagents for alkene difunctionalization.

    Yosuke Ashikari;Akihiro Shimizu;Toshiki Nokami;Jun-ichi Yoshida

  • The Stabilized Cation Pool Method: Metal- and Oxidant-Free Benzylic C–H/Aromatic C–H Cross-Coupling

    Ryutaro Hayashi;Akihiro Shimizu;Jun-ichi Yoshida

  • Singlet Biradical Character of Phenalenyl-Based Kekulé Hydrocarbon with Naphthoquinoid Structure

    Takashi Kubo;Akihiro Shimizu;Mikio Uruichi;Kyuya Yakushi

  • Introduction of two lithiooxycarbonyl groups enhances cyclability of lithium batteries with organic cathode materials

    Akihiro Shimizu;Hiroki Kuramoto;Yutaka Tsujii;Toshiki Nokami

  • Resonance Balance Shift in Stacks of Delocalized Singlet Biradicals

    Akihiro Shimizu;Mikio Uruichi;Kyuya Yakushi;Hiroyuki Matsuzaki

  • Ambipolar organic field-effect transistors based on a low band gap semiconductor with balanced hole and electron mobilities

    Masayuki Chikamatsu;Takefumi Mikami;Jiro Chisaka;Yuji Yoshida

  • Non-alternant non-benzenoid kekulenes: the birth of a new kekulene family

    Hirokazu Miyoshi;Shunpei Nobusue;Akihiro Shimizu;Yoshito Tobe

  • Heterocyclization Approach for Electrooxidative Coupling of Functional Primary Alkylamines with Aromatics

    Tatsuya Morofuji;Akihiro Shimizu;Jun-ichi Yoshida

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun-ichi Yoshida
Jun-ichi Yoshida Kyoto University
Masayoshi Nakano
Masayoshi Nakano Osaka University
Takashi Kubo
Takashi Kubo Osaka University
Yoshito Tobe
Yoshito Tobe Osaka University
Ichiro Hisaki
Ichiro Hisaki Osaka University
Kazunobu Sato
Kazunobu Sato Osaka Metropolitan University
Benoît Champagne
Benoît Champagne University of Namur
Takeji Takui
Takeji Takui Osaka Metropolitan University
Daisuke Shiomi
Daisuke Shiomi Osaka Metropolitan University
Mikiji Miyata
Mikiji Miyata Osaka University

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