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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 76 4294 241 438 18737

Hiromu Sakurai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hiromu Sakurai between 1963 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hiromu Sakurai published across 63 years, from 1963 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2002. 17 of the 475 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2002. 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 8 publications 1982: 11 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 12 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 13 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 29 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 13 publications
1963 2025

475 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hiromu Sakurai: publications per year, 1963 to 2025
Year Publications
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 2
1971 4
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 3
1976 4
1977 5
1978 4
1979 3
1980 6
1981 8
1982 11
1983 9
1984 12
1985 7
1986 11
1987 8
1988 10
1989 8
1990 13
1991 5
1992 7
1993 6
1994 9
1995 15
1996 5
1997 15
1998 15
1999 17
2000 17
2001 14
2002 29
2003 17
2004 16
2005 26
2006 27
2007 24
2008 17
2009 11
2010 14
2011 8
2012 3
2013 0
2014 1
2015 1
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 2
2023 8
2024 4
2025 13
Total 475
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Hiromu Sakurai 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 Hiromu Sakurai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 421–440 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 438 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327 438
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Hiromu Sakurai 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 Hiromu Sakurai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76–77 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437 76
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Hiromu Sakurai is affiliated with Kyoto Pharmaceutical University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a notable focus on Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Additional areas of study include Biomedical Engineering, Spectroscopy, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Their recent published works cover various topics in catalysis, molecular sensing, and supramolecular chemistry. These publications include:

  • Lewis acid-mediated Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction, 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • Anisotropic Contraction of a Polyaromatic Capsule and Its Cavity-Induced Compression Effect, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Disaggregation of a sumanene-containing fluorescent probe towards highly sensitive and specific detection of caesium cations, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Tris(ferrocenylmethidene)sumanene: synthesis, photophysical properties and applications for efficient caesium cation recognition in water, 2020, Dalton Transactions
  • Dual roles of cellulose monolith in the continuous-flow generation and support of gold nanoparticles for green catalyst, 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers

Hiromu Sakurai's work often intersects with topics such as crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, fullerene chemistry and applications, synthesis and properties of aromatic compounds, molecular sensors and ion detection, luminescence and fluorescent materials, as well as supramolecular chemistry and complexes.

Their most frequent coauthors include:

  • Yumi Yakiyama
  • Yuta Uetake
  • Takahisa Fujinaka
  • Mio Nishimura
  • Ryotaro Seki

Hiromu Sakurai has regularly published in prominent scientific venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Communications
  • Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Dalton Transactions

Best Publications

  • Antidiabetic vanadium(IV) and zinc(II) complexes

    Hiromu Sakurai;Yoshitane Kojima;Yutaka Yoshikawa;Kenji Kawabe

  • An antitumor promoter from Moringa oleifera Lam.

    Amelia P. Guevara;Carolyn Vargas;Hiromu Sakurai;Yasuhiro Fujiwara

  • Hypervalent Iodine-Induced Nucleophilic Substitution of para-Substituted Phenol Ethers. Generation of Cation Radicals as Reactive Intermediates

    Yasuyuki Kita;Hirofumi Tohma;Kenji Hatanaka;Takeshi Takada

  • Overexpression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase accelerates atherosclerotic lesion formation in apoE-deficient mice.

    Masanori Ozaki;Seinosuke Kawashima;Tomoya Yamashita;Tetsuaki Hirase

  • Involvement of NADH/NADPH Oxidase in Human Platelet ROS Production

    Tadashi Seno;Nobutaka Inoue;Dayaun Gao;Masanori Okuda

  • Active-Oxygen Scavenging Activity of Plant Extracts

    Hitoshi Masaki;Sachiko Sakaki;Takamasa Atsumi;Hiromu Sakurai

  • Orally active and long-term acting insulin-mimetic vanadyl complex:bis(picolinato)oxovanadium (IV).

    H. Sakurai;K. Fujii;H. Watanabe;H. Tamura

  • Detection of hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals in murine skin fibroblasts under UVB irradiation.

    Hitoshi Masaki;Takamasa Atsumi;Hiromu Sakurai

  • Mechanism on Insulin-Like Action of Vanadyl Sulfate : Studies on Interaction between Rat Adipocytes and Vanadium Compounds

    Masami Nakai;Hiromi Watanabe;Chikako Fujiwara;Hisao Kakegawa

  • Insulin-like effect of vanadyl ion on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

    H. Sakurai;K. Tsuchiya;M. Nukatsuka;M. Sofue

  • A new concept: the use of vanadium complexes in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

    Hiromu Sakurai

  • Biospeciation of antidiabetic VO(IV) complexes

    Tamás Kiss;Tamás Kiss;Tamás Jakusch;Dominik Hollender;Ágnes Dörnyei

  • Mechanism for a New Antitumor Vanadium Complex: Hydroxyl Radical-Dependent DNA Cleavage by 1,10-Phenanthroline Vanadyl Complex in the Presence of Hydrogen Peroxide

    H. Sakurai;H. Tamura;K. Okatani

  • Lysophosphatidylcholine increases the secretion of matrix metalloproteinase 2 through the activation of NADH/NADPH oxidase in cultured aortic endothelial cells

    Nobutaka Inoue;Saori Takeshita;Dayaun Gao;Tatsuro Ishida

  • Insulin-Mimetic Action of Vanadyl Complexes

    Hiromu Sakurai;Koichiro Tsuchiya;Mamoru Nukatsuka;Jun Kawada

  • Development of new insulinomimetic zinc(II) picolinate complexes with a Zn(N2O2) coordination mode: structure characterization, in vitro, and in vivo studies.

    Yutaka Yoshikawa;Eriko Ueda;Kenji Kawabe;Hiroyuki Miyake

  • SOD activities of the copper complexes with tripodal polypyridylamine ligands having a hydrogen bonding site

    Koichiro Jitsukawa;Manabu Harata;Hidekazu Arii;Hiromu Sakurai

  • Relationship between copper, zinc and metallothionein in hepatocellular carcinoma and its surrounding liver parenchyma.

    Masaaki Ebara;Hiroyuki Fukuda;Ryouji Hatano;Hiromitsu Saisho

  • A new orally active insulin-mimetic vanadyl complex: bis(pyrrolidine-N-carbodithioato)oxovanadium (IV).

    Hiromi Watanabe;Masami Nakai;Kyoko Komazawa;Hiromu Sakurai

  • An orally active antidiabetic vanadyl complex, bis(1-oxy-2-pyridinethiolato)oxovanadium(IV), with VO(S2O2) coordination mode; in vitro and in vivo evaluations in rats.

    Hiromu Sakurai;Hiromi Sano;Toshikazu Takino;Hiroyuki Yasui

  • Long-Term Acting and Orally Active Vanadyl-Methylpicolinate Complex with Hypoglycemic Activity in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats.

    Seiki Fujimoto;Kumiko Fujii;Hiroyuki Yasui;Rokuji Matsushita

Frequent Co-Authors

Tapan Kumar Saha
Tapan Kumar Saha University of Queensland
Dieter Rehder
Dieter Rehder Universität Hamburg
Tamás Kiss
Tamás Kiss University of Szeged
Koichiro Tsuchiya
Koichiro Tsuchiya University of Tokushima
Eugenio Garribba
Eugenio Garribba University of Sassari
Mitsuhiro Yokoyama
Mitsuhiro Yokoyama Kobe University
Shinya Toyokuni
Shinya Toyokuni Nagoya University
Kuo Hsiung Lee
Kuo Hsiung Lee University of Minnesota
Chris Orvig
Chris Orvig University of British Columbia
Csaba Szabó
Csaba Szabó University of Fribourg

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