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D-Index
68
Citations
12513
World Ranking
6726
National Ranking
438

Hironao Sajiki 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 Hironao Sajiki sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 361 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hironao Sajiki 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 Hironao Sajiki sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hironao Sajiki is affiliated with Gifu Pharmaceutical University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, with a focus on organic chemistry. Their research encompasses a wide array of topics including asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, chemical reactions and isotopes, and catalytic C-H functionalization methods.

Their work spans multiple subfields of study such as organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science, and spectroscopy. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in their frequent publications within well-known academic venues.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Hironao Sajiki include:

  • "Aryl Boronic Esters Are Stable on Silica Gel and Reactive under Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Conditions", 2022, Organic Letters
  • "Skeletal reorganization divergence of N-sulfonyl ynamides", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Facile Hydrogenative Deprotection of N-Benzyl Groups Using a Mixed Catalyst of Palladium and Niobic Acid-on-Carbon", 2020, ACS Omega
  • "Gold-Catalyzed Cyclization of 2-Alkynylaldehyde Cyclic Acetals via Hydride Shift for the Synthesis of Indenone Derivatives", 2020, Organic Letters
  • "Multicomponent double Mannich alkylamination involving C(sp2)-H and benzylic C(sp3)-H bonds", 2022, Nature Communications

Hironao Sajiki frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Tsuyoshi Yamada
  • Yoshinari Sawama
  • Takashi Ikawa
  • Kwihwan Park
  • Shuji Akai

The scientist's publications are found prominently in the following academic journals:

  • ChemSusChem
  • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Letters

The main fields of study in which Hironao Sajiki is involved include chemistry, with a substantial number of publications devoted to organic chemistry. Their research covers diverse topics related to catalytic and synthetic methodologies and extends to applied pharmaceutical sciences and biomedical engineering.

The principal research topics associated with Hironao Sajiki's work are:

  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Chemical Reactions and Isotopes
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Best Publications

  • Heavy hydrogenation method of heterocyclic rings

    Nobuhiro Ito;Tsuneaki Maesawa;Kazushige Muto;Kosaku Hirota

  • Heterogeneous Pd/C-catalyzed ligand-free, room-temperature Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions in aqueous media.

    Tomohiro Maegawa;Yoshiaki Kitamura;Satoko Sako;Takahiro Udzu

  • The Formation of a Novel Pd/C-Ethylenediamine Complex Catalyst : Chemoselective Hydrogenation without Deprotection of the O-Benzyl and N-Cbz Groups.

    Hironao Sajiki;Kazuyuki Hattori;Kosaku Hirota

  • A novel type of hydrogenation using a catalyst poison: Chemoselective inhibition of the hydrogenolysis for O-benzyl protective group by the addition of a nitrogen-containing base

    Hironao Sajiki;Kosaku Hirota

  • Selective Inhibition of Benzyl Ether Hydrogenolysis with Pd/C Due to the Presence of Ammonia, Pyridine or Ammonium Acetate.

    Hironao Sajiki

  • Pd/C-catalyzed chemoselective hydrogenation in the presence of diphenylsulfide.

    Akinori Mori;Yumi Miyakawa;Eri Ohashi;Tomoko Haga

  • Efficient and Practical Arene Hydrogenation by Heterogeneous Catalysts under Mild Conditions

    Tomohiro Maegawa;Akira Akashi;Kiichiro Yaguchi;Yohei Iwasaki

  • Synthesis and evaluation of 2-substituted 8-hydroxyadenines as potent interferon inducers with improved oral bioavailabilities

    Ayumu Kurimoto;Tetsuhiro Ogino;Shinji Ichii;Yoshiaki Isobe

  • MS-325: a small-molecule vascular imaging agent for magnetic resonance imaging.

    Randall B. Lauffer;David J. Parmelee;Huillori S. Ouellet;Robert P. Dolan

  • Chemoselective control of hydrogenation among aromatic carbonyl and benzyl alcohol derivatives using Pd/C(en) catalyst

    Kazuyuki Hattori;Hironao Sajiki;Kosaku Hirota

  • Highly chemoselective hydrogenation method using novel finely dispersed palladium catalyst on silk-fibroin: its preparation and activity

    Takashi Ikawa;Hironao Sajiki;Kosaku Hirota

  • Discovery of 8-hydroxyadenines as a novel type of interferon inducer.

    Kosaku Hirota;Kazunori Kazaoka;Itaru Niimoto;Hiroshi Kumihara

  • Cover Picture: Continuous‐Flow Suzuki‐Miyaura and Mizoroki‐Heck Reactions under Microwave Heating Conditions (Chem. Rec. 1/2019)

    Yasunari Monguchi;Yasunari Monguchi;Tomohiro Ichikawa;Tsuyoshi Yamada;Yoshinari Sawama

  • Efficient C-H/C-D exchange reaction on the alkyl side chain of aromatic compounds using heterogeneous Pd/C in D2O.

    Hironao Sajiki;Fumiyo Aoki;Hiroyoshi Esaki;Tomohiro Maegawa

  • Mild and general procedure for Pd/C-catalyzed hydrodechlorination of aromatic chlorides

    Hironao Sajiki;Akira Kume;Kazuyuki Hattori;Kosaku Hirota

  • Reductive and catalytic monoalkylation of primary amines using nitriles as an alkylating reagent.

    Hironao Sajiki;Takashi Ikawa;Kosaku Hirota

  • Ligand-free Pd/C-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction for the synthesis of heterobiaryl derivatives

    Yoshiaki Kitamura;Satoko Sako;Takahiro Udzu;Azusa Tsutsui

  • Aromatic ring favorable and efficient H-D exchange reaction catalyzed by Pt/C

    Hironao Sajiki;Nobuhiro Ito;Hiroyoshi Esaki;Tsuneaki Maesawa

  • Efficient H–D Exchange Reactions Using Heterogeneous Platinum-Group Metal on Carbon–H2–D2O System

    Yoshinari Sawama;Yasunari Monguchi;Hironao Sajiki

  • Chemoselective hydrogenation method catalyzed by Pd/C using diphenylsulfide as a reasonable catalyst poison

    Akinori Mori;Tomoteru Mizusaki;Yumi Miyakawa;Eri Ohashi

  • Effect of an Inducer of BiP, a Molecular Chaperone, on Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress-Induced Retinal Cell Death

    Yuta Inokuchi;Yoshimi Nakajima;Masamitsu Shimazawa;Takanori Kurita

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasunari Monguchi
Yasunari Monguchi Gifu Pharmaceutical University
Yasuyuki Kita
Yasuyuki Kita Ritsumeikan University
Norbert Krause
Norbert Krause TU Dortmund University
Toshifumi Dohi
Toshifumi Dohi Ritsumeikan University
Yoshitaka Hamashima
Yoshitaka Hamashima University of Shizuoka
Hideaki Hara
Hideaki Hara Gifu Pharmaceutical University
Masamitsu Shimazawa
Masamitsu Shimazawa Gifu Pharmaceutical University
Yasunori Oumi
Yasunori Oumi Gifu University
Kazunori Imaizumi
Kazunori Imaizumi Hiroshima University
Munekazu Iinuma
Munekazu Iinuma Gifu Pharmaceutical University

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