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Kazuaki Ishihara

Kazuaki Ishihara

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Chemistry
Japan
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 93 1812 1613 96 92 488 28013

Kazuaki Ishihara publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kazuaki Ishihara between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kazuaki Ishihara published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2011. 22 of the 571 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2011. 1986: 4 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 40 publications 2011: 46 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 10 publications
1986 2025

571 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kazuaki Ishihara: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 4
1987 2
1988 0
1989 2
1990 4
1991 2
1992 2
1993 10
1994 10
1995 11
1996 14
1997 12
1998 10
1999 7
2000 10
2001 13
2002 18
2003 13
2004 9
2005 22
2006 28
2007 25
2008 27
2009 19
2010 40
2011 46
2012 18
2013 17
2014 17
2015 12
2016 19
2017 10
2018 15
2019 11
2020 14
2021 9
2022 19
2023 28
2024 12
2025 10
Total 571
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Kazuaki Ishihara publications per year - data summary

  • Kazuaki Ishihara, a Chemistry scholar from Nagoya University, has 571 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 46 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1992, with 2 publications each.
  • 1 of the 40 years in the span carries no publications at all (1988).
  • The rate of publication averages 14.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.6 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 78 publications, 14% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 90 publications (6.4 per year); 2000-2013: 305 publications (21.8 per year); 2014-2025: 176 publications (14.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kazuaki Ishihara 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 Kazuaki Ishihara 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, 481–500 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: 488 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252 488
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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Kazuaki Ishihara publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Kazuaki Ishihara, a Chemistry scholar from Nagoya University, records 488 publications - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Kazuaki Ishihara, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Kazuaki Ishihara ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Kazuaki Ishihara 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 Kazuaki Ishihara 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, 92–93 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: 93 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192 93
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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Kazuaki Ishihara D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Kazuaki Ishihara, a Chemistry scholar from Nagoya University, records 93 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Kazuaki Ishihara, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Kazuaki Ishihara ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Kazuaki Ishihara is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research output includes a substantial number of publications focusing on Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry, along with work in Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and aspects of Molecular Biology.

The primary research topics associated with Ishihara's work include:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Reactions

Frequent publication venues where Ishihara's research appears are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • ACS Catalysis

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Ishihara include:

  • Chemoselective oxidative generation of ortho-quinone methides and tandem transformations, 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • Chemo- and Enantioselective Oxidative α-Azidation of Carbonyl Compounds, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Hypoiodite-Catalyzed Oxidative Umpolung of Indoles for Enantioselective Dearomatization, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Multifactor Control of Vinyl Monomer Sequence, Molecular Weight, and Tacticity via Iterative Radical Additions and Olefin Metathesis Reactions, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Enantio- and Diastereoselective Carbonyl-Ene Cyclization-Acetalization Tandem Reaction Catalyzed by Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane-Assisted Chiral Phosphoric Acids, 2021, ACS Catalysis

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Muhammet Uyanik
  • Takahiro Horibe
  • Manabu Hatano
  • Kai Matsui
  • Hiroki Tanaka

Best Publications

  • Cover Picture: Structurally Defined Molecular Hypervalent Iodine Catalysts for Intermolecular Enantioselective Reactions (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1/2016)

    Stefan Haubenreisser;Thorsten H. Wöste;Claudio Martínez;Kazuaki Ishihara

  • Asymmetric Direct Aldol Reaction Assisted by Water and a Proline‐Derived Tetrazole Catalyst

    Hiromi Torii;Masakazu Nakadai;Kazuaki Ishihara;Susumu Saito

  • 3,4,5-Trifluorobenzeneboronic Acid as an Extremely Active Amidation Catalyst.

    Kazuaki Ishihara;Suguru Ohara;Hisashi Yamamoto

  • Scandium Trifluoromethanesulfonate as an Extremely Active Lewis Acid Catalyst in Acylation of Alcohols with Acid Anhydrides and Mixed Anhydrides.

    Kazuaki Ishihara;Manabu Kubota;Hideki Kurihara;Hisashi Yamamoto

  • Enantioselective Kita Oxidative Spirolactonization Catalyzed by In Situ Generated Chiral Hypervalent Iodine(III) Species

    Muhammet Uyanik;Takeshi Yasui;Kazuaki Ishihara

  • Hypervalent iodine-mediated oxidation of alcohols

    Muhammet Uyanik;Kazuaki Ishihara

  • Quaternary Ammonium (Hypo)iodite Catalysis for Enantioselective Oxidative Cycloetherification

    Muhammet Uyanik;Hiroaki Okamoto;Takeshi Yasui;Kazuaki Ishihara

  • Enantioselective halocyclization of polyprenoids induced by nucleophilic phosphoramidites

    Akira Sakakura;Atsushi Ukai;Kazuaki Ishihara

  • Direct Condensation of Carboxylic Acids with Alcohols Catalyzed by Hafnium(IV) Salts

    Kazuaki Ishihara;Suguru Ohara;Hisashi Yamamoto

  • In situ generated (hypo)iodite catalysts for the direct α-oxyacylation of carbonyl compounds with carboxylic acids.

    Muhammet Uyanik;Daisuke Suzuki;Takeshi Yasui;Kazuaki Ishihara

  • 2-Iodoxybenzenesulfonic Acid as an Extremely Active Catalyst for the Selective Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, and Enones with Oxone

    Muhammet Uyanik;Matsujiro Akakura;Kazuaki Ishihara

  • Highly enantioselective catalytic Diels-Alder addition promoted by a chiral bis(oxazoline)-magnesium complex

    E.J. Corey;Kazuaki Ishihara

  • SCANDIUM TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONATE AS AN EXTREMELY ACTIVE ACYLATION CATALYST

    Kazuaki Ishihara;Manabu Kubota;Hideki Kurihara;Hisashi Yamamoto

  • A New Chiral BLA Promoter for Asymmetric Aza Diels-Alder and Aldol-Type Reactions of Imines

    Kazuaki Ishihara;Mayumi Miyata;Kouji Hattori;Toshiji Tada

  • ARYLBORON COMPOUNDS AS ACID CATALYSTS IN ORGANIC SYNTHETIC TRANSFORMATIONS

    Kazuaki Ishihara;Hisashi Yamamoto

  • Widely Useful DMAP-Catalyzed Esterification under Auxiliary Base- and Solvent-Free Conditions

    Akira Sakakura;Kimio Kawajiri;Takuro Ohkubo;Yuji Kosugi

  • Catalysis with In Situ-Generated (Hypo)iodite Ions for Oxidative Coupling Reactions

    Muhammet Uyanik;Kazuaki Ishihara

  • Which Is the Actual Catalyst: Chiral Phosphoric Acid or Chiral Calcium Phosphate?

    Manabu Hatano;Katsuhiko Moriyama;Toshikatsu Maki;Kazuaki Ishihara

  • Cyanuric chloride as a mild and active Beckmann rearrangement catalyst.

    Yoshiro Furuya;Kazuaki Ishihara;Hisashi Yamamoto

  • Design of an organocatalyst for the enantioselective Diels-Alder reaction with alpha-acyloxyacroleins.

    Kazuaki Ishihara;Kazuhiko Nakano

  • Rhenium(VII) Oxo Complexes as Extremely Active Catalysts in the Dehydration of Primary Amides and Aldoximes to Nitriles

    Kazuaki Ishihara;Yoshiro Furuya;Hisashi Yamamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Hisashi Yamamoto
Hisashi Yamamoto Chubu University
Susumu Saito
Susumu Saito Nagoya University
Atsunori Mori
Atsunori Mori Kobe University
Kilian Muñiz
Kilian Muñiz Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Shigeki Matsunaga
Shigeki Matsunaga Kyoto University
Clayton H. Heathcock
Clayton H. Heathcock University of California, Berkeley
E. J. Corey
E. J. Corey Harvard University
Masakatsu Shibasaki
Masakatsu Shibasaki University of Tokyo
Takao Ikariya
Takao Ikariya Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kotaro Satoh
Kotaro Satoh Tokyo Institute of Technology

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