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Kazunari Yoshizawa

Kazunari Yoshizawa

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 88 2318 2084 131 124 596 25085

Kazunari Yoshizawa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kazunari Yoshizawa between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kazunari Yoshizawa published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 17.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 70 publications in 2023. 44 of the 737 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 70. Peak 70 publications in 2023. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 22 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 37 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 48 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 67 publications 2023: 70 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 20 publications
1983 2025

737 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kazunari Yoshizawa: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 3
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 4
1991 6
1992 9
1993 11
1994 10
1995 8
1996 6
1997 19
1998 14
1999 17
2000 22
2001 17
2002 14
2003 13
2004 14
2005 10
2006 8
2007 7
2008 13
2009 12
2010 8
2011 26
2012 24
2013 16
2014 14
2015 19
2016 37
2017 30
2018 26
2019 32
2020 48
2021 37
2022 67
2023 70
2024 24
2025 20
Total 737
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Kazunari Yoshizawa 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 Kazunari Yoshizawa 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, 581–600 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: 596 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132 596
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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Kazunari Yoshizawa 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 Kazunari Yoshizawa 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, 88–89 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: 88 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235 88
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

Kazunari Yoshizawa is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan, conducting extensive research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their research activity spans over 400 publications in Materials Science and over 160 in Chemistry, with a focus on subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's work extensively covers several major research topics, which include:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Kazunari Yoshizawa has published consistently in various scientific venues, reflecting their interdisciplinary expertise. Notably active in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database with 135 publications
  • Chemistry - A European Journal with 13 publications
  • Inorganic Chemistry with 12 publications
  • Langmuir with 11 publications
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society with 11 publications

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Yoshihito Shiota (126 co-authored publications)
  • Yoshiaki Nishibayashi (98 co-authored publications)
  • Shogo Kuriyama (60 co-authored publications)
  • Kazuya Arashiba (59 co-authored publications)
  • Akihito Egi (53 co-authored publications)

Recent papers highlight a diverse range of topics and collaborations. These include:

  • "Macroscopic Polarization Change via Electron Transfer in a Valence Tautomeric Cobalt Complex," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Ready-to-transfer two-dimensional materials using tunable adhesive force tapes," 2024, Nature Electronics
  • "Role of Hydrogen-Bonding and OH−π Interactions in the Adhesion of Epoxy Resin on Hydrophilic Surfaces," 2020, ACS Omega
  • "Selective methane oxidation by molecular iron catalysts in aqueous medium," 2023, Nature
  • "Heterointerface Created on Au-Cluster-Loaded Unilamellar Hydroxide Electrocatalysts as a Highly Active Site for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction," 2022, Advanced Materials

Best Publications

  • Computational prediction for singlet- and triplet-transition energies of charge-transfer compounds

    Shuping Huang;Qisheng Zhang;Yoshihito Shiota;Tetsuya Nakagawa

  • Methane-to-Methanol Conversion by First-Row Transition-Metal Oxide Ions: ScO+, TiO+, VO+, CrO+, MnO+, FeO+, CoO+, NiO+, and CuO+

    Yoshihito Shiota;Kazunari Yoshizawa

  • A theoretical study on the mechanism of camphor hydroxylation by compound I of cytochrome P450

    Takashi Kamachi;Kazunari Yoshizawa

  • Intrinsic reaction coordinate analysis of the conversion of methane to methanol by an iron–oxo species: A study of crossing seams of potential energy surfaces

    Kazunari Yoshizawa;Yoshihito Shiota;Tokio Yamabe

  • Catalytic transformation of dinitrogen into ammonia and hydrazine by iron-dinitrogen complexes bearing pincer ligand

    Shogo Kuriyama;Kazuya Arashiba;Kazunari Nakajima;Yuki Matsuo

  • Catalytic formation of ammonia from molecular dinitrogen by use of dinitrogen-bridged dimolybdenum-dinitrogen complexes bearing PNP-pincer ligands: remarkable effect of substituent at PNP-pincer ligand.

    Shogo Kuriyama;Kazuya Arashiba;Kazunari Nakajima;Hiromasa Tanaka

  • Orbital views of the electron transport in molecular devices.

    Kazunari Yoshizawa;Tomofumi Tada;Aleksandar Tsekov Staykov

  • Remarkable catalytic activity of dinitrogen-bridged dimolybdenum complexes bearing NHC-based PCP-pincer ligands toward nitrogen fixation.

    Aya Eizawa;Kazuya Arashiba;Hiromasa Tanaka;Shogo Kuriyama

  • Catalytic Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia by Use of Molybdenum–Nitride Complexes Bearing a Tridentate Triphosphine as Catalysts

    Kazuya Arashiba;Eriko Kinoshita;Shogo Kuriyama;Aya Eizawa

  • An orbital rule for electron transport in molecules.

    Kazunari Yoshizawa

  • Interplay between Theory and Experiment for Ammonia Synthesis Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes.

    Hiromasa Tanaka;Yoshiaki Nishibayashi;Kazunari Yoshizawa

  • Highly versatile organostibine mediators for living radical polymerization

    Shigeru Yamago;Biswajit Ray;Kazunori Iida;‡ Jun-ichi Yoshida

  • Unique behaviour of dinitrogen-bridged dimolybdenum complexes bearing pincer ligand towards catalytic formation of ammonia

    Hiromasa Tanaka;Kazuya Arashiba;Shogo Kuriyama;Akira Sasada

  • Catalytic Nitrogen Fixation via Direct Cleavage of Nitrogen–Nitrogen Triple Bond of Molecular Dinitrogen under Ambient Reaction Conditions

    Kazuya Arashiba;Aya Eizawa;Hiromasa Tanaka;Kazunari Nakajima

  • Lithium intercalation in TiO2 modifications

    Gerhard Nuspl;Kazunari Yoshizawa;Tokio Yamabe

  • A light-induced spin crossover actuated single-chain magnet

    Tao Liu;Hui Zheng;Soonchul Kang;Yoshihito Shiota

  • Methane−Methanol Conversion by MnO+, FeO+, and CoO+: A Theoretical Study of Catalytic Selectivity

    Kazunari Yoshizawa;and Yoshihito Shiota;Tokio Yamabe

  • Molybdenum-catalyzed transformation of molecular dinitrogen into silylamine: Experimental and DFT study on the remarkable role of ferrocenyldiphosphine ligands

    Hiromasa Tanaka;Akira Sasada;Tomohisa Kouno;Masahiro Yuki

  • Direct Transformation of Molecular Dinitrogen into Ammonia Catalyzed by Cobalt Dinitrogen Complexes Bearing Anionic PNP Pincer Ligands

    Shogo Kuriyama;Kazuya Arashiba;Hiromasa Tanaka;Hiromasa Tanaka;Yuki Matsuo;Yuki Matsuo

  • Direct Conversion of Methane to Methanol by Metal-Exchanged ZSM-5 Zeolite (Metal = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu)

    M. Haris Mahyuddin;M. Haris Mahyuddin;Aleksandar Staykov;Yoshihito Shiota;Kazunari Yoshizawa

  • Conversion of methane to methanol at the mononuclear and dinuclear copper sites of particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO): a DFT and QM/MM study.

    Kazunari Yoshizawa;Yoshihito Shiota

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshihito Shiota
Yoshihito Shiota Kyushu University
Tokio Yamabe
Tokio Yamabe Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science
Kazuyoshi Tanaka
Kazuyoshi Tanaka Kyoto University
Takahiko Kojima
Takahiko Kojima University of Tsukuba
Yoshiaki Nishibayashi
Yoshiaki Nishibayashi University of Tokyo
Osamu Sato
Osamu Sato Kyushu University
Shunichi Fukuzumi
Shunichi Fukuzumi Osaka University
Mitsuo Ishikawa
Mitsuo Ishikawa Hiroshima University
Ken-ichi Shimizu
Ken-ichi Shimizu Hokkaido University
Takashi Toyao
Takashi Toyao Hokkaido University

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