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Kazunari Yoshizawa

Kazunari Yoshizawa

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
25085
World Ranking
2318
National Ranking
131

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.

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61 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.

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.

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40 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.

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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