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Keiichi Tomishige

Keiichi Tomishige

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Chemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
114
Citations
37761
World Ranking
686
National Ranking
30

Keiichi Tomishige 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 Keiichi Tomishige sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 451 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Keiichi Tomishige 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 Keiichi Tomishige sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

Keiichi Tomishige is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan, where their research primarily focuses on various aspects of catalysis within engineering and chemical engineering domains.

Their work spans multiple main fields of study including Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Chemistry. Subfields in which Keiichi Tomishige has significant contributions include Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's research encompasses a broad range of topics related to catalysis, particularly:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

Keiichi Tomishige has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed articles published in several prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Green Chemistry
  • ChemCatChem
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Keiichi Tomishige include:

  • Low-temperature catalytic upgrading of waste polyolefinic plastics into liquid fuels and waxes, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Role of lattice oxygen in methane activation on Ni-phyllosilicate@Ce1-xZrxO2 core-shell catalyst for methane dry reforming: Zr doping effect, mechanism, and kinetic study, 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Erythritol: Another C4 Platform Chemical in Biomass Refinery, 2020, ACS Omega
  • Structure-activity relationship in hydrogenolysis of polyolefins over Ru/support catalysts, 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Direct dimethyl carbonate synthesis from CO2 and methanol catalyzed by CeO2 and assisted by 2-cyanopyridine: a cradle-to-gate greenhouse gas emission study, 2020, Green Chemistry

Throughout their career, Keiichi Tomishige has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Yoshinao Nakagawa
  • Masazumi Tamura
  • Mizuho Yabushita
  • Akira Nakayama
  • Ben Liu

Best Publications

  • Catalytic Reduction of Biomass-Derived Furanic Compounds with Hydrogen

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Masazumi Tamura;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Glycerol conversion in the aqueous solution under hydrogen over Ru/C + an ion-exchange resin and its reaction mechanism

    Tomohisa Miyazawa;Yohei Kusunoki;Kimio Kunimori;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Studies on Carbon Deposition in CO2Reforming of CH4over Nickel–Magnesia Solid Solution Catalysts

    Keiichi Tomishige;Yang Guang Chen;Kaoru Fujimoto

  • Heterogeneous catalysis of the glycerol hydrogenolysis

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Direct hydrogenolysis of glycerol into 1,3-propanediol over rhenium-modified iridium catalyst

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Yasunori Shinmi;Shuichi Koso;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Reaction mechanism of the glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,3-propanediol over Ir-ReOx/SiO2 catalyst

    Yasushi Amada;Yasushi Amada;Yasunori Shinmi;Shuichi Koso;Takeshi Kubota

  • Methane reforming to synthesis gas over Ni catalysts modified with noble metals

    Dalin Li;Dalin Li;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Total Hydrogenation of Furfural and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural over Supported Pd–Ir Alloy Catalyst

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Kana Takada;Masazumi Tamura;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Modification of Rh/SiO2 catalyst for the hydrogenolysis of glycerol in water

    Yasunori Shinmi;Shuichi Koso;Takeshi Kubota;Yoshinao Nakagawa

  • A novel method of direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from methanol and carbon dioxide catalyzed by zirconia

    Keiichi Tomishige;Tomohiro Sakaihori;Yoshiki Ikeda;Kaoru Fujimoto

  • Catalytic properties and structure of zirconia catalysts for direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from methanol and carbon dioxide

    Keiichi Tomishige;Yoshiki Ikeda;Tomohiro Sakaihori;Kaoru Fujimoto

  • Catalytic performance and characterization of Ni-Fe catalysts for the steam reforming of tar from biomass pyrolysis to synthesis gas

    Lei Wang;Dalin Li;Mitsuru Koike;Shuichi Koso

  • Promoting effect of Mo on the hydrogenolysis of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol to 1,5-pentanediol over Rh/SiO2

    Shuichi Koso;Naoyuki Ueda;Yasunori Shinmi;Kazu Okumura

  • One-pot selective conversion of furfural into 1,5-pentanediol over a Pd-added Ir–ReOx/SiO2 bifunctional catalyst

    Sibao Liu;Yasushi Amada;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa

  • Selective hydrogenolysis and hydrogenation using metal catalysts directly modified with metal oxide species

    Keiichi Tomishige;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Masazumi Tamura

  • Catalytic performance of Rh/SiO2 in glycerol reaction under hydrogen

    Ippei Furikado;Tomohisa Miyazawa;Shuichi Koso;Akira Shimao

  • Catalytic and direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate starting from carbon dioxide using CeO2-ZrO2 solid solution heterogeneous catalyst: effect of H2O removal from the reaction system

    Keiichi Tomishige;Kimio Kunimori

  • Development of highly stable nickel catalyst for methane-steam reaction under low steam to carbon ratio

    Osamu Yamazaki;Keiichi Tomishige;Kaoru Fujimoto

  • Total hydrogenation of furan derivatives over silica-supported Ni–Pd alloy catalyst

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Direct synthesis of organic carbonates from the reaction of CO2 with methanol and ethanol over CeO2 catalysts

    Yuichi Yoshida;Yoko Arai;Shigeru Kado;Kimio Kunimori

  • Biomass gasification to hydrogen and syngas at low temperature: Novel catalytic system using fluidized-bed reactor

    Mohammad Asadullah;Shin Ichi Ito;Kimio Kunimori;Muneyoshi Yamada

  • Development of a Ru/C catalyst for glycerol hydrogenolysis in combination with an ion-exchange resin

    Tomohisa Miyazawa;Shuichi Koso;Kimio Kunimori;Keiichi Tomishige

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshinao Nakagawa
Yoshinao Nakagawa Tohoku University
Masazumi Tamura
Masazumi Tamura Osaka Metropolitan University
Kimio Kunimori
Kimio Kunimori University of Tsukuba
Kazu Okumura
Kazu Okumura Kogakuin University
Kaoru Fujimoto
Kaoru Fujimoto The University of Kitakyushu
Yasuhiro Iwasawa
Yasuhiro Iwasawa University of Electro-Communications
Kiyotaka Asakura
Kiyotaka Asakura Hokkaido University
Naonobu Katada
Naonobu Katada Tottori University
Kotaro Satoh
Kotaro Satoh Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yalei Zhang
Yalei Zhang Tongji University

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