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Materials Science

D-Index
58
Citations
10215
World Ranking
7795
National Ranking
212

Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
10321
World Ranking
10783
National Ranking
395

Keitaro Nakatani publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keitaro Nakatani sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 179 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Keitaro Nakatani D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keitaro Nakatani sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Keitaro Nakatani is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Materials Science, Neuroscience, and Chemistry, with substantial contributions in related subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Biomaterials.

The main topics in Nakatani's work include Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, Polydiacetylene-based Materials and Applications, Click Chemistry and Applications, Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry, and Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research.

Nakatani has published research across a variety of scientific venues, including:

  • Chemical Science
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Science China Chemistry
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Keitaro Nakatani are:

  • Intramolecular proton transfer: a reliable solution to design all-visible-light-activated dithienylethenes, 2020, Science China Chemistry
  • Acid-sensitive photoswitches: towards catalytic on-demand release of stored light energy, 2024, Chemical Science
  • Cascade Fluorescence Modulation in Photochromic Microcapsules, 2024, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Tuning the Thermal Stability of Tetra-o-chloroazobenzene Derivatives by Transforming Push-Pull to Push-Push Systems, 2024, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Patterning Gold Nanorod Assemblies by Deep-UV Lithography, 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

The frequent co-authors alongside Nakatani include:

  • Rémi Métivier
  • Guillaume Laurent
  • Juan Xie
  • Léa Chocron
  • Nicolò Baggi

Best Publications

  • Stilbazolium-MPS3 Nanocomposites with Large Second-Order Optical Nonlinearity and Permanent Magnetization

    Pascal G. Lacroix;René Clément;Keitaro Nakatani;Joseph Zyss

  • Photoisomerization and second harmonic generation in disperse red one-doped and -functionalized poly(methyl methacrylate) films

    R. Loucif-Saibi;K. Nakatani;J. A. Delaire;M. Dumont

  • Design, Synthesis, Structural and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Photochromic Crystals: Toward Reversible Molecular Switches

    Michel Sliwa;Sylvie Létard;Isabelle Malfant;Martine Nierlich

  • Quadratic Nonlinear Optical Properties of N-Aryl Stilbazolium Dyes**

    Benjamin J. Coe;James A. Harris;Inge Asselberghs;Koen Clays

  • Chemistry and physics of the novel molecular-based compound exhibiting a spontaneous magnetization below Tc = 14 K, MnCu(obbz).cntdot.1H2O (obbz = oxamidobis(benzoato)). Comparison with the antiferromagnet MnCu(obbz).cntdot.5H2O. Crystal structure and magnetic properties of NiCu(obbz).cntdot.6H2O

    Keitaro Nakatani;Jean Yves Carriat;Yves Journaux;Olivier Kahn

  • Structure and NLO Properties of Layered Bimetallic Oxalato-Bridged Ferromagnetic Networks Containing Stilbazolium-Shaped Chromophores

    S. Bénard;P. Yu;J. P. Audière;E. Rivière

  • Efficient photoswitching of the nonlinear optical properties of dipolar photochromic zinc(II) complexes.

    Vincent Aubert;Véronique Guerchais;Eléna Ishow;Khuyen Hoang-Thi

  • Quadratic Optical Nonlinearities of N‐Methyl and N‐Aryl Pyridinium Salts

    Benjamin J. Coe;James A. Harris;Inge Asselberghs;Kurt Wostyn

  • Spirooxazine- and spiropyran-doped hybrid organic–inorganic matrices with very fast photochromic responses

    Barbara Schaudel;Céline Guermeur;Clément Sanchez;Keitaro Nakatani

  • Design of a molecular-based ferromagnet through polymerization reaction in the solid state of manganeseII copperII molecular units. Crystal structure of MnCu(obze)(H2O)4.cntdot.2H2O (obze = oxamido-N-benzoato-N'-ethanoato)

    Yu Pei;Olivier Kahn;Keitaro Nakatani;Epiphane Codjovi

  • Synthesis, crystal structures, and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of new Schiff-base nickel(II) complexes. Toward a new type of molecular switch?

    Jean Pierre Costes;Jean Francois Lamere;Christine Lepetit;Pascal G. Lacroix

  • Separation of Photoactive Conformers Based on Hindered Diarylethenes: Efficient Modulation in Photocyclization Quantum Yields

    Wenlong Li;Changhong Jiao;Xin Li;Yongshu Xie

  • Multiferroics by Rational Design: Implementing Ferroelectricity in Molecule‐Based Magnets

    Emilio Pardo;Cyrille Train;Cyrille Train;Hongbo Liu;Lise-Marie Chamoreau

  • Magnetism of A-copper(II) bimetallic chain compounds (A = iron, cobalt, nickel): one- and three-dimensional behaviors.

    P J Van Koningsbruggen;O Kahn;K Nakatani;Y Pei

  • Versatile synthesis of small NLO-active molecules forming amorphous materials with spontaneous second-order NLO response.

    Eléna Ishow;Cyril Bellaïche;Laurent Bouteiller;Keitaro Nakatani

  • Enantioselective Light Harvesting with Perylenediimide Guests on Self-Assembled Chiral Naphthalenediimide Nanofibers.

    Ramarani Sethy;Jatish Kumar;Rémi Métivier;Marine Louis

  • Crystal structure and magnetic properties of manganese-copper complex MnCu(obbz)(H2O)3.cntdot.DMF (obbz = N,N'-oxamidobis(benzoato) and DMF = dimethylformamide), a precursor of the molecular-based magnet MnCu(obbz).cntdot.H2O with Tc = 14 K

    Francesc Lloret;Miguel Julve;Rafael Ruiz;Yves Journaux

  • Multicolor Emission of Small Molecule-Based Amorphous Thin Films and Nanoparticles with a Single Excitation Wavelength

    Eléna Ishow;Arnaud Brosseau;Gilles Clavier;Keitaro Nakatani

  • Hybrid Molecular-Based Magnets Containing Organic NLO Chromophores: A Search toward an Interplay between Magnetic and NLO Behavior

    Pascal G. Lacroix;Isabelle Malfant;Sophie Benard;Pei Yu

  • Azo-azulene derivatives as second-order nonlinear optical chromophores

    Pascal G. Lacroix;Isabelle Malfant;Gabriel Iftime;Alexandru C. Razus

  • Optimization of a molecular-based [manganese copper] magnet: MnCu(pbaOH)(H2O)2 (pbaOH = 2-hydroxy-1,3-propylenebis(oxamato)) with Tc = 30 K

    Keitaro. Nakatani;Pierre. Bergerat;Epiphane. Codjovi;Corine. Mathoniere

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Kahn
Olivier Kahn Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Régis Guillot
Régis Guillot University of Paris-Saclay
Jorunn Sletten
Jorunn Sletten University of Bergen
Tsuyoshi Asahi
Tsuyoshi Asahi Ehime University
Yves Journaux
Yves Journaux Université Paris Cité
Hiroshi Masuhara
Hiroshi Masuhara National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Olivier Maury
Olivier Maury École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Isabelle Ledoux
Isabelle Ledoux École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Joseph Zyss
Joseph Zyss École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Eric Rivière
Eric Rivière University of Paris-Saclay

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