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Ken-ichi Shimizu

Ken-ichi Shimizu

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
24352
World Ranking
2214
National Ranking
123

Ken-ichi Shimizu 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 Ken-ichi Shimizu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 421 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ken-ichi Shimizu 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 Ken-ichi Shimizu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 89 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

Ken-ichi Shimizu is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering. Their work focuses extensively on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment.

Shimizu's research covers a variety of topics including Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Catalysts for Methane Reforming, Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction, Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, and Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis.

Their frequent coauthors include Takashi Toyao, Zen Maeno, Shinya Mine, Yuan Jing, and Shunsaku Yasumura.

Some of the representative recent papers by Shimizu are as follows:

  • Single-atom Pt in intermetallics as an ultrastable and selective catalyst for propane dehydrogenation (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Ternary platinum-cobalt-indium nanoalloy on ceria as a highly efficient catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane using CO2 (2022, Nature Catalysis)
  • High-entropy intermetallics on ceria as efficient catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane using CO2 (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Bulk tungsten-substituted vanadium oxide for low-temperature NOx removal in the presence of water (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Isolated Indium Hydrides in CHA Zeolites: Speciation and Catalysis for Nonoxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Shimizu has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include ACS Catalysis, Catalysis Science & Technology, ChemCatChem, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, and The Cambridge Structural Database.

Best Publications

  • Machine Learning for Catalysis Informatics: Recent Applications and Prospects

    Takashi Toyao;Takashi Toyao;Zen Maeno;Satoru Takakusagi;Takashi Kamachi;Takashi Kamachi

  • Enhanced production of hydroxymethylfurfural from fructose with solid acid catalysts by simple water removal methods

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Rie Uozumi;Atsushi Satsuma

  • Comprehensive IR study on acid/base properties of metal oxides

    Masazumi Tamura;Ken Ichi Shimizu;Atsushi Satsuma

  • Silver-alumina catalysts for selective reduction of NO by higher hydrocarbons: structure of active sites and reaction mechanism

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Junji Shibata;Hisao Yoshida;Atsushi Satsuma

  • Effects of Brønsted and Lewis acidities on activity and selectivity of heteropolyacid-based catalysts for hydrolysis of cellobiose and cellulose

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Hirotake Furukawa;Nobusuke Kobayashi;Yoshinori Itaya

  • Single-atom Pt in intermetallics as an ultrastable and selective catalyst for propane dehydrogenation.

    Yuki Nakaya;Jun Hirayama;Jun Hirayama;Seiji Yamazoe;Seiji Yamazoe;Seiji Yamazoe;Ken-ichi Shimizu;Ken-ichi Shimizu

  • Catalytic performance of Ag-Al2O3 catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NO by higher hydrocarbons

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Atsushi Satsuma;Tadashi Hattori

  • Heterogeneous catalysis for the direct synthesis of chemicals by borrowing hydrogen methodology

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Ken-ichi Shimizu

  • Promotion effect of H2 on the low temperature activity of the selective reduction of NO by light hydrocarbons over Ag/Al2O3

    Shigeo Satokawa;Junji Shibata;Ken-ichi Shimizu;Atsushi Satsuma

  • Heterogeneous Ni Catalyst for Direct Synthesis of Primary Amines from Alcohols and Ammonia

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Kenichi Kon;Wataru Onodera;Hiroshi Yamazaki

  • Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics by Supported Gold Catalysts: Mechanistic Reasons of Size- and Support-Dependent Activity and Selectivity

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Yuji Miyamoto;Tadahiro Kawasaki;Takayoshi Tanji

  • Structural investigations of functionalized mesoporous silica-supported palladium catalyst for Heck and Suzuki coupling reactions

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Soichi Koizumi;Tsuyoshi Hatamachi;Hisao Yoshida

  • Ternary platinum–cobalt–indium nanoalloy on ceria as a highly efficient catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane using CO2

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  • Oxidant‐Free Dehydrogenation of Alcohols Heterogeneously Catalyzed by Cooperation of Silver Clusters and Acid–Base Sites on Alumina

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Kenji Sugino;Kyoichi Sawabe;Atsushi Satsuma

  • Size- and support-dependent silver cluster catalysis for chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroaromatics

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Yuji Miyamoto;Atsushi Satsuma

  • Direct CC Cross‐Coupling of Secondary and Primary Alcohols Catalyzed by a γ‐Alumina‐Supported Silver Subnanocluster

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Ryosuke Sato;Atsushi Satsuma

  • Heterogeneous Ni Catalysts for N-Alkylation of Amines with Alcohols

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Ken-ichi Shimizu;Naomichi Imaiida;Kenichi Kon;S. M. A. Hakim Siddiki

  • Transamidation of amides with amines under solvent-free conditions using a CeO2 catalyst

    Masazumi Tamura;Takuya Tonomura;Ken Ichi Shimizu;Atsushi Satsuma

  • Hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone by Ni and MoOx co-loaded carbon catalysts

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Ken-ichi Shimizu;Shota Kanno;Kenichi Kon

  • Design of Interfacial Sites between Cu and Amorphous ZrO2 Dedicated to CO2-to-Methanol Hydrogenation

    Shohei Tada;Shingo Kayamori;Tetsuo Honma;Hiromu Kamei

  • Direct Dehydrogenative Amide Synthesis from Alcohols and Amines Catalyzed by γ‐Alumina Supported Silver Cluster

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Keiichiro Ohshima;Atsushi Satsuma

  • Selective catalytic reduction of NO by hydrocarbons on Ga2O3/Al2O3 catalysts

    Ken-ichi Shimizu;Atsushi Satsuma;Tadashi Hattori

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Toyao
Takashi Toyao Hokkaido University
Atsushi Satsuma
Atsushi Satsuma Kyoto University
Tatsuya Kodama
Tatsuya Kodama Niigata University
Tadashi Hattori
Tadashi Hattori Nagoya University
Masazumi Tamura
Masazumi Tamura Osaka Metropolitan University
Hisao Yoshida
Hisao Yoshida Kyoto University
Kazunari Yoshizawa
Kazunari Yoshizawa Kyushu University
Masaharu Nishimura
Masaharu Nishimura Hokkaido University
Wataru Ueda
Wataru Ueda Kanagawa University
Nobuyuki Hizawa
Nobuyuki Hizawa University of Tsukuba

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