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Ken Tanaka 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 Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 322 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ken Tanaka 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 Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ken Tanaka is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan, with a research focus spanning chemistry and materials science. Their work primarily explores the domains of organic chemistry and materials chemistry, incorporating techniques from spectroscopy, inorganic chemistry, and pharmaceutical science.

The scientist's research involves several main topics, including catalytic C-H functionalization methods, crystallization and solubility studies, and X-ray diffraction in crystallography. Additional areas of interest include synthesis and properties of aromatic compounds, catalytic alkyne reactions, axial and atropisomeric chirality synthesis, and catalytic cross-coupling reactions.

Ken Tanaka has contributed notably to a number of recent papers in prominent scientific journals. These include:

  • "Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Gold Catalysis for Materials Science," 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • "Enantioselective Synthesis of Planar Chiral Zigzag-Type Cyclophenylene Belts by Rhodium-Catalyzed Alkyne Cyclotrimerization," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Rhodium-Catalyzed Highly Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of a Configurationally Stable S-Shaped Double Helicene-Like Molecule," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Asymmetric synthesis, structures, and chiroptical properties of helical cycloparaphenylenes," 2021, Chemical Science
  • "Design and enantioselective synthesis of 3D π-extended carbohelicenes for circularly polarized luminescence," 2024, Nature Synthesis

The scientist has collaborated frequently with co-authors including Yuki Nagashima, Juntaro Nogami, Masanobu Uchiyama, Hidehiro Uekusa, and Kazunori Miyamoto.

Ken Tanaka's publications often appear in specialized academic venues. Frequent publication platforms include The Cambridge Structural Database, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, Chemistry - A European Journal, and ACS Catalysis.

Best Publications

  • Transition-metal-catalyzed enantioselective [2+2+2] cycloadditions for the synthesis of axially chiral biaryls.

    Ken Tanaka

  • Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Photophysical Properties of Helically Chiral 1,1′-Bitriphenylenes

    Yayoi Sawada;Seiichi Furumi;Atsuro Takai;Masayuki Takeuchi

  • Enantioselective Synthesis and Enhanced Circularly Polarized Luminescence of S-Shaped Double Azahelicenes

    Kyosuke Nakamura;Seiichi Furumi;Masayuki Takeuchi;Tetsuro Shibuya

  • Cationic Rhodium(I)/BINAP-Type Bisphosphine Complexes: Versatile New Catalysts for Highly Chemo-, Regio-, and Enantioselective [2+2+2] Cycloadditions

    Ken Tanaka

  • Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral anilides through rhodium-catalyzed [2+2+2] cycloaddition of 1,6-diynes with trimethylsilylynamides.

    Ken Tanaka;Kenzo Takeishi;Keiichi Noguchi

  • Hierarchical Assembly of a Phthalhydrazide-Functionalized Helicene

    Takahiro Kaseyama;Seiichi Furumi;Xuan Zhang;Ken Tanaka

  • Enantioselective Isomerization of Allylic Alcohols Catalyzed by a Rhodium/Phosphaferrocene Complex

    Ken Tanaka;Shuang Qiao;Mamoru Tobisu;and Michael M.-C. Lo

  • Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Gold Catalysis for Materials Science.

    Christoph M. Hendrich;Kohei Sekine;Takumi Koshikawa;Ken Tanaka

  • Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Phthalides through Cationic [RhI(H8‐binap)]‐Catalyzed Cross Alkyne Cyclotrimerization

    Ken Tanaka;Goushi Nishida;Azusa Wada;Keiichi Noguchi

  • Asymmetric Assembly of Aromatic Rings To Produce Tetra‐ortho‐Substituted Axially Chiral Biaryl Phosphorus Compounds

    Goushi Nishida;Keiichi Noguchi;Masao Hirano;Ken Tanaka

  • Catalytic [2+2+1] Cross‐Cyclotrimerization of Silylacetylenes and Two Alkynyl Esters To Produce Substituted Silylfulvenes

    Yu Shibata;Ken Tanaka

  • Transition-Metal-Mediated Aromatic Ring Construction

    Ken Tanaka

  • Cationic Rhodium(I)/Modified-BINAP Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of Alkynes with Nitriles

    Ken Tanaka;Nanami Suzuki;Goushi Nishida

  • Rhodium-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Direct Intermolecular Hydroacylation of 1,1-Disubstituted Alkenes with Unfunctionalized Aldehydes

    Yu Shibata;Ken Tanaka

  • Chemo- and regioselective intermolecular cyclotrimerization of terminal alkynes catalyzed by cationic rhodium(I)/modified BINAP complexes: application to one-step synthesis of paracyclophanes.

    Ken Tanaka;Kazuki Toyoda;Azusa Wada;Kaori Shirasaka

  • Synthesis of Fluorene Derivatives through Rhodium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Cyclization†

    Keisuke Morimoto;Masaki Itoh;Koji Hirano;Tetsuya Satoh

  • Parallel kinetic resolution of 4-alkynals catalyzed by Rh(I)/Tol-BINAP: synthesis of enantioenriched cyclobutanones and cyclopentenones.

    Ken Tanaka and;Gregory C. Fu

  • Oxidative Annulation of Anilides with Internal Alkynes Using an (Electron-Deficient η5-Cyclopentadienyl)Rhodium(III) Catalyst Under Ambient Conditions

    Yuki Hoshino;Yu Shibata;Ken Tanaka

  • Rh-catalyzed synthesis of helically chiral and ladder-type molecules via [2 + 2 + 2] and formal [2 + 1 + 2 + 1] cycloadditions involving C-C triple bond cleavage.

    Ken Tanaka;Akiyoshi Kamisawa;Takeshi Suda;Keiichi Noguchi

  • One-step construction of five successive rings by rhodium-catalyzed intermolecular double [2+2+2] cycloaddition: enantioenriched [9]helicene-like molecules.

    Ken Tanaka;Naohiro Fukawa;Takeshi Suda;Keiichi Noguchi

  • A versatile new catalyst for the enantioselective isomerization of allylic alcohols to aldehydes: scope and mechanistic studies.

    Ken Tanaka;Gregory C. Fu

Frequent Co-Authors

Keiichi Noguchi
Keiichi Noguchi Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Hidehiro Uekusa
Hidehiro Uekusa Tokyo Institute of Technology
Gregory C. Fu
Gregory C. Fu California Institute of Technology
Tetsuya Satoh
Tetsuya Satoh Osaka Metropolitan University
Yasuhiro Tezuka
Yasuhiro Tezuka Hokuriku University
Masahiro Miura
Masahiro Miura Osaka University
Tsuneo Namba
Tsuneo Namba University of Toyama
Koji Hirano
Koji Hirano Osaka University
Masayuki Takeuchi
Masayuki Takeuchi National Institute for Materials Science
Masanobu Uchiyama
Masanobu Uchiyama University of Tokyo

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