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Kenichi Fukui

Kenichi Fukui

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 63 8256 7495 556 520 647 35255

Kenichi Fukui publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kenichi Fukui between 1950 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kenichi Fukui published across 76 years, from 1950 to 2025, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 1975. 7 of the 828 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 1975. 1950: 3 publications 1951: 6 publications 1952: 3 publications 1953: 6 publications 1954: 5 publications 1955: 8 publications 1956: 3 publications 1957: 4 publications 1958: 4 publications 1959: 18 publications 1960: 17 publications 1961: 22 publications 1962: 22 publications 1963: 27 publications 1964: 14 publications 1965: 28 publications 1966: 29 publications 1967: 20 publications 1968: 14 publications 1969: 25 publications 1970: 7 publications 1971: 11 publications 1972: 15 publications 1973: 12 publications 1974: 16 publications 1975: 31 publications 1976: 13 publications 1977: 9 publications 1978: 13 publications 1979: 16 publications 1980: 11 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 12 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 5 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 5 publications
1950 2025

828 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kenichi Fukui: publications per year, 1950 to 2025
Year Publications
1950 3
1951 6
1952 3
1953 6
1954 5
1955 8
1956 3
1957 4
1958 4
1959 18
1960 17
1961 22
1962 22
1963 27
1964 14
1965 28
1966 29
1967 20
1968 14
1969 25
1970 7
1971 11
1972 15
1973 12
1974 16
1975 31
1976 13
1977 9
1978 13
1979 16
1980 11
1981 7
1982 12
1983 3
1984 1
1985 5
1986 1
1987 2
1988 6
1989 2
1990 1
1991 2
1992 5
1993 7
1994 1
1995 4
1996 6
1997 10
1998 7
1999 14
2000 8
2001 8
2002 5
2003 10
2004 8
2005 7
2006 9
2007 10
2008 11
2009 6
2010 15
2011 11
2012 11
2013 9
2014 18
2015 19
2016 25
2017 22
2018 22
2019 18
2020 20
2021 13
2022 4
2023 4
2024 2
2025 5
Total 828
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Kenichi Fukui publications per year - data summary

  • Kenichi Fukui, a Chemistry scholar from Osaka University, has 828 publications recorded across 76 years, from 1950 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1950 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1975, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1984, 1986, 1990 and 1994, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 10.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.9 per year counting only the 76 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 28 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1950-1975: 370 publications (14.2 per year); 1976-2001: 174 publications (6.7 per year); 2002-2025: 284 publications (11.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Kenichi Fukui 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 Kenichi Fukui sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 641–660 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 647 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91 647
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Kenichi Fukui publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Kenichi Fukui, a Chemistry scholar from Osaka University, records 647 publications - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Kenichi Fukui, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Kenichi Fukui ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Kenichi Fukui 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 Kenichi Fukui sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62–63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834 63
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Kenichi Fukui D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Kenichi Fukui, a Chemistry scholar from Osaka University, records 63 D-Index - the 54th percentile of the discipline.
  • 54% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Kenichi Fukui, and about 46% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Kenichi Fukui falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Kenichi Fukui is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their research spans multiple areas within chemistry and engineering, focusing particularly on electrochemistry and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist has contributed to various subfields including electrochemistry, catalysis, polymers and plastics, and atomic and molecular physics and optics. Their work involves main topics such as electrochemical analysis and applications, ionic liquids properties and applications, conducting polymers and applications, advanced battery materials and technologies, advancements in battery materials, and advanced memory and neural computing.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Fukui include Ichiro Tanabe, Yusuke Morino, Akihito Imanishi, Jun Takeya, and Masaya Imai.

They have published research in several venues, with prominent ones including Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Langmuir, Solid State Ionics, and Applied Physics Letters.

  • Degradation of an argyrodite-type sulfide solid electrolyte by a trace of water: A spectroscopic analysis (2023, Solid State Ionics)
  • Ionic-Liquid-Originated Carrier Trapping Dynamics at the Interface in Electric Double-Layer Organic FET Revealed by Operando Interfacial Analyses (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • Attenuated total reflectance far-ultraviolet and deep-ultraviolet spectroscopy analysis of the electronic structure of a dicyanamide-based ionic liquid with Li+ (2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics)
  • Spectroscopic Investigation of Li3PS4-LiI Sulfide-Based Glass-Ceramic Solid Electrolytes after Moisture Exposure (2023, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • Electronic excitation spectra of organic semiconductor/ionic liquid interface by electrochemical attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy (2021, Communications Chemistry)

Best Publications

  • The path of chemical reactions - the IRC approach

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  • A Molecular Orbital Theory of Reactivity in Aromatic Hydrocarbons

    Kenichi Fukui;Teijiro Yonezawa;Haruo Shingu

  • Molecular Orbital Theory of Orientation in Aromatic, Heteroaromatic, and Other Conjugated Molecules

    Kenichi Fukui;Teijiro Yonezawa;Chikayoshi Nagata;Haruo Shingu

  • Observation of zigzag and armchair edges of graphite using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy

    Yousuke Kobayashi;Ken-ichi Fukui;Toshiaki Enoki;Koichi Kusakabe

  • Recognition of stereochemical paths by orbital interaction

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  • Theory of Orientation and Stereoselection

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  • The Role of Frontier Orbitals in Chemical Reactions (Nobel Lecture)

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  • Edge state on hydrogen-terminated graphite edges investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy

    Yousuke Kobayashi;Ken-ichi Fukui;Toshiaki Enoki;Koichi Kusakabe

  • Theory of Substitution in Conjugated Molecules

    Kenichi Fukui;Teijiro Yonezawa;Chikayoshi Nagata

  • Atom-Resolved Image of the TiO 2 \(110\) Surface by Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy

    Ken-ichi Fukui;Hiroshi Onishi;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Electrocatalytic activity of amorphous RuO2 electrode for oxygen evolution in an aqueous solution

    Etsushi Tsuji;Akihito Imanishi;Ken-ichi Fukui;Yoshihiro Nakato

  • Electronic structures of graphene edges and nanographene

    Toshiaki Enoki;Yousuke Kobayashi;Ken-Ichi Fukui

  • Anisotropy of the Raman spectra of nanographite ribbons.

    L. G. Cançado;M. A. Pimenta;B. R. A. Neves;G. Medeiros-Ribeiro

  • Molecular orbital calculations of the electronic structure of borazane

    Hiroshi Fujimoto;Shigeki Kato;Shinichi Yamabe;Kenichi Fukui

  • Atomic-Scale Surface Structures of TiO2(110) Determined by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: A New Surface-Limited Phase of Titanium Oxide

    Hiroshi Onishi;Kenichi Fukui;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • An MO-theoretical Interpretation of the Nature of Chemical Reactions. I. Partitioning Analysis of the Interaction Energy

    Kenichi Fukui;Hiroshi Fujimoto

  • Ring‐opening polymerization of 2‐substituted 2‐oxazolines

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  • Atom-Resolved Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopic Observations of CeO2(111) Surfaces with Different Oxidation States: Surface Structure and Behavior of Surface Oxygen Atoms

    Yoshimichi Namai;Ken-Ichi Fukui;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Hydrogen adatoms on TiO2(110)-(1x1) characterized by scanning tunneling microscopy and electron stimulated desorption

    Shushi Suzuki;Ken-ichi Fukui;Hiroshi Onishi;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • MO-Theoretical Approach to the Mechanism of Charge Transfer in the Process of Aromatic Substitutions

    Kenichi Fukui;Teijiro Yonezawa;Chikayoshi Nagata

  • Direct observation of layered structures at ionic liquid/solid interfaces by using frequency-modulation atomic force microscopy

    Yasuyuki Yokota;Tomohiro Harada;Ken-ichi Fukui

  • An MO-Theoretical Illumination for the Principle of Stereoselection

    Kenichi Fukui

  • Imaging of surface oxygen atoms and their defect structures on CeO2(1 1 1) by noncontact atomic force microscopy

    Ken-ichi Fukui;Yoshimichi Namai;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Atom-resolved noncontact atomic force microscopic and scanning tunneling microscopic observations of the structure and dynamic behavior of CeO2(1 1 1) surfaces

    Yoshimichi Namai;Ken-Ichi Fukui;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Interrelations of Quantum‐Mechanical Quantities Concerning Chemical Reactivity of Conjugated Molecules

    Kenichi Fukui;Teijiro Yonezawa;Chikayoshi Nagata

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuhiro Iwasawa
Yasuhiro Iwasawa University of Electro-Communications
Tokio Yamabe
Tokio Yamabe Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science
Teijiro Yonezawa
Teijiro Yonezawa Kyoto University
Hiroshi Fujimoto
Hiroshi Fujimoto University of Tokyo
Toshiaki Enoki
Toshiaki Enoki Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hiroshi Onishi
Hiroshi Onishi Kobe University
Keiji Morokuma
Keiji Morokuma Kyoto University
Jun Takeya
Jun Takeya University of Tokyo
Kazuyoshi Tanaka
Kazuyoshi Tanaka Kyoto University
Yoshitada Morikawa
Yoshitada Morikawa Osaka University

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