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Kenichiro Itami

Kenichiro Itami

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Chemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
108
Citations
39729
World Ranking
881
National Ranking
39

Kenichiro Itami 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 Kenichiro Itami sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 484 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenichiro Itami 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 Kenichiro Itami sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

Kenichiro Itami is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their research spans multiple specialized areas including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Fullerene Chemistry and Applications
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Graphene Research and Applications
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

Kenichiro Itami has frequently published in various scientific journals, with notable venues including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature Communications

Their recent significant publications are:

  • Construction of Heptagon-Containing Molecular Nanocarbons, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Synthesis of a zigzag carbon nanobelt, 2021, Nature Chemistry
  • Infinitene: A Helically Twisted Figure-Eight [12]Circulene Topoisomer, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Synthesis of Carbon Nanorings and Nanobelts, 2021, Accounts of Materials Research
  • Synthesis of a Möbius carbon nanobelt, 2022, Nature Synthesis

Among their frequent collaborators are:

  • Akiko Yagi
  • Hideto Ito
  • Yasutomo Segawa
  • Hiroki Shudo
  • Wataru Matsuoka

Best Publications

  • C-H bond functionalization: emerging synthetic tools for natural products and pharmaceuticals

    Junichiro Yamaguchi;Atsushi D. Yamaguchi;Kenichiro Itami

  • Synthesis of extended π-systems through C-H activation.

    Yasutomo Segawa;Takehisa Maekawa;Kenichiro Itami

  • Funktionalisierung von C‐H‐Bindungen: neue Synthesemethoden für Naturstoffe und Pharmazeutika

    Junichiro Yamaguchi;Atsushi D. Yamaguchi;Kenichiro Itami

  • A grossly warped nanographene and the consequences of multiple odd-membered-ring defects

    Katsuaki Kawasumi;Qianyan Zhang;Yasutomo Segawa;Lawrence T. Scott

  • C–H Functionalization of Azines

    Kei Murakami;Shuya Yamada;Takeshi Kaneda;Kenichiro Itami

  • Synthesis of a carbon nanobelt

    Guillaume Povie;Yasutomo Segawa;Taishi Nishihara;Yuhei Miyauchi;Yuhei Miyauchi

  • Selective synthesis of [12]cycloparaphenylene.

    Hiroko Takaba;Haruka Omachi;Yosuke Yamamoto;Jean Bouffard

  • Structurally uniform and atomically precise carbon nanostructures

    Yasutomo Segawa;Hideto Ito;Kenichiro Itami

  • Potassium t-butoxide alone can promote the biaryl coupling of electron-deficient nitrogen heterocycles and haloarenes.

    Shuichi Yanagisawa;Kirika Ueda;Tadashi Taniguchi;Kenichiro Itami

  • Catalytic Methods for Aromatic C–H Amination: An Ideal Strategy for Nitrogen-Based Functional Molecules

    Jiao Jiao;Kei Murakami;Kenichiro Itami

  • Recent Progress in Nickel-Catalyzed Biaryl Coupling

    Junichiro Yamaguchi;Kei Muto;Kenichiro Itami

  • Initiation of carbon nanotube growth by well-defined carbon nanorings

    Haruka Omachi;Takuya Nakayama;Eri Takahashi;Yasutomo Segawa

  • Synthesis of cycloparaphenylenes and related carbon nanorings: a step toward the controlled synthesis of carbon nanotubes.

    Haruka Omachi;Yasutomo Segawa;Kenichiro Itami

  • Nickel-catalyzed C-H/C-O coupling of azoles with phenol derivatives.

    Kei Muto;Junichiro Yamaguchi;Kenichiro Itami

  • Decarbonylative C-H coupling of azoles and aryl esters: unprecedented nickel catalysis and application to the synthesis of muscoride A.

    Kazuma Amaike;Kei Muto;Junichiro Yamaguchi;Kenichiro Itami

  • Direct C−H Arylation of (Hetero)arenes with Aryl Iodides via Rhodium Catalysis

    Shuichi Yanagisawa;Tomoko Sudo;Ryoji Noyori;Kenichiro Itami

  • Design and Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube Segments.

    Yasutomo Segawa;Akiko Yagi;Katsuma Matsui;Kenichiro Itami

  • Nickel-catalyzed biaryl coupling of heteroarenes and aryl halides/triflates.

    Jérôme Canivet;Junichiro Yamaguchi;Ikuya Ban;Kenichiro Itami

  • Oxidative biaryl coupling of thiophenes and thiazoles with arylboronic acids through palladium catalysis: otherwise difficult C4-selective C-H arylation enabled by boronic acids.

    Sylvia Kirchberg;Satoshi Tani;Kirika Ueda;Junichiro Yamaguchi

  • Combined experimental and theoretical studies on the photophysical properties of cycloparaphenylenes

    Yasutomo Segawa;Aiko Fukazawa;Sanae Matsuura;Haruka Omachi

  • CH Bond Functionalization: Emerging Synthetic Tools for Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals

    Junichiro Yamaguchi;Atsushi D. Yamaguchi;Kenichiro Itami

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasutomo Segawa
Yasutomo Segawa Nagoya University
Junichiro Yamaguchi
Junichiro Yamaguchi Waseda University
Jun-ichi Yoshida
Jun-ichi Yoshida Kyoto University
Masahiro Murakami
Masahiro Murakami Kyoto University
Yuhei Miyauchi
Yuhei Miyauchi Kyoto University
Yoshihiko Ito
Yoshihiko Ito Kyoto University
Shuichi Yanagisawa
Shuichi Yanagisawa University of Tokyo
Toshinori Kinoshita
Toshinori Kinoshita Nagoya University
Lawrence T. Scott
Lawrence T. Scott Boston College
Steve A. Kay
Steve A. Kay University of Southern California

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