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Kenichiro Itami

Kenichiro Itami

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Chemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 108 881 779 39 37 484 39729

Kenichiro Itami publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kenichiro Itami between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kenichiro Itami published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 19.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2023. 31 of the 610 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2023. 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 32 publications 2017: 45 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 40 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 56 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 29 publications 2026: 2 publications
1995 2026

610 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kenichiro Itami: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 3
1996 2
1997 3
1998 12
1999 10
2000 6
2001 13
2002 19
2003 3
2004 10
2005 7
2006 11
2007 3
2008 5
2009 20
2010 8
2011 27
2012 30
2013 20
2014 22
2015 36
2016 32
2017 45
2018 29
2019 26
2020 40
2021 24
2022 29
2023 56
2024 28
2025 29
2026 2
Total 610
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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.

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, 481–500 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: 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.

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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
481–500 252 484
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
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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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.

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, 108–109 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: 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.

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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
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 68 108
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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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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