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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 53 13059 11748 984 897 430 10265

Kensuke Naka publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kensuke Naka between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kensuke Naka published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 14 papers a year. Output peaked at 70 publications in 2023. 34 of the 590 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 70. Peak 70 publications in 2023. 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 66 publications 2023: 70 publications 2024: 40 publications 2025: 31 publications 2026: 3 publications
1985 2026

590 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kensuke Naka: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 2
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 5
1992 10
1993 2
1994 6
1995 4
1996 8
1997 11
1998 13
1999 14
2000 13
2001 8
2002 16
2003 12
2004 20
2005 13
2006 14
2007 22
2008 14
2009 11
2010 6
2011 4
2012 10
2013 4
2014 5
2015 20
2016 17
2017 12
2018 16
2019 16
2020 16
2021 31
2022 66
2023 70
2024 40
2025 31
2026 3
Total 590
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Kensuke Naka 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 Kensuke Naka 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, 421–440 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: 430 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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
421–440 327 430
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
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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Kensuke Naka 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 Kensuke Naka 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, 52–53 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: 53 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% 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 53
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
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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Overview

Kensuke Naka is affiliated with the Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan and focuses on materials science with a strong emphasis on materials chemistry. Their research spans multiple subfields, including organic chemistry, polymers and plastics, inorganic chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The core topics of their work include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, silicone and siloxane chemistry, synthesis and properties of polymers, luminescence and fluorescent materials, synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic and organometallic compounds, and magnetism in coordination complexes.

Frequent publication venues for their work include The Cambridge Structural Database, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, and Polymer Chemistry.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kensuke Naka include:

  • Fundamental Study on Arsenic(III) Halides (AsX3; X = Br, I) toward the Construction of C3-Symmetrical Monodentate Arsenic Ligands, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Highly Efficient Singlet Oxygen Generation and High Oxidation Resistance Enhanced by Arsole-Polymer-Based Photosensitizer: Application as a Recyclable Photooxidation Catalyst, 2020, Macromolecules
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Boron Difluoride Complexes Bearing π-Expanded Pyridine Ligands as Organic Fluorochromes, 2021, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Recent progress on arsenic-containing functional polymers, 2022, Polymer
  • Coexistence of Optical Transparency, Hydrophobicity, and High Thermal Conductivity in Beads-on-String-Shaped Polyureas Induced by Disordered Hydrogen-Bond Networks, 2020, Macromolecules

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Kensuke Naka include Hiroaki Imoto, Akifumi Sumida, Toshiki Fujii, Takashi Yumura, and Kazuma Kikuchi. These collaborations suggest ongoing work within a network of experts in related areas of chemistry and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of gold nanoparticles modified with ionic liquid based on the imidazolium cation.

    Hideaki Itoh;Kensuke Naka;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Effect of Anionic Starburst Dendrimers on the Crystallization of CaCO3 in Aqueous Solution: Size Control of Spherical Vaterite Particles

    Kensuke Naka;Yasuyuki Tanaka;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Thermally Reversible IPN Organic−Inorganic Polymer Hybrids Utilizing the Diels−Alder Reaction

    Yusuke Imai;Hideaki Itoh;Kensuke Naka;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Preparation of a novel core–shell nanostructured gold colloid–silk fibroin bioconjugate by the protein in situ redox technique at room temperature

    Yong Zhou;Wenxing Chen;Hideaki Itoh;Kensuke Naka

  • A carbonate controlled-addition method for amorphous calcium carbonate spheres stabilized by poly(acrylic acid)s

    Shu-Chen Huang;Kensuke Naka;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Synthesis of Novel Stable Nanometer-Sized Metal (M = Pd, Au, Pt) Colloids Protected by a π-Conjugated Polymer

    Yong Zhou;Hideaki Itoh;Takashi Uemura;Kensuke Naka

  • The effect of an anionic starburst dendrimer on the crystallization of CaCO3 in aqueous solution

    Kensuke Naka;Yasuyuki Tanaka;Yoshiki Chujo;Yoshikatsu Ito

  • Self-Organization of Spherical Aggregates of Palladium Nanoparticles with a Cubic Silsesquioxane

    Kensuke Naka;Hideaki Itoh;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Formation of stable vaterite with poly(acrylic acid) by the delayed addition method.

    Kensuke Naka;Shu-Chen Huang;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Enhancement of entrapping ability of dendrimers by a cubic silsesquioxane core.

    Kazuo Tanaka;Kenichi Inafuku;Kensuke Naka;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Water-Soluble Anionic POSS-Core Dendrimer: Synthesis and Copper(II) Complexes in Aqueous Solution

    Kensuke Naka;Masaki Fujita;Kazuo Tanaka;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Synthesis of silver dendritic nanostructures protected by tetrathiafulvalene

    Xiaqin Wang;Kensuke Naka;Hideaki Itoh;Sooyun Park

  • Tetrathiafulvalene-Assisted Formation of Silver Dendritic Nanostructures in Acetonitrile

    Xiaqin Wang;Hideaki Itoh;Kensuke Naka;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Synthesis of poly(vinylene-arsine)s: alternating radical copolymerization of arsenic atomic biradical equivalent and phenylacetylene.

    Kensuke Naka;Tomokazu Umeyama;Yoshiki Chujo

  • In-situ Iodination of Organoarsenic Homocycles: Facile Synthesis of 9-Arsafluorene

    Takuji Kato;Susumu Tanaka;Kensuke Naka

  • Synthesis of poly(N, N-dimethylacrylamide)/silica gel polymer hybrids by in situ polymerization method

    Ryo Tamaki;Kensuke Naka;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Adsorption of Inorganic and Organic Arsenic Compounds by Aluminium‐loaded Coral Limestone

    Akira Ohki;Kaori Nakayachigo;Kensuke Naka;Shigeru Maeda

  • Arsole-Containing π-Conjugated Polymer by the Post-Element-Transformation Technique.

    Yoshimasa Matsumura;Makoto Ishidoshiro;Yasuyuki Irie;Hiroaki Imoto

  • Multi-modal 19F NMR probe using perfluorinated cubic silsesquioxane-coated silica nanoparticles for monitoring enzymatic activity

    Kazuo Tanaka;Narufumi Kitamura;Kensuke Naka;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Preparation and enzymic activity of poly[(N-acylimino)ethylene]-modified catalase

    Masatoshi Miyamoto;Kensuke Naka;Makoto Shiozaki;Yoshiki Chujo

  • Preparation, Optical Spectroscopy, and Electrochemical Studies of Novel π-Conjugated Polymer-Protected Stable PbS Colloidal Nanoparticles in a Nonaqueous Solution

    Yong Zhou;Hideaki Itoh;Takashi Uemura;Kensuke Naka

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshiki Chujo
Yoshiki Chujo Kyoto University
Takashi Uemura
Takashi Uemura University of Tokyo
Tomokazu Umeyama
Tomokazu Umeyama Kyoto University
Kazuo Tanaka
Kazuo Tanaka Kyoto University
Yasuhiro Morisaki
Yasuhiro Morisaki Kwansei Gakuin University
Takeo Saegusa
Takeo Saegusa Kyoto University
Meifang Zhu
Meifang Zhu Donghua University
Satoshi Wada
Satoshi Wada University of Yamanashi
Shin-ichi Yusa
Shin-ichi Yusa University of Hyogo
Yasuchika Hasegawa
Yasuchika Hasegawa Hokkaido University

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