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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 54 12583 11322 951 870 363 10700

Kimihisa Yamamoto publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kimihisa Yamamoto between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kimihisa Yamamoto published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2006. 15 of the 406 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2006. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 6 publications
1986 2025

406 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kimihisa Yamamoto: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 5
1988 1
1989 4
1990 6
1991 4
1992 8
1993 13
1994 14
1995 6
1996 10
1997 6
1998 5
1999 6
2000 8
2001 10
2002 11
2003 21
2004 21
2005 14
2006 24
2007 4
2008 7
2009 10
2010 5
2011 5
2012 9
2013 15
2014 7
2015 9
2016 14
2017 17
2018 19
2019 16
2020 21
2021 13
2022 15
2023 7
2024 9
2025 6
Total 406
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Kimihisa Yamamoto publications per year - data summary

  • Kimihisa Yamamoto, a Chemistry scholar from Tokyo Institute of Technology, has 406 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2006, with 24 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986 and 1988, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 10.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.2 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 50 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 89 publications (6.4 per year); 2000-2013: 164 publications (11.7 per year); 2014-2025: 153 publications (12.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kimihisa Yamamoto 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 Kimihisa Yamamoto 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, 361–380 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: 363 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
361–380 522 363
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
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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Kimihisa Yamamoto 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.
  • Kimihisa Yamamoto, a Chemistry scholar from Tokyo Institute of Technology, records 363 publications - the 75th percentile of the discipline.
  • 75% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Kimihisa Yamamoto, and about 25% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Kimihisa Yamamoto 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).

Kimihisa Yamamoto 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 Kimihisa Yamamoto 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, 54–55 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: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 54
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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Kimihisa Yamamoto 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.
  • Kimihisa Yamamoto, a Chemistry scholar from Tokyo Institute of Technology, records 54 D-Index - the 31st percentile of the discipline.
  • 31% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Kimihisa Yamamoto, and about 69% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Kimihisa Yamamoto ranks below the median.
  • 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

Kimihisa Yamamoto is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan and specializes in materials science with a particular focus on materials chemistry. Their research spans 132 publications in materials science, with notable subfields including materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, mechanical engineering, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics include dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers, nanocluster synthesis and applications, catalytic processes in materials science, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Kimihisa Yamamoto has published work in several prominent scientific venues, including:

  • Chemistry Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Yamamoto include:

  • Enhanced Catalytic Performance of Subnano Copper Oxide Particles, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Modern cluster design based on experiment and theory, 2021, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • Silver in the Center Enhances Room-Temperature Phosphorescence of a Platinum Sub-nanocluster by 18 Times, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Single-Crystalline Optical Microcavities from Luminescent Dendrimers, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Selective Hydroperoxygenation of Olefins Realized by a Coinage Multimetallic 1-Nanometer Catalyst, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent collaborators in Yamamoto's research include Takane Imaoka, Tetsuya Kambe, Takamasa Tsukamoto, Akiyoshi Kuzume, and Makoto Tanabe. The number of joint publications with these co-authors ranges from 12 to 37.

Best Publications

  • Size-specific catalytic activity of platinum clusters enhances oxygen reduction reactions.

    Kimihisa Yamamoto;Takane Imaoka;Wang-Jae Chun;Osamu Enoki

  • Quantum size effect in TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by finely controlled metal assembly on dendrimer templates.

    Norifusa Satoh;Toshio Nakashima;Kenta Kamikura;Kimihisa Yamamoto

  • Stepwise radial complexation of imine groups in phenylazomethine dendrimers.

    Kimihisa Yamamoto;Masayoshi Higuchi;Satoshi Shiki;Masanori Tsuruta

  • Carbazole Dendrimers as Solution‐Processable Thermally Activated Delayed‐Fluorescence Materials

    Ken Albrecht;Kenichi Matsuoka;Katsuhiko Fujita;Kimihisa Yamamoto

  • Metal-assembling dendrimers with a triarylamine core and their application to a dye-sensitized solar cell.

    Norifusa Satoh;Toshio Nakashima;Kimihisa Yamamoto

  • New Horizon of Nanoparticle and Cluster Catalysis with Dendrimers

    Kimihisa Yamamoto;Takane Imaoka;Takane Imaoka;Makoto Tanabe;Tetsuya Kambe

  • Magic Number Pt13 and Misshapen Pt12 Clusters: Which One is the Better Catalyst?

    Takane Imaoka;Hirokazu Kitazawa;Wang Jae Chun;Saori Omura

  • Synthesis of Poly(phenylene sulfide sulfonic acid) via Poly(sulfonium cation) as a Thermostable Proton-Conducting Polymer

    Kenji Miyatake;Hiroyuki Iyotani;Kimihisa Yamamoto;Eishun Tsuchida

  • Platinum clusters with precise numbers of atoms for preparative-scale catalysis

    Takane Imaoka;Takane Imaoka;Yuki Akanuma;Naoki Haruta;Shogo Tsuchiya

  • Dendritic structure having a potential gradient: new synthesis and properties of carbazole dendrimers.

    Ken Albrecht;Kimihisa Yamamoto

  • Novel triarylamine dendrimers as a hole-transport material with a controlled metal-assembling function.

    Norifusa Satoh;Jun-Sang Cho;Masayoshi Higuchi;Kimihisa Yamamoto

  • Finding the Most Catalytically Active Platinum Clusters With Low Atomicity

    Takane Imaoka;Hirokazu Kitazawa;Wang-Jae Chun;Kimihisa Yamamoto

  • Synthesis of Asymmetrically Arranged Dendrimers with a Carbazole Dendron and a Phenylazomethine Dendron

    Atsushi Kimoto;Jun-Sang Cho;Masayoshi Higuchi;Kimihisa Yamamoto

  • First synthesis of phenylazomethine dendrimer ligands and structural studies.

    Masayoshi Higuchi;Satoshi Shiki;Katsuhiko Ariga;Kimihisa Yamamoto

  • Metastability of anatase: size dependent and irreversible anatase-rutile phase transition in atomic-level precise titania

    Norifusa Satoh;Toshio Nakashima;Kimihisa Yamamoto

  • A Uniform Bimetallic Rhodium/Iron Nanoparticle Catalyst for the Hydrogenation of Olefins and Nitroarenes

    Ikuse Nakamula;Yoshinori Yamanoi;Takane Imaoka;Kimihisa Yamamoto

  • Catalytic Cycle of a Divanadium Complex with Salen Ligands in O2 Reduction: Two-Electron Redox Process of the Dinuclear Center (salen = N,N‘-Ethylenebis(salicylideneamine))

    Kimihisa Yamamoto;Kenichi Oyaizu;Eishun Tsuchida

  • Finely controlled multimetallic nanocluster catalysts for solvent-free aerobic oxidation of hydrocarbons.

    Masaki Takahashi;Masaki Takahashi;Hiromu Koizumi;Wang-Jae Chun;Makoto Kori

  • Precision Synthesis of Subnanoparticles Using Dendrimers as a Superatom Synthesizer

    Kimihisa Yamamoto;Takane Imaoka

  • Highly Efficient Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Fully Solution-Processed Organic Multilayered Architecture: Impact of Terminal Substitution on Carbazole-Benzophenone Dendrimer and Interfacial Engineering.

    Kenichi Matsuoka;Ken Albrecht;Akira Nakayama;Kimihisa Yamamoto

  • Synthesis and Proton Conductivity of Highly Sulfonated Poly(Thiophenylene)

    Kenji Miyatake;Eiichi Shouji;Kimihisa Yamamoto;Eishun Tsuchida

  • Thermally activated delayed fluorescence OLEDs with fully solution processed organic layers exhibiting nearly 10% external quantum efficiency

    Ken Albrecht;Kenichi Matsuoka;Daisuke Yokoyama;Yoshiya Sakai

Frequent Co-Authors

Eishun Tsuchida
Eishun Tsuchida Waseda University
Masaaki Fujii
Masaaki Fujii Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hiroyuki Nishide
Hiroyuki Nishide Waseda University
Kenichi Oyaizu
Kenichi Oyaizu Waseda University
Kenji Miyatake
Kenji Miyatake University of Yamanashi
Hirokazu Tada
Hirokazu Tada Osaka University
Shinji Takeoka
Shinji Takeoka Waseda University
Dirk G. Kurth
Dirk G. Kurth University of Würzburg
Hiroshi Nishihara
Hiroshi Nishihara Tokyo University of Science
Yasuaki Einaga
Yasuaki Einaga Keio University

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