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Koichiro Oshima

Koichiro Oshima

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Chemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
28362
World Ranking
1903
National Ranking
99

Koichiro Oshima 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 Koichiro Oshima sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 811 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Koichiro Oshima 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 Koichiro Oshima sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

Koichiro Oshima is a researcher affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, specializing in the fields of engineering and energy. Their work predominantly focuses on electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, and electrochemistry.

Their main research topics include fuel cells and related materials, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies research, and electrochemical analysis and applications.

Oshima's publication record includes several recent papers such as:

  • Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study on the Influence of Specific Adsorption of the Sulfo Group in the Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of the Pt/C Catalyst, 2021, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Effect of Temperature on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Kinetics for Pd Core-Pt Shell Catalyst with Different Core Size, 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study on the Effect of Ionic Liquid Coverage upon the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Pd-core Pt-shell Catalysts, 2020, Electrochemistry
  • What was the fundamental cause for the long-continued high market price in Japan in 2021? - negative impact on Japan's renewable energy policy, 2022, IET conference proceedings.

Their frequent coauthors include Tomoki Uchiyama, Kentaro Yamamoto, Toshiki Watanabe, Hideto Imai, and Shigeki Sakurai, each having collaborated on at least three publications with Oshima.

Oshima has published regularly in journals such as ACS Applied Energy Materials and Electrochemistry, as well as presented work at IET conference proceedings.

Best Publications

  • Reactions of alkenylchromium reagents prepared from alkenyl trifluoromethanesulfonates (triflates) with chromium(II) chloride under nickel catalysis.

    Kazuhiko Takai;Mizuka Tagashira;Tooru Kuroda;Koichiro Oshima

  • Et3B-induced radical addition of R3SnH to acetylenes and its application to cyclization reaction

    Kyoko Nozaki;Koichiro Oshima;Kiichiro Uchimoto

  • Cobalt-catalyzed Heck-type reaction of alkyl halides with styrenes.

    Yousuke Ikeda;Tomoaki Nakamura;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Selective halogen-magnesium exchange reaction via organomagnesium ate complex

    Atsushi Inoue;Kazuya Kitagawa;Hiroshi Shinokubo;Koichiro Oshima

  • Water Enables Direct Use of Allyl Alcohol for Tsuji−Trost Reaction without Activators

    Hidenori Kinoshita;Hiroshi Shinokubo;Koichiro Oshima

  • Nickel-catalyzed carboxylation of organozinc reagents with CO2.

    Hidenori Ochiai;Minsul Jang;Koji Hirano;Hideki Yorimitsu

  • Cobalt-Catalyzed Trimethylsilylmethylmagnesium-Promoted Radical Alkenylation of Alkyl Halides: A Complement to the Heck Reaction

    Walter Affo;Hirohisa Ohmiya;Takuma Fujioka;Yousuke Ikeda

  • Powerful solvent effect of water in radical reaction: Triethylborane-induced atom-transfer radical cyclization in water

    Hideki Yorimitsu;Tomoaki Nakamura;Hiroshi Shinokubo;Koichiro Oshima

  • Cobalt-catalyzed tandem radical cyclization and cross-coupling reaction: Its application to benzyl-substituted heterocycles

    Katsuyu Wakabayashi;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Cobalt‐Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of Alkyl Halides with Allylic Grignard Reagents

    Takashi Tsuji;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Recent Progress in Asymmetric Allylic Substitutions Catalyzed by Chiral Copper Complexes

    Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Synthesis of dioxobis(tert-alkylimido)osmium(VIII) and oxotris(tert-alkylimido)osmium(VIII) complexes. Stereospecific vicinal diamination of olefins

    Anthony O. Chong;Koichiro Oshima;K. Barry Sharpless

  • Triethylborane-Induced Hydrodehalogenation of Organic Halides by Tin Hydrides

    Katsukiyo Miura;Yoshifumi Ichinose;Kyoko Nozaki;Keigo Fugami

  • Cobalt(diamine)-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of alkyl halides with arylmagnesium reagents: stereoselective constructions of arylated asymmetric carbons and application to total synthesis of AH13205.

    Hirohisa Ohmiya;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Osmium-catalyzed vicinal oxyamination of olefins by Chloramine-T

    K. B. Sharpless;A. O. Chong;Koichiro. Oshima

  • Effective methods of carbonyl methylenation using CH2I2-Zn-Me3Al and CH2Br2-Zn-TiCl4 system

    Kazuhiko Takai;Yuji Hotta;Koichiro Oshima;Hitosi Nozaki

  • Regio- and stereoselective ring opening of epoxy alcohols with organoaluminium compounds leading to 1,2-diols

    Toshifumi Suzuki;Hiroyuki Saimoto;Hiroki Tomioka;Koichiro Oshima

  • Halogen–Magnesium Exchange via Trialkylmagnesates for the Preparation of Aryl‐ and Alkenylmagnesium Reagents

    Kazuya Kitagawa;Atsushi Inoue;Hiroshi Shinokubo;Koichiro Oshima

  • Stereoselective hydrothiolation of alkynes catalyzed by cesium base: Facile access to (Z)-1-alkenyl sulfides

    Azusa Kondoh;Kazuaki Takami;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Cobalt-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of alkyl halides with allylic and benzylic Grignard reagents and their application to tandem radical cyclization/cross-coupling reactions.

    Hirohisa Ohmiya;Takashi Tsuji;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Transition Metal-Catalyzed Carbon−Carbon Bond Formation with Grignard Reagents − Novel Reactions with a Classic Reagent

    Hiroshi Shinokubo;Koichiro Oshima

Frequent Co-Authors

Hideki Yorimitsu
Hideki Yorimitsu Kyoto University
Hiroshi Shinokubo
Hiroshi Shinokubo Nagoya University
Hitosi Nozaki
Hitosi Nozaki Okayama University
Seijiro Matsubara
Seijiro Matsubara Kyoto University
Koji Hirano
Koji Hirano Osaka University
Hirohisa Ohmiya
Hirohisa Ohmiya Kyoto University
Kazuhiko Takai
Kazuhiko Takai Okayama University
Kiitiro Utimoto
Kiitiro Utimoto Kyoto University
Hisashi Yamamoto
Hisashi Yamamoto Chubu University
Tamejiro Hiyama
Tamejiro Hiyama Chuo University

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