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Makoto Fujita

Makoto Fujita

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Chemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
132
Citations
63322
World Ranking
296
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Makoto Fujita is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has a significant presence in materials science research, with a focus on materials chemistry. Their work spans several subfields including organic chemistry, molecular biology, biomaterials, and inorganic chemistry.

The scientist's research topics predominantly cover crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and supramolecular chemistry and complexes. Additional areas of focus include supramolecular self-assembly in materials, chemical synthesis and analysis, metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, as well as crystallography and molecular interactions.

Makoto Fujita has published in various scientific venues that include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)

Their recent papers demonstrate a broad interest in supramolecular assemblies and molecular recognition. Notable publications include:

  • "Enhanced reactivity of twisted amides inside a molecular cage," 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • "Metal-Peptide Torus Knots from Flexible Short Peptides," 2020, Chem
  • "A Double-Walled Knotted Cage for Guest-Adaptive Molecular Recognition," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Molecular Confinement Effects by Self-Assembled Coordination Cages," 2021, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
  • "Folding and Assembly of Metal-Linked Peptidic Nanostructures," 2020, Chem

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Makoto Fujita include:

  • Takashi Kikuchi
  • Hiroki Takezawa
  • Takaaki Mitsuhashi
  • Tomohisa Sawada
  • Sota Sato

This network of collaborators suggests ongoing interdisciplinary work in coordination chemistry and molecular assembly. The diversity of publication venues and topics reflects a broad and interconnected research agenda within materials science and chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Preparation, Clathration Ability, and Catalysis of a Two-Dimensional Square Network Material Composed of Cadmium(II) and 4,4'-Bipyridine

    Makoto Fujita;Yoon Jung Kwon;Satoru Washizu;Katsuyuki Ogura

  • Functional Molecular Flasks : New Properties and Reactions within Discrete, Self-Assembled Hosts

    Michito Yoshizawa;Jeremy K. Klosterman;Makoto Fujita

  • Coordination assemblies from a Pd(II)-cornered square complex.

    Makoto Fujita;Masahide Tominaga;and Akiko Hori;Bruno Therrien

  • Diels-Alder in Aqueous Molecular Hosts: Unusual Regioselectivity and Efficient Catalysis

    Michito Yoshizawa;Masazumi Tamura;Makoto Fujita

  • Self-assembly of ten molecules into nanometre-sized organic host frameworks

    Makoto Fujita;Daichi Oguro;Mayumi Miyazawa;Hiroko Oka

  • Preparation of a macrocyclic polynuclear complex, [(en)Pd(4,4'-bpy)]4(NO3)8 (en = ethylenediamine, bpy = bipyridine), which recognizes an organic molecule in aqueous media

    Makoto Fujita;Jun Yazaki;Katsuyuki Ogura

  • Self-Assembled M24L48 Polyhedra and Their Sharp Structural Switch upon Subtle Ligand Variation

    Qing Fu Sun;Junji Iwasa;Daichi Ogawa;Yoshitaka Ishido

  • Metal-directed self-assembly of two- and three-dimensional synthetic receptors

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  • X-ray analysis on the nanogram to microgram scale using porous complexes

    Yasuhide Inokuma;Shota Yoshioka;Junko Ariyoshi;Tatsuhiko Arai

  • Self-Assembly of [2]Catenanes Containing Metals in Their Backbones

    Makoto Fujita

  • Crystalline molecular flasks

    Yasuhide Inokuma;Masaki Kawano;Makoto Fujita

  • Molecular paneling via coordination

    Makoto Fujita;Kazuhiko Umemoto;Michito Yoshizawa;Norifumi Fujita

  • Interpenetrating Molecular Ladders and Bricks

    Makoto Fujita;Yoon Jung Kwon;Osamu Sasaki;Kentaro Yamaguchi

  • Self-assembly of tetravalent Goldberg polyhedra from 144 small components

    Daishi Fujita;Yoshihiro Ueda;Sota Sato;Nobuhiro Mizuno

  • Giant hollow MnL2n spherical complexes: structure, functionalisation and applications

    Kate Harris;Daishi Fujita;Makoto Fujita

  • Spontaneous assembly of ten components into two interlocked, identical coordination cages

    Makoto Fujita;Norifumi Fujita;Katsuyuki Ogura;Kentaro Yamaguchi

  • Quantitative self-assembly of a [2]catenane from two preformed molecular rings

    Makoto Fujita;Fumiaki Ibukuro;Hideaki Hagihara;Katsuyuki Ogura

  • Funktionale molekulare Reaktionskolben: neuartige Eigenschaften und Reaktionen in diskreten, selbstorganisierten Wirtmolekülen

    Michito Yoshizawa;Jeremy K. Klosterman;Makoto Fujita

  • Finite, Spherical Coordination Networks that Self‐Organize from 36 Small Components

    Masahide Tominaga;Keisuke Suzuki;Masaki Kawano;Takahiro Kusukawa

  • A nanometre-sized hexahedral coordination capsule assembled from 24 components

    Nobuhiro Takeda;Kazuhiko Umemoto;Kentaro Yamaguchi;Makoto Fujita

  • Engineering discrete stacks of aromatic molecules

    Jeremy K. Klosterman;Yoshihiro Yamauchi;Makoto Fujita

Frequent Co-Authors

Masaki Kawano
Masaki Kawano Tokyo Institute of Technology
Sota Sato
Sota Sato University of Tokyo
Michito Yoshizawa
Michito Yoshizawa Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kentaro Yamaguchi
Kentaro Yamaguchi Tokushima Bunri University
Katsuyuki Ogura
Katsuyuki Ogura Chiba University
Kumar Biradha
Kumar Biradha Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Shigeru Sakamoto
Shigeru Sakamoto Chiba University
Koichi Kato
Koichi Kato National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Manabu Kiguchi
Manabu Kiguchi Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ikuro Abe
Ikuro Abe University of Tokyo

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