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Makoto Kumada

Makoto Kumada

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
20738
World Ranking
4647
National Ranking
263

Makoto Kumada 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 Makoto Kumada sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 423 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.

Makoto Kumada 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 Makoto Kumada sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Makoto Kumada was affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan during their academic career. The scientist's work spanned various aspects of research, although specific details about fields of study, subfields, or main topics of research are not documented.

The record of recent papers, frequent co-authors, and publication venues connected to Makoto Kumada is not available. There are no listed publications with titles, years, or venues to reference.

Similarly, there is no detailed information on book publications by Kumada, including publishers or the number of books authored. The absence of awards with specific names or years indicates there are no documented recognitions associated with this individual.

In summary, the available data provides basic affiliation information and confirms that Makoto Kumada is deceased, but lacks further elaboration on research contributions, topics, or collaborative networks.

Best Publications

  • Selective carbon-carbon bond formation by cross-coupling of Grignard reagents with organic halides. Catalysis by nickel-phosphine complexes

    Kohei Tamao;Koji Sumitani;Makoto Kumada

  • Dichloro[1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II): an effective catalyst for cross-coupling of secondary and primary alkyl Grignard and alkylzinc reagents with organic halides

    Tamio Hayashi;Mitsuo Konishi;Yuji Kobori;Makoto Kumada

  • NICKEL-PHOSPHINE COMPLEX-CATALYZED GRIGNARD COUPLING. I. CROSS-COUPLING OF ALKYL, ARYL, AND ALKENYL GRIGNARD REAGENTS WITH ARYL AND ALKENYL HALIDES- GENERAL SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

    Kohei Tamao;Koji Sumitani;Yoshihisa Kiso;Michio Zembayashi

  • Nickel-phosphine complex-catalyzed Grignard coupling—II : Grignard coupling of heterocyclic compounds

    K. Tamao;S. Kodama;I. Nakajima;M. Kumada

  • Asymmetric Synthesis Catalyzed by Chiral Ferrocenylphosphine–Transition Metal Complexes. I. Preparation of Chiral Ferrocenylphosphines

    Tamio Hayashi;Takaya Mise;Motoo Fukushima;Masahiro Kagotani

  • Silafunctional compounds in organic synthesis. Part 20. Hydrogen peroxide oxidation of the silicon-carbon bond in organoalkoxysilanes

    Kohei Tamao;Neyoshi Ishida;Tatsu Tanaka;Makoto Kumada

  • Asymmetric synthesis catalyzed by chiral ferrocenylphosphine-transition metal complexes. 2. Nickel- and palladium-catalyzed asymmetric Grignard cross-coupling

    Tamio Hayashi;Mitsuo Konishi;Motoo Fukushima;Takaya Mise

  • Asymmetric synthesis catalyzed by transition-metal complexes with functionalized chiral ferrocenylphosphine ligands

    Tamio Hayashi;Makoto Kumada

  • Alkyl group isomerization in the cross-coupling reaction of secondary alkyl Grignard reagents with organic halides in the presence of nickel-phosphine complexes as catalysts

    Kohei Tamao;Yoshihisa Kiso;Koji Sumitani;Makoto Kumada

  • Oxidative cleavage of silicon-carbon bonds in organosilicon fluorides to alcohols

    K. Tamao;T. Kakui;M. Akita;T. Iwahara

  • Asymmetric synthesis catalyzed by chiral ferrocenylphosphine-transition metal complexes. 5. Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylation of active methine compounds

    Tamio Hayashi;Koichi Kanehira;Toshiya Hagihara;Makoto Kumada

  • OPTICALLY ACTIVE ALLYLSILANES. 1. PREPARATION BY PALLADIUM-CATALYZED ASYMMETRIC GRIGNARD CROSS-COUPLING AND ANTI STEREOCHEMISTRY IN ELECTROPHILIC SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS

    Tamio Hayashi;Mitsuo Konishi;Hiroshi Ito;Makoto Kumada

  • Asymmetric synthesis catalyzed by chiral ferrocenylphosphine-transition metal complexes. 3. Preparation of optically active allylsilanes by palladium-catalyzed asymmetric Grignard cross-coupling

    Tamio Hayashi;Mitsuo Konishi;Yasuo Okamoto;Keiji Kabeta

  • Nickel-phosphine complex-catalyzed homo coupling of aryl halides in the presence of zinc powder

    Michio Zembayashi;Kohei Tamao;Jun-ichi Yoshida;Makoto Kumada

  • (Diisopropoxymethylsilyl)methyl Grignard reagent: a new, practically useful nucleophilic hydroxymethylating agent

    Kohei Tamao;Neyoshi Ishida;Makoto Kumada

  • Asymmetric catalytic hydrosilylation of ketones preparation of chiral ferrocenylphosphines as chiral ligands

    Tamio Hayashi;Keiji Yamamoto;Makoto Kumada

  • Chiral (.beta.-aminoalkyl)phosphines. Highly efficient phosphine ligands for catalytic asymmetric Grignard cross-coupling

    Tamio Hayashi;Mitsuo Konishi;Motoo Fukushima;Koichi Kanehira

  • High stereoselectivity in asymmetric Grignard cross-coupling catalyzed by nickel complexes of chiral (aminoalkylferrocenyl)phosphines

    Tamio Hayashi;Masatoyo Tajika;Kohei Tamao;Makoto Kumada

  • Effects of the nature of halides on the alkyl group isomerization in the nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of secondary alkyl Grignard reagents with organic halides

    Yoshihisa Kiso;Kohei Tamao;Makoto Kumada

  • Synthesis of Some Methyldisilanes Containing Functional Groups

    Makoto. Kumada;Masaaki. Yamaguchi;Yoshihiro. Yamamoto;Jun-Ichi. Nakajima

Frequent Co-Authors

Kohei Tamao
Kohei Tamao Kyoto University
Mitsuo Ishikawa
Mitsuo Ishikawa Hiroshima University
Tamio Hayashi
Tamio Hayashi National Taiwan Normal University
Hideki Sakurai
Hideki Sakurai Tokyo University of Science
Jun-ichi Yoshida
Jun-ichi Yoshida Kyoto University
Munetaka Akita
Munetaka Akita Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ken Hirotsu
Ken Hirotsu Osaka Metropolitan University
Mitsuo Kira
Mitsuo Kira Hangzhou Normal University
Tokio Yamabe
Tokio Yamabe Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science
Kazuo Akagi
Kazuo Akagi Ritsumeikan University

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