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 Masaaki Kitano sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 189 publications — 29th percentile
29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masaaki Kitano sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile
54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.
Masaaki Kitano is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. Their research primarily spans materials science and chemical engineering, with a significant focus on materials chemistry and catalysis.
The scientist's recent publications highlight work in ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, catalytic processes, and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions. Notable papers include:
They have published extensively in several key venues, including:
Frequent collaborators in their work include Hideo Hosono, Masayoshi Miyazaki, Masato Sasase, Jiang Li, and Tian-Nan Ye.
Their main fields of study encompass:
Subfields where they have focused significant research efforts include:
Their major research topics cover:
Masaaki Kitano;Yasunori Inoue;Youhei Yamazaki;Fumitaka Hayashi
Satoshi Suganuma;Kiyotaka Nakajima;Masaaki Kitano;Daizo Yamaguchi
Masaaki Kitano;Shinji Kanbara;Yasunori Inoue;Navaratnarajah Kuganathan
Kiyotaka Nakajima;Yusuke Baba;Ryouhei Noma;Masaaki Kitano
Masaaki Kitano;Masaya Matsuoka;Michio Ueshima;Masakazu Anpo
Tian Nan Ye;Sang Won Park;Yangfan Lu;Jiang Li
Masaya Matsuoka;Masaaki Kitano;Masato Takeuchi;Koichiro Tsujimaru
Masaaki Kitano;Keisho Funatsu;Masaya Matsuoka;Michio Ueshima
Masaaki Kitano;Daizo Yamaguchi;Satoshi Suganuma;Kiyotaka Nakajima
Yutong Gong;Jiazhen Wu;Masaaki Kitano;Junjie Wang
Masaaki Kitano;Michikazu Hara
Yangfan Lu;Jiang Li;Tomofumi Tada;Yoshitake Toda
Masaaki Kitano;Yasunori Inoue;Hiroki Ishikawa;Kyosuke Yamagata
Masaaki Kitano;Masato Takeuchi;Masaya Matsuoka;John M. Thomas
Hideo Hosono;Masaaki Kitano;Masaaki Kitano
Masakazu Anpo;Satoru Dohshi;Masaaki Kitano;Yun Hu
Fumitaka Hayashi;Yoshitake Toda;Yoshimi Kanie;Masaaki Kitano
Tian-Nan Ye;Sang-Won Park;Sang-Won Park;Yangfan Lu;Jiang Li
Michikazu Hara;Masaaki Kitano;Hideo Hosono
Masaaki Kitano;Yasunori Inoue;Masato Sasase;Kazuhisa Kishida
Masaaki Kitano;Keisuke Arai;Atsushi Kodama;Tsutomu Kousaka
Daizo Yamaguchi;Masaaki Kitano;Satoshi Suganuma;Kiyotaka Nakajima
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