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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 45 Citations 9,914 131 World Ranking 10789 National Ranking 895

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Catalysis
  • Organic chemistry
  • Hydrogen

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Photochemistry, Photocatalysis and Carbon. His Catalysis and Solid acid and Heterogeneous catalysis investigations all form part of his Catalysis research activities. His study in Inorganic chemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory and Lewis acids and bases.

Masaaki Kitano combines subjects such as Hydrogen and Ammonia production with his study of Photochemistry. His Photocatalysis research incorporates elements of Thin film, Visible spectrum and Sputter deposition. His Carbon research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Cellulose and Hydrolysis.

His most cited work include:

  • Hydrolysis of Cellulose by Amorphous Carbon Bearing SO3H, COOH, and OH Groups (744 citations)
  • Ammonia synthesis using a stable electride as an electron donor and reversible hydrogen store (502 citations)
  • Recent developments in titanium oxide-based photocatalysts (395 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Ammonia production, Electride and Ammonia are his primary areas of study. His Catalysis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Photochemistry and Hydride, Metal. His Inorganic chemistry research integrates issues from Decomposition, Amorphous carbon, Nanoparticle, Lewis acids and bases and Ion.

The various areas that he examines in his Amorphous carbon study include Cellulose and Hydrolysis. His Ammonia production research incorporates elements of Hydrogen, Dissociation, Intermetallic and Activation energy. His Electride study which covers Nanotechnology that intersects with Titanium oxide.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Catalysis (73.30%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (50.00%)
  • Ammonia production (48.30%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Ammonia production (48.30%)
  • Catalysis (73.30%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (50.00%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Ammonia production, Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Hydride and Metal. His Ammonia production research integrates issues from Electride, Phase and Intermetallic. Catalysis and Nitride are commonly linked in his work.

Inorganic chemistry is closely attributed to Ruthenium in his work. His studies deal with areas such as Oxide, Hydrogen atmosphere, Ion, Lanthanide and Reaction temperature as well as Hydride. His work carried out in the field of Metal brings together such families of science as Photochemistry, Group and Transition metal.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Vacancy-enabled N2 activation for ammonia synthesis on an Ni-loaded catalyst. (30 citations)
  • Vacancy-enabled N2 activation for ammonia synthesis on an Ni-loaded catalyst. (30 citations)
  • Stable single platinum atoms trapped in sub-nanometer cavities in 12CaO·7Al 2 O 3 for chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes (19 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Catalysis
  • Organic chemistry
  • Hydrogen

His primary areas of investigation include Catalysis, Ammonia production, Nitride, Metal and Ammonia. Masaaki Kitano has researched Catalysis in several fields, including Photochemistry and Adsorption. His Ammonia production research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Inorganic chemistry, Electride and Ruthenium.

His Electride study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Bond energy, Alkali metal and Electron transfer. The Metal study combines topics in areas such as Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Nanoporous, Selectivity and Crystal. The concepts of his Ammonia study are interwoven with issues in Energy carrier, Ruthenium catalyst and Decomposition.

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Best Publications

Hydrolysis of Cellulose by Amorphous Carbon Bearing SO3H, COOH, and OH Groups

Satoshi Suganuma;Kiyotaka Nakajima;Masaaki Kitano;Daizo Yamaguchi.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2008)

1013 Citations

Ammonia synthesis using a stable electride as an electron donor and reversible hydrogen store

Masaaki Kitano;Yasunori Inoue;Youhei Yamazaki;Fumitaka Hayashi.
Nature Chemistry (2012)

700 Citations

Recent developments in titanium oxide-based photocatalysts

Masaaki Kitano;Masaya Matsuoka;Michio Ueshima;Masakazu Anpo.
Applied Catalysis A-general (2007)

569 Citations

Nb2O5·nH2O as a heterogeneous catalyst with water-tolerant Lewis acid sites.

Kiyotaka Nakajima;Yusuke Baba;Ryouhei Noma;Masaaki Kitano.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2011)

447 Citations

Photocatalysis for new energy production: Recent advances in photocatalytic water splitting reactions for hydrogen production

Masaya Matsuoka;Masaaki Kitano;Masato Takeuchi;Koichiro Tsujimaru.
Catalysis Today (2007)

362 Citations

Electride support boosts nitrogen dissociation over ruthenium catalyst and shifts the bottleneck in ammonia synthesis

Masaaki Kitano;Shinji Kanbara;Yasunori Inoue;Navaratnarajah Kuganathan.
Nature Communications (2015)

332 Citations

Preparation of nitrogen-substituted TiO2 thin film photocatalysts by the radio frequency magnetron sputtering deposition method and their photocatalytic reactivity under visible light irradiation.

Masaaki Kitano;Keisho Funatsu;Masaya Matsuoka;Michio Ueshima.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2006)

306 Citations

Adsorption-Enhanced Hydrolysis of β-1,4-Glucan on Graphene-Based Amorphous Carbon Bearing SO3H, COOH, and OH Groups

Masaaki Kitano;Daizo Yamaguchi;Satoshi Suganuma;Kiyotaka Nakajima.
Langmuir (2009)

279 Citations

Heterogeneous photocatalytic cleavage of water

Masaaki Kitano;Michikazu Hara.
Journal of Materials Chemistry (2010)

259 Citations

Photocatalytic water splitting using Pt-loaded visible light-responsive TiO2 thin film photocatalysts

Masaaki Kitano;Masato Takeuchi;Masaya Matsuoka;John M. Thomas.
Catalysis Today (2007)

222 Citations

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