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D-Index
112
Citations
51928
World Ranking
729
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Masakazu Anpo 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 Masakazu Anpo sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 597 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masakazu Anpo 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 Masakazu Anpo 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: 112 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
  • 2008 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Masakazu Anpo is affiliated with Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of energy and materials science. Their research has a pronounced focus on renewable energy, sustainability, and materials chemistry, addressing various aspects of catalytic processes, photocatalysis, and sensor technologies.

The scientific work of Masakazu Anpo encompasses key areas including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Copper-based Nanomaterials and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

Anpo's research output is characterized by frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research on Chemical Intermediates
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Among the recent papers associated with their work are:

  • Cooperative Coupling of Oxidative Organic Synthesis and Hydrogen Production over Semiconductor-Based Photocatalysts, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Rationally designed transition metal hydroxide nanosheet arrays on graphene for artificial CO2 reduction, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Photothermal catalytic CO2 reduction over nanomaterials, 2021, Chem Catalysis
  • Efficient Photoredox-Mediated C-C Coupling Organic Synthesis and Hydrogen Production over Engineered Semiconductor Quantum Dots, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • MOF based electrochemical sensors for the detection of physiologically relevant biomolecules: An overview, 2022, Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Collaboration has been an integral part of their work, often partnering with researchers such as Xinchen Wang, Yidong Hou, Jinshui Zhang, Jimmy C. Yu, and Yuanxing Fang.

The subfields covered in Anpo's research include renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and water science and technology.

In recognition of their career contributions, Masakazu Anpo was named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Understanding TiO2 photocatalysis: mechanisms and materials.

    Jenny Schneider;Masaya Matsuoka;Masato Takeuchi;Jinlong Zhang

  • The design and development of highly reactive titanium oxide photocatalysts operating under visible light irradiation

    Masakazu Anpo;Masato Takeuchi

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Nitrogen-Doped TiO2 Nanophotocatalyst with High Visible Light Activity

    Ye Cong;Jinlong Zhang;and Feng Chen;Masakazu Anpo

  • Photocatalytic hydrogenation of propyne with water on small-particle titania: size quantization effects and reaction intermediates

    Masakazu. Anpo;Takahito. Shima;Sukeya. Kodama;Yutaka. Kubokawa

  • Cooperative Coupling of Oxidative Organic Synthesis and Hydrogen Production over Semiconductor-Based Photocatalysts.

    Ming-Yu Qi;Marco Conte;Masakazu Anpo;Zi-Rong Tang

  • Visible-Light-Promoted Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production by Using an Amino-Functionalized Ti(IV) Metal–Organic Framework

    Yu Horiuchi;Takashi Toyao;Masakazu Saito;Katsunori Mochizuki

  • Characterization of Fe–TiO2 photocatalysts synthesized by hydrothermal method and their photocatalytic reactivity for photodegradation of XRG dye diluted in water

    Jiefang Zhu;Wei Zheng;Bin He;Jinlong Zhang

  • The effect of ultraviolet functionalization of titanium on integration with bone

    Hideki Aita;Norio Hori;Masato Takeuchi;Takeo Suzuki

  • Recent developments in titanium oxide-based photocatalysts

    Masaaki Kitano;Masaya Matsuoka;Michio Ueshima;Masakazu Anpo

  • Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 with H2O on various titanium oxide catalysts

    Masakazu Anpo;Hiromi Yamashita;Yuichi Ichihashi;Shaw Ehara

  • Fe3+-TiO2 photocatalysts prepared by combining sol-gel method with hydrothermal treatment and their characterization

    Jiefang Zhu;Feng Chen;Jinlong Zhang;Haijun Chen

  • Hydrothermal doping method for preparation of Cr3+-TiO2 photocatalysts with concentration gradient distribution of Cr3+

    Jiefang Zhu;Zhigang Deng;Feng Chen;Jinlong Zhang

  • Photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds diluted in water using visible light-responsive metal ion-implanted TiO2 catalysts: Fe ion-implanted TiO2

    Hiromi Yamashita;Masaru Harada;Junko Misaka;Masato Takeuchi

  • Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 with H2O on Titanium Oxides Anchored within Micropores of Zeolites: Effects of the Structure of the Active Sites and the Addition of Pt

    Masakazu Anpo;Hiromi Yamashita;Yuichi Ichihashi;and Yo Fujii

  • Preparation of controllable crystalline titania and study on the photocatalytic properties.

    Maocheng Yan;Feng Chen;Jinlong Zhang;Masakazu Anpo

  • Study of adsorption and degradation of acid orange 7 on the surface of CeO2 under visible light irradiation

    Pengfei Ji;Jinlong Zhang;Feng Chen;Masakazu Anpo

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

    Masaya Matsuoka;Masaaki Kitano;Masato Takeuchi;Koichiro Tsujimaru

  • Carbon Nitride Aerogels for the Photoredox Conversion of Water.

    Honghui Ou;Pengju Yang;Lihua Lin;Masakazu Anpo

  • Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 with H2O on Ti-MCM-41 and Ti-MCM-48 mesoporous zeolite catalysts

    Masakazu Anpo;Hiromi Yamashita;Keita Ikeue;Yo Fujii

  • Generation of superoxide ions at oxide surfaces

    Masakazu Anpo;Michel Che;Bice Fubini;Edoardo Garrone

  • The interaction of NO with copper ions in ZSM5 : an EPR and IR investigation

    E Giamello;D Murphy;G Magnacca;C Morterra

Frequent Co-Authors

Masaya Matsuoka
Masaya Matsuoka Osaka Metropolitan University
Hiromi Yamashita
Hiromi Yamashita Osaka University
Masato Takeuchi
Masato Takeuchi Osaka Metropolitan University
Masaaki Kitano
Masaaki Kitano Tokyo Institute of Technology
Michel Che
Michel Che Sorbonne University
Feng Chen
Feng Chen East China University of Science and Technology
Baozhu Tian
Baozhu Tian East China University of Science and Technology
Bernaurdshaw Neppolian
Bernaurdshaw Neppolian SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Dannong He
Dannong He Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Salvatore Coluccia
Salvatore Coluccia University of Turin

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