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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 71 5682 5157 349 326 402 14981

Masato Tanaka publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Masato Tanaka between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Masato Tanaka published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 1988. 3 of the 422 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 1988. 1971: 2 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 5 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 7 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 15 publications 1988: 23 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 3 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 3 publications
1971 2025

422 publications in total across all disciplines

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Masato Tanaka: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 2
1972 2
1973 2
1974 5
1975 4
1976 1
1977 2
1978 2
1979 7
1980 3
1981 6
1982 5
1983 4
1984 4
1985 8
1986 4
1987 15
1988 23
1989 8
1990 14
1991 15
1992 14
1993 8
1994 5
1995 12
1996 17
1997 13
1998 15
1999 11
2000 14
2001 15
2002 12
2003 11
2004 18
2005 13
2006 13
2007 10
2008 10
2009 11
2010 6
2011 7
2012 9
2013 8
2014 3
2015 0
2016 1
2017 3
2018 7
2019 3
2020 4
2021 2
2022 3
2023 5
2024 0
2025 3
Total 422
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Masato Tanaka 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 Masato Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 401–420 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 402 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397 402
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Masato Tanaka 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 Masato Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646 71
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Masato Tanaka is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields, notably within engineering and chemistry. The main focus areas include organic chemistry, management science and operations research, biomedical engineering, computational theory and mathematics, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Tanaka's work covers a range of scientific topics, including:

  • Game theory and voting systems
  • Game theory and applications
  • Advanced graph theory research
  • Industrial technology and control systems
  • Electromagnetic launch and propulsion technology
  • Cyclization and aryne chemistry
  • Catalytic alkyne reactions

Recent publications by Tanaka include:

  • "Intramolecular Benzyne-Phenolate [4+2] Cycloadditions," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Pulse duration dependence of ablation threshold for fused silica in the visible femtosecond regime," 2020, Applied Physics A
  • "Oxidative addition of Bi-C bonds to Pt(0): reaction of Pt(PEt3)3 with cyclic organobismuth compounds," 2020, Chemical Communications
  • "Intramolecular Benzyne-Phenolate [4+2] Cycloadditions," 2020, Angewandte Chemie
  • "Effect of Electrolyte Concentration on Cell Sensing by Measuring Ionic Current Waveform through Micropores," 2021, Biosensors

The frequent collaborators in Tanaka's research include Tomomi Matsui, Keigo Ikeda, Ayato Endo, Yuhei Majima, and Kazuki Ogawa.

Tanaka's publications have appeared in a variety of scientific journals and venues, with several contributions to Biosensors and arXiv (Cornell University), as well as works published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Applied Physics A, and Chemical Communications.

Best Publications

  • Highly efficient AuI-catalyzed hydration of alkynes.

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  • Carbonylation of hydrocarbons via carbon-hydrogen activation catalyzed by RhCl(CO)(PMe3)2 under irradiation

    Toshiyasu Sakakura;Touru Sodeyama;Koushi Sasaki;Keisuke Wada

  • Au(I)-catalyzed highly efficient intermolecular hydroamination of alkynes.

    Unknown

  • Gold catalysis: deuterated substrates as the key for an experimental insight into the mechanism and selectivity of the phenol synthesis.

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Matthias Rudolph;Hans-Ullrich Siehl;Masato Tanaka

  • An EXAFS study on the effects of natural organic matter and the expandability of clay minerals on cesium adsorption and mobility

    Q.H. Fan;M. Tanaka;K. Tanaka;A. Sakaguchi

  • Oxidative Addition of HP(O)Ph2 to Platinum(0) and Palladium(0) Complexes and Palladium-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Hydrophosphinylation of Alkynes

    Li-Biao Han;Nami Choi;Masato Tanaka

  • Fluorometric sensing of biogenic amines with aggregation-induced emission-active tetraphenylethenes.

    Mitsutaka Nakamura;Takanobu Sanji;Masato Tanaka

  • THE CHEMISTRY OF BORYLSTANNANES : OXIDATIVE ADDITION TO PALLADIUM SPECIES AND ITS APPLICATION TO PALLADIUM-CATALYZED BORYLSTANNATION OF ALKYNES

    Shun-ya Onozawa;Yasuo Hatanaka;Toshiyasu Sakakura;and Shigeru Shimada

  • Catalytic dihydroxylation of olefins with hydrogen peroxide: an organic-solvent- and metal-free system.

    Unknown

  • High Reactivity of a Five-Membered Cyclic Hydrogen Phosphonate Leading to Development of Facile Palladium-Catalyzed Hydrophosphorylation of Alkenes

    Li-Biao Han;Farzad Mirzaei;and Chang-Qiu Zhao;Masato Tanaka

  • Retention of configuration on the oxidative addition of P-H bond to platinum (0) complexes: the first straightforward synthesis of enantiomerically pure P-chiral alkenylphosphinates via palladium-catalyzed stereospecific hydrophosphinylation of alkynes.

    Li-Biao Han;Chang-Qiu Zhao;Shun-Ya Onozawa;Midori Goto

  • Transition metal-catalysed addition reactions of H–heteroatom and inter-heteroatom bonds to carbon–carbon unsaturated linkages via oxidative additions

    Unknown

  • Palladium-catalysed borylsilylation of alkynes and borylsilylative carbocyclization of diynes and an enyne compound

    Shun-ya Onozawa;Yasuo Hatanaka;Masato Tanaka

  • Palladium-catalysed carbonylation of aryl halides in ionic liquid media: high catalyst stability and significant rate-enhancement in alkoxycarbonylation

    Eiichiro Mizushima;Teruyuki Hayashi;Masato Tanaka

  • Carbonylation of organic halides in the presence of terminal acetylenes; novel acetylenic ketone synthesis

    Toshiaki Kobayashi;Masato Tanaka

  • Base-Mediated Cyclization Reaction of 2-Alkynylphenylphosphine Oxides: Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Benzo[b]phosphole Oxides

    Takanobu Sanji;Kentaro Shiraishi;Taigo Kashiwabara;Masato Tanaka

  • Hydrosilylation catalysed by organoneodymium complexes

    Toshiyasu Sakakura;Hans-Jürgen Lautenschlager;Masato Tanaka

  • Fluorescence Turn-On Sensing of Lectins with Mannose-Substituted Tetraphenylethenes Based on Aggregation-Induced Emission

    Takanobu Sanji;Kentaro Shiraishi;Mitsutaka Nakamura;Masato Tanaka

  • Palladium-catalyzed amination of aryl chlorides

    Nagavelli Prabhakar Reddy;Masato Tanaka

  • Selective arylation of a silicon-hydrogen bond in o-bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene via carbon-hydrogen bond activation of arenes

    Yuko Uchimaru;Ahmed Mouneer M. El Sayed;Masato Tanaka

  • Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydrophosphorylation of Terminal Alkynes Leading to Highly Selective Formation of (E)-Alkenylphosphonates: Complete Reversal of Regioselectivity to the Palladium-Catalyzed Counterpart We are grateful to the Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) for financial support through the CREST (Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology) program and for a postdoctoral fellowship to C.-Q.Z.

    Chang-Qiu Zhao;Li-Biao Han;Midori Goto;Masato Tanaka

  • Catalytic C–H Activation. Silylation of Arenes with Hydrosilane or Disilane by RhCl(CO)(PMe3)2 under Irradiation

    Toshiyasu Sakakura;Yuko Tokunaga;Touru Sodeyama;Masato Tanaka

  • Unusual Reactivity of 1,2-Disilylbenzene toward Pt(0) Complexes. Isolation of the First PtIVSi4P2 and Dinuclear, Mixed-Valence PtIIPtIVSi4P4 Complexes

    Shigeru Shimada;Masato Tanaka;Kazumasa Honda

  • Oxidative Addition of the Si-C Bonds of Silacyclobutanes to Pt(PEt3)3 and Highly Selective Platinum(0)-Catalyzed Di- or Polymerization of 1,1-Dimethyl-1-silacyclobutane

    Hiroshi Yamashita;Masato Tanaka;Kazumasa Honda

  • Synthesis and Structure of Formally Hexavalent Palladium Complexes

    Wanzhi Chen;Shigeru Shimada;Masato Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Shigeru Shimada
Shigeru Shimada National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Li-Biao Han
Li-Biao Han National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Takayoshi Nakamura
Takayoshi Nakamura Hokkaido University
Fujio Abe
Fujio Abe National Institute for Materials Science
Hideki Sakurai
Hideki Sakurai Tokyo University of Science
Motoo Shiro
Motoo Shiro Nagoya Institute of Technology
Wanzhi Chen
Wanzhi Chen Zhejiang University
Shinichi Itsuno
Shinichi Itsuno Toyohashi University of Technology
Masanobu Uchiyama
Masanobu Uchiyama University of Tokyo
Tamotsu Takahashi
Tamotsu Takahashi Hokkaido University

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