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Nobuaki Kambe

Nobuaki Kambe

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
12776
World Ranking
10112
National Ranking
723

Nobuaki Kambe 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 Nobuaki Kambe sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 364 publications — 75th percentile

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

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

Nobuaki Kambe 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 Nobuaki Kambe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nobuaki Kambe is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a primary focus on Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Pharmaceutical Science, Inorganic Chemistry, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Their scientific work covers a diverse range of topics, which include:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Synthesis of Indole Derivatives

Kambe has authored numerous research articles published in notable scientific journals. Some recent papers include:

  • "Recent Advances in the Use of Dimethyl Sulfoxide as a Synthon in Organic Chemistry," 2022, Topics in Current Chemistry
  • "Nickel- and Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organostibines with Organoboronic Acids," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Organostibines with Styrenes to Give Unsymmetric (E)-Stilbenes and (1E,3E)-1,4-Diarylbuta-1,3-dienes and Fluorescence Properties of the Products," 2021, Organic Letters
  • "Nickel- and Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Stibines with Organic Halides: Site-Selective Sequential Reactions with Polyhalogenated Arenes," 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • "Base-Promoted Reactions of Organostibines with Alkynes and Organic Halides to Give Chalcogenated (Z)-Olefins and Ethers," 2022, Organic Letters

The frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Topics in Current Chemistry

Kambe collaborates regularly with a number of researchers in the field. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Renhua Qiu
  • Shuang-Feng Yin
  • Takanori Iwasaki
  • Liyuan Le
  • Niu Tang

Best Publications

  • Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of alkyl halides

    Nobuaki Kambe;Takanori Iwasaki;Jun Terao

  • Cross-Coupling Reaction of Alkyl Halides with Grignard Reagents Catalyzed by Ni, Pd, or Cu Complexes with π-Carbon Ligand(s)

    Jun Terao;Nobuaki Kambe

  • Nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of grignard reagents with alkyl halides and tosylates: remarkable effect of 1,3-butadienes.

    Jun Terao;Hideyuki Watanabe;Aki Ikumi;Hitoshi Kuniyasu

  • Ni- or Cu-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Alkyl Fluorides with Grignard Reagents

    Jun Terao;Aki Ikumi;Hitoshi Kuniyasu;Nobuaki Kambe

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Addition and Carbonylative Addition of Diaryl Disulfides and Diselenides to Terminal Acetylenes

    Hitoshi Kuniyasu;Akiya Ogawa;Shin Ichiro Miyazaki;Ilhyong Ryu

  • The first example of transition-metal-catalyzed addition of aromatic thiols to acetylenes

    Hitoshi Kuniyasu;Akiya Ogawa;Ken Ichiro Sato;Ilhyong Ryu

  • Copper-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Grignard Reagents with Primary-Alkyl Halides: Remarkable Effect of 1-Phenylpropyne

    Jun Terao;Hirohisa Todo;Shameem Ara Begum;Hitoshi Kuniyasu

  • Nickel‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling Reaction of Alkyl Halides with Organozinc and Grignard Reagents with 1,3,8,10‐Tetraenes as Additives

    Jun Terao;Hirohisa Todo;Hideyuki Watanabe;Aki Ikumi

  • Lithium‐Tellurium Exchange: A New Entry to Organolithium Compounds

    Tomoki Hiiro;Nobuaki Kambe;Akiya Ogawa;Noritaka Miyoshi

  • Insulated molecular wire with highly conductive pi-conjugated polymer core.

    Jun Terao;Yuji Tanaka;Susumu Tsuda;Nobuaki Kambe

  • The First Deoxygenative Coupling of Amides by an Unprecedented Sm/SmI2 System

    Akiya Ogawa;Noriaki Takami;Masahito Sekiguchi;Ilhyong Ryu

  • Photo-initiated addition of diphenyl diselenide to allenes

    Akiya Ogawa;Kazuyuki Yokoyama;Hiroshi Yokoyama;Masahito Sekiguchi

  • Self-Organized Interconnect Method for Molecular Devices

    Masateru Taniguchi;Yoshihiro Nojima;Kazumichi Yokota;Jun Terao

  • The palladium-catalyzed intermolecular C-H chalcogenation of arenes.

    Renhua Qiu;Renhua Qiu;Vutukuri Prakash Reddy;Takanori Iwasaki;Nobuaki Kambe;Nobuaki Kambe

  • A new access to acyl- and aroyllithiums via lithium-tellurium exchange

    Tomoki Hiiro;Yoshiyuki Morita;Toru Inoue;Nobuaki Kambe

  • A prototype of transition-metal-catalyzed carbothiolation of alkynes.

    Kunihiko Sugoh;Hitoshi Kuniyasu;Taeko Sugae;Atsushi Ohtaka

  • Transition Metal-Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation Reactions Using Alkyl Halides

    Jun Terao;Nobuaki Kambe

  • Conversion of a (sp3)C–F bond of alkyl fluorides to (sp3)C–X (X = Cl, C, H, O, S, Se, Te, N) bonds using organoaluminium reagents

    Jun Terao;Shameem Ara Begum;Yoshiaki Shinohara;Masahiro Tomita

  • Ni-Catalyzed C–C Couplings Using Alkyl Electrophiles

    Takanori Iwasaki;Nobuaki Kambe

  • Co-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Halides with Tertiary Alkyl Grignard Reagents Using a 1,3-Butadiene Additive

    Takanori Iwasaki;Hiroaki Takagawa;Surya P. Singh;Hitoshi Kuniyasu

  • Palladium-catalyzed intramolecular selenocarbamoylation of alkynes with carbamoselenoates: formation of alpha-alkylidene-beta-lactam framework.

    Masashi Toyofuku;Shin-ich Fujiwara;Tsutomu Shin-ike;Hitoshi Kuniyasu

Frequent Co-Authors

Noboru Sonoda
Noboru Sonoda Kansai University
Jun Terao
Jun Terao University of Tokyo
Shinji Murai
Shinji Murai Osaka University
Ilhyong Ryu
Ilhyong Ryu Osaka Metropolitan University
Surya Prakash Singh
Surya Prakash Singh Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Shuang-Feng Yin
Shuang-Feng Yin Hunan University
Hideo Kurosawa
Hideo Kurosawa Osaka University
Koichi Fukase
Koichi Fukase Osaka University
Akio Baba
Akio Baba Osaka University
Shu Seki
Shu Seki Kyoto University

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