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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 84 2816 2532 161 151 479 25752

Norio Shibata publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Norio Shibata between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Norio Shibata published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2010. 45 of the 549 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2010. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 39 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 23 publications
1967 2025

549 publications in total across all disciplines

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Norio Shibata: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 1
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 3
1990 3
1991 2
1992 7
1993 2
1994 9
1995 5
1996 8
1997 5
1998 8
1999 10
2000 9
2001 7
2002 2
2003 1
2004 3
2005 9
2006 12
2007 16
2008 23
2009 25
2010 39
2011 24
2012 25
2013 22
2014 23
2015 23
2016 24
2017 23
2018 30
2019 16
2020 20
2021 21
2022 27
2023 15
2024 22
2025 23
Total 549
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Norio Shibata 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 Norio Shibata 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, 461–480 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: 479 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265 479
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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Norio Shibata 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 Norio Shibata 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, 84–85 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: 84 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275 84
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

Norio Shibata is affiliated with the Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Chemistry, with a significant output in Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Science. Additional subfields of study include Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics cover areas related to fluorine chemistry and crystallography. These topics include:

  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques

Shibata has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Nature Communications
  • Chemical Science

Their recent papers demonstrate involvement in organic fluorine chemistry and related pharmaceutical and agrochemical applications. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Contribution of Organofluorine Compounds to Pharmaceuticals" (2020), ACS Omega
  • "Current Contributions of Organofluorine Compounds to the Agrochemical Industry" (2020), iScience
  • "Structural bases of IMiD selectivity that emerges by 5-hydroxythalidomide" (2020), Nature Communications
  • "A proximity biotinylation-based approach to identify protein-E3 ligase interactions induced by PROTACs and molecular glues" (2022), Nature Communications
  • "Thalidomide and its metabolite 5-hydroxythalidomide induce teratogenicity via the cereblon neosubstrate PLZF" (2021), The EMBO Journal

Shibata frequently collaborates with other researchers. Among frequent co-authors are Hiroto Uno, Yuji Sumii, Koki Kawai, Zhengyu Zhao, and Motoo Shiro.

Best Publications

  • Contribution of Organofluorine Compounds to Pharmaceuticals.

    Munenori Inoue;Yuji Sumii;Norio Shibata;Norio Shibata

  • Current Contributions of Organofluorine Compounds to the Agrochemical Industry.

    Yuta Ogawa;Etsuko Tokunaga;Osamu Kobayashi;Kenji Hirai

  • Synthetic Methods for Compounds Having CF3–S Units on Carbon by Trifluoromethylation, Trifluoromethylthiolation, Triflylation, and Related Reactions

    Xiu-Hua Xu;Kohei Matsuzaki;Norio Shibata

  • Modern Approaches for Asymmetric Construction of Carbon–Fluorine Quaternary Stereogenic Centers: Synthetic Challenges and Pharmaceutical Needs

    Yi Zhu;Jianlin Han;Jiandong Wang;Norio Shibata

  • Structure of isopenicillin N synthase complexed with substrate and the mechanism of penicillin formation.

    Peter L. Roach;Ian J. Clifton;Charles M. H. Hensgens;Norio Shibata

  • Recent advances in enantioselective trifluoromethylation reactions

    Norio Shibata;Satoshi Mizuta;Hiroyuki Kawai

  • Cinchona Alkaloid Catalyzed Enantioselective Fluorination of Allyl Silanes, Silyl Enol Ethers, and Oxindoles

    Takehisa Ishimaru;Norio Shibata;Takao Horikawa;Naomi Yasuda

  • Highly Enantioselective Catalytic Fluorination and Chlorination Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds Capable of Two‐Point Binding

    Norio Shibata;Junji Kohno;Kazumi Takai;Takehisa Ishimaru

  • Trifluoromethanesulfonyl hypervalent iodonium ylide for copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation of enamines, indoles, and β-keto esters.

    Yu-Dong Yang;Ayaka Azuma;Etsuko Tokunaga;Mikio Yamasaki

  • Recent Advances in Enantioselective Trifluoromethylation Reactions

    Norio Shibata;Satoshi Mizuta;Takeshi Toru

  • Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydroxylation Reactions of Oxindoles and β-Keto Esters Using DBFOX Ligand

    Takehisa Ishimaru;Norio Shibata;Jun Nagai;Shuichi Nakamura

  • Shelf-stable electrophilic trifluoromethylating reagents: A brief historical perspective

    Norio Shibata;Andrej Matsnev;Dominique Cahard

  • Enantioselective Fluorination Mediated by Cinchona Alkaloid Derivatives/Selectfluor Combinations: Reaction Scope and Structural Information for N-Fluorocinchona Alkaloids

    Norio Shibata;Emiko Suzuki;Toru Asahi;Motoo Shiro

  • A Fundamentally New Approach to Enantioselective Fluorination Based on Cinchona Alkaloid Derivatives/Selectfluor Combination

    Norio Shibata;and Emiko Suzuki;Yoshio Takeuchi

  • Fluorinated Johnson Reagent for Transfer-Trifluoromethylation to Carbon Nucleophiles

    Shun Noritake;Norio Shibata;Shuichi Nakamura;Takeshi Toru

  • Iodoarene-catalyzed fluorination and aminofluorination by an Ar-I/HF·pyridine/mCPBA system

    Satoru Suzuki;Tomohiro Kamo;Kazunobu Fukushi;Takaaki Hiramatsu

  • Enantioselective Synthesis of AG‐041R by using N‐Heteroarenesulfonyl Cinchona Alkaloid Amides as Organocatalysts

    Noriyuki Hara;Shuichi Nakamura;Masahide Sano;Ryota Tamura

  • Cinchona-alkaloid-catalyzed enantioselective direct aldol-type reaction of oxindoles with ethyl trifluoropyruvate.

    Shinichi Ogawa;Norio Shibata;Junji Inagaki;Shuichi Nakamura

  • Fluorobis(phenylsulfonyl)methane: a fluoromethide equivalent and palladium-catalyzed enantioselective allylic monofluoromethylation.

    Takeo Fukuzumi;Norio Shibata;Masayoshi Sugiura;Hiroyuki Yasui

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Trifluoromethylation of Azomethine Imines with Trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)silane

    Hiroyuki Kawai;Akihiro Kusuda;Shuichi Nakamura;Motoo Shiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuichi Nakamura
Shuichi Nakamura Nagoya Institute of Technology
Motoo Shiro
Motoo Shiro Nagoya Institute of Technology
Yasuyuki Kita
Yasuyuki Kita Ritsumeikan University
Dominique Cahard
Dominique Cahard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
F. Peter Guengerich
F. Peter Guengerich Vanderbilt University
Hiroshi Yamazaki
Hiroshi Yamazaki Showa Pharmaceutical University
Hiroyasu Sato
Hiroyasu Sato Mie University
Seiji Tsuzuki
Seiji Tsuzuki University of Tokyo
Kenneth L. Kirk
Kenneth L. Kirk National Institutes of Health
Jack E. Baldwin
Jack E. Baldwin University of Oxford

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