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Chemistry 47 15757 14215 1242 1127 162 6923

Shigeru Shimada publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shigeru Shimada between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shigeru Shimada published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2017. 3 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2017. 1969: 2 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 1 publication 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: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1969 2025

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shigeru Shimada: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 2
1970 3
1971 2
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 4
1991 5
1992 2
1993 6
1994 2
1995 3
1996 5
1997 4
1998 1
1999 5
2000 2
2001 7
2002 3
2003 5
2004 9
2005 2
2006 5
2007 4
2008 5
2009 3
2010 5
2011 8
2012 0
2013 2
2014 10
2015 5
2016 7
2017 13
2018 9
2019 5
2020 2
2021 3
2022 7
2023 3
2024 2
2025 1
Total 173
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Shigeru Shimada publications per year - data summary

  • Shigeru Shimada, a Chemistry scholar from National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, has 173 publications recorded across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1969 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 13 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1972, 1989, 1998 and 2025, with 1 publication each.
  • 17 of the 57 years in the span carry no publications at all (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.3 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 16 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1969-1987: 8 publications (0.4 per year); 1988-2006: 71 publications (3.7 per year); 2007-2025: 94 publications (4.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Shigeru Shimada 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 Shigeru Shimada 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, 161–180 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: 162 publications — 18th percentile

18% 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 1,350 162
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
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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Shigeru Shimada publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Shigeru Shimada, a Chemistry scholar from National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, records 162 publications - the 18th percentile of the discipline.
  • 18% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Shigeru Shimada, and about 82% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Shigeru Shimada ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Shigeru Shimada 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 Shigeru Shimada 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, 46–47 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: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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 47
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
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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Shigeru Shimada D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Shigeru Shimada, a Chemistry scholar from National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, records 47 D-Index - the 14th percentile of the discipline.
  • 14% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Shigeru Shimada, and about 86% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Shigeru Shimada ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Shigeru Shimada is affiliated with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan. Their research spans key areas within materials science and chemistry, with a particular focus on materials chemistry and organic chemistry. Their work also covers inorganic chemistry, polymers and plastics, and ocean engineering as subfields of study.

The research topics Shigeru Shimada has engaged with include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics

Their body of work includes publications in various venues, notably:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Communications
  • Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • ACS Omega
  • Dalton Transactions

Shigeru Shimada has several recent papers, including:

  • Oxidative addition of Bi-C bonds to Pt(0): reaction of Pt(PEt3)3 with cyclic organobismuth compounds, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Synthesis, structure and properties of trivalent and pentavalent tricarbabismatranes, 2022, Chemical Communications
  • Oxidative Addition of Water to Ir(I) Complexes Bearing a Pincer-Type Silyl Ligand, 2022, ACS Omega
  • Robust Organic Photosensitizers Immobilized on a Vinylimidazolium Functionalized Support for Singlet Oxygen Generation under Continuous-Flow Conditions, 2020, Synlett
  • Continuous-flow Diels-Alder Reactions of Unactivated Dienes over Zeolitic Catalysts, 2022, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry

Frequent collaborators with Shigeru Shimada include the following researchers:

  • Shuang-Feng Yin
  • Kazuhiko Sato
  • Ming Bao
  • Yoong-Kee Choe
  • Koichiro Masuda

Best Publications

  • Hydrosilylation reaction of olefins: recent advances and perspectives

    Y. Nakajima;S. Shimada

  • Formation of Aryl‐ and Benzylboronate Esters by Rhodium‐Catalyzed C−H Bond Functionalization with Pinacolborane

    Shigeru Shimada;Andrei S. Batsanov;Judith A. K. Howard;Todd B. Marder

  • Efficient and selective nickel-catalyzed addition of H-P(O) and H-S bonds to alkynes.

    Li-Biao Han;Chen Zhang;Hideaki Yazawa;Shigeru Shimada

  • Mixed-acid systems for the catalytic synthesis of methyl levulinate from cellulose

    Ken-ichi Tominaga;Atsushi Mori;Yuriko Fukushima;Shigeru Shimada

  • Efficient Pd-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Coupling of P(O)H with RSH: A Precise Construction of P(O)-S Bonds.

    Yueyue Zhu;Tieqiao Chen;Shan Li;Shigeru Shimada

  • Efficient Fixation of Carbon Dioxide by Hypervalent Organobismuth Oxide, Hydroxide, and Alkoxide

    Shuang-Feng Yin;Junpei Maruyama;Takashi Yamashita;Shigeru Shimada

  • Accurate molecular structures of 16-electron rhodium hydrido boryl complexes: Low-temperature single-crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction and computational studies of [(PR3)2RhHCl(boryl)] (boryl = Bpin, Bcat)

    Wai Han Lam;Shigeru Shimada;Andrei S. Batsanov;Zhenyang Lin

  • Theoretical study of reaction pathways for the rhodium phosphine-catalysed borylation of C–H bonds with pinacolborane

    Wai Han Lam;King Chung Lam;Zhenyang Lin;Shigeru Shimada;Shigeru Shimada

  • 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

  • Synthesis and structure of bismuth compounds bearing a sulfur-bridged bis(phenolato) ligand and their catalytic application to the solvent-free synthesis of propylene carbonate from CO2 and propylene oxide

    Shuang-Feng Yin;Shigeru Shimada

  • Synthesis and Structure of Formally Hexavalent Palladium Complexes

    Wanzhi Chen;Shigeru Shimada;Masato Tanaka

  • Transient 2D IR Correlation Spectroscopy of the Photopolymerization of Acrylic and Epoxy Monomers

    Tatsuhiko Nakano;Shigeru Shimada;Rieko Saitoh;Isao Noda

  • Synthesis of 1-tetralones by intramolecular Friedel–Crafts reaction of 4-arylbutyric acids using Lewis acid catalysts

    Dong-Mei Cui;Masato Kawamura;Shigeru Shimada;Teruyuki Hayashi

  • Group 10 transition-metal complexes with metal-silicon bonds derived from 1,2-disilylbenzenes and bis(2-silylphenyl)silane

    Shigeru Shimada;Masato Tanaka

  • Ring-opening aldol-type reaction of 2,2-dialkoxycyclopropanecarboxylic esters with carbonyl compounds. 3. The diastereoselective synthesis of 2,3,4-trisubstituted .gamma.-lactones

    Shigeru Shimada;Yukihiko Hashimoto;Kazuhiko Saigo

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Cis Double Phosphorylation of Alkynes with H-Phosphonate Leading to (Z)-Bisphosphoryl-1-alkenes

    Li-Biao Han;Yutaka Ono;Shigeru Shimada

  • (Salicylaldiminato)Ni(II)-catalysts for hydrosilylation of olefins

    Venu Srinivas;Yumiko Nakajima;Wataru Ando;Kazuhiko Sato

  • Organocatalytic controlled/living ring-opening polymerization of cyclotrisiloxanes initiated by water with strong organic base catalysts

    Keita Fuchise;Masayasu Igarashi;Kazuhiko Sato;Shigeru Shimada

  • 5,6,7,12-tetrahydrodibenz[c,f][1,5]azabismocines: highly reactive and recoverable organobismuth reagents for cross-coupling reactions with aryl bromides.

    Shigeru Shimada;Osamu Yamazaki;Toshifumi Tanaka;Maddali L. N. Rao

  • Bis(acetylacetonato)Ni(II)/NaBHEt3-catalyzed hydrosilylation of 1,3-dienes, alkenes and alkynes

    Venu Srinivas;Yumiko Nakajima;Wataru Ando;Kazuhiko Sato

  • Reaction of [2-(SiH3)C6H4]2SiH2 with Ni(Et2PCH2CH2PEt2)(PEt3)2: Characterization of η2-(Si−H)Ni and NiIV−H Complexes

    Wanzhi Chen;Shigeru Shimada;Masato Tanaka;Yuka Kobayashi

  • Dinuclear Palladacyclic Complexes Derived from C−N Cleavage of an Imidazolium Salt: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Their Uses for C−C Coupling

    Jiansheng Ye;Xiaoming Zhang;Wanzhi Chen;Shigeru Shimada

  • Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Hydridoiridium Complexes Bearing a Pincer‐Type PSiP Ligand

    Hongyun Fang;Yoong-Kee Choe;Yonghua Li;Yonghua Li;Shigeru Shimada

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuhiko Sato
Kazuhiko Sato National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Masato Tanaka
Masato Tanaka Tokyo Institute of Technology
Li-Biao Han
Li-Biao Han National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Wanzhi Chen
Wanzhi Chen Zhejiang University
Shuang-Feng Yin
Shuang-Feng Yin Hunan University
Motoo Shiro
Motoo Shiro Nagoya Institute of Technology
Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Wai-Yeung Wong
Wai-Yeung Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Todd B. Marder
Todd B. Marder University of Würzburg
Wen-Yong Lai
Wen-Yong Lai Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

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