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D-Index
57
Citations
10930
World Ranking
11148
National Ranking
72

Shunsuke Chiba 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 Shunsuke Chiba sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 178 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shunsuke Chiba 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 Shunsuke Chiba sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shunsuke Chiba is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and focuses primarily on the field of Chemistry, with substantial contributions to Organic Chemistry as well as Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics
  • Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Chiba has published in numerous scientific journals, with frequent publications in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Organic Letters
  • Chemical Science

Recent research papers include:

  • "Polysulfide Anions as Visible Light Photoredox Catalysts for Aryl Cross-Couplings," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Photo- and electro-chemical strategies for the activations of strong chemical bonds," 2023, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Transition-Metal-Free Reductive Functionalization of Tertiary Carboxamides and Lactams for α-Branched Amine Synthesis," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Leveraging of Sulfur Anions in Photoinduced Molecular Transformations," 2021, JACS Au
  • "Reductive Functionalization of Carboxamides: A Recent Update," 2020, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Chiba commonly collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Eugene Yew Kun Tan
  • Jia Pang
  • Yuliang Liu
  • Haoyu Li
  • Amirah S. Mat Lani

Best Publications

  • Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Isoquinolines from Aryl Ketone O-Acyloxime Derivatives and Internal Alkynes

    Pei Chui Too;Yi-Feng Wang;Shunsuke Chiba

  • Mn(III)-mediated reactions of cyclopropanols with vinyl azides: synthesis of pyridine and 2-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-2-en-1-ol derivatives.

    Yi-Feng Wang;Shunsuke Chiba

  • Mn(III)-Mediated Formal [3+3]-Annulation of Vinyl Azides and Cyclopropanols: A Divergent Synthesis of Azaheterocycles

    Yi-Feng Wang;Kah Kah Toh;Eileen Pei Jian Ng;Shunsuke Chiba

  • Synthesis of Isoquinolines from α‐Aryl Vinyl Azides and Internal Alkynes by Rh–Cu Bimetallic Cooperation

    Yi-Feng Wang;Kah Kah Toh;Jian-Yuan Lee;Shunsuke Chiba

  • Synthesis of Azaheterocycles from Aryl Ketone O-Acetyl Oximes and Internal Alkynes by Cu–Rh Bimetallic Relay Catalysts

    Pei Chui Too;Sze Hui Chua;Siong Heng Wong;Shunsuke Chiba

  • sp3 C–H oxidation by remote H-radical shift with oxygen- and nitrogen-radicals: a recent update

    Shunsuke Chiba;Hui Chen

  • Concerted Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions.

    Simon Rohrbach;Andrew J. Smith;Jia Hao Pang;Darren L. Poole

  • Copper-mediated aerobic synthesis of 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes and 4-carbonylpyrroles from N-allyl/propargyl enamine carboxylates.

    Kah Kah Toh;Yi-Feng Wang;Eileen Pei Jian Ng;Shunsuke Chiba

  • Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Aliphatic C–H Oxygenation Directed by an Amidine Moiety

    Yi-Feng Wang;Hui Chen;Xu Zhu;Shunsuke Chiba

  • Synthesis of Polysubstituted N-H Pyrroles from Vinyl Azides and 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds

    Shunsuke Chiba;Yi-Feng Wang;Guillaume Lapointe;Koichi Narasaka

  • Application of Organic Azides for the Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Molecules

    Shunsuke Chiba

  • Copper-catalyzed aerobic [3+2]-annulation of N-alkenyl amidines.

    Yi-Feng Wang;Xu Zhu;Shunsuke Chiba

  • Mn(III)-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles from vinyl azides and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.

    Yi-Feng Wang;Kah Kah Toh;Shunsuke Chiba;Koichi Narasaka

  • Copper-catalyzed oxidative carbon–heteroatom bond formation: a recent update

    Xu Zhu;Shunsuke Chiba

  • Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of Azaspirocyclohexadienones from α-Azido-N-arylamides under an Oxygen Atmosphere

    Shunsuke Chiba;Line Zhang;Jian-Yuan Lee

  • PhI(OAc)2-Mediated Radical Trifluoromethylation of Vinyl Azides with Me3SiCF3†

    Yi-Feng Wang;Geoffroy Hervé Lonca;Shunsuke Chiba

  • Engaging Radicals in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling with Alkyl Electrophiles: Recent Advances

    Atsushi Kaga;Shunsuke Chiba

  • Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of Phenanthridine Derivatives under an Oxygen Atmosphere Starting from Biaryl-2-carbonitriles and Grignard Reagents

    Line Zhang;Gim Yean Ang;Shunsuke Chiba

  • A Pd(II)-catalyzed ring-expansion reaction of cyclic 2-azidoalcohol derivatives: synthesis of azaheterocycles.

    Shunsuke Chiba;Yan-Jun Xu;Yi-Feng Wang

  • Application of Vinyl Azides in Chemical Synthesis: A Recent Update

    Hirohito Hayashi;Atsushi Kaga;Shunsuke Chiba

  • TEMPO-mediated aliphatic C-H oxidation with oximes and hydrazones.

    Xu Zhu;Yi-Feng Wang;Wei Ren;Feng-Lian Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hajime Hirao
Hajime Hirao City University of Hong Kong
Koichi Narasaka
Koichi Narasaka University of Tokyo
Fabien Gagosz
Fabien Gagosz University of Ottawa
Bengang Xing
Bengang Xing Nanyang Technological University
Nguan Soon Tan
Nguan Soon Tan Nanyang Technological University
Walter Wahli
Walter Wahli University of Lausanne
John A. Murphy
John A. Murphy University of Strathclyde
Tell Tuttle
Tell Tuttle University of Strathclyde
Masanobu Uchiyama
Masanobu Uchiyama University of Tokyo
Xingwei Li
Xingwei Li Shaanxi Normal University

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