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Susumu Kitagawa

Susumu Kitagawa

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Chemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 151 125 109 6 6 907 103913

Susumu Kitagawa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Susumu Kitagawa between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Susumu Kitagawa published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 22 papers a year. Output peaked at 66 publications in 2023. 32 of the 1,057 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 66. Peak 66 publications in 2023. 1978: 7 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 5 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 7 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 24 publications 2000: 25 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 35 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 46 publications 2006: 34 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 33 publications 2009: 37 publications 2010: 42 publications 2011: 42 publications 2012: 54 publications 2013: 54 publications 2014: 56 publications 2015: 44 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 47 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 41 publications 2023: 66 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 10 publications
1978 2025

1,057 publications in total across all disciplines

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Susumu Kitagawa: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 7
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 5
1983 3
1984 4
1985 1
1986 7
1987 7
1988 5
1989 4
1990 6
1991 13
1992 4
1993 8
1994 8
1995 7
1996 12
1997 15
1998 7
1999 24
2000 25
2001 13
2002 35
2003 20
2004 27
2005 46
2006 34
2007 26
2008 33
2009 37
2010 42
2011 42
2012 54
2013 54
2014 56
2015 44
2016 31
2017 47
2018 36
2019 19
2020 21
2021 26
2022 41
2023 66
2024 22
2025 10
Total 1,057
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Susumu Kitagawa publications per year - data summary

  • Susumu Kitagawa, a Chemistry scholar from Kyoto University, has 1,057 publications recorded across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1978 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 66 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1985, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 22.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 22.0 per year counting only the 48 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 165 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1978-1993: 77 publications (4.8 per year); 1994-2009: 369 publications (23.1 per year); 2010-2025: 611 publications (38.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Susumu Kitagawa 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 Susumu Kitagawa 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, 901–920 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: 907 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 24 907
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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Susumu Kitagawa 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.
  • Susumu Kitagawa, a Chemistry scholar from Kyoto University, records 907 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Susumu Kitagawa, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Susumu Kitagawa ranks above 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).

Susumu Kitagawa 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 Susumu Kitagawa 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, 150–151 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: 151 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 16 151
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Susumu Kitagawa 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.
  • Susumu Kitagawa, a Chemistry scholar from Kyoto University, records 151 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Susumu Kitagawa, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Susumu Kitagawa ranks above 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2013 - De Gennes Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Susumu Kitagawa is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has made substantial contributions in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their research work spans multiple subfields including Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's primary research topics include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes

Susumu Kitagawa has published extensively in several notable venues with a frequency distribution across these journals and databases:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (66 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (17 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (17 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (13 publications)
  • Faraday Discussions (6 publications)

Among their recent publications are:

  • Chemistry of Soft Porous Crystals: Structural Dynamics and Gas Adsorption Properties, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Perfluoroalkyl-Functionalized Covalent Organic Frameworks with Superhydrophobicity for Anhydrous Proton Conduction, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Separating water isotopologues using diffusion-regulatory porous materials, 2022, Nature
  • How Reproducible are Surface Areas Calculated from the BET Equation?, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Host-Guest Interaction Modulation in Porous Coordination Polymers for Inverse Selective CO2/C2H2 Separation, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, notably:

  • Ken-ichi Otake
  • Mohana Shivanna
  • Shogo Kawaguchi
  • Yifan Gu
  • Jia-Jia Zheng

Susumu Kitagawa was awarded the De Gennes Prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2013, recognizing their scientific contributions within the broader field of chemistry and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Functional porous coordination polymers.

    Susumu Kitagawa;Ryo Kitaura;Ryo Kitaura;Shin-ichiro Noro

  • Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

    Hong-Cai “Joe” Zhou;Susumu Kitagawa

  • Soft porous crystals

    Satoshi Horike;Satoru Shimomura;Susumu Kitagawa

  • Three‐Dimensional Framework with Channeling Cavities for Small Molecules: {[M2(4, 4′‐bpy)3(NO3)4]·xH2O}n (M Co, Ni, Zn)

    Mitsuru Kondo;Tomomichi Yoshitomi;Hiroyuki Matsuzaka;Susumu Kitagawa

  • Highly controlled acetylene accommodation in a metal–organic microporous material

    Ryotaro Matsuda;Ryo Kitaura;Ryo Kitaura;Susumu Kitagawa;Yoshiki Kubota

  • Dynamic porous properties of coordination polymers inspired by hydrogen bonds

    Susumu Kitagawa;Kazuhiro Uemura

  • Terminology of metal–organic frameworks and coordination polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)

    Stuart Robert Batten;Neil R Champness;Xiao-Ming Chen;Javier Garcia-Martinez

  • A New, Methane Adsorbent, Porous Coordination Polymer [{CuSiF6(4,4′-bipyridine)2}n]

    Shin-ichiro Noro;Susumu Kitagawa;Mitsuru Kondo;Kenji Seki

  • Porous Coordination‐Polymer Crystals with Gated Channels Specific for Supercritical Gases

    Ryo Kitaura;Kenji Seki;George Akiyama;Susumu Kitagawa

  • Funktionale poröse Koordinationspolymere

    Susumu Kitagawa;Ryo Kitaura;Ryo Kitaura;Shin‐ichiro Noro

  • Chemistry of coordination space of porous coordination polymers

    Susumu Kitagawa;Ryotaro Matsuda

  • Three-dimensional porous coordination polymer functionalized with amide groups based on tridentate ligand: selective sorption and catalysis.

    Shinpei Hasegawa;Satoshi Horike;Ryotaro Matsuda;Shuhei Furukawa

  • Functional Micropore Chemistry of Crystalline Metal Complex-Assembled Compounds

    Susumu Kitagawa;Mitsuru Kondo

  • Structuring of metal–organic frameworks at the mesoscopic/macroscopic scale

    Shuhei Furukawa;Julien Reboul;Stéphane Diring;Kenji Sumida

  • Hybridization of MOFs and polymers

    Takashi Kitao;Yuanyuan Zhang;Susumu Kitagawa;Bo Wang

  • Ion conductivity and transport by porous coordination polymers and metal-organic frameworks.

    Satoshi Horike;Daiki Umeyama;Susumu Kitagawa

  • A flexible interpenetrating coordination framework with a bimodal porous functionality.

    Tapas Kumar Maji;Ryotaro Matsuda;Ryotaro Matsuda;Susumu Kitagawa

  • Framework Engineering by Anions and Porous Functionalities of Cu(II)/4,4‘-bpy Coordination Polymers

    Shin Ichiro Noro;Ryo Kitaura;Mitsuru Kondo;Susumu Kitagawa

  • One-dimensional imidazole aggregate in aluminium porous coordination polymers with high proton conductivity.

    Sareeya Bureekaew;Satoshi Horike;Masakazu Higuchi;Motohiro Mizuno

  • Rational Synthesis of Stable Channel‐Like Cavities with Methane Gas Adsorption Properties: [{Cu2(pzdc)2(L)}n] (pzdc=pyrazine‐2,3‐dicarboxylate; L=a Pillar Ligand)

    Mitsuru Kondo;Takashi Okubo;Akiko Asami;Shin-ichiro Noro

  • Molecular decoding using luminescence from an entangled porous framework

    Yohei Takashima;Virginia Martínez Martínez;Shuhei Furukawa;Mio Kondo

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoshi Horike
Satoshi Horike Kyoto University
Ryotaro Matsuda
Ryotaro Matsuda Nagoya University
Shuhei Furukawa
Shuhei Furukawa Kyoto University
Takashi Uemura
Takashi Uemura University of Tokyo
Masaaki Ohba
Masaaki Ohba Kyushu University
Masaki Takata
Masaki Takata Tohoku University
Megumu Munakata
Megumu Munakata Kindai University
Ryo Kitaura
Ryo Kitaura Nagoya University
Yoshiki Kubota
Yoshiki Kubota Osaka Metropolitan University
Takafumi Ueno
Takafumi Ueno Tokyo Institute of Technology

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