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Susumu Kitagawa

Susumu Kitagawa

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Chemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
151
Citations
103913
World Ranking
125
National Ranking
6

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.

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61 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.

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.

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: 776 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 647 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 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.

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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