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Takuya Kurahashi

Takuya Kurahashi

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
40
Citations
5122
World Ranking
17923
National Ranking
1418

Takuya Kurahashi 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 Takuya Kurahashi sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 217 publications — 39th percentile

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

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

Takuya Kurahashi 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 Takuya Kurahashi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Takuya Kurahashi is a researcher primarily affiliated with Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan, specializing in the field of chemistry with a focus on organic chemistry. Their body of work spans several subfields including organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology.

Their research covers multiple key topics within chemistry, notably catalytic C-H functionalization methods, sulfur-based synthesis techniques, radical photochemical reactions, catalytic cross-coupling reactions, cyclopropane reaction mechanisms, oxidative organic chemistry reactions, and organic chemistry cycloaddition reactions.

Frequent coauthors collaborating on research projects include Seijiro Matsubara, Sodai Nishino, Toshifumi Takahashi, Rei Tomifuji, and Shunpei Murano.

The venues in which Kurahashi has most consistently published are:

  • Synlett
  • Chemistry Letters
  • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Organic Letters

Selected recent publications by Kurahashi include:

  • Multiple Activation Catalyst for Asymmetric [4+2] Cycloaddition of Aldehydes with Dienes, 2021, Synlett
  • A New Synthetic Route to (Trifluoromethyl)quinolines: Nickel-Catalyzed Insertion of an Alkyne into an Aromatic C-S Bond by Formation of a Thianickelacycle and Thermal Desulfidation, 2021, Synlett

Other relevant publications connected to Kurahashi's research interests but authored by collaborators include:

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Intermolecular Carbobromination of Alkynes, 2020, ACS Catalysis (Toshifumi Takahashi)
  • Cu(II) Porphyrin-catalyzed Coupling of Alkyl Tosylates and Grignard Reagents, 2020, Chemistry Letters (Iori Matsuoka)
  • Nickel-Photoredox-Catalyzed Stereoconvergent Coupling of Alkenyl Halides and Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles, 2024, Organic Letters (Sodai Nishino)

Best Publications

  • Nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative addition of phthalimides to alkynes.

    Yuichi Kajita;Seijiro Matsubara;Takuya Kurahashi

  • Stereoselective cross-coupling reaction of 1,1-Diboryl-1-alkenes with electrophiles: a highly stereocontrolled approach to 1,1,2-triaryl-1-alkenes.

    Masaki Shimizu;Chihiro Nakamaki;Katsuhiro Shimono;Michael Schelper

  • Geminal Difunctionalization of Alkenylidene-Type Carbenoids by Using Interelement Compounds

    Takeshi Hata;Hirotaka Kitagawa;Hirokazu Masai;Takuya Kurahashi

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Addition of Anhydrides to Alkynes

    Yuichi Kajita;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Carboamination of Alkynes with Isatoic Anhydrides

    Yasufumi Yoshino;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Geminal dimetalation of alkylidene-type carbenoids with silylboranes and diborons

    Takuya Kurahashi;Takeshi Hata;Hirokazu Masai;Hirotaka Kitagawa

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Cycloaddition of o-Arylcarboxybenzonitriles and Alkynes via Cleavage of Two Carbon–Carbon σ Bonds

    Kenichiro Nakai;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • CARBOSTANNYLATION OF ALKYNES CATALYZED BY AN IMINOPHOSPHINE-PALLADIUM COMPLEX

    Eiji Shirakawa;Hiroto Yoshida;Takuya Kurahashi;Yoshiaki Nakao

  • Molecular recognition of carbohydrates by zinc porphyrins: Lewis acid Lewis base combinations as a dominant factor for their selectivity

    Tadashi Mizutani;Takuya Kurahashi;Takeshi Murakami;Noriyoshi Matsumi

  • Cationic iron(III) porphyrin-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition of unactivated aldehydes with simple dienes.

    Kyohei Fujiwara;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Effect of the axial ligand on the reactivity of the oxoiron(IV) porphyrin π-cation radical complex: higher stabilization of the product state relative to the reactant state.

    Akihiro Takahashi;Akihiro Takahashi;Daisuke Yamaki;Kenichiro Ikemura;Takuya Kurahashi;Takuya Kurahashi

  • Effect of intramolecular hydrogen-bonding network on the relative reactivities of carbohydrate OH groups†

    Takuya Kurahashi;Tadashi Mizutani;Jun-ichi Yoshida

  • 1‐Silyl‐1‐boryl‐2‐alkenes: Reagents for Stereodivergent Allylation Leading to 4‐Oxy‐(E)‐1‐alkenylboronates and 4‐Oxy‐(Z)‐1‐alkenylsilanes

    Masaki Shimizu;Hirotaka Kitagawa;Takuya Kurahashi;Tamejiro Hiyama

  • Functionalized DMAP catalysts for regioselective acetylation of carbohydrates

    Takuya Kurahashi;Tadashi Mizutani;Jun-ichi Yoshida

  • C-C bond activation by octacarbonyldicobalt: [3+1] cocyclizations of methylenecyclopropanes with carbon monoxide.

    Takuya Kurahashi;Armin de Meijere

  • Nickel-catalyzed redox-economical coupling of alcohols and alkynes to form allylic alcohols.

    Kenichiro Nakai;Yuji Yoshida;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Cycloadditions of Thiophthalic Anhydrides with Alkynes

    Tasuku Inami;Yoko Baba;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Unique Properties and Reactivity of High-Valent Manganese−Oxo versus Manganese−Hydroxo in the Salen Platform

    Takuya Kurahashi;Akihiro Kikuchi;Yoshitsugu Shiro;Masahiko Hada

  • Nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative alkylidenation of phthalimides with trimethylsilyl-substituted alkynes.

    Takahiro Shiba;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Nickel-catalyzed reaction of thioisatins and alkynes: a facile synthesis of thiochromones.

    Tasuku Inami;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Intermolecular Rhodium‐Catalyzed Carbometalation/Heck‐Type Reaction in Water

    Takuya Kurahashi;Takuya Kurahashi;Hiroshi Shinokubo;Hiroshi Shinokubo;Atsuhiro Osuka;Atsuhiro Osuka

  • Palladium-iminophosphine-catalyzed alkynylstannylation of alkynes

    Hiroto Yoshida;Eiji Shirakawa;Takuya Kurahashi;Yoshiaki Nakao

Frequent Co-Authors

Seijiro Matsubara
Seijiro Matsubara Kyoto University
Tamejiro Hiyama
Tamejiro Hiyama Chuo University
Armin de Meijere
Armin de Meijere University of Göttingen
Eiji Shirakawa
Eiji Shirakawa Kyoto University
Hiroto Yoshida
Hiroto Yoshida Hiroshima University
Yoshiaki Nakao
Yoshiaki Nakao Kyoto University
Hisanobu Ogoshi
Hisanobu Ogoshi Kyoto University
Jun-ichi Yoshida
Jun-ichi Yoshida Kyoto University
Hiroshi Shinokubo
Hiroshi Shinokubo Nagoya University
Atsuhiro Osuka
Atsuhiro Osuka Kyoto University

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