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Yasujiro Murata

Yasujiro Murata

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 67 6891 6243 444 416 353 16172

Yasujiro Murata publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yasujiro Murata between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yasujiro Murata published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2022. 25 of the 395 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2022. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 6 publications
1992 2025

395 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yasujiro Murata: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 4
1994 2
1995 0
1996 6
1997 6
1998 3
1999 6
2000 5
2001 6
2002 11
2003 8
2004 13
2005 14
2006 7
2007 11
2008 9
2009 7
2010 11
2011 16
2012 10
2013 23
2014 16
2015 10
2016 15
2017 29
2018 16
2019 17
2020 10
2021 26
2022 31
2023 21
2024 19
2025 6
Total 395
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Yasujiro Murata 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 Yasujiro Murata 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, 341–360 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: 353 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
341–360 628 353
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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Yasujiro Murata 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 Yasujiro Murata 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, 66–67 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: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 67
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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Overview

Yasujiro Murata is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and is active in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their research primarily encompasses Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, with additional focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Optics, and Spectroscopy.

Their work covers a range of topics that include Fullerene Chemistry and Applications, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Graphene research and applications, Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds, Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research, and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites.

Yasujiro Murata has published extensively in several frequent venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ChemPlusChem
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Organic Letters
  • Chemical Communications

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Synthesis of inter-[60]fullerene conjugates with inherent chirality," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Water in Fullerenes," 2023, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
  • "Cage-Expansion of Fullerenes," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Organophosphorus zwitterions engaged in a conjugated macrocycle on fullerene," 2020, Communications Chemistry
  • "Cation recognition on a fullerene-based macrocycle," 2020, Chemical Science

Throughout their research career, Murata has frequently collaborated with several scientists, including:

  • Yoshifumi Hashikawa
  • Shumpei Sadai
  • Shu Okamoto
  • Shota Hasegawa
  • Takashi Hirose

Best Publications

  • Purely organic electroluminescent material realizing 100% conversion from electricity to light

    Hironori Kaji;Hajime Suzuki;Tatsuya Fukushima;Katsuyuki Shizu;Katsuyuki Shizu

  • Encapsulation of Molecular Hydrogen in Fullerene C60 by Organic Synthesis

    Koichi Komatsu;Michihisa Murata;Yasujiro Murata

  • Synthesis and X-ray structure of dumb-bell-shaped C 120

    Guan-Wu Wang;Koichi Komatsu;Yasujiro Murata;Motoo Shiro

  • A single molecule of water encapsulated in fullerene C

    Kei Kurotobi;Yasujiro Murata

  • Dynamic Optical Properties of CH3NH3PbI3 Single Crystals As Revealed by One- and Two-Photon Excited Photoluminescence Measurements

    Yasuhiro Yamada;Takumi Yamada;Le Quang Phuong;Naoki Maruyama

  • Triarylboron-Based Fluorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with External Quantum Efficiencies Exceeding 20 %

    Katsuaki Suzuki;Shosei Kubo;Katsuyuki Shizu;Tatsuya Fukushima

  • Reproducible Fabrication of Efficient Perovskite-based Solar Cells: X-ray Crystallographic Studies on the Formation of CH3NH3PbI3 Layers

    Atsushi Wakamiya;Atsushi Wakamiya;Masaru Endo;Takahiro Sasamori;Norihiro Tokitoh

  • Hole-Transporting Materials with a Two-Dimensionally Expanded π-System around an Azulene Core for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

    Hidetaka Nishimura;Naoki Ishida;Ai Shimazaki;Atsushi Wakamiya

  • A Kinetic Study on the Rate Retardation in Radical Polymerization of Styrene with Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer

    Yungwan Kwak;Atsushi Goto;Yoshinobu Tsujii;Yasujiro Murata

  • Mechanochemical Synthesis and Characterization of the Fullerene Dimer C120

    Koichi Komatsu;Guan-Wu Wang;Yasujiro Murata;Toru Tanaka

  • Surgery of fullerenes.

    Michihisa Murata;Yasujiro Murata;Yasujiro Murata;Koichi Komatsu

  • 100% encapsulation of a hydrogen molecule into an open-cage fullerene derivative and gas-phase generation of H2@C60.

    Yasujiro Murata;Michihisa Murata;Koichi Komatsu

  • Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Novel Open-Cage Fullerenes Having Heteroatom(s) on the Rim of the Orifice

    Yasujiro Murata;Michihisa Murata;Koichi Komatsu

  • Synthesis and Properties of Endohedral C60 Encapsulating Molecular Hydrogen

    Michihisa Murata;Yasujiro Murata;Koichi Komatsu

  • Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells by Interfacial Engineering Using Solution-Processed Polymer Layer

    Feijiu Wang;Ai Shimazaki;Fengjiu Yang;Kaito Kanahashi

  • Quantum rotation of ortho and para-water encapsulated in a fullerene cage

    Carlo Beduz;Marina Carravetta;Judy Y.-C. Chen;Maria Concistrè

  • Solid-State [4 + 2] Cycloaddition of Fullerene C60 with Condensed Aromatics Using a High-Speed Vibration Milling Technique

    Yasujiro Murata;Noriyuki Kato;Koichi Fujiwara;Koichi Komatsu

  • Lead‐Free Solar Cells based on Tin Halide Perovskite Films with High Coverage and Improved Aggregation

    Jiewei Liu;Masashi Ozaki;Shinya Yakumaru;Taketo Handa

  • Positive Heterotropic Cooperativity for Selective Guest Binding via Electronic Communications through a Fused Zinc Porphyrin Array

    Hiroshi Sato;Kentaro Tashiro;Hideyuki Shinmori;Atsuhiro Osuka

  • Aqueous solubilization of crystalline fullerenes by supramolecular complexation with γ-cyclodextrin and sulfocalix[8]arene under mechanochemical high-speed vibration milling

    Koichi Komatsu;Koichi Fujiwara;Yasujiro Murata;Tibor Braun

  • Synthesis and reaction of fullerene C70 encapsulating two molecules of H2.

    Michihisa Murata;Shuhei Maeda;Yuta Morinaka;Yasujiro Murata

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichi Komatsu
Koichi Komatsu Kyoto University
Atsushi Wakamiya
Atsushi Wakamiya Kyoto University
Nicholas J. Turro
Nicholas J. Turro Columbia University
Malcolm H. Levitt
Malcolm H. Levitt University of Southampton
Guan-Wu Wang
Guan-Wu Wang University of Science and Technology of China
Osamu Ito
Osamu Ito Tohoku University
Akinori Saeki
Akinori Saeki Osaka University
Seiji Suga
Seiji Suga Okayama University
Yoshihiko Kanemitsu
Yoshihiko Kanemitsu Kyoto University
Takahiro Sasamori
Takahiro Sasamori University of Tsukuba

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