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Yasushi Nishihara

Yasushi Nishihara

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
9576
World Ranking
12266
National Ranking
921

Yasushi Nishihara 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 Yasushi Nishihara sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 233 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yasushi Nishihara 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 Yasushi Nishihara sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yasushi Nishihara is affiliated with Okayama University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of chemistry and engineering. Their work spans various subfields including organic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, pharmaceutical science, polymers and plastics, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's publication record demonstrates a focus on topics such as catalytic C-H functionalization methods, fluorine in organic chemistry, catalytic cross-coupling reactions, organic electronics and photovoltaics, conducting polymers and their applications, perovskite materials, and radical photochemical reactions.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Nishihara include Hiroki Mori, Liyan Fu, Kohtaro Osakada, Tian Tian, and Zhen-Hua Wang.

Notable publication venues where their research appears multiple times are:

  • Organic Letters
  • Chemical Communications
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - An Asian Journal
  • Dalton Transactions

Recent research articles by Nishihara and colleagues include:

  • Recent Advances in C-F Bond Activation of Acyl Fluorides Directed toward Catalytic Transformation by Transition Metals, N-Heterocyclic Carbenes, or Phosphines, 2022, Synthesis
  • Iron-catalysed radical cyclization to synthesize germanium-substituted indolo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones and indolin-2-ones, 2021, Chemical Communications
  • Recent Advances in Transition-metal-catalyzed C−C Bond Formation via C(sp2)−F Bond Cleavage, 2021, The Chemical Record
  • Nickel or Palladium-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Transformations of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives, 2020, Chemistry - An Asian Journal
  • Transmetalation of boronic acids and their derivatives: mechanistic elucidation and relevance to catalysis, 2021, Dalton Transactions

Best Publications

  • Photocatalytic Activities of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Powder for Water Reduction and Oxidation under Visible Light

    Kazuhiko Maeda;Xinchen Wang;Yasushi Nishihara;Daling Lu

  • Coupling Reactions of Alkynylsilanes Mediated by a Cu(I) Salt: Novel Syntheses of Conjugate Diynes and Disubstituted Ethynes

    Yasushi Nishihara;Kazutaka Ikegashira;Kazunori Hirabayashi;Jun Ichi Ando

  • A New Transformation of Silanols. Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling with Organic Halides in the Presence of Silver(I) Oxide

    Kazunori Hirabayashi;Jun Kawashima;Yasushi Nishihara;and Atsunori Mori

  • Palladium-Catalyzed peri-Selective Chalcogenation of Naphthylamines with Diaryl Disulfides and Diselenides via C–H Bond Cleavage

    Masayuki Iwasaki;Wataru Kaneshika;Yuta Tsuchiya;Kiyohiko Nakajima

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Thiolation of Aryl C ? H Bonds with Disulfides

    Masayuki Iwasaki;Miki Iyanaga;Yuta Tsuchiya;Yugo Nishimura

  • Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of silanols, silanediols, and silanetriols promoted by silver(I) oxide

    Kazunori Hirabayashi;Atsunori Mori;Jun Kawashima;Masahiro Suguro

  • Copper-Mediated Coupling of Zirconacyclopentadienes with Dihalo Aromatic Compounds. Formation of Fused Aromatic Rings

    Tamotsu Takahashi;Ryuichiro Hara;Yasushi Nishihara;Martin Kotora

  • Non-Sonogashira-Type Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions of Terminal Alkynes Assisted by Silver(I) Oxide or Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride

    Atsunori Mori;Jun Kawashima;Tomohiro Shimada;Masahiro Suguro

  • Palladium-catalyzed cyanoesterification of norbornenes with cyanoformates via the NC-Pd-COOR (R = Me and Et) intermediate.

    Yasushi Nishihara;Yoshiaki Inoue;Masumi Itazaki;Kentaro Takagi

  • Chelate-Assisted Direct Selenation of Aryl C–H Bonds with Diselenides Catalyzed by Palladium

    Masayuki Iwasaki;Yuta Tsuchiya;Kiyohiko Nakajima;Yasushi Nishihara

  • Stereodivergent Syntheses of (Z)- and (E)-Alkenylsilanes via Hydrosilylation of Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by Rhodium(I) Iodide Complexes and Application to Silicon-Containing Polymer Syntheses

    Atsunori Mori;Eisuke Takahisa;Yuichi Yamamura;Tsuyoshi Kato

  • Zirconocene-mediated highly regio- and stereoselective synthesis of multisubstituted olefins starting from 1-alkynylboronates.

    Yasushi Nishihara;Mitsuru Miyasaka;Masanori Okamoto;Hideki Takahashi

  • Synthesis, structures, dynamics, and olefin polymerization behavior of group 4 metal (pyCAr2O)2M(NR2)2 complexes containing bidentate pyridine-alkoxide ancillary ligands

    Il Kim;Yasushi Nishihara;Richard F. Jordan;Robin D. Rogers

  • A novel CC bond forming reaction of aryl-and alkenylsilanols. A halogen-free Mizoroki-Heck type reaction

    Kazunori Hirabayashi;Yasushi Nishihara;Atsunori Mori;Tamejiro Hiyama

  • Applied Cross-Coupling Reactions

    Yasushi Nishihara

  • Iron‐Induced Regio‐ and Stereoselective Addition of Sulfenyl Chlorides to Alkynes by a Radical Pathway

    Masayuki Iwasaki;Tomoya Fujii;Kiyohiko Nakajima;Yasushi Nishihara

  • COPPER(I) SALT PROMOTED HOMO-COUPLING REACTION OF ORGANOSILANES

    Kazutaka Ikegashira;Yasushi Nishihara;Kazunori Hirabayashi;Atsunori Mori

  • Synthesis of Benzoisoselenazolone Derivatives by Nickel-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Direct Selenation of C(sp2)-H Bonds with Elemental Selenium in Air

    Masayuki Iwasaki;Natsumi Miki;Yuta Tsuchiya;Kiyohiko Nakajima

  • Synthesis of Cobaltaborane Clusters from [Cp*CoCl]2 and Monoboranes. New Structures and Mechanistic Implications

    Yasushi Nishihara;Kathryn J. Deck;Maoyu Shang;Thomas P. Fehlner

  • Iron-Catalyzed Oxidation of Tertiary Amines: Synthesis of β-1,3-Dicarbonyl Aldehydes by Three-Component C–C Couplings

    Weiping Liu;Jinhua Liu;Daisuke Ogawa;Yasushi Nishihara

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamejiro Hiyama
Tamejiro Hiyama Chuo University
Atsunori Mori
Atsunori Mori Kobe University
Kohtaro Osakada
Kohtaro Osakada Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kiyohiko Nakajima
Kiyohiko Nakajima Aichi University of Education
Tamotsu Takahashi
Tamotsu Takahashi Hokkaido University
Martin Kotora
Martin Kotora Charles University
Takanori Shibata
Takanori Shibata Waseda University
Wen-Hua Sun
Wen-Hua Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Atsushi Wakamiya
Atsushi Wakamiya Kyoto University
Takeshi Shiono
Takeshi Shiono Hiroshima University

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