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Yoshihiro Sato

Yoshihiro Sato

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
11022
World Ranking
8233
National Ranking
553

Yoshihiro Sato 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 Yoshihiro Sato sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 346 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoshihiro Sato 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 Yoshihiro Sato sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yoshihiro Sato is a researcher primarily affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan, focusing on the field of chemistry. Their scholarly work spans several subfields, including organic chemistry, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, process chemistry and technology, and pharmaceutical science.

The main thematic areas of Yoshihiro Sato's research encompass:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

Their publication record includes work in several notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues for Sato's research are:

  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Synthesis
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yoshihiro Sato include:

  • Ryohei Doi
  • Yoshihiro Oonishi
  • Tsuyoshi Mita
  • Kazuhiro Morisaki
  • Makoto Nagata

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Sato demonstrate a focus on catalysis and organic synthesis. These works include:

  • "Self-Assembled Multilayer Iron(0) Nanoparticle Catalyst for Ligand-Free Carbon-Carbon/Carbon-Nitrogen Bond-Forming Reactions," published in 2020 in Organic Letters
  • "Catalytic Intramolecular Coupling of Ketoalkenes by Allylic C(sp3)−H Bond Cleavage: Synthesis of Five- and Six-Membered Carbocyclic Compounds," published in 2020 in Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • "Nickel-Catalyzed Acyl Group Transfer of o-Alkynylphenol Esters Accompanied by C−O Bond Fission for Synthesis of Benzo[b]furan," published in 2021 in ChemCatChem
  • "Dual Photoredox/Cobalt-Catalyzed Reductive Cyclization of Alkynals," published in 2024 in ACS Catalysis
  • "Cobalt(I)-Catalyzed Reductive Cyclization of Enynes and Diynes Using Hydrogen Gas as a Reductant," published in 2023 in Organic Letters

Best Publications

  • Catalytic asymmetric carbon-carbon bond formation: asymmetric synthesis of cis-decalin derivatives by palladium-catalyzed cyclization of prochiral alkenyl iodides

    Yoshihiro Sato;Mikiko Sodeoka;Masakatsu Shibasaki

  • Asymmetric Synthesis of Isoindoline and Isoquinoline Derivatives Using Nickel(0)-Catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] Cocyclization

    Yoshihiro Sato;Toyoki Nishimata;Miwako Mori

  • Cobalt-Catalyzed Allylic C(sp3)–H Carboxylation with CO2

    Kenichi Michigami;Tsuyoshi Mita;Yoshihiro Sato

  • Transition Metal-Catalyzed (6+2) Cycloadditions of 2-Vinylcyclobutanones and Alkenes: A New Reaction for the Synthesis of Eight-Membered Rings

    Paul A. Wender;Arlene G. Correa;Yoshihiro Sato;Robert Sun

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Alkene Using Alkylative Carboxylation of Disubstituted Alkyne

    Kazuya Shimizu;Masanori Takimoto;Yoshihiro Sato;Miwako Mori

  • Arylnaphthalene lignans through Pd-Catalyzed [2+2+2] cocyclization of arynes and diynes: total synthesis of Taiwanins C and E.

    Yoshihiro Sato;Takayuki Tamura;Miwako Mori

  • Novel Stereoselective Cyclization via .pi.-Allylnickel Complex Generated from 1,3-Diene and Hydride Nickel Complex

    Yoshihiro Sato;Masanori Takimoto;Koji Hayashi;Takao Katsuhara

  • Sequential Protocol for C(sp3)–H Carboxylation with CO2: Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Benzylic C–H Silylation and Fluoride-Mediated Carboxylation

    Tsuyoshi Mita;Kenichi Michigami;Yoshihiro Sato

  • A novel and general synthetic pathway to strychnos indole alkaloids: total syntheses of (-)-tubifoline, (-)-dehydrotubifoline, and (-)-strychnine using palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution.

    Miwako Mori;Masato Nakanishi;Daisuke Kajishima;Yoshihiro Sato

  • Ganoderic acid and its derivatives as cholesterol synthesis inhibitors.

    Yasuo Komoda;Masato Shimizu;Yoshiko Sonoda;Yoshihiro Sato

  • Rhizoxin binding to tubulin at the maytansine-binding site

    Masaaki Takahashi;Shigeo Iwasaki;Hisayoshi Kobayashi;Shigenobu Okuda

  • Ion Imaging of the Photodissociation of OCS Near 217 and 230 nm

    Yoshihiro Sato;Yutaka Matsumi;Masahiro Kawasaki;Koichi Tsukiyama

  • Nickel-catalyzed enantio- and diastereoselective three-component coupling of 1,3-dienes, aldehydes, and silanes using chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes as ligands.

    Yoshihiro Sato;Yu Hinata;Reiko Seki;Yoshihiro Oonishi

  • Studies On Macrocyclic Lactone Antibiotics Xi. Anti-Mitotic And Anti-Tubulin Activity Of New Antitumor Antibiotics, Rhizoxin And Its Homologues

    Masaaki Takahashi;Shigeo Iwasaki;Hisayoshi Kobayashi;Shigenobu Okuda

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Silylation of N-Sulfonylimines: Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Amino Acids from CO2 via Stereospecific Carboxylation of α-Amino Silanes

    Tsuyoshi Mita;Masumi Sugawara;Keisuke Saito;Yoshihiro Sato

  • Palladium-Mediated Asymmetric Synthesis of Cis-3,6-Disubstituted Cyclohexenes. A Short Total Synthesis of Optically Active (+)-.gamma.-Lycorane

    Hiroki Yoshizaki;Hisao Satoh;Yoshihiro Sato;Seiji Nukui

  • Application of NMR to Stereochemistry. (I). The Spatial Interaction Effect of the Hydroxyl Group to Methyl Resonance.( 53)

    Yutaka Kawazoe;Yoshihiro Sato;Mitsutaka Natsume;Hiroko Hasegawa

  • Effects of Substituents on the Multiple Bonds on Ring‐Closing Metathesis of Enynes

    Tsuyoshi Kitamura;Yoshihiro Sato;Miwako Mori

  • One-pot synthesis of α-amino acids from imines through CO2 incorporation: an alternative method for Strecker synthesis.

    Tsuyoshi Mita;Jianyang Chen;Masumi Sugawara;Yoshihiro Sato

  • Nickel-catalyzed highly regioselective multicomponent coupling of ynamides, aldehydes, and silane: a new access to functionalized enamides.

    Nozomi Saito;Tomoyuki Katayama;Yoshihiro Sato

Frequent Co-Authors

Miwako Mori
Miwako Mori Hokkaido University
Masakatsu Shibasaki
Masakatsu Shibasaki University of Tokyo
Hazime Saitô
Hazime Saitô University of Hyogo
Yutaka Matsumi
Yutaka Matsumi Nagoya University
Satohiro Yoshida
Satohiro Yoshida Kyoto University
Shohei Inoue
Shohei Inoue Tokyo University of Science
Satoshi Shuto
Satoshi Shuto Hokkaido University
Motoo Shiro
Motoo Shiro Nagoya Institute of Technology
Mitsuo Ishikawa
Mitsuo Ishikawa Hiroshima University
Aiko Hirata
Aiko Hirata University of Tokyo

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