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Yoshinao Nakagawa

Yoshinao Nakagawa

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
91
Citations
24091
World Ranking
2018
National Ranking
110

Yoshinao Nakagawa 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 Yoshinao Nakagawa sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 287 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoshinao Nakagawa 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 Yoshinao Nakagawa sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yoshinao Nakagawa is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering, chemistry, and chemical engineering, with a significant focus on biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, catalysis, inorganic chemistry, and materials chemistry.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

Yoshinao Nakagawa has contributed to several recent papers. Notable publications include:

  • "Low-temperature catalytic upgrading of waste polyolefinic plastics into liquid fuels and waxes" (2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • "Erythritol: Another C4 Platform Chemical in Biomass Refinery" (2020, ACS Omega)
  • "Structure-activity relationship in hydrogenolysis of polyolefins over Ru/support catalysts" (2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • "Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol to Phenol over Ceria-Supported Iron Catalysts" (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • "Catalytic function of CeO2 in non-reductive conversion of CO2 with alcohols" (2020, Materials Today Sustainability)

The frequent co-authors of Yoshinao Nakagawa include:

  • Keiichi Tomishige
  • Mizuho Yabushita
  • Masazumi Tamura
  • Akira Nakayama
  • Lujie Liu

Publication venues regularly publishing their work are:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Green Chemistry
  • ChemCatChem
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • ChemSusChem

Best Publications

  • Catalytic Reduction of Biomass-Derived Furanic Compounds with Hydrogen

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Masazumi Tamura;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Crystal structures and ferroelectric properties of SrBi2Ta2O9 and Sr0.8Bi2.2Ta2O9

    Y. Shimakawa;Y. Kubo;Y. Nakagawa;T. Kamiyama

  • Crystal structure and ferroelectric properties of A Bi 2 Ta 2 O 9 ( A = Ca , Sr, and Ba)

    Y. Shimakawa;Y. Kubo;Y. Nakagawa;S. Goto

  • Heterogeneous catalysis of the glycerol hydrogenolysis

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Direct hydrogenolysis of glycerol into 1,3-propanediol over rhenium-modified iridium catalyst

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Yasunori Shinmi;Shuichi Koso;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Reaction mechanism of the glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,3-propanediol over Ir-ReOx/SiO2 catalyst

    Yasushi Amada;Yasushi Amada;Yasunori Shinmi;Shuichi Koso;Takeshi Kubota

  • Methane reforming to synthesis gas over Ni catalysts modified with noble metals

    Dalin Li;Dalin Li;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Total Hydrogenation of Furfural and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural over Supported Pd–Ir Alloy Catalyst

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Kana Takada;Masazumi Tamura;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Modification of Rh/SiO2 catalyst for the hydrogenolysis of glycerol in water

    Yasunori Shinmi;Shuichi Koso;Takeshi Kubota;Yoshinao Nakagawa

  • Catalytic performance and characterization of Ni-Fe catalysts for the steam reforming of tar from biomass pyrolysis to synthesis gas

    Lei Wang;Dalin Li;Mitsuru Koike;Shuichi Koso

  • One-pot selective conversion of furfural into 1,5-pentanediol over a Pd-added Ir–ReOx/SiO2 bifunctional catalyst

    Sibao Liu;Yasushi Amada;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa

  • Selective hydrogenolysis and hydrogenation using metal catalysts directly modified with metal oxide species

    Keiichi Tomishige;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Masazumi Tamura

  • Efficient stereo- and regioselective hydroxylation of alkanes catalysed by a bulky polyoxometalate

    Keigo Kamata;Kazuhiro Yonehara;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Kazuhiro Uehara

  • Total hydrogenation of furan derivatives over silica-supported Ni–Pd alloy catalyst

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Total Hydrogenation of Furfural over a Silica-Supported Nickel Catalyst Prepared by the Reduction of a Nickel Nitrate Precursor

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Hiroya Nakazawa;Hideo Watanabe;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Rapid synthesis of unsaturated alcohols under mild conditions by highly selective hydrogenation.

    Masazumi Tamura;Kensuke Tokonami;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Low-temperature catalytic upgrading of waste polyolefinic plastics into liquid fuels and waxes

    Yosuke Nakaji;Masazumi Tamura;Shuhei Miyaoka;Shogo Kumagai

  • Solid acid co-catalyst for the hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol over Ir-ReOx/SiO2

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Xuanhe Ning;Yasushi Amada;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Catalytic performance and characterization of Ni–Co catalysts for the steam reforming of biomass tar to synthesis gas

    Lei Wang;Dalin Li;Mitsuru Koike;Hideo Watanabe

  • Metal catalysts for steam reforming of tar derived from the gasification of lignocellulosic biomass

    Dalin Li;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Chemoselective Hydrogenolysis of Tetrahydropyran-2-methanol to 1,6-Hexanediol over Rhenium-Modified Carbon-Supported Rhodium Catalysts

    Kaiyou Chen;Shuichi Koso;Takeshi Kubota;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Yoshinao Nakagawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Keiichi Tomishige
Keiichi Tomishige Tohoku University
Masazumi Tamura
Masazumi Tamura Osaka Metropolitan University
Noritaka Mizuno
Noritaka Mizuno University of Tokyo
Kazu Okumura
Kazu Okumura Kogakuin University
Kazuya Yamaguchi
Kazuya Yamaguchi University of Tokyo
Keigo Kamata
Keigo Kamata Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yalei Zhang
Yalei Zhang Tongji University
Toshiyuki Tanaka
Toshiyuki Tanaka Kyoto University
Jun-ya Hasegawa
Jun-ya Hasegawa Hokkaido University
Tadahiro Ohmi
Tadahiro Ohmi Tohoku University

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