Akihito Shigematsu

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Akihito Shigematsu is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Akihito Shigematsu has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 4 papers in Materials Chemistry and 3 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Akihito Shigematsu's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (6 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (3 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (3 papers). Akihito Shigematsu is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (6 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (3 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (3 papers). Akihito Shigematsu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United States. Akihito Shigematsu's co-authors include Hiroshi Kitagawa, Teppei Yamada, Masaaki Sadakiyo, Masaaki Ohba, Hisashi O̅kawa, K. Yoneda, Maiko Kofu, Giovanna G. Simeoni, Osamu Yamamuro and Wiebke Lohstroh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan and Structural Dynamics.

In The Last Decade

Akihito Shigematsu

6 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Wide Control of Proton Conductivity in Porous Coordinatio... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Wide Control of Proton Conductivity in Porous Coordination Polymers
    2011 591 citations Akihito Shigematsu, Teppei Yamada et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akihito Shigematsu Japan 5 1.1k 736 495 482 77 6 1.3k
Tomoya Itakura Japan 16 1.2k 1.1× 908 1.2× 610 1.2× 372 0.8× 110 1.4× 23 1.5k
Won Ju Phang South Korea 12 940 0.9× 588 0.8× 455 0.9× 283 0.6× 61 0.8× 13 1.1k
Norman E. Wong Canada 7 1.6k 1.5× 1.1k 1.5× 903 1.8× 478 1.0× 79 1.0× 7 2.0k
Georg Nickerl Germany 15 736 0.7× 775 1.1× 565 1.1× 252 0.5× 50 0.6× 15 1.4k
Sebastian Ehrling Germany 23 976 0.9× 919 1.2× 197 0.4× 275 0.6× 80 1.0× 38 1.4k
Jian‐Zhen Liao China 19 618 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 448 0.9× 160 0.3× 60 0.8× 42 1.4k
Sabina Rodríguez‐Hermida Spain 17 752 0.7× 603 0.8× 198 0.4× 175 0.4× 98 1.3× 38 1.1k
Florian Moreau United Kingdom 10 1.1k 1.0× 887 1.2× 213 0.4× 208 0.4× 76 1.0× 14 1.3k
Yanyan Yang China 21 662 0.6× 922 1.3× 306 0.6× 342 0.7× 27 0.4× 80 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Akihito Shigematsu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akihito Shigematsu

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All Works

6 of 6 papers shown
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Kofu, Maiko, Akihito Shigematsu, Teppei Yamada, et al.. (2021). Quasielastic neutron scattering study on proton dynamics assisted by water and ammonia molecules confined in MIL-53. Structural Dynamics. 8(5). 54501–54501. 1 indexed citations
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Yamada, Teppei, Masaaki Sadakiyo, Akihito Shigematsu, & Hiroshi Kitagawa. (2015). Proton-Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 89(1). 1–10. 101 indexed citations
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Sadakiyo, Masaaki, Hisashi O̅kawa, Akihito Shigematsu, et al.. (2012). Promotion of Low-Humidity Proton Conduction by Controlling Hydrophilicity in Layered Metal–Organic Frameworks. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(12). 5472–5475. 306 indexed citations
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Shigematsu, Akihito, Teppei Yamada, & Hiroshi Kitagawa. (2012). Selective Separation of Water, Methanol, and Ethanol by a Porous Coordination Polymer Built with a Flexible Tetrahedral Ligand. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(32). 13145–13147. 113 indexed citations
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Shigematsu, Akihito, Teppei Yamada, & Hiroshi Kitagawa. (2011). Wide Control of Proton Conductivity in Porous Coordination Polymers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(7). 2034–2036. 591 indexed citations breakdown →
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O̅kawa, Hisashi, Akihito Shigematsu, Masaaki Sadakiyo, et al.. (2009). Oxalate-Bridged Bimetallic Complexes {NH(prol)3}[MCr(ox)3] (M = MnII, FeII, CoII; NH(prol)3+ = Tri(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium) Exhibiting Coexistent Ferromagnetism and Proton Conduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131(37). 13516–13522. 227 indexed citations

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