Chitoshi Kitamura

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Chitoshi Kitamura is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chitoshi Kitamura has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Organic Chemistry, 52 papers in Materials Chemistry and 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chitoshi Kitamura's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (29 papers), Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (27 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (19 papers). Chitoshi Kitamura is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (29 papers), Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (27 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (19 papers). Chitoshi Kitamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Chitoshi Kitamura's co-authors include Yoshiro Yamashita, Shoji Tanaka, Takeshi Kawase, Michinori Karikomi, Akio Yoneda, Hiroyoshi Naito, Takashi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Kurata, Joel S. Miller and Yoshinori Inoue and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Chitoshi Kitamura

109 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Design of Narrow-Bandgap ... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Design of Narrow-Bandgap Polymers. Syntheses and Properties of Monomers and Polymers Containing Aromatic-Donor and o-Quinoid-Acceptor Units
    1996 487 citations Chitoshi Kitamura et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Chitoshi Kitamura 1.1k 1.0k 834 739 317 119 2.5k
Luís Juliá 736 0.7× 769 0.8× 641 0.8× 294 0.4× 212 0.7× 82 1.8k
Takashi Fujihara 1.2k 1.1× 448 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 348 0.5× 343 1.1× 140 2.2k
Julien Preat 406 0.4× 772 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 282 0.4× 231 0.7× 43 2.4k
Magdaléna Hromadová 660 0.6× 574 0.6× 410 0.5× 165 0.2× 64 0.2× 106 1.7k
Philippe Marsal 441 0.4× 555 0.6× 422 0.5× 213 0.3× 63 0.2× 27 1.5k
Jef A. J. M. Vekemans 257 0.2× 2.2k 2.2× 1.2k 1.4× 346 0.5× 309 1.0× 53 3.7k
Michal Zalibera 258 0.2× 731 0.7× 771 0.9× 120 0.2× 205 0.6× 64 1.6k
Verónica Mugnaini 287 0.3× 788 0.8× 639 0.8× 80 0.1× 210 0.7× 34 1.9k
Ole Hammerich 812 0.7× 1.3k 1.3× 575 0.7× 272 0.4× 281 0.9× 162 2.7k
J. Orduna 885 0.8× 1.8k 1.8× 2.1k 2.6× 422 0.6× 2.5k 7.8× 207 5.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chitoshi Kitamura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chitoshi Kitamura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chitoshi Kitamura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chitoshi Kitamura based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chitoshi Kitamura. Chitoshi Kitamura is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Morishita, Hirofumi, Shun Dekura, Hiroki Sugishita, et al.. (2025). Spin and Structural Dynamics of Persistent π‐Mer and π‐Dimer of a Tethered S,C,C‐Bridged Triphenylamine Dimer. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(30). e202500576–e202500576. 1 indexed citations
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Gómez‐García, Carlos J., Kazumasa Suzuki, Chitoshi Kitamura, et al.. (2023). Isomerism tunes the diradical character of difluorenopyrroles at constant Hückel-level anti-aromaticity. Chemical Science. 14(46). 13468–13474. 1 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Taisuke, Hiroki Sugishita, Chitoshi Kitamura, et al.. (2022). A double-helical S,C-bridged tetraphenyl-para-phenylenediamine and its persistent radical cation. Chemical Communications. 59(10). 1301–1304. 2 indexed citations
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Kishi, Ryohei, Alexandra Harbuzaru, Rocío Ponce Ortiz, et al.. (2022). Medium Diradical Character, Small Hole and Electron Reorganization Energies and Ambipolar Transistors in Difluorenoheteroles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(33). e202206680–e202206680. 29 indexed citations
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Konishi, Akihito, et al.. (2019). Isolation and characterisation of a stable 2-azaphenalenyl azomethine ylide. Communications Chemistry. 2(1). 7 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Hidemi & Chitoshi Kitamura. (2017). Crystal structures of 1-hydroxy-4-propyloxy-9,10-anthraquinone and its acetyl derivative. Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications. 73(12). 1845–1849. 2 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Chitoshi, Sining Li, Munenori Takehara, et al.. (2015). Crystal structure of 1,4-diethoxy-9,10-anthraquinone. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 71(7). o504–o505. 3 indexed citations
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Takehara, Munenori, et al.. (2014). Crystal structure of 2-bromo-1,4-dihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 70(10). o1130–o1130. 3 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Chitoshi & Takeshi Kawase. (2013). Anthracene-1,4,9,10-tetraone. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 69(11). o1597–o1597. 1 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Chitoshi, et al.. (2012). 9,10-Dibromophenanthrene. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 68(11). o3174–o3174.
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Kitamura, Chitoshi, et al.. (2012). 3,6-Dibromophenanthrene. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 68(11). o3100–o3100. 1 indexed citations
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Ueda, Y., Chitoshi Kitamura, Hiroshi Ikeda, et al.. (2012). 3,14‐Bis(p‐nitrophenyl)‐17,17‐dipentyltetrabenzo[a,c,g,i]‐fluorene: A New Fluorophore Displaying Both Remarkable Solvatochromism and Crystalline‐Induced Emission. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 8(2). 392–399. 29 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Chitoshi, et al.. (2011). Octaalkyl tetracene-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10-octacarboxylates: synthesis by twofold [2+2+2] cocyclization and crystallochromy. Chemical Communications. 47(23). 6653–6653. 19 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi, Chitoshi Kitamura, Akihito Konishi, et al.. (2010). Dinaphthopentalenes: Pentalene Derivatives for Organic Thin‐Film Transistors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(42). 7728–7732. 171 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Chitoshi, et al.. (2009). 2,3-Dimethoxy-5,12-tetracenequinone. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 65(2). o324–o324. 1 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Chitoshi, et al.. (2008). 6,7-Dimethoxy-1,4-anthraquinone. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 64(9). o1802–o1802. 1 indexed citations
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Takeo, Masahiro, et al.. (2006). Characterization of alkylphenol degradation gene cluster in Pseudomonas putida MT4 and evidence of oxidation of alkylphenols and alkylcatechols with medium-length alkyl chain. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 102(4). 352–361. 29 indexed citations
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Pejaković, Dušan A., Chitoshi Kitamura, Joel S. Miller, & Arthur J. Epstein. (2002). Photoinduced Magnetization in the Organic-Based MagnetMn(TCNE)xy(CH2Cl2). Physical Review Letters. 88(5). 57202–57202. 76 indexed citations

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