Itaru Nakamura

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Itaru Nakamura is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Itaru Nakamura has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Organic Chemistry, 15 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Itaru Nakamura's work include Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (79 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (72 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (47 papers). Itaru Nakamura is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (79 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (72 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (47 papers). Itaru Nakamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Itaru Nakamura's co-authors include Yoshinori Yamamoto, Masahiro Terada, Takuma Sato, Yuya Mizushima, Shinichi Saito, Uichiro Yamagishi, Sayaka Konta, Gan B. Bajracharya, Dong Zhang and Amal I. Siriwardana and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Itaru Nakamura

120 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Reactions in Heterocyclic Synthesis

2004 1.4k citations Itaru Nakamura, Yoshinori Yamamoto profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Itaru Nakamura Japan	39	5.9k	592	330	160	119	126	6.1k
Patrick Y. Toullec France	29	3.4k 0.6×	920 1.6×	237 0.7×	111 0.7×	155 1.3×	61	3.6k
Yongwen Jiang China	26	3.4k 0.6×	459 0.8×	471 1.4×	127 0.8×	241 2.0×	63	3.7k
Xing‐Zhong Shu China	43	4.5k 0.8×	856 1.4×	205 0.6×	244 1.5×	184 1.5×	99	4.8k
Helga Krause Germany	21	3.3k 0.5×	836 1.4×	270 0.8×	91 0.6×	118 1.0×	33	3.4k
Boshun Wan China	40	4.6k 0.8×	908 1.5×	318 1.0×	242 1.5×	127 1.1×	124	4.8k
Francisco J. Fañanás Spain	33	3.5k 0.6×	565 1.0×	402 1.2×	92 0.6×	78 0.7×	157	3.7k
Manuel A. Fernández‐Rodríguez Spain	32	3.2k 0.5×	314 0.5×	167 0.5×	63 0.4×	154 1.3×	78	3.3k
Jian‐Ping Zou China	38	3.5k 0.6×	442 0.7×	269 0.8×	312 1.9×	232 1.9×	128	3.8k
Thomas W. Lyons United States	12	6.0k 1.0×	1.3k 2.2×	195 0.6×	244 1.5×	197 1.7×	20	6.2k
Elena Buñuel Spain	26	3.3k 0.6×	693 1.2×	297 0.9×	172 1.1×	162 1.4×	78	3.7k

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Nakamura, Itaru, et al.. (2026). AgBF ₄ ‐Induced Site‐Selective Synthesis of 4‐Sulfonylindoles in Au‐Catalyzed Cyclization‐Sulfonyl Migration Reactions. Chemistry - A European Journal. e03038–e03038.

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Sato, Satoko, et al.. (2025). The effect of a patient empowerment hand hygiene programme: a single-centre study in Japan. Infection Prevention in Practice. 7(2). 100456–100456. 1 indexed citations

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Kojima, A., et al.. (2025). Cu-catalyzed [1,3]-asymmetric methoxy rearrangement of N -methoxyanilines: mechanistic insight. Catalysis Science & Technology. 15(7). 2138–2142.

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Nakamura, Itaru, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of meta-Aminophenol Derivatives via Cu-Catalyzed [1,3]-Rearrangement—Oxa-Michael Addition Cascade Reactions. Molecules. 28(10). 4251–4251. 2 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, et al.. (2022). Comparison of methylprednisolone pulse vs conventional dexamethasone for adult cases of COVID-19 requiring oxygen; a Japanese retrospective cohort study. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 29(3). 269–273. 1 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru & Masahiro Terada. (2019). π-Lewis Acidic Metal-Catalyzed Skeletal Rearrangement Reactions of <i>O</i>-Propargylic Oximes. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 77(10). 971–981. 1 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, et al.. (2018). Cationic cobalt-catalyzed [1,3]-rearrangement of N-alkoxycarbonyloxyanilines. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 14. 1972–1979. 1 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, et al.. (2015). Skeletal Rearrangement of O‐Propargylic Formaldoximes by a Gold‐Catalyzed Cyclization/Intermolecular Methylene Transfer Sequence. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(24). 7154–7157. 32 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, et al.. (2014). Efficient Synthesis of Eight‐Membered Nitrogen Heterocycles from O‐Propargylic Oximes by Rhodium‐Catalyzed Cascade Reactions. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(33). 10214–10219. 34 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru. (2012). Development of ^|^pi;-Acidic Metal-Catalyzed Reactions toward Construction of Multi-Substituted Heterocycles. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 70(6). 581–592. 2 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, Masashi Okamoto, Yoshinori Sato, & Masahiro Terada. (2012). Synthesis of Azepine Derivatives by Rhodium‐Catalyzed Tandem 2,3‐Rearrangement/Heterocyclization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(43). 10816–10819. 74 indexed citations

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Sato, Takuma, et al.. (2011). Platinum-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 1,4-Enynes via 1,2-Alkenyl Rearrangement. Organic Letters. 13(19). 4992–4995. 38 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, Dong Zhang, & Masahiro Terada. (2010). Copper-Catalyzed Tandem [2,3]-Rearrangement and 6π-3-Azatriene Electrocyclization in (E)-O-Propargylic α,β-Unsaturated Oximes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132(23). 7884–7886. 119 indexed citations

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Kozako, Masahiro, et al.. (2009). Fundamental study on Acoustic Wave Propagation Characteristics Induced Partial Discharge in Oil filled Transformer using FEM. 2009(118). 51–56. 1 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, Tetsuya Nemoto, Yoshinori Yamamoto, & Armin de Meijere. (2006). Thermally Induced and Silver‐Salt‐Catalyzed [2+2] Cycloadditions of Imines to (Alkoxymethylene)cyclopropanes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45(31). 5176–5179. 44 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, Takuma Sato, & Yoshinori Yamamoto. (2006). Gold‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Carbothiolation of Alkynes: Synthesis of 2,3‐Disubstituted Benzothiophenes from (α‐Alkoxy Alkyl) (ortho‐Alkynyl Phenyl) Sulfides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45(27). 4473–4475. 294 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, Tetsuya Nemoto, Yoshinori Yamamoto, & Armin de Meijere. (2006). Thermally Induced and Silver‐Salt‐Catalyzed [2+2] Cycloadditions of Imines to (Alkoxymethylene)cyclopropanes. Angewandte Chemie. 118(31). 5300–5303. 11 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, Gan B. Bajracharya, Yuya Mizushima, & Yoshinori Yamamoto. (2002). Indenol Ether Formation from Aryl Alkynes Bearing ortho-Acetals: An Unprecedented Rearrangement in Palladium-Catalyzed Carboalkoxylation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 41(22). 4328–4331. 65 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, Byoung Ho Oh, Shinichi Saito, & Yoshinori Yamamoto. (2001). Novel [3+2] Cycloaddition of Alkylidenecyclopropanes with Aldehydes Catalyzed by Palladium. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 40(7). 1298–1300. 100 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Itaru, et al.. (1964). Molecular Distribution of Condensation Copolymers. Kobunshi Kagaku. 21(233). 553–563. 1 indexed citations

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