Junji Inanaga

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Junji Inanaga is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Junji Inanaga has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Organic Chemistry, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Junji Inanaga's work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (31 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (30 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (27 papers). Junji Inanaga is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (31 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (30 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (27 papers). Junji Inanaga collaborates with scholars based in Japan and India. Junji Inanaga's co-authors include Masaru Yamaguchi, Tsutomu Katsuki, Kuniko Hirata, Hiroko SAEKI, Takeshi Hanamoto, Hiroshi Furuno, Tetsuji Hayano, Kenji Otsubo, T. TABUCHI and Yuichi Handa 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

Junji Inanaga

112 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Rapid Esterification by... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 500 1000 1.5k
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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. A Rapid Esterification by Means of Mixed Anhydride and Its Application to Large-ring Lactonization
    1979 2.0k citations Junji Inanaga, Tsutomu Katsuki et al. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Junji Inanaga Japan 35 4.9k 1.3k 907 707 706 113 5.6k
Barry B. Snider United States 51 8.4k 1.7× 2.3k 1.7× 863 1.0× 1.2k 1.7× 1.1k 1.5× 303 10.1k
Osamu Yonemitsu Japan 35 5.1k 1.0× 1.8k 1.4× 326 0.4× 804 1.1× 799 1.1× 286 6.1k
István E. Markó Belgium 43 7.0k 1.4× 1.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.9× 313 0.4× 470 0.7× 208 7.9k
Paul G. Bulger United States 18 7.1k 1.4× 1.6k 1.2× 802 0.9× 534 0.8× 477 0.7× 33 7.6k
H. M. R. Hoffmann Germany 36 5.9k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 578 0.6× 436 0.6× 548 0.8× 280 6.6k
Kazuhiko Takai Japan 57 10.5k 2.1× 1.4k 1.1× 2.4k 2.7× 469 0.7× 543 0.8× 241 11.3k
Hitosi Nozaki Japan 51 8.4k 1.7× 1.5k 1.2× 1.5k 1.7× 481 0.7× 449 0.6× 327 9.3k
Mitsuru Shoji Japan 38 6.3k 1.3× 2.1k 1.6× 1.4k 1.6× 441 0.6× 369 0.5× 149 7.4k
Jun’ichi Uenishi Japan 33 3.3k 0.7× 774 0.6× 532 0.6× 313 0.4× 477 0.7× 176 3.8k
Stephen P. Marsden United Kingdom 36 5.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 1.6k 1.7× 364 0.5× 323 0.5× 113 6.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junji Inanaga

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All Works

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Onitsuka, Satoaki, et al.. (2012). Silica Gel-Mediated Organic Reactions under Organic Solvent-Free Conditions. Molecules. 17(10). 11469–11483. 24 indexed citations
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Hanamoto, Takeshi, et al.. (2005). Synthesis and crystal structure of 1,2,4-trifluoro-3,5,6-tris(triisopropylsilyl)benzene. Tetrahedron Letters. 47(4). 493–495. 8 indexed citations
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Kawanami, Toshio, Kentaro Ishizuka, Hiroshi Furuno, & Junji Inanaga. (2003). Unique hydrogen bonding in the acetone-mediated helical structure of (R,R)-3,3′-bisBINOL. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 60(1). o97–o98. 1 indexed citations
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Furuno, Hiroshi, Tetsuji Hayano, Takeshi Kambara, et al.. (2003). Chiral rare earth organophosphates as homogeneous Lewis acid catalysts for the highly enantioselective hetero-Diels–Alder reactions. Tetrahedron. 59(52). 10509–10523. 52 indexed citations
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Inanaga, Junji, Hiroshi Furuno, & Tetsuji Hayano. (2002). Asymmetric Catalysis and Amplification with Chiral Lanthanide Complexes. Chemical Reviews. 102(6). 2211–2226. 286 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Akihiko, Takeshi Hanamoto, Junji Inanaga, & Kōichi Mikami. (1998). Regiodivergent reduction of allylic esters with samarium(II) iodide by tuning ester groups and proton sources. Tetrahedron Letters. 39(13). 1777–1780. 18 indexed citations
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Hanamoto, Takeshi, Yuichi Sugimoto, Yong Jin, & Junji Inanaga. (1997). ChemInform Abstract: Scandium(III) Perfluorooctanesulfonate (Sc(OPf)3): A Novel Catalyst for the Hetero Diels‐Alder Reaction of Aldehydes with Non‐Activated Dienes.. ChemInform. 28(40). 1 indexed citations
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Inanaga, Junji, Yuki Sugimoto, & Takeshi Hanamoto. (1995). Achiral and chiral lanthanide(III) salts of superacids as novel Lewis acid catalysts in organic synthesis.. New Journal of Chemistry. 19. 707–712. 46 indexed citations
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Sugimoto, Yuichi, Takeshi Hanamoto, & Junji Inanaga. (1995). A palladium(O)–samarium(II) system for the preparation of allenes from propargylic acetates: Application to the synthesis of 2,3‐naphthoquinodimethanes. Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 9(5-6). 369–375. 10 indexed citations
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Inanaga, Junji, et al.. (1993). Study on the Catalytic Activities of Lanthanoid(III) Triflates in the Glycosylation of 1-O-Methoxyacetyl Sugar.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 516–517. 1 indexed citations
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Inanaga, Junji, Shino Sakai, Yuichi Handa, Masaru Yamaguchi, & Yasushi Yokoyama. (1991). Selective Conjugate Reduction of .ALPHA.,.BETA.-Unsaturated Esters and Amides via SmI2-Promoted Electron Transfer Process.. Chemistry Letters. 2117–2118. 5 indexed citations
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Inanaga, Junji, Yasushi Yokoyama, Yuichi Handa, & Masaru Yamaguchi. (1991). Preparation of medium- and large-sized carbocycles by means of SmI2-promoted intramolecular reformatisky reaction. Tetrahedron Letters. 32(44). 6371–6374. 40 indexed citations
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Inanaga, Junji, Yasushi Yokoyama, Yoshiyasu Baba, & Masaru Yamaguchi. (1991). Selective reduction of alkynes by the reagent Sml2 - Transition metal catalysts - proton donors. Tetrahedron Letters. 32(40). 5559–5562. 14 indexed citations
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Inanaga, Junji & Masaru Yamaguchi. (1989). TRANSFORMATION OF ZEAXANTHIN INTO 3,3'-DIAMINO- AND DIMERCAPTO-β-CAROTENE DERIVATIVES. 17(1). 109–112. 1 indexed citations
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Otsubo, Kenji, et al.. (1987). A direct synthesis of .GAMMA.-, .DELTA.-, and .EPSILON.-lactones utilizing SmI2-induced Barbier-type reaction in the presence of hexamethylphosphoric triamide(HMPA).. Chemistry Letters. 1487–1490. 3 indexed citations
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Otsubo, Kenji, Junji Inanaga, & Masaru Yamaguchi. (1986). SmI2-induced reductive cross-coupling of carbonyl compounds with (α,β-unsaturated esters. Tetrahedron Letters. 27(47). 5763–5764. 139 indexed citations
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Inanaga, Junji, et al.. (1981). ChemInform Abstract: 4‐DIMETHYLAMINOPYRIDINE N‐OXIDE AS AN EFFICIENT OXIDIZING AGENT FOR ALKYL HALIDES. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 12(42). 1 indexed citations
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Inanaga, Junji, et al.. (1981). Esterification of Carboxylic Acids by Alcohols with 2-Chloro-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene as Condensing Agent. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 54(5). 1470–1473. 14 indexed citations

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