Kei Muto

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Kei Muto is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kei Muto has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kei Muto's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (50 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (42 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (17 papers). Kei Muto is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (50 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (42 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (17 papers). Kei Muto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Kei Muto's co-authors include Junichiro Yamaguchi, Kenichiro Itami, Ryosuke Takise, Ryota Isshiki, Djamaladdin G. Musaev, Kazuma Amaike, Toshimasa Okita, Aiwen Lei, Lingkui Meng and Takuya Yamamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Kei Muto

62 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Recent Progress in Nickel‐Catalyzed Biaryl Coupling 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2017 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. Recent Progress in Nickel‐Catalyzed Biaryl Coupling
    2012 474 citations Junichiro Yamaguchi, Kei Muto et al. profile →
  2. Cross-coupling of aromatic esters and amides
    2017 423 citations Ryosuke Takise, Kei Muto et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kei Muto Japan 30 3.8k 770 316 222 97 63 3.9k
Baomin Fan China 34 2.6k 0.7× 1.5k 1.9× 404 1.3× 292 1.3× 143 1.5× 168 3.3k
Huailong Teng China 25 1.7k 0.5× 529 0.7× 222 0.7× 109 0.5× 50 0.5× 51 2.0k
Alison J. Frontier United States 33 3.4k 0.9× 413 0.5× 648 2.1× 80 0.4× 42 0.4× 90 3.8k
Ming‐Yu Ngai United States 34 3.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.7× 434 1.4× 1.1k 4.8× 131 1.4× 57 3.9k
Rolf H. Taaning Denmark 21 1.5k 0.4× 506 0.7× 314 1.0× 259 1.2× 328 3.4× 26 1.8k
Ryan R. Walvoord United States 10 1.5k 0.4× 372 0.5× 231 0.7× 51 0.2× 48 0.5× 14 1.9k
Rita Skoda‐Földes Hungary 21 1.5k 0.4× 319 0.4× 415 1.3× 47 0.2× 123 1.3× 112 1.9k
Xiang‐Ying Tang China 36 3.3k 0.9× 279 0.4× 262 0.8× 224 1.0× 19 0.2× 116 3.5k
Keiichi Sorimachi Japan 17 2.3k 0.6× 899 1.2× 576 1.8× 131 0.6× 9 0.1× 20 2.4k
Fang Ke China 18 983 0.3× 122 0.2× 189 0.6× 85 0.4× 16 0.2× 70 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kei Muto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kei Muto

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yokogawa, Daisuke, et al.. (2025). Facile generation of ortho-quinodimethanes toward polycyclic compounds. Chem. 11(11). 102615–102615. 2 indexed citations
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Muto, Kei, et al.. (2024). Cine- Substitution of Enolates: Enolate Dance/Coupling of Cycloalkenyl Pivalates by Nickel Catalysis. ACS Catalysis. 14(13). 10412–10417. 3 indexed citations
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Muto, Kei, et al.. (2023). Chloroacetyl boronate N -tosylhydrazone as a versatile synthetic building block. Chemical Communications. 59(48). 7419–7422. 2 indexed citations
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Muto, Kei, et al.. (2023). Concise Synthesis of (±)‐Fortuneicyclidins and (±)‐Cephalotine B Enabled by Pd‐Catalyzed Dearomative Spirocyclization**. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(68). 4 indexed citations
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Isshiki, Ryota, et al.. (2022). Decarbonylative Reductive Coupling of Aromatic Esters by Nickel and Palladium Catalyst. Chemistry Letters. 51(7). 749–753. 5 indexed citations
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Muto, Kei, et al.. (2022). Aryl sulfide synthesis via aryl exchange reaction. Trends in Chemistry. 5(1). 102–103. 1 indexed citations
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Kashihara, Myuto, et al.. (2021). Development of Pd-Catalyzed Denitrative Couplings. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 79(1). 11–21. 2 indexed citations
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Muto, Kei, et al.. (2021). Convergent Azaspirocyclization of Bromoarenes with N -Tosylhydrazones by a Palladium Catalyst. ACS Catalysis. 11(16). 10429–10435. 23 indexed citations
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Muto, Kei, et al.. (2020). Dearomative Allylation of Naphthyl Cyanohydrins by Palladium Catalysis: Catalyst-Enhanced Site Selectivity. Organic Letters. 22(9). 3423–3427. 21 indexed citations
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Isshiki, Ryota, et al.. (2020). Catalytic Deoxygenative Coupling of Aromatic Esters with Organophosphorus Compounds. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(16). 7386–7392. 33 indexed citations
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Muto, Kei, et al.. (2019). Pd-Catalyzed Dearomative Three-Component Reaction of Bromoarenes with Diazo Compounds and Allylborates. ACS Catalysis. 9(10). 8991–8995. 39 indexed citations
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Isshiki, Ryota, Toshimasa Okita, Kei Muto, & Junichiro Yamaguchi. (2018). Decarbonylative Coupling Reaction of Aromatic Esters. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 76(4). 300–314. 2 indexed citations
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Muto, Kei, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of Fully Arylated (Hetero) arenes by Coupling Reaction. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 76(2). 98–110. 2 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Junichiro, Kei Muto, & Kenichiro Itami. (2016). Nickel-Catalyzed Aromatic C–H Functionalization. Topics in Current Chemistry. 374(4). 55–55. 73 indexed citations
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Yamanaka, Iori, Anupriya Kumar, Junichiro Yamaguchi, et al.. (2015). CH Activation Generates Period‐Shortening Molecules That Target Cryptochrome in the Mammalian Circadian Clock. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(24). 7193–7197. 61 indexed citations
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Takise, Ryosuke, Kei Muto, Junichiro Yamaguchi, & Kenichiro Itami. (2014). Nickel‐Catalyzed α‐Arylation of Ketones with Phenol Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(26). 6791–6794. 151 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Junichiro, Kei Muto, Kazuma Amaike, Takuya Yamamoto, & Kenichiro Itami. (2013). Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Coupling of Heteroarenes. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 71(6). 576–587. 3 indexed citations
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Muto, Kei, Junichiro Yamaguchi, Aiwen Lei, & Kenichiro Itami. (2013). Isolation, Structure, and Reactivity of an Arylnickel(II) Pivalate Complex in Catalytic C–H/C–O Biaryl Coupling. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 135(44). 16384–16387. 144 indexed citations
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Meng, Lingkui, et al.. (2013). CH Alkenylation of Azoles with Enols and Esters by Nickel Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(38). 10048–10051. 138 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Takuya, et al.. (2011). Nickel‐Catalyzed CH Arylation of Azoles with Haloarenes: Scope, Mechanism, and Applications to the Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(36). 10113–10122. 177 indexed citations

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