Kenichi Fukui

26.6k total citations · 12 hit papers
480 papers, 21.5k citations indexed

About

Kenichi Fukui is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenichi Fukui has authored 480 papers receiving a total of 21.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Organic Chemistry, 143 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 123 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kenichi Fukui's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (81 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (53 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (42 papers). Kenichi Fukui is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (81 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (53 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (42 papers). Kenichi Fukui collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Kenichi Fukui's co-authors include Teijiro Yonezawa, Haruo Shingu, Yasuhiro Iwasawa, Hiroshi Fujimoto, Toshiaki Enoki, Yousuke Kobayashi, Hiroshi Ōnishi, Chikayoshi Nagata, Tokio Yamabe and Satoshi Inagaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kenichi Fukui

459 papers receiving 20.7k citations

Hit Papers

The path of chemical reactions - the IRC approach 1952 2026 1976 2001 1981 1982 1952 1971 1975 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. The path of chemical reactions - the IRC approach
    1981 5.5k citations Kenichi Fukui profile →
  2. Role of Frontier Orbitals in Chemical Reactions
    1982 2.2k citations Kenichi Fukui profile →
  3. A Molecular Orbital Theory of Reactivity in Aromatic Hydrocarbons
    1952 1.9k citations Kenichi Fukui, Teijiro Yonezawa et al. profile →
  4. Recognition of stereochemical paths by orbital interaction
    1971 682 citations Kenichi Fukui profile →
  5. Theory of Orientation and Stereoselection
    1975 660 citations Kenichi Fukui profile →
  6. Molecular Orbital Theory of Orientation in Aromatic, Heteroaromatic, and Other Conjugated Molecules
    1954 585 citations Kenichi Fukui, Teijiro Yonezawa et al. profile →
  7. Observation of zigzag and armchair edges of graphite using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy
    2005 517 citations Yousuke Kobayashi, Kenichi Fukui et al. profile →
  8. The Role of Frontier Orbitals in Chemical Reactions (Nobel Lecture)
    1982 430 citations Kenichi Fukui profile →
  9. Constituent analysis of the potential gradient along a reaction coordinate. Method and an application to methane + tritium reaction
    1975 264 citations Kenichi Fukui, Hiroshi Fujimoto et al. profile →
  10. Ring‐opening polymerization of 2‐substituted 2‐oxazolines
    1966 218 citations Tsutomu Kagiya, Kenichi Fukui et al. profile →
  11. Orbital mixing rule
    1976 210 citations Hiroshi Fujimoto, Kenichi Fukui et al. profile →
  12. Molecular orbital calculations of the electronic structure of borazane
    1974 170 citations Hiroshi Fujimoto, Kenichi Fukui 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
Kenichi Fukui Japan 47 9.3k 6.5k 5.1k 3.1k 3.0k 480 21.5k
Rolf Seeger United States 18 6.6k 0.7× 4.8k 0.7× 6.2k 1.2× 2.0k 0.6× 3.3k 1.1× 29 17.5k
Cary F. Chabalowski United States 20 7.4k 0.8× 6.4k 1.0× 6.2k 1.2× 3.0k 1.0× 3.4k 1.1× 42 21.1k
Marwan Nusair Canada 3 5.2k 0.6× 6.2k 1.0× 7.2k 1.4× 2.2k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 5 17.9k
L. Wilk Canada 9 5.2k 0.6× 6.4k 1.0× 7.4k 1.5× 2.2k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 14 18.3k
P. C. Hariharan United States 16 8.1k 0.9× 4.3k 0.7× 5.6k 1.1× 2.1k 0.7× 3.5k 1.2× 58 18.3k
R. Krishnan United States 16 7.0k 0.8× 4.9k 0.8× 8.5k 1.7× 2.1k 0.7× 3.9k 1.3× 18 19.8k
Marco Häser Germany 21 5.9k 0.6× 5.4k 0.8× 6.4k 1.3× 1.9k 0.6× 3.7k 1.2× 30 18.3k
G. te Velde Netherlands 13 5.7k 0.6× 6.1k 0.9× 4.4k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 17 16.2k
Heinzwerner Preuß Germany 23 5.5k 0.6× 4.4k 0.7× 4.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 37 14.0k
Paul Geerlings Belgium 60 10.6k 1.1× 6.6k 1.0× 6.6k 1.3× 2.5k 0.8× 4.4k 1.5× 475 21.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenichi Fukui

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Morino, Yusuke, Hikaru Sano, Koji Kawamoto, et al.. (2023). Degradation of an argyrodite-type sulfide solid electrolyte by a trace of water: A spectroscopic analysis. Solid State Ionics. 392. 116162–116162. 41 indexed citations
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Tanabe, Ichiro, Nobutaka Shioya, Takeshi Hasegawa, et al.. (2023). Voltammetric and In Situ Spectroscopic Investigations on the Redox Processes of Trioxotriangulene Neutral Radicals on Graphite Electrodes. Langmuir. 39(19). 6846–6854. 3 indexed citations
3.
Kobayashi, Yousuke, Kenichi Fukui, Koichi Kusakabe, & Toshiaki Enoki. (2007). STM/STS observations of zigzag and armchair edges of graphite. TANSO. 2007(228). 166–173.
4.
Namai, Yoshimichi, Kenichi Fukui, & Yasuhiro Iwasawa. (2003). Atom-resolved noncontact atomic force microscopic and scanning tunneling microscopic observations of the structure and dynamic behavior of CeO2(111) surfaces. Catalysis Today. 85(2-4). 79–91. 104 indexed citations
5.
Fukui, Kenichi, Hiroshi Ōnishi, & Yasuhiro Iwasawa. (1997). Atom-Resolved Image of theTiO2(110)Surface by Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy. Physical Review Letters. 79(21). 4202–4205. 201 indexed citations
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Fukui, Kenichi & Hiroshi Fujimoto. (1997). Frontier Orbitals and Reaction Paths. 78 indexed citations
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Fujimoto, Hiroshi, Hiroshi Oba, & Kenichi Fukui. (1969). An Extended Hückel Calculation on the Allylic Rearrangement of Olefins. Nippon kagaku zassi. 90(10). 1005–1011. 2 indexed citations
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Kagiya, Tsutomu, Shinichi Takayama, & Kenichi Fukui. (1968). The Copolymerization of Allylchloride Oligomer and Vinyl Chloride with Azobisisobutyronitrile as Catalyst. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 71(5). 745–749. 1 indexed citations
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Yano, Hisashi, et al.. (1968). Syntheses and Properties of Sulfonium and Phosphonium Phenacylids. Nippon kagaku zassi. 89(7). 703–708. 2 indexed citations
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Fukui, Kenichi, et al.. (1967). Reaction Mechanism of the Formation of Short Chain Branching in the Radical Polymerization of Ethylene. Kobunshi Kagaku. 24(269). 599–605. 1 indexed citations
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Yonezawa, Teijiro, Osamu Yamamoto, Hiroshi Kato, & Kenichi Fukui. (1966). A Molecular Orbital Investigation on the Electronic Structures of Alkylperoxides. Nippon kagaku zassi. 87(1). 26–31,A1. 9 indexed citations
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Yoneda, Shigeo, et al.. (1965). The Reaction of Alkyl Halides with Potassium Thiocyanate'in N, N-Dimethylformamide. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 68(6). 1077–1080. 2 indexed citations
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Yamabe, Tokio, et al.. (1963). Polymerization of Phenyl Isocyanate. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 66(6). 821–823. 5 indexed citations
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Kagiya, Tsutomu, et al.. (1963). A High Polymerization of Ethylene Oxide with Metal Phosphate Catalysts. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 66(12). 1893–1896. 4 indexed citations
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Kagiya, Tsutomu, et al.. (1963). A High Polymerization of Ethylene Oxide wih Metal Phosphate-Organometallic Compound Catalysts. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 66(12). 1896–1899. 2 indexed citations
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Fukui, Kenichi, et al.. (1962). Syntheses of Organic Fluorine Compounds by the Use of Potassium Fluoride. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 65(8). 1179–1182. 1 indexed citations
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Fukui, Kenichi, et al.. (1959). New Alkylation Reactions Utilizing Potassium Fluoride as the Condensing Agent.. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 62(4). 531–534. 1 indexed citations
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Yonezawa, Teijiro, et al.. (1957). A Quantum-Mechanical Interpretation of Reactivity of Vinyl Compounds in Polymerization by Localization Method. Kobunshi Kagaku. 14(150). 533–540. 2 indexed citations
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Nagata, Chikayoshi, Kenichi Fukui, Teijiro Yonezawa, & Yusaku Tagashira. (1955). Electronic structure and carcinogenic activity of aromatic compounds. I. Condensed aromatic hydrocarbons.. PubMed. 15(4). 233–9. 18 indexed citations
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Fukui, Kenichi, et al.. (1951). (81)Optimum Gas Ratio in the Ammonia Synthesis. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 54(2). 157–159. 2 indexed citations

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