Kôichi Komatsu

11.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
312 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Kôichi Komatsu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kôichi Komatsu has authored 312 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 267 papers in Organic Chemistry, 152 papers in Materials Chemistry and 49 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Kôichi Komatsu's work include Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (147 papers), Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (76 papers) and Graphene research and applications (54 papers). Kôichi Komatsu is often cited by papers focused on Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (147 papers), Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (76 papers) and Graphene research and applications (54 papers). Kôichi Komatsu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Spain. Kôichi Komatsu's co-authors include Yasujiro Murata, Michihisa Murata, Tohru Nishinaga, Toshikazu Kitagawa, Guan‐Wu Wang, Koichi Fujiwara, Motoo Shiro, Kunio Okamoto, Ken’ichi Takeuchi and Terence S. M. Wan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Kôichi Komatsu

307 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Encapsulation of Molecular Hydrogen in Fullerene C 60 by ... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2005 1997 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Encapsulation of Molecular Hydrogen in Fullerene C 60 by Organic Synthesis
    2005 530 citations Kôichi Komatsu, Michihisa Murata et al. profile →
  2. Synthesis and X-ray structure of dumb-bell-shaped C120
    1997 464 citations Kôichi Komatsu, Yasujiro Murata et al. profile →

Peers

Kôichi Komatsu
Yves Rubin United States
Olga V. Boltalina Russia
Yasujiro Murata Japan
Tatsuhisa Kato Japan
Alexey A. Popov Germany
Holger F. Bettinger Germany
Michael M. Haley United States
Lothar Dunsch Germany
E. Wasserman United States
Chia‐Chung Sun China
Yves Rubin United States
Kôichi Komatsu
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kôichi Komatsu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kôichi Komatsu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kôichi Komatsu 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 Kôichi Komatsu. Kôichi Komatsu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Takase, Masayoshi, et al.. (2013). Steric Control in the π‐Dimerization of Oligothiophene Radical Cations Annelated with Bicyclo[2.2.2]octene Units. Chemistry - A European Journal. 19(17). 5457–5467. 36 indexed citations
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Maroto, Enrique E., Marta Izquierdo, Michihisa Murata, et al.. (2013). Catalytic stereodivergent functionalization of H2@C60. Chemical Communications. 50(6). 740–742. 29 indexed citations
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Li, Yongjun, Xuegong Lei, Xia Li, et al.. (2011). Indirect 1H NMR characterization of H2@C60 nitroxide derivatives and their nuclear spin relaxation. Chemical Communications. 47(46). 12527–12527. 12 indexed citations
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Minegishi, Shinya, Kôichi Komatsu, & Toshikazu Kitagawa. (2011). Cyclobutadieneiron Tricarbonyl Annelated with Homoadamantene Frameworks. Organometallics. 30(5). 1002–1007. 6 indexed citations
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Nagel, U., Salvatore Mamone, Francesco Cuda, et al.. (2009). Rotor in a Cage: Infrared Spectroscopy of an Endohedral Hydrogen-Fullerene Complex. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Horsewill, A.J., Kuldeep Panesar, S. Rols, et al.. (2009). Quantum Translator-Rotator: Inelastic Neutron Scattering of Dihydrogen Molecules Trapped inside Anisotropic Fullerene Cages. Physical Review Letters. 102(1). 13001–13001. 58 indexed citations
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Kohama, Yoshimitsu, Jing Ju, Zhaofei Li, et al.. (2009). Rotational Sublevels of an Ortho-Hydrogen Molecule Encapsulated in an IsotropicC60Cage. Physical Review Letters. 103(7). 73001–73001. 43 indexed citations
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Murata, Michihisa, et al.. (2008). NMR Studies on Monofunctionalized Fullerenyl Cation and Anion Encapsulating a H2 Molecule. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 3(8-9). 1336–1342. 6 indexed citations
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Miyata, Yasuo, Takeo Minari, Tohru Nishinaga, et al.. (2007). Synthesis of Oligo(thienylfuran)s with Thiophene Rings at Both Ends and Their Structural, Electronic, and Field‐Effect Properties. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 2(12). 1492–1504. 45 indexed citations
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Carravetta, Marina, Salvatore Mamone, Francesco Cuda, et al.. (2007). Solid-state NMR of endohedral hydrogen–fullerene complexes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 9(35). 4879–4879. 58 indexed citations
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Miyata, Yasuo, Takeo Minari, Takashi Nemoto, Seiji Isoda, & Kôichi Komatsu. (2007). Synthesis of fluorinated anti-fluorenacenedione and the structural, electronic, and field-effect properties. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 5(16). 2592–2592. 26 indexed citations
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Murata, Yusuke, et al.. (2005). Solvent-free synthesis of dihydrofuran-fused [60]fullerene derivatives by high-speed vibration milling. Chinese Chemical Letters. 16(10). 1327–1329. 28 indexed citations
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Nishinaga, Tohru & Kôichi Komatsu. (2005). Persistent ? radical cations: self-association and its steric control in the condensed phase. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 3(4). 561–561. 110 indexed citations
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Frankevich, Vladimir, Maxim Dashtiev, Renato Zenobi, et al.. (2005). MALDI-Fourier transform mass spectrometric and theoretical studies of donor–acceptor and donor–bridge–acceptor fullerenes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 7(5). 1036–1042. 10 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Soichiro, Eishi Tsutsumi, Y. Honda, et al.. (2004). Controlled Molecular Orientation in an Adlayer of a Supramolecular Assembly Consisting of an Open‐Cage C60 Derivative and ZnII Octaethylporphyrin on Au(111). Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(23). 3044–3047. 74 indexed citations
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Murata, Yasujiro, Mitsuharu Suzuki, & Kôichi Komatsu. (2003). Synthesis and electropolymerization of fullerene–terthiophene dyads. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 1(15). 2624–2625. 30 indexed citations
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Kunitake, Masashi, Shinobu Uemura, Osamu Ito, et al.. (2002). Structural Analysis of C60 Trimers by Direct Observation with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 41(6). 969–972. 40 indexed citations
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Nemoto, Kimiya, et al.. (1993). Shrinkage Stress of Composite Resin during Hardening : Part III The Effects of Amount of Polymerization Initiator on the Shrinkage Stress. 12(1). 1–7. 1 indexed citations

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