Masaji Oda

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
242 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Masaji Oda is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaji Oda has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 217 papers in Organic Chemistry, 74 papers in Materials Chemistry and 28 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Masaji Oda's work include Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (73 papers), Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (49 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (40 papers). Masaji Oda is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (73 papers), Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (49 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (40 papers). Masaji Oda collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and Italy. Masaji Oda's co-authors include Takeshi Kawase, Keiji Okada, Masahiko Iyoda, Hossein Reza Darabi, Katsura Okubo, Naoto Morita, Hiroyuki Kurata, Kenji Tanaka, Yohko Seirai and Kouzou Matsumoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Masaji Oda

236 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Photosensitized decarboxylative Michael addition through ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300
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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. Photosensitized decarboxylative Michael addition through N-(acyloxy)phthalimides via an electron-transfer mechanism
    1991 381 citations Keiji Okada, Katsura Okubo et al. profile →

Peers

Masaji Oda
Teruo Shinmyozu Japan
James K. Whitesell United States
Shigetoshi Takahashi Japan
J.K. Kochi United States
Juzo Nakayama Japan
Hisashi Fujihara Japan
N. Feeder United Kingdom
Graham J. Bodwell Canada
R. Gompper Germany
Jean‐Pierre Desvergne France
Teruo Shinmyozu Japan
Masaji Oda
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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masaji Oda. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masaji Oda 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 Masaji Oda. Masaji Oda is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Matsumoto, Kouzou, et al.. (2014). Crystal structure of a second polymorph of tetrakis(pyridin-2-yl)methane. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 70(12). o1277–o1278.
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Kawase, Takeshi, et al.. (2008). 8,14,30,36‐Tetramethoxy[2.0.2.0](1,6)naphthalenophane‐1,19‐diyne: A Double‐Helically Twisted Cyclophane by Diastereoselective Dimerization. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 3(3). 573–577. 14 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Kouzou, Hiroyuki Kurata, Tatsuo Nehira, et al.. (2008). Chiral Tetrakis(2-thienyl)methane Derivative: A Possible Precursor for Cryptochiral Tetraalkylmethanes. Chemistry Letters. 37(12). 1236–1237. 2 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Kouzou, Tatsuo Nehira, Hiroyuki Kurata, et al.. (2007). Phenyl‐(2‐pyridyl)‐(3‐pyridyl)‐(4‐pyridyl)methane: Synthesis, Chiroptical Properties, and Theoretical Calculation of Its Absolute Configuration. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 2(8). 1031–1036. 23 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi, et al.. (2006). Cyclic [5]Paraphenyleneacetylene: Synthesis, Properties, and Formation of a Ring‐in‐Ring Complex Showing a Considerably Large Association Constant and Entropy Effect. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(7). 1086–1088. 60 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi & Masaji Oda. (2004). Möbius Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Challenges for Theory and Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(34). 4396–4398. 38 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi & Masaji Oda. (2004). Möbius‐aromatische Kohlenwasserstoffe: Herausforderungen für Theorie und Synthese. Angewandte Chemie. 116(34). 4496–4498. 16 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Kouzou, Hiroaki Minami, Takeshi Kawase, & Masaji Oda. (2004). [2.2](2,7)-Fluorenophanediene, [2.2.2](2,7)-fluorenophanetriene, and their fluorenide ions. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 2(16). 2323–2323. 6 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi, Naoki Fujiwara, Masaji Oda, et al.. (2004). Supramolecular Dynamics of Cyclic [6]Paraphenyleneacetylene Complexes with [60]‐ and [70]Fullerene Derivatives: Electronic and Structural Effects on Complexation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(38). 5060–5062. 56 indexed citations
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Kurata, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2004). Arylbis(9‐anthryl)methyl Cations: Highly Crowded, Near Infrared Light Absorbing Hydrocarbon Cations. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(37). 4947–4950. 11 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi, et al.. (2004). Onion‐Type Complexation Based on Carbon Nanorings and a Buckminsterfullerene. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(13). 1722–1724. 133 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi, et al.. (2004). A Hexapentaene‐Extended Quinocumulene Cyclotrimerized to a Tricyclobutabenzene Derivative. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(2). 316–319. 15 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi, et al.. (2003). Complexation of Carbon Nanorings with Fullerenes: Supramolecular Dynamics and Structural Tuning for a Fullerene Sensor. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 42(45). 5597–5600. 108 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi, et al.. (2001). The newly modified McMurry reaction toward the improved synthesis of cyclic paraphenylacetylenes. Tetrahedron Letters. 42(32). 5509–5511. 56 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi, Masaki Wakabayashi, & Masaji Oda. (1997). Hexacyanotriquinarenemethane Dianion. Chemistry Letters. 26(10). 1057–1058. 1 indexed citations
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Okada, Keiji, Katsura Okubo, & Masaji Oda. (1991). A simple and convenient photodecarboxylation method of intact carboxylic acids in the presence of aza aromatic compounds. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 57(1-3). 265–277. 25 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi, et al.. (1990). Generation, Characterization, and Reactions of Fulvene Dianions. Chemistry Letters. 19(9). 1683–1686. 8 indexed citations
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Kawase, Takeshi, Masahiko Iyoda, & Masaji Oda. (1987). Synthese von Tricyclo[5.2.0.01,3]nona-4,6,8-trien, einem durch die Antiaromatizität von Cyclobutadien erzwungenen Norcaradien. Angewandte Chemie. 99(6). 574–576. 5 indexed citations

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