Masami Sakamoto

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
305 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Masami Sakamoto is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Masami Sakamoto has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 237 papers in Organic Chemistry, 51 papers in Molecular Biology and 49 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Masami Sakamoto's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (83 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (43 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (37 papers). Masami Sakamoto is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (83 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (43 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (37 papers). Masami Sakamoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Masami Sakamoto's co-authors include Takashi Mino, Tsutomu Fujita, Yasushi Yoshida, Yoshiaki Shirae, Shinji Kadokura, Nobuo Yamazaki, Hiroaki Hatsushika, Hiroshi Koide, Junichi Tsutsui and Koji Kato and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Masami Sakamoto

296 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

The JRA-25 Reanalysis 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 400 800 1.2k
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 JRA-25 Reanalysis
    2007 1.4k citations Kazutoshi Onogi, Junichi Tsutsui et al. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II profile →

Peers

Masami Sakamoto
Torren M. Peakman United Kingdom
Josep M. Anglada Spain
Jozef Peeters Belgium
S. A. Penkett United Kingdom
Mark A. Vincent United Kingdom
Reginald H. Mitchell Canada
Craig A. Taatjes United States
Ryohei Yamaguchi Japan
P. H. Wine United States
J. L. Beauchamp United States
Torren M. Peakman United Kingdom
Masami Sakamoto
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Countries citing papers authored by Masami Sakamoto

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masami Sakamoto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masami Sakamoto

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

All Works

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Yoshida, Yasushi, et al.. (2025). Asymmetric synthesis of β-amino cyanoesters with contiguous tetrasubstituted carbon centers by halogen-bonding catalysis with chiral halonium salt. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 21. 547–555. 3 indexed citations
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WATANABE, S., et al.. (2014). New corrosion inhibitors of cobalt for water–soluble cutting fluids. International Journal of Materials and Product Technology. 4(1). 19–25. 1 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Masaki, Yusuke Murata, Masahiro Ishida, et al.. (2014). Catalytic amide allylation of α-ketoesters: extremely high enantioselective synthesis of ester functionalised α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 12(39). 7686–7689. 10 indexed citations
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Kasashima, Yoshio, et al.. (2013). Reaction of Carboxylic Acids with Vinyl Ethers under Solvent-free Conditions Using Molecular Iodine as a Catalyst. Journal of Oleo Science. 62(1). 29–38. 2 indexed citations
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Kasashima, Yoshio, et al.. (2012). Amide Synthesis from Esters with Nitriles under Solvent-free Conditions Using Molecular Iodine as a Catalyst. Journal of Oleo Science. 61(7). 393–399. 9 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Masami, et al.. (2011). Kinetic resolution of racemic amines using provisional molecular chirality generated by spontaneous crystallization. Chemical Communications. 47(14). 4267–4267. 15 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Masami, Takashi Mino, & Tsutomu Fujita. (2010). Generation and Control of Chirality by Crystallization: Asymmetric Synthesis Using the Crystal Chirality in Fluid Media. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 68(10). 1047–1056. 2 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Masami, et al.. (2010). Generation and amplification of optical activity of axially chiral N-(1-naphthyl)-2(1H)-pyrimidinethione by crystallization. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 8(23). 5418–5418. 18 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Masami, Naoto Sato, Takashi Mino, Yoshio Kasashima, & Tsutomu Fujita. (2008). Crystallization-induced diastereomer transformation of 2-quinolone-4-carboxamide followed by stereoselective intermolecular photocycloaddition reaction. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 6(5). 848–848. 10 indexed citations
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Onogi, Kazutoshi, Junichi Tsutsui, Hiroshi Koide, et al.. (2007). The JRA-25 Reanalysis. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 85(3). 369–432. 1374 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sakamoto, Masami, et al.. (2005). Asymmetric Photocycloaddition in Solution of a Chiral Crystallized Naphthamide. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(34). 5523–5526. 50 indexed citations
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Waki, Izumi, et al.. (2003). Real-time-monitored decrease of trichlorophenol as a dioxin surrogate in flue gas using iron oxide catalyst. Chemosphere. 54(10). 1475–1480. 18 indexed citations
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Sakairi, Minoru, Yuichiro Hashimoto, Masao Suga, et al.. (2002). On-line Monitoring of Dioxin Precursors in Flue Gas. 17. 5 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, et al.. (1998). New cutting fluid additives derived from esters of higher hydroxy fatty acids. 43(5). 665–670.
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Watanabe, Shôji, et al.. (1997). A convenient method for the preparation of α,α-difloro-β-ketoesters and α,α-difluoroamides from terpenic and perfumery aldehydes. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 82(1). 1–7. 13 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Masami, et al.. (1993). Investigation of Quantitative Structure Antimicrobial Activity Relationship of 2-Arylthio-N-methylmaleimides.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 1198–1200. 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Shôji, et al.. (1991). The Selective Lactionization Reaction of Alkanoic Acids Containing Cyclopropane Ring System.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 1526–1533. 1 indexed citations

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