Masao Aoki

2.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
15 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Masao Aoki is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masao Aoki has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Materials Chemistry and 3 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in Masao Aoki's work include Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (8 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (7 papers) and Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (4 papers). Masao Aoki is often cited by papers focused on Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (8 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (7 papers) and Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (4 papers). Masao Aoki collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Masao Aoki's co-authors include Ryōji Noyori, Kazuhiko Sato, Junko Takagi, Nobuharu Iwasawa, Mamoru Hyodo, Kazutoshi Ukai, Xiaoqi Zheng, Jun Takaya, Masami Ogawa and Tadashi Hashimoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Masao Aoki

15 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

A "Green" Route to Adipic Acid: Direct Oxidation of Cyclo... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1998 2001 1997 1996 200 400 600
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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. A "Green" Route to Adipic Acid: Direct Oxidation of Cyclohexenes with 30 Percent Hydrogen Peroxide
    1998 694 citations Kazuhiko Sato, Masao Aoki et al. Science profile →
  2. Oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and sulfones with 30% hydrogen peroxide under organic solvent- and halogen-free conditions
    2001 400 citations Kazuhiko Sato, Mamoru Hyodo et al. Tetrahedron profile →
  3. Organic Solvent- and Halide-Free Oxidation of Alcohols with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide
    1997 252 citations Kazuhiko Sato, Masao Aoki et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. A Practical Method for Epoxidation of Terminal Olefins with 30% Hydrogen Peroxide under Halide-Free Conditions
    1996 250 citations Kazuhiko Sato, Masao Aoki et al. The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masao Aoki Japan 12 1.7k 1.1k 630 396 370 15 2.5k
Ken Tsutsumi Japan 29 1.8k 1.1× 374 0.3× 614 1.0× 179 0.5× 297 0.8× 101 2.4k
Chengxia Miao China 31 1.9k 1.1× 786 0.7× 1.3k 2.1× 502 1.3× 885 2.4× 84 2.9k
Lianyue Wang China 26 1.5k 0.9× 794 0.7× 805 1.3× 335 0.8× 95 0.3× 54 2.0k
Shuang Liu China 28 1.4k 0.8× 689 0.6× 313 0.5× 436 1.1× 236 0.6× 69 2.4k
Marco Zecca Italy 21 2.0k 1.2× 945 0.9× 614 1.0× 217 0.5× 69 0.2× 68 2.7k
Yogesh P. Patil India 30 1.1k 0.7× 460 0.4× 840 1.3× 138 0.3× 395 1.1× 78 2.0k
C. Torborg Germany 12 2.2k 1.3× 358 0.3× 545 0.9× 175 0.4× 289 0.8× 16 2.6k
Gerd‐Jan ten Brink Netherlands 10 2.3k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 730 1.2× 295 0.7× 71 0.2× 13 2.7k
Alastair J. J. Lennox United Kingdom 26 3.2k 2.0× 590 0.5× 681 1.1× 621 1.6× 256 0.7× 62 4.3k
Vincenzo Calò Italy 27 2.0k 1.2× 356 0.3× 417 0.7× 259 0.7× 520 1.4× 69 2.5k

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Iwasawa, Nobuharu, et al.. (2008). Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Naphthalyne−Co2(CO)6 Complexes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130(20). 6328–6329. 11 indexed citations
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Aoki, Masao, et al.. (2007). Ni(0)-Promoted Hydroxycarboxylation of 1,2-Dienes by Reaction with CO2 and O2. Organic Letters. 9(7). 1251–1253. 28 indexed citations
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Ukai, Kazutoshi, Masao Aoki, Jun Takaya, & Nobuharu Iwasawa. (2006). Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Carboxylation of Aryl- and Alkenylboronic Esters with CO2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128(27). 8706–8707. 280 indexed citations
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Iwasawa, Nobuharu, et al.. (2005). Complexation‐Initiated Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition: Construction of Bridged‐Type Cycloadducts. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(45). 7447–7450. 30 indexed citations
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Iwasawa, Nobuharu, et al.. (2005). Complexation‐Initiated Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition: Construction of Bridged‐Type Cycloadducts. Angewandte Chemie. 117(45). 7613–7616. 5 indexed citations
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Aoki, Masao, et al.. (2004). Bidentate amidine ligands for nickel(0)-mediated coupling of carbon dioxide with unsaturated hydrocarbons. Chemical Communications. 2568–2568. 96 indexed citations
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Noyori, Ryōji, Masao Aoki, & Kazuhiko Sato. (2003). Green Oxidation with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide.. ChemInform. 34(43). 9 indexed citations
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Sato, Kazuhiko, Mamoru Hyodo, Masao Aoki, Xiaoqi Zheng, & Ryōji Noyori. (2001). Oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and sulfones with 30% hydrogen peroxide under organic solvent- and halogen-free conditions. Tetrahedron. 57(13). 2469–2476. 400 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sato, Kazuhiko, Mamoru Hyodo, Junko Takagi, Masao Aoki, & Ryōji Noyori. (2000). Hydrogen peroxide oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids: an organic solvent-, halide- and metal-free procedure. Tetrahedron Letters. 41(9). 1439–1442. 111 indexed citations
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Sato, Kazuhiko, Masao Aoki, Junko Takagi, Klaus Zimmermann, & Ryōji Noyori. (1999). A Practical Method for Alcohol Oxidation with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide under Organic Solvent- and Halide-Free Conditions. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 72(10). 2287–2306. 82 indexed citations
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Sato, Kazuhiko, Junko Takagi, Masao Aoki, & Ryōji Noyori. (1998). Hydrogen peroxide oxidation of benzylic alcohols to benzaldehydes and benzoic acids under halide-free conditions. Tetrahedron Letters. 39(41). 7549–7552. 74 indexed citations
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Sato, Kazuhiko, Masao Aoki, & Ryōji Noyori. (1998). A "Green" Route to Adipic Acid: Direct Oxidation of Cyclohexenes with 30 Percent Hydrogen Peroxide. Science. 281(5383). 1646–1647. 694 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sato, Kazuhiko, Masao Aoki, Junko Takagi, & Ryōji Noyori. (1997). Organic Solvent- and Halide-Free Oxidation of Alcohols with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 119(50). 12386–12387. 252 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sato, Kazuhiko, Masao Aoki, Masami Ogawa, et al.. (1997). A Halide-Free Method for Olefin Epoxidation with 30% Hydrogen Peroxide. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 70(4). 905–915. 145 indexed citations
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Sato, Kazuhiko, Masao Aoki, Masami Ogawa, Tadashi Hashimoto, & Ryōji Noyori. (1996). A Practical Method for Epoxidation of Terminal Olefins with 30% Hydrogen Peroxide under Halide-Free Conditions. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 61(23). 8310–8311. 250 indexed citations breakdown →

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