Masuhiko Tamura

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 953 citations indexed

About

Masuhiko Tamura is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Masuhiko Tamura has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 953 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Organic Chemistry, 9 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Masuhiko Tamura's work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (8 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (8 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (4 papers). Masuhiko Tamura is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (8 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (8 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (4 papers). Masuhiko Tamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Masuhiko Tamura's co-authors include Jay K. Kochi, Mitsuo Matsumoto, Keisuke Wada, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Nobue Hagihara and N Yoshimura and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry and Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan.

In The Last Decade

Masuhiko Tamura

22 papers receiving 921 citations

Hit Papers

Vinylation of Grignard reagents. Catalysis by iron 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 100 200 300 400
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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. Vinylation of Grignard reagents. Catalysis by iron
    1971 466 citations Masuhiko Tamura, Jay K. Kochi Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masuhiko Tamura Japan 11 866 311 58 55 44 22 953
W. E. Walker Belgium 11 418 0.5× 249 0.8× 67 1.2× 73 1.3× 55 1.3× 14 561
Jean M. Mihelcic United States 4 415 0.5× 359 1.2× 83 1.4× 27 0.5× 51 1.2× 4 533
Jennifer M. Quirk France 10 615 0.7× 505 1.6× 90 1.6× 53 1.0× 61 1.4× 13 776
Terry J. Burkhardt United States 7 685 0.8× 178 0.6× 69 1.2× 63 1.1× 10 0.2× 7 729
Paul R. Allen Australia 9 814 0.9× 175 0.6× 50 0.9× 37 0.7× 54 1.2× 14 906
Pietro Diversi Italy 16 714 0.8× 309 1.0× 44 0.8× 42 0.8× 16 0.4× 60 820
J. Boyer France 12 504 0.6× 370 1.2× 33 0.6× 54 1.0× 15 0.3× 23 581
J. Smidt Japan 6 773 0.9× 247 0.8× 40 0.7× 54 1.0× 117 2.7× 7 911
Antonio Lucherini Italy 15 615 0.7× 263 0.8× 41 0.7× 36 0.7× 10 0.2× 41 680
Reg Davis United Kingdom 14 405 0.5× 232 0.7× 43 0.7× 34 0.6× 18 0.4× 39 519

Countries citing papers authored by Masuhiko Tamura

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masuhiko Tamura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masuhiko Tamura

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yoshimura, N, et al.. (1993). New Processes for 1-Octanol and various Diols by Noble Metal Complex Catalysts.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 119–127. 4 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Mitsuo & Masuhiko Tamura. (1983). Rhodium-catalyzed low pressure hydroformylation of higher α-olefins: New, thermally stable rhodium catalysts by reaction of RhH(CO)(PPh3)3 with phosphinous acids. Journal of Molecular Catalysis. 19(3). 365–376. 22 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Mitsuo & Masuhiko Tamura. (1982). Rhodium-catalyzed low pressure hydroformylation of substituted terminal olefins. Role of α,ω-Bis(diphenylphosphino)alkane in combination with excess triphenylphosphine. Journal of Molecular Catalysis. 16(2). 195–207. 42 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Mitsuo & Masuhiko Tamura. (1982). Reinvestigation of atmospheric hydroformylation of 1-Octene catalyzed by a rhodium complex. Some advantages given by added α,ω-bis(diphenylphosphino)alkane. Journal of Molecular Catalysis. 16(2). 209–216. 21 indexed citations
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Tamura, Masuhiko & Jay K. Kochi. (1972). Nitrate as an Oxidant in the Reaction of Silver(I) Salts with Grignard Reagents. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 45(4). 1120–1127. 32 indexed citations
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Tamura, Masuhiko & Jay K. Kochi. (1971). Vinylation of Grignard reagents. Catalysis by iron. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 93(6). 1487–1489. 466 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tamura, Masuhiko & Jay K. Kochi. (1971). The Reactions of Grignard Reagents with Transition Metal Halides: Coupling, Disproportionation, and Exchange with Olefins. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 44(11). 3063–3073. 79 indexed citations
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Kochi, Jay K. & Masuhiko Tamura. (1971). Mechanism of the silver-catalyzed reaction of Grignard reagents with alkyl halides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 93(6). 1483–1485. 63 indexed citations
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Kochi, Jay K. & Masuhiko Tamura. (1971). Alkylcopper(I) in the coupling of Grignard reagents with alkyl halides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 93(6). 1485–1487. 65 indexed citations
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Kochi, Jay K., Keisuke Wada, & Masuhiko Tamura. (1970). Autocatalytic decomposition of alkylcopper(I) species. Electron spin resonance spectrum of binuclear copper(O) intermediates. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 92(22). 6656–6658. 44 indexed citations
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Tamura, Masuhiko, et al.. (1969). Reaction of Ethylene with Palladous Salt-Nitrate Catalystin Acetic Acid. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 72(2). 578–580. 5 indexed citations
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Tamura, Masuhiko, et al.. (1969). Synthesis of Vinyl Acetate from Ethylene in Liquid Phase. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 72(2). 561–567. 1 indexed citations
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Tamura, Masuhiko, et al.. (1969). Rate and Mechanism of Glycol Monoester Formation. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 72(2). 581–585. 1 indexed citations
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Tamura, Masuhiko, et al.. (1969). Synthesis of Vinyl Acetate form Vinyl Chloride by Means of Palladous Salt Catalyst. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 72(2). 572–574. 2 indexed citations
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Tamura, Masuhiko, et al.. (1969). Behaviors of Various Nitrogen Containing Oxidantsin Acetic Acid. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 72(2). 575–578. 4 indexed citations
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Tamura, Masuhiko, et al.. (1969). Synthesis of Ethylene Glycol Monoacetate from Ethylene in Presence of Oxygen. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 72(2). 585–589. 2 indexed citations
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Tamura, Masuhiko, et al.. (1968). Reaction between Palladium Salts and Various Metal Salts. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 71(11). 1855–1859. 2 indexed citations
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Tamura, Masuhiko, et al.. (1968). Oxidation of Metallic Palladium by a Cupric Salt. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 71(11). 1859–1862. 1 indexed citations
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Tamura, Masuhiko, et al.. (1968). A novel synthesis of glycol mono-ester from an olefin. Chemical Communications (London). 1209–1209. 6 indexed citations
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Hagihara, Nobue, et al.. (1961). Catalytic Dimerization of Monoalkyl Acetylenes. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 34(6). 892–893. 13 indexed citations

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