Minoru Hirota

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
150 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Minoru Hirota is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Minoru Hirota has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Organic Chemistry, 45 papers in Spectroscopy and 34 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Minoru Hirota's work include Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (24 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (20 papers) and Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (20 papers). Minoru Hirota is often cited by papers focused on Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (24 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (20 papers) and Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (20 papers). Minoru Hirota collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Minoru Hirota's co-authors include Motohiro Nishio, Yōji Umezawa, Yasuo Takeuchi, Kazuhisa Sakakibara, Hiroko Suezawa, Kazuhisa ABE, Michinori Ōki, Yoshiki Hamada, Yoshio Kodama and Ken Nishihata and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, The Journal of Physical Chemistry and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Minoru Hirota

144 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

The CH/π interaction: Sig... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 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. The CH/π interaction: Significance in molecular recognition
    1995 539 citations Motohiro Nishio, Yōji Umezawa et al. Tetrahedron profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Minoru Hirota 1.3k 846 833 474 395 150 2.4k
Jan Sandström 2.0k 1.6× 768 0.9× 498 0.6× 391 0.8× 389 1.0× 258 3.2k
Johannes Dale 1.3k 1.0× 813 1.0× 376 0.5× 451 1.0× 397 1.0× 183 2.5k
Wolfgang Lüttke 1.6k 1.3× 592 0.7× 685 0.8× 255 0.5× 291 0.7× 180 2.9k
Brian D. Wagner 1.3k 1.0× 868 1.0× 871 1.0× 362 0.8× 341 0.9× 86 2.8k
Hans Musso 1.8k 1.4× 553 0.7× 376 0.5× 647 1.4× 347 0.9× 203 2.9k
John J. Stezowski 1.2k 1.0× 440 0.5× 581 0.7× 752 1.6× 358 0.9× 138 2.8k
A. Koll 1.2k 0.9× 972 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 284 0.6× 400 1.0× 138 2.7k
L. Stefaniak 1.4k 1.1× 531 0.6× 406 0.5× 349 0.7× 208 0.5× 155 2.0k
Michinori Ōki 2.7k 2.1× 1.6k 1.9× 849 1.0× 438 0.9× 423 1.1× 322 3.9k
Shuji Tomoda 2.5k 1.9× 506 0.6× 957 1.1× 458 1.0× 758 1.9× 138 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Minoru Hirota

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minoru Hirota

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hirota, Minoru, et al.. (2001). Evaluation of the steric substituent effect by ΩS: reinvestigation of the reaction dependency of the steric substituent constant. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry. 14(11). 788–793. 6 indexed citations
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Suezawa, Hiroko, et al.. (2000). Electronic substituent effect on intramolecular CH/π interaction as evidenced by NOE experiments. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 1243–1249. 58 indexed citations
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Nishio, Motohiro, Yōji Umezawa, & Minoru Hirota. (1997). The CH/π Interaction. Implications in Molecular Recognition. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 55(1). 2–12. 12 indexed citations
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Satoh, Masahiro & Minoru Hirota. (1996). Simple and Rapid Determination of the Activation Parameters of Organic Reactions by Temperature-Dependent NMR Spectroscopy I. Application to Irreversible Reactions. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 69(7). 2031–2038. 1 indexed citations
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Nishio, Motohiro, Yōji Umezawa, & Minoru Hirota. (1995). CH/.PI. Interaction: An Important Factor to Determine Protein Specificities.. KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU. 33(5). 311–318. 3 indexed citations
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Suezawa, Hiroko, et al.. (1993). Evidence for the presence of the CH–π‐interacted ap‐conformers of benzyl formates. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry. 6(7). 399–406. 16 indexed citations
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Chuman, Tatsuji, Masataka Mori, Midori Goto, et al.. (1990). Conformational analysis of serricornin: Application of molecular mechanics calculations to stereochemical assignment of serricornin, sex pheromone of cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne F.). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 16(10). 2877–2888. 4 indexed citations
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Amasaki, Iwao, Masahiro Nakada, & Minoru Hirota. (1989). The determination of the Arrhenius parameters using linear programmed temperature elevation system.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 1672–1676. 5 indexed citations
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ABE, Kazuhisa, et al.. (1984). Mass spectrometric determination of spin adducts of hydroxyl and aryl free radicals. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 29–29. 24 indexed citations
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Nakada, Masahiro, et al.. (1983). Photochemical Dehalogenation of Polyhalobenzenes. I. Survey of the Reactivity in Hexane Solution. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 56(8). 2447–2451. 12 indexed citations
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Hamada, Yoshiki, Toshio Ito, & Minoru Hirota. (1976). Syntheses of Nitrogen-containing Heterocyclic Compounds. XXIV. Derivatives of 5-Thiocyanato-6-haloquinaldines. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI. 96(10). 1265–1269.
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Hamada, Yoshiki, et al.. (1972). Theoretical Considerations on the Nitration of 2-Anilinopyridine. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 20(12). 2686–2693. 1 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Takahiro, et al.. (1972). Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding of ortho-Substituted Benzenethiols. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 45(5). 1494–1498. 4 indexed citations
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Hirota, Minoru. (1965). Polymorphism of Organic Substances. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 23(2). 99–116. 1 indexed citations
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Ōki, Michinori & Minoru Hirota. (1963). Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in α-Keto- and α-Alkoxy-carboxylic Acids. VI. Substituent Effects on the Energy of the Hydrogen Bonding in α-Alkoxy- and α-Aryloxyacetic Acids. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 36(3). 290–296. 21 indexed citations
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Hirota, Minoru, et al.. (1961). Polymorphism of p-Chloro-cis-cinnamic Acids. Nippon kagaku zassi. 82(7). 921–923. 1 indexed citations
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Hirota, Minoru, et al.. (1959). Isomerism and Polymorphism of Cinnamic Acids and Deuterated Allocinnamic Acids. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 32(7). 703–706. 4 indexed citations

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