Mitsuru Shindo

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
193 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Mitsuru Shindo is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsuru Shindo has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Organic Chemistry, 41 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mitsuru Shindo's work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (57 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (52 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (33 papers). Mitsuru Shindo is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (57 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (52 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (33 papers). Mitsuru Shindo collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Cambodia. Mitsuru Shindo's co-authors include Kozo Shishido, Kiyoshi Tomioka, Kenji Koga, Kenji Matsumoto, Kenji Koga, Chase C. Smith, P. Douglas Boatman, Ronald J. Biediger, Carmen Somoza and Robert A. Holton and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Mitsuru Shindo

185 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

First total synthesis of taxol. 1. Functionalization of t... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 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. First total synthesis of taxol. 1. Functionalization of the B ring
    1994 476 citations Mitsuru Shindo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mitsuru Shindo Japan 36 3.7k 1.1k 623 516 463 193 4.8k
A. Chiaroni France 33 2.6k 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 153 0.2× 405 0.8× 382 0.8× 208 3.5k
Luís Castedo Spain 49 8.0k 2.2× 2.6k 2.4× 292 0.5× 563 1.1× 671 1.4× 433 10.0k
Johann Mulzer Austria 42 6.1k 1.6× 1.8k 1.6× 524 0.8× 490 0.9× 1.3k 2.7× 320 7.1k
Spencer Knapp United States 36 3.1k 0.8× 2.1k 1.9× 229 0.4× 386 0.7× 240 0.5× 125 4.1k
Edward Piers Canada 34 3.5k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 233 0.4× 350 0.7× 409 0.9× 202 4.3k
Dirk Menche Germany 35 2.3k 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 128 0.2× 360 0.7× 725 1.6× 135 3.3k
H. M. R. Hoffmann Germany 36 5.9k 1.6× 1.3k 1.2× 220 0.4× 578 1.1× 436 0.9× 280 6.6k
Dionisios Vourloumis United States 39 2.9k 0.8× 1.8k 1.7× 1.5k 2.3× 271 0.5× 765 1.7× 78 4.6k
Masataka Ihara Japan 41 5.5k 1.5× 1.8k 1.6× 182 0.3× 697 1.4× 528 1.1× 400 7.0k
Pierre Deslongchamps Canada 36 3.8k 1.0× 1.7k 1.6× 200 0.3× 246 0.5× 389 0.8× 244 5.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mitsuru Shindo

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All Works

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Iwata, Takayuki, et al.. (2023). Neutral Nazarov reaction using protic solvents as activators. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 97(2).
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Carbonnel, Samy, Yuhong Tang, Mitsuru Shindo, et al.. (2020). Lotus japonicus karrikin receptors display divergent ligand-binding specificities and organ-dependent redundancy. PLoS Genetics. 16(12). e1009249–e1009249. 28 indexed citations
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Shindo, Mitsuru, Hiromi Sugiyama, Kenji Matsumoto, et al.. (2020). Design and chemical synthesis of root gravitropism inhibitors: Bridged analogues of ku-76 have more potent activity. Phytochemistry. 179. 112508–112508. 4 indexed citations
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Shindo, Mitsuru, Kenji Matsumoto, Takayuki Iwata, et al.. (2020). Essential structural features of (2Z,4E)-5-phenylpenta-2,4-dienoic acid for inhibition of root gravitropism. Phytochemistry. 172. 112287–112287. 3 indexed citations
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Iwata, Takayuki, et al.. (2019). Synthesis of Ynolates via Double Deprotonation of Nonbrominated Esters. Organic Letters. 21(17). 6585–6588. 7 indexed citations
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Yamada, Yuma, Ryo Furukawa, Eriko Kawamura, et al.. (2013). Mitochondrial Delivery of Bongkrekic Acid Using a MITO-Porter Prevents the Induction of Apoptosis in Human HeLa Cells. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 102(3). 1008–1015. 20 indexed citations
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Abe, Masato, Keisuke Nishikawa, Hiroshi Fukuda, et al.. (2012). Key structural features of cis-cinnamic acid as an allelochemical. Phytochemistry. 84. 56–67. 34 indexed citations
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Shindo, Mitsuru & Kenji Matsumoto. (2012). Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Alkenes via Torquoselectivity-Controlled Olefination of Carbonyl Compounds with Ynolates. Topics in current chemistry. 327. 1–32. 33 indexed citations
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Fujii, Yoshiharu, et al.. (2011). Isolation and identification of novel allelochemicals and utilization of allelopathic cover plants for sustainable agriculture.. JOURNAL OF WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH. 18. 154–158. 1 indexed citations
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Sato, Shingo, Minoru Suzuki, Mitsuru Shindo, et al.. (2008). Synthesis and spectral properties of polymethine-cyanine dye–nitroxide radical hybrid compounds for use as fluorescence probes to monitor reducing species and radicals. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 71(5). 2030–2039. 22 indexed citations
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Shindo, Mitsuru, Kenji Matsumoto, & Kozo Shishido. (2005). A synthesis of multisubstituted vinylsilanes via ynolates: stereoselective formation of β-silyl-β-lactones followed by decarboxylation. Chemical Communications. 2477–2477. 10 indexed citations
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Suzuki, K., H. Geißel, H. Albert Gilg, et al.. (2004). Precision Spectroscopy of Pionic1sStates of Sn Nuclei and Evidence for Partial Restoration of Chiral Symmetry in the Nuclear Medium. Physical Review Letters. 92(7). 72302–72302. 95 indexed citations
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Shindo, Mitsuru, Kenji Matsumoto, & Kozo Shishido. (2003). Electrophilic Cleavage of One Silicon–Carbon Bond of Pentacoordinate Tetraorganosilanes: Synthesis of Silalactones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(1). 104–106. 36 indexed citations
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Kuwahara, Jun, et al.. (2002). Apoptosis-Inducing activity of synthetic intermediates of Halichlorine. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(16). 2069–2072. 8 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Yoshiki, Koichi Kato, Mitsuru Shindo, et al.. (1998). Dynamics of the carbohydrate chains attached to the Fc portion of immunoglobulin G as studied by NMR spectroscopy assisted by selective 13C labeling of the glycans. Journal of Biomolecular NMR. 12(3). 385–394. 51 indexed citations
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Yasuda, Kōsuke, Mitsuru Shindo, & Kenji Koga. (1997). Construction of contiguous chiral tertiary carbon centers by enantioselective Michael reaction of ketone lithium enolates using a chiral amine ligand. Tetrahedron Letters. 38(20). 3531–3534. 12 indexed citations
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Nakano, Takuji, et al.. (1980). [Chronic polymyositis with electrophysiological characteristics of myasthenia gravis and myasthenic syndrome. A case report (author's transl)].. PubMed. 20(2). 100–6. 1 indexed citations

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