Oyo Mitsunobu

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
83 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Oyo Mitsunobu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Oyo Mitsunobu has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Organic Chemistry, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Oyo Mitsunobu's work include Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (20 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (19 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (15 papers). Oyo Mitsunobu is often cited by papers focused on Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (20 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (19 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (15 papers). Oyo Mitsunobu collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Oyo Mitsunobu's co-authors include Masaaki Yamada, Makoto Wada, Teruaki Mukaiyama, Takashi Sano, Junji Kimura, Toshio Kurihara, Hironori Tsutsui, Noboru Yanagida, Takuo Ogihara and Hiroshi Nagasawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Tetrahedron.

In The Last Decade

Oyo Mitsunobu

78 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Use of Diethyl Azodicarboxylate and Triphenylphosphin... 1967 2026 1986 2006 1981 1967 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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 Use of Diethyl Azodicarboxylate and Triphenylphosphine in Synthesis and Transformation of Natural Products
    1981 3.7k citations Oyo Mitsunobu profile →
  2. Preparation of Esters of Carboxylic and Phosphoric Acid via Quaternary Phosphonium Salts
    1967 715 citations Oyo Mitsunobu et al. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Oyo Mitsunobu Japan 19 4.7k 2.7k 595 476 464 83 6.1k
Paul A. Bartlett United States 49 4.7k 1.0× 3.7k 1.4× 462 0.8× 326 0.7× 511 1.1× 152 7.4k
Stanley M. Roberts United Kingdom 43 4.4k 0.9× 3.6k 1.3× 401 0.7× 299 0.6× 639 1.4× 380 7.3k
Madeleine M. Joullié United States 39 3.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 861 1.4× 527 1.1× 344 0.7× 293 5.7k
Masaji Ohno Japan 37 3.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 451 0.8× 167 0.4× 421 0.9× 164 4.5k
Bert Fraser‐Reid United States 48 9.0k 1.9× 6.6k 2.4× 694 1.2× 902 1.9× 347 0.7× 340 10.3k
Masataka Ihara Japan 41 5.5k 1.2× 1.8k 0.7× 528 0.9× 354 0.7× 294 0.6× 400 7.0k
R. U. Lemieux Canada 42 5.1k 1.1× 4.7k 1.8× 467 0.8× 621 1.3× 934 2.0× 115 7.2k
Louis A. Carpino United States 44 5.4k 1.2× 6.4k 2.4× 620 1.0× 231 0.5× 750 1.6× 148 8.8k
Kevin T. Chapman United States 30 2.8k 0.6× 3.5k 1.3× 403 0.7× 322 0.7× 365 0.8× 82 6.1k
Robert M. Adlington United Kingdom 37 3.6k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 926 1.6× 403 0.8× 150 0.3× 243 5.3k

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All Works

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Mitsunobu, Oyo. (1991). Reactions in which alkoxy phosphnium salt is an intermediate.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 49(3). 234–239.
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Ohmori, Junya, et al.. (1990). Regioselective Introduction of Allylic Groups into the C-2 or C-3 Position of Furanoside Rings. Chemistry Letters. 19(2). 303–306. 6 indexed citations
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Mitsunobu, Oyo & Junji Kimura. (1986). Regioselective carbon-chain extension of nucleosides and hexopyranosides.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 44(1). 9–20.
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Kimura, Junji, et al.. (1984). Studies on Nucleosides and Nucleotides. XI. Synthesis of 5′-Deoxypyrimidine Nucleosides. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 57(7). 2017–2018. 2 indexed citations
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Mitsunobu, Oyo, et al.. (1983). Stereospecific and Stereoselective Reactions. IX. Preparation of Ethyl (2E, 7R)-7-Acetoxy-4-oxo-2-octenoate from d-Glucose. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 56(6). 1803–1806. 8 indexed citations
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Mitsunobu, Oyo, et al.. (1982). Studies on nucleosides and nucleotides. X. desulfurization of 2′,3′-0-Isopropylidene-2-thiouridines by dibenzoyldiazene. Tetrahedron Letters. 23(5). 517–520. 7 indexed citations
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Mitsunobu, Oyo, et al.. (1980). PREPARATION OF α,β-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ESTERS BY THE REACTION OF ACI-NITROESTERS WITH ETHOXYCARBONYLMETHYLENETRIPHENYLPHOSPHORANE. Chemistry Letters. 9(8). 927–930. 6 indexed citations
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Kimura, Junji & Oyo Mitsunobu. (1978). Studies on Nucleosides and Nucleotides. VI. A Facile Cleavage of the Anhydro Bond of 2′,3′-O-Isopropylidene-O2,5′-cycloiiridine with the Use of Proton Acid or Lewis Acid. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 51(6). 1903–1904. 3 indexed citations
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Shimokawa, Satoru, Junji Kimura, & Oyo Mitsunobu. (1976). Studies on Nucleosides and Nucleotides. V. Selective Aroylation of 5′-Hydroxyl Group of Uridine and Adenosine. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 49(11). 3357–3358. 14 indexed citations
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Mitsunobu, Oyo, et al.. (1973). Preparation of deoxyhalogenouridines. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 201–201. 1 indexed citations
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Wada, Makoto & Oyo Mitsunobu. (1972). Intermolecular dehydration between alcohols and active hydrogen compounds by means of diethyl azodicarboxylate and triphenylphosphine. Tetrahedron Letters. 13(13). 1279–1282. 70 indexed citations
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Mitsunobu, Oyo, et al.. (1970). Oxidation of Mercaptans with Diethyl Azodicarboxylate and Trivalent Phosphorus Compounds. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 35(12). 4227–4229. 26 indexed citations
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Mitsunobu, Oyo. (1970). Synthesis of Organo-phoshorus Compounds. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 28(2). 206–222. 1 indexed citations
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Mitsunobu, Oyo, et al.. (1966). The Reactions of Amido Phosphites. A New Synthesis of Oxazolidine, Imidazolidone and Thiazolidine Derivatives. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 39(4). 708–713. 3 indexed citations
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Mukaiyama, Teruaki, et al.. (1965). Oxidation of Phosphites and Phosphines via Quaternary Phosphonium Salts. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 30(1). 101–105. 16 indexed citations

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