Satoru Masamune

16.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
232 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Satoru Masamune is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Satoru Masamune has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Organic Chemistry, 50 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 47 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Satoru Masamune's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (52 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (42 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (26 papers). Satoru Masamune is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (52 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (42 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (26 papers). Satoru Masamune collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Satoru Masamune's co-authors include William Choy, Atsushi Abiko, Lawrence R. Sita, John S. Petersen, Richard Lowenthal, Scott A. Batcheller, Takeshi Tsumuraya, Gordon S. Bates, Thomas Bally and David S. Garvey and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Satoru Masamune

230 papers receiving 12.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Double Asymmetric Synthesis and a New Strategy for Stereochemical Control in Organic Synthesis

1985 910 citations Satoru Masamune, William Choy et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →
Horner-wadsworth-emmons reaction: Use of lithium chloride and an amine for base-sensitive compounds

1984 815 citations William Choy, Satoru Masamune et al. profile →
Asymmetric catalytic cyclopropanation of olefins: bis-oxazoline copper complexes

1990 456 citations Atsushi Abiko, Satoru Masamune et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Satoru Masamune

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Satoru Masamune. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Satoru Masamune based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Satoru Masamune. Satoru Masamune is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Catalytic Antibodies Induced by a Zwitterionic Hapten 2001 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Takeshi Tsumuraya, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Satoru Masamune	9
2	Reversible adsorption of calcium ions by imprinted temperature sensitive gels 2001 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Carmen Alvarez‐Lorenzo, Orhan Güney, Taro Oya, Yasuzo Sakai, Masatoshi Kobayashi, Takashi Enoki, Yukikazu Takeoka, Tôru Ishibashi, Kenichi Kuroda, Kazunori Tanaka, Guoqiang Wang, Alexander Y. Grosberg, Satoru Masamune, Toyoichi Tanaka	61
3	Frustrations in Polymer Conformation in Gels and their Minimization through Molecular Imprinting 2000 ·Physical Review Letters ·Takashi Enoki, Kazunori Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Taro Oya, Takaharu Sakiyama, Yukikazu Takeoka, Kenji Ito, (unknown), Masahiko Annaka, Kazuhiro Hara, Rose Du, Jeffrey H. Chuang, (unknown), Alexander Y. Grosberg, Satoru Masamune, Toyoichi Tanaka	47
4	Design and syntheses of three haptens to generate catalytic antibodies that cleave amide bonds with nucleophilic catalysis 1999 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), María‐Jesús Blanco, Satoru Masamune	14
5	A Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentasilane Derivative. Synthesis, Molecular Structure, and Comments on Structural Homology 1990 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English ·Yoshio Kabe, Takeshi Kawase, (unknown), Osamu Yamashita, Midori Goto, Satoru Masamune	39
6	Mechanistic studies on .beta.-ketoacyl thiolase from Zoogloea ramigera: identification of the active-site nucleophile as Cys89, its mutation to Ser89, and kinetic and thermodynamic characterization of wild-type and mutant enzymes 1989 ·Biochemistry ·Stewart Thompson, (unknown), Oliver P. Peoples, Satoru Masamune, Anthony J. Sinskey, Christopher T. Walsh	76
7	Amphotericin B 1988 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Satoru Masamune	4
8	Asymmetric addition of (E)- and (Z)-crotyl-trans-2,5-dimethylborolanes to aldehydes 1987 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Jordi García, Byeong Moon Kim, Satoru Masamune	57
9	Double asymmetric synthesis - A new strategy for stereochemical control in organic synthesis (Part 1). 1986 ·Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan ·Tsuneo Sato, Atsushi Abiko, Satoru Masamune	3
10	Double asymmetric synthesis - A new strategy for stereochemical control in organic synthesis. Part 2. 1986 ·Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan ·Tsuneo Sato, Atsushi Abiko, Satoru Masamune	2
11	The Tetrasilabicyclo[1.1.0]butane System: Structure of 1,3‐Di‐tert‐butyl‐2,2,4,4‐tetrakis‐(2,6‐diethylphenyl)tetrasilabicyclo[1.1.0]butane 1986 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English ·Ray Jones, David J. Williams, Yoshio Kabe, Satoru Masamune	73
12	ChemInform Abstract: THE TETRASILABICYCLO(1.1.0)BUTANE SYSTEM: PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF 1,3‐DI‐TERT‐BUTYL‐2,2,4,4‐TETRAKIS(2,6‐DIETHYLPHENYL)TETRASILABICYCLO(1.1.0)BUTANE 1985 ·Chemischer Informationsdienst ·Satoru Masamune, Yoshio Kabe, Scott Collins, D.J. Williams, Ronald G. Jones	7
13	1,1,2,2-Tetrakis(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-1,2-disilacyclopropane 1983 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Satoru Masamune, Shu Murakami, Hiromi Tobita, David J. Williams	53
14	1983 ·Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan ·Yukishige Ito, Satoru Masamune, William Choy	3
15	The [4]annulene (cyclobutadiene) system. The tetrakis(trifluoromethyl) derivative 1977 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Satoru Masamune, Takahisa Machiguchi, M. ARATANI	7
16	マクロライド抗生物質の合成 I メチマイシン 1975 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Satoru Masamune, (unknown), Kimberly Wilson, Gary O. Spessard, Paris E. Georghiou, (unknown)	60
17	1974 ·Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan ·(unknown), Satoru Masamune	0
18	Temperature-dependent carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of tropolone acetate 1973 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications ·Satoru Masamune, (unknown), John Green, Dallas L. Rabenstein, Masafumi Yasunami, (unknown), (unknown)	15
19	Geometry of the anti-tricyclo[3.1.0.02,4]hexane and cyclohexa-1,4-diene systems 1971 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Satoru Masamune, M. J. Bennett, James T. Purdham, Sonoko Takada	4
20	Total Syntheses of Diterpenes and Diterpene Alkaloids. V.¹ Atisine 1964 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Satoru Masamune	49

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