Shinjiro Takano

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
114 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Shinjiro Takano is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Shinjiro Takano has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Materials Chemistry, 40 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 24 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Shinjiro Takano's work include Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (80 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (42 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (27 papers). Shinjiro Takano is often cited by papers focused on Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (80 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (42 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (27 papers). Shinjiro Takano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and Finland. Shinjiro Takano's co-authors include Tatsuya Tsukuda, Seiji Yamazoe, Kenta Imoto, Shin‐ichi Ohkoshi, Hiroko Tokoro, Haru Hirai, Hannu Häkkinen, Sami Malola, Yoshihide Tsunobuchi and Shun Ito and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Shinjiro Takano

104 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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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.

N-heterocyclic carbene-functionalized magic-number gold nanoclusters

2019 420 citations Mina R. Narouz, Shinjiro Takano et al. profile →
N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Stabilized Hydrido Au₂₄ Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO₂

2022 139 citations Shinjiro Takano, Sami Malola et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Stabilized Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters

2024 95 citations Emily L. Albright, Tetyana I. Levchenko et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shinjiro Takano Japan	35	4.3k	2.8k	620	608	447	114	5.1k
Olga Lopez‐Acevedo Finland	24	3.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	287 0.5×	249 0.4×	245 0.5×	44	4.0k
Kristin Kirschbaum United States	32	3.5k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.8×	659 1.1×	144 0.3×	114	4.9k
Bokwon Yoon United States	34	6.0k 1.4×	2.2k 0.8×	681 1.1×	355 0.6×	126 0.3×	59	6.7k
Kiichirou Koyasu Japan	28	2.4k 0.5×	869 0.3×	446 0.7×	624 1.0×	109 0.2×	92	3.0k
Pablo D. Jadzinsky United States	7	4.1k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	338 0.5×	230 0.4×	296 0.7×	8	4.5k
Alvaro Muñoz‐Castro Chile	30	1.9k 0.4×	696 0.3×	2.0k 3.3×	1.1k 1.9×	87 0.2×	318	3.9k
Luca Sementa Italy	32	2.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	172 0.3×	91 0.1×	100 0.2×	118	3.1k
Zhixun Luo China	27	2.4k 0.6×	955 0.3×	461 0.7×	583 1.0×	28 0.1×	173	3.4k
Marat N. Shafigullin United States	10	3.0k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	341 0.6×	54 0.1×	63 0.1×	10	3.8k
J. Ulises Reveles United States	26	2.1k 0.5×	487 0.2×	395 0.6×	580 1.0×	26 0.1×	63	2.8k

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Albright, Emily L., Juan Chen, Lili Ding, et al.. (2025). Impact of Ligand Structure on Biological Activity and Photophysical Properties of NHC-Protected Au₁₃ Nanoclusters. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(5). 4017–4025. 8 indexed citations

Takano, Shinjiro, Juan Chen, Sami Malola, et al.. (2025). Diving into Unknown Waters: Water-Soluble Clickable Au₁₃ Nanoclusters Protected with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Bio-Medical Applications. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(5). 4230–4238. 11 indexed citations

Takano, Shinjiro, et al.. (2025). Tuning the surface chemistry of NHC-protected Au₁₃ nanoclusters via a robust amide coupling procedure. Chemical Science. 16(39). 18278–18285.

Takano, Shinjiro, et al.. (2025). Gold Quantum Needles Synthesized by Thermal-Induced, One-Dimensional Oligomerization of Au ₂₄ (SC ₂ H ₄ Ph) ₂₀. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(49). 44680–44685.

Takano, Shinjiro, et al.. (2025). X-ray Crystallographic Visualization of a Nucleation and Anisotropic Growth in Thiolate-Protected Gold Clusters: Toward Targeted Synthesis of Gold Quantum Needles. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(37). 33953–33962. 2 indexed citations

Masuda, Shinya, Haru Hirai, Pei Zhao, et al.. (2024). Substrate-Dependent Role of a Pd Dopant in PdAu₁₂ Catalysts in the Oxidation of p-Substituted Benzyl Alcohols: Promotion of Hydride Abstraction and Reductive Activation of O₂. ACS Catalysis. 14(22). 17123–17131. 8 indexed citations

Hirai, Haru, Shinjiro Takano, Shinya Masuda, & Tatsuya Tsukuda. (2024). Introducing Iodide Ligands on IrAu₁₂ Cluster Enhances Phosphorescence Efficiency and Photoredox Activity. ChemElectroChem. 11(5). 8 indexed citations

Takano, Shinjiro, et al.. (2023). Au13 Superatom Bearing Two Terpyridines at Coaxial Positions: Photoluminescence Quenching via Complexation with 3d Metal Ions. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 96(9). 1045–1051. 11 indexed citations

Takano, Shinjiro, et al.. (2021). A Face‐to‐Face Dimer of Au₃ Superatoms Supported by Interlocked Tridentate Scaffolds Formed in Au₁₈S₂(SR)₁₂. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(2). e202113275–e202113275. 10 indexed citations

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Hirano, K., Shinjiro Takano, & Tatsuya Tsukuda. (2021). Ligand Effects on the Structures of [Au₂₃L₆(C≡CPh)₉]²⁺ (L = N-Heterocyclic Carbene vs Phosphine) with Au₁₇ Superatomic Cores. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 2 indexed citations

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Masuda, Shinya, et al.. (2021). Synergistic Effect in Ir- or Pt-Doped Ru Nanoparticles: Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Compounds under Ambient Temperature and H₂ Pressure. ACS Catalysis. 11(16). 10502–10507. 6 indexed citations

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Takano, Shinjiro, et al.. (2021). A Face‐to‐Face Dimer of Au₃ Superatoms Supported by Interlocked Tridentate Scaffolds Formed in Au₁₈S₂(SR)₁₂. Angewandte Chemie. 134(2). 1 indexed citations

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Ito, Shun, Kiichirou Koyasu, Shinjiro Takano, & Tatsuya Tsukuda. (2021). Critical Role of CF₃ Groups in the Electronic Stabilization of [PdAu₂₄(C≡CC₆H₃(CF₃)₂)₁₈]^2– as Revealed by Gas-Phase Anion Photoelectron Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 12(42). 10417–10421. 7 indexed citations

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Narouz, Mina R., Shinjiro Takano, Paul A. Lummis, et al.. (2019). Robust, Highly Luminescent Au₁₃ Superatoms Protected by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(38). 14997–15002. 240 indexed citations

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Hirata, Keisuke, Papri Chakraborty, Abhijit Nag, et al.. (2018). Interconversions of Structural Isomers of [PdAu₈(PPh₃)₈]²⁺ and [Au₉(PPh₃)₈]³⁺ Revealed by Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 122(40). 23123–23128. 25 indexed citations

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Hirata, Keisuke, Satoru Muramatsu, Shinjiro Takano, et al.. (2017). Anion photoelectron spectroscopy of free [Au₂₅(SC₁₂H₂₅)₁₈]⁻. Nanoscale. 9(36). 13409–13412. 33 indexed citations

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Takano, Shinjiro, et al.. (2011). Suitability of Monocots for Rearing Alien Coconut Pest Brontispa longissima (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104(4). 682–687. 5 indexed citations

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Yasuda, Takashi, Ryuji Kondo, Shinjiro Takano, Tatsuki Fukami, & Takafumi Aomine. (1996). Interlayer Josephson coupling in BiSrCaCuO single crystals. Physica C Superconductivity. 263(1-4). 416–419. 6 indexed citations

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Kawamura, Hikaru, et al.. (1966). Cyclotron damping in carrier insensitive mode of magnetoplasma waves in bismuth. Physics Letters. 23(11). 642–643. 1 indexed citations

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Kawamura, Hikaru, et al.. (1965). Shubnikov-De Haas damping of Alfven waves in bismuth. Physics Letters. 15(2). 111–112. 10 indexed citations

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