Yasuhiro Kawanami

975 total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 732 citations indexed

About

Yasuhiro Kawanami is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuhiro Kawanami has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 732 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Organic Chemistry, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Yasuhiro Kawanami's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (15 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (10 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (10 papers). Yasuhiro Kawanami is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (15 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (10 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (10 papers). Yasuhiro Kawanami collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Yasuhiro Kawanami's co-authors include Masaru Yamaguchi, Tsutomu Katsuki, Ryo C. Yanagita, Matthias Beller, Tomoyuki Shibata, Willi M. Amberg, Hou Chen, Jens Hartung, Tatsuzo Ukita and K. Barry Sharpless and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Tetrahedron and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Yasuhiro Kawanami

45 papers receiving 698 citations

Hit Papers

New ligands double the scope of the catalytic asymmetric ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 50 100 150
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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. New ligands double the scope of the catalytic asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins
    1991 184 citations K. Barry Sharpless, Willi M. Amberg et al. The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yasuhiro Kawanami Japan 14 497 255 149 133 51 45 732
P. L. BARILI Italy 19 731 1.5× 418 1.6× 88 0.6× 65 0.5× 77 1.5× 91 968
Anna De Raadt Austria 15 230 0.5× 453 1.8× 76 0.5× 104 0.8× 42 0.8× 31 622
Nurullah Saraçoğlu Türkiye 19 924 1.9× 330 1.3× 106 0.7× 93 0.7× 124 2.4× 66 1.2k
John D. Price United States 14 717 1.4× 276 1.1× 47 0.3× 46 0.3× 52 1.0× 16 839
Patrizia Nitti Italy 19 566 1.1× 312 1.2× 201 1.3× 63 0.5× 46 0.9× 71 876
Rosaria Villano Italy 18 630 1.3× 112 0.4× 61 0.4× 124 0.9× 52 1.0× 53 792
Roger W. Binkley United States 18 866 1.7× 476 1.9× 109 0.7× 59 0.4× 89 1.7× 88 1.1k
Maria M. Toteva United States 13 563 1.1× 264 1.0× 134 0.9× 41 0.3× 22 0.4× 32 842
Vinayak V. Kane United States 19 678 1.4× 252 1.0× 124 0.8× 45 0.3× 85 1.7× 43 903
John W. Scott United States 14 414 0.8× 239 0.9× 85 0.6× 101 0.8× 31 0.6× 38 679

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasuhiro Kawanami

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yanagita, Ryo C., et al.. (2024). Effect of phenolic-hydroxy-group incorporation on the biological activity of a simplified aplysiatoxin analog with an (R)-(−)-carvone-based core. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 88(9). 992–998. 1 indexed citations
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Ishiyama, H., et al.. (2019). Development of a d-allose-6-phosphate derivative with anti-proliferative activity against a human leukemia MOLT-4F cell line. Carbohydrate Research. 487. 107859–107859. 6 indexed citations
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Shintani, Tomoya, et al.. (2019). Nematocidal activity of 6-O-octanoyl- and 6-O-octyl-d-allose against larvae of Caenorhabditis elegans. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 83(12). 2194–2197. 2 indexed citations
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Yanagita, Ryo C., et al.. (2018). Synthesis and inhibitory activity of deoxy-d-allose amide derivative against plant growth. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 82(5). 775–779. 4 indexed citations
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Kawanami, Yasuhiro & Ryo C. Yanagita. (2018). Practical Enantioselective Reduction of Ketones Using Oxazaborolidine Catalysts Generated In Situ from Chiral Lactam Alcohols. Molecules. 23(10). 2408–2408. 10 indexed citations
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Furumoto, Toshio, et al.. (2015). Effect of BF3 on the enantioselective reduction of trifluoromethyl ketones using a chiral lactam alcohol with borane. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 26(7). 333–337. 6 indexed citations
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Kawanami, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2008). Lipase‐Catalyzed Synthesis of d‐Psicose Fatty Acid Diesters and their Emulsification Activities. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 85(8). 755–760. 9 indexed citations
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Furumoto, Toshio, et al.. (2007). 2-Geranyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, a Possible Intermediate of Anthraquinones in aSesamum indicumHairy Root Culture. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 71(10). 2600–2602. 8 indexed citations
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Kawanami, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2006). Practical Production of 6-O-Octanoyl-D-allose and Its Biological Activity on Plant Growth. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 70(8). 2010–2012. 14 indexed citations
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Kawanami, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2005). Synthesis ofD-Allose Fatty Acid EstersviaLipase-Catalyzed Regioselective Transesterification. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 69(4). 833–835. 16 indexed citations
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Fukuoka, Satoshi, et al.. (2004). Production of Dihydroxy C50-Carotenoid byAureobacteriumsp. FERM P-18698. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 68(12). 2646–2648. 4 indexed citations
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Kawanami, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2003). Practical enantioselective reduction of ketones using oxazaborolidine catalyst generated in situ from chiral lactam alcohol and borane. Tetrahedron. 59(42). 8411–8414. 27 indexed citations
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Kawanami, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2001). Substituent effect on the enantioselectivity in lipase-catalyzed transesterification of trans -2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines. Tetrahedron. 57(16). 3349–3353. 6 indexed citations
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Kawanami, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2000). New Chiral Ligands Derived from (S)-Leucine for the Enantioselective Addition of Diethylzinc to Aldehydes. Tetrahedron. 56(2). 175–178. 24 indexed citations
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Kawanami, Yasuhiro, et al.. (1998). Lipase-Catalyzed Transesterification of trans-2,5-Disubstituted Pyrrolidines: Effect of Substituent on Enantioselectivity. Chemistry Letters. 27(12). 1231–1232. 5 indexed citations
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Kawanami, Yasuhiro, et al.. (1994). Lipase-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of trans-2,5-Disubstituted Pyrrolidine Derivatives. Chemistry Letters. 23(7). 1161–1162. 2 indexed citations
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Sharpless, K. Barry, Willi M. Amberg, Matthias Beller, et al.. (1991). New ligands double the scope of the catalytic asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 56(15). 4585–4588. 184 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kawanami, Yasuhiro, et al.. (1987). Diastereoselective Reduction of α-Keto Amides Having trans-2,5-Disubstituted Pyrrolidines as Chiral Auxiliaries. Chemistry Letters. 16(10). 2021–2024. 12 indexed citations

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