Yujiro Hayashi

19.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
324 papers, 16.4k citations indexed

About

Yujiro Hayashi is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yujiro Hayashi has authored 324 papers receiving a total of 16.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 281 papers in Organic Chemistry, 94 papers in Molecular Biology and 36 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yujiro Hayashi's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (186 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (128 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (65 papers). Yujiro Hayashi is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (186 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (128 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (65 papers). Yujiro Hayashi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Yujiro Hayashi's co-authors include Mitsuru Shoji, Hayato Ishikawa, Hiroaki Gotoh, Takaaki Hayashi, Tatsunobu Sumiya, Tatsuya Urushima, Seiji Aratake, Junichiro Yamaguchi, Takahiko Itoh and Koichi Narasaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yujiro Hayashi

313 papers receiving 16.2k 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.

Diphenylprolinol Silyl Ethers as Efficient Organocatalysts for the Asymmetric Michael Reaction of Aldehydes and Nitroalkenes

2005 1.2k citations Yujiro Hayashi, Hiroaki Gotoh et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Pot economy and one-pot synthesis

2016 905 citations Yujiro Hayashi Chemical Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yujiro Hayashi Japan	63	14.6k	4.0k	3.1k	742	738	324	16.4k
Adriaan J. Minnaard Netherlands	67	11.2k 0.8×	4.1k 1.0×	6.3k 2.1×	770 1.0×	456 0.6×	317	14.5k
André B. Charette Canada	66	14.3k 1.0×	2.2k 0.5×	2.7k 0.9×	271 0.4×	407 0.6×	347	16.5k
Reinhard W. Hoffmann Germany	51	11.0k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	612 0.8×	403	12.7k
Takashi Ohshima Japan	58	7.0k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	2.9k 0.9×	288 0.4×	349 0.5×	302	8.8k
Ying‐Chun Chen China	72	14.2k 1.0×	2.6k 0.6×	3.1k 1.0×	425 0.6×	332 0.4×	381	15.7k
Satoru Masamune United States	60	10.0k 0.7×	3.1k 0.8×	3.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.5×	861 1.2×	232	13.0k
Paul J. Reider United States	52	6.9k 0.5×	2.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	626 0.8×	388 0.5×	201	8.4k
Wenjun Tang China	55	8.4k 0.6×	2.4k 0.6×	5.0k 1.6×	723 1.0×	215 0.3×	227	10.8k
Thomas Wirth United Kingdom	68	11.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.3×	2.3k 0.8×	472 0.6×	287 0.4×	333	14.5k
Robert S. Paton United States	55	6.1k 0.4×	1.7k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	632 0.9×	303 0.4×	246	9.5k

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Hayashi, Yujiro, et al.. (2025). Enantioselective Synthesis of α‐Trifluoromethyl tert‐Alcohols and Amines via Organocatalyst‐Mediated Aldol and Mannich Reactions. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 14(4).

Hayashi, Yujiro. (2024). Pot-economical total synthesis of prostaglandins via organocatalyst-mediated asymmetric reactions. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 97(4). 1 indexed citations

Hayashi, Yujiro, et al.. (2023). Organocatalyst Mediated Pot‐Economical Total Synthesis of (−)‐Quinine and its Derivatives. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 12(12). 4 indexed citations

Hayashi, Yujiro, et al.. (2023). Oxidative Synthesis of α‐Nitroketones from α‐Substituted Malononitrile and Nitromethane Using Molecular Oxygen without Condensation Reagents. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(6). 1 indexed citations

Hayashi, Yujiro, et al.. (2023). Organocatalyst-mediated, pot-economical total synthesis of latanoprost. Chemical Science. 14(37). 10081–10086. 3 indexed citations

Li, Jing, Eunsang Kwon, Martin J. Lear, & Yujiro Hayashi. (2021). Halogen Bonding of N‐Halosuccinimides with Amines and Effects of Brønsted Acids in Quinuclidine‐Catalyzed Halocyclizations. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 104(9). 16 indexed citations

Hayashi, Yujiro, et al.. (2019). Diarylprolinol‐Mediated Asymmetric Direct Cross‐Aldol Reaction of α,β‐Unsaturated Aldehyde as an Electrophilic Aldehyde. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 14(23). 4146–4149. 7 indexed citations

Hayashi, Yujiro, et al.. (2018). Domino Michael/Michael Reaction for the Formation of Chiral Spirocycles Using a Diphenylprolinol Silyl Ether. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2019(4). 678–681. 7 indexed citations

Yamashita, Shuji, et al.. (2014). Practical Route to the Left Wing of CTX1B and Total Syntheses of CTX1B and 54‐deoxyCTX1B. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(6). 2621–2628. 12 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Yujiro, Hiroaki Gotoh, Indresh Kumar, et al.. (2011). Organocatalytic, Enantioselective Intramolecular [6 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction for the Formation of Tricyclopentanoids and Insight on Its Mechanism from a Computational Study. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(50). 20175–20185. 64 indexed citations

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Tada, Yukio, et al.. (2011). Numerical Simulation of Thawing Process of Biological Tissue. Revista Trace. 13(3). 331–340.

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Yamaguchi, Junichiro & Yujiro Hayashi. (2010). Syntheses of Fumagillin and Ovalicin. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(13). 3884–3901. 39 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Yujiro, et al.. (2010). . KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU. 48(3). 156–157. 2 indexed citations

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Shoji, Mitsuru & Yujiro Hayashi. (2009). Total Synthesis of Epoxyquinols: Oxidative Dimerization and Its Theoretical Analysis. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 67(2). 102–113. 1 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Yujiro, Takahiko Itoh, Seiji Aratake, & Hayato Ishikawa. (2008). A Diarylprolinol in an Asymmetric, Catalytic, and Direct Crossed‐Aldol Reaction of Acetaldehyde. Angewandte Chemie. 120(11). 2112–2114. 162 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Yujiro. (2006). In Water or in the Presence of Water?. Angewandte Chemie. 118(48). 8281–8282. 103 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Yujiro, Hiroaki Gotoh, Takaaki Hayashi, & Mitsuru Shoji. (2005). Diphenylprolinol Silyl Ethers as Efficient Organocatalysts for the Asymmetric Michael Reaction of Aldehydes and Nitroalkenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(27). 4212–4215. 1155 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hayashi, Yujiro, et al.. (2005). The stereoselective synthesis of α-substituted β-amino secondary alcohols based on the proline-mediated, asymmetric, three-component Mannich reaction and its application to the formal total synthesis of nikkomycins B and Bx. Tetrahedron. 61(48). 11393–11404. 34 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Yujiro, et al.. (1995). Simulation of Freezing and Melting of Water by Molecule Dynamics Method. Nihon dennetsu gakkai ronbunshu/Thermal science and engineering. 3(3). 81–84.

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Hayashi, Yujiro, et al.. (1994). Application of an α-sidechain length-specific monoclonal antibody to immunoaffinity purification and enzyme immunoassay of 2,3-dinor-6-keto-prostaglandin F1α from human urine. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 50(2). 69–79. 11 indexed citations

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