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Researcher · Toho University · Japan

Ken Sakata

Ken Sakata publishes mostly in Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, on topics such as Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, Catalytic Alkyne Reactions and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis.

ORCID 0000-0002-6920-0735 OpenAlex
World rank
#1,509,689
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Japan
#24,143
of 383,136
Works
171
Citations
4.1k
Citations per work
24.2
h-index
31
i10-index 62Top 8.5% in Organic Chemistry
Ken Sakata

What does Ken Sakata research?

Ken Sakata's work is mostly in Chemistry (58%), Physics and Astronomy (7%), Materials Science (7%).

Physical Sciences: 130 works · 76.2% of their workChemistry: 99 works · 58.1% of their workOrganic Chemistry: 77 works · 44.8% of their workInorganic Chemistry: 15 works · 9.0% of their workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 7 works · 4.3% of their workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 works · 6.9% of their workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 works · 6.9% of their workMaterials Science: 11 works · 6.6% of their workMaterials Chemistry: 11 works · 6.6% of their workEngineering: 8 works · 4.6% of their workBiomedical Engineering: 8 works · 4.6% of their workEverything else: 41 works · 23.8% of their workTHEIR WORKKen Sakata171works
Physical Sciences76%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry9958.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy126.9%
    3. Materials Science116.6%
    4. Engineering84.6%
  2. Everything else4123.8%
  1. 1Organic Chemistry45% of their works
  2. 2Inorganic Chemistry9% of their works
  3. 3Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics7% of their works
  4. 4Materials Chemistry7% of their works
  5. 5Biomedical Engineering5% of their works
  6. 6Physical and Theoretical Chemistry4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Ken Sakata's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Transition Metal Catalysis, Heterocycles, Enantioselective Synthesis, C-C Bond Formation, Enantioselective Reactions, Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation, C–H Activation and Gold-Catalyzed Reactions.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Transition Metal Catalysis733 topics
  2. Heterocycles622 topics
  3. Enantioselective Synthesis442 topics
  4. C-C Bond Formation402 topics
  5. Enantioselective Reactions342 topics
  6. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation331 topic
  7. C–H Activation331 topic
  8. Gold-Catalyzed Reactions291 topic
  9. Homogeneous Catalysis291 topic
  10. Density Functional Theory262 topics
  11. Asymmetric Catalysis231 topic
  12. Hydrogenation231 topic
  13. Ab Initio Parametrization161 topic
  14. Dispersion Correction161 topic
  15. Olefin Metathesis151 topic
  16. Ruthenium Catalysts151 topic
  17. Chiral Catalysts111 topic
  18. Ferroelectric Materials111 topic
  19. Lead-free Piezoceramics111 topic
  20. Organocatalysis111 topic
  21. Organic Chemistry101 topic
  22. Reactivity101 topic

Where does Ken Sakata work?

Ken Sakata's main affiliation in the publication record is Toho University, Japan.

How many publications and citations does Ken Sakata have?

OpenAlex counts 171 works and 4,136 citations for Ken Sakata, an h-index of 31, ranking #1,509,689 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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