| Origins of building blocks of life: A review N Kitadai, S Maruyama Geoscience Frontiers 9 (4), 1117-1153, 2018 | 445 | 2018 |
| ATR-IR spectroscopic study of L-lysine adsorption on amorphous silica N Kitadai, T Yokoyama, S Nakashima Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 329 (1), 31-37, 2009 | 117 | 2009 |
| Effects of ions on the OH stretching band of water as revealed by ATR-IR spectroscopy N Kitadai, T Sawai, R Tonoue, S Nakashima, M Katsura, K Fukushi Journal of solution chemistry 43, 1055-1077, 2014 | 94 | 2014 |
| Metals likely promoted protometabolism in early ocean alkaline hydrothermal systems N Kitadai, R Nakamura, M Yamamoto, K Takai, N Yoshida, Y Oono Science Advances 5 (6), eaav7848, 2019 | 91 | 2019 |
| In situ ATR-IR investigation of L-lysine adsorption on montmorillonite N Kitadai, T Yokoyama, S Nakashima Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 338 (2), 395-401, 2009 | 89 | 2009 |
| Effects of pH and temperature on dimerization rate of glycine: evaluation of favorable environmental conditions for chemical evolution of life K Sakata, N Kitadai, T Yokoyama Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 74 (23), 6841-6851, 2010 | 81 | 2010 |
| Nature of hydrogen bonding of water molecules in aqueous solutions of glycerol by attenuated total reflection (ATR) infrared spectroscopy Y Kataoka, N Kitadai, O Hisatomi, S Nakashima Applied Spectroscopy 65 (4), 436-441, 2011 | 70 | 2011 |
| Surface complexation modeling for sulfate adsorption on ferrihydrite consistent with in situ infrared spectroscopic observations K Fukushi, K Aoyama, C Yang, N Kitadai, S Nakashima Applied geochemistry 36, 92-103, 2013 | 69 | 2013 |
| Glycine polymerization on oxide minerals N Kitadai, H Oonishi, K Umemoto, T Usui, K Fukushi, S Nakashima Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres 47, 123-143, 2017 | 59 | 2017 |
| Geoelectrochemical CO production: Implications for the autotrophic origin of life N Kitadai, R Nakamura, M Yamamoto, K Takai, Y Li, A Yamaguchi, ... Science Advances 4 (4), eaao7265, 2018 | 58 | 2018 |
| Chemical diversity of metal sulfide minerals and its implications for the origin of life Y Li, N Kitadai, R Nakamura Life 8 (4), 46, 2018 | 53 | 2018 |
| Thermodynamic prediction of glycine polymerization as a function of temperature and pH consistent with experimentally obtained results N Kitadai Journal of molecular evolution 78, 171-187, 2014 | 45 | 2014 |
| Origin of the Reductive Tricarboxylic Acid (rTCA) Cycle-Type CO2 Fixation: A Perspective N Kitadai, M Kameya, K Fujishima Life 7 (4), 39, 2017 | 40 | 2017 |
| Hydration–dehydration interactions between glycine and anhydrous salts: Implications for a chemical evolution of life N Kitadai, T Yokoyama, S Nakashima Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 75 (21), 6285-6299, 2011 | 37 | 2011 |
| Energetics of amino acid synthesis in alkaline hydrothermal environments N Kitadai Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres 45, 377-409, 2015 | 36 | 2015 |
| Polymerization of building blocks of life on Europa and other icy moons J Kimura, N Kitadai Astrobiology 15 (6), 430-441, 2015 | 35 | 2015 |
| In situ FTIR study of CO 2 reduction on inorganic analogues of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase JE Lee, A Yamaguchi, H Ooka, T Kazami, M Miyauchi, N Kitadai, ... Chemical Communications 57 (26), 3267-3270, 2021 | 32 | 2021 |
| Geochemistry and the origin of life: From extraterrestrial processes, chemical evolution on earth, fossilized life’s records, to natures of the extant life S Nakashima, Y Kebukawa, N Kitadai, M Igisu, N Matsuoka Life 8 (4), 39, 2018 | 32 | 2018 |
| Dissolved divalent metal and pH effects on amino acid polymerization: A thermodynamic evaluation N Kitadai Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres 47, 13-37, 2017 | 32 | 2017 |
| A comprehensive predictive model for sulfate adsorption on oxide minerals N Kitadai, K Nishiuchi, M Tanaka Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 238, 150-168, 2018 | 30 | 2018 |
Ryuhei NAKAMURAEarth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology / RIKEN Center for Sustainable ResourceVerified email at elsi.jp
