2018年4月 – 現職
2017年4月 – 2018年3月 博士研究員(京都大学大学院工学研究科　合成・生物化学専攻)
2016年4月 – 2017年3月 日本学術振興会特別研究員(DC2 ; 京都大学大学院工学研究科　合成・生物化学専攻)

2021年10月 – 科学技術振興機構さきがけ「原子・分子の自在配列と特性・機能」領域研究者

京都大学大学院工学研究科合成・生物化学専攻博士課程修了 (2017年3月)
指導教員: 北川進
京都大学工学部工業化学科卒業 (2012年3月)
指導教員: 北川進

第37回　若い世代の特別講演賞　(2023年)
第16回　PCCP Prize　(2022年)
2020年度高分子研究奨励賞　(2021年)
1st Glowing Polymer Symposium in KANTO　Best Presentation Award　(2018年)
日本化学会第98回春季年会　優秀講演賞 (2018年)
第6回CSJ化学フェスタ2016　優秀ポスター発表賞 (2016年)
PACIFICHEM2015　Student Poster Award (2015年)
第5回CSJ化学フェスタ2015　優秀ポスター発表賞 (2015年)
日本化学会第95回春季年会　学生講演賞 (2015年)
第4回CSJ化学フェスタ2014　優秀ポスター発表賞 (2014年)
第63回高分子学会年次大会　優秀ポスター賞　(2014年)
The 2nd Japan-France Coordination Chemistry Symposium 2013 Best Poster Awards (2013年)
第63回錯体化学討論会　学生講演賞　(2013年)

Synthesis of polyacene by using a Metal–Organic Framework
Takashi Kitao, Takumi Miura, Ryo Nakayama, Yusuke Tsutsui, Yee Seng Chan, Hironobu Hayashi, Hiroko Yamada, Shu Seki, Taro Hitosugi, Takashi Uemura
Nat. Synth., 2023, in press.

Thermal Transformation of Polyacrylonitrile Accelerated by the Formation of Ultrathin Nanosheets in a Metal–Organic Framework
Xiyuan Zhang, Takashi Kitao, Ami Nishijima, Takashi Uemura
ACS Macro Lett., 2023, 12, 415-420.

Preferential orientation of anisotropic polythiophene rods toward macroscopic chain ordering
Takashi Kitao, Alexandre Legrand, Taizo Mori, Katsuhiko Ariga, Takashi Uemura
Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2023, 8, 316-322.

Nanoconfined synthesis of conjugated ladder polymers
Takashi Kitao, Xiyuan Zhang, Takashi Uemura
Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 5003-5018.

Controlled assemblies of conjugated polymers in metal−organic frameworks
Takashi Kitao
Polym. J., 2022, 54, 1045-1053.

Nanoconfinement of an Otherwise Useless Fluorophore in Metal–Organic Frameworks to Elicit and Tune Emission
Takumi Miura, Takashi Kitao, Takashi Uemura
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2022, 126, 6628–6636.

Basicity of isostructural porous ionic crystals composed of Nb/Ta-substituted Keggin-type polyoxotungstates
Zhewei Weng, Naoki Ogiwara, Daisuke Yokogawa, Takashi Kitao, Yuji Kikukawa, Sayaka Uchida
Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 8186–8191.

Hybridization of Synthetic Humins with Metal-Organic Framework for Precious Metal Recovery and Reuse
Vikram V. Karve, Till Schertenleib, Jordi Espín, Olga Trukhina, Xiyuan Zhang, Marta Ximenis Campins, Takashi Kitao, Claudia E. Avalos, Takashi Uemura, Wendy L. Queen
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 60027-60034.

Incorporating highly basic polyoxometalate anions comprising Nb or Ta into nanoscale reaction fields of porous ionic crystals
Zhewei Weng, Naoki Ogiwara, Takashi Kitao, Yuji Kikukawa, Yu Gao, Likai Yan, Sayaka Uchida
Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 18451-18457.

Chiral Induction in Buckminsterfullerene Using a Metal–Organic Framework
Shao-Wei Lo, Takashi Kitao, Yusuke Nada, Kei Murata, Kazuyuki Ishii, Takashi Uemura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 17947-17951.

Synthesis of a metal–organic framework by plasma in liquid to increase reduced metal ions and enhance water stability
Moriyuki Kanno, Takashi Kitao, Tsuyohito Ito, Kazuo Terashima
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 22756-22760.

Bio-adhesive Nanoporous Module: Toward Autonomous Gating
Hyuna Jo, Takashi Kitao, Ayumi Kimura, Yoshimitsu Itoh, Takuzo Aida, Kou Okuro
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 8932-8937.

Isostructural mesoporous ionic crystals as a tunable platform for acid catalysis
Yuto Shimoyama, Zhewei Weng, Naoki Ogiwara, Takashi Kitao, Yuji Kikukawa, Sayaka Uchida
Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 10328-10333.

Carbonization of Single Polyacrylonitrile Chains in Coordination Nanospaces
Xiyuan Zhang, Takashi Kitao, Daniele Piga, Ryoto Hongu, Silvia Bracco, Angiolina Comotti, Pierro Sozzani, Takashi Uemura
Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 10844-10849.

Polymers in Metal–Organic Frameworks: From Nanostructured Chain Assemblies to New Functional Materials
Takashi Kitao, Takashi Uemura
Chem. Lett., 2020, 49, 624-632.

Supramolecular Chiral Nanoarchitectonics
Katsuhiko Ariga, Taizo Mori, Takashi Kitao, Takashi Uemura
Adv. Mater., 2020, 2020, 1905657.

Scalable and Precise Synthesis of Armchair-Edge Graphene Nanoribbon in Metal-Organic Framework
Takashi Kitao, Michael W. A. MacLean, Kazuki Nakata, Masayoshi Takayanagi, Masataka Nagaoka, Takashi Uemura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 5509-5514.

Recognition of Polymer Terminus by Metal–Organic Frameworks Enabling Chromatographic Separation of Polymers
Nagi Mizutani, Nobuhiko Hosono, Benjamin Le Ouay, Takashi Kitao, Ryoichirou Matsuura, Takuya Kubo, Takashi Uemura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 3701-3705.

Transcription of Chirality from Metal-Organic Framework to Polythiophene
Takashi Kitao, Yujiro Nagasaka, Masanobu Karasawa, Toshiki Eguchi, Nobuo Kimizuka, Kazuyuki Ishii, Teppei Yamada, Takashi Uemura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 19565-19569.

Fluorinated Porous Molecular Crystals: Vapor-Triggered On-Off Switching of Luminescence and Porosity
Hiroshi Sasaki, Hiroaki Imoto, Takashi Kitao, Takashi Uemura, Takashi Yumura, Kensuke Naka
Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 6487-6490.

Confinement of poly(allylamine) in Preyssler-type polyoxometalate and potassium ion framework for enhanced proton conductivity
Tsukasa Iwano, Satoru Miyazawa, Ryota Osuga, Junko N. Kondo, Kayako Honjo, Takashi Kitao, Takashi Uemura, Sayaka Uchida
Commun. Chem., 2019, 2, 9.

Selective Formation of End-On Orientation between Polythiophene and Fullerene Mediated by Coordination Nanospaces
Takashi Kitao,  Yotaro Sasaki, Susumu Kitagawa, Yutaka Imamura, Masahiko Tsujimoto, Shu Seki, Takashi Uemura
J. Phys. Chem. C., 2018, 122, 24182-24189.

Oxidative Polymerization of Terthiophene and Substituted Thiophene Monomer in Metal-Organic Framework Thin Films
Ritesh Haldar, Beren Sen, Silvana Hurrle, Takashi Kitao, Ritesh Sankhla, Boris Kühl, Alexander Welle, Stefan Heissler, Gerald Brenner-Weiß, Peter Thissen, Takashi Uemura, Hartmut Gliemann, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Christof Wöll
Eur. Polym. J., 2018, 109, 162-168.

Controlled polymerizations using metal–organic frameworks
Shuto Mochizuki, Takashi Kitao, Takashi Uemura
Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 11843-11856.

Selective sorting of polymers with different terminal groups using metal-organic frameworks
Benjamin Le Ouay, Chikara Watanabe, Shuto Mochizuki, Masayoshi Takayanagi, Masataka Nagaoka, Takashi Kitao, Takashi Uemura
Nature Commun., 2018, 9, 3635.

A phase transformable ultrastable titanium-carboxylate framework for photoconduction
Sujing Wang, Takashi Kitao, Nathalie Guillou, Mohammad Wahiduzzaman, Charlotte Martineau-Corcos, Farid Nouar, Antoine Tissot, Laurent Binet, Naseem Ramsahye, Sabine Devautour-Vinot, Susumu Kitagawa, Shu Seki, Yusuke Tsutsui, Valérie Briois, Nathalie Steunou, Guillaume Maurin, Takashi Uemura, Christian Serre
Nature. Commun., 2018, 9, 1660.

A fluorescent microporous crystalline dendrimer discriminates vapour molecules
Sae Nakajima, Ken Albrecht, Soh Kushida, Eiji Nishibori, Takashi Kitao, Takashi Uemura, Kimihisa Yamamoto, Uwe H. F. Bunz, Yohei Yamamoto
Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 2534-2537.

Controlled Organization of Anthracene in Porous Coordination Polymers
Takashi Kitao, Ryoto Hongu, Susumu Kitagawa, Takashi Uemura
Chem. Lett., 2017, 46, 1705-1707.

Hybridization of MOFs and polymers
Takashi Kitao, Yuanyuan Zhang, Susumu Kitagawa, Bo Wang, Takashi Uemura
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2017, 46, 3108-3133.

Preparation of polythiophene microrods with ordered chain alignment using nanoporous coordination template
Takashi Kitao, Michael W. A. MacLean, Benjamin Le Ouay, Yotaro Sasaki, Masahiko Tsujimoto, Susumu Kitagawa, Takashi Uemura
Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 5077-5081.

Nanostructuration of PEDOT in Porous Coordination Polymers for Tunable Porosity and Conductivity
Benjamin Le Ouay, Mickael Boudot, Takashi Kitao, Takeshi Yanagida, Susumu Kitagawa, Takashi Uemura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 10088-10091.

Unraveling Inter- and Intra-chain Electronics in Polythiophene Assemblies Mediated by Coordination Nanospaces
Michael W. A. MacLean, Takashi Kitao, Takeo Suga, Motohiro Mizuno, Shu Seki, Takashi Uemura, Susumu Kitagawa
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 708-713.

Confinement of Single Polysilane Chains in Coordination Nanospaces
Takashi Kitao, Silvia Bracco, Angiolina Comotti, Piero Sozzani, Masanobu Naito, Shu Seki, Takashi Uemura, Susumu Kitagawa
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 5231-5238.

Synthesis of chiral porous coordination polymer that shows structural transformation induced by guest molecules
Takashi Kitao, Yuta Tokunaga, Daiki Umeyama, Cho Rong Kim, Takashi Uemura, Susumu Kitagawa
Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2015, 424, 221-225.