Susumu Kitagawa

Susumu Kitagawa
FRS
北川 進
Born (1951-07-04) July 4, 1951
Kyoto, Japan
EducationKyoto University (BS, PhD)
Known forMetal-organic frameworks
AwardsHumboldt Research Prize (2008)
Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates (2010)
Medal with Purple Ribbon (2011)
De Gennes Prize (2013)
Japan Academy Prize (2016)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsKyoto University
WebsiteOfficial website

Susumu Kitagawa FRS (北川 進, Kitagawa Susumu; born 4 July 1951) is a Japanese Nobel Prize-winning chemist specializing in coordination chemistry, with a focus on organic–inorganic hybrid compounds and the chemical and physical properties of porous coordination polymers, particularly metal-organic frameworks. He is Distinguished Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), which he co-founded. In 2025, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi.

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