Akane Okada

16.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
83 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Akane Okada is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Akane Okada has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Akane Okada's work include Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (25 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (10 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (10 papers). Akane Okada is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (25 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (10 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (10 papers). Akane Okada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Switzerland and United States. Akane Okada's co-authors include Arimitsu Usuki, Toshio Kurauchi, Masaya Kawasumi, Osami Kamigaito, Yoshitsugu Kojima, Yoshiaki Fukushima, Makoto P. Kato, Kazuhisa Yano, Naoki Hasegawa and Tohru Shiga and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Akane Okada

83 papers receiving 13.3k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanical properties of nylon 6-clay hybrid 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 1993 1997 1993 1993 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Mechanical properties of nylon 6-clay hybrid
    1993 2.0k citations Yoshitsugu Kojima, Arimitsu Usuki et al. profile →
  2. Synthesis of nylon 6-clay hybrid
    1993 1.8k citations Arimitsu Usuki, Yoshitsugu Kojima et al. profile →
  3. Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene−Clay Hybrids
    1997 1.2k citations Masaya Kawasumi, Naoki Hasegawa et al. profile →
  4. Synthesis and properties of polyimide–clay hybrid
    1993 1.1k citations Arimitsu Usuki, Akane Okada et al. profile →
  5. Synthesis of nylon 6–clay hybrid by montmorillonite intercalated with ϵ‐caprolactam
    1993 727 citations Yoshitsugu Kojima, Arimitsu Usuki et al. profile →
  6. Swelling behavior of montmorillonite cation exchanged for ω-amino acids by ∊-caprolactam
    1993 700 citations Arimitsu Usuki, Masaya Kawasumi et al. profile →
  7. Synthesis and properties of polyimide-clay hybrid films
    1997 621 citations Arimitsu Usuki, Akane Okada et al. profile →
  8. Preparation and mechanical properties of polypropylene-clay hybrids using a maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene oligomer
    1998 561 citations Naoki Hasegawa, Masaya Kawasumi et al. profile →
  9. The chemistry of polymer-clay hybrids
    1995 557 citations Akane Okada, Arimitsu Usuki profile →
  10. Twenty Years of Polymer‐Clay Nanocomposites
    2007 535 citations Akane Okada, Arimitsu Usuki profile →
  11. Synthesis of polypropylene oligomer?clay intercalation compounds
    1997 454 citations Arimitsu Usuki, Akane Okada et al. profile →
  12. Sorption of water in nylon 6‐clay hybrid
    1993 358 citations Yoshitsugu Kojima, Arimitsu Usuki et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akane Okada Japan 32 11.4k 3.9k 3.6k 1.5k 1.4k 83 13.8k
Toshio Kurauchi Japan 30 8.6k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 90 10.6k
Evangelos Manias United States 46 5.4k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 3.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.5× 570 0.4× 96 8.7k
James Runt United States 60 6.4k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 3.3k 0.9× 2.9k 1.9× 523 0.4× 220 11.0k
Ralf Thomann Germany 60 5.4k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 4.5k 1.3× 2.0k 1.4× 634 0.5× 217 11.0k
William J. MacKnight United States 50 5.8k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 2.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 453 0.3× 240 8.2k
F. J. Baltá Calleja Spain 46 6.4k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 369 8.6k
S. H. Goh Singapore 48 4.2k 0.4× 1.9k 0.5× 3.4k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 515 0.4× 285 8.6k
Tiberio A. Ezquerra Spain 49 4.4k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 2.8k 0.8× 2.6k 1.7× 592 0.4× 273 7.8k
Yongfeng Men China 45 5.6k 0.5× 2.4k 0.6× 1.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 720 0.5× 251 7.6k
Robert E. Prud’homme Canada 46 4.3k 0.4× 3.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 446 0.3× 250 7.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moriwaki, Takashi, Kanako Kazuki, Akane Okada, et al.. (2024). Mice carrying the full-length human immunoglobulin loci produce antigen-specific human antibodies with the lambda light chain. iScience. 27(12). 111258–111258. 3 indexed citations
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Okada, Akane, Narumi Uno, Teruhiko Suzuki, et al.. (2022). Simultaneous loading of PCR-based multiple fragments on mouse artificial chromosome vectors in DT40 cell for gene delivery. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 21790–21790. 2 indexed citations
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Abe, Satoshi, Takashi Moriwaki, Akane Okada, et al.. (2022). Efficient human-like antibody repertoire and hybridoma production in trans-chromosomic mice carrying megabase-sized human immunoglobulin loci. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1841–1841. 17 indexed citations
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Hayashi, Masaya, Akane Okada, Michiko Nemoto, et al.. (2016). Gene cloning, recombinant expression, purification and characterization of l-methionine decarboxylase fromStreptomycessp. 590. The Journal of Biochemistry. 161(4). mvw083–mvw083. 3 indexed citations
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Tokito, Shizuo, Hiromitsu Tanaka, K. Noda, Akane Okada, & Yasunori Taga. (1997). Thermal stability in oligomeric triphenylamine/tris(8-quinolinolato) aluminum electroluminescent devices. Applied Physics Letters. 70(15). 1929–1931. 266 indexed citations
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Hasegawa, Naoki, Arimitsu Usuki, & Akane Okada. (1996). Thermal Properties of Novel Star-Shaped Nylon 6.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 53(9). 537–541. 1 indexed citations
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Usuki, Arimitsu, Naoki Hasegawa, Akane Okada, & Toshio Kurauchi. (1995). Synthesis and Properties of Novel Shaped Nylon 6.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 52(9). 576–581. 3 indexed citations
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Usuki, Arimitsu, Kazuo Okamoto, Akane Okada, & Toshio Kurauchi. (1995). Synthesis and Properties of Acrylic Resin-Clay Hybrid.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 52(11). 727–733. 2 indexed citations
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Usuki, Arimitsu, Masaya Kawasumi, Yoshitsugu Kojima, Akane Okada, & Toshio Kurauchi. (1995). Synthesis and Properties of Diamine-Modified Nylon 6-Clay Hybrid.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 52(7). 440–444. 8 indexed citations
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Kojima, Yoshitsugu, Arimitsu Usuki, Masaya Kawasumi, et al.. (1995). Novel preferred orientation in injection‐molded nylon 6‐clay hybrid. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 33(7). 1039–1045. 145 indexed citations
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Usuki, Arimitsu & Akane Okada. (1994). Improvement in Properties by Polymer Composites.. Kobunshi. 43(5). 360–363. 2 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hiromitsu, Hisato Takeuchi, Arimitsu Usuki, Akane Okada, & Toshio Kurauchi. (1994). Tetra(tert-butyl)phthalocyanine copper–iodine complex film with large dichroism induced by shear. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1851–1852. 2 indexed citations
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Kojima, Yoshitsugu, Arimitsu Usuki, Masaya Kawasumi, et al.. (1993). Gas Barrier Properties of Nylon 6-Clay Hybrid. 5. 13–17. 7 indexed citations
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Okada, Akane. (1993). The processing and properties of a nylon 6/clay hybrid. JOM. 45(3). 71–71. 3 indexed citations
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Shiga, Tohru, Takashi Ohta, Yoshiharu Hirose, Akane Okada, & Toshio Kurauchi. (1993). Electroviscoelastic effect of polymeric composites consisting of polyelectrolyte particles and polymer gel. Journal of Materials Science. 28(5). 1293–1299. 28 indexed citations
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Shiga, Tohru, Yoshiharu Hirose, Akane Okada, & Toshio Kurauchi. (1992). Electro-Rheological Effect of Suspensions of Polyelectrolyte Particles Dispersed in a Halogenated Paraffin.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 49(5). 393–399. 5 indexed citations
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Kurauchi, Toshio, et al.. (1991). Nylon 6-Clay Hybrid - Synthesis, Properties and Application to Automotive Timing Belt Cover. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 20 indexed citations
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Shiga, Tohru, Yoshiharu Hirose, Akane Okada, & Toshio Kurauchi. (1989). Bending of high strength polymer gel in an electric field.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 46(11). 709–713. 23 indexed citations
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Sakurai, Hideki & Akane Okada. (1972). Silyl anions. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 35(1). C13–C14. 5 indexed citations
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Sakurai, Hideki & Akane Okada. (1972). Silyl anions. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 36(1). C13–C14. 10 indexed citations

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