Harumi Sato

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
166 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Harumi Sato is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Harumi Sato has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Biomaterials, 71 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 40 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Harumi Sato's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (67 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (61 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (40 papers). Harumi Sato is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (67 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (61 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (40 papers). Harumi Sato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Harumi Sato's co-authors include Yukihiro Ozaki, Isao Noda, Jianming Zhang, Hideto Tsuji, Yongxin Duan, Rumi Murakami, Shouke Yan, Yukiteru Katsumoto, Hiromichi Hoshina and Tsuyoshi Furukawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Harumi Sato

161 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal Modifications and Thermal Behavior of Poly(l-lact... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750
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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. Crystal Modifications and Thermal Behavior of Poly(l-lactic acid) Revealed by Infrared Spectroscopy
    2005 782 citations Jianming Zhang, Yongxin Duan et al. Macromolecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Harumi Sato Japan 41 3.6k 2.3k 1.3k 1.2k 771 166 6.2k
Shaw Ling Hsu United States 48 1.8k 0.5× 4.1k 1.8× 1.5k 1.1× 300 0.2× 384 0.5× 197 7.8k
Alan E. Tonelli United States 53 4.1k 1.1× 3.5k 1.6× 1.5k 1.1× 282 0.2× 279 0.4× 321 10.5k
Roger S. Porter United States 51 2.5k 0.7× 7.4k 3.3× 1.2k 0.9× 246 0.2× 132 0.2× 357 10.7k
Giuseppe Mensitieri Italy 37 939 0.3× 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 110 0.1× 179 0.2× 171 4.4k
M. Pyda United States 33 1.4k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 517 0.4× 222 0.2× 152 0.2× 110 3.3k
P. Zugenmaier Germany 27 1.6k 0.4× 873 0.4× 683 0.5× 194 0.2× 195 0.3× 122 3.6k
Bart Goderis Belgium 44 1.4k 0.4× 1.7k 0.8× 962 0.7× 113 0.1× 107 0.1× 159 5.7k
Fumitaka Horii Japan 37 2.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 123 0.1× 209 0.3× 154 4.7k
Hongfang Zhang China 35 1.3k 0.4× 2.1k 0.9× 889 0.7× 113 0.1× 95 0.1× 161 4.5k
Mark Dadmun United States 39 889 0.2× 2.6k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 105 0.1× 81 0.1× 183 7.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Harumi Sato

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Harumi Sato. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Harumi Sato based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Harumi Sato. Harumi Sato is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tamura, Kohei, Motohiro Tsuboi, Ken‐ichi Akao, Harumi Sato, & Yukihiro Ozaki. (2025). Characterization and Identification of Biogenic Minerals from Different Growing Environments Using Infrared and Raman Spectroscopies Including Low-Frequency Regions. Applied Spectroscopy. 1338354100–1338354100.
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Tamura, Kohei, Motohiro Tsuboi, Kuniyuki Furukawa, et al.. (2025). Characterization and Identification of Natural Amorphous Rocks Using Infrared, Raman, and Low-Frequency Raman Spectroscopy, Including the Application of Boson Peaks. Applied Spectroscopy. 79(9). 1356–1366. 1 indexed citations
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Sato, Harumi, et al.. (2024). Melting/crystallization Mechanism of Biodegradable Polymer, Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), Studied by Quantification of Temperature-dependent IR spectra by Nonlinear Deconvolution. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 329. 125576–125576. 2 indexed citations
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Fuki, Masaaki, Nobuo Kimizuka, Ken Onda, et al.. (2024). Room-temperature quantum coherence of entangled multiexcitons in a metal-organic framework. Science Advances. 10(1). eadi3147–eadi3147. 22 indexed citations
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Sato, Harumi, et al.. (2024). Quantitative analysis of branched high-density polyethylene content using far-infrared spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 329. 125492–125492.
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Hu, Jian, Jiping Wang, Mengfan Wang, et al.. (2019). Investigation of crystallization behavior of asymmetric PLLA/PDLA blend using Raman Imaging measurement. Polymer. 172. 1–6. 35 indexed citations
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Hoshina, Hiromichi, Yusuke Morisawa, Harumi Sato, et al.. (2011). Isothermal crystallization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) studied by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. 1–2. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Longhai, Harumi Sato, Takeji Hashimoto, & Yukihiro Ozaki. (2010). FTIR Study on Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions in Biodegradable Polymer Blends of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and Poly(4-vinylphenol). Macromolecules. 43(8). 3897–3902. 144 indexed citations
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Sato, Harumi, Rumi Murakami, Isao Takahashi, et al.. (2006). Crystal and Lamella Structure and C−H···OC Hydrogen Bonding of Poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) Studied by X-ray Diffraction and Infrared Spectroscopy. Macromolecules. 39(4). 1525–1531. 109 indexed citations
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Huang, He, Yun Hu, Jianming Zhang, et al.. (2005). Miscibility and Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions in Biodegradable Polymer Blends of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and a Partially Hydrolyzed Poly(vinyl alcohol). The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 109(41). 19175–19183. 45 indexed citations
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Miyazaki, Akiko, et al.. (2005). A Study on the Effects of Tongue Cleaning. Nihon Shishubyo Gakkai Kaishi (Journal of the Japanese Society of Periodontology). 47(1). 36–43. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jianming, Yongxin Duan, Harumi Sato, et al.. (2005). Crystal Modifications and Thermal Behavior of Poly(l-lactic acid) Revealed by Infrared Spectroscopy. Macromolecules. 38(19). 8012–8021. 782 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sato, Harumi, Masayuki NAKAMURA, Adchara Padermshoke, et al.. (2004). Thermal Behavior and Molecular Interaction of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) Studied by Wide-Angle X-ray Diffraction. Macromolecules. 37(10). 3763–3769. 165 indexed citations
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Adachi, Daisuke, Yukiteru Katsumoto, Harumi Sato, & Yukihiro Ozaki. (2002). Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Interaction between Methyl Group and Water in Water—Methanol Mixtures. Applied Spectroscopy. 56(3). 357–361. 32 indexed citations
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Sato, Harumi, et al.. (1991). Antitumor Effects of a Nonsteroidal Aromatase Inhibitor (CGS 16949A) on 7,12-Dimethylbenz[α]anthracene-induced Mammary Tumors in Rats. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 21(3). 153–9. 3 indexed citations
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Izumi, Yuichi, et al.. (1989). Critical dynamic viscosities in a binary mixture. International Journal of Thermophysics. 10(2). 379–387. 2 indexed citations

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