Hideki Abe

11.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
182 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Hideki Abe is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Pollution and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hideki Abe has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in Biomaterials, 84 papers in Pollution and 60 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Hideki Abe's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (167 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (84 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (56 papers). Hideki Abe is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (167 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (84 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (56 papers). Hideki Abe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Malaysia. Hideki Abe's co-authors include Yoshiharu Doi, Y. Doi, Kumar Sudesh, Zhihua Gan, Shiro Kitamura, Tadahisa Iwata, Takeharu Tsuge, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Kazuhiro Kuwabara and Yoshio Inoue and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Progress in Polymer Science.

In The Last Decade

Hideki Abe

178 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis, structure and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoa... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2000 1995 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Synthesis, structure and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates: biological polyesters
    2000 1.7k citations Kumar Sudesh, Hideki Abe et al. profile →
  2. Microbial Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)
    1995 646 citations Yoshiharu Doi, Hideki Abe 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
Hideki Abe Japan 49 8.0k 3.4k 2.8k 2.3k 1.7k 182 9.0k
Mariastella Scandola Italy 47 4.9k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 3.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 551 0.3× 122 6.5k
Masao Kunioka Japan 38 3.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 966 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 94 4.9k
Pengju Pan China 50 6.0k 0.7× 1000 0.3× 4.0k 1.4× 1.7k 0.7× 211 0.1× 221 8.2k
Haruo Nishida Japan 38 3.0k 0.4× 881 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 957 0.4× 422 0.3× 137 4.1k
Ken‐ichi Kasuya Japan 36 3.1k 0.4× 2.1k 0.6× 674 0.2× 569 0.2× 606 0.4× 117 3.8k
Y. Doi Japan 22 3.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 527 0.2× 1.0k 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 40 3.7k
Nadia Lotti Italy 39 4.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 2.2k 0.8× 967 0.4× 170 0.1× 215 5.7k
Takeharu Tsuge Japan 34 3.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 237 0.1× 1.1k 0.5× 1.7k 1.0× 155 4.3k
Nicholas A. Rorrer United States 24 1.9k 0.2× 1.7k 0.5× 856 0.3× 381 0.2× 440 0.3× 59 4.2k
Naoko Yoshie Japan 38 2.4k 0.3× 677 0.2× 2.3k 0.8× 813 0.3× 247 0.1× 134 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hideki Abe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hideki Abe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hideki Abe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hideki Abe 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 Hideki Abe. Hideki Abe 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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Abe, Hideki, et al.. (2025). Synthesis and characterization of block copolymers consisting of poly(ethylene succinate) and poly(amino acid)s. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 235. 111265–111265.
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Abe, Hideki, et al.. (2025). Imparting Marine Biodegradability to Poly(Ethylene Succinate) (PES) by Blending with a PES-Based Copolymer. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 7(11). 6865–6873.
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Ota, Yusuke, Masayoshi Honda, Sumio Aisawa, et al.. (2025). Biosynthesis of poly(glycolate-ran-3-hydroxybutyrate)s with different glycolate molar fractions from ethylene glycol. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 240. 111502–111502. 1 indexed citations
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Abe, Hideki, et al.. (2024). Improving the marine biodegradability of poly(alkylene succinate)-based copolymers. Polymer Journal. 56(4). 419–429. 7 indexed citations
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Abe, Hideki, et al.. (2024). One-Pot Synthesis of Marine-Biodegradable Poly(Ethylene Succinate)-Based Ester Amide Copolymers Containing Amino Acid. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 6(14). 8339–8347. 3 indexed citations
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Saito, Yusuke, Masayoshi Honda, Tetsuro Yamashita, et al.. (2023). Marine bacterial enzyme degrades polyamide 4 into gamma-aminobutyric acid oligomers. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 215. 110446–110446. 10 indexed citations
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Miyahara, Yuki, Tomoya Nakamura, Christopher T. Nomura, et al.. (2023). Thermal and Crystallization Properties of a Polyhydroxyalkanoate Binary Copolymer Containing 3-Hydroxybutyrate and 3-Hydroxy-2-Methylvalerate Units. Processes. 11(7). 1901–1901. 4 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Atsushi, Koji Nemoto, Masaru Yoshida, et al.. (2020). Improving thermal and mechanical properties of biomass-based polymers using structurally ordered polyesters from ricinoleic acid and 4-hydroxycinnamic acids. RSC Advances. 10(60). 36562–36570. 16 indexed citations
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Takenaka, Yasumasa, et al.. (2020). Kinetic modeling study of the group-transfer polymerization of alkyl crotonates using a silicon Lewis acid catalyst. Polymer Chemistry. 11(37). 5981–5991. 5 indexed citations
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Takenaka, Yasumasa, et al.. (2019). Unique acrylic resins with aromatic side chains by homopolymerization of cinnamic monomers. Communications Chemistry. 2(1). 13 indexed citations
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Ushimaru, Kazunori, et al.. (2017). Real-Time Observation of Enzymatic Polyhydroxyalkanoate Polymerization Using High-Speed Scanning Atomic Force Microscopy. ACS Omega. 2(1). 181–185. 8 indexed citations
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Tomizawa, Satoshi, Shun Sato, John Chi‐Wei Lan, et al.. (2013). In vitro evidence of chain transfer to tetraethylene glycols in enzymatic polymerization of polyhydroxyalkanoate. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97(11). 4821–4829. 14 indexed citations
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Saika, Azusa, Yoriko Watanabe, Kumar Sudesh, Hideki Abe, & Takeharu Tsuge. (2011). Enhanced Incorporation of 3-Hydroxy-4-Methylvalerate Unit into Biosynthetic Polyhydroxyalkanoate Using Leucine as a Precursor. AMB Express. 1(1). 6–6. 24 indexed citations
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Hiraishi, Tomohiro, Koichi Yamashita, Masafumi Sakono, et al.. (2011). Display of Functionally Active PHB Depolymerase on Escherichia Coli Cell Surface. Macromolecular Bioscience. 12(2). 218–224. 6 indexed citations
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Horikoshi, Satoshi, Hideki Abe, Kanjiro Torigoe, Masahiko Abe, & Nick Serpone. (2010). Access to small size distributions of nanoparticles by microwave-assisted synthesis. Formation of Ag nanoparticles in aqueous carboxymethylcellulose solutions in batch and continuous-flow reactors. Nanoscale. 2(8). 1441–1441. 82 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Y., et al.. (1992). An experimental study on the releasing rate of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) microspheres.. Drug Delivery System. 7(5). 367–371. 2 indexed citations

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