Hideki Shirakawa

22.3k total citations · 15 hit papers
303 papers, 17.4k citations indexed

About

Hideki Shirakawa is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hideki Shirakawa has authored 303 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 109 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 92 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Hideki Shirakawa's work include Conducting polymers and applications (140 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (59 papers) and Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (48 papers). Hideki Shirakawa is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (140 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (59 papers) and Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (48 papers). Hideki Shirakawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and South Korea. Hideki Shirakawa's co-authors include Sakuji Ikeda, Alan G. MacDiarmid, Alan J. Heeger, E. J. Louis, Takeo Itô, Chwan K. Chiang, C. K. Chiang, Kazuo Akagi, S. C. Gau and C. R. Fincher and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hideki Shirakawa

295 papers receiving 16.6k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis of electrically... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1977 1977 1974 1971 1978 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Synthesis of electrically conducting organic polymers: halogen derivatives of polyacetylene, (CH) x
    1977 2.8k citations Hideki Shirakawa, E. J. Louis et al. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications profile →
  2. Electrical Conductivity in Doped Polyacetylene
    1977 2.5k citations C. K. Chiang, Alan J. Heeger et al. profile →
  3. Simultaneous polymerization and formation of polyacetylene film on the surface of concentrated soluble Ziegler‐type catalyst solution
    1974 903 citations Takeo Itô, Hideki Shirakawa et al. profile →
  4. Infrared Spectra of Poly(acetylene)
    1971 593 citations Hideki Shirakawa, Sakuji Ikeda profile →
  5. Synthesis of highly conducting films of derivatives of polyacetylene, (CH)x
    1978 541 citations C. K. Chiang, S. C. Gau et al. profile →
  6. The Discovery of Polyacetylene Film: The Dawning of an Era of Conducting Polymers (Nobel Lecture)
    2001 513 citations Hideki Shirakawa profile →
  7. The Discovery of Polyacetylene Film: The Dawning of an Era of Conducting Polymers (Nobel Lecture).
    2001 497 citations Hideki Shirakawa profile →
  8. Essential Role of the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor/Ca2+ Release Channel in Ca2+ Waves and Ca2+ Oscillations at Fertilization of Mammalian Eggs
    1993 452 citations Hideki Shirakawa et al. profile →
  9. Block of Ca 2+ Wave and Ca 2+ Oscillation by Antibody to the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor in Fertilized Hamster Eggs
    1992 436 citations Hideki Shirakawa et al. profile →
  10. Helical Polyacetylene Synthesized with a Chiral Nematic Reaction Field
    1998 360 citations Kazuo Akagi, Hideki Shirakawa et al. profile →
  11. Conducting polymers: Halogen doped polyacetylene
    1978 340 citations C. K. Chiang, Alan J. Heeger et al. profile →
  12. Thermal cis–trans isomerization and decomposition of polyacetylene
    1975 329 citations Takeo Itô, Hideki Shirakawa et al. profile →
  13. Raman Scattering and Electronic Spectra of Poly(acetylene)
    1973 320 citations Hideki Shirakawa, Takeo Itô et al. profile →
  14. Spectroscopic studies on doped polyacetylene and β-carotene
    1980 275 citations Hideki Shirakawa, Sakuji Ikeda et al. profile →
  15. Electrical properties of polyacetylene with various cis‐trans compositions
    1978 217 citations Hideki Shirakawa, Takeo Itô 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
Hideki Shirakawa Japan 50 9.8k 8.2k 4.0k 3.8k 2.5k 303 17.4k
R. R. Chance United States 59 4.5k 0.5× 4.8k 0.6× 3.5k 0.9× 3.2k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 138 12.2k
Katsumi Yoshino Japan 62 8.0k 0.8× 10.6k 1.3× 2.5k 0.6× 4.8k 1.3× 2.6k 1.1× 799 17.7k
Eugenii Katz Israel 77 2.9k 0.3× 13.2k 1.6× 1.4k 0.4× 5.5k 1.4× 4.5k 1.8× 198 22.4k
Marie‐Christine Daniel United States 30 1.9k 0.2× 3.2k 0.4× 2.6k 0.6× 7.5k 2.0× 3.4k 1.4× 66 14.9k
Timothy P. Lodge United States 86 9.8k 1.0× 5.9k 0.7× 13.5k 3.4× 14.8k 3.9× 5.6k 2.3× 533 32.1k
Howard E. Katz United States 86 9.2k 0.9× 19.0k 2.3× 3.2k 0.8× 7.1k 1.9× 4.7k 1.9× 357 26.1k
Takashi Kato Japan 87 3.7k 0.4× 4.0k 0.5× 10.7k 2.7× 12.8k 3.4× 3.8k 1.5× 577 28.6k
Ifor D. W. Samuel United Kingdom 79 7.8k 0.8× 19.6k 2.4× 2.6k 0.7× 11.6k 3.0× 3.0k 1.2× 587 25.7k
Albertus P. H. J. Schenning Netherlands 90 5.8k 0.6× 6.6k 0.8× 11.8k 2.9× 16.2k 4.2× 6.8k 2.7× 478 34.1k
Lifeng Chi China 63 2.0k 0.2× 7.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.4× 6.2k 1.6× 6.1k 2.5× 477 15.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shirakawa, Hideki, et al.. (2025). State of the art in vivo reactive oxygen species measurements in skeletal muscle using fluorescent proteins. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13. 100056–100056. 2 indexed citations
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Kusano, T., R Takeda, Hideki Shirakawa, et al.. (2024). Eccentric contraction increases hydrogen peroxide levels and alters gene expression through Nox2 in skeletal muscle of male mice. Journal of Applied Physiology. 137(3). 778–788. 7 indexed citations
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Kouchi, Zen, Tomohide Shikano, Yoshikazu Nakamura, et al.. (2005). The Role of EF-hand Domains and C2 Domain in Regulation of Enzymatic Activity of Phospholipase Cζ. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(22). 21015–21021. 104 indexed citations
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Asada, Yasuki, Shoichi Suzuki, Masahiro Yamada, et al.. (2004). Effect of Breast Composition on Patient Exposure in Mammography. Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology. 60(12). 1675–1681. 3 indexed citations
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Shirakawa, Hideki. (2002). Discovery and Development of Conductive Polymers. TRENDS IN THE SCIENCES. 7(7). 45–47. 2 indexed citations
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Chiang, C. K., Alan J. Heeger, Hideki Shirakawa, et al.. (2001). Electrical Conductivity in Doped Polyacetylene : Phys. Rev. Lett. 39 (1977) 1098 ( The Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Dr. Hideki Shirakawa). 56(8). 572–575. 3 indexed citations
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Shirakawa, Hideki. (2001). Synthesis of conducting polymers.. Abstracts of papers - American Chemical Society. 222. 276. 2 indexed citations
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Shirakawa, Hideki. (2001). Die Entdeckung der Polyacetylenfilme - der Beginn des Zeitalters leitfähiger Polymere (Nobel-Aufsatz). Angewandte Chemie. 113(14). 2642–2648. 74 indexed citations
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Akagi, Kazuo, Hiromasa Goto, & Hideki Shirakawa. (1999). Synthesis and Properties of Liquid Crystslline Conjugated Polymers.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 56(4). 217–233.
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Yoshino, Katsumi, Kentaro Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Kawai, et al.. (1995). Unique Liquid Crystalline Behavior of Conducting Polyacetylene Derivatives. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 261(1). 637–647. 3 indexed citations
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Oh, Se Young, Kazuo Akagi, & Hideki Shirakawa. (1989). Synthesis and properties of polyacetylene films prepared by soluble vanadium-based catalysts. Synthetic Metals. 32(2). 245–252. 15 indexed citations
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Shirakawa, Hideki. (1988). Recent development in polyacetylene study.. Kobunshi. 37(7). 518–521. 1 indexed citations
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Shinohara, Hiroaki, Masuo Aizawa, & Hideki Shirakawa. (1986). Structure-controlled electrochemical polymerization of polypyrrole thin film for a presynaptic membrane model.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 465–469. 1 indexed citations
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Shirakawa, Hideki & Fukuji Higashi. (1983). . Kobunshi. 32(6). 431–442.
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Shirakawa, Hideki & Sakuji Ikeda. (1979). . Kobunshi. 28(8). 569–573. 5 indexed citations
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Shirakawa, Hideki, E. J. Louis, Alan G. MacDiarmid, Chwan K. Chiang, & Alan J. Heeger. (1977). Synthesis of electrically conducting organic polymers: halogen derivatives of polyacetylene, (CH) x. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 578–578. 2795 indexed citations breakdown →
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Itô, Takeo, Hideki Shirakawa, & Sakuji Ikeda. (1976). . KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 33(6). 339–345. 11 indexed citations

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