Hiroshi Watanabe

10.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
345 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Hiroshi Watanabe is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshi Watanabe has authored 345 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 210 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 195 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and 115 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Hiroshi Watanabe's work include Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (192 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (150 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (104 papers). Hiroshi Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (192 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (150 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (104 papers). Hiroshi Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Spain and United States. Hiroshi Watanabe's co-authors include Yumi Matsumiya, Tadao Kotaka, Tadashi Inoue, Yuichi Masubuchi, Kunihiro Osaki, Tomohiro Sato, Nitash P. Balsara, Matthew Tirrell, S. S. Patel and Ronald G. Larson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshi Watanabe

333 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

Viscoelasticity and dynamics of entangled polymers 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Viscoelasticity and dynamics of entangled polymers
    1999 569 citations Hiroshi Watanabe profile →

Peers

Hiroshi Watanabe
Dimitris Vlassopoulos Greece
Manfred Wilhelm Germany
Jacques Roovers Canada
William W. Graessley United States
David J. Lohse United States
Kristoffer Almdal Denmark
Julia A. Kornfield United States
Taihyun Chang South Korea
J. S. Higgins United Kingdom
Tadao Kotaka Japan
Dimitris Vlassopoulos Greece
Hiroshi Watanabe
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroshi Watanabe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hiroshi Watanabe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hiroshi Watanabe 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 Hiroshi Watanabe. Hiroshi Watanabe 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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Fang, Chao, Naresh C. Osti, Eugene Mamontov, et al.. (2024). Nanosecond solvation dynamics in a polymer electrolyte for lithium batteries. Nature Materials. 23(5). 664–669. 35 indexed citations
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Matsumiya, Yumi, Takeshi Sato, Quan Chen, & Hiroshi Watanabe. (2022). Rheo-Dielectric Behavior of Unentangled Poly(butylene oxide) under Steady Shear: Preliminary Evaluation of Non-Equilibrium Parameters at the Onset of Nonlinearity. Nihon Reoroji Gakkaishi. 50(5). 371–385. 9 indexed citations
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Matsumiya, Yumi, Hiroshi Watanabe, Osamu Urakawa, Tadashi Inoue, & Youngdon Kwon. (2020). Effect of Head-to-Head Association/Dissociation on Viscoelastic and Dielectric Relaxation of Entangled Linear Polyisoprene: An Experimental Test. Macromolecules. 53(3). 1070–1083. 11 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Hiroshi, Yumi Matsumiya, Yuichi Masubuchi, Qian Huang, & Ole Hassager. (2019). Nonlinear Elongational Rheology of Unentangled Polystyrene and Poly( p-tert -butyl styrene) Melts. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2019. 1 indexed citations
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Hyakutake, Tsuyoshi, et al.. (2013). ALKALI-SILICA REACTIVITY OF AGGREGATE IN JAPAN VERIFIED BY 23-YEAR EXPOSURE TEST. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser E2 (Materials and Concrete Structures). 69(4). 361–376. 2 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Hiroshi & Osamu Urakawa. (2009). Component dynamics in miscible polymer blends: A review of recent findings. Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University). 21(4). 235–244. 8 indexed citations
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Qiao, Xiuying, Wei Li, Hiroshi Watanabe, Kang Sun, & Xiaodong Chen. (2009). Rheological behavior of biocomposites of silk fibroin fiber and poly(ε‐caprolactone): Effect of fiber network. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 47(20). 1957–1970. 10 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Hiroshi. (2007). Biodiesel Fuel Impact on Diesel Engine and the Lubricant. 3–21. 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Hiroshi. (2001). Polumer Micelles. I. Rheology of Diblock Copolymer Micelles in Selective Solvents.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 58(4). 135–146. 9 indexed citations
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Kinoshita, Hajimu, et al.. (1996). 31. EFFECT OF HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE ON THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF BASALT FROM HOLE 504B, WITH SOME REASSESSMENT OF THE SHIPBOARD DATA1. 148. 397–400. 2 indexed citations
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KAWAMURA, Shozo, et al.. (1988). Laboratory and clinical studies on T-3262 in otorhinolaryngology. Chemotherapy. 36. 1341–1353. 2 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Hiroshi, et al.. (1970). Radical Polymerizations of Acryloyl- and Methacryloylglycines. Nippon kagaku zassi. 91(9). 874–877. 2 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Hiroshi, et al.. (1970). Studies on the toxic principle in a certain by-product of rice oil rendering. Nihon Chikusan Gakkaiho. 41(7). 336–342. 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Hiroshi, et al.. (1970). Thermal Condensation Polymerization of Glycine in the Presence of Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids. Nippon kagaku zassi. 91(6). 581–584. 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Hiroshi. (1970). MEASUREMENTS OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF BASALT AT TEMPERATURES UP TO 1500℃ AND PRESSURES TO ABOUT 20 KILOBARS. Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University). 10(10). 159–170. 13 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Hiroshi, et al.. (1966). Thermal Condensation Polymerization of Glycine in the Presence of Carboxylic Acids. Nippon kagaku zassi. 87(6). 613–616,A33. 3 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Kiyoshi, et al.. (1960). Cytotoxic Action of Self-curing Acrylic Resin Upon the Fibroblasts in Tissue Culture. Nihon Hotetsu Shika Gakkai Zasshi. 4(2). 162–168. 2 indexed citations
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Fujiwara, Motonori, et al.. (1954). "ALLITHIAMINE" A NEWLY FOUND DERIVATIVE OF VITAMIN B 1 :I. DISCOVERY OF ALLITHIAMINE. The Journal of Biochemistry. 41(1). 29–39. 16 indexed citations

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