Hitoshi Hamanaka

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Hitoshi Hamanaka is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hitoshi Hamanaka has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Materials Chemistry, 20 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hitoshi Hamanaka's work include Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (17 papers), Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (9 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (7 papers). Hitoshi Hamanaka is often cited by papers focused on Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (17 papers), Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (9 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (7 papers). Hitoshi Hamanaka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Sri Lanka and United Kingdom. Hitoshi Hamanaka's co-authors include Hisashi Doi, Masakuni Mogi, Takayuki Yoneyama, Equo Kobayashi, Fujio Miura, Osamu Okuno, Shigeru Matsumoto, Takao Hanawa, Toshie Tsuchiya and Kazuhiro Toyoda and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Journal of Dental Research and Journal of Biomedical Materials Research.

In The Last Decade

Hitoshi Hamanaka

55 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The super-elastic property of the Japanese NiTi alloy wir... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300
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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. The super-elastic property of the Japanese NiTi alloy wire for use in orthodontics
    1986 375 citations Fujio Miura, Masakuni Mogi 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
Hitoshi Hamanaka Japan 17 758 449 433 420 377 57 1.5k
Takayuki Yoneyama Japan 23 737 1.0× 645 1.4× 388 0.9× 478 1.1× 674 1.8× 96 1.9k
Yoshiki Oshida United States 18 370 0.5× 526 1.2× 187 0.4× 335 0.8× 379 1.0× 49 1.2k
George F. Andreasen United States 20 323 0.4× 970 2.2× 279 0.6× 134 0.3× 528 1.4× 37 1.6k
Osamu Okuno Japan 27 1.2k 1.6× 678 1.5× 577 1.3× 568 1.4× 440 1.2× 89 2.3k
Carl W. Fairhurst United States 30 371 0.5× 2.2k 4.8× 184 0.4× 565 1.3× 1.2k 3.2× 88 3.1k
Carl J. Andres United States 21 189 0.2× 677 1.5× 447 1.0× 246 0.6× 519 1.4× 41 1.3k
J.B. Moser United States 23 250 0.3× 827 1.8× 142 0.3× 161 0.4× 659 1.7× 59 1.5k
Kwok-Hung Chung United States 20 253 0.3× 1.1k 2.6× 222 0.5× 400 1.0× 929 2.5× 35 1.6k
Efstratios Papazoglou United States 21 306 0.4× 847 1.9× 146 0.3× 212 0.5× 550 1.5× 62 1.3k
G. Rondelli Italy 20 1.1k 1.5× 195 0.4× 287 0.7× 629 1.5× 229 0.6× 51 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hitoshi Hamanaka

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hitoshi Hamanaka

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hitoshi Hamanaka. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hitoshi Hamanaka 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 Hitoshi Hamanaka. Hitoshi Hamanaka 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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Ikarashi, Yoshiaki, Kazuhiro Toyoda, Equo Kobayashi, et al.. (2005). Improved Biocompatibility of Titanium–Zirconium (Ti–Zr) Alloy: Tissue Reaction and Sensitization to Ti–Zr Alloy Compared with Pure Ti and Zr in Rat Implantation Study. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 46(10). 2260–2267. 93 indexed citations
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Yoneyama, Takayuki, et al.. (2002). Comparative examination of damping capacities with laser displacement apparatus in orthodontic wires : super-elastic Ti-Ni alloy and conventional stainless steel wires. 61(6). 435–440. 5 indexed citations
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Yoneyama, Takayuki, Hisashi Doi, Equo Kobayashi, & Hitoshi Hamanaka. (2002). Effect of heat treatment with the mould on the super-elastic property of Ti–Ni alloy castings for dental application. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 13(10). 947–951. 16 indexed citations
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Tsuchiya, Toshie, Yoshiaki Ikarashi, Hisashi Doi, et al.. (2002). A Method to Monitor Corrosion of Chromium-iron Alloys by Monitoring the Chromium Ion Concentration in Urine. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 43(12). 3058–3064. 6 indexed citations
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Ikarashi, Yoshiaki, Toshie Tsuchiya, Kazuhiro Toyoda, et al.. (2002). Tissue Reactions and Sensitivity to Iron-Chromium Alloys. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 43(12). 3065–3071. 4 indexed citations
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Yoneyama, Takayuki, Hisashi Doi, Equo Kobayashi, et al.. (2000). Stress transmission through Ti-Ni alloy, titanium and stainless steel in impact compression test. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 11(6). 333–336. 6 indexed citations
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Hamanaka, Hitoshi. (1998). State of Stainless Steel and Co-Cr Alloys for Biomedical Uses.. Materia Japan. 37(10). 834–837. 5 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Equo, et al.. (1998). Mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of Ti–6Al–7Nb alloy dental castings. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 9(10). 567–574. 153 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Equo, Hisashi Doi, Takayuki Yoneyama, et al.. (1998). Influence of aging heat treatment on mechanical properties of biomedical Ti–Zr based ternary alloys containing niobium. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 9(11). 625–630. 51 indexed citations
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Yoneyama, Takayuki, Hisashi Doi, Equo Kobayashi, Takeshi Nakano, & Hitoshi Hamanaka. (1997). Deformation Property of Titanium and Dental Alloys in an Indentation Test. Tokyo Tech Research Repository (Tokyo Institute of Technology). 33. 92–96. 4 indexed citations
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Hamanaka, Hitoshi, Takahito Ono, & Masayoshi Esashi. (1997). Fabrication of self-supported Si nano-structure with STM. 1 indexed citations
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Yoneyama, Takayuki, Takeshi Nakano, Hisashi Doi, Equo Kobayashi, & Hitoshi Hamanaka. (1996). Influence of Specimen Diameter on the Mechanical Properties of Titanium Castings. 15(2). 156–160. 2 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Equo, et al.. (1995). Mechanical properties of the binary titanium‐zirconium alloys and their potential for biomedical materials. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 29(8). 943–950. 186 indexed citations
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Hamanaka, Hitoshi, Takeshi Nakano, Hiroyuki Doi, & Equo Kobayashi. (1994). Comparison of fatigue properties between cobalt-chromium alloys and titanium castings. 13(24). 142–143. 3 indexed citations
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Yoneyama, Takayuki, et al.. (1992). Super-Elasticity and Thermal Behavior of Ni-Ti Alloy Orthodontic Arch Wires. Dental Materials Journal. 11(1). 1–10,111. 61 indexed citations
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Yoneyama, Takayuki, Hisashi Doi, & Hitoshi Hamanaka. (1992). Influence of Composition and Purity on Tensile Properties of Ni-Ti Alloy Castings. Dental Materials Journal. 11(2). 157–164,218. 18 indexed citations
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Okuno, Osamu, et al.. (1991). Development of Sealed Cup Yoke Type Dental Magnetic Attachment. Dental Materials Journal. 10(2). 172–184,233. 34 indexed citations
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Hamanaka, Hitoshi. (1990). Metals and Alloys for Surgical Implant. JAPANES JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION. 60(11). 498–505.
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Hamanaka, Hitoshi. (1989). Developments in titanium and Ni-Ti alloys for dental uses.. THE JOURNAL OF THE STOMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY JAPAN. 56(4). 453–464. 1 indexed citations
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Hamanaka, Hitoshi. (1984). . Bulletin of the Japan Institute of Metals. 23(4). 238–244. 4 indexed citations

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