Kaoru Aou

503 total citations
13 papers, 433 citations indexed

About

Kaoru Aou is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaoru Aou has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 433 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Biomaterials, 7 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 3 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Kaoru Aou's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (7 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (4 papers) and Polymer composites and self-healing (3 papers). Kaoru Aou is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (7 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (4 papers) and Polymer composites and self-healing (3 papers). Kaoru Aou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. Kaoru Aou's co-authors include Shaw Ling Hsu, Shuhui Kang, Xiaozhen Yang, Lothar W. Kleiner, Yuning Yang, Alan K. Schrock, Howard D. Stidham, Shouren Ge, Daniel M. Mowery and Robert C. Zeigler and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Kaoru Aou

13 papers receiving 422 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaoru Aou United States	9	330	214	90	88	73	13	433
Zeng-Min Zhang China	5	317 1.0×	229 1.1×	76 0.8×	46 0.5×	102 1.4×	15	444
Eiji Ikada Japan	10	196 0.6×	78 0.4×	84 0.9×	35 0.4×	128 1.8×	31	342
Sepehr Ravati Canada	8	194 0.6×	227 1.1×	106 1.2×	30 0.3×	38 0.5×	9	354
Gary A. Deeter United States	9	174 0.5×	195 0.9×	33 0.4×	35 0.4×	32 0.4×	12	378
Mitsuru Yokouchi Japan	7	267 0.8×	333 1.6×	38 0.4×	38 0.4×	41 0.6×	14	449
Iwona Zarzyka Poland	10	135 0.4×	189 0.9×	47 0.5×	83 0.9×	23 0.3×	74	379
Philipp Walter Germany	8	143 0.4×	384 1.8×	36 0.4×	44 0.5×	26 0.4×	11	533
Jiaxin Shi China	9	129 0.4×	343 1.6×	116 1.3×	72 0.8×	13 0.2×	20	424
Johannes Wolfschwenger Austria	8	189 0.6×	349 1.6×	31 0.3×	11 0.1×	18 0.2×	9	415
Onusa Saravari Thailand	10	117 0.4×	268 1.3×	76 0.8×	43 0.5×	14 0.2×	24	367

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13 of 13 papers shown

Walsh, Dylan J., Debra J. Audus, Juan Pablo, et al.. (2022). Networks and interfaces as catalysts for polymer materials innovation. Cell Reports Physical Science. 3(11). 101126–101126. 7 indexed citations

Aou, Kaoru, et al.. (2017). Viscoelastic recovery behavior and imperfection in reactive polymer network of viscoelastic polyurethane memory foams. Polymer. 117. 183–197. 9 indexed citations

Raghuraman, Arjun, et al.. (2017). Smart Proppants With Multiple Down Hole Functionalities. SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition. 7 indexed citations

Aou, Kaoru, et al.. (2016). Factors that enable the formation of porous strut morphology in “Swiss Cheese” viscoelastic polyurethane foam technology. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 134(6). 2 indexed citations

Aou, Kaoru, et al.. (2014). Two-domain morphology in viscoelastic polyurethane foams. Polymer. 56. 37–45. 25 indexed citations

Aou, Kaoru, et al.. (2013). Characterization of polyurethane hard segment length distribution using soft hydrolysis/MALDI and Monte Carlo simulation. Polymer. 54(18). 5005–5015. 21 indexed citations

Aou, Kaoru, et al.. (2010). Spectroscopic and thermal analyses of α′ and α crystalline forms of poly(l-lactic acid). Polymer. 52(3). 814–821. 108 indexed citations

Aou, Kaoru. (2007). Effect of molecular structure on the thermal stability of amorphous and semicrystalline poly(lactic acid).. ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 1–242. 5 indexed citations

Aou, Kaoru, et al.. (2007). Roles of Conformational and Configurational Defects on the Physical Aging of Amorphous Poly(lactic acid). The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 111(42). 12322–12327. 42 indexed citations

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Aou, Kaoru & Shaw Ling Hsu. (2006). Trichroic Vibrational Analysis on the α-Form of Poly(lactic acid) Crystals Using Highly Oriented Fibers and Spherulites. Macromolecules. 39(9). 3337–3344. 58 indexed citations

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Aou, Kaoru, Shuhui Kang, & Shaw Ling Hsu. (2005). Morphological Study on Thermal Shrinkage and Dimensional Stability Associated with Oriented Poly(lactic acid). Macromolecules. 38(18). 7730–7735. 80 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaozhen, Shuhui Kang, Yuning Yang, Kaoru Aou, & Shaw Ling Hsu. (2004). Raman spectroscopic study of conformational changes in the amorphous phase of poly(lactic acid) during deformation. Polymer. 45(12). 4241–4248. 42 indexed citations

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Kang, Shuhui, Guangzhao Zhang, Kaoru Aou, et al.. (2003). An analysis of poly(lactic acid) with varying regio regularity. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 118(7). 3430–3436. 27 indexed citations

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