Keiji Tanaka

15.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
497 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Keiji Tanaka is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Keiji Tanaka has authored 497 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Materials Chemistry, 104 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 97 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Keiji Tanaka's work include Material Dynamics and Properties (86 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (59 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (53 papers). Keiji Tanaka is often cited by papers focused on Material Dynamics and Properties (86 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (59 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (53 papers). Keiji Tanaka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Keiji Tanaka's co-authors include Atsushi Takahara, Tisato Kajiyama, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Satoru Yamamoto, Atsuomi Shundo, Toshihiko Nagamura, Yoshihisa Fujii, Hisao Matsuno, Tomoki Chiba and Mika Aoki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Keiji Tanaka

476 papers receiving 12.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

T-cell-mediated regulation of osteoclastogenesis by signalling cross-talk between RANKL and IFN-γ

2000 1.1k citations Keiji Tanaka et al. profile →
Network Formation and Physical Properties of Epoxy Resins for Future Practical Applications

2022 184 citations Atsuomi Shundo, Satoru Yamamoto et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Keiji Tanaka Japan	54	3.9k	2.3k	2.1k	1.8k	1.8k	497	12.5k
Athene M. Donald United Kingdom	67	2.3k 0.6×	3.3k 1.4×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	297	14.3k
John F. Rabolt United States	59	3.4k 0.9×	3.3k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	3.1k 1.7×	4.9k 2.7×	223	14.1k
Per M. Claesson Sweden	63	3.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	3.5k 1.9×	368	15.8k
Hendrik Heinz United States	54	4.1k 1.1×	816 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	130	10.3k
Christian Riekel France	62	3.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	5.0k 2.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	292	15.1k
Norman J. Wagner United States	68	7.9k 2.0×	3.6k 1.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	3.7k 2.0×	373	19.0k
Yongjun Zhang China	55	2.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	3.1k 1.7×	287	9.9k
Yan Liu China	60	4.3k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	840 0.4×	3.2k 1.7×	4.6k 2.5×	581	14.0k
G. Julius Vancsó Netherlands	66	5.3k 1.4×	3.8k 1.7×	1.4k 0.7×	3.8k 2.1×	5.3k 2.9×	487	18.0k
Nan Yao China	69	8.3k 2.1×	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	4.7k 2.6×	3.7k 2.0×	505	18.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tanaka, Keiji, et al.. (2025). Impacts of Polymer Adsorption on Adhesion Strength at Solid Interfaces. ACS Macro Letters. 14(12). 1813–1818.

Yamamoto, Satoru & Keiji Tanaka. (2025). Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Cross‐linked Epoxy Resins: Past and Future. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 46(14). 1 indexed citations

Shundo, Atsuomi, Mika Aoki, Satoru Yamamoto, & Keiji Tanaka. (2025). Impact of cross-linking on the time–temperature superposition of creep rupture in epoxy resins. Soft Matter. 21(25). 5005–5013. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Pangpang, et al.. (2024). Quantitative evaluation of crack arrest mechanisms in epoxy/silica nanocomposites. Composites Science and Technology. 261. 111028–111028. 3 indexed citations

Touge, Yoshiya, et al.. (2024). Reproduction of historical water balance in the Aral Sea Basin: The physically-based framework to quantify water consumption components in endorheic lake. Journal of Hydrology. 640. 131711–131711. 3 indexed citations

Kawaguchi, Daisuke, et al.. (2024). Poling-Induced Wettability Transition of a Uniaxially Oriented Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Film. Macromolecules. 57(19). 9157–9166. 6 indexed citations

Ouchi, Makoto, Reika Katsumata, Eriko Sato, & Keiji Tanaka. (2024). Special issue: Polymer degradation for a sustainable future. Polymer Journal. 56(4). 221–221. 2 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Satoru, Yuta Tsuji, Riichi Kuwahara, Kazunari Yoshizawa, & Keiji Tanaka. (2024). Effect of Condensed Water at an Alumina/Epoxy Resin Interface on Curing Reaction. Langmuir. 40(24). 12613–12621. 7 indexed citations

Kawaguchi, Daisuke, et al.. (2022). Improvement of polymer adhesion by designing the interface layer. Polymer. 265. 125581–125581. 10 indexed citations

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Kawaguchi, Daisuke, et al.. (2022). Change in local conformation of polymer chains at film surface attached to solid surface. Soft Matter. 18(17). 3304–3307. 9 indexed citations

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Kawaguchi, Daisuke, Noboru Miyata, Tsukasa Miyazaki, et al.. (2022). Kinetics of the interfacial curing reaction for an epoxy–amine mixture. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 24(36). 21578–21582. 14 indexed citations

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Ogawa, Hiroki, Mika Aoki, Shunsuke Ono, et al.. (2022). Spatial Distribution of the Network Structure in Epoxy Resin via the MAXS-CT Method. Langmuir. 38(37). 11432–11439. 6 indexed citations

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Kawaguchi, Daisuke, et al.. (2021). Poly[oligo(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) methacrylate] as a surface modifier for bioinertness. Polymer Journal. 53(5). 643–653. 9 indexed citations

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Kawaguchi, Daisuke, et al.. (2019). Surface Effect on Frictional Properties for Thin Hydrogel Films of Poly(vinyl ether). Macromolecules. 52(24). 9632–9638. 9 indexed citations

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Hong, Yongming, Yawei Li, Fengliang Wang, et al.. (2018). Enhanced Thermal Stability of Polystyrene by Interfacial Noncovalent Interactions. Macromolecules. 51(15). 5620–5627. 53 indexed citations

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Kim, Hoyeon, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Keiji Tanaka, & Yongsok Seo. (2018). Fracture Mechanism Change at a Heterogeneous Polymer–Polymer Interface Reinforced with in Situ Graft Copolymers. Langmuir. 34(37). 11027–11033. 4 indexed citations

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Agata, A., et al.. (2014). Performance enhancement of optical access network in C-RAN using nonlinear quantization-based compression. Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. 144–145. 6 indexed citations

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Nagamura, Toshihiko & Keiji Tanaka. (2009). Physical Properties of Polymer Thin Films for Device Application. IEICE Technical Report; IEICE Tech. Rep.. 109(48). 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Won‐Ki, Keiji Tanaka, Atsushi Takahara, T. Kajiyama, & Chang‐Sik Ha. (1997). Surface Structure of Blend Films of Styrene/Acrylonitrile Copolymer and Poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) or Hydrolyzed PMMA. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. 18(9). 958–961. 1 indexed citations

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Nakamoto, Masaaki, et al.. (1981). ジオキソビス(フェロセンジチオカルボキシラト)モリブデン(VI)およびμ-オキソ-ビス〔オキソビス(フェロセンジチオカルボキシラト)モリブデン(V)〕の合成および性質. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 53(1). 51–52. 2 indexed citations

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