Ken Nakano

2.1k total citations
141 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Ken Nakano is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Nakano has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 49 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 28 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ken Nakano's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (50 papers), Brake Systems and Friction Analysis (27 papers) and Lubricants and Their Additives (24 papers). Ken Nakano is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (50 papers), Brake Systems and Friction Analysis (27 papers) and Lubricants and Their Additives (24 papers). Ken Nakano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United Kingdom. Ken Nakano's co-authors include Satoru Maegawa, Chiharu Tadokoro, Atsushi Suzuki, F Takeuchi, Yoshitsugu Kimura, Shin MORISHITA, Masayuki Maeda, K Matsuta, Hiromi Nabeta and Shinya Sasaki and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ken Nakano

133 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ken Nakano Japan	22	767	640	285	260	195	141	1.7k
Xiaoming Yu United States	19	151 0.2×	292 0.5×	59 0.2×	100 0.4×	655 3.4×	81	1.7k
Douglas E. Smith United States	26	544 0.7×	530 0.8×	727 2.6×	184 0.7×	621 3.2×	80	2.2k
Linan Li China	21	267 0.3×	209 0.3×	33 0.1×	39 0.1×	294 1.5×	101	1.4k
Stefano Vidoli Italy	28	1.4k 1.8×	548 0.9×	29 0.1×	50 0.2×	393 2.0×	54	2.3k
Pai Wang United States	24	416 0.5×	1.6k 2.5×	130 0.5×	629 2.4×	1.9k 10.0×	73	3.8k
Rui Li China	28	107 0.1×	598 0.9×	117 0.4×	281 1.1×	895 4.6×	119	2.3k
Hyun Jung Kim South Korea	27	88 0.1×	556 0.9×	72 0.3×	44 0.2×	666 3.4×	117	1.9k
L.S. Ong Singapore	20	424 0.6×	305 0.5×	17 0.1×	166 0.6×	245 1.3×	51	1.2k
Kuo‐Kang Liu United Kingdom	24	246 0.3×	133 0.2×	28 0.1×	586 2.3×	1.2k 6.4×	70	2.5k

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Tadokoro, Chiharu, et al.. (2025). Numerical study on transient response of the bowed string. Mechanical Engineering Journal. 12(3). 24–441. 1 indexed citations

Ōkubo, H., et al.. (2025). Anti-icing properties of nonionic/hydrophilic concentrated polymer brushes and mechanistic insights via their swollen-state analysis. Communications Materials. 6(1). 3 indexed citations

Ōkubo, H., et al.. (2025). In-situ electrical impedance observation for lubrication conditions of gears under actual operation. Tribology International. 210. 110777–110777.

Iwai, Toshiaki & Ken Nakano. (2023). Additive Formulation for Reducing Noise in Chain CVTs. Tribology online. 18(6). 313–318. 3 indexed citations

Sato, Keisuke, H. Ōkubo, Chiharu Tadokoro, et al.. (2021). Macroscopic tribological properties of thick concentrated polymer brush on rough steel under lubrication with ionic liquid. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

Nakano, Ken, et al.. (2021). Mechanical activities of self-beating cardiomyocyte aggregates under mechanical compression. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 15159–15159. 7 indexed citations

Nakano, Ken & Valentin L. Popov. (2020). Dynamic stiction without static friction: The role of friction vector rotation. Physical review. E. 102(6). 63001–63001. 13 indexed citations

Tadokoro, Chiharu, Ken Nakano, Shinya Sasaki, et al.. (2019). Concentrated Polymer Brush as Reciprocating Seal Material for Low Leakage and Low Friction. Tribology Transactions. 63(1). 20–27. 13 indexed citations

Ōkubo, H., Chiharu Tadokoro, Keita Sakakibara, et al.. (2019). Super-Low Friction of Thermal-Treatment-Concentrated Polymer Brushes (TT-CPBs) under Boundary Lubrication: A Practical Method to Shorten the Swelling Time of CPBs in Solvents. Tribology online. 14(4). 226–236. 8 indexed citations

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Nakano, Ken, et al.. (2006). Conditional Expression for the Occurrence of Stick-Slip Motion Based on the Coulomb Friction Model (Part 2)-Examination of Conditional Expression and Proposal of Simplified Expression-. 51(1). 140–146. 1 indexed citations

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Nakano, Ken, et al.. (2006). Conditional expression for the occurrence of stick-slip motion based on the Coulomb friction model (Part 1): Formulation and approximation of conditional expression. 51(1). 39–54. 2 indexed citations

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Takeuchi, F, Ken Nakano, Hiromi Nabeta, et al.. (2005). Genetic contribution of the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) B + 252*2/2 genotype, but not the TNFa,b microsatellite alleles, to systemic lupus erythematosus in Japanese patients. International Journal of Immunogenetics. 32(3). 173–178. 15 indexed citations

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Sudô, Toshio, et al.. (2002). Modeling and Characterization of Switching Noise and Signal Waveforms Using Test Chips. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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Ohishi, Kiyoshi, et al.. (2000). An Approach of Anti-slip Readhesion Control of Electric Motor Coach Based on First Order Disturbance Observer. IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications. 120(3). 382–389. 29 indexed citations

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Ohishi, Kiyoshi, et al.. (1999). Anti-Slip Control of Electric Motor Coach Using Adhesion Force Coefficient Estimator Based on Disturbance Observer. IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications. 119(6). 802–808. 14 indexed citations

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Takeuchi, F, Shoji Kuwata, Ken Nakano, et al.. (1997). Association of TAP1 and TAP2 with systemic sclerosis in Japanese.. PubMed. 14(5). 513–21. 10 indexed citations

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Nakano, Ken. (1997). Active control of friction coefficient with liquid crystals: Electrorheological effects and electro-frictional effects. 42(11). 1259–1261. 1 indexed citations

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Takeuchi, F, Ken Nakano, K Matsuta, et al.. (1997). Polymorphism of TAP1 and TAP2 in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Tissue Antigens. 49(3). 280–282. 13 indexed citations

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Nakano, Ken, et al.. (1995). Fringe Scanning Interferometric Imaging of Small Vibration Using Pulsed Laser Diode. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 31(4). 454–460. 7 indexed citations

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Takeuchi, F, Ken Nakano, Haruki Yamada, et al.. (1992). Chromosome abnormalities in peripheral lymphocytes from patients with progressive systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology International. 12(6). 243–246. 1 indexed citations

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