Ken Yoshimura

5.8k citations

56 papers · 5.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 22

Impact in

Polymers and Plastics top 0.2%
- Conducting polymers and applications
Equine top 1%

Papers in ⓘ

Equine 7
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research 7
Urology 19
- Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies 18

Co-authors: Chun‐Chao Chen (5 shared papers)Kenichiro Ohya (5 shared papers)Jing Gao (5 shared papers)Yang Yang (3 shared papers)Jingbi You (3 shared papers)Letian Dou (3 shared papers)Gang Li (2 shared papers)Keith Emery (1 shared paper)
Journals: Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger (3 papers)Macromolecules (3 papers)Solid State Ionics (2 papers)IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications (2 papers)The Anatomical Record (2 papers)
Partner nations: Japan United States Canada

In The Last Decade

Ken Yoshimura

55 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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An Efficient Triple‐Junction Polymer Solar Cell Having a Power Conversion Efficiency Exceeding 11% 2014 · 714 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Advanced Materials
2013 Advanced Materials
2013 Nature Communications

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1	A polymer tandem solar cell with 10.6% power conversion efficiency Nature Communications ·Jingbi You, Letian Dou, Ken Yoshimura, Takehito Kato, Kenichiro Ohya, T. Moriarty, Keith Emery, Chun‐Chao Chen, Jing Gao, Gang Li, Yang Yang Hit paper breakdown →	2013	2539
2	An Efficient Triple‐Junction Polymer Solar Cell Having a Power Conversion Efficiency Exceeding 11% Advanced Materials ·Chun‐Chao Chen, Wei‐Hsuan Chang, Ken Yoshimura, Kenichiro Ohya, Jingbi You, Jing Gao, Zirou Hong, Yang Yang Hit paper breakdown →	2014	714
3	10.2% Power Conversion Efficiency Polymer Tandem Solar Cells Consisting of Two Identical Sub‐Cells Advanced Materials ·Jingbi You, Chun‐Chao Chen, Ziruo Hong, Ken Yoshimura, Kenichiro Ohya, Run Xu, Shenglin Ye, Jing Gao, Gang Li, Yang Yang Hit paper breakdown →	2013	406
4	Synthesis of 5H-Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyran as an Electron-Rich Building Block for Donor–Acceptor Type Low-Bandgap Polymers Macromolecules ·Letian Dou, Chun‐Chao Chen, Ken Yoshimura, Kenichiro Ohya, Wei‐Hsuan Chang, Jing Gao, Yongsheng Liu, Eric Richard, Yang Yang	2013	289
5	Synthesis of 5H-Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyran as an Electron-Rich Building Block for Donor–Acceptor Type Low-Bandgap Polymers Macromolecules ·Letian Dou, Chun‐Chao Chen, Ken Yoshimura, Kenichiro Ohya, Wei‐Hsuan Chang, Jing Gao, Yongsheng Liu, Eric Richard, Yang Yang	2013	211
6	Direct arylation polycondensation for the synthesis of bithiophene-based alternating copolymers Polymer Chemistry ·Junpei Kuwabara, Yuta Nohara, Seong Jib Choi, Yohei Fujinami, Wei Lu, Ken Yoshimura, Jun Oguma, Katsuhiro Suenobu, Takaki Kanbara	2012	102
7	Aromatic Polymer with Pendant Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonic Acid for Fuel Cell Applications Macromolecules ·Ken Yoshimura, Katsuhiko Iwasaki	2009	82
8	Fine Structure of the Tongue and Lingual Papillae of the Penguin. Archives of Histology and Cytology ·Kan Kobayashi, Masahiko Kumakura, Ken Yoshimura, Mititomo INATOMI, Tomoichiro Asami	1998	76
9	Removal of NF/sub 3/ from semiconductor-process flue gases by tandem packed-bed plasma and adsorbent hybrid systems IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications ·Jen-Shih Chang, Konstantin Georgiev Kostov, K. Urashima, Takao A. Yamamoto, Y. Okayasu, Takahiro Katō, T. Iwaizumi, Ken Yoshimura	2000	70
10	Impedance spectroscopy of perovskite air electrodes for SOFC prepared by laser ablation method Solid State Ionics ·Nobuyuki Imanishi, Toshihiro Matsumura, Y SUMIYA, Ken Yoshimura, Atsushi Hirano, Y. Takeda, Daisuke Mori, Ryoji Kanno	2004	52
11	MDR1 Genotype-Related Duodenal Absorption Rate of Digoxin in Healthy Japanese Subjects Pharmaceutical Research ·Yoshinori Morita, Toshiyuki Sakaeda, Masanori Horinouchi, Tsutomu Nakamura, Kohei Kuroda, Ikuya Miki, Ken Yoshimura, Toshiyuki Sakai, Daisuke Shirasaka, Takao Tamura, Nobuo Aoyama, Masato Kasuga, Katsuhiko Okumura	2003	51
12	Scanning electron microscopy study of the tongue and lingual papillae of the california sea lion (Zalophus californianus californianus) The Anatomical Record ·Ken Yoshimura, Junji Shindoh, Kan Kobayashi	2002	46
13	Comparative Morphological Study on the Stereo-Structure of the Lingual Papillae and Their Connective Tissue Cores of the American Beaver (Castor Canadensis) Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica ·Junji Shindo, Ken Yoshimura, Kan Kobayashi	2006	43
14	Comparative morphological study on the tongue and lingual papillae of horses (Perissodactyla) and selected ruminantia (Artiodactyla). PubMed ·Kan Kobayashi, Hanna Jackowiak, Hieronim Frąckowiak, Ken Yoshimura, Masahiko Kumakura	2005	39
15	Comparative morphological study of the lingual papillae and their connective tissue cores of the koala Anatomy and Embryology ·Kan Kobayashi, Masahiko Kumakura, Ken Yoshimura, Kouji Nonaka, Toshiaki Murayama, Maciej Henneberg	2003	38
16	Removal of C/sub 2/F/sub 6/ from a semiconductor process flue gas by a ferroelectric packed-bed barrier discharge reactor with an adsorber IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications ·K. Urashima, Konstantin Georgiev Kostov, Jen-Shih Chang, Y. Okayasa, T. Iwaizumi, Ken Yoshimura, Takahiro Katō	2001	35
17	Thiophene-substituted fulleropyrrolidine derivatives as acceptor molecules in a thin film organic solar cell Tetrahedron ·Ken Yoshimura, Kei Matsumoto, Yasunori Uetani, Shigeki Sakumichi, Shuichi Hayase, Motoi Kawatsura, Toshiyuki Itoh	2012	31
18	Cutaneous mast cells are altered in normal healthy volunteers sitting in front of ordinary TVs/PCs – results from open‐field provocation experiments Journal of Cutaneous Pathology ·Ӧlle Johansson, Shabnam Gangi, Yong Liang, Ken Yoshimura, Jing Chen, Peng‐Yue Liu	2001	29
19	Comparative morphological studies on the stereo structure of the lingual papillae of selected primates using scanning electron microscopy Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger ·Kan Kobayashi, (unknown), Masahiko Kumakura, Ken Yoshimura, Masashi Takahashi, Jenny Zeng, Ikuo Kageyama, Keiichi Kobayashi, Natsuki Hama	2004	29
20	Light and scanning electron microscopic study on the lingual papillae and their connective tissue cores of the Cape hyrax Procavia capensis Journal of Anatomy ·Ken Yoshimura, Natsuki Hama, Junji Shindo, Kan Kobayashi, Ikuo Kageyama	2008	27

About Ken Yoshimura

Ken Yoshimura is a scholar working on Equine, Urology, Developmental Biology, Periodontics and Ecology, having authored 56 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies (18 papers), Marine animal studies overview (16 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (8 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (8 papers), Veterinary Equine Medical Research (7 papers), Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions (6 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (4 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Polymers and Plastics (3.4k citations), Equine (138 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (4.3k citations), Urology (336 citations) and Developmental Biology (37 citations). Ken Yoshimura has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Chun‐Chao Chen, Kenichiro Ohya, Jing Gao, Yang Yang, Jingbi You, Letian Dou, Gang Li, Keith Emery, T. Moriarty and Takehito Kato. Their work appears in journals such as Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger, Macromolecules, Solid State Ionics, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications and The Anatomical Record.

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