Kenji Iiyama

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Kenji Iiyama is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Iiyama has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 35 papers in Plant Science and 22 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Kenji Iiyama's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (37 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (17 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (13 papers). Kenji Iiyama is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (37 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (17 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (13 papers). Kenji Iiyama collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Australia and China. Kenji Iiyama's co-authors include Thi Bach Tuyet Lam, Adrian F. A. Wallis, Bruce Stone, BA Stone, Zhenfu Jin, Keko Hori, Kyoko S. Katsumata, B.J. Macauley, Shozo TODA and Satoshi Suzuki and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Iiyama

69 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Covalent Cross-Links in the Cell Wall 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 200 400 600
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.

  1. Covalent Cross-Links in the Cell Wall
    1994 605 citations Kenji Iiyama 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
Kenji Iiyama Japan 28 1.4k 1.3k 849 456 403 69 3.2k
K. Ruel France 31 2.0k 1.4× 1.2k 0.9× 1.5k 1.8× 264 0.6× 517 1.3× 76 3.4k
Bernard B. Monties France 41 2.2k 1.5× 2.8k 2.1× 1.8k 2.1× 974 2.1× 832 2.1× 106 5.0k
D. E. Akin United States 34 1.1k 0.8× 727 0.5× 544 0.6× 311 0.7× 458 1.1× 89 3.1k
Luisa M. Trindade Netherlands 33 1.9k 1.3× 957 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 287 0.6× 162 0.4× 115 3.3k
Ian M. Morrison United Kingdom 27 1.2k 0.8× 562 0.4× 497 0.6× 638 1.4× 176 0.4× 76 2.8k
Leonardo D. Gómez United Kingdom 34 2.2k 1.6× 1.8k 1.3× 1.7k 2.0× 255 0.6× 343 0.9× 124 4.5k
Wilfred Vermerris United States 42 2.2k 1.6× 2.5k 1.8× 2.2k 2.6× 296 0.6× 510 1.3× 94 5.1k
Anthony L. Pometto United States 37 957 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 611 1.3× 720 1.8× 88 3.5k
Seth DeBolt United States 35 2.2k 1.6× 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.6× 362 0.8× 208 0.5× 83 3.7k
J.P. Joseleau France 30 2.1k 1.5× 991 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 565 1.2× 530 1.3× 83 3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Kenji Iiyama

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenji Iiyama

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenji Iiyama

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kenji Iiyama. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kenji Iiyama 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 Kenji Iiyama. Kenji Iiyama 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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Srisapoome, Prapansak, Kaoru Hamano, Isao Tsutsui, & Kenji Iiyama. (2017). Immunostimulation and yellow head virus (YHV) disease resistance induced by a lignin-based pulping by-product in black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon Linn.). Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 72. 494–501. 28 indexed citations
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Jin, Zhenfu, et al.. (2009). Thermo characteristics of steam-exploded bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) lignin. Wood Science and Technology. 43(7-8). 643–652. 51 indexed citations
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Jin, Zhenfu, et al.. (2006). Structural difference between leaf blade and petiole of original and mulched leaf litter of Ginkgo biloba. 115. 51–64. 1 indexed citations
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Jin, Zhenfu, Kyoko S. Katsumata, Thi Bach Tuyet Lam, & Kenji Iiyama. (2006). Covalent linkages between cellulose and lignin in cell walls of coniferous and nonconiferous woods. Biopolymers. 83(2). 103–110. 69 indexed citations
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Chung, Byung Yeoup, et al.. (2003). Article : Food Science ; Compositional Characterization Of Cacao (Theobroma Cacao L.) Hull. Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry. 46(1). 12–16. 10 indexed citations
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Lam, Thi Bach Tuyet, Keko Hori, & Kenji Iiyama. (2003). Structural characteristics of cell walls of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) and fixation of carbon dioxide. Journal of Wood Science. 49(3). 255–261. 51 indexed citations
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Koda, Keiichi, et al.. (2000). Oxygen-Weak Base Pulping of Rice Straw with Minimum Silica Removal. JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL. 54(9). 1245–1251,039. 3 indexed citations
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Lam, Thi Bach Tuyet & Kenji Iiyama. (2000). Characteristics of senescent straw cell walls of dwarf, semidwarf, and normal strains of rice (Oryza sativa) plants. Journal of Wood Science. 46(5). 376–380. 17 indexed citations
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Iiyama, Kenji, et al.. (1995). Structural feature of lignin in cell walls of normal and fast-growing poplar (Populus maximowiczii Henry). Linkage types of wall-bound hydroxyberizic and hydroxycinnamic acids.. Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society. 41(9). 837–843. 7 indexed citations
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Lam, Thi Bach Tuyet, Kenji Iiyama, & Bruce Stone. (1994). An approach to the estimation of ferulic acid bridges in unfractionated cell walls of wheat internodes. Phytochemistry. 37(2). 327–333. 28 indexed citations
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Lam, Thi Bach Tuyet, et al.. (1993). The relationship betweenin vitroenzymatic digestibility of cell walls of wheat internodes and compositional changes during maturation. Acta Botanica Neerlandica. 42(2). 175–185. 16 indexed citations
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Iiyama, Kenji, et al.. (1992). Synthesis and characterization of highly substituted deoxyfluorocellulose acetate. Carbohydrate Research. 229(1). 131–139. 7 indexed citations
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Blanchette, Robert A., Kenji Iiyama, André R. Abad, & Kory R. Cease. (1991). Ultrastructure of Ancient Buried Wood from Japan. Holzforschung. 45(3). 161–168. 22 indexed citations
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Iiyama, Kenji & Adrian F. A. Wallis. (1990). Determination of lignin in herbaceous plants by an improved acetyl bromide procedure. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 51(2). 145–161. 333 indexed citations
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Iiyama, Kenji & Adrian F. A. Wallis. (1990). Dissolution of Wood with Acetyl Bromide Solutions-Reactions of Lignin Model Compounds. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 10(1). 39–58. 10 indexed citations
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Iiyama, Kenji & Junzö Nakano. (1973). Studies on the Color of Lignin Part. IX. JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL. 27(4). 182–189. 2 indexed citations
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Iiyama, Kenji & Junzö Nakano. (1973). Studies on the Color of Lignin Part.X. JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL. 27(11). 530–542. 5 indexed citations
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Nakano, Junzö, et al.. (1966). Studies on Color of Lignin Part I.. JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL. 20(7). 369–376. 2 indexed citations

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