Kenji Kubota

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
263 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Kenji Kubota is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Kubota has authored 263 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 46 papers in Organic Chemistry and 46 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Kenji Kubota's work include Plant Virus Research Studies (35 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (30 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (24 papers). Kenji Kubota is often cited by papers focused on Plant Virus Research Studies (35 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (30 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (24 papers). Kenji Kubota collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Kenji Kubota's co-authors include Shouei Fujishige, I. Ando, Takakazu Yamamoto, Tsukasa Maruyama, N. Kuwahara, Shintaro Sasaki, Isao Ando, Takaki Kanbara, Yasunori Tominaga and Hiroshi Mizuta and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Kubota

247 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Phase transition of aqueous solutions of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide)

1989 998 citations Kenji Kubota et al. profile →
Extensive Studies on π-Stacking of Poly(3-alkylthiophene-2,5-diyl)s and Poly(4-alkylthiazole-2,5-diyl)s by Optical Spectroscopy, NMR Analysis, Light Scattering Analysis, and X-ray Crystallography

1998 463 citations Kenji Kubota et al. profile →
Preparation of π-conjugated poly(thiophene-2,5-diyl), poly(p-phenylene), and related polymers using zerovalent nickel complexes. Linear structure and properties of the π-conjugated polymers

1992 370 citations Kenji Kubota et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenji Kubota Japan	40	2.0k	2.0k	1.7k	1.4k	1.3k	263	7.3k
Chi Wu Hong Kong	44	2.0k 1.0×	779 0.4×	368 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	164	6.4k
Hiromi Kitano Japan	46	1.8k 0.9×	603 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	949 0.7×	659 0.5×	239	6.5k
Hans J. Griesser Australia	58	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	2.4k 1.6×	290 0.2×	261	11.7k
А. Р. Хохлов Russia	44	3.2k 1.6×	1.4k 0.7×	869 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	329	7.8k
Bernhard Wolf Germany	34	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	750 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	212 0.2×	392	6.1k
Kazuo Sakurai Japan	43	2.4k 1.2×	842 0.4×	417 0.2×	1.9k 1.3×	340 0.3×	388	8.1k
Martyn C. Davies United Kingdom	67	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	565 0.4×	388	16.6k
Bo Nyström Norway	46	2.7k 1.3×	867 0.4×	197 0.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	277	7.3k
François Boué France	48	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	322 0.2×	2.7k 1.9×	491 0.4×	220	7.3k
Donald E. Brooks Canada	56	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	471 0.3×	884 0.6×	338 0.3×	215	9.8k

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Ishibashi, Kazuhiro, et al.. (2025). Development and evaluation of a SYBR Green-based RT-qPCR assay with a specific primer set for tomato seed testing against tomato brown rugose fruit virus. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 91(3). 160–170.

Kubota, Kenji, et al.. (2024). Estimation of buried pipe depth in an artificial soil tank using ground-penetrating radar and moisture sensor. Journal of Applied Geophysics. 220. 105283–105283.

Kubota, Kenji, et al.. (2024). Isolation of spontaneous mutants of tomato brown rugose fruit virus that efficiently infect Tm-1 homozygote tomato plants. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 90(4). 187–195. 3 indexed citations

Suzuki, Ryoji, et al.. (2023). Development of a detection method for pear chlorotic leaf spot-associated virus using RT-LAMP. Annual Report of The Kansai Plant Protection Society. 65(0). 16–21.

Ishibashi, Kazuhiro, Kenji Kubota, Akihito Kano, & Masayuki Ishikawa. (2023). Tobamoviruses: old and new threats to tomato cultivation. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 89(6). 305–321. 15 indexed citations

Kubota, Kenji, et al.. (2023). Host range and pathogenicity of tomato brown rugose fruit virus. Japanese Journal of Phytopathology. 89(4). 225–234. 4 indexed citations

Kubota, Kenji, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of control measures against tomato brown rugose fruit virus: Disinfestation of equipment and seeds and use of attenuated strain of tomato mosaic virus. Japanese Journal of Phytopathology. 89(4). 235–244. 3 indexed citations

Hanafusa, Norio, et al.. (2018). Effects of tolvaptan on renal function in chronic kidney disease patients with volume overload. International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease. Volume 11. 235–240. 2 indexed citations

Ban, Shinichi, et al.. (2016). Gastric mucosal status susceptible to lanthanum deposition in patients treated with dialysis and lanthanum carbonate. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 26. 6–9. 28 indexed citations

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Aoyagi, Kazuhei, et al.. (2014). Hydrogeomechanical Investigation of an Excavation Damaged Zone in the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory. 1 indexed citations

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Aoyagi, Kazuhei, et al.. (2014). INVESTIGATIONS FOR A CHANGE OF AN EXCAVATION DAMAGED ZONE WITH TIME AT THE 250M GALLERY IN THE HORONOBE UNDERGROUND RESEARCH LABORATORY. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser C (Geosphere Engineering). 70(4). 412–423. 3 indexed citations

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Kubota, Kenji, et al.. (2013). Influence of Crystalline Texture on Etching Rate of Copper by Use of Sulfuric Acid/Hydrogen Peroxide Etching Solution. Journal of The Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging. 16(2). 119–126. 5 indexed citations

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Kubota, Kenji, et al.. (2012). Influence of Crystallographic Structure on Etching Rate of Copper by Using Ammonium Peroxodisulfate Solution. Journal of The Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging. 15(3). 197–204. 4 indexed citations

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Ueda, Akira, Yoshihiro Kuroda, Tatsuya Yamada, et al.. (2009). CO2 sequestration into hydrothermal system at Ogachi HDR site. Japanese Magazine of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences. 38(5). 220–231. 2 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Hideo, et al.. (2009). An Investigation of ADL Restriction by Spinal Orthoses for Vertebral Fracture. Orthopedics & Traumatology. 58(1). 49–54. 1 indexed citations

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Okuda, Mitsuru, Kenji Kubota, & Masatoshi Onuki. (2007). Development of RT-PCR assay using a primer cocktail for eight virus species infecting melon and cucumber.. Kyushu Plant Protection Research. 53. 9–13. 3 indexed citations

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Kubota, Kenji, et al.. (2004). Preparation of Fe-Cr Alloy Film with A Compositionally Graded Structure by The Electroplating Method. Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan. 55(10). 688–691. 1 indexed citations

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Matsumoto, Harunobu, et al.. (2002). A Case of Celiac Artery Aneurysm with Type IIIb Aortic Dissection.. Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 31(5). 359–362. 1 indexed citations

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Kubota, Kenji, et al.. (1995). Effects of constituents in a Chinese crude drug, Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma on vasocontraction and blood viscosity. 49(3). 288–292. 9 indexed citations

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Hatano, Jun, et al.. (1985). Quasi-Static D–E Hysteresis Loops on SC(NH₂)₂ and SC(ND₂)₂ at the Phase Transition Regions. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 24(S2). 844–844. 2 indexed citations

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