Kentaro Abe

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Kentaro Abe is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kentaro Abe has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Biomaterials, 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Kentaro Abe's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (53 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (26 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (19 papers). Kentaro Abe is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (53 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (26 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (19 papers). Kentaro Abe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and Switzerland. Kentaro Abe's co-authors include Hiroyuki Yano, Shinichiro Iwamoto, Shinsuke Ifuku, Masaya Nogi, Fumiaki Nakatsubo, Hiroyuki Saimoto, Minoru Morimoto, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Chuchu Chen and Dagang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kentaro Abe

82 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Obtaining Cellulose Nanofibers with a Uniform Width of 15 nm from Wood

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kentaro Abe Japan	35	3.7k	1.6k	902	706	409	87	4.8k
Shinichiro Iwamoto Japan	24	4.5k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	989 1.1×	823 1.2×	387 0.9×	45	5.3k
David Plackett Denmark	36	4.7k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.7×	690 1.0×	360 0.9×	59	6.1k
Hayaka Fukuzumi Japan	20	5.7k 1.6×	2.1k 1.3×	562 0.6×	1.1k 1.6×	408 1.0×	21	6.4k
Koon‐Yang Lee United Kingdom	36	3.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	562 0.8×	241 0.6×	98	5.1k
Annie Dorris Canada	10	3.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	374 0.4×	648 0.9×	320 0.8×	15	3.8k
Antonio Norio Nakagaito Japan	28	5.6k 1.5×	1.7k 1.1×	2.6k 2.9×	817 1.2×	397 1.0×	64	6.9k
Xuan Yang China	29	2.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	560 0.6×	358 0.5×	444 1.1×	76	3.7k
My Ahmed Saïd Azizi Samir France	13	3.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	507 0.7×	326 0.8×	13	3.9k
Tekla Tammelin Finland	37	2.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	369 0.4×	556 0.8×	361 0.9×	110	3.9k
John Lionel Simonsen United States	29	5.8k 1.6×	2.4k 1.5×	1.5k 1.7×	1.2k 1.8×	791 1.9×	87	8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kentaro Abe

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kentaro Abe

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Takahashi, Koji, Seketsu Fukuzawa, Yoshikuni Kikutani, et al.. (2025). Development of an accurate and sensitive assay for 2-methoxyestradiol using derivatization and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Practical Laboratory Medicine. 44. e00447–e00447.

Abe, Kentaro, et al.. (2025). Effects of consuming fish on vitamin D status and use of urinary vitamin D metabolite as a noninvasive biomarker. The Journal of Medical Investigation. 72(3.4). 308–315.

Saito, Tomoki, et al.. (2023). 2D/3D perovskite heterostructure solar cell with orientation-controlled Dion–Jacobson 2D phase. Applied Physics Express. 16(4). 41005–41005. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Haoyue, Hiroyuki Yano, & Kentaro Abe. (2023). Co-reinforcement of paper wet strength by cellulose nanofibers and NaOH treatment. Cellulose. 30(9). 5911–5921. 7 indexed citations

Yang, Xianpeng, Kentaro Abe, Hiroyuki Yano, & Lei Wang. (2022). Multifunctional cellulosic materials prepared by a reactive DES based zero-waste system. Nano Letters. 22(15). 6128–6134. 23 indexed citations

Yano, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2022). High temperatures and pressures during cooking hinder the nanofibrillation of purified pulp. Carbohydrate Polymers. 298. 120078–120078. 3 indexed citations

Abe, Kentaro, et al.. (2022). Artificial lignification of a cellulose microfibril-based hydrogel and resulting effect on tensile properties. Holzforschung. 76(9). 838–844. 1 indexed citations

Abe, Kentaro, et al.. (2019). Quantitative Evaluation of Mechanochemical Effects in Mullite Synthesis. Journal of the Society of Powder Technology Japan. 56(9). 512–518. 1 indexed citations

Abe, Kentaro. (2018). Novel fabrication of high-modulus cellulose-based films by nanofibrillation under alkaline conditions. Carbohydrate Polymers. 205. 488–491. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Chuchu, Dagang Li, Hiroyuki Yano, & Kentaro Abe. (2018). Bioinspired hydrogels: Quinone crosslinking reaction for chitin nanofibers with enhanced mechanical strength via surface deacetylation. Carbohydrate Polymers. 207. 411–417. 44 indexed citations

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Chen, Chuchu, et al.. (2018). Formation of high strength double-network gels from cellulose nanofiber/polyacrylamide via NaOH gelation treatment. Cellulose. 25(9). 5089–5097. 35 indexed citations

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Horikawa, Yoshiki, Tomoya Imai, Kentaro Abe, et al.. (2016). Assessment of endoglucanase activity by analyzing the degree of cellulose polymerization and high-throughput analysis by near-infrared spectroscopy. Cellulose. 23(3). 1565–1572. 7 indexed citations

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Yano, Hiroyuki & Kentaro Abe. (2014). Cellulose Nanofibers and their Nanocomposites. Journal of the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity. 55(637). 112–116. 1 indexed citations

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Abe, Kentaro, et al.. (2014). Nanofibrillation of pulp fibers by twin-screw extrusion. Cellulose. 22(1). 421–433. 136 indexed citations

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Abe, Kentaro, et al.. (2013). Preparation of tough hydrogels based on β-chitin nanofibers via NaOH treatment. Cellulose. 21(1). 535–540. 48 indexed citations

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Karita, Shuichi, Yuko Araki, Shota Watanabe, et al.. (2009). Analysis of exposed cellulose surfaces in pretreated wood biomass using carbohydrate‐binding module (CBM)–cyan fluorescent protein (CFP). Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 105(3). 499–508. 51 indexed citations

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Abe, Kentaro & Hiroyuki Yamamoto. (2006). Behavior of the cellulose microfibril in shrinking woods. Journal of Wood Science. 52(1). 15–19. 15 indexed citations

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Nogi, Masaya, et al.. (2006). Property enhancement of optically transparent bionanofiber composites by acetylation. Applied Physics Letters. 89(23). 88 indexed citations

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Yan, Hao, Masato Sone, Takabumi Nagai, et al.. (2004). Electroplating in CO2-in-water and water-in-CO2 emulsions using a nickel electroplating solution with anionic fluorinated surfactant. Surface and Coatings Technology. 187(1). 86–92. 26 indexed citations

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Abe, Kentaro, et al.. (2002). Diffusion of Turbulent Jets into Counterflowing Streams.. JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES. 50(576). 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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