Kentaro Takagi

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
234 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Kentaro Takagi is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kentaro Takagi has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Organic Chemistry, 69 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 34 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kentaro Takagi's work include Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (57 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (48 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (46 papers). Kentaro Takagi is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (57 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (48 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (46 papers). Kentaro Takagi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Kentaro Takagi's co-authors include Takanori Shibata, Takaya Sato, G. Masuda, Yasushi Nishihara, Naomi Hayama, Yasumasa Sakakibara, Natsuko Toshida, Yoshiaki Inoue, Tatsuya Maruo and Shoko Marukane and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Kentaro Takagi

218 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Electrochemical propertie... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 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. Electrochemical properties of novel ionic liquids for electric double layer capacitor applications
    2004 666 citations Kentaro Takagi 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
Kentaro Takagi Japan 36 3.3k 764 663 657 556 234 5.5k
Tetsutaro Hattori Japan 34 2.2k 0.7× 326 0.4× 471 0.7× 401 0.6× 713 1.3× 208 4.2k
Qiang Yan China 35 2.1k 0.6× 856 1.1× 90 0.1× 432 0.7× 193 0.3× 138 4.3k
Koichi Ito Japan 44 3.9k 1.2× 602 0.8× 75 0.1× 897 1.4× 839 1.5× 320 6.9k
Zhong‐Yuan Lu China 30 512 0.2× 1.1k 1.4× 636 1.0× 573 0.9× 100 0.2× 141 4.0k
Qiang Wang China 32 491 0.1× 593 0.8× 1.2k 1.8× 542 0.8× 410 0.7× 185 3.8k
Jun Hu China 42 533 0.2× 663 0.9× 514 0.8× 2.0k 3.0× 358 0.6× 179 5.8k
Toru Asahi Japan 39 667 0.2× 870 1.1× 171 0.3× 1.1k 1.7× 266 0.5× 263 5.2k
Guoqiang Ding China 31 421 0.1× 1.9k 2.4× 680 1.0× 740 1.1× 240 0.4× 104 3.9k
Qiang Wang China 38 707 0.2× 524 0.7× 444 0.7× 4.0k 6.2× 350 0.6× 167 7.3k
Congmin Wang China 46 1.7k 0.5× 1.3k 1.7× 4.4k 6.6× 1.0k 1.6× 1.1k 2.0× 179 8.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kentaro Takagi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kentaro Takagi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kentaro Takagi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kentaro Takagi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kentaro Takagi 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 Kentaro Takagi. Kentaro Takagi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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INOUE, Tsuyoshi, et al.. (2023). Integral resonant control preserving the rigid body mode of torsional vibration systems*. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 56(2). 6344–6350. 1 indexed citations
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Hosoya, Naoki, et al.. (2023). A method of testing pear fruit firmness with dielectric elastomer actuator excitation. 10–10. 1 indexed citations
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Takagi, Kentaro, Hiroki Iwai, Toshihira Irisawa, et al.. (2021). Modeling and characterization for straight twisted polymer fiber actuators in blocked torsion: effect of radial thermal expansion. Smart Materials and Structures. 30(6). 65023–65023. 3 indexed citations
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TAKASHIMA, Kazuto, et al.. (2021). Characterization of variable-sensitivity force sensor using stiffness change of shape-memory polymer based on temperature. ROBOMECH Journal. 8(1). 6 indexed citations
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Hori, Y., et al.. (2019). Parameter Estimation of the System Composed of a Piezoelectric Element and Multiple Vibration Modes. Asian Control Conference. 1307–1312. 1 indexed citations
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Takagi, Kentaro, et al.. (2017). Development of Actuator Unit consisting of Multiple Twisted and Coiled Polymer Actuators. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2017(0). 2A1–A02.
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Tomita, Naoki, Kentaro Takagi, & Kinji Asaka. (2011). Development of a quadruped soft robot with fully IPMC body. Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan. 1687–1690. 8 indexed citations
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Takagi, Kentaro, Tsuyoshi INOUE, Kentaro Nakashima, & Tadao TAKIGAMI. (2009). 127 On a Piezoelectric Shunt Damping with a Virtual Shunt Circuit Using an Approximate Differentiator. The Proceedings of the Dynamics & Design Conference. 2009(0). _127–1_. 1 indexed citations
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Takagi, Kentaro, et al.. (2009). A study on the discretization of a distributed RC circuit model. 2009 ICCAS-SICE. 677–680. 3 indexed citations
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INOUE, Tsuyoshi, et al.. (2009). Two Degrees of Freedom Position Estimation of the Magnetic Levitation System Using Hall Elements(Mechanical Systems). TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series C. 75(760). 3324–3331. 2 indexed citations
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Takagi, Kentaro, Yoshihiro Nakabo, Zhiwen Luo, & Toshiharu Mukai. (2006). Modeling and Analysis of Incremental Bending Phenomenon of a Snake-Like Underwater Robot using IPMC. Transactions of the Institute of Systems Control and Information Engineers. 19(8). 319–326. 5 indexed citations
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Nishihara, Yasushi, et al.. (2005). Synthesis of symmetrical 1,3-butadiynes by homocoupling reactions of alkynylboronates mediated by a copper salt. Tetrahedron Letters. 46(50). 8661–8664. 31 indexed citations
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Nakabo, Yoshihiro, Kentaro Takagi, Toshiharu Mukai, Hiroshi Yoshida, & Kinji Asaka. (2005). Bending response of an artificial muscle in high-pressure water environments. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5759. 388–388. 5 indexed citations
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Shibata, Takanori, Natsuko Toshida, & Kentaro Takagi. (2002). Catalytic Pauson−Khand-Type Reaction Using Aldehydes as a CO Source. Organic Letters. 4(9). 1619–1621. 124 indexed citations
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Tsukube, Hiroshi, et al.. (1985). Substituent Effects on Cation-extraction and Transport Properties of a Series of 4′-Substituted Benzo-15-Crown-5 Derivatives. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 58(12). 3659–3660. 4 indexed citations
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Larock, Richard C. & Kentaro Takagi. (1984). Mercury in organic chemistry. 28. Synthesis of (.pi.-allyl)palladium compounds by remote palladium migration. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 49(15). 2701–2705. 13 indexed citations

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