Koji Ikuta

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Koji Ikuta is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Koji Ikuta has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Surgery and 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Koji Ikuta's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (11 papers), Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques (11 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (11 papers). Koji Ikuta is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (11 papers), Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques (11 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (11 papers). Koji Ikuta collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Koji Ikuta's co-authors include Shoji Maruo, Makoto Nokata, Hideki Ishii, Hayato Korogi, Shigeo Hirose, Masashi Ikeuchi, Henrik I. Christensen, Paolo Dario, Marcia McNutt and Danica Kragić and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Applied Physics Letters and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

Koji Ikuta

94 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Koji Ikuta Japan	18	934	279	254	168	165	109	1.7k
K. Ikuta Japan	20	1.1k 1.2×	321 1.2×	314 1.2×	170 1.0×	359 2.2×	85	1.7k
Jae Hoon Lee South Korea	28	753 0.8×	252 0.9×	162 0.6×	100 0.6×	224 1.4×	211	3.0k
Alain Delchambre Belgium	25	769 0.8×	214 0.8×	460 1.8×	96 0.6×	55 0.3×	145	2.6k
Bing Zhang China	24	790 0.8×	193 0.7×	145 0.6×	168 1.0×	296 1.8×	145	2.4k
Zion Tsz Ho Tse United States	35	1.4k 1.5×	295 1.1×	491 1.9×	249 1.5×	69 0.4×	210	4.0k
Xuping Zhang China	28	586 0.6×	872 3.1×	446 1.8×	47 0.3×	102 0.6×	184	2.7k
Dawei Wu China	23	1.0k 1.1×	245 0.9×	217 0.9×	73 0.4×	381 2.3×	117	1.6k
Byungkyu Kim South Korea	31	2.1k 2.3×	257 0.9×	846 3.3×	88 0.5×	332 2.0×	198	3.5k
Kyunghwan Kim South Korea	17	409 0.4×	215 0.8×	153 0.6×	58 0.3×	175 1.1×	99	1.2k
Hongyuan Jiang China	36	2.8k 3.0×	223 0.8×	547 2.2×	331 2.0×	270 1.6×	267	4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Koji Ikuta

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

All Works

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Ikeuchi, Masashi, et al.. (2026). Electrostatic Patterning of Nanofibrous Microcapsules for Three-Dimensional Cell Culture. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 17(1). 42–42.

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Kim, Joonhwan, Michel de Mathelin, Koji Ikuta, & Dong‐Soo Kwon. (2022). Advancement of Flexible Robot Technologies for Endoluminal Surgeries. Proceedings of the IEEE. 110(7). 909–931. 57 indexed citations

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Ikeuchi, Masashi, et al.. (2018). 3D microdevices that perform sample purification and multiplex qRT-PCR for early cancer detection with confirmation of specific RNAs. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 17480–17480. 9 indexed citations

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Ikuta, Koji, et al.. (2017). Modeling and measurement of curing properties of photocurable polymer containing magnetic particles and microcapsules. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 3(1). 17035–17035. 19 indexed citations

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Régnier, Jean-Claude, Sergej Fatikow, Sinan Haliyo, et al.. (2016). Preface. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 1–1.

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Ikuta, Koji, et al.. (2013). Pneumatic Micro Dispenser System for Ubiquitous Microchemical Devices. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 25(4). 619–622. 2 indexed citations

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Ikeuchi, Masashi, et al.. (2011). Electrospray deposition and direct patterning of polylactic acid nanofibrous microcapsules for tissue engineering. Biomedical Microdevices. 14(1). 35–43. 39 indexed citations

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Ikuta, Koji, et al.. (2008). 1A1-C21 Hyper Finger for Remote Minimally Invasive Surgery in Deep Area : (8th Report) Driving Resistance Compensation for Wire-Driven Articulated Manipulator. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2008(0). _1A1–C21_1. 1 indexed citations

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Ikuta, Koji, Takashi Kato, & Satoshi Ando. (2005). 2P1-N-123 Optimization of Data-forceps for Surgery Recorder(Medical and Welfare Robotics and Mechatronics 4,Mega-Integration in Robotics and Mechatronics to Assist Our Daily Lives). The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2005(0). 203–203. 1 indexed citations

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Yamada, Akira, et al.. (2004). The Mechanical Properties of Biodegradable Microstructures Fabricated by Three-dimensional Microfabrication. 5(4). 429–433.

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Ikuta, Koji, et al.. (2002). Proposal of the Surgery Recording System. 4(2). 67–74. 1 indexed citations

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Takano, Manabu, et al.. (2002). Solid-Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreatic Head Causing Marked Distal Atrophy: A Tumor Originated Posterior to the Main Pancreatic Duct. International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer. 32(1). 47–52. 16 indexed citations

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Ikuta, Koji & Makoto Nokata. (1999). Two-Lead-Wire Drive for Multi-Micro Actuators.. International Conference on Robotics and Automation. 64(2). 2378–2384. 6 indexed citations

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Inagaki, T., et al.. (1992). Relationship between Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and viral liver diseases. Gastroenterologia Japonica. 27(3). 382–389. 13 indexed citations

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Inagaki, T., Masato Koike, Koji Ikuta, et al.. (1989). Ultrastructural identification and clinical significance of light microscopic giant mitochondria in alcoholic liver injuries. Gastroenterologia Japonica. 24(1). 46–53. 6 indexed citations

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Inagaki, T., et al.. (1989). Serum activity and hepatic localization of Superoxide dismutase in alcoholics. Gastroenterologia Japonica. 24(3). 277–283. 4 indexed citations

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Ikuta, Koji. (1988). Application of shape memory alloy actuator for micromechanism.. Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering. 54(9). 1656–1661. 7 indexed citations

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Aoki, Koji, et al.. (1984). The Adaptive Transversal Equalizer for 90MBPS 64-QAM Radio Relay System.. International Conference on Communications. 1003–1006. 1 indexed citations

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Inagaki, T., et al.. (1982). . Kanzo. 23(8). 921–926. 1 indexed citations

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Aoki, Shigehisa & Koji Ikuta. (1982). E. coli-induced sensitizing arthritis. Ensho. 2(4). 509–510. 1 indexed citations

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