Koji Iwamoto

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Koji Iwamoto is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Koji Iwamoto has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Koji Iwamoto's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (44 papers), Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (21 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (12 papers). Koji Iwamoto is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (44 papers), Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (21 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (12 papers). Koji Iwamoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Malaysia and India. Koji Iwamoto's co-authors include Seiji Shinkai, Koji Araki, Yoshihiro Shiraiwa, Ali Yuzir, Tsutomu Matsuda, Imran Ahmad, Shaza Eva Mohamad, Kuan Shiong Khoo, Norhayati Abdullah and Pau Loke Show and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Koji Iwamoto

128 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Enhanced microalgal lipid production for biofuel using different strategies including genetic modification of microalgae: A review

2023 184 citations Kuan Shiong Khoo, Imran Ahmad et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Koji Iwamoto Japan	30	1.3k	1.0k	749	643	635	134	3.4k
István Fábián Hungary	35	633 0.5×	630 0.6×	1.0k 1.4×	423 0.7×	272 0.4×	178	4.2k
Moisés Canle Spain	27	539 0.4×	427 0.4×	671 0.9×	1.0k 1.6×	319 0.5×	129	4.0k
Jan E. Szulejko South Korea	37	422 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.4×	299 0.5×	209 0.3×	132	4.4k
Emilio Tagliavini Italy	36	1.6k 1.2×	295 0.3×	252 0.3×	302 0.5×	561 0.9×	112	4.7k
Fen Xu China	36	769 0.6×	431 0.4×	1.7k 2.3×	378 0.6×	566 0.9×	129	4.6k
Yulong Liu China	34	420 0.3×	690 0.7×	1.8k 2.4×	280 0.4×	371 0.6×	120	3.4k
Sonia G. Bertolotti Argentina	32	1.1k 0.8×	200 0.2×	1.0k 1.4×	337 0.5×	599 0.9×	136	3.3k
Qingzhu Zhang China	38	485 0.4×	184 0.2×	645 0.9×	683 1.1×	533 0.8×	227	5.3k
Jean‐Marc Chovelon France	44	514 0.4×	613 0.6×	1.5k 2.0×	1.7k 2.6×	724 1.1×	159	6.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Koji Iwamoto

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Ahmad, Imran, Norhayati Abdullah, Koji Iwamoto, et al.. (2025). Efficient pollutant and nutrient removal from restaurant wastewater using Chlorella vulgaris in a bubble column photobioreactor. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 38. 104138–104138. 3 indexed citations

Ahmad, Imran, et al.. (2025). Bioremediation of restaurant wastewater using extremophilic Galdieria sulphuraria: An approach contributing to circular bioeconomy and environmental sustainability. Engineering Science and Technology an International Journal. 68. 102091–102091. 1 indexed citations

Iwamoto, Koji, et al.. (2025). Systematic Review to Inform the Developmental Coordination Disorder Clinical Practice Guideline Update: Physical Therapy Examination/Evaluation. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 37(2). 170–192.

Khudzari, Jauharah Md, et al.. (2024). Research trends and future directions on nitrification and denitrification processes in biological nitrogen removal. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 111897–111897. 31 indexed citations

Ahmad, Imran, Mostafa M. El‐Sheekh, Norhayati Abdullah, et al.. (2024). Batch cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris and simultaneous treatment of restaurant wastewater. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 177. 105815–105815. 7 indexed citations

Chong, Jun Wei Roy, et al.. (2024). Digitalised prediction of blue pigment content from Spirulina platensis: Next-generation microalgae bio-molecule detection. Algal Research. 83. 103642–103642. 9 indexed citations

Purba, Laila Dina Amalia, et al.. (2024). Bibliometric insights into microalgae cultivation in wastewater: Trends and future prospects for biolipid production and environmental sustainability. Journal of Environmental Management. 352. 120104–120104. 16 indexed citations

Kang, Hooi Siang, et al.. (2023). Residence time distribution of an offshore floating photobioreactor under hydrodynamic sloshing effect. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 198. 340–348. 1 indexed citations

Purba, Laila Dina Amalia, Ali Yuzir, Koji Iwamoto, et al.. (2023). Algal-bacterial aerobic granular sludge for real municipal wastewater treatment: Performance, microbial community change and feasibility of lipid recovery. Journal of Environmental Management. 333. 117374–117374. 38 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Shunsuke, Wira Jazair Yahya, Koji Iwamoto, et al.. (2023). Potential of microalgae Bio-Coke as a sustainable solid fuel alternative to coal coke. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 25(3). 1699–1709. 5 indexed citations

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Purba, Laila Dina Amalia, Norhayati Abdullah, Ali Yuzir, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of algal-bacterial aerobic granular sludge treating real wastewater: Effects of algal inoculation and alginate-like exopolymers recovery. Chemosphere. 329. 138595–138595. 25 indexed citations

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Khudzari, Jauharah Md, et al.. (2023). Production of biocoke from microalgae powder. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 1144(1). 12002–12002. 1 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Imran, Norhayati Abdullah, Koji Iwamoto, et al.. (2022). Bioremediation strategies of palm oil mill effluent and landfill leachate using microalgae cultivation: An approach contributing towards environmental sustainability. Chinese Chemical Letters. 34(5). 107854–107854. 29 indexed citations

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Chong, Jun Wei Roy, Kuan Shiong Khoo, Kit Wayne Chew, et al.. (2022). Microalgae identification: Future of image processing and digital algorithm. Bioresource Technology. 369. 128418–128418. 35 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Imran, Norhayati Abdullah, Koji Iwamoto, et al.. (2022). The role of restaurant wastewater for producing bioenergy towards a circular bioeconomy: A review on composition, environmental impacts, and sustainable integrated management. Environmental Research. 214(Pt 2). 113854–113854. 19 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Imran, Norhayati Abdullah, Koji Iwamoto, & Ali Yuzir. (2021). The Contribution of Microalgae in Bio-refinery and Resource Recovery: A Sustainable Approach leading to Circular Bioeconomy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9 indexed citations

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Purba, Laila Dina Amalia, Ali Yuzir, Shaza Eva Mohamad, et al.. (2020). Various applications of aerobic granular sludge: A review. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 20. 101045–101045. 75 indexed citations

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Mohamad, Shaza Eva, et al.. (2020). Astaxanthin production by tropical microalgae strains isolated from environment in Malaysia. Figshare. 3 indexed citations

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Iwamoto, Koji, et al.. (2018). Rheological flow models of banana peel pectin jellies as affected by sugar concentration. International Journal of Food Properties. 21(1). 2087–2099. 8 indexed citations

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Takemura, Masashi, et al.. (2000). Primary volvulus of the small intestine in an adult, and review of 15 other cases from the Japanese literature. Journal of Gastroenterology. 35(1). 52–55. 32 indexed citations

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