Kuniharu Takei

21.4k total citations · 12 hit papers
193 papers, 17.1k citations indexed

About

Kuniharu Takei is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kuniharu Takei has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 17.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 79 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 58 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kuniharu Takei's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (78 papers), Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (37 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (35 papers). Kuniharu Takei is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (78 papers), Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (37 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (35 papers). Kuniharu Takei collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Taiwan. Kuniharu Takei's co-authors include Ali Javey, Takayuki Arie, Seiji Akita, Toshitake Takahashi, Kaichen Xu, Hui Fang, Ting Chia Chang, Shingo Harada, Chuan Wang and Yuyao Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Kuniharu Takei

185 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

High-Performance Single Layered WSe₂ p-FETs with Chemically Doped Contacts

2012 1.6k citations Kuniharu Takei, Toshitake Takahashi et al. profile →
Nanowire active-matrix circuitry for low-voltage macroscale artificial skin

2010 1.1k citations Kuniharu Takei, Toshitake Takahashi et al. profile →
User-interactive electronic skin for instantaneous pressure visualization

2013 1.0k citations Kuniharu Takei, Ali Javey et al. profile →
Flexible Electronics toward Wearable Sensing

2019 978 citations Daisuke Kiriya, Kuniharu Takei et al. profile →
Degenerate n-Doping of Few-Layer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides by Potassium

2013 646 citations Kuniharu Takei, Ali Javey et al. profile →
Toward Flexible Surface‐Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Sensors for Point‐of‐Care Diagnostics

2019 520 citations Kaichen Xu, Rui Zhou et al. Advanced Science profile →
Multifunctional Skin‐Inspired Flexible Sensor Systems for Wearable Electronics

2019 512 citations Kaichen Xu, Kuniharu Takei et al. profile →
Optically- and Thermally-Responsive Programmable Materials Based on Carbon Nanotube-Hydrogel Polymer Composites

2011 459 citations Min Hyung Lee, Arash Jamshidi et al. profile →
Wearable, Human‐Interactive, Health‐Monitoring, Wireless Devices Fabricated by Macroscale Printing Techniques

2014 395 citations Takayuki Arie, Seiji Akita et al. profile →
Printed Carbon Nanotube Electronics and Sensor Systems

2016 376 citations Daisuke Kiriya, Kuniharu Takei et al. profile →
Wearable, Flexible, and Multifunctional Healthcare Device with an ISFET Chemical Sensor for Simultaneous Sweat pH and Skin Temperature Monitoring

2017 321 citations Takayuki Arie, Seiji Akita et al. ACS Sensors profile →
A Wearable Body Condition Sensor System with Wireless Feedback Alarm Functions

2021 176 citations Kaichen Xu, Satoko Honda et al. profile →

Peers

Kuniharu Takei

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Tian‐Ling Ren China

He Tian China

Yong Zhu United States

Nanshu Lu United States

Unyong Jeong South Korea

Seung Hwan Ko South Korea

Hyunhyub Ko South Korea

Wenlong Cheng Australia

Cheolmin Park South Korea

Nae‐Eung Lee South Korea

Tian‐Ling Ren China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kuniharu Takei

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Takei, Kuniharu, et al.. (2025). Simultaneous Measurement of Surface Tension and Viscosity Using a Liquid Dynamics Sensor. Small Methods. 9(7). e2401983–e2401983.

Honda, Satoko, et al.. (2025). Flexible electronic brush: Real-time multimodal sensing powered by reservoir computing through whisker dynamics. Science Advances. 11(5). eads4388–eads4388. 6 indexed citations

Nakamura, Haruki, et al.. (2025). Softness‐ and Pressure‐Perceptive Electronic Skin with Reservoir‐Computed Central Nervous System. Small Methods. 9(9). e2500682–e2500682.

Takei, Kuniharu, et al.. (2025). Minimally Invasive Multimodal Flexible Sensors to Monitor Stem Growth Rate, Soil Water Content, and Soil pH. ACS Sensors. 10(8). 6195–6205.

Takei, Kuniharu, et al.. (2024). Ultrasensitive and Stretchable Strain Sensors Based on Laser-Induced Graphene With ZnO Nanoparticles. ACS Nano. 18(46). 32255–32265. 11 indexed citations

Isshiki, Nobuyuki, et al.. (2024). Calibration‐Free and Highly Sensitive Potentiometric Enzyme‐Based Biosensors. Small Methods. 9(1). e2401010–e2401010.

Ura, Hiroki, et al.. (2024). Flexible Integrated Air Pressure Sensors for Monitoring Positive and Negative Pressure Distribution. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(40). 54215–54223. 2 indexed citations

Jiang, Chengpeng, Lu Yang, Jiaqi Liu, et al.. (2024). Neuromorphic antennal sensory system. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2109–2109. 41 indexed citations

Zhang, Junjun, et al.. (2023). Three-dimensional WO3 nanorod arrays on Si as photoanodes for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 124. 550–557. 8 indexed citations

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Onoe, Hiroaki, Hidekazu Ikeno, Yuh Hijikata, et al.. (2023). Unusual Selective Monitoring of N,N -Dimethylformamide in a Two-Dimensional Material Field-Effect Transistor. ACS Nano. 17(15). 14981–14989. 5 indexed citations

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Xiao, Ting, Hiroki Segawa, Julia Gala de Pablo, et al.. (2022). Highly Scalable, Wearable Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Advanced Optical Materials. 10(17). 4 indexed citations

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Honda, Satoko, et al.. (2022). A wearable, flexible sensor for real-time, home monitoring of sleep apnea. iScience. 25(4). 104163–104163. 40 indexed citations

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Satoh, Kazuo, et al.. (2021). Controlling the thermal conductivity of multilayer graphene by strain. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 19533–19533. 15 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Kazutoshi, et al.. (2021). Self‐Organization of Remote Reservoirs: Transferring Computation to Spatially Distant Locations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 15 indexed citations

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Xu, Kaichen, Rui Zhou, Kuniharu Takei, & Minghui Hong. (2019). Toward Flexible Surface‐Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Sensors for Point‐of‐Care Diagnostics. Advanced Science. 6(16). 1900925–1900925. 520 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shin, Sung-Ho, et al.. (2018). A soft lithographic approach to fabricate InAs nanowire field-effect transistors. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3204–3204. 8 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Toshitake, Kuniharu Takei, Alexandra C. Ford, et al.. (2012). Contact printing of compositionally graded CdS_xSe_1−xnanowire parallel arrays for tunable photodetectors. Nanotechnology. 23(4). 45201–45201. 52 indexed citations

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Ko, Hyunhyub, Zhenxing Zhang, Kuniharu Takei, & Ali Javey. (2010). Hierarchical polymer micropillar arrays decorated with ZnO nanowires. Nanotechnology. 21(29). 295305–295305. 29 indexed citations

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Takei, Kuniharu, Takahiro Kawashima, Takeshi Kawano, et al.. (2008). Out-of-plane microtube arrays for drug delivery—liquid flow properties and an application to the nerve block test. Biomedical Microdevices. 11(3). 539–545. 26 indexed citations

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Takei, Kuniharu, Takahiro Kawashima, Kazuaki Sawada, & Mákoto Ishida. (2007). Mechanical Properties of Micro Probe and Tube Array for Neural Penetrating Devices. Conference proceedings. 2007. 179–182. 1 indexed citations

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