Kunihiro Ichimura

10.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
275 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Kunihiro Ichimura is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunihiro Ichimura has authored 275 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Materials Chemistry, 108 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 92 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kunihiro Ichimura's work include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (106 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (92 papers) and Photopolymerization techniques and applications (34 papers). Kunihiro Ichimura is often cited by papers focused on Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (106 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (92 papers) and Photopolymerization techniques and applications (34 papers). Kunihiro Ichimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Bulgaria and Sweden. Kunihiro Ichimura's co-authors include Takahiro Seki, Masaru Nakagawa, Sang-Keun Oh, Yasuzo Suzuki, Tomiki Ikeda, Takashi Tamaki, Christian Ruslim, Koso Aoki, Takeo Sasaki and Kazuaki Kudo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Kunihiro Ichimura

271 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

Photoalignment of Liquid-Crystal Systems 1988 2026 2000 2013 2000 2000 1988 400 800 1.2k
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. Photoalignment of Liquid-Crystal Systems
    2000 1.3k citations Kunihiro Ichimura Chemical Reviews profile →
  2. Light-Driven Motion of Liquids on a Photoresponsive Surface
    2000 1.3k citations Kunihiro Ichimura, Masaru Nakagawa et al. profile →
  3. Reversible change in alignment mode of nematic liquid crystals regulated photochemically by command surfaces modified with an azobenzene monolayer
    1988 587 citations Kunihiro Ichimura, Takahiro Seki et al. Langmuir profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kunihiro Ichimura Japan 43 4.4k 4.3k 2.1k 2.0k 1.6k 275 9.1k
Almeria Natansohn Canada 43 5.1k 1.1× 5.9k 1.4× 2.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.4× 177 9.7k
Sukant K. Tripathy United States 47 2.9k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 2.9k 1.4× 2.0k 1.3× 242 9.2k
Stephen M. Kelly United Kingdom 39 2.4k 0.5× 3.4k 0.8× 2.0k 1.0× 2.5k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 238 6.9k
Sandeep Kumar India 40 3.3k 0.7× 5.6k 1.3× 3.2k 1.5× 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 314 8.0k
Frank Gießelmann Germany 37 2.6k 0.6× 5.0k 1.2× 2.8k 1.3× 704 0.3× 681 0.4× 198 7.2k
Christopher J. Barrett Canada 52 5.5k 1.2× 4.1k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 130 13.5k
Arri Priimägi Finland 52 4.6k 1.0× 3.3k 0.8× 2.7k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 176 12.9k
Seung Hee Lee South Korea 48 3.1k 0.7× 5.4k 1.2× 555 0.3× 3.3k 1.6× 2.8k 1.8× 395 8.6k
Jinbao Guo China 41 2.6k 0.6× 2.3k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 745 0.4× 903 0.6× 136 5.5k
Rafał Klajn Israel 50 7.0k 1.6× 2.0k 0.5× 3.2k 1.5× 1.4k 0.7× 516 0.3× 94 10.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nakagawa, Masaru & Kunihiro Ichimura. (2002). Photopatterning of self-assembled monolayers to generate aniline moieties. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 204(1-3). 1–7. 17 indexed citations
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Fukuda, Kazuyuki, Takahiro Seki, & Kunihiro Ichimura. (2002). Photoalignment of Poly(di-n-hexylsilane) by Azobenzene Monolayer. 2. Structural Optimization of the Surface Azobenzene Monolayer. Macromolecules. 35(5). 1951–1957. 18 indexed citations
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Ichimura, Kunihiro. (2002). Nonlinear organic reactions to proliferate acidic and basic molecules and their applications. The Chemical Record. 2(1). 46–55. 46 indexed citations
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Ichimura, Kunihiro. (2000). Photoalignment of Liquid-Crystal Systems. Chemical Reviews. 100(5). 1847–1874. 1290 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nagano, Shusaku, Takahiro Seki, & Kunihiro Ichimura. (1999). Effects of Addition of Calamitic Liquid Crystal Molecule on the Poly(di-n-hexylsilane) Conformation.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 56(6). 406–409. 4 indexed citations
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Kume, Makoto, et al.. (1999). Application of a photopolymer to a holographic reflector for reflective liquid-crystal displays. Applied Optics. 38(32). 6722–6722. 6 indexed citations
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Arimitsu, Koji & Kunihiro Ichimura. (1998). Synthesis of a Trioxane Derivative as an Acid Amplifier and its Application for Photopolymer Systems.. Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology. 11(3). 505–506. 2 indexed citations
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Matsuzawa, Yoko, Takahiro Seki, & Kunihiro Ichimura. (1998). Host−Guest Monolayers of Metal Complexes of Octaalkoxyphthalocyanines with Long-Chain Normal Alkanes on a Water Surface. Langmuir. 14(3). 683–689. 20 indexed citations
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Seki, Takahiro, et al.. (1997). Morphological Observation of Photoisomerizable Monolayers of Azobenzene Derivatives on Water Surface. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 294(1). 47–50. 1 indexed citations
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Seki, Takahiro, Kunihiro Ichimura, Ryoichi Fukuda, & Takashi Tamaki. (1995). Supramolecules I. Liquid Crystal-Induced Orientational Changes of Azobenzene LB Monolayers: Effect of the Tail Structure.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 52(10). 599–605. 6 indexed citations
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Ichimura, Kunihiro, Hidetoshi Tomita, & Kazuaki Kudo. (1995). Photoregulation of Liquid Crystal Alignment by Photoisomerizable Molecular Layers. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 267(1). 381–386. 5 indexed citations
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Seki, Takahiro & Kunihiro Ichimura. (1989). Formation and Langmuir-Blodgett deposition of monolayers of poly(vinyl alcohol) having azobenzene side chains. 30(4). 108–110. 23 indexed citations
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Seki, Takahiro & Kunihiro Ichimura. (1989). Formation and Langmuir-Blodgett deposition of monolayers of poly(vinyl alcohol)s bearing azobenzene side-chains of varied spacer length. Thin Solid Films. 179(1-2). 77–83. 58 indexed citations
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Sun, Yan, Shintaro Furusaki, Aizo Yamauchi, & Kunihiro Ichimura. (1989). Diffusivity of oxygen into carriers entrapping whole cells. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 34(1). 55–58. 63 indexed citations
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Ichimura, Kunihiro, et al.. (1984). . KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 41(4). 221–228. 15 indexed citations
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Ichimura, Kunihiro, et al.. (1984). . NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 378–380. 3 indexed citations
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Ichimura, Kunihiro, et al.. (1980). . KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 37(4). 199–206. 1 indexed citations
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Ichimura, Kunihiro, et al.. (1980). . NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 846–851. 2 indexed citations
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Ichimura, Kunihiro & Satoshi Takeuchi. (1978). ChemInform Abstract: SYNTHESIS AND SPECTRAL PROPERTIES OF BIS‐ AND TRIS(METALLOPORPHYRINS). Chemischer Informationsdienst. 9(22). 1 indexed citations
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Ichimura, Kunihiro & Masaki Ohta. (1970). Umwandlung von Aldehyden in 2-monosubstituierte Aziridine. Reduktion von α-Chlor, Brom- und Sulfonyloxynitilen mit Lithiumaluminiumhydrid. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 43(5). 1443–1450. 13 indexed citations

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