Masahiro ARAI

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Masahiro ARAI is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahiro ARAI has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 42 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 36 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Masahiro ARAI's work include Mechanical Behavior of Composites (47 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (13 papers) and Smart Materials for Construction (13 papers). Masahiro ARAI is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Behavior of Composites (47 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (13 papers) and Smart Materials for Construction (13 papers). Masahiro ARAI collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Masahiro ARAI's co-authors include Takashi Ishikawa, Morinobu Endo, Koh‐ichi Sugimoto, Ning Hu, Atsuhiko Yamanaka, Jun Takahashi, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Yuichi Masubuchi, Yoshitaka Adachi and Yaolu Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Carbon and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Masahiro ARAI

115 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

  1. Overview of automotive structural composites technology developments in Japan
    2017 250 citations Atsuhiko Yamanaka, Masahiro ARAI 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
Masahiro ARAI Japan 18 888 789 523 259 217 127 1.6k
Masaaki NISHIKAWA Japan 23 1.0k 1.2× 856 1.1× 338 0.6× 307 1.2× 127 0.6× 111 1.6k
Antonio Pantano Italy 19 607 0.7× 484 0.6× 800 1.5× 159 0.6× 256 1.2× 58 1.6k
Meng‐Kao Yeh Taiwan 17 501 0.6× 485 0.6× 539 1.0× 257 1.0× 191 0.9× 64 1.3k
A. Chateauminois France 22 787 0.9× 425 0.5× 202 0.4× 271 1.0× 150 0.7× 43 1.3k
Sangwook Sihn United States 18 559 0.6× 406 0.5× 415 0.8× 290 1.1× 145 0.7× 47 1.1k
Hiroyuki KAWADA Japan 23 966 1.1× 615 0.8× 244 0.5× 218 0.8× 89 0.4× 118 1.3k
Yutaka Iwahori Japan 26 1.6k 1.8× 968 1.2× 584 1.1× 667 2.6× 149 0.7× 82 2.2k
Toshio Nakamura United States 20 934 1.1× 563 0.7× 371 0.7× 230 0.9× 257 1.2× 34 1.6k
N.K. Anifantis Greece 23 759 0.9× 486 0.6× 936 1.8× 109 0.4× 290 1.3× 84 1.9k
Qingsheng Yang China 25 507 0.6× 918 1.2× 754 1.4× 358 1.4× 500 2.3× 131 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masahiro ARAI

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All Works

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Ito, Hiroaki, et al.. (2023). Effect of preform shape on formability and internal stress for glass molded concave meniscus lens. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(6). 23–341.
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Kasai, Yusuke, et al.. (2021). Relation between dark-field images derived using X-Ray Talbot–Lau interferometer and carbon fiber distribution in CFRP. Advanced Composite Materials. 30(6). 591–604. 4 indexed citations
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Yamanaka, Atsuhiko, et al.. (2020). Carbon fiber sampling method for determining the fiber length distribution. Advanced Composite Materials. 30(sup1). 59–76. 5 indexed citations
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ARAI, Masahiro & Hidekazu Murata. (2019). Study of Adaptive Terminal Selection in Terminal Collaborated MIMO Reception and Its Performance Evaluation with Actual Received Signals. IEICE Technical Report; IEICE Tech. Rep.. 118(474). 285–290. 3 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Shun, et al.. (2018). Suppression of Out-of-Plane Thermal Deformation of CFRP Reflectors by Linear Actuators. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN. 16(2). 116–122. 2 indexed citations
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ARAI, Masahiro, et al.. (2017). Impact Collapse Analysis of Thin-Walled Structure Using Distinct Element Method. JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES. 65(1). 21–26.
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Tsuji, Kouichi, et al.. (2014). Visualization of Elemental Distributions near Steel Sample Surface by Confocal Micro X-Ray Fluorescence. Tetsu-to-Hagane. 100(7). 897–904. 3 indexed citations
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ARAI, Masahiro, et al.. (2012). Mixed modes interlaminar fracture toughness of cfrp laminates toughened with CNF interlayer. Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica. 25(3). 321–330. 12 indexed citations
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ARAI, Masahiro, et al.. (2012). Structural Changes and Stability Switching by Indentation Simulation in Amorphous Metals. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 53(11). 1885–1891. 3 indexed citations
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ARAI, Masahiro, et al.. (2011). Criterion for interlaminar strength of CFRP laminates toughened with carbon nanofiber interlayer. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 42(7). 703–711. 21 indexed citations
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YASHIRO, Kisaragi, et al.. (2010). Local Lattice Instability Analysis on Stability Switching in Amorphous Nickel. Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan. 59(8). 631–636. 2 indexed citations
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ARAI, Masahiro, et al.. (2008). Characterization of Thermo-Viscoelastic Property of Thermo-Plastic Resin Reinforced by Carbon Nanofiber. Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan. 57(2). 167–173.
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ARAI, Masahiro, et al.. (2007). Effect of Residual Stress on Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of CFRP Laminates. Journal of Thermal Stresses. 30(11). 1099–1116. 7 indexed citations
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Ito, Hiroaki, et al.. (2006). FIB Etching of Glass-Like Carbon Die and Mold Press of Micro Glass Lens. Seimitsu kougakkaishi rombunshuu/Seimitsu kougakkaishi/Seimitsu Kougakkaishi rombunshuu. 72(6). 735–739. 2 indexed citations
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Ito, Hiroaki, et al.. (2004). Wettability between Glass-Like Carbon and Optical Glasses. Seimitsu kougakkaishi rombunshuu/Seimitsu kougakkaishi/Seimitsu Kougakkaishi rombunshuu. 70(6). 807–811. 2 indexed citations
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ARAI, Masahiro, et al.. (2004). <i>In-situ</i> Observation of Growth Behavior of Fe-Zn Intermetallic Compounds at Initial Stage of Galvannealing Process. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 45(7). 2326–2331. 9 indexed citations
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ARAI, Masahiro, et al.. (2004). Disappearance Behavior of the Fe-Al Interface Layer of Galvanized Steel Sheets. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 45(7). 2482–2485. 1 indexed citations
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ARAI, Masahiro, et al.. (2000). Fabrication and Caracterization of Solid Electrolyte Thin Films Using the Doctor Blade Method.. Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering. 66(2). 234–238. 1 indexed citations
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Adachi, Yoshitaka & Masahiro ARAI. (1998). Transformation of Fe–Al phase to Fe–Zn phase on pure iron during galvanizing. Materials Science and Engineering A. 254(1-2). 305–310. 30 indexed citations

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