Masahisa Wada

13.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
178 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Masahisa Wada is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahisa Wada has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Biomaterials, 75 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 49 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Masahisa Wada's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (105 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (45 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (42 papers). Masahisa Wada is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (105 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (45 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (42 papers). Masahisa Wada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, South Korea and France. Masahisa Wada's co-authors include Shigenori Kuga, Takeshi Okano, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Ung‐Jin Kim, Satoshi Kimura, Jun Araki, Junji Sugiyama, Ritsuko Hori, Masahiro Samejima and Kiyohiko Igarashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Masahisa Wada

172 papers receiving 10.9k citations

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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.

Cellulose dissolution with polar ionic liquids under mild conditions: required factors for anions

2007 605 citations Masahisa Wada et al. profile →
Flow properties of microcrystalline cellulose suspension prepared by acid treatment of native cellulose

1998 569 citations Masahisa Wada et al. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects profile →
Steric Stabilization of a Cellulose Microcrystal Suspension by Poly(ethylene glycol) Grafting

2000 560 citations Masahisa Wada et al. profile →
Periodate Oxidation of Crystalline Cellulose

2000 526 citations Ung‐Jin Kim, Masahisa Wada et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparative analysis of the structures and properties of cellulose hydrogels prepared using different solvent systems 2025 ·Cellulose ·Yangyang Zhang, Kayoko Kobayashi, Masahisa Wada	2
2	A cellulose-binding domain specific for native crystalline cellulose in lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase from the brown-rot fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum 2024 ·Carbohydrate Polymers ·Yuka Kojima, Naoki Sunagawa, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yoshiki Horikawa, Masahisa Wada, Ryo Funada, Kiyohiko Igarashi, Makoto Yoshida	2
3	Preparation of cellulose-paraffin composite foams by an emulsion–gelation method using aqueous inorganic salt solution for thermal energy regulation 2024 ·Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing ·Yangyang Zhang, Kayoko Kobayashi, Yoshikuni Teramoto, Masahisa Wada	4
4	Catalytic activity of Cu2O nanoparticles supported on cellulose beads prepared by emulsion–gelation using cellulose/LiBr solution and vegetable oil 2024 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·Yangyang Zhang, Kayoko Kobayashi, Ryosuke Kusumi, Satoshi Kimura, Ung‐Jin Kim, Masahisa Wada	3
5	Adsorption properties of cellulose beads prepared by emulsion-gelation method and subsequent oxidation 2023 ·Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·Yangyang Zhang, Kayoko Kobayashi, Ryosuke Kusumi, Ung‐Jin Kim, Masahisa Wada	10
6	Untangling the threads of cellulose mercerization 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Daisuke Sawada, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Riddhi Shah, V. Trevor Forsyth, Estelle Mossou, Hugh O’Neill, Masahisa Wada, Paul Langan	39
7	Time-Dependent Elastic Tensor of Cellulose Nanocrystal Probed by Hydrostatic Pressure and Uniaxial Stretching 2021 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·Guangjie Song, Christine Lancelon‐Pin, Pan Chen, Jian Yu, Jun Zhang, Lei Su, Masahisa Wada, Tsunehisa Kimura, Yoshiharu Nishiyama	17
8	X-ray diffraction study on the orientation dynamics of biaxial microcrystals under static and rotating magnetic fields 2019 ·CrystEngComm ·Fumiko Kimura, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Toshiya Doi, Masahisa Wada, Tsunehisa Kimura	5
9	Cellulose hydrogel with tunable shape and mechanical properties: From rigid cylinder to soft scaffold 2018 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·Noriyuki Isobe, (unknown), Satoshi Kimura, Ung‐Jin Kim, Masahisa Wada	46
10	Protein adsorption of dialdehyde cellulose-crosslinked chitosan with high amino group contents 2017 ·Carbohydrate Polymers ·Ung‐Jin Kim, (unknown), Tong Ho Kang, Joon Weon Choi, Satoshi Kimura, Masahisa Wada	161
11	Improved Mäule color reaction provides more detailed information on syringyl lignin distribution in hardwood 2016 ·Journal of Wood Science ·Daichi Yamashita, Satoshi Kimura, Masahisa Wada, Keiji Takabe	23
12	Cellulose is not degraded in the tunic of the edible ascidian Halocynthia roretzi contracting soft tunic syndrome 2015 ·Diseases of Aquatic Organisms ·Satoshi Kimura, Kei Nakayama, Masahisa Wada, (unknown), (unknown), Takao Ojima, Akio Nozawa, Shin‐Ichi Kitamura, Euichi Hirose	3
13	Visualization of Cellobiohydrolase I from Trichoderma reesei Moving on Crystalline Cellulose Using High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy 2012 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Kiyohiko Igarashi, Takayuki Uchihashi, Anu Koivula, Masahisa Wada, Satoshi Kimura, Merja Penttilä, Toshio Ando, Masahiro Samejima	20
14	Extraction of cellulose-synthesizing activity of Gluconacetobacter xylinus by alkylmaltoside 2011 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Akira Hashimoto, (unknown), Yoshiki Horikawa, (unknown), Masahisa Wada, Tomoya Imai, Junji Sugiyama	12
15	Low temperature alkali pretreatment for improving enzymatic digestibility of sweet sorghum bagasse for ethanol production 2011 ·Bioresource Technology ·Long Wu, Mitsuhiro Arakane, Masakazu Ike, Masahisa Wada, (unknown), Mitsuru Gau, Ken Tokuyasu	139
16	The structure of celluloses 2008 ·Powder Diffraction ·Masahisa Wada, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, H. Chanzy, V. Trevor Forsyth, Paul Langan	40
17	Activation of crystalline cellulose to cellulose III_I results in efficient hydrolysis by cellobiohydrolase 2007 ·FEBS Journal ·Kiyohiko Igarashi, Masahisa Wada, Masahiro Samejima	119
18	Polymorphism of cellulose I family: reinvestigation of cellulose IV-I 2004 ·HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·Masahisa Wada, Laurent Heux, Junji Sugiyama	3
19	Studies on Osteopathy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus 1983 ·Toshihiko Satō, Makoto Ohashi, (unknown), Satoru Fujii, Junichi Seki, Masahisa Wada	0
20	The Determination of Serum Carboxypeptidase A Activity and its Clinical Application 1978 ·Kiyoshi Okuda, Satoru Fujii, (unknown), (unknown), Masahisa Wada	1

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