Masaru Kotera

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Masaru Kotera is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaru Kotera has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 10 papers in Biomaterials and 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Masaru Kotera's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (10 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (7 papers) and Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (6 papers). Masaru Kotera is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (10 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (7 papers) and Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (6 papers). Masaru Kotera collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Iran and United States. Masaru Kotera's co-authors include Takashi Nishino, Katsuhiko Nakamae, Koichi Hirao, Hiroshi Inagaki, Seira Morimune, Katsuhiko Hata, T. Goto, Kazunobu Senoo, Osami Sakata and Mamoru Yoshimoto and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Macromolecules and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Masaru Kotera

39 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Kenaf reinforced biodegradable composite 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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. Kenaf reinforced biodegradable composite
    2003 531 citations Takashi Nishino, Koichi Hirao 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
Masaru Kotera Japan 16 936 478 372 283 282 41 1.4k
Bejoy Francis India 19 1.5k 1.6× 436 0.9× 784 2.1× 261 0.9× 427 1.5× 32 1.9k
M. M. Reboredo Argentina 22 903 1.0× 302 0.6× 282 0.8× 460 1.6× 231 0.8× 41 1.5k
Kevin Magniez Australia 21 500 0.5× 252 0.5× 442 1.2× 303 1.1× 297 1.1× 51 1.2k
Andrzej Pawlak Poland 26 2.0k 2.1× 758 1.6× 345 0.9× 303 1.1× 481 1.7× 74 2.5k
Ing Kong Malaysia 18 667 0.7× 270 0.6× 262 0.7× 312 1.1× 98 0.3× 76 1.4k
G. Kalaprasad India 13 1.1k 1.2× 382 0.8× 394 1.1× 97 0.3× 434 1.5× 13 1.3k
L. T. Drzal United States 13 890 1.0× 554 1.2× 605 1.6× 181 0.6× 397 1.4× 20 1.4k
Pei Leng Teh Malaysia 18 879 0.9× 271 0.6× 292 0.8× 257 0.9× 238 0.8× 107 1.4k
Tomasz Sterzyński Poland 21 1.2k 1.2× 435 0.9× 255 0.7× 351 1.2× 177 0.6× 118 1.5k
Jean‐François Chailan France 22 615 0.7× 491 1.0× 344 0.9× 264 0.9× 374 1.3× 55 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaru Kotera

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kotera, Masaru, et al.. (2022). Alignment control of clay and its effect on properties of polymer nanocomposites. Polymer. 256. 125202–125202. 9 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Yasuhito, et al.. (2021). Co-continuous network polymers using epoxy monolith for the design of tough materials. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 1431–1431. 14 indexed citations
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Takeda, Yoshihiro, et al.. (2020). Interfacial Structure Control and Three-Dimensional X-ray Imaging of an Epoxy Monolith Bonding System with Surface Modification. Langmuir. 36(37). 10923–10932. 14 indexed citations
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Morimune, Seira, Masaru Kotera, Takashi Nishino, & T. Goto. (2014). Uniaxial drawing of poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene oxide nanocomposites. Carbon. 70. 38–45. 48 indexed citations
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Senoo, Kazunobu, et al.. (2014). Controlling of crystallite orientation for poly(ethylene oxide) thin films with cellulose single nano-fibers. Polymer. 55(16). 4401–4404. 11 indexed citations
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Senoo, Kazunobu, et al.. (2014). Enhanced oxygen barrier property of poly(ethylene oxide) films crystallite-oriented by adding cellulose single nanofibers. Polymer. 55(22). 5843–5846. 20 indexed citations
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Nishimura, Hirokazu, Masato Masuda, Hitoshi Yamazaki, et al.. (2013). On-Line Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering Measurements During High-Speed Melt-Spinning of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Fiber. Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan. 62(1). 8–12.
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Kotera, Masaru, et al.. (2013). Surface Deformation Analysis of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) With a Different Draw Ratio Using Atomic Force Microscopy. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B. 52(12). 1861–1869.
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Kotera, Masaru, et al.. (2012). Interfacial structure of all-polyethylene laminate using scanning thermal microscope and nano-Raman spectroscope. Polymer. 53(9). 1966–1971. 13 indexed citations
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Yousefi, Hossein, Takashi Nishino, Alireza Shakeri, et al.. (2012). Water-repellentall-cellulose nanocomposite using silane coupling treatment. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 27(12). 1324–1334. 28 indexed citations
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Kotera, Masaru, et al.. (2011). Interfacial structure of poly-α-olefin laminate by using scanning thermal microscope. Thermochimica Acta. 531. 1–5. 6 indexed citations
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Inui, Atsuyuki, Takeshi Kokubu, Hiroyuki Fujioka, et al.. (2011). Application of layered poly (L-lactic acid) cell free scaffold in a rabbit rotator cuff defect model. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 29–29. 29 indexed citations
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Morimune, Seira, Masaru Kotera, & Takashi Nishino. (2010). Stress Transfer of Poly (VinylAlcohol) / Montmorillonite Nano composite Using X-ray Diffraction. Journal of The Adhesion Society of Japan. 46(9). 320–324. 9 indexed citations
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Inui, Atsuyuki, Takeshi Kokubu, Takeshi Makino, et al.. (2009). Potency of double-layered Poly L-lactic Acid scaffold in tissue engineering of tendon tissue. International Orthopaedics. 34(8). 1327–1332. 29 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Takayoshi, Yutaka Ohkoshi, Yasuo Gotoh, et al.. (2009). Molecular weight dependence of fiber structure development in the laser drawing of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 47(17). 1653–1665. 15 indexed citations
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Ohkoshi, Yutaka, et al.. (2008). Initial structure development in the CO2 laser-heated drawing of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) fiber. Polymer. 49(26). 5705–5713. 12 indexed citations
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Kotera, Masaru, et al.. (2008). Preparation and mechanical properties of well‐aligned and well‐oriented poly(vinyl alcohol) nanoribbon. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 20(3). 258–262. 2 indexed citations
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Nishino, Takashi, Koichi Hirao, & Masaru Kotera. (2006). X-ray diffraction studies on stress transfer of kenaf reinforced poly(l-lactic acid) composite. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 37(12). 2269–2273. 42 indexed citations
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Kotera, Masaru, et al.. (2005). Hydration Process for Calcium-Aluminate Cement within EVA Emulsion by SPring-8 Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Diffraction Method. Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan. 54(7). 780–784. 3 indexed citations
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Nakamae, Katsuhiko, et al.. (2002). Synchrotron Radiation for Polymer Structural Analysis. Sen i Gakkaishi. 58(4). P.99–P.102. 1 indexed citations

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