Masaru Tanaka

12.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
318 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Masaru Tanaka is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaru Tanaka has authored 318 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 86 papers in Biomaterials and 83 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Masaru Tanaka's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (79 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (48 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (37 papers). Masaru Tanaka is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (79 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (48 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (37 papers). Masaru Tanaka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Masaru Tanaka's co-authors include Akira Mochizuki, Masatsugu Shimomura, Jiro Nakayama, Shigeaki Morita, Shingo Kobayashi, Ferdous Khan, Takashi Hoshiba, Tadahiro Motomura, T. Hayashi and Tatsuko Hatakeyama and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Masaru Tanaka

306 papers receiving 10.0k 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.

Development of the gut microbiota in infancy and its impact on health in later life

2017 427 citations Masaru Tanaka, Jiro Nakayama profile →
Stealth and pseudo-stealth nanocarriers

2023 147 citations Panyue Wen, Wendong Ke et al. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masaru Tanaka Japan	52	3.3k	2.6k	2.3k	1.8k	1.5k	318	10.2k
Yasuhiko Iwasaki Japan	50	3.4k 1.0×	3.6k 1.4×	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	271	9.6k
Zhiqiang Cao China	42	2.3k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	109	8.7k
Gang Cheng United States	54	2.4k 0.7×	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.8×	3.0k 1.7×	1.6k 1.1×	194	9.5k
John L. Brash Canada	54	2.9k 0.9×	5.0k 1.9×	2.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	224	9.5k
Dong Soo Hwang South Korea	53	2.2k 0.7×	3.1k 1.2×	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	826 0.5×	176	8.7k
Lei Zhang China	58	4.6k 1.4×	3.1k 1.2×	2.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	395	12.8k
Jianshu Li China	59	3.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.5×	3.6k 1.5×	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	397	11.7k
Jing Yang China	44	3.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	745 0.5×	233	7.8k
Hans J. Griesser Australia	58	4.2k 1.3×	4.4k 1.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	261	11.7k
Krasimir Vasilev Australia	58	4.8k 1.4×	2.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	346	11.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaru Tanaka

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Li, Junjie, Kazuko Toh, Panyue Wen, et al.. (2025). Steric stabilization-independent stealth cloak enables nanoreactors-mediated starvation therapy against refractory cancer. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 1 indexed citations

Cho, Ik Sung, et al.. (2025). The Role of Intermediate Water in Enhancing Blood and Cellular Compatibility of Chitosan-Based Biomaterials. Langmuir. 41(12). 8301–8311. 4 indexed citations

Park, Junsu, Ryuhei Motokawa, Ryohei Ikura, et al.. (2025). Effects of the Hydration States of Water Molecules on the Mechanical Properties of Dual Movable Cross-Linked Polymeric Gels. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 7(12). 7767–7776. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Zhenyu, Zhenyu Wang, Yuewu Zhao, et al.. (2024). Regulating tumor innervation by nanodrugs potentiates cancer immunochemotherapy and relieve chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. Biomaterials. 309. 122603–122603. 9 indexed citations

Kusumastuti, Yuni, Agus Prasetya, Yekti Asih Purwestri, et al.. (2024). Antibacterial activity of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) by chemical reduction method. AIP conference proceedings. 3080. 40001–40001. 1 indexed citations

Kumar, Anuj, Ankur Sood, Garima Agrawal, et al.. (2023). Polysaccharides, proteins, and synthetic polymers based multimodal hydrogels for various biomedical applications: A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 247. 125606–125606. 69 indexed citations

Wen, Panyue, Wendong Ke, Anjaneyulu Dirisala, et al.. (2023). Stealth and pseudo-stealth nanocarriers. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 198. 114895–114895. 147 indexed citations breakdown →

Naito, Mitsuru, Yukiko Tanaka, Masaru Tanaka, et al.. (2023). Development of stealth nanoparticles coated with poly(2‐methoxyethyl vinyl ether) as an alternative to poly(ethylene glycol). Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 141(11). 5 indexed citations

Jankova, Katja, Yukiko Tanaka, Aki Yamamoto, et al.. (2023). Altering the bio-inert properties of surfaces by fluorinated copolymers of mPEGMA. Biomaterials Advances. 153. 213573–213573. 5 indexed citations

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Murakami, Daiki, et al.. (2022). Poly(2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate) (PMEA)-Coated Anti-Platelet Adhesive Surfaces to Mimic Native Blood Vessels through HUVECs Attachment, Migration, and Monolayer Formation. Coatings. 12(6). 869–869. 2 indexed citations

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Jankova, Katja, et al.. (2021). Fluorine-containing bio-inert polymers: Roles of intermediate water. Acta Biomaterialia. 138. 34–56. 30 indexed citations

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Ogino, Haruei, Masaru Tanaka, Eikichi Ihara, et al.. (2021). Mucosa-associated gut microbiota reflects clinical course of ulcerative colitis. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 13743–13743. 36 indexed citations

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Yoshikawa, Chiaki, Shinya Hattori, Chih‐Feng Huang, Hisatoshi Kobayashi, & Masaru Tanaka. (2021). In vitroandin vivoblood compatibility of concentrated polymer brushes. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 9(29). 5794–5804. 17 indexed citations

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Jankova, Katja, et al.. (2020). Understanding the Effect of Hydration on the Bio-inert Properties of 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate Copolymers with Small Amounts of Amino- or/and Fluorine-Containing Monomers. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 6(5). 2855–2866. 17 indexed citations

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Lee, Wonryung, Shingo Kobayashi, Yasutoshi Jimbo, et al.. (2018). Nonthrombogenic, stretchable, active multielectrode array for electroanatomical mapping. Science Advances. 4(10). eaau2426–eaau2426. 190 indexed citations

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La-ongkham, Orawan, Massalin Nakphaichit, Phatthanaphong Therdtatha, et al.. (2018). Urban Diets Linked to Gut Microbiome and Metabolome Alterations in Children: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 1345–1345. 65 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Masaru, T. Hayashi, & Shigeaki Morita. (2013). The roles of water molecules at the biointerface of medical polymers. Polymer Journal. 45(7). 701–710. 237 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Masaru & Kenji Miyazawa. (2005). STUDY ON THE SHEAR STRENGTH OF DOUBLE SHEAR TEST OF BOLT JOINT WITH STEEL PLATE : Proposal of the calculation formula of yield and ultimate strength considering the end and edge distance. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 70(589). 143–148. 5 indexed citations

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Fujimori, T., et al.. (1999). SIMPLE METHOD FOR STRESS OF PILE DURING EARTHQUAKES OF EMBEDDED FOUNDATION ON PILE GROUP BASED ON SWAY-ROCKING MODEL. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 64(523). 55–62.

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Tanaka, Masaru & Kazuyuki Fujii. (1989). Algebraic Analogue of Yang-Mills-Higgs Theory. 79(3). 2 indexed citations

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