Masaya Kotaki

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Masaya Kotaki is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaya Kotaki has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 32 papers in Biomaterials and 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Masaya Kotaki's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (30 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (23 papers) and Injection Molding Process and Properties (13 papers). Masaya Kotaki is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (30 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (23 papers) and Injection Molding Process and Properties (13 papers). Masaya Kotaki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Singapore. Masaya Kotaki's co-authors include Seeram Ramakrishna, Ryuji Inai, Zuwei Ma, Xuehong Lu, Wu Aik Yee, Ye Liu, Wei He, Thomas Yong, Chengyu Xu and Suwabun Chirachanchai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Biomaterials and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Masaya Kotaki

75 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masaya Kotaki Japan	25	2.5k	2.2k	1.2k	659	464	78	3.9k
Maria Letizia Focarete Italy	38	3.0k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	612 0.9×	422 0.9×	152	5.0k
Mohammad Morshed Iran	28	3.3k 1.3×	2.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	841 1.3×	323 0.7×	93	4.7k
Shaofeng Ran United States	21	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.6×	341 0.5×	278 0.6×	27	3.6k
Paweł Sajkiewicz Poland	35	2.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	388 0.6×	373 0.8×	106	3.7k
K. Fujihara Singapore	19	3.6k 1.4×	2.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	647 1.0×	644 1.4×	26	5.4k
Pathiraja A. Gunatillake Australia	33	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	2.0k 1.7×	454 0.7×	702 1.5×	79	4.4k
Urszula Stachewicz Poland	38	2.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	779 0.6×	325 0.5×	403 0.9×	134	4.3k
Chiara Gualandi Italy	32	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	559 0.5×	566 0.9×	316 0.7×	117	3.1k
Donglin Gan China	22	1.4k 0.6×	2.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	450 0.7×	361 0.8×	45	4.5k
Joseph M. Deitzel United States	20	3.0k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	352 0.5×	566 1.2×	47	4.3k

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Zhu, Zewen, Hengxi Chen, Zhen Sang, et al.. (2023). Strengthening and toughening of polybenzoxazine by incorporation of polyrotaxane molecules. Composites Science and Technology. 235. 109976–109976. 32 indexed citations

Yamada, Koji, Koji Yamada, Kazushi Yamada, et al.. (2018). Structure and fracture toughness of thin-wall polypropylene moulded at different injection speeds. Thin-Walled Structures. 125. 12–20. 7 indexed citations

Hossain, Mohammad Motaher, et al.. (2017). Scratch behavior of multilayer polymeric coating systems. Materials & Design. 128. 143–149. 33 indexed citations

Huang, Tsao‐Cheng, Peng Li, Haiqing Yao, et al.. (2016). Highly efficient oil–water separators based on dual superhydrophobic and superoleophilic properties of multiwall-carbon nanotube filtration films. RSC Advances. 6(15). 12431–12434. 16 indexed citations

Yamada, Koji, et al.. (2015). Highly oriented microstructures and surface mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) molded by ultra-high shear rate. Polymer. 72. 104–112. 8 indexed citations

Li, Yi & Masaya Kotaki. (2013). Influence of additive on structure of PVDF nanofibers electrospun via new spinneret design. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 130(3). 1752–1758. 6 indexed citations

Kotaki, Masaya, et al.. (2012). Surface texture effect on scratch behavior of injection molded plastics. Polymer Engineering and Science. 52(9). 1862–1867. 12 indexed citations

Puppulin, Leonardo, Masaya Kotaki, Morimasa NAKAMURA, et al.. (2012). Raman tensor analysis of hexagonal polyoxymethylene and its application to study the molecular arrangement in highly crystalline electrospun nanofibers. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 43(12). 1957–1963. 5 indexed citations

Jin, Guorui, Molamma P. Prabhakaran, Dan Kai, Masaya Kotaki, & Seeram Ramakrishna. (2012). Electrospun photosensitive nanofibers: potential for photocurrent therapy in skin regeneration. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 12(1). 124–134. 23 indexed citations

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Kotaki, Masaya, et al.. (2012). Molecular dynamics study on the effect of molecular orientation on polymer welding. Polymer. 53(19). 4280–4286. 18 indexed citations

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Kotaki, Masaya. (2010). Morphology, Internal Structure, and Physical Properties of Nanofiber. Sen i Gakkaishi. 66(12). P.398–P.403. 1 indexed citations

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Kotaki, Masaya, et al.. (2010). Coaxially Electrospun Fibrillar Structures as Templates and Hosts for Synthesis Processes. Journal of Textile Engineering. 56(1). 9–13. 1 indexed citations

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Nasir, Muhamad & Masaya Kotaki. (2009). FABRICATION OF ALIGNED PIEZOELECTRIC NANOFIBER BY ELECTROSPINNING. International Journal of Nanoscience. 8(3). 231–235. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiwen, Masaya Kotaki, Satoko Okubayashi, & Sachiko Sukıgara. (2009). Effect of electron beam irradiation on the structure and properties of electrospun PLLA and PLLA/PDLA blend nanofibers. Acta Biomaterialia. 6(1). 123–129. 35 indexed citations

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Kotaki, Masaya, et al.. (2007). Effect of Heat Sealing Temperature on Mechanical Properties and Molecular Structure at Heat-Sealed Parts of Polylactic Acid Film —Part II. Seikei-Kakou. 19(4). 236–242. 1 indexed citations

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Semba, Takeshi, Kazuo Kitagawa, Masaya Kotaki, & Hiroyuki Hamada. (2007). In situ fibrous structure oriented polymer blends composed of poly(lactic acid) and polycaprolactone containing peroxide. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 108(1). 256–263. 5 indexed citations

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Inai, Ryuji, Masaya Kotaki, & Seeram Ramakrishna. (2005). Structure and properties of electrospun PLLA single nanofibres. Nanotechnology. 16(2). 208–213. 243 indexed citations

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Kotaki, Masaya, Masaki Hojo, Hiroyuki Hamada, & Zenichiro MAEKAWA. (1998). The influence of the silane coupling agent and delamination growth direction on mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of glass woven fabric composites. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 17(6). 515–518. 2 indexed citations

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Hamada, Hiroyuki, et al.. (1995). Design of Knitted Fabric Reinforced Composites. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 14(8). 786–798. 12 indexed citations

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Saitō, Yōko, et al.. (1994). Properties of laminate composites reinforced with glass fabrics treated with sol-gel transition silicate gel. Composite Interfaces. 2(2). 105–115. 2 indexed citations

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