Masayuki Hirota

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Masayuki Hirota is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Masayuki Hirota has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Biomaterials and 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Masayuki Hirota's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (9 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (8 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (8 papers). Masayuki Hirota is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (9 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (8 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (8 papers). Masayuki Hirota collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Taiwan and United States. Masayuki Hirota's co-authors include Tsuguyuki Saito, Akira Isogai, Naoyuki Tamura, Satoshi Kimura, Hayaka Fukuzumi, Laurent Heux, Toshinari Kawada, Kazuo Furihata, Yoshihiro Kanno and Makoto Iwafuchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Carbohydrate Polymers and Biomacromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Masayuki Hirota

49 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Individualization of Nano-Sized Plant Cellulose Fibrils by Direct Surface Carboxylation Using TEMPO Catalyst under Neutral Conditions

2009 638 citations Tsuguyuki Saito, Masayuki Hirota et al. Biomacromolecules profile →

Peers

Masayuki Hirota

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Xinxing Lin China

Baochun Wang China

Xiuqiang Zhang China

Ricardo Molina Spain

Gleb Vasilyev Israel

Ibon Aranberri Spain

Kuan Yong Ching Malaysia

Mariarosaria Tortora Italy

Ferdous Khan United Kingdom

Xinxing Lin China

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BIOMA

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masayuki Hirota

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Igarashi, S., Masayuki Hirota, Shogo Yamamoto, et al.. (2025). Utility of intraoperative optical coherence tomography in filtration surgery using MicroShunt. Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology. 69(3). 425–431.

Abdullah, Hairus, Hardy Shuwanto, Noto Susanto Gultom, et al.. (2021). Immobilization of cross-linked In-doped Mo(O,S)2 on cellulose nanofiber for effective organic-compound degradation under visible light illumination. Progress in Natural Science Materials International. 31(3). 404–413. 14 indexed citations

Hirota, Masayuki, Kazuo Furihata, Tsuguyuki Saito, Toshinari Kawada, & Akira Isogai. (2010). Glucose/Glucuronic Acid Alternating Co‐polysaccharides Prepared from TEMPO‐Oxidized Native Celluloses by Surface Peeling. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(42). 7670–7672. 96 indexed citations

Hirota, Masayuki, et al.. (2009). AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON SMOKE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE LARGE OFFICE ROOM IN FIRE. AIJ Journal of Technology and Design. 15(31). 761–766. 1 indexed citations

Saito, Tsuguyuki, Masayuki Hirota, Naoyuki Tamura, et al.. (2009). Individualization of Nano-Sized Plant Cellulose Fibrils by Direct Surface Carboxylation Using TEMPO Catalyst under Neutral Conditions. Biomacromolecules. 10(7). 1992–1996. 638 indexed citations breakdown →

Hirota, Masayuki, Naoyuki Tamura, Tsuguyuki Saito, & Akira Isogai. (2009). Water dispersion of cellulose II nanocrystals prepared by TEMPO-mediated oxidation of mercerized cellulose at pH 4.8. Cellulose. 17(2). 279–288. 72 indexed citations

Hoshi, Nobuo, Jiro Hitomi, Takashi Kusakabe, et al.. (2008). Distinct morphological and immunohistochemical features and different growth rates among four human neuroblastomas heterotransplanted into nude mice. Medical Molecular Morphology. 41(3). 151–159. 6 indexed citations

Gu, Haisong, et al.. (2001). A Practical Bin-Picking System Using 3D Object Recognition. Transactions of the Institute of Systems Control and Information Engineers. 14(4). 226–232. 2 indexed citations

Uchiyama, Masanori, Makoto Iwafuchi, Yasushi Iinuma, et al.. (2000). Treatment of childhood renal cell carcinoma with lymph node metastasis: Two cases and a review of literature. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 75(4). 266–269. 22 indexed citations

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Uchiyama, Masanori, Makoto Iwafuchi, Minoru Yagi, et al.. (2000). Treatment of childhood renal cell carcinoma with lymph node metastasis: Two cases and a review of literature. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 75(4). 266–269. 1 indexed citations

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Brito, Manuel E., Kiyoshi Hirao, Motohiro Toriyama, & Masayuki Hirota. (1996). Novel Microstructures in Microwave Sintered Silicon Nitride. MRS Proceedings. 430. 1 indexed citations

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Hirota, Masayuki, Masahiro Katsura, Hiroyuki Takahashi, & Masanobu Miyake. (1994). Preparation of UH3 by the reaction of U with NH3 or with a mixture of H2 and N2. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 213-214. 447–449. 1 indexed citations

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Hirota, Masayuki, Masahiro Katsura, & Masanobu Miyake. (1994). Preparation of CeN by reaction of Ce with a N2–H2 mixture. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 207-208. 409–412. 3 indexed citations

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Hirota, Masayuki, et al.. (1993). On the formation of nitrogen-rich uranium sesquinitride by the reaction of uranium monocarbide with NH3. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 193(1-2). 104–106. 3 indexed citations

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Katsura, Masahiro, et al.. (1992). Evaluation of Activities of Carbons in Chemical Equilibrium with Uranium Carbonitride. TANSO. 1992(152). 84–90. 3 indexed citations

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Naito, Masafumi, et al.. (1992). Late follow-up following internal drainage of choledochal cysts reassessment of necessity for reoperation. Pediatric Surgery International. 7(4). 1 indexed citations

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Naito, Masafumi, Makoto Iwafuchi, Masanori Uchiyama, et al.. (1992). An experience of cell sorting using samples isolated from paraffin-embedded tissue of neuroblastoma. Surgery Today. 22(5). 435–438.

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Naito, Masafumi, et al.. (1991). Flow cytometric DNA analysis of neuroblastoma: Prognostic significance of DNA ploidy in unfavorable group. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 26(7). 834–837. 12 indexed citations

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Iwafuchi, Makoto, et al.. (1987). A case of congenital colonic atresia associated with atresia ani. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 22(11). 1025–1026. 8 indexed citations

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Kwak, R, et al.. (1968). [Case of thyroid cancer with metastasis in the skull base--diagnosis and treatment with iodine isotopes].. PubMed. 18(5). 588–94. 1 indexed citations

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