Motoyasu Kobayashi

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Motoyasu Kobayashi is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Motoyasu Kobayashi has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 37 papers in Organic Chemistry and 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Motoyasu Kobayashi's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (61 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (28 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (20 papers). Motoyasu Kobayashi is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (61 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (28 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (20 papers). Motoyasu Kobayashi collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Motoyasu Kobayashi's co-authors include Atsushi Takahara, Yuki Terayama, Kazuhíko Ishihara, Masami Terada, Daiki Murakami, Moriya Kikuchi, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Yuji Higaki, Hideyuki Otsuka and Jin Nishida and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Macromolecules and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Motoyasu Kobayashi

99 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Wettability and Antifouling Behavior on the Surfaces of S... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Wettability and Antifouling Behavior on the Surfaces of Superhydrophilic Polymer Brushes
    2012 364 citations Motoyasu Kobayashi, Yuki Terayama et al. Langmuir profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Motoyasu Kobayashi Japan 32 2.2k 1.0k 760 526 514 102 3.5k
Shivaprakash N. Ramakrishna Switzerland 33 1.1k 0.5× 783 0.8× 510 0.7× 476 0.9× 406 0.8× 75 2.6k
Petra Uhlmann Germany 33 1.8k 0.8× 776 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 784 1.5× 358 0.7× 132 3.4k
Karina Grundke Germany 35 1.8k 0.8× 493 0.5× 991 1.3× 721 1.4× 787 1.5× 118 3.6k
Sitaraman Krishnan United States 32 1.5k 0.7× 727 0.7× 809 1.1× 761 1.4× 349 0.7× 107 3.8k
Mirko Nitschke Germany 30 1.4k 0.6× 395 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 483 0.9× 341 0.7× 80 2.9k
Suzanne Giasson Canada 25 1.1k 0.5× 372 0.4× 553 0.7× 366 0.7× 163 0.3× 54 2.6k
Kenneth J. Wynne United States 37 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 886 1.2× 1.3k 2.5× 1.1k 2.1× 147 4.4k
Zhaohui Su China 37 1.1k 0.5× 639 0.6× 1.3k 1.7× 1.3k 2.5× 998 1.9× 139 4.1k
Maria M. Santore United States 30 1.3k 0.6× 582 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 619 1.2× 258 0.5× 101 3.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Komiya, Takefumi, Norifumi L. Yamada, & Motoyasu Kobayashi. (2024). Salt concentration dependency of the hydrated swollen structure of cholinephosphate-type polyzwitterion brushes. Polymer Journal. 57(3). 291–301. 1 indexed citations
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Fujii, Syuji, et al.. (2020). Anionic Polymerization of Methacrylate-functionalized Ionic Monomers in Ionic Liquid. Chemistry Letters. 49(12). 1459–1461. 3 indexed citations
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Kohri, Michinari, et al.. (2018). Magnetically Responsive Polymer Network Constructed by Poly(acrylic acid) and Holmium. Macromolecules. 51(17). 6740–6745. 21 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Motoyasu. (2017). Adhesive Polymers Inspired by Marine Sessile Organisms. Sen i Gakkaishi. 73(12). P–505. 1 indexed citations
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Hirai, Tomoyasu, Motoyasu Kobayashi, & Atsushi Takahara. (2017). Control of the primary and secondary structure of polymer brushes by surface-initiated living/controlled polymerization. Polymer Chemistry. 8(36). 5456–5468. 18 indexed citations
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Higaki, Yuji, Motoyasu Kobayashi, Daiki Murakami, & Atsushi Takahara. (2016). Anti-fouling behavior of polymer brush immobilized surfaces. Polymer Journal. 48(4). 325–331. 151 indexed citations
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Mitamura, Koji, Hidenori Sagehashi, Naoya Torikai, et al.. (2015). Development of Sample Environments for the SOFIA Reflectometer for Seconds-Order Time-Slicing Measurements. 6 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Motoyasu, et al.. (2014). Interferometry Study of Aqueous Lubrication on the Surface of Polyelectrolyte Brush. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 6(22). 20365–20371. 27 indexed citations
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Takahara, Atsushi & Motoyasu Kobayashi. (2013). Nature-inspired Super Hydrophilic and Antifouling Surfaces. Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan. 64(1). 15–20. 2 indexed citations
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Higaki, Yuji, Wei Ma, Motoyasu Kobayashi, & Atsushi Takahara. (2013). Nature-inspired Low Adhesive Antifouling Surfaces. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 70(7). 301–308.
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Yamaguchi, Hiroki, Peter Gin, Hiroshi Arita, et al.. (2013). Effect of supercritical carbon dioxide on molecular aggregation states of side chains of semicrystalline poly{2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl acrylate} brush thin films. RSC Advances. 3(14). 4778–4778. 5 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Motoyasu, Masami Terada, Yuki Terayama, Moriya Kikuchi, & Atsushi Takahara. (2012). Direct Controlled Polymerization of Ionic Monomers by Surface‐Initiated ATRP Using a Fluoroalcohol and Ionic Liquids. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 52(3-4). 364–374. 12 indexed citations
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Yano, Takahiro, Weng On Yah, Hiroki Yamaguchi, et al.. (2010). Preparation and Surface Characterization of Surface-modified Electrospun Poly(methyl methacrylate) Copolymer Nanofibers. Chemistry Letters. 39(10). 1110–1111. 8 indexed citations
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Terayama, Yuki, Moriya Kikuchi, Motoyasu Kobayashi, & Atsushi Takahara. (2010). Well-Defined Poly(sulfobetaine) Brushes Prepared by Surface-Initiated ATRP Using a Fluoroalcohol and Ionic Liquids as the Solvents. Macromolecules. 44(1). 104–111. 76 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Motoyasu, Masami Terada, Yuki Terayama, Moriya Kikuchi, & Atsushi Takahara. (2010). Direct Synthesis of Well-Defined Poly[{2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl}trimethylammonium chloride] Brush via Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in Fluoroalcohol. Macromolecules. 43(20). 8409–8415. 68 indexed citations
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Matsuda, Yasuhiro, Motoyasu Kobayashi, Atsushi Takahara, et al.. (2008). On the Dimension of a Hyperbranched Polymer Synthesized from a Styrene Derivative. Polymer Journal. 40(4). 375–378. 3 indexed citations
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Ishizone, Takashi, et al.. (2007). Potassium enolates of N,N‐dialkylamides as initiators of anionic polymerization. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 45(7). 1260–1271. 8 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Motoyasu, Yuki Terayama, Nao Hosaka, et al.. (2007). Friction behavior of high-density poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) brush in aqueous media. Soft Matter. 3(6). 740–740. 218 indexed citations
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