Naruki Kurokawa

690 total citations
31 papers, 556 citations indexed

About

Naruki Kurokawa is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Naruki Kurokawa has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 556 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Biomaterials, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Naruki Kurokawa's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (13 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (10 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (7 papers). Naruki Kurokawa is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (13 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (10 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (7 papers). Naruki Kurokawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and United States. Naruki Kurokawa's co-authors include Atsushi Hotta, Annabelle Watts, Marc A. Hillmyer, Tomoki Maeda, Makoto Miyazaki, Koji Nagahama, Takashi Miyamoto, Ryo Ohmura, Makoto Okano and Shinichi Watanabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Polymer and Biomacromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Naruki Kurokawa

29 papers receiving 549 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Naruki Kurokawa Japan 13 367 178 161 92 65 31 556
Vitali Lipik Singapore 14 258 0.7× 260 1.5× 162 1.0× 98 1.1× 63 1.0× 50 635
Kangren Kong China 9 284 0.8× 117 0.7× 304 1.9× 30 0.3× 16 0.2× 12 575
Bożena Król Poland 16 129 0.4× 417 2.3× 109 0.7× 202 2.2× 56 0.9× 48 621
Anjani K. Maurya Switzerland 12 179 0.5× 142 0.8× 112 0.7× 61 0.7× 45 0.7× 20 436
Anthony Maiorana United States 12 313 0.9× 370 2.1× 266 1.7× 77 0.8× 68 1.0× 18 685
Timothy C. Mauldin United States 13 204 0.6× 473 2.7× 88 0.5× 290 3.2× 76 1.2× 18 678
Pengfei Du China 9 130 0.4× 482 2.7× 119 0.7× 303 3.3× 90 1.4× 14 631
Yanli Li China 10 286 0.8× 335 1.9× 82 0.5× 47 0.5× 40 0.6× 25 571
Connie Ocando Spain 17 211 0.6× 441 2.5× 149 0.9× 171 1.9× 74 1.1× 29 699

Countries citing papers authored by Naruki Kurokawa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Naruki Kurokawa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Naruki Kurokawa

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

All Works

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Kudo, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2025). Birefringence inversion in liquid crystalline poly(substituted methylene)s bearing side-on mesogens. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(9). 4651–4657.
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Girolamo, Rocco Di, et al.. (2025). Fabrication and structural analyses of electrospun syndiotactic propylene-ethylene copolymer nanofibers. Polymer. 337. 128991–128991.
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Kurokawa, Naruki, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of linear polyesters bearing amino groups via lipase-catalyzed polymerization of N-protected monomer and deprotection. Polymer. 307. 127255–127255. 1 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Naruki, et al.. (2024). Application of low-birefringence polystyrene in high-resolution imaging-lens systems. Optical Review. 31(4). 430–439. 3 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Naruki, et al.. (2023). Multifunctionality of Iodinated Halogen-Bonded Polymer: Biodegradability, Radiopacity, Elasticity, Ductility, and Self-Healing Ability. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 9(11). 6094–6102. 2 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Naruki, et al.. (2023). Syndiotactic Poly(Substituted Methylene)s with Alkyloxycarbonyl Side Chains: Effects of Side Chain Chirality on the Main Chain Helix and Crystallinity. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 225(5). 2 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Naruki, et al.. (2023). Blending Bottlebrush Polymers for Compensation of Orientation Birefringence of Polystyrene for Use as an Optical Polymer. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 5(12). 10245–10255. 2 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Naruki, et al.. (2022). Morphology and mechanical property of quenched poly(L-lactide)/N,N-dimethylacetamide gels. Polymer. 242. 124581–124581. 4 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Naruki, et al.. (2022). Pinacol hydrate as a novel thermal energy storage medium for electric vehicles. Journal of Energy Storage. 51. 104404–104404. 3 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Naruki, et al.. (2022). Highly-toughened and dimensionally-stable TEMPO cellulose nanofiber/bio-PBSA nanocomposites fabricated via Pickering emulsion process. Composites Science and Technology. 223. 109402–109402. 8 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Naruki, et al.. (2021). Antithrombogenic poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) elastomer via triblock copolymerization with poly(methyl methacrylate). Polymer. 228. 123876–123876. 7 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Tomohiro, et al.. (2021). Fabrication of Gd-DOTA-functionalized carboxylated nanodiamonds for selective MR imaging (MRI) of the lymphatic system. Nanotechnology. 32(23). 235102–235102. 10 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Naruki & Atsushi Hotta. (2019). Regenerated cellulose nanofibers fabricated through electrospinning and saponification of cellulose acetate as reinforcement of polylactide composites. Cellulose. 26(13-14). 7797–7808. 21 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Naruki, et al.. (2018). Annealing and saponification of electrospun cellulose-acetate nanofibers used as reinforcement materials for composites. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 113. 158–165. 22 indexed citations
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Watts, Annabelle, Naruki Kurokawa, & Marc A. Hillmyer. (2017). Strong, Resilient, and Sustainable Aliphatic Polyester Thermoplastic Elastomers. Biomacromolecules. 18(6). 1845–1854. 155 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Naruki, et al.. (2017). Mechanical properties of poly(butylene succinate) composites with aligned cellulose‐acetate nanofibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 135(24). 41 indexed citations

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