Sei‐ichi Aiba

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Sei‐ichi Aiba is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sei‐ichi Aiba has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Biomaterials, 40 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sei‐ichi Aiba's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (26 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (22 papers) and Biopolymer Synthesis and Applications (15 papers). Sei‐ichi Aiba is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (26 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (22 papers) and Biopolymer Synthesis and Applications (15 papers). Sei‐ichi Aiba collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Thailand. Sei‐ichi Aiba's co-authors include Hitoshi Sashiwa, Atsuyoshi Nakayama, Yutaka Tokiwa, Buenaventurada P. Calabia, Charles U. Ugwu, Norioki Kawasaki, Noboru Yamamoto, Ioannis S. Arvanitoyannis, Norihiko Minoura and Ioannis Arvanitoyannis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Biomaterials and Progress in Polymer Science.

In The Last Decade

Sei‐ichi Aiba

79 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Biodegradability of Plastics

2009 1.2k citations Yutaka Tokiwa, Buenaventurada P. Calabia et al. profile →
Chemically modified chitin and chitosan as biomaterials

2004 564 citations Hitoshi Sashiwa, Sei‐ichi Aiba profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sei‐ichi Aiba Japan	33	3.4k	1.3k	980	886	746	87	5.3k
Atsuyoshi Nakayama Japan	32	2.4k 0.7×	540 0.4×	720 0.7×	445 0.5×	453 0.6×	101	3.3k
El‐Refaie Kenawy Egypt	39	3.9k 1.1×	818 0.6×	530 0.5×	2.4k 2.7×	2.4k 3.2×	191	8.3k
Marek Kowalczuk Poland	41	4.3k 1.3×	635 0.5×	1.7k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.4×	212	5.8k
Marisa Masumi Beppu Brazil	35	3.3k 1.0×	496 0.4×	270 0.3×	1.4k 1.6×	630 0.8×	160	5.8k
C. K. S. Pillai India	29	2.7k 0.8×	525 0.4×	265 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	831 1.1×	98	5.3k
Véronique Coma France	36	4.3k 1.2×	399 0.3×	493 0.5×	824 0.9×	632 0.8×	82	5.6k
Koro de la Caba Spain	49	5.0k 1.4×	713 0.5×	455 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	624 0.8×	158	8.2k
M.S. Mohy Eldin Egypt	36	2.0k 0.6×	585 0.4×	226 0.2×	1.4k 1.6×	988 1.3×	163	5.5k
Maher Z. Elsabeé Egypt	27	2.8k 0.8×	515 0.4×	189 0.2×	643 0.7×	1.0k 1.4×	117	5.0k
Mario Malinconico Italy	47	4.3k 1.3×	362 0.3×	749 0.8×	1.5k 1.7×	670 0.9×	200	7.6k

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Ogiso, Masayo, Sei‐ichi Aiba, & Norihiko Minoura. (2013). Preparation of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Gel Beads for Adsorption of Endotoxin. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 70(2). 82–86. 1 indexed citations

Calabia, Buenaventurada P., Yutaka Tokiwa, & Sei‐ichi Aiba. (2011). Fermentative production of l-(+)-lactic acid by an alkaliphilic marine microorganism. Biotechnology Letters. 33(7). 1429–1433. 33 indexed citations

Kawata, Yoshikazu & Sei‐ichi Aiba. (2010). Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Production by IsolatedHalomonassp. KM-1 Using Waste Glycerol. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 74(1). 175–177. 83 indexed citations

Kurashiki, Ken, et al.. (2007). Preparation of chitin and chitosan layers by pulsed laser deposition. 13(1). 1–8.

Klaikherd, Akamol, et al.. (2004). Depolymerization of β-chitin to mono- and disaccharides by the serum fraction from the para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis. Carbohydrate Research. 339(17). 2799–2804. 10 indexed citations

Sashiwa, Hitoshi, et al.. (2003). Chemical modification of chitosan 16 : Synthesis of polypropyleneimine dendrimer-chitosan hybrid. 9(2). 45–51. 1 indexed citations

Sashiwa, Hitoshi, Norioki Kawasaki, Atsuyoshi Nakayama, et al.. (2003). Chemical modification of chitosan. Part 15: Synthesis of novel chitosan derivatives by substitution of hydrophilic amine using N-carboxyethylchitosan ethyl ester as an intermediate. Carbohydrate Research. 338(6). 557–561. 55 indexed citations

Sashiwa, Hitoshi, Norioki Kawasaki, Atsuyoshi Nakayama, Einosuke Muraki, & Sei‐ichi Aiba. (2002). Dissolution of Chitosan in Hexafluoro-2-propanol. 8(3). 249–251. 3 indexed citations

Sashiwa, Hitoshi, Naoko Yamano, Norioki Kawasaki, et al.. (2002). Production of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine from α-chitin by crude enzymes from Aeromonas hydrophila H-2330. Carbohydrate Research. 337(8). 761–763. 109 indexed citations

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Pichyangkura, Rath, et al.. (2002). Quantitative production of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d-glucose from crystalline chitin by bacterial chitinase. Carbohydrate Research. 337(6). 557–559. 68 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Atsuyoshi, Norioki Kawasaki, Noboru Yamamoto, Yasukatsu Maeda, & Sei‐ichi Aiba. (2001). Syntheses of Biodegradable Polyesters and Effect of Chemical Structure on Biodegradation.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 1–9. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hu, Yuguang Du, Xingju Yu, Masaru Mitsutomi, & Sei‐ichi Aiba. (1999). Preparation of chitooligosaccharides from chitosan by a complex enzyme. Carbohydrate Research. 320(3-4). 257–260. 133 indexed citations

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Minoura, Norihiko, et al.. (1994). Cell growth on poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel membranes containing biguanido groups. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 28(4). 459–462. 24 indexed citations

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Aiba, Sei‐ichi. (1993). Studies on chitosan: 6. Relationship between N-acetyl group distribution pattern and chitinase digestibility of partially N-acetylated chitosans. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 15(4). 241–245. 32 indexed citations

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Taguchi, Kazuhiro, Shoichiro Yano, Kazuhisa Hiratani, Norihiko Minoura, & Sei‐ichi Aiba. (1991). Molecular Orientation of Ionic Polymer in a Polyion Complex Type Nonbilayer Film with an Inverted Hexagonal Phase.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 995–998. 1 indexed citations

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Minoura, Norihiko, Sei‐ichi Aiba, Yukihiko Fujiwara, Naoto Koshizaki, & Yohji Imai. (1989). The interaction of cultured cells with membranes composed of random and block copolypeptides. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 23(2). 267–279. 10 indexed citations

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Aiba, Sei‐ichi. (1989). Studies on chitosan: 2. Solution stability and reactivity of partially N-acetylated chitosan derivatives in aqueous media. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 11(4). 249–252. 48 indexed citations

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Aiba, Sei‐ichi, et al.. (1987). Covalent immobilization of chitosan derivatives onto polymeric film surfaces with the use of a photosensitive hetero-bifunctional crosslinking reagent. Biomaterials. 8(6). 481–488. 20 indexed citations

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Minoura, Norihiko, et al.. (1985). Effect of denaturing agents on solute permeability of a crosslinked poly(N5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-L-glutamine) membrane.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 42(8). 501–507. 1 indexed citations

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Aiba, Sei‐ichi, Norihiko Minoura, & Yukihiko Fujiwara. (1982). . KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 39(4). 299–305. 5 indexed citations

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