Seiji Akita

9.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
209 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Seiji Akita is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Seiji Akita has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Materials Chemistry, 91 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 69 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Seiji Akita's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (108 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (78 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (64 papers). Seiji Akita is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (108 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (78 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (64 papers). Seiji Akita collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Seiji Akita's co-authors include Takayuki Arie, Kuniharu Takei, Yoshikazu Nakayama, Shingo Harada, Wataru Honda, Yuki Yamamoto, Hidehiro Nishijima, Shogo Nakata, Y. Nakayama and Kenichiro Kanao and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Seiji Akita

206 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

Wearable, Human‐Interactive, Health‐Monitoring, Wireless Devices Fabricated by Macroscale Printing Techniques

2014 395 citations Wataru Honda, Shingo Harada et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
Wearable, Flexible, and Multifunctional Healthcare Device with an ISFET Chemical Sensor for Simultaneous Sweat pH and Skin Temperature Monitoring

2017 321 citations Takayuki Arie, Seiji Akita et al. profile →
A Wearable Body Condition Sensor System with Wireless Feedback Alarm Functions

2021 176 citations Kaichen Xu, Yusuke Fujita et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Seiji Akita Japan	42	4.4k	3.1k	2.6k	1.8k	1.3k	209	7.6k
Seongjun Park South Korea	53	4.6k 1.0×	4.5k 1.4×	4.4k 1.7×	665 0.4×	1.9k 1.5×	197	11.5k
Jian Wu China	47	3.5k 0.8×	5.9k 1.9×	3.5k 1.4×	2.5k 1.4×	950 0.7×	224	10.2k
Jikui Luo China	53	6.9k 1.6×	2.0k 0.7×	3.6k 1.4×	878 0.5×	3.0k 2.3×	316	9.7k
Yuhei Hayamizu Japan	21	3.6k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	586 0.3×	2.0k 1.5×	68	6.7k
Daisuke Kiriya Japan	30	6.4k 1.4×	3.9k 1.2×	4.8k 1.9×	420 0.2×	2.1k 1.6×	85	10.9k
Wei Yang China	41	2.6k 0.6×	4.4k 1.4×	3.1k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	957 0.7×	184	8.0k
Herbert Shea Switzerland	56	9.2k 2.1×	3.9k 1.3×	2.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	919 0.7×	265	13.3k
Massimo De Vittorio Italy	43	3.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	537 0.4×	369	6.4k
Dan Xie China	53	3.7k 0.8×	3.9k 1.3×	5.0k 1.9×	447 0.3×	1.6k 1.2×	215	8.8k
Randall M. Stoltenberg United States	17	4.5k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	3.9k 1.5×	305 0.2×	2.1k 1.6×	25	7.7k

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Xu, Kaichen, Yusuke Fujita, Yuyao Lu, et al.. (2021). A Wearable Body Condition Sensor System with Wireless Feedback Alarm Functions. Advanced Materials. 33(18). e2008701–e2008701. 176 indexed citations breakdown →

Yoshikawa, Daiki, Kuniharu Takei, Takayuki Arie, & Seiji Akita. (2019). Dielectric actuation of optically transparent electromechanical resonator consisting of a cantilevered hexagonal boron nitride sheet. Applied Physics Express. 12(10). 105001–105001. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Kaichen, Yuyao Lu, Satoko Honda, et al.. (2019). Highly stable kirigami-structured stretchable strain sensors for perdurable wearable electronics. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 7(31). 9609–9617. 156 indexed citations

Yoshikawa, Daiki, et al.. (2018). Effect of buffer layer on photoresponse of MoS₂ phototransistor. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 57(6S1). 06HB01–06HB01. 8 indexed citations

Takei, Kuniharu, et al.. (2017). Enhancement of graphene thermoelectric performance through defect engineering. 2D Materials. 4(2). 25019–25019. 113 indexed citations

Kita, Koji, et al.. (2016). Heat transfer of suspended carbon nanotube yarn to gases. Applied Physics Express. 9(8). 85001–85001. 1 indexed citations

Yasuda, Masaaki, Kuniharu Takei, Takayuki Arie, & Seiji Akita. (2016). Oscillation control of carbon nanotube mechanical resonator by electrostatic interaction induced retardation. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 22600–22600. 8 indexed citations

Honda, Wataru, Shingo Harada, Takayuki Arie, Seiji Akita, & Kuniharu Takei. (2014). Wearable, Human‐Interactive, Health‐Monitoring, Wireless Devices Fabricated by Macroscale Printing Techniques. Advanced Functional Materials. 24(22). 3299–3304. 395 indexed citations breakdown →

Honda, Wataru, Shingo Harada, Takayuki Arie, Seiji Akita, & Kuniharu Takei. (2014). Printed wearable temperature sensor for health monitoring. 2227–2229. 47 indexed citations

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Hirahara, Kaori, et al.. (2009). Effect of Oxygen Included in Substrates for Growth of Brushlike Carbon Nanotubes. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 48(9). 91602–91602. 5 indexed citations

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Akita, Seiji, et al.. (2007). Barrier Modification at Contacts between Carbon Nanotube and Pt Electrode Using Well-Controlled Joule Heating. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 46(4L). L359–L359. 8 indexed citations

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Mamedov, Nazim, Kazuki Wakita, Seiji Akita, & Yoshikazu Nakayama. (2005). 1D-TlInSe₂: Band Structure, Dielectric Function and Nanorods. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 44(1S). 709–709. 18 indexed citations

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Akita, Seiji & Yoshikazu Nakayama. (2004). Scanning Probe Microscope Tip with Carbon Nanotube Truss. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 43(7S). 4499–4499. 4 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Yoshikazu & Seiji Akita. (2002). SPM application of carbon nanotubes: probes and tweezers. 60–61. 1 indexed citations

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Akita, Seiji, et al.. (2002). Nanolithography of organic polysilane films using carbon nanotube tips – Application to the etching process. Physica B Condensed Matter. 323(1-4). 151–152. 5 indexed citations

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Akita, Seiji, et al.. (2002). Diameter Control of Arc Produced Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes by Ambient Gas Cooling. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 41(Part 2, No. 4B). L487–L489. 16 indexed citations

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Nagao, Eriko, Hidehiro Nishijima, Seiji Akita, Y. Nakayama, & James A. Dvorak. (2000). The cell biological application of carbon nanotube probes for atomic force microscopy: comparative studies of malaria-infected erythrocytes. Journal of Electron Microscopy. 49(3). 453–458. 18 indexed citations

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Nishijima, Hidehiro, et al.. (1999). Carbon-nanotube tips for scanning probe microscopy: Preparation by a controlled process and observation of deoxyribonucleic acid. Applied Physics Letters. 74(26). 4061–4063. 261 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Yoshikazu, et al.. (1988). New Types of Electrophotographic Photoreceptors Using Photosensitive a-SiC:H and a-Si:H. MRS Proceedings. 118. 2 indexed citations

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Akita, Seiji, et al.. (1959). Enzymic dehydration of L-glutamic acid. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 1(4). 179–181. 14 indexed citations

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