Shigenori Kuga

13.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
152 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Shigenori Kuga is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shigenori Kuga has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Biomaterials, 59 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 30 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Shigenori Kuga's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (92 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (35 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (25 papers). Shigenori Kuga is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (92 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (35 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (25 papers). Shigenori Kuga collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and South Korea. Shigenori Kuga's co-authors include Masahisa Wada, Jun Araki, Takeshi Okano, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Jie Cai, Min Wu, Satoshi Kimura, Lina Zhang, Ung‐Jin Kim and Yong Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Macromolecules and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Shigenori Kuga

151 papers receiving 10.7k 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.

Flow properties of microcrystalline cellulose suspension prepared by acid treatment of native cellulose

1998 569 citations Masahisa Wada, Shigenori Kuga et al. profile →
Steric Stabilization of a Cellulose Microcrystal Suspension by Poly(ethylene glycol) Grafting

2000 560 citations Masahisa Wada, Shigenori Kuga et al. profile →
Periodate Oxidation of Crystalline Cellulose

2000 526 citations Ung‐Jin Kim, Shigenori Kuga et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shigenori Kuga

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shigenori Kuga. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shigenori Kuga 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 Shigenori Kuga. Shigenori Kuga 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Preparation of cationic lignocellulose nanofibers from reed straw via mechanochemical method and its application 2023 ·Cellulose ·Jinfeng Liu, Peng Xiao, Shigenori Kuga, Min Wu, Yong Huang	13
2	Size-Controlled Silver Nanoparticles Supported by Pyrolytic Carbon from Microcrystalline Cellulose 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Min Wu, Shigenori Kuga, Yong Huang	1
3	Cellulose Nanofibril-Based Flame Retardant and Its Application to Paper 2020 ·ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·(unknown), Min Wu, Shigenori Kuga, Chinomso M. Ewulonu, Yong Huang	94
4	Synergistic Adsorption by Biomass-based Fe-Al (Hydr)oxide Nanocomposite of Fluoride and Arsenic 2019 ·(unknown), Boxuan Li, Min Wu, Shigenori Kuga, Yong Huang	2
5	Facile dissolution of wood pulp in aqueous NaOH/urea solution by ball milling pretreatment 2018 ·Industrial Crops and Products ·Zhuqun Shi, Yan Liu, Haiyu Xu, Quanling Yang, Chuanxi Xiong, Shigenori Kuga, Yuji Matsumoto	39
6	Improved Performance of Microbial Fuel Cell Using Esterified Corncob Cellulose Nanofibers To Fabricate Air-Cathode Gas Diffusion Layer 2017 ·ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·(unknown), Chun Cao, Shigenori Kuga, Jianquan Shen, Min Wu, Yong Huang	61
7	Green Synthesis of Gold, Platinum and Palladium Nanoparticles by Ligninand Hemicellulose 2016 ·Xiaobo Lin, Junchai Zhao, Min Wu, Shigenori Kuga, Yong Huang	4
8	Activated carbon from nitrogen rich watermelon rind for high-performance supercapacitors 2016 ·RSC Advances ·(unknown), Yang Zhao, Min Wu, Hong‐Mei Xiao, Shigenori Kuga, Yong Huang, LI Jin-pei, Shao‐Yun Fu	97
9	In Situ Synthesis of Robust Conductive Cellulose/Polypyrrole Composite Aerogels and Their Potential Application in Nerve Regeneration 2014 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Zhuqun Shi, Huichang Gao, Feng Jiao, Beibei Ding, Xiaodong Cao, Shigenori Kuga, Yingjun Wang, Lina Zhang, Jie Cai	191
10	Simple Identification of Weathered Wood of Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana 2013 ·Mokuzai Gakkaishi ·(unknown), (unknown), Shigenori Kuga	1
11	Cellulose–Silica Nanocomposite Aerogels by In Situ Formation of Silica in Cellulose Gel 2012 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Jie Cai, Shilin Liu, Feng Jiao, Satoshi Kimura, Masahisa Wada, Shigenori Kuga, Lina Zhang	342
12	Internal surface polarity of regenerated cellulose gel depends on the species used as coagulant 2011 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Noriyuki Isobe, Ung‐Jin Kim, Satoshi Kimura, Masahisa Wada, Shigenori Kuga	52
13	Cellulose Aerogels from Aqueous Alkali Hydroxide–Urea Solution 2007 ·ChemSusChem ·Jie Cai, Satoshi Kimura, Masahisa Wada, Shigenori Kuga, Lina Zhang	321
14	Experimental Evaluation of Water Retention for Coating Color using Automatic Scanning Absorption 2005 ·Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry ·Yong Kyu Lee, (unknown), Shigenori Kuga	2
15	ORF2 gene involves in the construction of high-order structure of bacterial cellulose 2002 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Tomonori Nakai, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Shigenori Kuga, Yasushi Sugano, Makoto Shoda	30
16	Role of the Putative Membrane-Bound Endo-1,4-β-Glucanase KORRIGAN in Cell Elongation and Cellulose Synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana 2001 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·(unknown), Tomohiko Kato, (unknown), Tadashi Ishii, (unknown), Tatsuya Awano, Keiji Takabe, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Shigenori Kuga, Shusei Sato, Yasukazu Nakamura, Satoshi Tabata, Daisuke Shibata	153
17	Ion-exchange chromatography by dicarboxyl cellulose gel 2001 ·Journal of Chromatography A ·(unknown), Shigenori Kuga	79
18	The behaviour of Phanerochaete chrysosporium cellobiose dehydrogenase on adsorption to crystallineand amorphous celluloses 1997 ·Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry ·Masahiro Samejima, (unknown), Kiyohiko Igarashi, Akira Isogai, Shigenori Kuga, Junji Sugiyama, Karl‐Erik Eriksson	25
19	Bacterial Cellulose -The Possibility of Raw Material for Paper Making Fiber- 1992 ·Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology ·Shigenori Kuga	1
20	Secondary Dynamic Dispersions of Aromatic Polyimide 1972 ·Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan ·Hirotaro Kambe, Teiji Kato, Shigenori Kuga, Rikio Yokota	4

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