Shinichiro Iwamoto

6.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
45 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Shinichiro Iwamoto is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Shinichiro Iwamoto has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Biomaterials, 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Shinichiro Iwamoto's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (27 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (11 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (11 papers). Shinichiro Iwamoto is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (27 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (11 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (11 papers). Shinichiro Iwamoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, South Korea and United States. Shinichiro Iwamoto's co-authors include Hiroyuki Yano, Antonio Norio Nakagaito, Kentaro Abe, Masaya Nogi, Tadahisa Iwata, Akira Isogai, Takashi Endo, Weihua Kai, Akio Takemura and Naruhito Hori and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Journal of Applied Physics and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

Shinichiro Iwamoto

44 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Optically Transparent Nanofiber Paper

2009 865 citations Shinichiro Iwamoto, Antonio Norio Nakagaito et al. profile →
Obtaining Cellulose Nanofibers with a Uniform Width of 15 nm from Wood

2007 688 citations Kentaro Abe, Shinichiro Iwamoto et al. Biomacromolecules profile →
Elastic Modulus of Single Cellulose Microfibrils from Tunicate Measured by Atomic Force Microscopy

2009 555 citations Shinichiro Iwamoto, Akira Isogai et al. Biomacromolecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shinichiro Iwamoto Japan	24	4.5k	1.9k	989	823	387	45	5.3k
Kentaro Abe Japan	35	3.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	902 0.9×	706 0.9×	409 1.1×	87	4.8k
Hayaka Fukuzumi Japan	20	5.7k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	562 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	408 1.1×	21	6.4k
Antonio Norio Nakagaito Japan	28	5.6k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	2.6k 2.6×	817 1.0×	397 1.0×	64	6.9k
My Ahmed Saïd Azizi Samir France	13	3.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	1.0k 1.0×	507 0.6×	326 0.8×	13	3.9k
Mikael Ankerfors Sweden	20	6.6k 1.4×	2.5k 1.3×	748 0.8×	1.4k 1.7×	474 1.2×	34	7.6k
Annie Dorris Canada	10	3.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	374 0.4×	648 0.8×	320 0.8×	15	3.8k
Tekla Tammelin Finland	37	2.9k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	369 0.4×	556 0.7×	361 0.9×	110	3.9k
Lokendra Pal United States	32	2.5k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	569 0.6×	429 0.5×	248 0.6×	109	3.6k
Hongqi Dai China	39	2.6k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	626 0.6×	471 0.6×	435 1.1×	138	4.6k
Kristin Syverud Norway	40	3.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	275 0.3×	578 0.7×	254 0.7×	93	4.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shinichiro Iwamoto

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Hatakeyama, Mayumi, et al.. (2025). Adhesion and proliferation behavior of primary human mesenchymal stem cells on sulfated cellulose nanofiber scaffolds with different sulfate contents. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 11. 100930–100930.

Hatakeyama, Mayumi, et al.. (2024). Primary human mesenchymal stem cell culture under xeno-free conditions using surface-modified cellulose nanofiber scaffolds. Carbohydrate Polymers. 343. 122479–122479. 7 indexed citations

Saito, Yasuko, et al.. (2020). Dispersion of quinacridone pigments using cellulose nanofibers promoted by CH–π interactions and hydrogen bonds. Cellulose. 27(6). 3153–3165. 20 indexed citations

Saito, Yasuko, et al.. (2020). Suppressing aggregation of quinacridone pigment and improving its color strength by using chitosan nanofibers. Carbohydrate Polymers. 255. 117365–117365. 14 indexed citations

Ota, Yasutomo, et al.. (2019). Hybrid integration of quantum/classical light sources on Si using transfer printing. 2 indexed citations

Kumagai, Akio, Naoko Tajima, Shinichiro Iwamoto, et al.. (2018). Properties of natural rubber reinforced with cellulose nanofibers based on fiber diameter distribution as estimated by differential centrifugal sedimentation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 121. 989–995. 54 indexed citations

Shimizu, Michiko, Tsuguyuki Saito, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, et al.. (2016). Fast and Robust Nanocellulose Width Estimation Using Turbidimetry. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 37(19). 1581–1586. 43 indexed citations

Sawamura, Márcio Valente Yamada, et al.. (2014). First Application of CIM to Tunnel Construction in Japan. 2 indexed citations

Iwamoto, Shinichiro, Shigehiro Yamamoto, Seung Hwan Lee, Hirokazu Ito, & Takashi Endo. (2014). Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polypropylene Composites Reinforced with Lignocellulose Nanofibers Dried in Melted Ethylene-Butene Copolymer. Materials. 7(10). 6919–6929. 27 indexed citations

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Iwamoto, Shinichiro, Seung Hwan Lee, & Takashi Endo. (2013). Relationship between aspect ratio and suspension viscosity of wood cellulose nanofibers. Polymer Journal. 46(1). 73–76. 123 indexed citations

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Fahma, Farah, Shinichiro Iwamoto, Naruhito Hori, Tadahisa Iwata, & Akio Takemura. (2010). Effect of pre-acid-hydrolysis treatment on morphology and properties of cellulose nanowhiskers from coconut husk. Cellulose. 18(2). 443–450. 122 indexed citations

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Fujii, Yoshihisa, et al.. (2009). Succession of Shrub-layer Vegetation and Situation of Wild Rhododendron in the Abandoned Satoyama Coppice Forest. Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture. 72(5). 511–516. 1 indexed citations

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Ochiai, Shojiro, Shinichiro Iwamoto, Jianjun Sha, et al.. (2008). Residual stresses in YAG phase of melt growth Al2O3/YAG eutectic composite estimated by indentation fracture test and finite element analysis. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 28(12). 2309–2317. 17 indexed citations

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Iwamoto, Shinichiro, Kentaro Abe, & Hiroyuki Yano. (2008). The Effect of Hemicelluloses on Wood Pulp Nanofibrillation and Nanofiber Network Characteristics. Biomacromolecules. 9(3). 1022–1026. 408 indexed citations

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Ochiai, Shojiro, Kohei Morishita, Shinichiro Iwamoto, et al.. (2007). Thermally induced residual strain accumulation in Bi2223/Ag/Ag alloy composite superconductor. Superconductor Science and Technology. 20(3). 202–210. 33 indexed citations

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Okuda, Hiroshi, Kohei Morishita, Shinichiro Iwamoto, et al.. (2006). In situ synchrotron-radiation measurements of axial strain in laminated Bi2223 superconducting composite tapes at room temperature. Scripta Materialia. 55(8). 691–694. 12 indexed citations

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Ochiai, Shojiro, Taichiro Tomida, Shinichiro Iwamoto, et al.. (2005). Fracture Behavior of Brittle Coating Layer on Metal Substrate. Materials science forum. 475-479. 929–932. 1 indexed citations

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Nakagaito, Antonio Norio, Shinichiro Iwamoto, & Hiroyuki Yano. (2004). Bacterial cellulose: the ultimate nano-scalar cellulose morphology for the production of high-strength composites. Applied Physics A. 80(1). 93–97. 290 indexed citations

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Iwamoto, Shinichiro, et al.. (1998). Standing crop of Sasa and the growth patterns of seedlings in a deciduous broad-leaved secondary forest. Journal of the Japanese Forest Society. 80(4). 311–318. 5 indexed citations

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Kawamoto, T., Tatsuya Hobara, Hisato Kobayashi, et al.. (1988). Metabolism of chloral hydrate in the anoxic perfused liver. Toxicology Letters. 40(3). 225–231. 4 indexed citations

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