Shintaro Itoh

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Shintaro Itoh is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shintaro Itoh has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 49 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 48 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shintaro Itoh's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (57 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (45 papers) and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (26 papers). Shintaro Itoh is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (57 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (45 papers) and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (26 papers). Shintaro Itoh collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Malaysia. Shintaro Itoh's co-authors include Kenji Fukuzawa, Hedong Zhang, H. Morimoto, Kazuo Mukai, Hiroshi Amano, K. Oki, K. Hiramatsu, T. Shiraishi, N. Kuwano and Isamu Akasaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Shintaro Itoh

126 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Growth mechanism of GaN grown on sapphire with A1N buffer layer by MOVPE

1991 234 citations K. Hiramatsu, Shintaro Itoh et al. Journal of Crystal Growth profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shintaro Itoh Japan	18	449	339	322	313	309	136	1.5k
I. Ursu Romania	23	428 1.0×	492 1.5×	385 1.2×	338 1.1×	149 0.5×	223	1.9k
R. Tao United States	29	126 0.3×	452 1.3×	287 0.9×	608 1.9×	927 3.0×	121	3.0k
Fatemeh Ghasemi Iran	22	286 0.6×	257 0.8×	274 0.9×	243 0.8×	318 1.0×	94	1.8k
Masaaki Tanaka Japan	18	134 0.3×	340 1.0×	129 0.4×	155 0.5×	71 0.2×	163	1.2k
Yu. V. Gulyaev Russia	18	254 0.6×	454 1.3×	511 1.6×	754 2.4×	496 1.6×	192	1.6k
Yukio Mizuno Japan	24	170 0.4×	653 1.9×	692 2.1×	243 0.8×	252 0.8×	164	1.8k
Shashank Chaturvedi India	20	282 0.6×	408 1.2×	418 1.3×	227 0.7×	101 0.3×	146	1.5k
Godehard Sutmann Germany	21	90 0.2×	504 1.5×	227 0.7×	669 2.1×	414 1.3×	84	1.7k
Kazuyuki Takeda Japan	23	76 0.2×	619 1.8×	469 1.5×	326 1.0×	160 0.5×	98	1.7k
R. Srinivasan India	20	260 0.6×	848 2.5×	155 0.5×	166 0.5×	103 0.3×	121	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shintaro Itoh

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Fukuzawa, Kenji, et al.. (2025). Interfacial slip quantification in nanogaps using squeeze flow velocimetry. Physics of Fluids. 37(5).

Chen, Xingyu, et al.. (2024). Molecular dynamics study of confined liquid film viscosity in Constant-Pressure and Constant-Distance systems. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 404. 124955–124955. 1 indexed citations

Itoh, Shintaro, et al.. (2023). Correlation between viscoelastic response and frictional properties of hydrated zwitterionic polymer brush film in narrowing shear gap. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 655. 253–261. 2 indexed citations

Fukuzawa, Kenji, et al.. (2023). Quantitative Measurement of Squeeze Flow Distribution in Nanogaps by Particle Image Velocimetry Using Quantum Dots. Tribology Letters. 71(4). 2 indexed citations

Itoh, Shintaro, et al.. (2020). Optimizing on-chip concentration of DNA molecules against a nanoslit barrier. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. 24(11). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Xingyu, et al.. (2020). ReaxFF Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Mechano-Chemical Decomposition of Perfluoropolyether Lubricants in Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(41). 22496–22505. 22 indexed citations

Fukuzawa, Kenji, et al.. (2017). Real-Time Observation of Molecularly Thin Lubricant Films on Head Sliders Using Rotating-Compensator-Based Ellipsometric Microscopy. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 53(11). 1–4. 5 indexed citations

Itoh, Shintaro, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Kenji Fukuzawa, & Hedong Zhang. (2017). Measurement of viscoelasticity of UV photoresist used for nanoimprint lithography under confinement in nanometer-sized gaps. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 56(6S1). 06GL02–06GL02. 5 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Takayuki, Hedong Zhang, Kenji Fukuzawa, & Shintaro Itoh. (2015). Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Nanometer-Thick Polar Lubricant Films Sheared Between Solid Surfaces With Random Roughness. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 51(11). 1–4. 5 indexed citations

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Lü, Renguo, Hedong Zhang, Yasunaga MITSUYA, Kenji Fukuzawa, & Shintaro Itoh. (2013). Contributions of Mobile and Bonded Molecules to Dynamic Friction of Nanometer-Thick Perfluoropolyether Films Coated on Magnetic Disk Surfaces. Tribology Letters. 54(3). 237–247. 5 indexed citations

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Itoh, Shintaro, et al.. (2010). Viscoelasticity of PFPE lubricant films on magnetic disk surface measured by optical-fiber-based nanorheometry. 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Fukuzawa, Kenji, et al.. (2008). Nonuniform Distribution of Molecularly Thin Lubricant Caused by Inhomogeneous Buried Layers of Discrete Track Media. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 44(11). 3663–3666. 3 indexed citations

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Fukuzawa, Kenji, et al.. (2008). Control of Wettability of Molecularly Thin Liquid Films by Nanostructures. Langmuir. 24(6). 2921–2928. 11 indexed citations

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Itoh, Shintaro, Akihiro Kobayashi, H. Masuda, et al.. (2005). HiSIM: Accurate Charge Modeling Important for RF Era. TechConnect Briefs. 303–306. 2 indexed citations

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Fukuzawa, Kenji, et al.. (2005). Diffusive motion of molecules in submonolayer liquid films on a solid surface. Physical Review E. 72(6). 61602–61602. 9 indexed citations

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Yamagata, Kazuo, Motoki Tagami, Fumio TAKENAGA, et al.. (2003). Polyunsaturated fatty acids induce tight junctions to form in brain capillary endothelial cells. Neuroscience. 116(3). 649–656. 28 indexed citations

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Hoshino, T., Shintaro Itoh, Itsuya Muta, et al.. (1999). Conductor pitch effect on an eddy current loss of the superconducting power cable using the disassembled cable "N" data. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 9(2). 1277–1280.

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Zushi, H., K. Nakamura, Shintaro Itoh, et al.. (1999). High ion temperature discharge and its long sustainment in both limiter and single null configurations on TRIAM-1M. Nuclear Fusion. 39(11Y). 1955–1963. 6 indexed citations

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Ida, K., Y. Miura, Tatsuma D. Matsuda, et al.. (1995). Evidence for a Toroidal-Momentum-Transport Nondiffusive Term from the JFT-2M Tokamak. Physical Review Letters. 74(11). 1990–1993. 73 indexed citations

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Hiramatsu, K., Shintaro Itoh, Hiroshi Amano, et al.. (1991). Growth mechanism of GaN grown on sapphire with A1N buffer layer by MOVPE. Journal of Crystal Growth. 115(1-4). 628–633. 234 indexed citations breakdown →

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