Shiro Kobayashi

24.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
498 papers, 17.2k citations indexed

About

Shiro Kobayashi is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shiro Kobayashi has authored 498 papers receiving a total of 17.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 293 papers in Organic Chemistry, 162 papers in Biomaterials and 139 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Shiro Kobayashi's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (148 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (83 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (76 papers). Shiro Kobayashi is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (148 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (83 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (76 papers). Shiro Kobayashi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United States. Shiro Kobayashi's co-authors include Hiroshi Uyama, Takeo Sàegusa, Shunsaku Kimura, Shin‐ichiro Shoda, A. Makino, Kläus Müllen, Hideyuki Higashimura, Jun‐ichi Kadokawa, Takashi Tsujimoto and Motoichi Kurisawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Shiro Kobayashi

492 papers receiving 16.6k 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.

Enzymatic Polymerization

2001 746 citations Shiro Kobayashi, Hiroshi Uyama et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials

2015 501 citations Shiro Kobayashi et al. profile →
Enzymes as Green Catalysts for Precision Macromolecular Synthesis

2016 433 citations Shin‐ichiro Shoda, Hiroshi Uyama et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
Aromatic substitution. XXX. Friedel-Crafts benzylation of benzene and toluene with benzyl and substituted benzyl halides

1972 141 citations Shiro Kobayashi et al. profile →

Peers

Shiro Kobayashi

BIOMA

Hiroshi Uyama Japan

Richard A. Gross United States

Richard C. Larock United States

Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar United States

Bernard Boutevin France

John D. Holbrey United Kingdom

George J. P. Britovsek United Kingdom

Huizhou Liu China

Ning Yan Singapore

Thomas Rosenau Austria

Hiroshi Uyama Japan

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BIOMA

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shiro Kobayashi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shiro Kobayashi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shiro Kobayashi 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 Shiro Kobayashi. Shiro Kobayashi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Shoda, Shin‐ichiro, Hiroshi Uyama, Jun‐ichi Kadokawa, Shunsaku Kimura, & Shiro Kobayashi. (2016). Enzymes as Green Catalysts for Precision Macromolecular Synthesis. Chemical Reviews. 116(4). 2307–2413. 433 indexed citations breakdown →

Yamaguchi, Syuhei, Yuji Aso, Hitomi Ohara, et al.. (2012). Biobased Polymers: Synthesis of Graft Copolymers and Comb Polymers Using Lactic Acid Macromonomer and Properties of the Product Polymers. Biomacromolecules. 13(11). 3757–3768. 39 indexed citations

Ohara, Hitomi, et al.. (2010). Optical resolution of n-butyl d- and l-lactates using immobilized lipase catalyst. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 111(1). 19–21. 7 indexed citations

Kadokawa, Jun‐ichi & Shiro Kobayashi. (2009). Polymer synthesis by enzymatic catalysis. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 14(2). 145–153. 144 indexed citations

Makino, A., Masashi Ohmae, & Shiro Kobayashi. (2006). Synthesis of Fluorinated Chitin Derivatives via Enzymatic Polymerization. Macromolecular Bioscience. 6(10). 862–872. 26 indexed citations

Uyama, Hiroshi, Takashi Tsujimoto, & Shiro Kobayashi. (2004). Green Nanocomposites from Epoxidized Plant Oils and Oxetane-Containing Silane Coupling Agent. 25(3). 124–130. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Young‐Jin, Hiroshi Uyama, & Shiro Kobayashi. (2004). Inhibition effects of (+)-catechin–aldehyde polycondensates on proteinases causing proteolytic degradation of extracellular matrix. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 320(1). 256–261. 92 indexed citations

Kurisawa, Motoichi, Joo Eun Chung, Hiroshi Uyama, & Shiro Kobayashi. (2004). Oxidative coupling of epigallocatechin gallate amplifies antioxidant activity and inhibits xanthine oxidase activity. Chemical Communications. 294–294. 27 indexed citations

Kim, Young‐Jin, Hiroshi Uyama, & Shiro Kobayashi. (2004). Peroxidase‐Catalyzed Oxidative Polymerization of Phenol with a Nonionic Polymer Surfactant Template in Water. Macromolecular Bioscience. 4(5). 497–502. 37 indexed citations

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Uyama, Hiroshi, et al.. (2004). Organic‐Inorganic Hybrids from Renewable Plant Oils and Clay. Macromolecular Bioscience. 4(3). 354–360. 42 indexed citations

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Higashimura, Hideyuki & Shiro Kobayashi. (2002). Recent Developments in Toransition Metal-Catalyzed Polymerization. II. Highly Regioselective Oxidative Polymerization of Phenols Catalyzed by a Tyrosinase Model Complex.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 59(6). 319–331. 2 indexed citations

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Tachibana, Yoichi, Motoichi Kurisawa, Hiroshi Uyama, Toyoji Kakuchi, & Shiro Kobayashi. (2002). Biodegradable thermoresponsive poly(amino acid)s. Chemical Communications. 106–107. 71 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Shiro. (1999). Enzymatic Polymerization. Synthesis of Artificial Polymers Catalyzed by Natural Polymers.. Kobunshi. 48(3). 124–127. 6 indexed citations

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Sato, Hiroaki, Shin Tsuge, Hajime Ohtani, et al.. (1998). Determination of the Degree of Acetylation of Chitin/Chitosan by Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography in the Presence of Oxalic Acid. Analytical Chemistry. 70(1). 7–12. 76 indexed citations

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Cao, Shaokui & Shiro Kobayashi. (1994). Synthesis of new germanium-containing oligomers by polyaddition reaction of a bisgermylene to organic dihalides. 31(5). 627–634. 1 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Shiro & Shin‐ichiro Shoda. (1993). Synthesis of Cellulose and Cellooligosaccharide by Enzymatic Polymerization. A New Aspect of Glycotechnology.. KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU. 31(6). 385–391.

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Kobayashi, Shiro. (1986). Electrophilic ring-opening polymerization.. Kobunshi. 35(11). 1022–1025. 1 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Shiro, Takeo Sàegusa, & Junji Furukawa. (1967). Polymerization of endo-Trimethylenenorbornene with Ziegler-Type Catalysts. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 70(3). 372–374. 4 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Shiro, Takeo Sàegusa, & Junji Furukawa. (1967). Polymerization of Norbornene by Ternary Catalyst System of AlEt3-TiCl4-Halogen. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 70(3). 375–377. 1 indexed citations

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Saegusa, Takeo, et al.. (1964). Polymerization of Norbornene by Some Ziegler-Type Catalysts Takashi Tujino. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 67(11). 1961–1965. 5 indexed citations

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