Shuji Usui

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Shuji Usui is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, Shuji Usui has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Organic Chemistry, 17 papers in Materials Chemistry and 15 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in Shuji Usui's work include Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (15 papers), Advanced machining processes and optimization (14 papers) and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (13 papers). Shuji Usui is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (15 papers), Advanced machining processes and optimization (14 papers) and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (13 papers). Shuji Usui collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Cambodia. Shuji Usui's co-authors include Chandu Parimi, Ted Belytschko, Yoshimasa Fukazawa, Takashi Matsumoto, N. Sukumar, Nicolas Moës, T. D. Marusich, Takahiro Tominaga, Shin-ichiro Hayashi and Yanyan Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Shuji Usui

89 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Arbitrary discontinuities in finite elements 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750
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.

  1. Arbitrary discontinuities in finite elements
    2001 886 citations Shuji Usui et al. profile →

Peers

Shuji Usui
A.I. Bailey United Kingdom
Renato Barbieri Italy
Ichiro Takahashi Japan
T. Howard Black United States
R. C. Armstrong United States
Matthias Neumann Germany
Takashi Kikuchi Japan
S. Rajagopal India
Asad Ullah Pakistan
Panagiotis Angelikopoulos Switzerland
A.I. Bailey United Kingdom
Shuji Usui
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Countries citing papers authored by Shuji Usui

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shuji Usui

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shuji Usui

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hayashi, Shin-ichiro, et al.. (2018). Influence of magnesium chloride on the dose–response of polyacrylamide-type gel dosimeters. Radiological Physics and Technology. 11(4). 375–381. 26 indexed citations
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Kawamura, Hisao, et al.. (2013). Comparison of the influence of inorganic salts on the NMR dose sensitivity of polyacrylamide-based gel dosimeter. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 444. 12094–12094. 13 indexed citations
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Usui, Shuji, et al.. (2012). [Polymer gel dosimetry--the dose response for X-ray irradiation].. PubMed. 31(3). 75–83. 1 indexed citations
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Tamura, Takayuki, Shuji Usui, Shigeru Murakami, et al.. (2011). Comparisons of multi b‐value DWI signal analysis with pathological specimen of breast cancer. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 68(3). 890–897. 30 indexed citations
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Muranaka, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2010). Evaluation of RF Heating on Hip Joint Implant in Phantom during MRI Examinations. Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology. 66(7). 725–733. 26 indexed citations
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Tamura, Takayuki, Shuji Usui, Shigeru Murakami, et al.. (2010). Biexponential Signal Attenuation Analysis of Diffusion-weighted Imaging of Breast. Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences. 9(4). 195–207. 31 indexed citations
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Muranaka, Hiroyuki, T. Horiguchi, Shuji Usui, et al.. (2007). Dependence of RF Heating on SAR and Implant Position in a 1.5T MR System. Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences. 6(4). 199–209. 27 indexed citations
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Muranaka, Hiroyuki, T. Horiguchi, Shuji Usui, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of RF Heating on Humerus Implant in Phantoms during 1.5T MR Imaging and Comparisons with Electromagnetic Simulation. Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences. 5(2). 79–88. 15 indexed citations
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Marusich, T. D., et al.. (2006). Residual Stress Prediction for Part Distortion Modeling. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 10 indexed citations
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Muranaka, Hiroyuki, Osamu Nakamura, Shuji Usui, Y. Ueda, & Kaoru Morikawa. (2005). Influence of Implants on Human Body During MRI Examinations : Fundamental Experiment Using Metal Balls. Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology. 61(7). 1014–1020. 6 indexed citations
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Fukazawa, Yoshimasa & Shuji Usui. (1997). Conformational Analysis by Chemical Shift Simulation.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 55(12). 1124–1133. 2 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Takashi, et al.. (1996). Synthesis of 6-Methoxy-1,1,10-trimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroanthracene, a Synthetic Intermediate of a Linear Abietane Diterpene, Umbrosone.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 44(3). 530–533. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanyan, Takeharu Haino, Shuji Usui, & Yoshimasa Fukazawa. (1996). Shielding effect of ether CO bond obtained from proton chemical shifts of 4-oxa-5α- and 4-oxa-5β-androstan-17-ones. Tetrahedron. 52(7). 2325–2336. 22 indexed citations
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Fukazawa, Yoshimasa, et al.. (1995). Conformational analysis by chemical shift simulation. Structure of 1,1,10,10-tetramethyl[3.3]metacyclophane-2,11-dione. Tetrahedron Letters. 36(19). 3349–3352. 27 indexed citations
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Usui, Shuji, et al.. (1991). Crystalline Complexes of Acyclic p-Cresol-Formaldehyde Tetramer with Benzene. An Induced Fit Type Binding of Benzene Molecule. Chemistry Letters. 20(8). 1387–1390. 3 indexed citations
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Fukazawa, Yoshimasa, et al.. (1987). Conformation of Dithia[3.3](1,3)azulenopyridinophanes. Chemistry Letters. 16(12). 2343–2346. 2 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Takashi & Shuji Usui. (1983). Furanosesquiterpenoids: Total Synthesis of Pallescensins 2, F, and G. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 56(2). 491–493. 6 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Takashi & Shuji Usui. (1982). Total Synthesis of (±)-Pisiferic Acid, Methyl (±)-Pisiferate, and (±)-Pisiferol. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 55(5). 1599–1604. 12 indexed citations

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