Takeshi Okano

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Takeshi Okano is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Takeshi Okano has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Biomaterials, 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Takeshi Okano's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (28 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (15 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (9 papers). Takeshi Okano is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (28 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (15 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (9 papers). Takeshi Okano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and Cambodia. Takeshi Okano's co-authors include Masahisa Wada, Shigenori Kuga, Junji Sugiyama, Jun Araki, Tetsuo Kondo, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Ung‐Jin Kim, Masamitsu Ohta, Yoshitaka Kubojima and Atsuko Ishikawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Langmuir and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

Takeshi Okano

45 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Flow properties of microcrystalline cellulose suspension ... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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. Flow properties of microcrystalline cellulose suspension prepared by acid treatment of native cellulose
    1998 569 citations Jun Araki, Masahisa Wada et al. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects profile →
  2. Periodate Oxidation of Crystalline Cellulose
    2000 526 citations Shigenori Kuga, Masahisa Wada et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Takeshi Okano Japan 28 3.0k 1.7k 1.1k 579 574 47 3.9k
Umesh P. Agarwal United States 30 2.3k 0.8× 2.5k 1.5× 1.3k 1.1× 467 0.8× 381 0.7× 78 4.6k
Henri Chanzy France 10 2.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 215 0.4× 374 0.7× 12 3.5k
Per Tomas Larsson Sweden 38 5.0k 1.7× 2.9k 1.7× 1.3k 1.1× 332 0.6× 831 1.4× 90 6.6k
Shinichiro Iwamoto Japan 24 4.5k 1.5× 1.9k 1.1× 823 0.7× 157 0.3× 989 1.7× 45 5.3k
Patrick Navard France 33 1.9k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 420 0.4× 212 0.4× 667 1.2× 106 3.4k
John Lionel Simonsen United States 29 5.8k 1.9× 2.4k 1.4× 1.2k 1.1× 394 0.7× 1.5k 2.6× 87 8.0k
Pedro Fardim Finland 32 2.0k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 426 0.4× 285 0.5× 326 0.6× 171 3.8k
Sirkka Liisa Maunu Finland 33 994 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 392 0.3× 539 0.9× 430 0.7× 63 2.8k
Brigitte Heublein Germany 11 4.4k 1.5× 2.4k 1.4× 778 0.7× 208 0.4× 728 1.3× 24 6.2k
Hyōe Hatakeyama Japan 35 1.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 563 0.5× 156 0.3× 1.3k 2.2× 123 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Takeshi Okano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Takeshi Okano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takeshi Okano

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Okano, Takeshi, et al.. (2007). Evaluation of Modulus of Rigidity By Dynamic Plate Shear Testing. Wood and Fiber Science. 19(4). 332–338. 13 indexed citations
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Okano, Takeshi. (2002). Explicit continued fractions with expected partial quotient growth. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 130(6). 1603–1605. 7 indexed citations
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Wada, Masahisa, Takeshi Okano, & Junji Sugiyama. (2001). Allomorphs of native crystalline cellulose I evaluated by two equatoriald-spacings. Journal of Wood Science. 47(2). 124–128. 170 indexed citations
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Wada, Masahisa & Takeshi Okano. (2001). Localization of Iα and Iβ phases in algal cellulose revealed by acid treatments. Cellulose. 8(3). 183–188. 150 indexed citations
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Saito, Yukie, Takeshi Okano, Françoise Gaill, H. Chanzy, & Jean‐Luc Putaux. (2000). Structural data on the intra-crystalline swelling of β-chitin. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 28(1). 81–88. 74 indexed citations
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Kubojima, Yoshitaka, Takeshi Okano, & Masamitsu Ohta. (2000). Bending strength and toughness of heat-treated wood. Journal of Wood Science. 46(1). 8–15. 194 indexed citations
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Nishiyama, Yoshiharu, Takeshi Okano, Paul Langan, & H. Chanzy. (1999). High resolution neutron fibre diffraction data on hydrogenated and deuterated cellulose. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 26(4). 279–283. 25 indexed citations
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Nishiyama, Yoshiharu, et al.. (1999). Intracrystalline Deuteration of Native Cellulose. Macromolecules. 32(6). 2078–2081. 61 indexed citations
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Kuga, Shigenori, et al.. (1998). Native Cellulose II Production by Acetobacter Xylinum Under Physical Constraints. Cellulose. 5(3). 165–173. 25 indexed citations
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Araki, Jun, Masahisa Wada, Shigenori Kuga, & Takeshi Okano. (1998). Flow properties of microcrystalline cellulose suspension prepared by acid treatment of native cellulose. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 142(1). 75–82. 569 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wada, Masahisa, Takeshi Okano, & Junji Sugiyama. (1997). Synchrotron-radiated X-ray and neutron diffraction study of native cellulose. Cellulose. 4(3). 221–232. 181 indexed citations
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Hayashi, Noriko, Junji Sugiyama, Takeshi Okano, & Mitsuro Ishihara. (1997). The enzymatic susceptibility of cellulose microfibrils of the algal-bacterial type and the cotton-ramie type. Carbohydrate Research. 305(2). 261–269. 58 indexed citations
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Saito, Yukie, Takeshi Okano, H. Chanzy, & Junji Sugiyama. (1995). Structural Study of α Chitin from the Grasping Spines of the Arrow Worm (Sagitta spp.). Journal of Structural Biology. 114(3). 218–228. 38 indexed citations
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Ishikawa, Atsuko, Junji Sugiyama, & Takeshi Okano. (1994). Fine Structure and Tensile Properties of Ramie Fibers in the Crystalline Form of Cellulose I, II, and III_I. 81. 16–18. 2 indexed citations
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Wada, Masahisa, Junji Sugiyama, & Takeshi Okano. (1993). Native celluloses on the basis of two crystalline phase (Iα/Iβ) system. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 49(8). 1491–1496. 153 indexed citations
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Adachi, Hiroko, et al.. (1991). The difference of cellulose crystal between softwoods and hardwoods.. Sen i Gakkaishi. 47(11). 580–584. 5 indexed citations
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Sugiyama, Junji, Takeshi Okano, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, & Fumitaka Horii. (1990). Transformation of Valonia cellulose crystals by an alkaline hydrothermal treatment. Macromolecules. 23(12). 3196–3198. 118 indexed citations
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Kim, Nam–Hun, Takeshi Okano, & Masamitsu Ohta. (1988). Fractography of Drying Checks. 78. 83–95.
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Okano, Takeshi. (1987). A Note on the Transcendental Continued Fractions. Tokyo Journal of Mathematics. 10(1). 4 indexed citations
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Okano, Takeshi, et al.. (1986). Structural variation of native cellulose related to its source. Biopolymers. 25(5). 851–861. 29 indexed citations

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