Tooru Kitagawa

879 total citations
51 papers, 696 citations indexed

About

Tooru Kitagawa is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Tooru Kitagawa has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 696 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 28 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Tooru Kitagawa's work include Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (31 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (18 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (16 papers). Tooru Kitagawa is often cited by papers focused on Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (31 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (18 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (16 papers). Tooru Kitagawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Tooru Kitagawa's co-authors include Kazuyuki Yabuki, Hiroki Murase, Kohji Tashiro, Robert J. Young, Atsuhiko Yamanaka, Yoshinobu Izumi, Shigehiro Nishijima, Hiroyuki Fujishiro, Takashi Norisuye and Yusuke Shimizu and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Journal of Membrane Science and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

Tooru Kitagawa

49 papers receiving 682 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tooru Kitagawa Japan 13 420 347 214 176 168 51 696
Byung Ghyl Min South Korea 12 215 0.5× 312 0.9× 114 0.5× 313 1.8× 106 0.6× 18 611
Juan Carlos Cabanelas Spain 15 214 0.5× 318 0.9× 93 0.4× 458 2.6× 248 1.5× 27 827
Changwoon Jang United States 11 252 0.6× 256 0.7× 108 0.5× 199 1.1× 78 0.5× 15 487
В. М. Светличный Russia 19 377 0.9× 806 2.3× 237 1.1× 378 2.1× 151 0.9× 99 1.1k
Gregor Jakša Slovenia 11 121 0.3× 212 0.6× 118 0.6× 159 0.9× 85 0.5× 12 550
B. Prathab India 9 223 0.5× 162 0.5× 61 0.3× 134 0.8× 117 0.7× 9 512
John C. Coburn United States 12 170 0.4× 400 1.2× 93 0.4× 233 1.3× 159 0.9× 18 622
Mei Lin Chng Singapore 12 584 1.4× 279 0.8× 123 0.6× 263 1.5× 104 0.6× 13 715
Yuung‐Ching Sheen Taiwan 11 313 0.7× 399 1.1× 73 0.3× 220 1.3× 132 0.8× 13 714
Y. Mi United States 10 524 1.2× 460 1.3× 79 0.4× 228 1.3× 84 0.5× 12 700

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tooru Kitagawa

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

All Works

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Ogura, Kohei, et al.. (2025). Optimizing feed-spacer configuration to enhance the properties required for efficient spiral-wound RO elements. Desalination. 613. 119005–119005. 2 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Tooru, et al.. (2024). Effect of Surface Modification of Polyamide-Based Reverse Osmosis Membranes by Glycerol Monoacrylate–Butyl Acrylate Copolymers on Antifouling. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 63(9). 4124–4133. 1 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Keizo, Tooru Kitagawa, Atsushi Matsuoka, et al.. (2024). Pervaporation dehydration of an isopropanol aqueous solution using microporous TiO2-SiO2-OCL (Organic chelating Ligand) composite membranes prepared under different firing conditions. Separation and Purification Technology. 337. 126249–126249. 8 indexed citations
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Gonzales, Ralph Rolly, Tooru Kitagawa, Nasrul Arahman, et al.. (2024). Chitin-augmented wetting resistance and water-in-oil emulsion separation performance of silane-modified polyketone membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 710. 123115–123115. 2 indexed citations
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Yoshioka, Tomohisa, Keizo Nakagawa, Tooru Kitagawa, et al.. (2023). Organic solvent reverse osmosis characteristics of TiO2-ZrO2-organic chelating ligand (OCL) composite membranes using OCLs with different molecular sizes. Separation and Purification Technology. 315. 123576–123576. 6 indexed citations
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Taniguchi, Nobuyuki, et al.. (2017). Dependence of fiber-structural formation processes for rigid-rod polymers on the miscibility of their molecular chains in poly-phosphoric acid. European Polymer Journal. 88. 9–20. 5 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Tooru, et al.. (2017). Effects of hydrophilicity of rigid-rod polymers on the formation of poly-p-pyridylenebenzobisoxazole fibers. Journal of Materials Science. 52(7). 4142–4154. 3 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Tooru, Hideki Sugihara, & Masayuki Tsutsumi. (2015). The Effect of Non-Aqueous Coagulation in the Structure of Poly-<i>p</i>-phenylenebenzobisoxazole (PBO) Fibers. Sen i Gakkaishi. 71(2). 105–111. 3 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Tooru, Kazuyuki Yabuki, Andrew Wright, & Robert J. Young. (2014). An investigation into the relationship between processing, structure and properties for high-modulus PBO fibres: part 3: analysis of fibre microstructure using transmission electron microscopy. Journal of Materials Science. 49(18). 6467–6474. 12 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Hideaki, et al.. (2009). Studies on Double Orientation and Crystal Modifications of Stretched Polyester Films. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 66(12). 598–604.
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Nomura, Yukihiro, et al.. (2008). Tensile and Fatigue Strength of High-Modulus Type Poly-p-Phenylene Benzobisoxazole (PBO) Fiber. Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan. 57(7). 732–738. 4 indexed citations
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Yamanaka, Atsuhiko, Tooru Kitagawa, Masayuki Tsutsumi, et al.. (2004). Thermal strain of high strength polyethylene fiber in low temperature. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 93(6). 2918–2925. 7 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Tooru, Kohji Tashiro, & Kazuyuki Yabuki. (2002). Stress distribution in poly‐p‐phenylenebenzobisoxazole (PBO) fiber as viewed from vibrational spectroscopic measurement under tension. I. Stress‐induced frequency shifts of Raman bands and molecular deformation mechanism. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 40(13). 1269–1280. 39 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Tooru & Kazuyuki Yabuki. (2001). An analysis of capillary water behavior in poly‐p‐phenylenebenzobisoxazole fiber. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 80(7). 1030–1036. 18 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Tooru, et al.. (2000). An analysis of deformation process on poly-p-phenylenebenzobisoxazole fiber and a structural study of the new high-modulus type PBO HM+ fiber. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 38(12). 1605–1611. 73 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Tooru, et al.. (2000). An analysis of deformation process on poly‐p‐phenylenebenzobisoxazole fiber and a structural study of the new high‐modulus type PBO HM+ fiber. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 38(12). 1605–1611. 3 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Tooru, Hiroki Murase, & Kazuyuki Yabuki. (1998). Morphological study on poly‐p‐phenylenebenzobisoxazole (PBO) fiber. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 36(1). 39–48. 1 indexed citations

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