Toru Torii

4.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Toru Torii is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Toru Torii has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 30 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 21 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Toru Torii's work include Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies (26 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (24 papers) and Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (16 papers). Toru Torii is often cited by papers focused on Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies (26 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (24 papers) and Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (16 papers). Toru Torii collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Egypt and United States. Toru Torii's co-authors include Takasi Nisisako, Toshiro Higuchi, T. Takahashi, Tomohiro Taniguchi, Yasushi Hashimoto, Takeshi Morimoto, Kenji Imou, Y. Komazaki, Hiroyuki Moriguchi and H. Tsuchiya and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Toru Torii

65 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Synthesis of Monodisperse Bicolored Janus Particles with Electrical Anisotropy Using a Microfluidic Co‐Flow System

2006 632 citations Toru Torii et al. profile →
Controlled Production of Monodisperse Double Emulsions by Two-Step Droplet Breakup in Microfluidic Devices

2004 531 citations Toru Torii et al. profile →
Droplet formation in a microchannel network

2002 483 citations Toru Torii et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Toru Torii Japan	19	2.5k	1.5k	1.1k	335	234	71	3.5k
Takasi Nisisako Japan	21	3.2k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	390 1.2×	400 1.7×	48	3.9k
Daniel J. Klingenberg United States	42	2.8k 1.1×	361 0.2×	889 0.8×	142 0.4×	1.1k 4.7×	107	6.2k
Y. Inoue Japan	33	1.1k 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	262 0.8×	77 0.3×	199	4.2k
D. J. Thomson Canada	31	1.7k 0.7×	2.1k 1.4×	541 0.5×	49 0.1×	117 0.5×	225	3.6k
Yannan Liu China	37	896 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	347 1.0×	61 0.3×	125	3.9k
Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis Malaysia	31	2.1k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	958 0.8×	96 0.3×	66 0.3×	452	4.1k
Jian‐An Huang China	27	1.7k 0.7×	469 0.3×	709 0.6×	62 0.2×	156 0.7×	103	3.0k
Shingo Maeda Japan	34	1.9k 0.8×	464 0.3×	673 0.6×	202 0.6×	103 0.4×	164	3.7k
Hutomo Suryo Wasisto Germany	33	1.6k 0.7×	2.1k 1.4×	648 0.6×	54 0.2×	72 0.3×	181	3.3k
Tianyi Jiang China	25	1.1k 0.4×	644 0.4×	459 0.4×	95 0.3×	46 0.2×	145	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Toru Torii

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Fields of papers citing papers by Toru Torii

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toru Torii

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

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Sugiura, Yusuke, et al.. (2015). Fabrication of Microfluidic Valves Using a Hydrogel Molding Method. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 13375–13375. 14 indexed citations

Moriguchi, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2011). FABRICATION OF TITANIA MICROSPHERES USING ALGINATE MICRODROPLETS ON AN OIL/HYDROGEL INTERFACE. 3. 1615–1617. 2 indexed citations

Moriguchi, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2010). Multiple emulsion formation in cross-shaped microchannel using alternative droplet generation technique. 3. 1820–1822. 1 indexed citations

Torii, Toru, et al.. (2003). Vision Based Navigation of a Boom Sprayer. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 65(5). 70–75. 4 indexed citations

Roy, Kingshuk, et al.. (2002). Reduction of Water Requirement of Plants by means of Fibrous Membrane Coating. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 64(1). 77–82.

Torii, Toru, et al.. (2000). Crop Row Tracking by an Autonomous Vehicle Using Machine Vision (part 2). Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 62(5). 37–42. 9 indexed citations

Torii, Toru, et al.. (2000). Crop row tracking by an autonomous vehicle using machine vision (part 1): indoor experiment using a model vehicle.. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 62(2). 41–48. 6 indexed citations

Torii, Toru, et al.. (2000). Crop row tracking by an autonomous vehicle using machine vision (part 2) - field test using an autonomous tractor.. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 62(5). 37–42. 3 indexed citations

Imou, Kenji, et al.. (1999). Nighttime Cooling System Using Solar Thermal Energy. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 61(3). 111–117.

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Imou, Kenji, et al.. (1999). Generating of Distinction Parameter for Automatic Diagnosis of Plant Disease by GP. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 61(6). 73–80. 4 indexed citations

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Imou, Kenji, et al.. (1999). Automatic diagnosis of plant disease: Recognition between healthy and diseased leaf. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 61(2). 119–126. 20 indexed citations

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Torii, Toru, et al.. (1998). Threshing mechanism of dual flat belt for rice harvester, 1: Friction between rice grains and rubber surfaces. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery.

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Torii, Toru, et al.. (1998). Robotic system for sorting and transplanting orchid seedlings in tissue culture. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 60(3). 55–62. 2 indexed citations

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Torii, Toru, et al.. (1998). Robotic Sugar Cane Seedling Propagation System in Tissue Culture. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 60(6). 71–77. 3 indexed citations

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Torii, Toru, et al.. (1997). Image Analysis of Crop Row and Position Identification (Part 1) Binaryzation in Hue-intensity Plane and Detection of Boundary Lines. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 59(2). 57–63. 2 indexed citations

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Torii, Toru, et al.. (1997). Image Analysis of Crop Row and Position Identification (Part 2) Another Method of Boundary Line Detection and Position Identification. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 59(5). 37–44. 2 indexed citations

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Kaizu, Yutaka, et al.. (1996). Classification of Cultivated Seedling of Orchid Using Machine Vision. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 58(2). 49–56. 1 indexed citations

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Torii, Toru, et al.. (1994). Measurement and Control of Water Status of a Plant (Part 3). Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 56(1). 79–86. 1 indexed citations

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Torii, Toru, et al.. (1993). Measurement and Control of Water Status of a Plant (Part 2). Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 55(6). 105–112. 2 indexed citations

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Torii, Toru, et al.. (1992). Measurement and Control of Water Status of a Plant (Part 1). Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 54(6). 73–79.

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