Toshio Masuda

18.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
479 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Toshio Masuda is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Toshio Masuda has authored 479 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 354 papers in Organic Chemistry, 140 papers in Materials Chemistry and 119 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Toshio Masuda's work include Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (171 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (107 papers) and Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (82 papers). Toshio Masuda is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (171 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (107 papers) and Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (82 papers). Toshio Masuda collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Toshio Masuda's co-authors include Toshinobu Higashimura, Fumio Sanda, Masashi Shiotsuki, Ryoji Nomura, Junichi Tabei, Giseop Kwak, Toshikazu Sakaguchi, Masahiro Teraguchi, Eiji Isobe and Benny D. Freeman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Toshio Masuda

479 papers receiving 14.5k 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.

Poly[1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne] and related polymers: synthesis, properties and functions

2001 516 citations Toshio Masuda et al. profile →
Poly[1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne]: a new high polymer synthesized with transition-metal catalysts and characterized by extremely high gas permeability

1983 434 citations Toshio Masuda, Toshinobu Higashimura et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Toshio Masuda	9.4k	5.2k	4.2k	3.3k	2.5k	479	14.9k
Toshinobu Higashimura	10.7k 1.1×	3.2k 0.6×	4.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	549	14.1k
Gaetano Guerra	4.2k 0.5×	4.2k 0.8×	6.4k 1.5×	1.3k 0.4×	1.9k 0.7×	369	13.5k
Bertrand Donnio	4.3k 0.5×	6.3k 1.2×	1.7k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	652 0.3×	307	11.1k
Masa‐aki Kakimoto	3.8k 0.4×	4.7k 0.9×	7.7k 1.8×	2.8k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	442	11.9k
Fumio Sanda	6.8k 0.7×	2.3k 0.4×	2.4k 0.6×	944 0.3×	785 0.3×	407	9.6k
Xiulin Zhu	9.6k 1.0×	4.5k 0.9×	2.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	412 0.2×	529	13.4k
Mitsuo Sawamoto	20.6k 2.2×	4.5k 0.9×	4.8k 1.1×	1.7k 0.5×	496 0.2×	359	23.3k
Mark J. MacLachlan	4.6k 0.5×	8.4k 1.6×	1.2k 0.3×	2.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	307	18.0k
Masami Kamigaito	16.5k 1.8×	3.7k 0.7×	3.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.4×	378 0.2×	306	19.2k
Ali Coşkun	2.7k 0.3×	6.8k 1.3×	1.0k 0.3×	6.1k 1.9×	1.7k 0.7×	169	14.3k

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Sanda, Fumio, Masashi Shiotsuki, & Toshio Masuda. (2015). Controlled Polymerization of Phenylacetylenes Using Well‐Defined Rhodium Catalysts. Macromolecular Symposia. 350(1). 67–75. 10 indexed citations

Sogawa, Hiromitsu, Kayo Terada, Yu Miyagi, et al.. (2015). Photoinduced Formation of an Azobenzene‐Based CD‐Active Supramolecular Cyclic Dimer. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(18). 6747–6755. 11 indexed citations

Suzuki, Yuji, Yu Miyagi, Masashi Shiotsuki, et al.. (2014). Synthesis and Helical Structures of Poly(ω‐alkynamide)s Having Chiral Side Chains: Effect of Solvent on Their Screw‐Sense Inversion. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(46). 15131–15143. 18 indexed citations

Sanda, Fumio & Toshio Masuda. (2008). Synthesis and Functions of Optically Active Helical Conjugated Polymers. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 66(8). 757–764. 8 indexed citations

Qu, Jinqing, Wenbo Liao, Chen Huan-qin, & Toshio Masuda. (2008). Cellulose Derivatives Carrying Triphenylamine (TPA) Moieties: Synthesis and Electro‐Optical Properties. Macromolecular Bioscience. 9(6). 563–567. 5 indexed citations

Suzuki, Yuji, Masashi Shiotsuki, Fumio Sanda, & Toshio Masuda. (2008). Synthesis and Helical Structure of Poly(1‐methylpropargyl ester)s with Various Side Chains. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 3(12). 2075–2081. 20 indexed citations

Qu, Jinqing, Masaharu Satoh, Jun Wada, et al.. (2008). Synthesis and Properties of DNA Complexes Containing 2,2,6,6‐Tetramethyl‐1‐piperidinoxy (TEMPO) Moieties as Organic Radical Battery Materials. Chemistry - A European Journal. 14(11). 3250–3259. 47 indexed citations

Qu, Jinqing, Toru Katsumata, Masaharu Satoh, et al.. (2007). Synthesis and Charge/Discharge Properties of Polyacetylenes Carrying 2,2,6,6‐Tetramethyl‐1‐piperidinoxy Radicals. Chemistry - A European Journal. 13(28). 7965–7973. 71 indexed citations

Hu, Yanming, Masashi Shiotsuki, Fumio Sanda, & Toshio Masuda. (2007). Synthesis and extremely high gas permeability of polyacetylenes containing polymethylated indan/tetrahydronaphthalene moieties. Chemical Communications. 4269–4269. 25 indexed citations

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Sanda, Fumio, Guangzheng Gao, & Toshio Masuda. (2004). Helical Polymer Carrying Helical Grafts from Peptide‐Based Acetylene Macromonomers: Synthesis. Macromolecular Bioscience. 4(6). 570–574. 32 indexed citations

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Kwak, Giseop & Toshio Masuda. (2002). Recent Developments in Toransition Metal-Catalyzed Polymerization. II. Synthesis of Regio- and Stereoregular Poly(silylenearylenevinylene)s by the Hydrosilylation of ABx Type Monomers and Properties of the Formed Polymers.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 59(6). 332–341. 4 indexed citations

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Nomura, Ryoji, Katsuhiro Yamada, & Toshio Masuda. (2002). A chromophore-labeled poly(N-propargylamide): a new strategy for a stimuli-responsive conjugated polymer. Chemical Communications. 478–479. 25 indexed citations

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Masuda, Toshio. (1998). Which Polymer is the Most Permeable to Gases?. Kobunshi. 47(5). 336–337. 2 indexed citations

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Hayano, Shigetaka, et al.. (1997). Precision Polymerization and Polymers I. Development of Novel MoOCl4-Based Catalysts for the Living Polymerization of Substituted Acetylenes.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 54(10). 587–595. 3 indexed citations

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Masuda, Toshio. (1991). Living polymerization of substituted acetylenes by transition metal catalysts.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 49(2). 138–146. 1 indexed citations

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Masuda, Toshio, et al.. (1989). Polymerization of (o‐methylphenyl)acetylene and polymer characterization. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 27(13). 4267–4279. 18 indexed citations

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Masuda, Toshio. (1987). Metathesis polymerization.. Kobunshi. 36(5). 378–381. 2 indexed citations

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Miyata, Seizo, Tatsuo Wada, Masaya Iwaki, et al.. (1987). Structural changes of disubstituted polyacetylenes by ion implantation.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 44(4). 259–265. 3 indexed citations

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Masuda, Toshio. (1985). Polymerization of substituted acetylenes by group 5 and 6 transition metal catalysts.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 43(8). 744–752. 2 indexed citations

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Higashimura, Toshinobu, et al.. (1983). Gas permeability of polyacetylenes with bulky substituents. Polymer Bulletin. 10(1-2). 114–117. 35 indexed citations

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