Y. Kurokawa

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Y. Kurokawa is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Kurokawa has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Materials Chemistry, 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Y. Kurokawa's work include Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (4 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (3 papers) and Photonic Crystals and Applications (3 papers). Y. Kurokawa is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (4 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (3 papers) and Photonic Crystals and Applications (3 papers). Y. Kurokawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Y. Kurokawa's co-authors include Tetsuro Seiyama, Noboru Yamazoe, H. K. Yasuda, Asao Ōya, Takayuki Ishizaka, Makoto Kashiwagi, T. Maki, Ryusuke Nozaki, Kaneaki Tsuzaki and Shinzo Muto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Analytical Biochemistry and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

Y. Kurokawa

34 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of additives on semiconductor gas sensors 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 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. Effects of additives on semiconductor gas sensors
    1983 597 citations Y. Kurokawa 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
Y. Kurokawa Japan 18 793 697 516 466 384 37 1.7k
Karim Dahmouche Brazil 23 389 0.5× 911 1.3× 278 0.5× 640 1.4× 128 0.3× 79 1.8k
Ramesh Chandra India 19 869 1.1× 877 1.3× 337 0.7× 250 0.5× 242 0.6× 78 1.6k
Th. Speliotis Greece 21 525 0.7× 563 0.8× 377 0.7× 147 0.3× 225 0.6× 102 1.5k
R.S. Vemuri United States 20 944 1.2× 989 1.4× 162 0.3× 360 0.8× 71 0.2× 36 1.8k
Gang Lian China 30 1.4k 1.7× 1.7k 2.4× 405 0.8× 239 0.5× 112 0.3× 87 2.6k
Dachuan Zhu China 20 651 0.8× 852 1.2× 207 0.4× 149 0.3× 122 0.3× 114 1.2k
Manu Hegde Canada 17 828 1.0× 1.2k 1.7× 302 0.6× 255 0.5× 222 0.6× 25 1.7k
Jitendra Kumar India 24 1.3k 1.7× 1.4k 2.0× 270 0.5× 229 0.5× 118 0.3× 96 2.4k
Vladimir P. Oleshko United States 20 945 1.2× 744 1.1× 293 0.6× 250 0.5× 77 0.2× 78 1.6k
G. V. Rama Rao India 18 215 0.3× 702 1.0× 343 0.7× 113 0.2× 51 0.1× 45 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Y. Kurokawa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Y. Kurokawa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y. Kurokawa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Y. Kurokawa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Y. Kurokawa 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 Y. Kurokawa. Y. Kurokawa 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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Makino, Yoshio, Y. Kurokawa, Kenji Kawai, & Takashi Akihiro. (2025). Classification of Packaged Vegetable Soybeans Based on Freshness by Metabolomics Combined with Convolutional Neural Networks. Metabolites. 15(3). 145–145. 1 indexed citations
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Shindo, Yoichi, et al.. (2016). Development of Styrenic Copolymers for Improving Heat Resistance of Poly(methyl methacrylate). International Polymer Processing. 31(3). 321–326. 4 indexed citations
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Sato, F., et al.. (2006). Thermotherapy With Metallic Stent Excited by the Magnetic Field. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 42(10). 3593–3595. 3 indexed citations
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Sato, F., et al.. (2005). Thermotherapy with metallic stent heated by external magnetic excitation. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 41(10). 4167–4169. 7 indexed citations
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Sato, F., et al.. (2004). Applications for Thermotherapy with Metallic Stent Depend on External Excitation. Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan. 28(3). 454–457. 2 indexed citations
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Takeda, Yoichi, et al.. (2003). Development of a high performance air cooled heat sink for multi-chip modules. 119–124. 4 indexed citations
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Nakane, Koji, Takashi Ogihara, N. Ogata, & Y. Kurokawa. (2003). Formation of composite gel fiber from cellulose acetate and zirconium tetra-n-butoxide and entrap-immobilization of β-galactosidase on the fiber. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 18(3). 672–676. 8 indexed citations
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Ishizaka, Takayuki & Y. Kurokawa. (2001). Preparation conditions and optical properties of rare earth ion (Er3+ and Eu3+)-doped alumina films by the aqueous sol–gel method. Journal of Applied Physics. 90(1). 243–247. 25 indexed citations
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Ishizaka, Takayuki & Y. Kurokawa. (2001). Creation of long lasting luminescence in transparent aluminas. Journal of Applied Physics. 90(5). 2257–2261. 19 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Y., et al.. (1998). Preparation of refractory carbide fibers by thermal decomposition of transition metal (Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta) alkoxide-cellulose precursor gel fibers. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 13(3). 760–765. 26 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Y., et al.. (1997). Structure and properties of a montmorillonite/polypropylene nanocomposite. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 16(20). 1670–1672. 116 indexed citations
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Furuichi, Naoki, et al.. (1996). Preparation and properties of polypropylene reinforced by smectite. Journal of Materials Science. 31(16). 4307–4310. 43 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Y., et al.. (1994). Preparation of fibre-entrapped enzyme using cellulose acetate-titanium-iso-propoxide composite as gel matrix. Journal of Biotechnology. 33(2). 205–209. 19 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Y. & Hiroshi Ohta. (1993). Preparation of cellulose-hydrous titanium oxide composite fibre entrapped with glucose oxidase. Biotechnology Techniques. 7(1). 5–8. 5 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Y., Takeshi Sano, Hiroshi Ohta, & Yoshinao Nakagawa. (1993). Immobilization of enzyme onto cellulose–titanium oxide composite fiber. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 42(3). 394–397. 42 indexed citations
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Sato, Soh, et al.. (1987). Effect of Light Irradiation on Wound Healing due to Characteristic of Polarization of Light (II). Nippon Laser Igakkaishi. 8(3). 249–250. 2 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Y., et al.. (1987). Critical Aspects of Multilayer Manufacture. Circuit World. 14(1). 26–28. 2 indexed citations

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