Yoichi Otsuka

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Yoichi Otsuka is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Spectroscopy and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoichi Otsuka has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 16 papers in Spectroscopy and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yoichi Otsuka's work include Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (16 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (13 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (9 papers). Yoichi Otsuka is often cited by papers focused on Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (16 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (13 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (9 papers). Yoichi Otsuka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Netherlands and South Korea. Yoichi Otsuka's co-authors include Takuya Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Shuya Satoh, Yasuyuki Ozeki, Kazuyoshi Itoh, Norihiko Nishizawa, Kiichi Fukui, Wataru Umemura, Kazuhiko Sumimura and Tomoji Kawai and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Applied Physics Letters and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yoichi Otsuka

42 papers receiving 994 citations

Hit Papers

High-speed molecular spectral imaging of tissue with stim... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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  1. High-speed molecular spectral imaging of tissue with stimulated Raman scattering
    2012 362 citations Yasuyuki Ozeki, Yoichi Otsuka et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yoichi Otsuka Japan 16 370 349 266 246 228 44 1.0k
Thomas Hellerer Germany 10 117 0.3× 472 1.4× 128 0.5× 151 0.6× 237 1.0× 21 778
Matthew D. Sonntag United States 11 236 0.6× 289 0.8× 584 2.2× 270 1.1× 72 0.3× 15 1.1k
Lewis D. Book United States 12 274 0.7× 970 2.8× 277 1.0× 266 1.1× 507 2.2× 19 1.5k
Wim P. de Boeij Netherlands 16 157 0.4× 323 0.9× 109 0.4× 266 1.1× 63 0.3× 27 1.4k
Xinju Yang China 22 460 1.2× 144 0.4× 558 2.1× 311 1.3× 57 0.3× 76 1.5k
Kazuhiko Sumimura Japan 10 309 0.8× 513 1.5× 181 0.7× 82 0.3× 335 1.5× 32 875
Carino Ferrante Italy 19 184 0.5× 282 0.8× 91 0.3× 67 0.3× 88 0.4× 47 852
Philippe Leproux France 21 792 2.1× 580 1.7× 229 0.9× 134 0.5× 289 1.3× 107 1.5k
C. M. Galloway New Zealand 8 73 0.2× 149 0.4× 319 1.2× 146 0.6× 65 0.3× 8 605
Søren Hassing Denmark 12 58 0.2× 232 0.7× 93 0.3× 132 0.5× 141 0.6× 28 526

Countries citing papers authored by Yoichi Otsuka

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yoichi Otsuka

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yoichi Otsuka

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

All Works

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Otsuka, Yoichi, Kazuya Kabayama, Masatomo Takahashi, et al.. (2025). Single-cell mass spectrometry imaging of lipids in HeLa cells via tapping-mode scanning probe electrospray ionization. Communications Chemistry. 8(1). 147–147. 3 indexed citations
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Otsuka, Yoichi, et al.. (2024). Probe oscillation control in tapping-mode scanning probe electrospray ionization for stabilization of mass spectrometry imaging. The Analyst. 149(15). 4011–4019. 5 indexed citations
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Otsuka, Yoichi, Maki Okada, Tomomi Hashidate‐Yoshida, et al.. (2024). Improved ion detection sensitivity in mass spectrometry imaging using tapping-mode scanning probe electrospray ionization to visualize localized lipids in mouse testes. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 417(2). 275–286. 3 indexed citations
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Usami, Yuki, Tao Chen, Yuichiro Tanaka, et al.. (2021). In‐Materio Reservoir Computing in a Sulfonated Polyaniline Network. Advanced Materials. 33(48). e2102688–e2102688. 99 indexed citations
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Otsuka, Yoichi. (2021). Tapping-mode scanning probe electrospray ionization: fusion of SPM with mass spectrometry. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 60(SE). SE0802–SE0802. 1 indexed citations
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Livshits, Gideon I., et al.. (2021). Sacrificial gold coating enhances transport of liquid metal in pressurized fountain pen lithography. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 4670–4670. 8 indexed citations
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Otsuka, Yoichi, et al.. (2020). Homogeneous chemical state of self-doped polyaniline sub-micrometer thickness lines fabricated by fountain-pen lithography. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 60(1). 15002–15002. 2 indexed citations
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Otsuka, Yoichi, et al.. (2020). Frequency-modulation Kelvin probe force microscopy under tapping mode operation for surfaces with large protrusions. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 59(9). 90906–90906. 4 indexed citations
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Otsuka, Yoichi, et al.. (2019). Chemical Control of Electronic Coupling between a Ruthenium Complex and Gold Electrode for Resonant Tunneling Conduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(27). 24331–24338. 1 indexed citations
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Otsuka, Yoichi, et al.. (2019). Statistical procedure for comparison of potential difference between single-component sample surface. Applied Physics Express. 12(7). 75011–75011. 1 indexed citations
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NISHIJIMA, Satoshi, et al.. (2018). Resonant tunneling via a Ru–dye complex using a nanoparticle bridge junction. Nanotechnology. 29(24). 245205–245205. 2 indexed citations
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Otsuka, Yoichi, et al.. (2015). On-line visualization of multicolor chemical images with stimulated Raman scattering spectral microscopy. The Analyst. 140(9). 2984–2987. 11 indexed citations
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Otsuka, Yoichi, et al.. (2014). Imaging mass spectrometry of a mouse brain by tapping-mode scanning probe electrospray ionization. The Analyst. 139(10). 2336–2341. 24 indexed citations
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Satoh, Shuya, Yoichi Otsuka, Yasuyuki Ozeki, et al.. (2014). Label‐free visualization of acetaminophen‐induced liver injury by high‐speed stimulated Raman scattering spectral microscopy and multivariate image analysis. Pathology International. 64(10). 518–526. 20 indexed citations
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Otsuka, Yoichi, et al.. (2012). Scanning probe electrospray ionization for ambient mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 26(23). 2725–2732. 40 indexed citations
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Ojima, Kaoru, Yoichi Otsuka, Takuya Matsumoto, et al.. (2005). Printing electrode for top-contact molecular junction. Applied Physics Letters. 87(23). 15 indexed citations

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