Yôzô Chatani

7.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
84 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Yôzô Chatani is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yôzô Chatani has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 32 papers in Organic Chemistry and 25 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Yôzô Chatani's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (26 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (25 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (16 papers). Yôzô Chatani is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (26 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (25 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (16 papers). Yôzô Chatani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United States. Yôzô Chatani's co-authors include Hiroyuki Tadokoro, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Yukio Shimane, Shunsuke Murahashi, Masamichi Kobayashi, Kohji Tashiro, Tomoko Inagaki, Hiroshi Kusanagi, Toshio Yoshihara and Hisaya Tani and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Macromolecules and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

Yôzô Chatani

82 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal Structures of Three Crystalline Forms of Poly(vin... 1964 2026 1984 2005 1972 1964 1973 250 500 750
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. Crystal Structures of Three Crystalline Forms of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)
    1972 795 citations Yôzô Chatani, Hiroyuki Tadokoro et al. Polymer Journal profile →
  2. Structural studies on polyethers, [‐(CH2)m‐O‐]n. II. Molecular structure of polyethylene oxide
    1964 381 citations Hiroyuki Tadokoro, Yôzô Chatani et al. Die Makromolekulare Chemie profile →
  3. Structural studies of polyesters: 5. Molecular and crystal structures of optically active and racemic poly (β-hydroxybutyrate)
    1973 381 citations Yôzô Chatani, Hiroyuki Tadokoro et al. Polymer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yôzô Chatani Japan 43 3.5k 2.1k 1.6k 1.6k 1.2k 84 6.5k
David J. Lohse United States 40 4.3k 1.2× 900 0.4× 2.6k 1.6× 920 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 101 6.4k
Roderic P. Quirk United States 46 3.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 3.2k 2.0× 764 0.5× 4.9k 4.3× 210 8.0k
F. Lauprêtre France 28 1.3k 0.4× 725 0.3× 949 0.6× 725 0.5× 641 0.6× 105 3.3k
Rufina G. Alamo United States 47 4.7k 1.3× 2.7k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 485 0.3× 935 0.8× 159 6.1k
A. D. Jenkins United Kingdom 31 1.6k 0.4× 487 0.2× 998 0.6× 586 0.4× 2.7k 2.4× 151 4.6k
Akikazu Matsumoto Japan 42 2.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 2.4k 1.5× 608 0.4× 4.5k 3.9× 336 6.9k
Oskar Nuyken Germany 51 2.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 2.4k 1.5× 976 0.6× 6.2k 5.3× 379 10.3k
T. C. Chung United States 49 3.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 2.4k 2.1× 121 7.2k
A. J. Kovacs France 29 2.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 2.1k 1.3× 491 0.3× 624 0.5× 44 4.2k
J. C. Wittmann France 33 4.0k 1.1× 2.4k 1.1× 996 0.6× 533 0.3× 495 0.4× 63 5.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chatani, Yôzô, et al.. (1992). Structural study of syndiotactic polystyrene: 1. Polymorphism. Polymer. 33(3). 488–492. 175 indexed citations
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Chatani, Yôzô, et al.. (1990). Crystal structure of the planar zigzag form of syndiotactic polypropylene. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Letters Edition. 28(13). 393–398. 139 indexed citations
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Okuyama, Kenji, Hiroyuki Arikawa, Yôzô Chatani, et al.. (1989). Crystal structure of poly(p-benzamide).. Sen i Gakkaishi. 45(4). 141–146. 4 indexed citations
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Tashiro, Kohji, et al.. (1987). Structure and thermomechanical properties of high-modulus aramide copolymers. (I). An annealing effect on the structure.. Sen i Gakkaishi. 43(12). 627–636. 6 indexed citations
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Sakai, Tetsuya, et al.. (1986). Analysis of Tightening Tension Wave in Single-Needle Lockstitch Sewing Machine. Sen i Kikai Gakkaishi (Journal of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan). 39(1). T7–T15. 4 indexed citations
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Sakai, Tetsuya, et al.. (1986). Wave analysis of The Tightening Tension for Single-Needle Lockstitch Sewing Machine. Sen i Kikai Gakkaishi (Journal of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan). 39(6). T86–T96. 1 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Masamichi, et al.. (1980). Another orthorhombic crystal modification of n-hexatriacontane and its vibrational spectra. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 72(3). 2024–2031. 37 indexed citations
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Chatani, Yôzô, et al.. (1977). Low-temperature form of urea adducts with n-paraffins. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 33(1). 309–311. 59 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Tamotsu, Yôzô Chatani, & Hiroyuki Tadokoro. (1974). Crystal structure of polyisobutylene. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Edition. 12(3). 515–531. 37 indexed citations
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Chatani, Yôzô, et al.. (1973). Structural studies of polyesters: 5. Molecular and crystal structures of optically active and racemic poly (β-hydroxybutyrate). Polymer. 14(6). 267–272. 381 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ueda, Akio, Yôzô Chatani, & Hiroyuki Tadokoro. (1971). Structural Studies of Polyesters. IV. Molecular and Crystal Structures of Poly(ethylene succinate) and Poly(ethylene oxalate). Polymer Journal. 2(3). 387–397. 125 indexed citations
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Chatani, Yôzô. (1969). Structural Investigation of Solid State Polymerization. Kobunshi. 18(10). 673–684. 1 indexed citations
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Chatani, Yôzô, et al.. (1968). Structural studies of polyesters. I. Crystal structure of polyglycolide. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 113(1). 215–229. 111 indexed citations
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Tadokoro, Hiroyuki, et al.. (1968). Structural studies on polyethers, [(CH2)mO]n. VI. The higher members with m = 6–10, 12. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 112(1). 225–241. 46 indexed citations
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Arimoto, Heiji, et al.. (1965). Crystal structure of the γ‐form of nylon 6. Journal of Polymer Science Part A General Papers. 3(1). 317–326. 204 indexed citations
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Imada, Kiyohisa, et al.. (1965). Structural studies of polyethers, [‐(CH2)m‐O‐]n. III1. Molecular and crystal structure of polytetrahydrofuran. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 83(1). 113–128. 94 indexed citations
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Chatani, Yôzô, et al.. (1961). Crystal structure of polyketone (1:1 ethylene/carbon monoxide copolymer). Journal of Polymer Science. 55(162). 811–819. 66 indexed citations

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