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Akikazu Matsumoto publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akikazu Matsumoto sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 321 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Akikazu Matsumoto D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akikazu Matsumoto sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Akikazu Matsumoto is affiliated with Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan and specializes in materials science with a focus on polymers and plastics. Their research encompasses a range of subfields within materials chemistry and organic chemistry, including mechanical engineering and molecular biology.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Epoxy Resin Curing Processes
  • Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
  • Photopolymerization Techniques and Applications
  • Synthesis and Properties of Polymers
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Material Dynamics and Properties

Matsumoto has contributed frequently to several publication venues, highlighting a consistent presence in the field of polymer science. These venues include:

  • Polymer Journal
  • Journal of The Adhesion Society of Japan
  • Polymer
  • Macromolecules
  • Langmuir

Co-authorship plays a significant role in their research output, often collaborating with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Yasuhito Suzuki
  • Chie Kojima
  • Ikuhiko Nakase
  • Ryutaro Mishima
  • Goshi Kuno

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Matsumoto illustrate ongoing research interests across several specialized topics within polymer science and materials engineering. These include:

  • Different hydration states and passive tumor targeting ability of polyethylene glycol-modified dendrimers with high and low PEG density, 2021, Materials Science and Engineering C
  • Polymerization-Induced Vitrification and Kinetic Heterogenization at the Onset of the Trommsdorff Effect, 2021, Macromolecules
  • Co-continuous network polymers using epoxy monolith for the design of tough materials, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Interfacial Structure Control and Three-Dimensional X-ray Imaging of an Epoxy Monolith Bonding System with Surface Modification, 2020, Langmuir
  • Bulk polymerization kinetics of methyl methacrylate at broad temperature range investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, 2022, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics

This spectrum of publications reflects a strong engagement with topics such as epoxy resin systems, polymerization kinetics, and functional polymer design.

Best Publications

  • Radical polymerization of N-(alkyl-substituted phenyl)maleimides: synthesis of thermally stable polymers soluble in nonpolar solvents

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Toru Kubota;Takayuki Otsu

  • Crystal Engineering for Topochemical Polymerization of Muconic Esters Using Halogen−Halogen and CH/π Interactions as Weak Intermolecular Interactions

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Toshihiro Tanaka;Takashi Tsubouchi;Kohji Tashiro

  • Controlled Synthesis of Polymers Using the Iniferter Technique: Developments in Living Radical Polymerization

    Takayuki Otsu;Akikazu Matsumoto

  • Features of living radical polymerization of vinyl monomers in homogeneous system using N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate derivatives as photoiniferters

    Takayuki Otsu;Toshiaki Matsunaga;Toru Doi;Akikazu Matsumoto

  • Reactivity in radical polymerization of N -substituted maleimides and thermal stability of the resulting polymers

    Takayuki Otsu;Akikazu Matsumoto;Toru Kubota;Shigeki Mori

  • Intercalation of alkylamines into an organic polymer crystal

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Toru Odani;Kazuki Sada;Mikiji Miyata

  • Synthesis and characterization of poly(1-adamantyl methacrylate) : effects of the adamantyl group on radical polymerization kinetics and thermal properties of the polymer

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Satoshi Tanaka;Takayuki Otsu

  • Reaction Principles and Crystal Structure Design for the Topochemical Polymerization of 1,3-Dienes

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Kazuki Sada;Kohji Tashiro;Mikiji Miyata

  • Polymer Structure Control Based on Crystal Engineering for Materials Design.

    Akikazu Matsumoto

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Poly[Substituted Methylene]S

    Takayuki Otsu;Takashi Yasuhara;Akikazu Matsumoto

  • Stereospecific Polymerization of Dialkyl Muconates through Free Radical Polymerization: Isotropic Polymerization and Topochemical Polymerization

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Tadahiko Matsumura;Shuzo Aoki

  • Crystal-Lattice Controlled Photopolymerization of Di(benzylammonium) (Z,Z)-Muconates

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Toru Odani;Masaaki Chikada;Kazuki Sada

  • Thermochromism and Structural Change in Polydiacetylenes Including Carboxy and 4-Carboxyphenyl Groups as the Intermolecular Hydrogen Bond Linkages in the Side Chain

    Chiaki Tanioku;Kimihiro Matsukawa;Akikazu Matsumoto

  • Synthesis, Thermal Properties, and Gas Permeability of Poly(N-n-alkylmaleimide)s

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Yoshitaka Oki;Takayuki Otsu

  • Crystalline-State Polymerization of Diethyl (Z,Z)-2,4-Hexadienedioate via a Radical Chain Reaction Mechanism To Yield an Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight and Stereoregular Polymer

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Katsutaka Yokoi;Shuzo Aoki;Kohji Tashiro

  • Two-Dimensional Hydrogen Bond Networks Supported by CH/π Interaction Leading to a Molecular Packing Appropriate for Topochemical Polymerization of 1,3-Diene Monomers

    Sadamu Nagahama;Katsunari Inoue;Kazuki Sada;Mikiji Miyata

  • Thermochromism of Polydiacetylenes in the Solid State and in Solution by the Self-Organization of Polymer Chains Containing No Polar Group

    Satoshi Dei;Akinori Matsumoto;Akikazu Matsumoto

  • Radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate with some 1,2-disubstituted tetraphenylethanes as thermal iniferters

    Takayuki Otsu;Akikazu Matsumoto;Toshinori Tazaki

  • Molecular Design and Polymer Structure Control Based on Polymer Crystal Engineering. Topochemical Polymerization of 1,3-Diene Mono- and Dicarboxylic Acid Derivatives Bearing a Naphthylmethylammonium Group as the Countercation

    Akikazu Matsumoto;and Sadamu Nagahama;Toru Odani

  • Topochemical Polymerization of 1,3-Diene Monomers and Features of Polymer Crystals as Organic Intercalation Materials

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Toru Odani

Frequent Co-Authors

Takayuki Otsu
Takayuki Otsu Osaka Metropolitan University
Kohji Tashiro
Kohji Tashiro Toyota Technological Institute
Mikiji Miyata
Mikiji Miyata Osaka University
Kazuki Sada
Kazuki Sada Hokkaido University
Seiya Kobatake
Seiya Kobatake Osaka Metropolitan University
Shin-ichi Yusa
Shin-ichi Yusa University of Hyogo
Chizuko Kabuto
Chizuko Kabuto Tohoku University
Ichiro Hisaki
Ichiro Hisaki Osaka University
Isao Ando
Isao Ando Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kazuhiko Ishihara
Kazuhiko Ishihara University of Tokyo

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