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Etsuo Kokufuta

Etsuo Kokufuta

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
7486
World Ranking
15330
National Ranking
1205

Etsuo Kokufuta publications per year

1973: 1 publications 1974: 1 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publications 2016: 1 publications
1973 2016

181 publications in total across all disciplines

Etsuo Kokufuta publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Etsuo Kokufuta sits on this spectrum.

61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 181 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Etsuo Kokufuta D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Etsuo Kokufuta is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan. Their academic career is centered around research and scholarship conducted within this institution.

No recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues are listed for Etsuo Kokufuta. Similarly, there is no available data on book publications, main fields of study, subfields, or main topics of their work.

There are no recorded awards associated with Etsuo Kokufuta, and they are currently living.

Best Publications

  • Volume transition in a gel driven by hydrogen bonding

    Franck Ilmain;Toyoichi Tanaka;Etsuo Kokufuta;Etsuo Kokufuta

  • Phase Transitions of Gels

    Toyoichi Tanaka;Masahiko Annaka;Franck Ilmain;Kazuhiro Ishii

  • Effects of surfactants on the phase transition of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) gel

    Etsuo Kokufuta;Yong Qing Zhang;Toyoichi Tanaka;Akira Mamada

  • Crumpled and collapsed conformation in graphite oxide membranes

    Xin Wen;Carl W. Garland;Terence Hwa;Mehran Kardar

  • In-Phase Synchronization of Chemical and Mechanical Oscillations in Self-Oscillating Gels

    Ryo Yoshida;Masami Tanaka;Satoko Onodera;Tomohiko Yamaguchi

  • Complexation of Proteins with a Strong Polyanion in an Aqueous Salt-free System

    Atsushi Tsuboi;Tsuyoshi Izumi;Mitsuo Hirata;Jiulin Xia

  • Ciliary motion actuator using self-oscillating gel

    O. Tabata;H. Hirasawa;S. Aoki;R. Yoshida

  • Preparation and characterization of thermosensitive polyampholyte nanogels

    Kazuyoshi Ogawa;and Atsushi Nakayama;Etsuo Kokufuta

  • Volume Phase Transition of Polyelectrolyte Gels with Different Charge Distributions

    Etsuo Kokufuta;Benlian Wang;Ryo Yoshida;and Alexei R. Khokhlov

  • Beating polymer gels coupled with a nonlinear chemical reaction

    Ryo Yoshida;Etsuo Kokufuta;Tomohiko Yamaguchi

  • Preparation of Thermosensitive Submicrometer Gel Particles with Anionic and Cationic Charges

    Shoji Ito;Kazuyoshi Ogawa;Hironori Suzuki;Benlian Wang

  • Interpenetrating-polymer network phase-transition gels

    Toyoichi Tanaka;Franck Ilmain;Etsuo Kokufuta;Masahiko Annaka

  • Aspects of the Belousov−Zhabotinsky Reaction in Polymer Gels

    Ryo Yoshida;Satoko Onodera;and Tomohiko Yamaguchi;Etsuo Kokufuta

  • Formation of an Intrapolymer Complex from Human Serum Albumin and Poly(ethylene glycol)

    Shinji Azegami;Atsushi Tsuboi;Tsuyoshi Izumi;Mitsuo Hirata

  • Conformation of graphite oxide membranes in solution.

    Terence Hwa;Etsuo Kokufuta;Toyoichi Tanaka

  • Newly designed hydrogel with both sensitive thermoresponse and biodegradability

    Takatsune Yoshida;Takao Aoyagi;Etsuo Kokufuta;Teruo Okano

  • Functional immobilized biocatalysts

    Etsuo Kokufuta

  • Small angle neutron scattering studies on structural inhomogeneities in polymer gels: irradiation cross-linked gels vs chemically cross-linked gels

    Tomohisa Norisuye;Naoki Masui;Yusuke Kida;Daigo Ikuta

  • Chemical waves in self-oscillating gels

    Kenji Miyakawa;Fumitaka Sakamoto;Ryo Yoshida;Etsuo Kokufuta

  • Enzyme-Regulated Microgel Collapse for Controlled Membrane Permeability

    Kazuyoshi Ogawa;and Benlian Wang;Etsuo Kokufuta

  • Biochemically controlled thermal phase transition of gels

    Etsuo Kokufuta;Toyoichi Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryo Yoshida
Ryo Yoshida University of Tokyo
Paul L. Dubin
Paul L. Dubin University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tsuneo Okubo
Tsuneo Okubo Gifu University
Hideo Tanaka
Hideo Tanaka University of Tsukuba
Terence Hwa
Terence Hwa University of California, San Diego
Mitsuhiro Shibayama
Mitsuhiro Shibayama Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society
Curtis W. Frank
Curtis W. Frank Stanford University
Takao Aoyagi
Takao Aoyagi Nihon University

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