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Jun-ichi Kadokawa

Jun-ichi Kadokawa

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
10502
World Ranking
12604
National Ranking
953

Jun-ichi Kadokawa 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 Jun-ichi Kadokawa sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 358 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jun-ichi Kadokawa 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 Jun-ichi Kadokawa sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jun-ichi Kadokawa is affiliated with Kagoshima University in Japan. The research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on biomaterials and biotechnology subfields.

The scientist's work covers a variety of research topics, including:

  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Food Composition and Properties

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kadokawa include:

  • Kazuya Yamamoto
  • Masayasu Totani
  • Yusuke Egi
  • Ryuta Watanabe
  • Shogo Abe

The scientist has contributed articles to a range of publication venues, with notable recurring appearances in:

  • Molecules
  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Polymer Journal
  • Coatings

Recent published papers by Jun-ichi Kadokawa include:

  • Application of ionic liquids for the functional materialization of chitin (2022, Materials Advances)
  • Glucan phosphorylase-catalyzed enzymatic synthesis of unnatural oligosaccharides and polysaccharides using nonnative substrates (2022, Polymer Journal)

Other highly cited papers relevant to the associated research group include:

  • Fabrication of highly flexible nanochitin film and its composite film with anionic polysaccharide (2021, Carbohydrate Polymers)
  • Preparation of cellulosic soft and composite materials using ionic liquid media and ion gels (2021, Cellulose)
  • Evaluation of artificial crystalline structure from amylose analog polysaccharide without hydroxy groups at C-2 position (2020, Carbohydrate Polymers)

Best Publications

  • Enzymes as Green Catalysts for Precision Macromolecular Synthesis

    Shin Ichiro Shoda;Hiroshi Uyama;Jun Ichi Kadokawa;Shunsaku Kimura

  • Precision polysaccharide synthesis catalyzed by enzymes.

    Jun-ichi Kadokawa

  • Polymer synthesis by enzymatic catalysis.

    Jun-ichi Kadokawa;Shiro Kobayashi

  • Preparation of chitin/cellulose composite gels and films with ionic liquids

    Akihiko Takegawa;Masa-aki Murakami;Yoshiro Kaneko;Jun-ichi Kadokawa

  • A facile preparation of gel materials from a solution of cellulose in ionic liquid

    Jun-ichi Kadokawa;Masa-aki Murakami;Yoshiro Kaneko

  • Weak gel of chitin with ionic liquid, 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide.

    Kamalesh Prasad;Masa aki Murakami;Yoshiro Kaneko;Akihiko Takada

  • Preparation of chitin nanowhiskers using an ionic liquid and their composite materials with poly(vinyl alcohol)

    Jun-ichi Kadokawa;Akihiko Takegawa;Shozaburo Mine;Kamalesh Prasad

  • New preparation method for organic–inorganic layered compounds by organo derivatization reaction of Zn(OH)2 with carboxylic acids

    Sumikazu Ogata;Hideyuki Tagaya;Masa Karasu;Jun-ichi Kadokawa

  • Decomposition of polycarbonate in subcritical and supercritical water

    Hideyuki Tagaya;Kazuya Katoh;Jun-ichi Kadokawa;Koji Chiba

  • Preparation of cellulose-starch composite gel and fibrous material from a mixture of the polysaccharides in ionic liquid

    Jun-ichi Kadokawa;Masa-aki Murakami;Akihiko Takegawa;Yoshiro Kaneko

  • An acidic cellulose-chitin hybrid gel as novel electrolyte for an electric double layer capacitor

    Shigeaki Yamazaki;Akihiko Takegawa;Yoshiro Kaneko;Jun-ichi Kadokawa

  • Novel gelling systems of kappa-, iota- and lambda-carrageenans and their composite gels with cellulose using ionic liquid.

    Kamalesh Prasad;Yoshiro Kaneko;Jun-ichi Kadokawa

  • Facile production of chitin from crab shells using ionic liquid and citric acid.

    Tatsuya Setoguchi;Takeshi Kato;Kazuya Yamamoto;Jun-ichi Kadokawa

  • Preparation of cellulose-polymerized ionic liquid composite by in-situ polymerization of polymerizable ionic liquid in cellulose-dissolving solution

    Masa-aki Murakami;Yoshiro Kaneko;Jun-ichi Kadokawa

  • Effect of diaminotoluene on the decomposition of polyurethane foam waste in superheated water

    Ziyue Dai;Bunpei Hatano;Jun-ichi Kadokawa;Hideyuki Tagaya

  • Ionic Liquids - New Aspects for the Future

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  • Ruthenium-Catalyzed Carbonylative C–H Cyclization of 2-Arylphenols: A Novel Synthetic Route to 6H-Dibenzo[b,d]pyran-6-ones

    Kiyofumi Inamoto;Jun Kadokawa;Yoshinori Kondo

  • Synthesis of an amylose–polymer inclusion complex by enzymatic polymerization of glucose 1-phosphate catalyzed by phosphorylase enzyme in the presence of polyTHF: a new method for synthesis of polymer–polymer inclusion complexes

    Jun-ichi Kadokawa;Yoshiro Kaneko;Hideyuki Tagaya;Koji Chiba

  • Effects of Zinc on the New Preparation Method of Hydroxy Double Salts

    Hiroyuki Morioka;Hideyuki Tagaya;Masa Karasu;Jun-ichi Kadokawa

  • Formation of an amylose-polyester inclusion complex by means of phosphorylase-catalyzed enzymatic polymerization of α-d-glucose 1-phosphate monomer in the presence of poly(∈-caprolactone)

    Jun-ichi Kadokawa;Yoshiro Kaneko;and Atsushi Nakaya;Hideyuki Tagaya

  • Preferential intercalation of isomers of naphthalenecarboxylate ions into the interlayer of layered double hydroxides

    Hideyuki Tagaya;Shigemitsu Sato;Hiroyuki Morioka;Junichi Kadokawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Shiro Kobayashi
Shiro Kobayashi Kyoto University
Hiroshi Uyama
Hiroshi Uyama Osaka University
Masaaki Murakami
Masaaki Murakami Hokkaido University
Yoshiharu Kimura
Yoshiharu Kimura Kyoto Institute of Technology
Yoshio Okamoto
Yoshio Okamoto Nagoya University
Nobuo Iyi
Nobuo Iyi National Institute for Materials Science
Hiroyuki Yano
Hiroyuki Yano Kyoto University
Ann-Christine Albertsson
Ann-Christine Albertsson Royal Institute of Technology
Kazunari Akiyoshi
Kazunari Akiyoshi Kyoto University
Katja Loos
Katja Loos University of Groningen

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