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Junji Sugiyama

Junji Sugiyama

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 70 5859 5315 366 342 203 17166

Junji Sugiyama publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Junji Sugiyama between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Junji Sugiyama published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2009. 6 of the 315 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2009. 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 11 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1985 2025

315 publications in total across all disciplines

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Junji Sugiyama: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 2
1986 2
1987 2
1988 0
1989 1
1990 4
1991 5
1992 4
1993 2
1994 4
1995 4
1996 1
1997 11
1998 11
1999 5
2000 10
2001 5
2002 5
2003 12
2004 5
2005 10
2006 14
2007 11
2008 9
2009 20
2010 9
2011 14
2012 6
2013 9
2014 12
2015 10
2016 14
2017 13
2018 13
2019 14
2020 16
2021 8
2022 8
2023 4
2024 2
2025 4
Total 315
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Junji Sugiyama 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 Junji Sugiyama sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 201–220 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 203 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281 203
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Junji Sugiyama 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 Junji Sugiyama sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646 70
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Junji Sugiyama is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of engineering and chemistry. The subfields of their research include organic chemistry, plant science, molecular biology, building and construction, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist's recent scholarly contributions address a variety of topics related to wood science and materials analysis. Notable papers include:

  • Computer vision-based wood identification and its expansion and contribution potentials in wood science: A review, 2021, Plant Methods
  • Dual Response of Photonic Films with Chiral Nematic Cellulose Nanocrystals: Humidity and Formaldehyde, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Limiting silicon supply alters lignin content and structures of sorghum seedling cell walls, 2022, Plant Science
  • Detection and visualization of encoded local features as anatomical predictors in cross-sectional images of Lauraceae, 2020, Journal of Wood Science
  • Wood Identification of Historical Architecture in Korea by Synchrotron X-ray Microtomography-Based Three-Dimensional Microstructural Imaging, 2020, Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology

Junji Sugiyama frequently collaborates with other researchers, with prominent coauthors including:

  • Sung-Wook Hwang
  • Tatsuya Awano
  • Arata Yoshinaga
  • Yusuke Kita
  • Suyako Tazuru

The scientist regularly publishes in several academic venues, reflecting the focus and scope of their work. These venues include:

  • Journal of Wood Science
  • Cellulose
  • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
  • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
  • PLoS ONE

The central thematic areas in Junji Sugiyama's research cover a broad range of wood and plant-related topics. Main research topics include:

  • Wood and Agarwood Research
  • Wood Treatment and Properties
  • Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications

Best Publications

  • Optically Transparent Composites Reinforced with Networks of Bacterial Nanofibers

    Hiroyuki Yano;Junji Sugiyama;Antonio Norio Nakagaito;Masaya Nogi

  • Electron diffraction study on the two crystalline phases occurring in native cellulose from an algal cell wall

    Junji Sugiyama;Roger Vuong;Henri Chanzy

  • Combined infrared and electron diffraction study of the polymorphism of native celluloses

    Junji Sugiyama;Jan Persson;Henri Chanzy

  • Computer simulation studies of microcrystalline cellulose Iβ

    James F. Matthews;Cathy E. Skopec;Philip E. Mason;Pierfrancesco Zuccato;Pierfrancesco Zuccato

  • The binding specificity and affinity determinants of family 1 and family 3 cellulose binding modules

    Janne Lehtiö;Junji Sugiyama;Malin Gustavsson;Linda Fransson

  • Parallel-up structure evidences the molecular directionality during biosynthesis of bacterial cellulose

    Makiko Koyama;William Helbert;Tomoya Imai;Junji Sugiyama

  • Polymorphism of Cellulose I Family: Reinvestigation of Cellulose IVI

    Masahisa Wada;Laurent Heux;Junji Sugiyama

  • Orientation of cellulose microcrystals by strong magnetic fields

    J. Sugiyama;H. Chanzy;G. Maret

  • Characterization of the supermolecular structure of cellulose in wood pulp fibres

    Eva-Lena Hult;Tommy Iversen;Junji Sugiyama

  • TEMPO-mediated oxidation of native cellulose: Microscopic analysis of fibrous fractions in the oxidized products

    T. Saito;Y. Okita;T.T. Nge;J. Sugiyama

  • Structural Details of Crystalline Cellulose from Higher Plants

    Adriana Sturcová;Isabelle His;David C Apperley;Junji Sugiyama

  • Fine structure and tensile properties of ramie fibres in the crystalline form of cellulose I, II, IIII and IVI

    Atsuko Ishikawa;Takeshi Okano;Junji Sugiyama

  • Allomorphs of native crystalline cellulose I evaluated by two equatoriald-spacings

    Masahisa Wada;Takeshi Okano;Junji Sugiyama

  • Synchrotron-radiated X-ray and neutron diffraction study of native cellulose

    Masahisa Wada;Takeshi Okano;Junji Sugiyama

  • New Insight into Cellulose Structure by Atomic Force Microscopy Shows the Iα Crystal Phase at Near-Atomic Resolution

    AA Baker;W Helbert;J Sugiyama;Mervyn J Miles

  • Prediction of Lignin Contents from Infrared Spectroscopy: Chemical Digestion and Lignin/Biomass Ratios of Cryptomeria japonica.

    Yoshiki Horikawa;Seiya Hirano;Asako Mihashi;Yoshinori Kobayashi

  • Roles of the exposed aromatic residues in crystalline chitin hydrolysis by chitinase A from Serratia marcescens 2170.

    Taku Uchiyama;Fuminori Katouno;Naoki Nikaidou;Takamasa Nonaka

  • Native celluloses on the basis of two crystalline phase (Iα/Iβ) system

    Masahisa Wada;Junji Sugiyama;Takeshi Okano

  • Structural modification of bacterial cellulose

    Shigeru Yamanaka;Junji Sugiyama

  • The Iα →Iβ transformation of highly crystalline cellulose by annealing in various mediums

    E. M. Debzi;H. Chanzy;J. Sugiyama;P. Tekely

  • Transformation of Valonia cellulose crystals by an alkaline hydrothermal treatment

    Junji Sugiyama;Takeshi Okano;Hiroyuki Yamamoto;Fumitaka Horii

Frequent Co-Authors

Shunsaku Kimura
Shunsaku Kimura Kyoto University
Henri Chanzy
Henri Chanzy Joseph Fourier University
Toshitaka Tsuda
Toshitaka Tsuda Kyoto University
Takahiro Tagami
Takahiro Tagami Kyoto University
Takeshi Nakatsuka
Takeshi Nakatsuka Nagoya University
Masahisa Wada
Masahisa Wada Kyoto University
Keiji Takabe
Keiji Takabe Kyoto University
Hiroyuki Yano
Hiroyuki Yano Kyoto University
Mervyn J Miles
Mervyn J Miles University of Bristol
Christian Riekel
Christian Riekel European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

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