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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Materials Science D-index 50 Citations 8,159 284 World Ranking 7104 National Ranking 462
Chemistry D-index 50 Citations 8,199 285 World Ranking 10668 National Ranking 826

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer
  • Catalysis

His primary areas of study are Polyacetylene, Liquid crystal, Polymer chemistry, Crystallography and Polymer. He has included themes like Polymerization, Morphology, Solvent and Acetylene in his Polyacetylene study. His Liquid crystal research incorporates themes from Cotton effect, Circular dichroism, Organic chemistry, Chirality and Dopant.

The concepts of his Polymer chemistry study are interwoven with issues in Composite material and Polythiophene, Conductive polymer. His work carried out in the field of Crystallography brings together such families of science as Molecule, Methylene, Mesogen and Moiety. The study incorporates disciplines such as Crystallinity, Phase and Ferroelectricity in addition to Polymer.

His most cited work include:

  • Helical Polyacetylene Synthesized with a Chiral Nematic Reaction Field (291 citations)
  • Helical Polyacetylene: Asymmetric Polymerization in a Chiral Liquid-Crystal Field (249 citations)
  • One-dimensional transport in polymer nanofibers. (131 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Polyacetylene, Polymer, Polymer chemistry, Liquid crystal and Crystallography. His studies deal with areas such as Catalysis and Acetylene as well as Polyacetylene. Kazuo Akagi interconnects Thiophene and Differential scanning calorimetry in the investigation of issues within Polymer.

His Polymer chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Polymerization, Moiety, Conductive polymer, Thermotropic crystal and Monomer. His Liquid crystal research integrates issues from Chemical physics, Chirality and Cotton effect, Circular dichroism. His Crystallography research includes elements of Phase transition, Ferroelectricity, Phase, Stereochemistry and Dopant.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Polyacetylene (44.00%)
  • Polymer (42.67%)
  • Polymer chemistry (39.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2020)?

  • Polymer (42.67%)
  • Conjugated system (24.00%)
  • Liquid crystal (34.67%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Kazuo Akagi focuses on Polymer, Conjugated system, Liquid crystal, Polyacetylene and Polymer chemistry. His Polymer study combines topics in areas such as Chemical physics, Reaction field, Acetylene, Carbonization and Nanofiber. His Conjugated system study incorporates themes from Photochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chirality and Liquid crystalline.

Many of his studies on Liquid crystal apply to Polymerization as well. His Polyacetylene research focuses on subjects like Luminescence, which are linked to Crystallography, Lyotropic, Phase and Excimer. His research integrates issues of Copolymer, Mesogen, Moiety and Poly-para-phenylene in his study of Polymer chemistry.

Between 2012 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Dynamic Switching of the Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Disubstituted Polyacetylene by Selective Transmission through a Thermotropic Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal (95 citations)
  • Photochemically colour-tuneable white fluorescence illuminants consisting of conjugated polymer nanospheres (60 citations)
  • Chiroptical Resolution and Thermal Switching of Chirality in Conjugated Polymer Luminescence via Selective Reflection using a Double‐Layered Cell of Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal (50 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer
  • Catalysis

His primary areas of investigation include Conjugated system, Polymer, Liquid crystal, Luminescence and Crystallography. His Conjugated system research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Photochemistry and Molecule. His Polymer study frequently links to related topics such as Polymer chemistry.

Kazuo Akagi combines subjects such as Carbon film, Nanotechnology and Thermal stability with his study of Liquid crystal. His Luminescence study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Polyacetylene, Excimer and Circular dichroism. His study explores the link between Crystallography and topics such as Organic chemistry that cross with problems in Dispersion stability.

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Best Publications

Helical Polyacetylene Synthesized with a Chiral Nematic Reaction Field

K. Akagi;G. Piao;S. Kaneko;K. Sakamaki.
Science (1998)

517 Citations

Helical Polyacetylene: Asymmetric Polymerization in a Chiral Liquid-Crystal Field

Kazuo Akagi.
Chemical Reviews (2009)

427 Citations

Lyotropic chiral nematic liquid crystalline aliphatic conjugated polymers based on disubstituted polyacetylene derivatives that exhibit high dissymmetry factors in circularly polarized luminescence.

Benedict A. San Jose;Satoshi Matsushita;Kazuo Akagi.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2012)

222 Citations

Dynamic Switching of the Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Disubstituted Polyacetylene by Selective Transmission through a Thermotropic Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal

Benedict A. San Jose;Jialin Yan;Kazuo Akagi.
Angewandte Chemie (2014)

214 Citations

One-dimensional transport in polymer nanofibers.

A. N. Aleshin;A. N. Aleshin;H. J. Lee;Y. W. Park;K. Akagi.
Physical Review Letters (2004)

202 Citations

Helically π-Stacked Thiophene-Based Copolymers with Circularly Polarized Fluorescence: High Dissymmetry Factors Enhanced by Self-Ordering in Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Phase

Kazuyoshi Watanabe;Itaru Osaka;Shinichi Yorozuya;Kazuo Akagi.
Chemistry of Materials (2012)

190 Citations

Synthesis of polyacetylene films with high density and high mechanical strength

K. Akagi;M. Suezaki;H. Shirakawa;H. Kyotani.
Synthetic Metals (1989)

188 Citations

Optically active conjugated polymers prepared from achiral monomers by polycondensation in a chiral nematic solvent.

Hiromasa Goto;Kazuo Akagi.
Angewandte Chemie (2005)

170 Citations

Dynamic Photoswitching of Helical Inversion in Liquid Crystals Containing Photoresponsive Axially Chiral Dopants

Hiroyuki Hayasaka;Tatsuaki Miyashita;Masaru Nakayama;Kenji Kuwada.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2012)

169 Citations

Highly conductive polyacetylene film prepared by the liquid crystal polymerization method under magnetic field

K Akagi;S Katayama;H Shirakawa;K Araya.
Synthetic Metals (1987)

158 Citations

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