2026 Kazutoshi Haraguchi: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	40	12773	12356	810	772	124	11150

Overview

Kazutoshi Haraguchi is affiliated with the College of Industrial Technology in Japan. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Materials Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their scholarly output covers a range of topics, including:

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
CAR-T cell therapy research
Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation

Haraguchi's recent papers reflect this diversity of interests. These include:

"Gelation and anomalous viscosity dynamics in aqueous dispersions of synthetic hectorite," 2022, published in NPG Asia Materials
"Association Behavior of Amphiphilic ABA Triblock Copolymer Composed of Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) (A) and Poly(ethylene oxide) (B) in Aqueous Solution," 2022, published in Polymers
"Human corneal endothelial cell transplantation with nanocomposite gel sheet preserves corneal stability in post-corneal transplant bullous keratopathy: a 16-year follow-up," 2024, published in American Journal of Stem Cells
"New Aqueous Solutions with Lower Viscosities than Water," 2021, published in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
"Association Behavior of Amphiphilic ABA Triblock Copolymer Composed of Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) (A) and Poly(ethylene oxide) (B) in Aqueous Solution," 2021, published in Preprints.org

Haraguchi has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Yuji Kimura
Yoko Mizoue
Shin-ichi Yusa
Takuya Shimizuguchi
Shohei Nakamura

The primary venues where Haraguchi has published include:

NPG Asia Materials
Polymers
American Journal of Stem Cells
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Preprints.org

Best Publications

Nanocomposite Hydrogels: A Unique Organic–Inorganic Network Structure with Extraordinary Mechanical, Optical, and Swelling/De‐swelling Properties

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Toru Takehisa

2937
Citations
Effects of Clay Content on the Properties of Nanocomposite Hydrogels Composed of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and Clay

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Toru Takehisa;Simon Fan

1040
Citations
Compositional effects on mechanical properties of Nanocomposite hydrogels composed of poly(N, N-dimethylacrylamide) and clay

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Robin Farnworth;and Akira Ohbayashi;Toru Takehisa

695
Citations
Mechanism of Forming Organic/Inorganic Network Structures during In-situ Free-Radical Polymerization in PNIPA−Clay Nanocomposite Hydrogels

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Huan-Jun Li;Kaori Matsuda;Toru Takehisa

569
Citations
Mechanical Properties and Structure of Polymer−Clay Nanocomposite Gels with High Clay Content

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Huan-Jun Li

492
Citations
Self-healing in nanocomposite hydrogels.

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Kazuhisa Uyama;Hisashi Tanimoto

426
Citations
Synthesis and properties of soft nanocomposite materials with novel organic/inorganic network structures

Kazutoshi Haraguchi

298
Citations
Control of the coil-to-globule transition and ultrahigh mechanical properties of PNIPA in nanocomposite hydrogels.

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Huan-Jun Li

292
Citations
Control of cell cultivation and cell sheet detachment on the surface of polymer/clay nanocomposite hydrogels.

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Toru Takehisa;Makiko Ebato

265
Citations
Polymer–Clay Nanocomposites Exhibiting Abnormal Necking Phenomena Accompanied by Extremely Large Reversible Elongations and Excellent Transparency

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Mariko Ebato;Toru Takehisa

239
Citations
Gelation Mechanism of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Clay Nanocomposite Gels

Sho Miyazaki;Hitoshi Endo;Takeshi Karino;Kazutoshi Haraguchi

204
Citations
Structure and Dynamics of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)−Clay Nanocomposite Gels

Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Junko Suda;Takeshi Karino;Satoshi Okabe

183
Citations
Synthesis of Highly Stretchable, Mechanically Tough, Zwitterionic Sulfobetaine Nanocomposite Gels with Controlled Thermosensitivities

Jinyan Ning;Guang Li;Kazutoshi Haraguchi

164
Citations
Small-angle neutron scattering study on uniaxially-stretched poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-clay nanocomposite gels

Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Takeshi Karino;Sho Miyazaki;Satoshi Okabe

160
Citations
Tunable Optical and Swelling/Deswelling Properties Associated with Control of the Coil-to-Globule Transition of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in Polymer−Clay Nanocomposite Gels

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Huan-Jun Li;Liyuan Song;Kazutaka Murata

122
Citations
Microstructures Formed in Co-Cross-Linked Networks and Their Relationships to the Optical and Mechanical Properties of PNIPA/Clay Nanocomposite Gels

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Liyuan Song

120
Citations
Stimuli-Responsive Nanocomposite Gels and Soft Nanocomposites Consisting of Inorganic Clays and Copolymers with Different Chemical Affinities

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Kazutaka Murata;Toru Takehisa

119
Citations
Clay Concentration Dependence of Microstructure in Deformed Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)−Clay Nanocomposite Gels

Sho Miyazaki;Takeshi Karino;Hitoshi Endo;Kazutoshi Haraguchi

116
Citations
Nanocomposite gels : new advanced functional soft materials

Kazutoshi Haraguchi

115
Citations
Synthesis and Characteristics of Nanocomposite Gels Prepared by In Situ Photopolymerization in an Aqueous System

Kazutoshi Haraguchi;Tetsuo Takada

113
Citations