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Kenji Higashi is affiliated with Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan and has contributed to research in both medicine and materials science. Their work spans several subfields, including materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, public health, environmental and occupational health, obstetrics and gynecology, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their research topics cover a range of areas such as titanium alloys microstructure and properties, shape memory alloy transformations, bone tissue engineering materials, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, maternal and perinatal health interventions, pregnancy and medication impact, and iron oxide chemistry and applications.

Kenji Higashi's recent publications include the following papers:

  • New dislocation dissociation accompanied by anti-phase shuffling in the α" martensite phase of a Ti alloy, 2022, Acta Materialia
  • A quasi-randomized controlled trial of Ninjin'yoeito for the treatment of postpartum anemia and the prevention of postpartum depression, 2022, Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
  • Interactions between Interstitial and Substitutional Elements of Solute Diatomic and Triatomic Clusters in α-Fe from First-principles Calculations, 2024, ISIJ International
  • Successful multidisciplinary treatment of rapidly progressing cervical vertebral metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma with special reference to the efficacy of larotrectinib, 2025, Chirurgia

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kenji Higashi include:

  • Tokuteru Uesugi
  • Yorinobu Takigawa
  • Masaki Tahara
  • Nao Otaki
  • Daichi Minami

Kenji Higashi has published in several different venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Acta Materialia
  • Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
  • ISIJ International
  • Chirurgia

Best Publications

  • The activity of non-basal slip systems and dynamic recovery at room temperature in fine-grained AZ31B magnesium alloys

    J Koike;T Kobayashi;T Mukai;H Watanabe

  • Ductility enhancement in AZ31 magnesium alloy by controlling its grain structure

    Toshiji Mukai;Masashi Yamanoi;Hiroyuki Watanabe;Kenji Higashi

  • Strengthening mechanisms of MgSi alloys

    M. Mabuchi;K. Higashi

  • Review Processing and mechanical properties of fine-grained magnesium alloys

    K. Kubota;M. Mabuchi;K. Higashi

  • Low temperature superplasticity of AZ91 magnesium alloy with non-equilibrium grain boundaries

    M. Mabuchi;K. Ameyama;H. Iwasaki;K. Higashi

  • Effect of strain rate on compressive behavior of a Pd40Ni40P20 bulk metallic glass

    Toshiji Mukai;T.G Nieh;Yoshihito Kawamura;Akihisa Inoue

  • Experimental study of energy absorption in a close-celled aluminum foam under dynamic loading

    T Mukai;H Kanahashi;T Miyoshi;M Mabuchi

  • Deformation mechanism in a coarse-grained Mg–Al–Zn alloy at elevated temperatures

    H. Watanabe;H. Tsutsui;T. Mukai;M. Kohzu

  • Effect of cell morphology on the compressive properties of open-cell aluminum foams

    T.G. Nieh;K. Higashi;J. Wadsworth

  • Dislocation creep behavior in Mg–Al–Zn alloys

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Kinji Hirai;Hiroyuki Watanabe;Yorinobu Takigawa

  • Chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes with carbon nanofiber-supported platinum and palladium nanoparticles.

    Mikihiro Takasaki;Yukihiro Motoyama;Kenji Higashi;Seong Ho Yoon

  • Effects of Ca and Sr addition on mechanical properties of a cast AZ91 magnesium alloy at room and elevated temperature

    Kinji Hirai;Hidetoshi Somekawa;Yorinobu Takigawa;Kenji Higashi

  • Low temperature superplasticity in an AZ91 magnesium alloy processed by ECAE

    M. Mabuchi;H. Iwasaki;K. Yanase;K. Higashi

  • Dynamic response of a Pd40Ni40P20 bulk metallic glass in tension

    Toshiji Mukai;T.G Nieh;Yoshihito Kawamura;Akihisa Inoue

  • Effect of temperature and grain size on the dominant diffusion process for superplastic flow in an AZ61 magnesium alloy

    H. Watanabe;T. Mukai;M. Kohzu;S. Tanabe

  • Low temperature superplasticity of a fine-grained ZK60 magnesium alloy processed by equal-channel-angular extrusion

    Hiroyuki Watanabe;Toshiji Mukai;Koichi Ishikawa;Kenji Higashi

  • Influence of friction stir welding parameters on grain size and formability in 5083 aluminum alloy

    Tomotake Hirata;Taizo Oguri;Hideki Hagino;Tsutomu Tanaka

  • Microstructural evolution and superplasticity of rolled Mg-9Al-1Zn

    T Mohri;M Mabuchi;M Nakamura;T Asahina

  • Grain Size Control of Commercial Wrought Mg-Al-Zn Alloys Utilizing Dynamic Recrystallization

    Hiroyuki Watanabe;Hirosuke Tsutsui;Toshiji Mukai;Koichi Ishikawa

  • New Recycling Process by Extrusion for Machined Chips of AZ91 Magnesium and Mechanical Properties of Extruded Bars

    Mamoru Mabuchi;Kohei Kubota;Kenji Higashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Mamoru Mabuchi
Mamoru Mabuchi Kyoto University
Toshiji Mukai
Toshiji Mukai Kobe University
T.G. Nieh
T.G. Nieh University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Akihisa Inoue
Akihisa Inoue Josai International University
Terence G. Langdon
Terence G. Langdon University of Southern California
Kenji Hiraga
Kenji Hiraga Tohoku University
Cuie Wen
Cuie Wen RMIT University
Hidetoshi Somekawa
Hidetoshi Somekawa National Institute for Materials Science
Junichi Koike
Junichi Koike Tohoku University
Megumi Kawasaki
Megumi Kawasaki Oregon State University

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