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Materials Science

D-Index
66
Citations
16888
World Ranking
5306
National Ranking
258

Chemistry

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66
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Kohzo Ito publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kohzo Ito sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 401 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Kohzo Ito D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kohzo Ito sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kohzo Ito is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research activity is primarily centered on materials science, engineering, and chemistry, with notable contributions in polymers and plastics, organic chemistry, and materials chemistry. Their work frequently intersects with mechanical and biomedical engineering as well.

The main topics of Kohzo Ito's research include:

  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Epoxy Resin Curing Processes

Their frequent co-authors include Hideaki Yokoyama, Koichi Mayumi, Shuntaro Uenuma, Tsuyohito Ito, and Yoshiki Shimizu, indicating ongoing collaborations in related research fields.

Kohzo Ito has published extensively in several respected scientific venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • Macromolecules (10 publications)
  • ACS Macro Letters (6 publications)
  • Polymer (6 publications)
  • Composites Science and Technology (4 publications)
  • Polymer Journal (3 publications)

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Kohzo Ito are:

  • Tough hydrogels with rapid self-reinforcement, 2021, Science
  • Strain-induced crystallization and phase separation used for fabricating a tough and stiff slide-ring solid polymer electrolyte, 2023, Science Advances
  • Movable cross-linked elastomer with aligned carbon nanotube/nanofiber as high thermally conductive tough flexible composite, 2020, Composites Science and Technology
  • Softness, Elasticity, and Toughness of Polymer Networks with Slide-Ring Cross-Links, 2021, Gels
  • Kinetic trapping of 3D-printable cyclodextrin-based poly(pseudo)rotaxane networks, 2021, Chem

Best Publications

  • The Polyrotaxane Gel: A Topological Gel by Figure‐of‐Eight Cross‐links

    Y. Okumura;K. Ito

  • Self-Assembled Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene Graphitic Nanotube

    Jonathan P. Hill;Wusong Jin;Atsuko Kosaka;Takanori Fukushima

  • Tough hydrogels with rapid self-reinforcement

    Chang Liu;Naoya Morimoto;Lan Jiang;Sohei Kawahara

  • Extremely stretchable thermosensitive hydrogels by introducing slide-ring polyrotaxane cross-linkers and ionic groups into the polymer network.

    Abu Bin Imran;Kenta Esaki;Hiroaki Gotoh;Takahiro Seki

  • Novel Cross-Linking Concept of Polymer Network: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Slide-Ring Gels with Freely Movable Junctions

    Kohzo Ito

  • Recent advances in the preparation of cyclodextrin-based polyrotaxanes and their applications to soft materials

    Jun Araki;Kohzo Ito

  • Effective Production of Poly(3-alkylthiophene) Nanofibers by means of Whisker Method using Anisole Solvent: Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties

    Sadaki Samitsu;Takeshi Shimomura;Seiji Heike;Tomihiro Hashizume

  • Electroactive supramolecular self-assembled fibers comprised of doped tetrathiafulvalene-based gelators.

    Tetsu Kitamura;Suguru Nakaso;Norihiro Mizoshita;Yusuke Tochigi

  • Efficient Production of Polyrotaxanes from α-Cyclodextrin and Poly(ethylene glycol)

    Jun Araki;Changming Zhao,†,‡,§ and;Kohzo Ito

  • Highly Stretchable and Instantly Recoverable Slide-Ring Gels Consisting of Enzymatically Synthesized Polyrotaxane with Low Host Coverage

    Lan Jiang;Chang Liu;Koichi Mayumi;Kazuaki Kato;Kazuaki Kato

  • From topological gels to slide-ring materials

    Yumiki Noda;Yuki Hayashi;Kohzo Ito

  • Slide-ring materials using topological supramolecular architecture

    Kohzo Ito

  • Optically transparent, high-toughness elastomer using a polyrotaxane cross-linker as a molecular pulley

    Hiroaki Gotoh;Chang Liu;Abu Bin Imran;Mitsuo Hara

  • Effects of ZnSb and Zn inclusions on the thermoelectric properties of β-Zn4Sb3

    L.T Zhang;M Tsutsui;K Ito;M Yamaguchi

  • Structure and dynamics of polyrotaxane and slide-ring materials

    Koichi Mayumi;Kohzo Ito

  • SANS Studies on Deformation Mechanism of Slide-Ring Gel

    Takeshi Karino;Yasushi Okumura;Changming Zhao;Toshiyuki Kataoka

  • Novel entropic elasticity of polymeric materials: why is slide-ring gel so soft?

    Kohzo Ito

  • Preparation of a “sliding graft copolymer”, an organic solvent-soluble polyrotaxane containing mobile side chains, and its application for a crosslinked elastomeric supramolecular film

    Jun Araki;Toshiyuki Kataoka;Kohzo Ito

  • SANS studies on spatial inhomogeneities of slide-ring gels

    Takeshi Karino;Yasushi Okumura;Kohzo Ito;Mitsuhiro Shibayama

  • Atomic force microscopy observation of insulated molecular wire formed by conducting polymer and molecular nanotube

    Takeshi Shimomura;Tomonori Akai;Takumi Abe;Kohzo Ito

Frequent Co-Authors

Mitsuhiro Shibayama
Mitsuhiro Shibayama Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society
Takahiro Seki
Takahiro Seki Nagoya University
Yukikazu Takeoka
Yukikazu Takeoka Nagoya University
Toshimi Shimizu
Toshimi Shimizu National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kenji Urayama
Kenji Urayama Kyoto Institute of Technology
Toshio Nishi
Toshio Nishi Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tomihiro Hashizume
Tomihiro Hashizume Hitachi (Japan)
Yoshiki Shimizu
Yoshiki Shimizu National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Liqun Zhang
Liqun Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Takashi Ishizone
Takashi Ishizone Tokyo Institute of Technology

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