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2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
82
Citations
24416
World Ranking
2473
National Ranking
104

Chemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
24250
World Ranking
3086
National Ranking
178

Mitsuhiro Shibayama 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 Mitsuhiro Shibayama sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 445 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mitsuhiro Shibayama 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 Mitsuhiro Shibayama sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Mitsuhiro Shibayama is affiliated with the Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society in Japan. Their research contributions span areas within Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Medicine, Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, and Biomaterials.

The primary research topics addressed by Shibayama include:

  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics

Their publication record includes contributions to multiple scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Macromolecules
  • Polymer Journal
  • Soft Matter
  • Polymer
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

They have collaborated regularly with notable coauthors such as Xiang Li, S. Takata, Hiroshi Arima-Osonoi, Hiroki Iwase, and Masashi Ohira, reflecting a strong network within their research community.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Shibayama are:

  • "Versatile whole-organ/body staining and imaging based on electrolyte-gel properties of biological tissues" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "A Simple and Versatile Method for the Construction of Nearly Ideal Polymer Networks" (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Swelling Behaviors of Hydrogels with Alternating Neutral/Highly Charged Sequences" (2020), published in Macromolecules
  • "Star-Polymer-DNA Gels Showing Highly Predictable and Tunable Mechanical Responses" (2022), published in Advanced Materials
  • "Nanostructures and Viscosities of Nafion Dispersions in Water/Ethanol from Dilute to Concentrated Regimes" (2020), published in Macromolecules

Best Publications

  • Design and Fabrication of a High-Strength Hydrogel with Ideally Homogeneous Network Structure from Tetrahedron-like Macromonomers

    Takamasa Sakai;Takuro Matsunaga;Yuji Yamamoto;Chika Ito

  • Volume phase transition and related phenomena of polymer gels

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Toyoichi Tanaka

  • Spatial inhomogeneity and dynamic fluctuations of polymer gels

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama

  • Small angle neutron scattering study on poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) gels near their volume‐phase transition temperature

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Toyoichi Tanaka;Charles C. Han

  • Molecular basis of the shish-kebab morphology in polymer crystallization

    Shuichi Kimata;Takashi Sakurai;Takashi Sakurai;Yoshinobu Nozue;Yoshinobu Nozue;Tatsuya Kasahara;Tatsuya Kasahara

  • Thermal properties of copolymer gels containing N-isopropylacrylamide

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Shin-Ya Mizutani;Shunji Nomura

  • Structure Characterization of Tetra-PEG Gel by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering

    Takuro Matsunaga;Takamasa Sakai;Yuki Akagi;Ung-il Chung

  • Self-Healing Micellar Ion Gels Based on Multiple Hydrogen Bonding.

    Ryota Tamate;Kei Hashimoto;Tatsuhiro Horii;Manabu Hirasawa

  • Versatile whole-organ/body staining and imaging based on electrolyte-gel properties of biological tissues

    Etsuo A. Susaki;Chika Shimizu;Akihiro Kuno;Akihiro Kuno;Kazuki Tainaka

  • Ordered structure in block polymer solutions. 4. Scaling rules on size of fluctuations with block molecular weight, concentration, and temperature in segregation and homogeneous regimes

    Takeji Hashimoto;Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Hiromichi Kawai

  • Study of miscibility and critical phenomena of deuterated polystyrene and hydrogenated poly(vinyl methyl ether) by small-angle neutron scattering

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Richard S. Stein;Charles C. Han

  • Small‐angle neutron scattering study on weakly charged temperature sensitive polymer gels

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Toyoichi Tanaka;Charles C. Han

  • Structural Characteristics of Double Network Gels with Extremely High Mechanical Strength

    Yang-Ho Na;Takayuki Kurokawa;Yoshinori Katsuyama;Hiroyuki Tsukeshiba

  • Phase Separation Induced Mechanical Transition of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Water Isochore Gels

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Masato Morimoto;Shunji Nomura

  • SANS and SLS Studies on Tetra-Arm PEG Gels in As-Prepared and Swollen States

    Takuro Matsunaga;Takamasa Sakai;Yuki Akagi;Ung-il Chung

  • Small-angle neutron scattering on polymer gels: phase behavior, inhomogeneities and deformation mechanisms

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama

  • Structure-mechanical property relationship of tough hydrogels

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama

  • Fast-forming hydrogel with ultralow polymeric content as an artificial vitreous body

    Kaori Hayashi;Fumiki Okamoto;Sujin Hoshi;Takuya Katashima

  • Gel Formation Analyses by Dynamic Light Scattering.

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Tomohisa Norisuye

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

    Sho Miyazaki;Hitoshi Endo;Takeshi Karino;Kazutoshi Haraguchi

  • Ordered structure in block polymer solutions. 1. Selective solvents

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Takeji Hashimoto;Hiromichi Kawai

  • Dynamic Light Scattering Study of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) Gels

    Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Yoshihiro Fujikawa;Shunji Nomura

Frequent Co-Authors

Takamasa Sakai
Takamasa Sakai University of Tokyo
Kenta Fujii
Kenta Fujii Yamaguchi University
Ung-il Chung
Ung-il Chung University of Tokyo
Masayoshi Watanabe
Masayoshi Watanabe Yokohama National University
Takeji Hashimoto
Takeji Hashimoto Kyoto University
Kohzo Ito
Kohzo Ito University of Tokyo
Sadahito Aoshima
Sadahito Aoshima Osaka University
Ryo Yoshida
Ryo Yoshida University of Tokyo
Elliot P. Gilbert
Elliot P. Gilbert Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Charles C. Han
Charles C. Han Shenzhen University

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