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Mitsuo Sawamoto

Mitsuo Sawamoto

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Materials Science
Japan
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
89
Citations
34802
World Ranking
1750
National Ranking
69

Chemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
34797
World Ranking
2137
National Ranking
115

Mitsuo Sawamoto 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 Mitsuo Sawamoto sits on this spectrum.

50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 482 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mitsuo Sawamoto 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 Mitsuo Sawamoto sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

Mitsuo Sawamoto is affiliated with Chubu University in Japan and has a research focus within the field of Chemistry, with a notable emphasis on Organic Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, and Analytical Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics concentrate on areas such as Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Analytical Chemistry Methods Development, and Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Mitsuo Sawamoto include Benjamin Mudrak, Donna Minton, Sara Bosshart, Sarah B. Tegen, and Wolfram Koch.

They have contributed papers in several prominent publication venues, including:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Macromolecules
  • Journal of Polymer Science
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Recent papers authored by Mitsuo Sawamoto cover multiple aspects of polymer science and chemical synthesis, such as:

  • "Synergistic Advances in Living Cationic and Radical Polymerizations," 2020, Macromolecules
  • "Unprecedented Sequence Control and Sequence-Driven Properties in a Series of AB-Alternating Copolymers Consisting Solely of Acrylamide Units," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Unprecedented Sequence Control and Sequence-Driven Properties in a Series of AB-Alternating Copolymers Consisting Solely of Acrylamide Units," 2020, Angewandte Chemie
  • "Molecular imprinting on amphiphilic folded polymers for selective molecular recognition in water," 2020, Journal of Polymer Science
  • "Five Years of ChemRxiv: Where We Are and Where We Go from Here," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate with the Carbon Tetrachloride/Dichlorotris- (triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II)/Methylaluminum Bis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenoxide) Initiating System: Possibility of Living Radical Polymerization

    Mitsuru Kato;Masami Kamigaito;Mitsuo Sawamoto;Toshinobu Higashimura

  • Metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization.

    Masami Kamigaito;Tsuyoshi Ando;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Transition metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization : toward perfection in catalysis and precision polymer synthesis

    Makoto Ouchi;Takaya Terashima;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Sequence-controlled polymers.

    Jean-François Lutz;Makoto Ouchi;David R. Liu;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Living polymerization of isobutyl vinyl ether with hydrogen iodide/iodine initiating system

    Masaaki Miyamoto;Mitsuo Sawamoto;Toshinobu Higashimura

  • Iron(II) Chloride Complex for Living Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate1

    Tsuyoshi Ando;Masami Kamigaito;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Modern cationic vinyl polymerization

    Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Nickel-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate1

    Hiroko Uegaki;Yuzo Kotani;Masami Kamigaito;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization

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  • Single-chain technology using discrete synthetic macromolecules

    Makoto Ouchi;Nezha Badi;Jean-François Lutz;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Living Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate with Ruthenium Complex: Formation of Polymers with Controlled Molecular Weights and Very Narrow Distributions1

    Tsuyoshi Ando;Mitsuru Kato;Masami Kamigaito;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Possibility of living radical polymerization of vinyl acetate catalyzed by iron(I) complex

    Masayuki Wakioka;Kyung-Youl Baek;Tsuyoshi Ando;Masami Kamigaito

  • RAFT Polymerization of N-Isopropylacrylamide in the Absence and Presence of Y(OTf)3: Simultaneous Control of Molecular Weight and Tacticity

    Biswajit Ray;Yutaka Isobe;Kozo Matsumoto;Shigeki Habaue

  • Re(V)-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization of Styrene:1 ReO2I(PPh3)2/R−I Initiating Systems

    Yuzo Kotani;Masami Kamigaito;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • NiBr2(Pn-Bu3)2-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization of Methacrylates and Acrylates and Their Block or Random Copolymerizations1

    Hiroko Uegaki;Yuzo Kotani;Masami Kamigaito;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Star-Shaped Polymers by Metal-Catalyzed Living Radical Polymerization. 1. Design of Ru(II)-Based Systems and Divinyl Linking Agents1

    Kyung-Youl Baek;Masami Kamigaito;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Calixarene-Core Multifunctional Initiators for the Ruthenium-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization of Methacrylates1

    Jiro Ueda;Masami Kamigaito;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Cation Pool-Initiated Controlled/Living Polymerization Using Microsystems

    Aiichiro Nagaki;Kohsuke Kawamura;Seiji Suga;Tsuyoshi Ando

  • Synthesis of isotactic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) by RAFT polymerization in the presence of Lewis acid

    Biswajit Ray;Yutaka Isobe;Kohei Morioka;Shigeki Habaue

  • Synthesis and Single-Chain Folding of Amphiphilic Random Copolymers in Water

    Takaya Terashima;Takanori Sugita;Kaoru Fukae;Mitsuo Sawamoto

  • Living Radical Polymerization of Alkyl Methacrylates with Ruthenium Complex and Synthesis of Their Block Copolymers1

    Yuzo Kotani;Mitsuru Kato;Masami Kamigaito;Mitsuo Sawamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Masami Kamigaito
Masami Kamigaito Nagoya University
Toshinobu Higashimura
Toshinobu Higashimura The University of Shiga Prefecture
Kotaro Satoh
Kotaro Satoh Tokyo Institute of Technology
Toshio Masuda
Toshio Masuda Kyoto University
Yoshio Okamoto
Yoshio Okamoto Nagoya University
Seiji Suga
Seiji Suga Okayama University
Joseph P. Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy University of Akron
Heather D. Maynard
Heather D. Maynard University of California, Los Angeles
Aiichiro Nagaki
Aiichiro Nagaki Kyoto University
Timothy P. Lodge
Timothy P. Lodge University of Minnesota

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