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Seiji Tobita

Seiji Tobita

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
8008
World Ranking
17417
National Ranking
1375

Seiji Tobita publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Seiji Tobita sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 193 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Seiji Tobita D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Seiji Tobita is affiliated with Gunma University in Japan and has established a body of work primarily in Materials Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses notably on Materials Chemistry and aspects of Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Biomedical Engineering, and Biochemistry.

The main topics explored in Tobita's publications include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis

Seiji Tobita's recent scientific papers reflect the integration of advanced imaging techniques and chemical sensing in biological contexts. These works include:

  • Visualization of Lipid Droplets in Living Cells and Fatty Livers of Mice Based on the Fluorescence of π-Extended Coumarin Using Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • Spontaneously Blinking Fluorophores Based on Nucleophilic Addition/Dissociation of Intracellular Glutathione for Live-Cell Super-resolution Imaging, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Design of spontaneously blinking fluorophores for live-cell super-resolution imaging based on quantum-chemical calculations, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • In vivo O2 imaging in hepatic tissues by phosphorescence lifetime imaging microscopy using Ir(III) complexes as intracellular probes, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Intracellular and Intravascular Oxygen Sensing of Pancreatic Tissues Based on Phosphorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy Using Lipophilic and Hydrophilic Iridium(III) Complexes, 2022, ACS Sensors

The frequent collaborators in Tobita's research projects include Toshitada Yoshihara (32 joint publications), Shin-ichiro Kato (17), Kōji Yamamoto (14), Yosuke Nakamura (14), and Tomokazu Kijima (13).

Publication venues where Tobita has contributed multiple works highlight the interdisciplinary nature of their research:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (15 publications)
  • Analytical Chemistry (3 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (3 publications)
  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry (2 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Reevaluation of absolute luminescence quantum yields of standard solutions using a spectrometer with an integrating sphere and a back-thinned CCD detector.

    Kengo Suzuki;Atsushi Kobayashi;Shigeo Kaneko;Kazuyuki Takehira

  • A spontaneously blinking fluorophore based on intramolecular spirocyclization for live-cell super-resolution imaging

    Shin Nosuke Uno;Mako Kamiya;Toshitada Yoshihara;Ko Sugawara

  • Recent advances in instrumentation for absolute emission quantum yield measurements

    Hitoshi Ishida;Seiji Tobita;Yasuchika Hasegawa;Ryuzi Katoh

  • The paramagnetic metal effect on the ligand localized S1 .apprx. .fwdarw. T1 intersystem crossing in the rare-earth-metal complexes with methyl salicylate

    Seiji Tobita;Masayuki Arakawa;Ikuzo Tanaka

  • Ratiometric Molecular Sensor for Monitoring Oxygen Levels in Living Cells

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  • Size effects on dissociation rates of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon cations: Laboratory studies and astophysical implications

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  • Measurement of photoluminescence efficiency of Ir(III) phenylpyridine derivatives in solution and solid-state films

    Ayataka Endo;Kengo Suzuki;Toshitada Yoshihara;Seiji Tobita

  • Extremely low-threshold amplified spontaneous emission of 9,9′-spirobifluorene derivatives and electroluminescence from field-effect transistor structure

    Hajime Nakanotani;Seiji Akiyama;Dai Ohnishi;Masato Moriwake

  • Electronic relaxation processes of rare earth chelates of benzoyltrifluoroacetone

    Seiji Tobita;Masayuki Arakawa;Ikuzo Tanaka

  • Temperature-dependent fluorescence lifetime of a fluorescent polymeric thermometer, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), labeled by polarity and hydrogen bonding sensitive 4-sulfamoyl-7-aminobenzofurazan.

    Chie Gota;Seiichi Uchiyama;Toshitada Yoshihara;Seiji Tobita

  • Oxygen imaging of living cells and tissues using luminescent molecular probes

    Toshitada Yoshihara;Yosuke Hirakawa;Masahiro Hosaka;Masaomi Nangaku

  • Thermochemical Profiles on Hydrogen Atom Transfer from Triplet Naphthol and Proton-Induced Electron Transfer from Triplet Methoxynaphthalene to Benzophenone via Triplet Exciplexes Studied by Laser Flash Photolysis

    Minoru Yamaji;Youichi Aihara;Toshiyuki Itoh;Seiji Tobita

  • Environment-sensitive fluorophores with benzothiadiazole and benzoselenadiazole structures as candidate components of a fluorescent polymeric thermometer.

    Seiichi Uchiyama;Kohki Kimura;Chie Gota;Kohki Okabe

  • Bicarbazoles: Systematic Structure–Property Investigations on a Series of Conjugated Carbazole Dimers

    Shin-ichiro Kato;Hiroto Noguchi;Atsushi Kobayashi;Toshitada Yoshihara

  • Environment-sensitive fluorophore emitting in protic environments.

    Seiichi Uchiyama;Kazuyuki Takehira;Toshitada Yoshihara;Seiji Tobita

  • Single- and double-ionization potentials of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and fullerenes by photon and electron impact

    S. Tobita;S. Leach;H. W. Jochims;E. Rühl

  • Intracellular and in vivo oxygen sensing using phosphorescent iridium(III) complexes

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  • Study of higher excited singlet states of zinc(II)‐tetraphenylporphin

    Seiji Tobita;Youkoh Kaizu;Hiroshi Kobayashi;Ikuzo Tanaka

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons : negative ion formation following low energy (0-15 eV) electron impact

    Seiji Tobita;Martina Meinke;Eugen Illenberger;Loucas G. Christophorou

  • Visualization of Lipid Droplets in Living Cells and Fatty Livers of Mice Based on the Fluorescence of π-Extended Coumarin Using Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy

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  • Proton-induced quenching and hydrogen-deuterium isotope-exchange reactions of methoxynaphthalenes

    Haruo Shizuka;Seiji Tobita

  • Internal conversion of o-aminoacetophenone in solution

    Toshitada Yoshihara;Hirofumi Shimada;Haruo Shizuka;Seiji Tobita

  • Photophysical studies of neutral aromatic species confined in zeolite L: Comparison with cationic dyes

    Shuichi Hashimoto;Masahide Hagiri;Nobukazu Matsubara;Seiji Tobita

  • Synthesis and Photochemical Properties of Stilbenophanes Tethered by Silyl Chains. Control of (2π + 2π) Photocycloaddition, Cis−Trans Photoisomerization, and Photocyclization

    Hajime Maeda;Ko-ichi Nishimura;Kazuhiko Mizuno;Minoru Yamaji

  • Recovery mechanism of the reaction intermediate produced by photoinduced cleavage of the intramolecular hydrogen bond of dibenzoylmethane

    Seiji Tobita;Jin Ohba;Kenji Nakagawa;Haruo Shizuka

Frequent Co-Authors

Masaomi Nangaku
Masaomi Nangaku University of Tokyo
Yasuteru Urano
Yasuteru Urano University of Tokyo
Chihaya Adachi
Chihaya Adachi Kyushu University
Kazunari Yoshizawa
Kazunari Yoshizawa Kyushu University
Yoshihito Shiota
Yoshihito Shiota Kyushu University
Keigo Endo
Keigo Endo Gunma University
Yoshio Aso
Yoshio Aso Osaka University
Masaru Ishii
Masaru Ishii Osaka University
Yasuo Mori
Yasuo Mori Kyoto University
Yasuchika Hasegawa
Yasuchika Hasegawa Hokkaido University

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