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Takao Someya

Takao Someya

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Japan
2026
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Materials Science
Japan
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
110
Citations
59920
World Ranking
99
National Ranking
3

Materials Science

D-Index
111
Citations
59707
World Ranking
673
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Takao Someya is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and specializes in engineering with a focus on biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and polymers and plastics. Their research portfolio extends into related subfields such as cognitive neuroscience and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Someya's recent publications cover a range of topics within advanced sensor technology and organic electronics. Notable papers include:

  • "Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors" (2023) published in ACS Nano
  • "The Future of Flexible Organic Solar Cells" (2020) published in Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Nanomesh pressure sensor for monitoring finger manipulation without sensory interference" (2020) published in Science
  • "Flexible self-charging power sources" (2022) published in Nature Reviews Materials
  • "Natural Biopolymer-Based Biocompatible Conductors for Stretchable Bioelectronics" (2021) published in Chemical Reviews

Frequent collaborators contributing to Someya's body of work include Tomoyuki Yokota, Kenjiro Fukuda, Sunghoon Lee, Masahito Takakuwa, and Yan Wang. These coauthors have collaborated extensively, reflecting strong professional partnerships.

The research venues where Someya regularly publishes comprise prestigious journals such as:

  • Science Advances
  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Materials
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The primary topics addressed in Someya's work cover:

  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Someya's scientific contributions include extensive research into advanced materials used for flexible sensors, energy harvesting devices, and bioelectronics. Their interdisciplinary approach bridges engineering principles with biological applications, particularly in the development of neural interfaces and sensory technologies.

Best Publications

  • Materials and mechanics for stretchable electronics

    John A. Rogers;Takao Someya;Yonggang Huang

  • An ultra-lightweight design for imperceptible plastic electronics

    Martin Kaltenbrunner;Tsuyoshi Sekitani;Tsuyoshi Sekitani;Jonathan Reeder;Jonathan Reeder;Tomoyuki Yokota

  • A large-area, flexible pressure sensor matrix with organic field-effect transistors for artificial skin applications

    Takao Someya;Tsuyoshi Sekitani;Shingo Iba;Yusaku Kato

  • Stretchable active-matrix organic light-emitting diode display using printable elastic conductors

    Tsuyoshi Sekitani;Hiroyoshi Nakajima;Hiroki Maeda;Takanori Fukushima

  • Elastomeric Transistor Stamps: Reversible Probing of Charge Transport in Organic Crystals

    Vikram C. Sundar;Jana Zaumseil;Vitaly Podzorov;Etienne Menard

  • Ultrathin and lightweight organic solar cells with high flexibility

    Martin Kaltenbrunner;Matthew S. White;Eric D. Głowacki;Tsuyoshi Sekitani;Tsuyoshi Sekitani

  • The rise of plastic bioelectronics

    Takao Someya;Zhenan Bao;George G. Malliaras

  • Conformable, flexible, large-area networks of pressure and thermal sensors with organic transistor active matrixes

    Takao Someya;Yusaku Kato;Tsuyoshi Sekitani;Shingo Iba

  • A Rubberlike Stretchable Active Matrix Using Elastic Conductors

    Tsuyoshi Sekitani;Yoshiaki Noguchi;Kenji Hata;Takanori Fukushima

  • Flexible organic transistors and circuits with extreme bending stability

    Tsuyoshi Sekitani;Ute Zschieschang;Hagen Klauk;Takao Someya

  • Inflammation-free, gas-permeable, lightweight, stretchable on-skin electronics with nanomeshes

    Akihito Miyamoto;Sungwon Lee;Sungwon Lee;Nawalage Florence Cooray;Sunghoon Lee

  • Organic Nonvolatile Memory Transistors for Flexible Sensor Arrays

    Tsuyoshi Sekitani;Tomoyuki Yokota;Ute Zschieschang;Hagen Klauk

  • Ultraflexible organic photonic skin

    Tomoyuki Yokota;Peter Zalar;Martin Kaltenbrunner;Hiroaki Jinno

  • Self-powered ultra-flexible electronics via nano-grating-patterned organic photovoltaics.

    Sungjun Park;Sungjun Park;Soo Won Heo;Wonryung Lee;Daishi Inoue

  • Ultrathin, highly flexible and stretchable PLEDs

    Matthew S. White;Martin Kaltenbrunner;Martin Kaltenbrunner;Eric D. Głowacki;Kateryna Gutnichenko

  • Printable elastic conductors with a high conductivity for electronic textile applications

    Naoji Matsuhisa;Martin Kaltenbrunner;Martin Kaltenbrunner;Tomoyuki Yokota;Tomoyuki Yokota;Hiroaki Jinno

  • Stretchable, large-area organic electronics.

    Tsuyoshi Sekitani;Takao Someya

  • A transparent bending-insensitive pressure sensor

    Sungwon Lee;Sungwon Lee;Amir Reuveny;Amir Reuveny;Jonathan Reeder;Sunghoon Lee;Sunghoon Lee

  • Printable elastic conductors by in situ formation of silver nanoparticles from silver flakes

    Naoji Matsuhisa;Daishi Inoue;Peter Zalar;Peter Zalar;Hanbit Jin

  • Organic Photodetectors for Next-Generation Wearable Electronics.

    Philip C Y Chow;Takao Someya;Takao Someya

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsuyoshi Sekitani
Tsuyoshi Sekitani Osaka University
Tomoyuki Yokota
Tomoyuki Yokota University of Tokyo
Takayasu Sakurai
Takayasu Sakurai University of Tokyo
Kenjiro Fukuda
Kenjiro Fukuda Osaka University
Yasuhiko Arakawa
Yasuhiko Arakawa University of Tokyo
Makoto Takamiya
Makoto Takamiya University of Tokyo
Hagen Klauk
Hagen Klauk Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Naoji Matsuhisa
Naoji Matsuhisa University of Tokyo
Ute Zschieschang
Ute Zschieschang Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Martin Kaltenbrunner
Martin Kaltenbrunner Johannes Kepler University of Linz

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