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Materials Science

D-Index
50
Citations
11932
World Ranking
10107
National Ranking
613

Chemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
11999
World Ranking
14238
National Ranking
1105

Takayuki Otsu 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 Takayuki Otsu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 506 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Takayuki Otsu 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 Takayuki Otsu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Takayuki Otsu is affiliated with Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan. Their academic contributions focus primarily on research fields related to their institutional role.

Though there is no detailed information about specific research papers, co-authors, or primary topics of study available, the affiliation with a prominent Japanese university suggests engagement with various academic disciplines relevant to that institution.

No records of published books or frequent publication venues are documented, indicating either a specialized or developing research portfolio or a focus on contributions not captured in the available data.

There are no listed awards, so there is no public record of recognized honors or distinctions in their academic career.

The absence of detailed publication or research topic data limits the ability to describe the scientist's specific areas of expertise or research impact comprehensively.

Best Publications

  • Role of initiator‐transfer agent‐terminator (iniferter) in radical polymerizations: Polymer design by organic disulfides as iniferters

    Takayuki Otsu;Masatoshi Yoshida

  • A model for living radical polymerization

    Takayuki Otsu;Masatoshi Yoshida;Toshinori Tazaki

  • Iniferter concept and living radical polymerization

    Unknown

  • Radical polymerization of N-(alkyl-substituted phenyl)maleimides: synthesis of thermally stable polymers soluble in nonpolar solvents

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Toru Kubota;Takayuki Otsu

  • Controlled Synthesis of Polymers Using the Iniferter Technique: Developments in Living Radical Polymerization

    Takayuki Otsu;Akikazu Matsumoto

  • Features of living radical polymerization of vinyl monomers in homogeneous system using N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate derivatives as photoiniferters

    Takayuki Otsu;Toshiaki Matsunaga;Toru Doi;Akikazu Matsumoto

  • Reactivity in radical polymerization of N -substituted maleimides and thermal stability of the resulting polymers

    Takayuki Otsu;Akikazu Matsumoto;Toru Kubota;Shigeki Mori

  • Synthesis, reactivity, and role of 4-vinylbenzyl N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate as a monomer-iniferter in radical polymerization

    Takayuki Otsu;Keiji Yamashita;Kazuichi Tsuda

  • Living radical polymerization through the use of iniferters: Controlled synthesis of polymers

    T. Otsu;T. Matsunaga;A. Kuriyama;M. Yoshioka

  • Synthesis and characterization of poly(1-adamantyl methacrylate) : effects of the adamantyl group on radical polymerization kinetics and thermal properties of the polymer

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Satoshi Tanaka;Takayuki Otsu

  • Living Radical Polymerizations in Homogeneous Solution by Using Organic Sulfides as Photoiniferters

    Takayuki Otsu;Masatoshi Yoshida;Akira Kuriyama

  • Living mono- and biradical polymerizations in homogeneous system synthesis of AB and ABA type block copolymers

    Takayuki Otsu;Akira Kuriyama

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Poly[Substituted Methylene]S

    Takayuki Otsu;Takashi Yasuhara;Akikazu Matsumoto

  • Polymer Design by Iniferter Technique in Radical Polymerization: Synthesis of AB and ABA Block Copolymers Containing Random and Alternating Copolymer Sequences

    Takayuki Otsu;Akira Kuriyama

  • Living radical polymerization in homogeneous system with phenylazotriphenylmethane as a thermal iniferter

    Takayuki Otsu;Toshiniri Tazaki

  • Synthesis, Thermal Properties, and Gas Permeability of Poly(N-n-alkylmaleimide)s

    Akikazu Matsumoto;Yoshitaka Oki;Takayuki Otsu

  • Living Radical Polymerization in Homogeneous System by Using Iniferter: Design of Block Copolymers

    T. Otsu;A. Kuriyama

  • Radical high polymerization of di-tert-butyl fumarate and novel synthesis of high molecular weight poly(fumaric acid) from its polymer

    Takayuki Otsu;Takashi Yasuhara;Kohei Shiraishi;Shigeki Mori

  • Radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate with some 1,2-disubstituted tetraphenylethanes as thermal iniferters

    Takayuki Otsu;Akikazu Matsumoto;Toshinori Tazaki

  • Estimation of monomer reactivity ratios by nonlinear least-squares procedure with consideration of the weight of experimental data

    Bunichiro Yamada;Masaki Itahashi;Takayuki Otsu

  • Polymers from 1,2‐disubstituted ethylenic monomers, 2. Homopolymers from dialkyl fumarates by radical initiator

    Takayuki Otsu;Osamu Ito;Naoyuki Toyoda;Shigeki Mori

  • Vinyl polymerization. LXVIII. The polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the presence of zinc chloride

    Minoru Imoto;Takayuki Otsu;Yoshiaki Harada

Frequent Co-Authors

Akikazu Matsumoto
Akikazu Matsumoto Osaka Metropolitan University
Seiya Kobatake
Seiya Kobatake Osaka Metropolitan University
Isao Ando
Isao Ando Tokyo Institute of Technology

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