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Tomoji Kawai

Tomoji Kawai

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Chemistry
Japan
2026
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Materials Science
Japan
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
102
Citations
43952
World Ranking
948
National Ranking
32

Chemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
35325
World Ranking
1461
National Ranking
66

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Tomoji Kawai is a researcher affiliated with Osaka University in Japan, specializing primarily in the field of Engineering. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Computational Mechanics, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The scientist's research focus incorporates various topics, including nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, membrane-based ion separation techniques, fuel cells and related materials, microfluidic and capillary electrophoresis applications, ion-surface interactions and analysis, microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies, and extracellular vesicles in disease.

Selected recent papers authored by Tomoji Kawai include:

  • Solid-State Nanopore Platform Integrated with Machine Learning for Digital Diagnosis of Virus Infection, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • Molecular profiling of extracellular vesicles via charge-based capture using oxide nanowire microfluidics, 2021, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Digital Pathology Platform for Respiratory Tract Infection Diagnosis via Multiplex Single-Particle Detections, 2020, ACS Sensors
  • Deep Learning-Enhanced Nanopore Sensing of Single-Nanoparticle Translocation Dynamics, 2021, Small Methods
  • Mechanical Rupture-Based Antibacterial and Cell-Compatible ZnO/SiO2 Nanowire Structures Formed by Bottom-Up Approaches, 2020, Micromachines

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kawai include Makusu Tsutsui, Kazumichi Yokota, Yoshinobu Baba, Akihide Arima, and Takashi Washio. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary approaches spanning multiple aspects of nanotechnology and bioengineering.

Common venues for publication reflect the scientist's focus and expertise, including Small Methods, ACS Nano, Analytical Chemistry, ACS Sensors, and Exploration. These journals highlight the interdisciplinary nature of their work in both fundamental and applied research domains.

Best Publications

  • Transparent thin film transistors using ZnO as an active channel layer and their electrical properties

    Satoshi Masuda;Ken Kitamura;Yoshihiro Okumura;Shigehiro Miyatake

  • Magnetic and electric properties of transition-metal-doped ZnO films

    Kenji Ueda;Hitoshi Tabata;Tomoji Kawai

  • Length-dependent recognition of double-stranded ribonucleic acids by retinoic acid–inducible gene-I and melanoma differentiation–associated gene 5

    Hiroki Kato;Osamu Takeuchi;Eriko Mikamo-Satoh;Eriko Mikamo-Satoh;Reiko Hirai

  • Conversion of carbohydrate into hydrogen fuel by a photocatalytic process

    Tomoji Kawai;Tadayoshi Sakata

  • p-Type Electrical Conduction in ZnO Thin Films by Ga and N Codoping.

    Mathew Joseph;Hitoshi Tabata;Tomoji Kawai

  • Photoconductive coaxial nanotubes of molecularly connected electron donor and acceptor layers.

    Yohei Yamamoto;Takanori Fukushima;Yuki Suna;Noriyuki Ishii

  • Electrical conduction through poly(dA)-poly(dT) and poly(dG)-poly(dC) DNA molecules.

    K.-H. Yoo;D. H. Ha;J.-O. Lee;J.-O. Lee;J. W. Park

  • Identifying single nucleotides by tunnelling current

    Makusu Tsutsui;Masateru Taniguchi;Masateru Taniguchi;Kazumichi Yokota;Tomoji Kawai;Tomoji Kawai

  • FORMATION OF ARTIFICIAL BATIO3/SRTIO3 SUPERLATTICES USING PULSED LASER DEPOSITION AND THEIR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES

    Hitoshi Tabata;Hidekazu Tanaka;Tomoji Kawai

  • Magnetic and electric properties of vanadium doped ZnO films

    Hiromasa Saeki;Hitoshi Tabata;Tomoji Kawai

  • Photocatalytic hydrogen production from liquid methanol and water

    Tomoji Kawai;Tadayoshi Sakata

  • Preparation of the High-TcPhase of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconductor

    Utako Endo;Satoshi Koyama;Tomoji Kawai

  • Giant electric field modulation of double exchange ferromagnetism at room temperature in the perovskite manganite/titanate p-n junction.

    Hidekazu Tanaka;Jun Zhang;Tomoji Kawai

  • Self-assembled DNA networks and their electrical conductivity

    Lintao Cai;Hitoshi Tabata;Tomoji Kawai

  • Ferromagnetism in LaFeO3-LaCrO3 Superlattices

    Kenji Ueda;Hitoshi Tabata;Tomoji Kawai

  • A review of DNA functionalized/grafted carbon nanotubes and their characterization

    Sobhi Daniel;Talasila Prasada Rao;Kota Sreenivasa Rao;Sikhakolli Usha Rani

  • Fabrication and Optoelectronic Properties of a Transparent ZnO Homostructural Light-Emitting Diode

    Xin-Li Guo;Jae-Hyoung Choi;Hitoshi Tabata;Tomoji Kawai

  • Pulsed laser reactive deposition of p-type ZnO film enhanced by an electron cyclotron resonance source

    Xin-Li Guo;Hitoshi Tabata;Tomoji Kawai

  • Initial preferred growth in zinc oxide thin films on Si and amorphous substrates by a pulsed laser deposition

    Jae Hyoung Choi;Hitoshi Tabata;Tomoji Kawai

  • Heterogeneous photocatalytic production of hydrogen and methane from ethanol and water

    Tadayoshi Sakata;Tomoji Kawai

Frequent Co-Authors

Hidekazu Tanaka
Hidekazu Tanaka Ritsumeikan University
Hitoshi Tabata
Hitoshi Tabata University of Tokyo
Masateru Taniguchi
Masateru Taniguchi Osaka University
Takeshi Yanagida
Takeshi Yanagida University of Tokyo
Yoshinobu Baba
Yoshinobu Baba Nagoya University
Hiroyuki Tanaka
Hiroyuki Tanaka Kyushu University
Tadayoshi Sakata
Tadayoshi Sakata Tokyo Institute of Technology
Bae Ho Park
Bae Ho Park Konkuk University
Maki Kawai
Maki Kawai University of Tokyo
Kenzi Tamaru
Kenzi Tamaru University of Tokyo

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