World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Toshio Masuda

Toshio Masuda

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
75
Citations
21643
World Ranking
3432
National Ranking
144

Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
21672
World Ranking
4413
National Ranking
247

Toshio Masuda 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 Toshio Masuda 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: 602 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Toshio Masuda 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 Toshio Masuda sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Toshio Masuda is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of chemistry and materials science. Their work engages with several specialized subfields including organic chemistry, biomaterials, molecular biology, and materials chemistry.

Their publication record features articles in prominent scientific journals. Recent papers include:

  • Remarkable Effects of Anions on the Chirality of Thermoresponsive Helical Dendronized Poly(phenylacetylene)s (2021, Macromolecules)
  • Supramolecular Chiral Assembly of Symmetric Molecules with an Extended Conjugated Core (2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • Amide transformation as an efficient postpolymerization modification approach for the synthesis of functional polyacetylenes (2020, Polymer Chemistry)

Masuda frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Jiatao Yan
  • Wen Li
  • Afang Zhang
  • Yuexin Cao
  • Liangxuan Ren

Their contributions have appeared in journals such as Macromolecules, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and Polymer Chemistry. The primary topics of Masuda's work cover:

  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Fullerene Chemistry and Applications

Overall, Masuda's research combines aspects of chemical synthesis, material properties, and supramolecular assembly to explore advanced functional materials.

Best Publications

  • Poly[1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne] and related polymers: Synthesis, properties and functions

    Kazukiyo Nagai;Toshio Masuda;Tsutomu Nakagawa;Benny D. Freeman

  • Poly[1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne]: a new high polymer synthesized with transition-metal catalysts and characterized by extremely high gas permeability

    Toshio Masuda;Eiji Isobe;Toshinobu Higashimura;Koichi Takada

  • Synthesis of high polymers from substituted acetylenes: exploitation of molybdenum- and tungsten-based catalysts

    Toshio Masuda;Toshinobu Higashimura

  • Polymerization of substituted acetylenes and features of the formed polymers

    Masashi Shiotsuki;Fumio Sanda;Toshio Masuda

  • Diffusion and solution of gases in substituted polyacetylene membranes

    Toshio Masuda;Yuichiro Iguchi;Ben-Zhong Tang;Toshinobu Higashimura

  • Biomimetic stabilization of helical structure in a synthetic polymer by means of intramolecular hydrogen bonds.

    Ryoji Nomura;Junichi Tabei;Toshio Masuda

  • Gas permeability of polyacetylenes carrying substituents

    Koichi Takada;Hidehiko Matsuya;Toshio Masuda;Toshinobu Higashimura

  • Polymerization of 1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne by halides of niobium(V) and tantalum(V) and polymer properties

    Toshio Masuda;Eiji Isobe;Toshinobu Higashimura

  • Polymerization of silicon-containing diphenylacetylenes and high gas permeability of the product polymers

    Kenji Tsuchihara;Toshio Masuda;Toshinobu Higashimura

  • Conformational Study of Helical Poly(propiolic esters) in Solution

    Ryoji Nomura;Yasunori Fukushima;Hideo Nakako;Toshio Masuda

  • Tractable silicon-containing poly(diphenylacetylenes): their synthesis and high gas permeability

    Kenji Tsuchihara;Toshio Masuda;Toshinobu Higashimura

  • Helix inversion of poly(propiolic esters)

    Hideo Nakako;Ryoji Nomura;Toshio Masuda

  • Polymerization of Phenylacetylenes. I. Polymerization of Phenylacetylene Catalyzed by WCI6and MoCI5

    Toshio Masuda;Kan-ichi Hasegawa;Toshinobu Higashimura

  • Synthesis and Properties of Amino Acid-Based Polyacetylenes

    Guangzheng Gao;Fumio Sanda;Toshio Masuda

  • Polymerization of Phenylacetylenes. III. Structure and Properties of Poly(phenylacetylene)s Obtained by WCL6or MoCl5

    Toshio Masuda;Noriaki Sasaki;Toshinobu Higashimura

  • Thermal degradation of polyacetylenes carrying substituents

    Toshio Masuda;Ben Zhong Tang;Toshinobu Higashimura;Hitoshi Yamaoka

  • Search for K_{L}→π^{0}νν[over ¯] and K_{L}→π^{0}X^{0} Decays at the J-PARC KOTO Experiment.

    J. K. Ahn;B. Beckford;J. Beechert;K. Bryant

  • Conformational Study of Poly(N-propargylamides) Having Bulky Pendant Groups

    Junichi Tabei;Ryoji Nomura;Toshio Masuda

  • Living Polymerization of Phenylacetylene by Novel Rhodium Catalysts. Quantitative Initiation and Introduction of Functional Groups at the Initiating Chain End

    Yoshihiko Misumi;Toshio Masuda

  • Poly(diphenylacetylene) Membranes with High Gas Permeability and Remarkable Chiral Memory

    Masahiro Teraguchi;Toshio Masuda

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshinobu Higashimura
Toshinobu Higashimura The University of Shiga Prefecture
Fumio Sanda
Fumio Sanda Kansai University
Katsumi Yoshino
Katsumi Yoshino Osaka University
Benny D. Freeman
Benny D. Freeman The University of Texas at Austin
Haichao Zhao
Haichao Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Akihiko Fujii
Akihiko Fujii Osaka Institute of Technology
Masanori Ozaki
Masanori Ozaki Osaka University
Michiya Fujiki
Michiya Fujiki Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Y. B. Hsiung
Y. B. Hsiung National Taiwan University
Mitsuo Sawamoto
Mitsuo Sawamoto Chubu University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Toshio Masuda

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles