2026 Yoshiharu Kimura: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	62	6405	6193	323	314	385	16081
Chemistry	64	7967	7225	534	498	367	16528

Overview

Yoshiharu Kimura is affiliated with the Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan and focuses their research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering, Process Chemistry and Technology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics addressed in Kimura's research involve biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, bone tissue engineering materials, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, and synthetic organic chemistry methods.

Kimura's recent publications include several papers across multiple polymer science and materials research journals. Notable recent works are:

Toughened PLA-b-PCL-b-PLA triblock copolymer based biomaterials: effect of self-assembled nanostructure and stereocomplexation on the mechanical properties, 2021, Polymer Chemistry
Biodegradation of waste PET, 2020, EMBO Reports
Synthesis and mechanochemical properties of biobased ABCBA-type pentablock copolymers comprising poly-d-lactide (A), poly-l-lactide (B) and poly(1,2-propylene succinate) (C), 2022, Journal of Polymer Science
Effects of chain microstructure on the thermal, mechanical and crystallization behaviors of poly(ε-caprolactone-co-lactide) copolymers: Processable biomaterials with tunable properties, 2022, Materials Today Communications
Controlling the thermomechanical properties of biobased ABA triblock copolymers comprising polylactide (A) and poly(1,2-propylene succinate) (B) with high molecular weight, 2020, Journal of Polymer Science

Kimura frequently publishes in venues such as the AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, Journal of Polymer Science, Macromolecular Research, Polymer Chemistry, and EMBO Reports.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors who have contributed to multiple publications with Kimura. These coauthors include Kazunari Masutani, Neha Mulchandani, Shinichi Sakurai, Vimal Katiyar, and Munehiro Umemoto.

Best Publications

A Bacterium That Degrades and Assimilates Poly(ethylene Terephthalate)

Shosuke Yoshida;Kazumi Hiraga;Toshihiko Takehana;Ikuo Taniguchi

3319
Citations
Biodegradation of PET: Current Status and Application Aspects

Ikuo Taniguchi;Shosuke Yoshida;Shosuke Yoshida;Kazumi Hiraga;Kenji Miyamoto

641
Citations
Stereocomplexed polylactides (Neo-PLA) as high-performance bio-based polymers: their formation, properties, and application

Kazuki Fukushima;Yoshiharu Kimura

477
Citations
Characterization of chemical and solid state structures of acylated chitosans

Z Zong;Y Kimura;M Takahashi;H Yamane

368
Citations
Melt/solid polycondensation of l-lactic acid: an alternative route to poly(l-lactic acid) with high molecular weight

S.-I. Moon;C.-W. Lee;I. Taniguchi;M. Miyamoto

337
Citations
Melt polycondensation of L‐lactic acid with Sn(II) catalysts activated by various proton acids: A direct manufacturing route to high molecular weight Poly(L‐lactic acid)

Sung Il Moon;Chan Woo Lee;Masatoshi Miyamoto;Yoshiharu Kimura

331
Citations
Controlled crystal nucleation in the melt-crystallization of poly(l-lactide) and poly(l-lactide)/poly(d-lactide) stereocomplex

Hiroshi Urayama;Takeshi Kanamori;Kazuki Fukushima;Yoshiharu Kimura

228
Citations
Stereoblock Polylactides as High-Performance Bio-Based Polymers

Matsuko Kakuta;Masayuki Hirata;Yoshiharu Kimura

222
Citations
Stereocomplex formation between enantiomeric poly(lactic acid). VIII. Complex fibers spun from mixed solution of poly(D‐lactic acid) and poly(L‐lactic acid)

Hideto Tsuji;Yoshito Ikada;Suong-Hyu Hyon;Yoshiharu Kimura

213
Citations
Novel thermo-responsive formation of a hydrogel by stereo-complexation between PLLA-PEG-PLLA and PDLA-PEG-PDLA block copolymers

Tomoko Fujiwara;Takashi Mukose;Tetsuji Yamaoka;Hideki Yamane

212
Citations
Application of immobilized lipase to hydrolysis of triacylglyceride

Yoshiharu Kimura;Atsuo Tanaka;Kenji Sonomoto;Takuya Nihira

209
Citations
Properties and Biodegradability of Polymer Blends of Poly(L‐lactide)s with Different Optical Purity of the Lactate Units

Hiroshi Urayama;Takeshi Kanamori;Yoshiharu Kimura

198
Citations
Synthesis and damage specificity of a novel probe for the detection of abasic sites in DNA

Hiroshi Ide;Ken Akamatsu;Yoshiharu Kimura;Kenji Michiue

189
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of hydroxy-terminated [RS]-poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and its utilization to block copolymerization with l-lactide to obtain a biodegradable thermoplastic elastomer

S. Hiki;M. Miyamoto;Y. Kimura

184
Citations
Application of silica-containing nano-composite emulsion to wall paint: A new environmentally safe paint of high performance

Tsutomu Mizutani;Koji Arai;Masatoshi Miyamoto;Yoshiharu Kimura

183
Citations
Purification and characterization of a protease-resistant cellulase from Aspergillus niger

Shunichi Akiba;Yoshiharu Kimura;Kenji Yamamoto;Hidehiko Kumagai

177
Citations
Tissue-engineered acellular small diameter long-bypass grafts with neointima-inducing activity

Atsushi Mahara;Shota Somekawa;Naoki Kobayashi;Yoshiaki Hirano

174
Citations
Higher-order structures and mechanical properties of stereocomplex-type poly(lactic acid) melt spun fibers

Yukiko Furuhashi;Yoshiharu Kimura;Naoko Yoshie;Hideki Yamane

169
Citations
Chapter 1:PLA Synthesis. From the Monomer to the Polymer

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166
Citations
11B n.m.r. study on the reaction of poly(vinyl alcohol) with boric acid

Mitsuhiro Shibayama;Masahiro Sato;Yoshiharu Kimura;Hiroshi Fujiwara

161
Citations
Linear type azo-containing polyurethane as drug-coating material for colon-specific delivery: its properties, degradation behavior, and utilization for drug formulation.

Tetsuji Yamaoka;Yoshiya Makita;Haruhide Sasatani;Soon Ih Kim

150
Citations