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Yoshihiro Shigemasa

Yoshihiro Shigemasa

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
7268
World Ranking
17462
National Ranking
1381

Yoshihiro Shigemasa publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yoshihiro Shigemasa sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 174 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Yoshihiro Shigemasa D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yoshihiro Shigemasa sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yoshihiro Shigemasa is affiliated with Tottori University in Japan and has contributed to the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research focuses primarily on topics related to pollutant removal and bioremediation, specifically addressing adsorption and biosorption techniques and chromium contamination issues.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Mechanical Engineering. This multidisciplinary approach highlights an engagement with both environmental and engineering aspects of pollutant management and material processes.

One recent publication by Yoshihiro Shigemasa is titled "Protein- and Polysaccharide-Based Heavy Metal Removal Materials: Batch and Continuous Systems", published in 2025 in ACS Sustainable Resource Management. This paper discusses materials used for removing heavy metals from environments using batch and continuous processing techniques.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Shigemasa include:

  • Chikara Takano
  • K. Aoki
  • Ilham Maulidin
  • Satoru Kawasaki
  • Kazunori Nakashima

Publication venues where Shigemasa's work appears include:

  • ACS Sustainable Resource Management

Main topics of Shigemasa's research include:

  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Chromium effects and bioremediation
  • Extraction and Separation Processes

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of different absorbance ratios from infrared spectroscopy for analyzing the degree of deacetylation in chitin

    Yoshihiro Shigemasa;Hiroaki Matsuura;Hitoshi Sashiwa;Hiroyuki Saimoto

  • Preparation and characterization of water-soluble chitin and chitosan derivatives

    Masatoshi Sugimoto;Minoru Morimoto;Hitoshi Sashiwa;Hiroyuki Saimoto

  • Applications of chitin and chitosan for biomaterials.

    Yoshihiro Shigemasa;Saburo Minami

  • Effects of chitin and chitosan on blood coagulation

    Y. Okamoto;R. Yano;K. Miyatake;I. Tomohiro

  • Chemical modification of chitin and chitosan 2: preparation and water soluble property of N-acylated or N-alkylated partially deacetylated chitins

    Hitoshi Sashiwa;Yoshihiro Shigemasa

  • ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION OF CHITINS AND PARTIALLY DEACETYLATED CHITINS

    Yoshihiro Shigemasa;Kazuo Saito;Hitoshi Sashiwa;Hiroyuki Saimoto

  • Lysozyme susceptibility of partially deacetylated chitin.

    Hitoshi Sashiwa;Hiroyuki Saimoto;Yoshihiro Shigemasa;Ryu Ogawa

  • Effects of molecular weight and deacetylation degree of chitin/chitosan on wound healing

    Tatsuya Minagawa;Yasuhiko Okamura;Yoshihiro Shigemasa;Saburo Minami

  • Analgesic effects of chitin and chitosan

    Y Okamoto;K Kawakami;K Miyatake;M Morimoto

  • Lactosylated chitosan for DNA delivery into hepatocytes: the effect of lactosylation on the physicochemical properties and intracellular trafficking of pDNA/chitosan complexes.

    Mayu Hashimoto;Minoru Morimoto;Hiroyuki Saimoto;Yoshihiro Shigemasa

  • Effects of chitin and chitosan on collagen synthesis in wound healing.

    Kazuo Kojima;Yoshiharu Okamoto;Kazuya Kojima;Katsuyuki Miyatake

  • Effects of chitin/chitosan and their oligomers/monomers on migrations of fibroblasts and vascular endothelium.

    Yoshiharu Okamoto;Midori Watanabe;Katsuyuki Miyatake;Minoru Morimoto

  • Biological Activities of Carbohydrate-Branched Chitosan Derivatives

    Minoru Morimoto;Hiroyuki Saimoto;Hikaru Usui;Yoshiharu Okamoto

  • Application of Polymeric N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine (Chitin) to Veterinary Practice

    Yoshiharu Okamoto;Saburo Minami;Akira Matsuhashi;Hitoshi Sashiwa

  • Control of Functions of Chitin and Chitosan by Chemical Modification

    Minoru Morimoto;Hiroyuki Saimoto;Yoshihiro Shigemasa

  • Antimicrobial Activity of Chitosan with Different Degrees of Acetylation and Molecular Weights

    Yoshihiko Omura;Mayumi Shigemoto;Takahiro Akiyama;Hiroyuki Saimoto

  • Chitin and chitosan activate complement via the alternative pathway

    Saburo Minami;Hiromi Suzuki;Yoshiharu Okamoto;Toru Fujinaga

  • Chitin and chitosan stimulate canine polymorphonuclear cells to release leukotriene B4 and prostaglandin E2

    Yasuyuki Usami;Yoshiharu Okamoto;Takahiro Takayama;Yoshihiro Shigemasa

  • Chemical modification of chitosan. 13.(1) Synthesis of organosoluble, palladium adsorbable, and biodegradable chitosan derivatives toward the chemical plating on plastics.

    Hitoshi Sashiwa;Norioki Kawasaki;Atsuyoshi Nakayama;Einosuke Muraki

  • Polymeric N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine (Chitin) Induces Histionic Activation in Dogs.

    Yoshiharu Okamoto;Saburo Minami;Akira Matsuhashi;Hitoshi Sashiwa

  • Regioselective Mannich reaction of phenolic compounds and its application to the synthesis of new chitosan derivatives

    Yoshihiko Omura;Yoshitaka Taruno;Yasuhiro Irisa;Minoru Morimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

René Roy
René Roy University of Quebec at Montreal
Ken-ichi Harada
Ken-ichi Harada Meijo University
Makoto Suzuki
Makoto Suzuki Meijo University
Tamejiro Hiyama
Tamejiro Hiyama Chuo University
Seiichi Tokura
Seiichi Tokura Hokkaido University

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