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2026

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D-Index
112
Citations
57279
World Ranking
721
National Ranking
31

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

Overview

Yukihiro Ozaki is affiliated with Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan and has a research focus in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with notable contributions to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, and Analytical Chemistry.

The scientist's research emphasizes topics related to advanced nanomaterials and spectroscopy techniques. Main areas include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis, Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques, and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.

Yukihiro Ozaki has published extensively, including recent notable papers such as:

  • Infrared Spectroscopy-Mid-infrared, Near-infrared, and Far-infrared/Terahertz Spectroscopy, 2021, Analytical Sciences
  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, 2022, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Toward a New Era of SERS and TERS at the Nanometer Scale: From Fundamentals to Innovative Applications, 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a half-century historical perspective, 2024, Chemical Society Reviews
  • A Chiral-Label-Free SERS Strategy for the Synchronous Chiral Discrimination and Identification of Small Aromatic Molecules, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The scientist often collaborates with frequent co-authors, including Yizhuang Xu, Isao Noda, Bing Zhao, Anqi He, and Yusuke Morisawa, reflecting a network of partnerships supporting research activities.

Publication venues where Yukihiro Ozaki's work appears frequently include Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Applied Spectroscopy, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Analytical Chemistry, and Scientific Reports.

In addition to articles, Yukihiro Ozaki has contributed to book publications, notably a title with World Scientific: Raman Spectroscopy in Human Health and Biomedicine, published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Judith Langer;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi;Javier Aizpurua;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

  • Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy: Applications in Vibrational and Optical Spectroscopy

    I. Noda;Y. Ozaki

  • Generalized Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy

    I. Noda;A. E. Dowrey;C. Marcott;G. M. Story

  • Crystal modifications and thermal behavior of poly(L-lactic acid) revealed by infrared spectroscopy

    Jianming Zhang;Yongxin Duan;Harumi Sato;Hideto Tsuji

  • Infrared, Raman, and Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Evidence for the Coexistence of Various Hydrogen-Bond Forms in Poly(acrylic acid)

    Jian Dong;Yukihiro Ozaki;Kenichi Nakashima

  • Wavelength interval selection in multicomponent spectral analysis by moving window partial least-squares regression with applications to mid-infrared and near-infrared spectroscopic data.

    Jian-Hui Jiang;R James Berry;Heinz W Siesler;Yukihiro Ozaki

  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering for protein detection

    Xiao X. Han;Xiao X. Han;Bing Zhao;Yukihiro Ozaki

  • Infrared Spectroscopic Study of CH3···OC Interaction during Poly(l-lactide)/Poly(d-lactide) Stereocomplex Formation

    Jianming Zhang;Harumi Sato;Hideto Tsuji;Isao Noda

  • Studies on the structure of water using two-dimensional near-infrared correlation spectroscopy and principal component analysis.

    V H Segtnan;S Sasić;T Isaksson;Y Ozaki

  • Semiconductor-enhanced Raman scattering: active nanomaterials and applications.

    Xiao Xia Han;Wei Ji;Bing Zhao;Yukihiro Ozaki

  • Structural Changes and Crystallization Dynamics of Poly(l-lactide) during the Cold-Crystallization Process Investigated by Infrared and Two-Dimensional Infrared Correlation Spectroscopy

    Jianming Zhang;Hideto Tsuji;Isao Noda;Yukihiro Ozaki

  • Near-infrared spectroscopy in food science and technology

    Yukihiro Ozaki;W. Fred McClure;Alfred A. Christy

  • The detection and quantification of adulteration in olive oil by near-infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics.

    Alfred A Christy;Sumaporn Kasemsumran;Yiping Du;Yukihiro Ozaki

  • Conformational Change of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) during the Coil−Globule Transition Investigated by Attenuated Total Reflection/Infrared Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Calculation†

    Yukiteru Katsumoto;Takeyuki Tanaka;Harumi Sato;Yukihiro Ozaki

  • Near-infrared spectroscopy--its versatility in analytical chemistry.

    Yukihiro Ozaki

  • Part I: Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Investigation of Amino Acids and Their Homodipeptides Adsorbed on Colloidal Silver

    Edyta Podstawka;Yukihiro Ozaki;Leonard M. Proniewicz

  • Spectral regions selection to improve prediction ability of PLS models by changeable size moving window partial least squares and searching combination moving window partial least squares

    Y.P. Du;Y.P. Du;Y.Z. Liang;J.H. Jiang;R.J. Berry

  • Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics Studies of Temperature-Dependent Spectral Variations of Water: Relationship between Spectral Changes and Hydrogen Bonds:

    Hisashi Maeda;Yukihiro Ozaki;Munehiro Tanaka;Nobuyuki Hayashi

  • Structure, Dispersibility, and Crystallinity of Poly(hydroxybutyrate)/Poly(l-lactic acid) Blends Studied by FT-IR Microspectroscopy and Differential Scanning Calorimetry

    Tsuyoshi Furukawa;Harumi Sato;Rumi Murakami;Jianming Zhang

  • Label-Free Highly Sensitive Detection of Proteins in Aqueous Solutions Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Xiao X. Han;Genin Gary Huang;Bing Zhao;Yukihiro Ozaki

  • Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Food Science and Technology: Ozaki/Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Food Science and Technology

    Yukihiro Ozaki;W. Fred McClure;Alfred A. Christy

Frequent Co-Authors

Isao Noda
Isao Noda University of Delaware
Harumi Sato
Harumi Sato Kobe University
Tamitake Itoh
Tamitake Itoh National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Bing Zhao
Bing Zhao Jilin University
Heinz W. Siesler
Heinz W. Siesler University of Duisburg-Essen
Wei Ji
Wei Ji Renmin University of China
Weiqing Xu
Weiqing Xu Jilin University
Jian-Hui Jiang
Jian-Hui Jiang Hunan University
Christian W. Huck
Christian W. Huck University of Innsbruck
Vasudevanpillai Biju
Vasudevanpillai Biju Hokkaido University

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