Kobunshi

The Society of Polymer Science
ISSN: 04541138, 21859825

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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Kobunshi
Publications
8 660
Citations
2 192
h-index
10
Publications
71
Citations
278
Top-3 citing journals
Polymer Journal
Polymer Journal (113 citations)
NIPPON GOMU KYOKAISHI (66 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (9 publications)
Kyushu University
Kyushu University (4 publications)
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (9 publications)
Kyushu University
Kyushu University (4 publications)
Top-3 countries
Japan (46 publications)
USA (4 publications)
Germany (2 publications)
Japan (46 publications)
USA (1 publication)
United Kingdom (1 publication)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Polymer Journal
113 citations, 5.16%
NIPPON GOMU KYOKAISHI
66 citations, 3.01%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
63 citations, 2.87%
Kobunshi Ronbunshu
62 citations, 2.83%
SSRN Electronic Journal
57 citations, 2.6%
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
51 citations, 2.33%
Polymer
50 citations, 2.28%
Seikei-Kakou
39 citations, 1.78%
Nihon Reoroji Gakkaishi
29 citations, 1.32%
Progress in Polymer Science
26 citations, 1.19%
Macromolecules
25 citations, 1.14%
Chemistry Letters
23 citations, 1.05%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
21 citations, 0.96%
Advances in Polymer Science
21 citations, 0.96%
Journal of Macromolecular Science Part C- Polymer Reviews
21 citations, 0.96%
Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshu
21 citations, 0.96%
Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan
20 citations, 0.91%
Journal of the Japan Society of Colour Material
20 citations, 0.91%
Polymer Engineering and Science
18 citations, 0.82%
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
18 citations, 0.82%
Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan
16 citations, 0.73%
Journal of Membrane Science
15 citations, 0.68%
Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
13 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Polymer Science Part C Polymer Symposia
12 citations, 0.55%
International Polymer Science and Technology
11 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan
11 citations, 0.5%
European Polymer Journal
11 citations, 0.5%
Polymer Bulletin
11 citations, 0.5%
Tetsu-To-Hagane/Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
10 citations, 0.46%
IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials
10 citations, 0.46%
Journal of Materials Science
9 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A - Chemistry
9 citations, 0.41%
Corrosion engineering digest
9 citations, 0.41%
Electrochemistry
8 citations, 0.36%
Journal of Microencapsulation
8 citations, 0.36%
Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics
8 citations, 0.36%
Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics
8 citations, 0.36%
Applied Spectroscopy Reviews
8 citations, 0.36%
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
8 citations, 0.36%
NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI
8 citations, 0.36%
Bunseki Kagaku
7 citations, 0.32%
Acta Physica Sinica
7 citations, 0.32%
Colloid and Polymer Science
7 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging
7 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
7 citations, 0.32%
Polymer Science U S S R
7 citations, 0.32%
Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering
7 citations, 0.32%
Kobunshi Kagaku
7 citations, 0.32%
Orthopedics & Traumatology
7 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Molecular Structure
6 citations, 0.27%
Polymer Degradation and Stability
6 citations, 0.27%
Biopolymers
6 citations, 0.27%
Textile Progress
6 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry
6 citations, 0.27%
Progress in Organic Coatings
6 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Adhesion
6 citations, 0.27%
Langmuir
6 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
6 citations, 0.27%
Hyomen Kagaku
6 citations, 0.27%
Journal of the Japan Society for Composite Materials
6 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Materials Research
5 citations, 0.23%
Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunshu
5 citations, 0.23%
Biological Bulletin
5 citations, 0.23%
Chemical Reviews
5 citations, 0.23%
Polymer International
5 citations, 0.23%
Yakugaku Zasshi
5 citations, 0.23%
Polymers for Advanced Technologies
5 citations, 0.23%
SAE Technical Papers
5 citations, 0.23%
Russian Chemical Reviews
5 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Fiber Science and Technology
5 citations, 0.23%
Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
5 citations, 0.23%
Journal of the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity
5 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Chemical Physics
4 citations, 0.18%
ISIJ International
4 citations, 0.18%
Fibre chemistry
4 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology
4 citations, 0.18%
Journal of the American Chemical Society
4 citations, 0.18%
Nippon Kinzoku Gakkaishi/Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals
4 citations, 0.18%
Keikinzoku/Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals
4 citations, 0.18%
Dental Materials Journal
4 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
4 citations, 0.18%
Textile Reseach Journal
4 citations, 0.18%
Polymers
4 citations, 0.18%
Applied Energy
4 citations, 0.18%
Coordination Chemistry Reviews
4 citations, 0.18%
Electrochimica Acta
4 citations, 0.18%
Food Hydrocolloids
4 citations, 0.18%
International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials
4 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Polymer Research
4 citations, 0.18%
Biomacromolecules
4 citations, 0.18%
Advanced Materials Research
4 citations, 0.18%
Angewandte Chemie
4 citations, 0.18%
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series A
4 citations, 0.18%
TANSO
4 citations, 0.18%
Journal of the Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan
4 citations, 0.18%
Journal of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management
4 citations, 0.18%
Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy
3 citations, 0.14%
Review of High Pressure Science and Technology/Koatsuryoku No Kagaku To Gijutsu
3 citations, 0.14%
Tribology Online
3 citations, 0.14%
Analytical Sciences
3 citations, 0.14%
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Elsevier
327 citations, 14.92%
Springer Nature
243 citations, 11.09%
Wiley
203 citations, 9.26%
Taylor & Francis
133 citations, 6.07%
The Chemical Society of Japan
77 citations, 3.51%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
69 citations, 3.15%
Society of Rubber Industry, Japan
66 citations, 3.01%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
57 citations, 2.6%
55 citations, 2.51%
The Japan Society of Polymer Processing
39 citations, 1.78%
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
27 citations, 1.23%
SAGE
22 citations, 1%
Society of Rheology
22 citations, 1%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
21 citations, 0.96%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
21 citations, 0.96%
Japan Society of Colour Material
20 citations, 0.91%
The Society of Materials Science, Japan
20 citations, 0.91%
MDPI
17 citations, 0.78%
Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
16 citations, 0.73%
The Surface Finishing Society of Japan
16 citations, 0.73%
Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
14 citations, 0.64%
Society of Polymer Science, Japan
14 citations, 0.64%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
13 citations, 0.59%
Oxford University Press
11 citations, 0.5%
Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEE Japan)
11 citations, 0.5%
Walter de Gruyter
10 citations, 0.46%
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
10 citations, 0.46%
Kyushu University
10 citations, 0.46%
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
10 citations, 0.46%
Japan Society of Corrosion Engineering
10 citations, 0.46%
Cambridge University Press
8 citations, 0.36%
Pleiades Publishing
8 citations, 0.36%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
8 citations, 0.36%
Architectural Institute of Japan
8 citations, 0.36%
IOP Publishing
8 citations, 0.36%
The Electrochemical Society of Japan
8 citations, 0.36%
Acta Physica Sinica, Chinese Physical Society and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
7 citations, 0.32%
The Surface Science Society of Japan
7 citations, 0.32%
Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging
7 citations, 0.32%
Hans Publishers
7 citations, 0.32%
West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology
7 citations, 0.32%
Society of Rheology Japan
7 citations, 0.32%
Trans Tech Publications
6 citations, 0.27%
Society of Fiber Science & Technology Japan
6 citations, 0.27%
The Japan Society for Composite Materials
6 citations, 0.27%
AIP Publishing
5 citations, 0.23%
University of Chicago Press
5 citations, 0.23%
Japan Institute of Metals
5 citations, 0.23%
The Carbon Society of Japan
5 citations, 0.23%
Japan Society of Waste Management Experts
5 citations, 0.23%
SAE International
5 citations, 0.23%
Japan Surgical Association
5 citations, 0.23%
Autonomous Non-profit Organization Editorial Board of the journal Uspekhi Khimii
5 citations, 0.23%
The Japan Society for Technology and Plasticity
5 citations, 0.23%
Japan Institute of Light Metals
4 citations, 0.18%
Fuji Technology Press
4 citations, 0.18%
4 citations, 0.18%
The Electrochemical Society
4 citations, 0.18%
The Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan
4 citations, 0.18%
The Association of Japanese Geographers
4 citations, 0.18%
Emerald
3 citations, 0.14%
3 citations, 0.14%
Frontiers Media S.A.
3 citations, 0.14%
Japan Society of High Pressure Science and Technology
3 citations, 0.14%
Japanese Society of Tribologists
3 citations, 0.14%
3 citations, 0.14%
The Society of Polymer Science
3 citations, 0.14%
Japan Petroleum Institute
3 citations, 0.14%
Japan Society on Water Environment
3 citations, 0.14%
Japan Oil Chemists' Society
3 citations, 0.14%
Japan Wood Society
3 citations, 0.14%
Japanese Society of Sport Education
3 citations, 0.14%
Japan Cement Association
3 citations, 0.14%
Society of Japan Science Teaching
3 citations, 0.14%
Western Japan Division of JDA
3 citations, 0.14%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2 citations, 0.09%
Optica Publishing Group
2 citations, 0.09%
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
2 citations, 0.09%
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
2 citations, 0.09%
Japanese Geotechnical Society
2 citations, 0.09%
Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science
2 citations, 0.09%
Ceramic Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.09%
Japan Society for Food Engineering
2 citations, 0.09%
Beilstein-Institut
2 citations, 0.09%
2 citations, 0.09%
2 citations, 0.09%
Hindawi Limited
2 citations, 0.09%
Biophysical Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.09%
Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology
2 citations, 0.09%
The Textile Machinery Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.09%
Physical Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.09%
Brewing Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.09%
Japanese Electrophoresis Society
2 citations, 0.09%
The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry
2 citations, 0.09%
Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
2 citations, 0.09%
The Japanese Society of Oral Diagnosis/Oral Medicine
2 citations, 0.09%
Japan Society for Oriental Medicine
2 citations, 0.09%
The Technical Association of Photopolymers, Japan
2 citations, 0.09%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.05%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
1 citation, 0.05%
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University of Tokyo
9 publications, 0.1%
Kyushu University
4 publications, 0.05%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.03%
Kobe University
3 publications, 0.03%
Hokkaido University
3 publications, 0.03%
Osaka University
2 publications, 0.02%
Yamagata University
2 publications, 0.02%
Kyoto Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.02%
The Open University of Japan
2 publications, 0.02%
Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.01%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1 publication, 0.01%
Nagoya University
1 publication, 0.01%
Kyoto University
1 publication, 0.01%
Tohoku University
1 publication, 0.01%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1 publication, 0.01%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
1 publication, 0.01%
University of Bremen
1 publication, 0.01%
Waseda University
1 publication, 0.01%
Hiroshima University
1 publication, 0.01%
Okayama University
1 publication, 0.01%
Kumamoto University
1 publication, 0.01%
Shinshu University
1 publication, 0.01%
Gifu University
1 publication, 0.01%
Chubu University
1 publication, 0.01%
University of Yamanashi
1 publication, 0.01%
Fukushima Medical University
1 publication, 0.01%
Kagawa University
1 publication, 0.01%
Yamaguchi University
1 publication, 0.01%
Shibaura Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.01%
Nagaoka University of Technology
1 publication, 0.01%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
1 publication, 0.01%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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University of Tokyo
9 publications, 12.68%
Kyushu University
4 publications, 5.63%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
3 publications, 4.23%
Kobe University
3 publications, 4.23%
Hokkaido University
3 publications, 4.23%
Osaka University
2 publications, 2.82%
Yamagata University
2 publications, 2.82%
Kyoto Institute of Technology
2 publications, 2.82%
The Open University of Japan
2 publications, 2.82%
Nagoya University
1 publication, 1.41%
Kyoto University
1 publication, 1.41%
Tohoku University
1 publication, 1.41%
Waseda University
1 publication, 1.41%
Hiroshima University
1 publication, 1.41%
Okayama University
1 publication, 1.41%
Kumamoto University
1 publication, 1.41%
Shinshu University
1 publication, 1.41%
Gifu University
1 publication, 1.41%
Chubu University
1 publication, 1.41%
University of Yamanashi
1 publication, 1.41%
Fukushima Medical University
1 publication, 1.41%
Kagawa University
1 publication, 1.41%
Yamaguchi University
1 publication, 1.41%
Shibaura Institute of Technology
1 publication, 1.41%
Nagaoka University of Technology
1 publication, 1.41%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
1 publication, 1.41%
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Japan, 46, 0.53%
Japan
46 publications, 0.53%
USA, 4, 0.05%
USA
4 publications, 0.05%
Germany, 2, 0.02%
Germany
2 publications, 0.02%
Russia, 1, 0.01%
Russia
1 publication, 0.01%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.01%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.01%
Italy, 1, 0.01%
Italy
1 publication, 0.01%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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Japan, 46, 64.79%
Japan
46 publications, 64.79%
USA, 1, 1.41%
USA
1 publication, 1.41%
United Kingdom, 1, 1.41%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 1.41%
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