Dr. Masayoshi Higuchi

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Publication data by the Web of Science Core Collection: h-index: 40
Publications: 184
Total times cited: 5,665
Web of Science ResearcherID: H-2796-2011
ORCiD: 0000-0001-9877-1134
e-Rad Researcher #: 80306852
Professional Career: 2009 Group Leader, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
2007 Independent Scientist, NIMS, Japan
2007 JST PRESTO Researcher (Concurrent Position), Japan
2005 Principal Researcher, NIMS, Japan
2004 Senior Researcher, NIMS, Japan
2003 Assistant Professor, Keio University, Japan
1998 Research Associate, Keio University, Japan
1995 JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1), Japan
Academic Background: 1998 Ph.D, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan
1995 M. Eng, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan
1993 B. Eng, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan
The Most-Cited 40 Papers: 5 papers in Osaka Univ.
13 papers in Keio Univ.
22 papers in NIMS

1) Metallo-Supramolecular Polyelectrolytes Self-assembled from Various Pyridine Ring Substituted Bis-terpyridines and Metal Ions: Photophysical, Electrochemical and Electrochromic Properties,
F. Han, M. Higuchi, D. G. Kurth,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130(6), 2073-2081 (2008).
10.1021/ja710380a
300 times cited.

2) Stepwise Radial Complexation of Imine Groups in Phenylazomethine Dendrimers,
K. Yamamoto, M. Higuchi, S. Shiki, M. Tsuruta, H. Chiba,
Nature, 415, 509-511 (2002).
10.1038/415509a
299 times cited.

3) Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers Based on Functionalized Bis-terpyridines as Novel Electrochromic Materials,
F. Han, M. Higuchi, D. G. Kurth,
Adv. Mater., 19(22), 3928-3931 (2007).
10.1002/adma.200700931
211 times cited.

4) Transition Metal Ions: Weak Links for Strong Polymers,
D. G. Kurth, M. Higuchi,
Soft Matter, 2(11), 915-927 (2006).
10.1039/B607485E
170 times cited.

5) Novel Triarylamine Dendrimers as a Hole-transport Material with Controlled Metal-Assembling Function,
N. Satoh, J. -S. Cho, M. Higuchi, K. Yamamoto,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125(27), 8104-8105 (2003).
10.1021/ja034811p
161 times cited.

6) Synthesis of Asymmetrically Arranged Dendrimers with a Carbazole Dendron and a Phenylazomethine Dendron,
A. Kimoto, J.-S. Cho, M. Higuchi, K. Yamamoto,
Macromolecules, 37(15), 5531-5537 (2004).
10.1021/ma0499674
142 times cited.

7) First Synthesis of Phenylazomethine Dendrimer Ligands and Structural Studies,
M. Higuchi, S. Shiki, K. Ariga, K. Yamamoto,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123(33), 4414-4420 (2001).
10.1021/ja035608x
136 times cited.

8) Redox Behavior of Polyaniline-Transition Metal Complexes in Solution,
M. Higuchi, D. Imoda, T. Hirao,
Macromolecules, 29(25), 8277-8279 (1996).
10.1021/ma960761f
133 times cited.

9) Tuning of Nonvolatile Bipolar Memristive Switching in Co(III) Polymer with an Extended Azo Aromatic Ligand,
A. Bandyopadhyay, S. Sahu, M. Higuchi,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133(5), 1168-1171 (2011).
10.1021/ja106945v
124 times cited.

10) Stimuli-Responsive Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer Films: Design, Synthesis and Device Fabrication,
M. Higuchi,
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2(44), 9331-9341 (2014) (Feature article).
10.1039/c4tc00689e
122 times cited.

11) A Novel Synthetic Metal Catalytic System,
M. Higuchi, I. Ikeda, T. Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 62(4), 1072-1078 (1997).
10.1021/jo9617575
111 times cited.

12) Molecular Level Assembly for High-Performance Flexible Electrochromic Energy Storage Devices,
G. Cai, J. Chen, J. Xiong, A. L.-S. Eh, J. Wang, M. Higuchi, P. S. Lee,
ACS Energy Lett., 5(4), 1159-1166 (2020).
10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00245
109 times cited.

13) Three-Dimensional Fe(II)-Based Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers with Electrochromic Properties of Quick Switching, Large Contrast, and High Coloration Efficiency,
C.-W. Hu, T. Sato, J. Zhang, S. Moriyama, M. Higuchi,
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 6(12), 9118-9125 (2014).
10.1021/am5010859
101 times cited.

14) Multi-Colour Electrochromic Properties of Fe/Ru-Based Bimetallo-Supramolecular Polymers,
C.-W. Hu, T. Sato, J. Zhang, S. Moriyama, M. Higuchi,
J. Mater. Chem. C, 1(21), 3408-3413 (2013).
10.1039/c3tc30440j
97 times cited.

15) Electrochromic Organic–Metallic Hybrid Polymers: Fundamentals and Device Applications,
M. Higuchi,
Polym. J., 41, 511-520 (2009).
10.1295/polymj.PJ2009053
90 times cited.

16) A Novel Redox System for the Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Oxidation Based on Redox of Polyanilines,
T. Hirao, M. Higuchi, B. Hatano, I. Ikeda,
Tetrahedron Lett., 36(33), 5925-5928 (1995).
10.1016/0040-4039(95)01143-6
86 times cited.

17) Diverse Synthesis of Novel Bisterpyridines via Suzuki-Type Cross-Coupling,
F. Han, M. Higuchi, D. G. Kurth,
Org. Lett., 9(4), 559-562 (2007).
10.1021/ol062788h
82 times cited.

18) Black-to-Transmissive Electrochromism with Visible-to-Near-Infrared Switching of a Co(II)-Based Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer for Smart Window and Digital Signage Applications,
C.-Y. Hsu, J. Zhang, T. Sato, S. Moriyama, M. Higuchi,
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7(33), 18266-18272 (2015).
10.1021/acsami.5b02990
81 times cited.

19) A Novel Synthetic Metal Catalytic System for Dehydrogenative Oxidation Based on Redox of Polyaniline,
T. Hirao, M. Higuchi, I. Ikeda, Y. Ohshiro,
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1993(2), 194-195 (1993).
10.1039/C39930000194
81 times cited.

20) A Vapoluminescent Eu-Based Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer,
T. Sato, M. Higuchi,
Chem. Commun., 48(41), 4947-4949 (2012). (selected to inside back cover) 10.1039/c2cc30972f
78 times cited.

21) Control of Stepwise Radial Complexation in Dendritic Polyphenylazomethines,
M. Higuchi, M. Tsuruta, H. Chiba, S. Shiki, K. Yamamoto,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125(33), 9988-9997 (2003).
10.1021/ja035608x
75 times cited.

22) Printed Multi-Color High-Contrast Electrochromic Devices,
B.-H. Chen, S.-Y. Kao, C.-W. Hu, M. Higuchi, K.-C. Ho, Y.-C. Liao,
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7(45), 25069-25076 (2015).
10.1021/acsami.5b08061
67 times cited.

23) Fine Control of the Release and Encapsulation of Fe Ions in Dendrimers Through Ferritin-Like Redox Switching,
R. Nakajima, M. Tsuruta, M. Higuchi, K. Yamamoto,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126(6), 1630-1631 (2004).
10.1021/ja037480p
67 times cited.

24) From Thiophene [2]Rotaxane To Polythiophene Polyrotaxane,
T. Ikeda, M. Higuchi, D. G. Kurth,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131(26), 9158-9159 (2009).
10.1021/ja902992c
64 times cited.

25) Electrochemical Functions of Metallo-Supramolecular Nano-Materials,
M. Higuchi, D. G. Kurth,
Chem. Rec., 7(4), 203-209 (2007).
10.1002/tcr.20118
64 times cited.

26) Novel Phenylazomethine Dendrimers: Synthesis and Structural Properties,
M. Higuchi, S. Shiki, K. Yamamoto,
Org. Lett., 2(20), 3079-3082 (2000).
10.1021/ol006241t
61 times cited.

27) Novel Cyclic Molecules: Selective Synthesis of Cyclic Phenylazomethines,
M. Higuchi, K. Yamamoto,
Org. Lett., 1(12), 1881-1883 (1999).
10.1021/ol990975s
60 times cited.

28) Construction of Coordination Nanosheets Based on Tris(2,2'-Bipyridine)-Iron (Fe2+) Complexes as Potential Electrochromic Materials,
M. K. Bera, T. Mori, T. Yoshida, K. Ariga, M. Higuchi,
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11(12), 11893-11903 (2019). (Selected to supplementary cover)
10.1021/acsami.8b22568
59 times cited.

29) Green Color Copper-Based Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochromic Properties,
M. D. Hossain, T. Sato, M. Higuchi,
Chem. Asian J., 8(1), 76-79 (2013).
10.1002/asia.201200668
54 times cited.

30) An Alternately Introduced Heterometallo-Supramolecular Polymer: Synthesis and Solid-State Emission Switching by Electrochemical Redox,
T. Sato, M. Higuchi,
Chem. Commun., 49(46), 5256-5258 (2013). (Selected to back cover)
10.1039/c3cc41176a
50 times cited.

31) Electrochromic Solid-State Devices Using Organic-Metallic Hybrid Polymers,
M. Higuchi, Y. Akasaka, T. Ikeda, A. Hayashi, D. G. Kurth,
J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater., 19, 74-78 (2009).
10.1007/s10904-008-9243-7
50 times cited.

32) Selective Synthesis of Novel Cyclic Phenylazomethine Trimers,
M. Higuchi, A. Kimoto, S. Shiki, K. Yamamoto,
J. Org. Chem., 65(18), 5680-5684 (2000).
10.1021/jo000509c
49 times cited.

33) Geometrically Isomeric Pt(II)/Fe(II)-Based Heterometallo-Supramolecular Polymers with Organometallic Ligands for Electrochromism and Electrochemical Switching of Raman Scattering,
C. Chakraborty, R. K. Pandey, U. Rana, M. Kanao, S. Moriyama, M. Higuchi,
J. Mater. Chem. C, 4(40), 9428-9437 (2016). (Selected to outside back cover, Open access)
10.1039/C6TC02929A
47 times cited.

34) Luminescence Properties of Metallo-Supramolecular Coordination Polymers Assembled from Pyridine Ring Functionalized Ditopic Bis-terpyridines and Ru(II) Ion,
F. Han, M. Higuchi, T. Ikeda, Y. Negishi, T. Tsukuda, D. G. Kurth,
J. Mater. Chem., 18(38), 4555-4560 (2008).
10.1039/b806930a
45 times cited.

35) An Electric Cyclophane: Cavity Control Based on the Rotation of a Paraphenylene by Redox Switching,
H. Kanazawa, M. Higuchi, K. Yamamoto,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127(47), 16404-16405 (2005).
10.1021/ja055681i
45 times cited.

36) Construction of Palladium-Polypyrrole Catalytic System in the Wacker Oxidation,
M. Higuchi, S. Yamaguchi, T. Hirao,
Synlett, 1996(12), 1213-1214 (1996).
10.1055/s-1996-5722
45 times cited.

37) Heterometal Assembly in Dendritic Polyphenylazomethines,
K. Takanashi, A. Fujii, R. Nakajima, H. Chiba, M. Higuchi, Y. Einaga, K. Yamamoto,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn, 80(8), 1563-1572 (2007).
10.1246/bcsj.80.1563
42 times cited.

38) Electrochromic Os(II)-Based Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers,
M. K. Bera, C. Chakraborty, U. Rana, M. Higuchi,
Macromol. Rapid Commun., 39(22), 1800415(1-6) (2018). (Selected to back cover)
10.1002/marc.201800415
40 times cited.

39) Phenylazomethine Dendrimer Complexes as Novel Hole-Transporting Materials of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes,
J.-S. Cho, K. Takanashi, M. Higuchi, K. Yamamoto,
Synth. Met., 150(1), 79-82 (2005).
10.1016/j.synthmet.2005.01.019
39 times cited.

40) Efficient Synthesis of Poly(phenylazomethine) Dendrons Allowing Access to Higher Generation Dendrimers,
K. Takanashi, H. Chiba, M. Higuchi, K. Yamamoto,
Org. Lett., 6(11), 1709-1712 (2004).
10.1021/ol049656d
39 times cited.
Representative Research Grants: 2022-2025 ERCA project
2021-2024 JST-Mirai project
2015-2021 JST-CREST project
2010-2016 JST-CREST project
2009-2012 NEDO Research Grant for Young Scientist
2007-2011 JST-PRESTO project
Representative Awards: 2022 The Future Creative Invention Prize, Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation
2022 Tsukuba Encouragement Award for Applied Research
2021 Ibaraki Innovation Award
2021 Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry Award for Creative Work
2021 Best Presentation Award for Applied Research, SAT Technology Showcase
2019 U-DOM Award & Audience Award, Finalist, Ibaraki TechPlan Grand Prix
2019 Audience Award, Startup Acceleration Tsukuba
2019 Best Idea Award, SAT Technology Showcase
2017 Best Presentation Award for Applied Research, SAT Technology Showcase
2011 German Innovation Award "The Gottfried Wagener Prize"
2010 Marubun Academy Award
2008 SPSJ Hitachi Chemical Award
2006 Tsukuba Encouragement Award for Young Researcher
2006 The Young Scientists' Prize, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
2003 The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Scientists
Present Academic Activities: 2021-present Associate Editor, ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications
2021-present Editorial Advisory Board, ACS Applied Polymer Materials
2020-present Committee Member, Technical Group on Information Display (IDY) in ITE
2020-present Editorial Committee Member, "Kobunshi" in SPSJ
2014-present Core Committee Member, International Display Workshop (IDW)
2007-present Member of Research Group "Metals and Molecular-Assembly" in CSJ
Member of CSJ, SPSJ, ECSJ, JSCC and SSOCJ