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Akihiko Chiba

Akihiko Chiba

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
68
Citations
17010
World Ranking
4838
National Ranking
230

Akihiko Chiba publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akihiko Chiba sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 513 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Akihiko Chiba D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Akihiko Chiba is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has an extensive research profile focusing on engineering and materials science. Their work predominantly explores areas within mechanical engineering and materials chemistry, with contributions also in aerospace and automotive engineering as well as mechanics of materials.

The main research topics covered by their publications include:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Kenta Yamanaka (80 collaborations)
  • Kenta Aoyagi (53 collaborations)
  • Huakang Bian (33 collaborations)
  • Yujie Cui (26 collaborations)
  • Yufan Zhao (17 collaborations)

Chiba's research has been published most frequently in the following venues:

  • Additive Manufacturing (16 publications)
  • Materials Science and Engineering A (9 publications)
  • Powder Technology (8 publications)
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds (6 publications)
  • Journal of Material Science and Technology (5 publications)

Recent papers authored by or coauthored with Chiba include:

  • "Si-addition contributes to overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off in high-entropy alloys," 2022, International Journal of Plasticity
  • "Elucidating the effect of preheating temperature on melt pool morphology variation in Inconel 718 laser powder bed fusion via simulation and experiment," 2020, Additive Manufacturing
  • "Grain refinement and weak-textured structures based on the dynamic recrystallization of Mg-9.80Gd-3.78Y-1.12Sm-0.48Zr alloy," 2020, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • "Hot deformation characteristics and dynamic recrystallization mechanisms of a Co-Ni-based superalloy," 2020, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • "Corrosion mechanism of an equimolar AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy additively manufactured by electron beam melting," 2020, npj Materials Degradation

Best Publications

  • Microstructures and mechanical properties of Co-29Cr-6Mo alloy fabricated by selective laser melting process for dental applications.

    Atsushi Takaichi;Suyalatu;Takayuki Nakamoto;Natsuka Joko

  • Novel Co-rich high performance twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) and transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) high-entropy alloys

    Daixiu Wei;Xiaoqing Li;Jing Jiang;Weicheng Heng

  • Pin-on-disk wear behavior in a like-on-like configuration in a biological environment of high carbon cast and low carbon forged Co–29Cr–6Mo alloys

    Akihiko Chiba;Kazushige Kumagai;Naoyuki Nomura;Satoru Miyakawa

  • Novel Co-rich high entropy alloys with superior tensile properties

    Daixiu Wei;Xiaoqing Li;Weicheng Heng;Yuichiro Koizumi

  • Build direction dependence of microstructure and high-temperature tensile property of Co-Cr-Mo alloy fabricated by electron beam melting

    Shi Hai Sun;Yuichiro Koizumi;Shingo Kurosu;Yun Ping Li

  • Room-temperature ductility of Ti–6Al–4V alloy with α′ martensite microstructure

    Hiroaki Matsumoto;Hiroshi Yoneda;Kazuhisa Sato;Shingo Kurosu

  • Development of strong and ductile metastable face-centered cubic single-phase high-entropy alloys

    Daixiu Wei;Xiaoqing Li;Stephan Schönecker;Jing Jiang

  • Relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties of an equiatomic AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy fabricated by selective electron beam melting

    Hiroshi Shiratori;Tadashi Fujieda;Kenta Yamanaka;Yuichiro Koizumi

  • CoCrFeNiTi-based high-entropy alloy with superior tensile strength and corrosion resistance achieved by a combination of additive manufacturing using selective electron beam melting and solution treatment

    Tadashi Fujieda;Hiroshi Shiratori;Kosuke Kuwabara;Mamoru Hirota

  • First demonstration of promising selective electron beam melting method for utilizing high-entropy alloys as engineering materials

    Tadashi Fujieda;Hiroshi Shiratori;Kosuke Kuwabara;Takahiko Kato

  • Strain-induced martensitic transformation near twin boundaries in a biomedical Co–Cr–Mo alloy with negative stacking fault energy

    Yuichiro Koizumi;Sho Suzuki;Kenta Yamanaka;Byoung Soo Lee

  • Preparation and magnetic properties of ultrafine particles of FeNi alloys

    X.G. Li;A. Chiba;S. Takahashi

  • Si-addition contributes to overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off in high-entropy alloys

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  • Microstructure and corrosion behaviour in biological environments of the new forged low-Ni Co-Cr-Mo alloys.

    Sachiko Hiromoto;Emi Onodera;Akihiko Chiba;Katsuhiko Asami

  • Mechanical and corrosion properties of AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy fabricated with selective electron beam melting

    Kosuke Kuwabara;Hiroshi Shiratori;Tadashi Fujieda;Kenta Yamanaka

  • Simple method to construct process maps for additive manufacturing using a support vector machine

    Kenta Aoyagi;Hao Wang;Hideki Sudo;Akihiko Chiba

  • Phase and grain size inhomogeneity and their influences on creep behavior of Co-Cr-Mo alloy additive manufactured by electron beam melting

    Shi Hai Sun;Yuichiro Koizumi;Shingo Kurosu;Yun Ping Li

  • Isothermal Phase Transformation in Biomedical Co-29Cr-6Mo Alloy without Addition of Carbon or Nitrogen

    Shingo Kurosu;Hiroaki Matsumoto;Akihiko Chiba

  • Thermomechanical characterization of β-stabilized Ti–45Al–7Nb–0.4W–0.15B alloy

    B. Liu;B. Liu;Y. Liu;Y.P. Li;W. Zhang

  • Ultrafine Grain Refinement of Biomedical Co-29Cr-6Mo Alloy during Conventional Hot-Compression Deformation

    Kenta Yamanaka;Kenta Yamanaka;Manami Mori;Shingo Kurosu;Hiroaki Matsumoto

  • Molten pool behavior and effect of fluid flow on solidification conditions in selective electron beam melting (SEBM) of a biomedical Co-Cr-Mo alloy

    Yufan Zhao;Yuichiro Koizumi;Kenta Aoyagi;Daixiu Wei

  • Significant Improvement in Mechanical Properties of Biomedical Co-Cr-Mo Alloys with Combination of N Addition and Cr-Enrichment

    Sang Hak Lee;Naoyuki Nomura;Akihiko Chiba

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuichiro Koizumi
Yuichiro Koizumi Osaka University
Takayoshi Nakano
Takayoshi Nakano Osaka University
Takao Hanawa
Takao Hanawa Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Mitsuo Niinomi
Mitsuo Niinomi Tohoku University
Shuji Hanada
Shuji Hanada Tohoku University
Eric Maire
Eric Maire Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Haruyuki Inui
Haruyuki Inui Kyoto University
Junjie Li
Junjie Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Koji Hagihara
Koji Hagihara Osaka University
Hidemi Kato
Hidemi Kato Tohoku University

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