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 Kimura sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 388 publications — 76th percentile
76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.
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 Kimura sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 60 D-Index — 46th percentile
46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.
Akihiko Kimura is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research focuses particularly on materials chemistry and mechanical aspects within various engineering disciplines. Kimura's work spans several specialized subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.
The primary topics of study in Kimura's research include Fusion Materials and Technologies, Nuclear Materials and Properties, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques, Hydrogen Embrittlement and Corrosion Behaviors in Metals, Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, and Nuclear Reactor Physics and Engineering.
Kimura has published research in multiple academic venues, with a frequent presence in the Journal of Nuclear Materials, where fourteen publications appear. Other venues include Materials and Corrosion, the SSRN Electronic Journal, Materials Science and Engineering A, and the International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping.
Their recent published papers demonstrate involvement in materials for nuclear applications and oxide-dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels. Notable papers include:
Frequent collaborators within Kimura's research network include Peng Dou, Kiyohiro Yabuuchi, Chonghong Zhang, Xuxiao Han, and Wei Sang, reflecting ongoing partnerships in the study of advanced nuclear materials and related subjects.
R.L. Klueh;D.S. Gelles;S. Jitsukawa;A. Kimura
A. Kimura;R. Kasada;N. Iwata;H. Kishimoto
S. Wurster;N. Baluc;M. Battabyal;T. Crosby
Luke L. Hsiung;Michael J. Fluss;Scott J. Tumey;B. William Choi
Ryuta Kasada;Yoshiyuki Takayama;Kiyohiro Yabuuchi;Akihiko Kimura
S.J. Zinkle;S.J. Zinkle;J.L. Boutard;D.T. Hoelzer;A. Kimura
N. Baluc;D.S. Gelles;S. Jitsukawa;A. Kimura
Q. Huang;N. Baluc;Y. Dai;S. Jitsukawa
S Jitsukawa;M Tamura;B van der Schaaf;R.L Klueh
B van der Schaaf;D.S Gelles;S Jitsukawa;A Kimura
Naoko Oono;Masato Sagawa;Ryuta Kasada;Hideki Matsui
N. Baluc;K. Abe;J. L. Boutard;V. M. Chernov
Peng Dou;Akihiko Kimura;Ryuta Kasada;Takanari Okuda
S Jitsukawa;A Kimura;A Kohyama;R.L Klueh
K. Yutani;H. Kishimoto;R. Kasada;A. Kimura
R.J. Kurtz;A. Alamo;E. Lucon;Q. Huang
A. Kimura;H.K. Birnbaum
H.S Cho;A Kimura;S Ukai;M Fujiwara
Akihiko Kimura;Han Sik Cho;Naoki Toda;Ryuta Kasada
Ryuta Kasada;N. Toda;K. Yutani;H. S. Cho
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