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D-Index
115
Citations
75808
World Ranking
611
National Ranking
24

Akihiko Kudo publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 382 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Akihiko Kudo D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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

Akihiko Kudo is affiliated with Tokyo University of Science in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in energy and materials science. Their work primarily spans the fields of renewable energy, sustainability, environmental science, and materials chemistry, with additional focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as biomedical engineering and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The main research topics explored by Akihiko Kudo include advanced photocatalysis techniques, copper-based nanomaterials and applications, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, electronic and structural properties of oxides, covalent organic framework applications, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Chemical Communications
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Recent notable papers by Akihiko Kudo cover topics related to photocatalytic processes and CO2 reduction:

  • CO2 Reduction Using Water as an Electron Donor over Heterogeneous Photocatalysts Aiming at Artificial Photosynthesis, 2022, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Using Water as an Electron Donor under Visible Light Irradiation by Z-Scheme and Photoelectrochemical Systems over (CuGa)0.5ZnS2 in the Presence of Basic Additives, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting Under Visible Light Enabled by a Particulate Conjugated Polymer Loaded with Palladium and Iridium, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Photocatalyst Z-scheme System Composed of a Linear Conjugated Polymer and BiVO4 for Overall Water Splitting under Visible Light, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Activation of Water-Splitting Photocatalysts by Loading with Ultrafine Rh-Cr Mixed-Oxide Cocatalyst Nanoparticles, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Akihiko Kudo collaborates frequently with several researchers in their field, including Yuichi Yamaguchi, Akihide Iwase, K. Watanabe, Shunya Yoshino, and Tomoaki Takayama. These partnerships have resulted in a significant number of co-authored publications, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts in photocatalysis and energy conversion research.

Best Publications

  • Heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting

    Akihiko Kudo;Yugo Miseki

  • A Novel Aqueous Process for Preparation of Crystal Form-Controlled and Highly Crystalline BiVO4 Powder from Layered Vanadates at Room Temperature and Its Photocatalytic and Photophysical Properties

    Akihiko Kudo;Keiko Omori;Hideki Kato

  • Highly Efficient Water Splitting into H2 and O2 over Lanthanum-Doped NaTaO3 Photocatalysts with High Crystallinity and Surface Nanostructure

    Hideki Kato;Kiyotaka Asakura;Akihiko Kudo

  • Scalable water splitting on particulate photocatalyst sheets with a solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion efficiency exceeding 1%

    Qian Wang;Takashi Hisatomi;Qingxin Jia;Hiromasa Tokudome

  • Selective Preparation of Monoclinic and Tetragonal BiVO4 with Scheelite Structure and Their Photocatalytic Properties

    Saimi Tokunaga;Hideki Kato;Akihiko Kudo

  • Effects of Structural Variation on the Photocatalytic Performance of Hydrothermally Synthesized BiVO4

    Jianqiang Yu;Akihiko Kudo

  • Photocatalytic Activities of Noble Metal Ion Doped SrTiO3 under Visible Light Irradiation

    Ryoko Konta;Tatsuya Ishii;Hideki Kato;Akihiko Kudo

  • Visible-light-response and photocatalytic activities of TiO2 and SrTiO3 photocatalysts codoped with antimony and chromium

    Hideki Kato;Akihiko Kudo

  • Photocatalytic H2 evolution reaction from aqueous solutions over band structure-controlled (AgIn)xZn2(1-x)S2 solid solution photocatalysts with visible-light response and their surface nanostructures.

    Issei Tsuji;Hideki Kato;Hisayoshi Kobayashi;Akihiko Kudo

  • Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Solid-state Electron Mediator in Z-scheme Photocatalytic Water Splitting under Visible Light

    Akihide Iwase;Yun Hau Ng;Yoshimi Ishiguro;Akihiko Kudo

  • Reducing Graphene Oxide on a Visible-Light BiVO4 Photocatalyst for an Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

    Yun Hau Ng;Akihide Iwase;Akihiko Kudo;Rose Amal

  • Water Splitting into H2 and O2 on Alkali Tantalate Photocatalysts ATaO3 (A = Li, Na, and K)

    Hideki Kato;Akihiko Kudo

  • Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide over Ag cocatalyst-loaded ALa4Ti4O15 (A = Ca, Sr, and Ba) using water as a reducing reagent.

    Kosuke Iizuka;Tomoaki Wato;Yugo Miseki;Kenji Saito

  • Z-Schematic Water Splitting into H2 and O2 Using Metal Sulfide as a Hydrogen-Evolving Photocatalyst and Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Solid-State Electron Mediator

    Katsuya Iwashina;Akihide Iwase;Yun Hau Ng;Rose Amal

  • Photocatalytic O2 evolution under visible light irradiation on BiVO4 in aqueous AgNO3 solution

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  • Role of Ag+ in the Band Structures and Photocatalytic Properties of AgMO3 (M: Ta and Nb) with the Perovskite Structure

    Hideki Kato;Hisayoshi Kobayashi;Akihiko Kudo

  • H2 or O2 Evolution from Aqueous Solutions on Layered Oxide Photocatalysts Consisting of Bi3+ with 6s2 Configuration and d0 Transition Metal Ions

    Akihiko Kudo;Satoshi Hijii

  • Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction under Visible Light Irradiation Using Z-Scheme Systems Consisting of Metal Sulfides, CoOx-Loaded BiVO4, and a Reduced Graphene Oxide Electron Mediator.

    Akihide Iwase;Shunya Yoshino;Tomoaki Takayama;Yun Hau Ng

  • Solar Water Splitting Using Powdered Photocatalysts Driven by Z-Schematic Interparticle Electron Transfer without an Electron Mediator

    Yasuyoshi Sasaki;Hiroaki Nemoto;Kenji Saito;Akihiko Kudo

  • Surface Modification of CoO(x) Loaded BiVO₄ Photoanodes with Ultrathin p-Type NiO Layers for Improved Solar Water Oxidation.

    Miao Zhong;Takashi Hisatomi;Yongbo Kuang;Jiao Zhao

  • Photophysical properties and photocatalytic activities of bismuth molybdates under visible light irradiation.

    Yoshiki Shimodaira;Hideki Kato;Hisayoshi Kobayashi;Akihiko Kudo

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihide Iwase
Akihide Iwase Tokyo University of Science
Kazunari Domen
Kazunari Domen University of Tokyo
Tadayoshi Sakata
Tadayoshi Sakata Tokyo Institute of Technology
Takaharu Onishi
Takaharu Onishi University of Tokyo
Rose Amal
Rose Amal University of New South Wales
Yun Hau Ng
Yun Hau Ng City University of Hong Kong
Tsutomu Minegishi
Tsutomu Minegishi University of Tokyo
Tsukasa Torimoto
Tsukasa Torimoto Nagoya University
Takashi Hisatomi
Takashi Hisatomi Shinshu University
Susumu Kuwabata
Susumu Kuwabata Osaka University

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