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Chemistry

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Akihiro Furube 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 Akihiro Furube sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 241 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Akihiro Furube 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 Akihiro Furube sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Akihiro Furube is affiliated with the University of Tokushima in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research emphasizes materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment, with additional focus on biomedical engineering and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's work covers several specific research topics, including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • 2D Materials and Applications

Akihiro Furube has published in a variety of venues, frequently appearing in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • International Journal of Modern Physics B
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Modern Physics Letters B
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Akihiro Furube include:

  • "Photothermally Driven High-Speed Crystal Actuation and Its Simulation," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Unveiling charge dynamics of visible light absorbing oxysulfide for efficient overall water splitting," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Polymorph-Derived Diversification of Crystal Actuation by Photoisomerization and the Photothermal Effect," 2022, Chemistry of Materials
  • "Origin of Enhanced Overall Water Splitting Efficiency in Aluminum-Doped SrTiO3 Photocatalyst," 2023, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Extending the Optical Absorption Limit of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts: A Review," 2023, ACS Applied Nano Materials

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Tetsuro Katayama
  • Pankaj Koinkar
  • Shodai Hasebe
  • Yuki Hagiwara
  • Toru Asahi

Best Publications

  • Molecular Design of Coumarin Dyes for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Kohjiro Hara;Tadatake Sato;Ryuzi Katoh;Akihiro Furube

  • Ultrafast plasmon-induced electron transfer from gold nanodots into TiO2 nanoparticles.

    Akihiro Furube;Luchao Du;Kohjiro Hara;Ryuzi Katoh

  • Hexylthiophene-Functionalized Carbazole Dyes for Efficient Molecular Photovoltaics: Tuning of Solar-Cell Performance by Structural Modification

    Zhong-Sheng Wang;Nagatoshi Koumura;Yan Cui;Masabumi Takahashi

  • Efficiencies of Electron Injection from Excited N3 Dye into Nanocrystalline Semiconductor (ZrO2, TiO2, ZnO, Nb2O5, SnO2, In2O3) Films

    Ryuzi Katoh;Akihiro Furube;Toshitada Yoshihara;Kohjiro Hara

  • Oligothiophene-containing coumarin dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells.

    Kohjiro Hara;† Zhong-Sheng Wang;Tadatake Sato;Akihiro Furube

  • Identification of Reactive Species in Photoexcited Nanocrystalline TiO2 Films by Wide-Wavelength-Range (400−2500 nm) Transient Absorption Spectroscopy

    Toshitada Yoshihara;Ryuzi Katoh;Akihiro Furube;Yoshiaki Tamaki

  • Novel conjugated organic dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

    K. Hara;T. Sato;R. Katoh;A. Furube

  • Direct observation of reactive trapped holes in TiO2 undergoing photocatalytic oxidation of adsorbed alcohols: evaluation of the reaction rates and yields.

    Yoshiaki Tamaki;Akihiro Furube;Miki Murai;Kohjiro Hara

  • Dynamics of efficient electron-hole separation in TiO2 nanoparticles revealed by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy under the weak-excitation condition.

    Yoshiaki Tamaki;Akihiro Furube;Miki Murai;Kohjiro Hara

  • Evidence and mechanism of efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence promoted by delocalized excited states

    Takuya Hosokai;Hiroyuki Matsuzaki;Hajime Nakanotani;Hajime Nakanotani;Katsumi Tokumaru

  • Analysis of the excited states of regioregular polythiophene P3HT

    Steffan Cook;Akihiro Furube;Ryuzi Katoh

  • Charge Carrier Dynamics of Standard TiO2 Catalysts Revealed by Femtosecond Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy

    Akihiro Furube;Tsuyoshi Asahi;Hiroshi Masuhara;Hiromi Yamashita

  • Plasmon-Induced Charge Separation and Recombination Dynamics in Gold−TiO2 Nanoparticle Systems: Dependence on TiO2 Particle Size

    Luchao Du;Akihiro Furube;Kazuhiro Yamamoto;Kohjiro Hara

  • Fluorescence Quantum Yield of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Crystals

    Ryuzi Katoh;Kengo Suzuki;Akihiro Furube;Masahiro Kotani

  • Porphyrins for dye-sensitised solar cells: new insights into efficiency-determining electron transfer steps

    Matthew J. Griffith;Kenji Sunahara;Kenji Sunahara;Pawel Wagner;Klaudia Wagner

  • Insight into plasmonic hot-electron transfer and plasmon molecular drive: new dimensions in energy conversion and nanofabrication

    Akihiro Furube;Shuichi Hashimoto

  • Ultrafast Studies of Charge Generation in PCBM:P3HT Blend Films following Excitation of the Fullerene PCBM

    Steffan Cook;Ruyzi Katoh;Akihiro Furube

  • Zn-Zn porphyrin dimer-sensitized solar cells: toward 3-D light harvesting.

    Attila J. Mozer;Matthew J. Griffith;George Tsekouras;Pawel W Wagner

  • Kinetics and mechanism of electron injection and charge recombination in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline semiconductors

    Ryuzi Katoh;Akihiro Furube;Alexander V. Barzykin;Hironori Arakawa

  • Femtosecond Visible-to-IR Spectroscopy of TiO2 Nanocrystalline Films: Elucidation of the Electron Mobility before Deep Trapping†

    Yoshiaki Tamaki;Kohjiro Hara;Ryuzi Katoh;M. Tachiya

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryuzi Katoh
Ryuzi Katoh Nihon University
Kohjiro Hara
Kohjiro Hara National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kazunari Domen
Kazunari Domen University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Masuhara
Hiroshi Masuhara National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Takashi Hisatomi
Takashi Hisatomi Shinshu University
Tsuyoshi Asahi
Tsuyoshi Asahi Ehime University
Prashant Sonar
Prashant Sonar Queensland University of Technology
Toshiharu Teranishi
Toshiharu Teranishi Kyoto University
Tsutomu Minegishi
Tsutomu Minegishi University of Tokyo
Liyuan Han
Liyuan Han Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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