2026 Akira Nakajima: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	60	6922	6689	368	355	495	20328
Chemistry	60	9531	8632	680	627	402	20387

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

6922

6689

368

355

495

20328

Chemistry

9531

8632

680

627

402

20387

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

20328

World Ranking

6922

National Ranking

368

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

20387

World Ranking

9531

National Ranking

680

Overview

Akira Nakajima is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan and has a research focus primarily in Materials Science and Engineering. Their work encompasses a range of specialized subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics cover several advanced and specialized areas such as Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis, Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials, Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices, Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis, and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity.

Akira Nakajima has published extensively in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to the Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan and Ceramics International. Other notable publication venues include Research Square, Journal of the Japan Society of Colour Material, and Materials Letters.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Nakajima include:

Structure, anti-tumor activity, and potential anti-tumor mechanism of a fungus polysaccharide from Fomes officinalis (2022) in Carbohydrate Polymers
Effects of cerium and tungsten substitution on antiviral and antibacterial properties of lanthanum molybdate (2020) in Materials Science and Engineering C
Preparation of cerium molybdates and their antiviral activity against bacteriophage Φ6 and SARS-CoV-2 (2021) in Materials Letters
Negative thermal expansion in α-Zr2SP2O12 based on phase transition- and framework-type mechanisms (2020) in NPG Asia Materials
Fermi Level Dependence of a Working Electrode on the Open Circuit Voltage in a Sensitized Thermal Cell (2020) in Chemistry Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nakajima include Toshihiro Isobe, Sachiko Matsushita, Hitoshi Ishiguro, Yasuhide Mochizuki, and Kayano Sunada, indicating strong collaboration within related research networks.

Best Publications

Effects of the Surface Roughness on Sliding Angles of Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Masashi Miwa;Akira Nakajima;Akira Fujishima;Kazuhito Hashimoto, ,† and

1685
Citations
Effects of Surface Structure on the Hydrophobicity and Sliding Behavior of Water Droplets

Zen Yoshimitsu;Akira Nakajima;Toshiya Watanabe;Kazuhito Hashimoto

1462
Citations
Photocatalytic activity and photoinduced hydrophilicity of titanium dioxide coated glass

T Watanabe;A Nakajima;R Wang;M Minabe

1309
Citations
Recent Studies on Super-Hydrophobic Films

Akira Nakajima;Kazuhito Hashimoto;Toshiya Watanabe

1055
Citations
Transparent Superhydrophobic Thin Films with Self-Cleaning Properties

Akira Nakajima;Kazuhito Hashimoto;Toshiya Watanabe;Kennichi Takai

995
Citations
Preparation of Transparent Superhydrophobic Boehmite and Silica Films by Sublimation of Aluminum Acetylacetonate

A. Nakajima;A. Fujishima;K. Hashimoto;T. Watanabe

970
Citations
Photoinduced Surface Wettability Conversion of ZnO and TiO2 Thin Films

Ren-De Sun;Akira Nakajima;Akira Fujishima;Toshiya Watanabe

944
Citations
Photocatalysis and Photoinduced Hydrophilicity of Various Metal Oxide Thin Films

Masahiro Miyauchi;Akira Nakajima;Toshiya Watanabe, ,† and;Kazuhito Hashimoto

787
Citations
Preparation of hard super-hydrophobic films with visible light transmission

Akira Nakajima;Kouki Abe;Kazuhito Hashimoto;Toshiya Watanabe

454
Citations
Photoinduced Surface Reactions on TiO2 and SrTiO3 Films: Photocatalytic Oxidation and Photoinduced Hydrophilicity

Masahiro Miyauchi;Akira Nakajima;Akira Fujishima;Kazuhito Hashimoto, ,† and

339
Citations
Reversible wettability control of TiO2 surface by light irradiation

Masahiro Miyauchi;Nobuo Kieda;Shunichi Hishita;Takefumi Mitsuhashi

280
Citations
Adhesion and sliding of wet snow on a super-hydrophobic surface with hydrophilic channels

T. Kako;A. Nakajima;H. Irie;Z. Kato

264
Citations
A Highly Hydrophilic Thin Film Under 1 μW/cm2 UV Illumination

M. Miyauchi;A. Nakajima;K. Hashimoto;T. Watanabe

261
Citations
Defective black TiOTiO₂ synthesized via anodization for visible-light photocatalysis.

Junye Dong;Jie Han;Jie Han;Yangsi Liu;Akira Nakajima

254
Citations
A Ferroelectric Ferromagnet Composed of (PLZT)x(BiFeO3)1–x Solid Solution

T. Kanai;S. Ohkoshi;A. Nakajima;T. Watanabe

212
Citations
The Movement of a Water Droplet on a Gradient Surface Prepared by Photodegradation

Yoshihiro Ito;Mojgan Heydari;Ayako Hashimoto;Tomohiro Konno

208
Citations
Design of hydrophobic surfaces for liquid droplet control

Akira Nakajima

204
Citations
Photoinduced Hydrophilic Conversion of TiO2/WO3 Layered Thin Films

Masahiro Miyauchi;Akira Nakajima;Toshiya Watanabe, ,† and;Kazuhito Hashimoto

197
Citations
Gas permeability and mechanical properties of porous alumina ceramics with unidirectionally aligned pores

Toshihiro Isobe;Yoshikazu Kameshima;Akira Nakajima;Kiyoshi Okada

188
Citations
Photoinduced Amphiphilic Surface on Polycrystalline Anatase TiO2 Thin Films

Akira Nakajima;Shin-ichi Koizumi;Toshiya Watanabe, ,† and;Kazuhito Hashimoto

170
Citations