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73
Citations
30949
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3745
National Ranking
159

Akira Ohtomo 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 Akira Ohtomo sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 341 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Akira Ohtomo 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 Akira Ohtomo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Akira Ohtomo is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan and has contributed to the field of materials science with a focus on materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, as well as electrical and electronic engineering. Their research spans topics related to ZnO doping and properties, electronic and structural properties of oxides, Ga2O3 and related materials, advanced photocatalysis techniques, two-dimensional materials and applications, semiconductor materials and devices, and hydrogen storage and materials.

Ohtomo's recent publications include:

  • "Epitaxial Stabilization of Complete Solid-solution β-(AlxGa1-x)2O3 (100) Films by Pulsed-laser Deposition," 2021, Crystal Growth & Design
  • "p-type transparent superconductivity in a layered oxide," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Epitaxial Thin Film Growth of Europium Dihydride," 2020, Crystal Growth & Design
  • "Heavy-fermion metallic state and Mott transition induced by Li-ion intercalation in LiV2O4 epitaxial films," 2021, Physical Review B
  • "Two-dimensional superconductivity in single-band correlated 2H-type NbO2 layers," 2022, Physical Review B

Their work has been published frequently in journals such as Crystal Growth & Design, Physical Review B, Journal of Applied Physics, Science Advances, and Physical Review Materials.

Frequent collaborators in Ohtomo's publications include Takuto Soma, K. Yoshimatsu, Hiroshi Kumigashira, Kazuki Koreishi, and Osami Sakata.

The main fields and subfields of study related to Ohtomo's research are:

  • Materials Science
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

The primary topics that Ohtomo has focused on consist of:

  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Hydrogen Storage and Materials

Best Publications

  • Room-temperature ultraviolet laser emission from self-assembled ZnO microcrystallite thin films

    Z. K. Tang;G. K. L. Wong;P. Yu;M. Kawasaki

  • Repeated temperature modulation epitaxy for p-type doping and light-emitting diode based on ZnO

    Atsushi Tsukazaki;Akira Ohtomo;Takeyoshi Onuma;Makoto Ohtani

  • MgxZn1−xO as a II–VI widegap semiconductor alloy

    A. Ohtomo;M. Kawasaki;T. Koida;K. Masubuchi

  • Ultraviolet spontaneous and stimulated emissions from ZnO microcrystallite thin films at room temperature

    P. Zu;Z.K. Tang;G.K.L. Wong;M. Kawasaki

  • Artificial charge-modulationin atomic-scale perovskite titanate superlattices

    A. Ohtomo;D. A. Muller;J. L. Grazul;H. Y. Hwang

  • Electric-field-induced superconductivity in an insulator

    K. Ueno;S. Nakamura;H. Shimotani;A. Ohtomo

  • Band gap engineering based on MgxZn1−xO and CdyZn1−yO ternary alloy films

    T. Makino;Y. Segawa;M. Kawasaki;A. Ohtomo

  • An oxide-diluted magnetic semiconductor: Mn-doped ZnO

    T. Fukumura;Zhengwu Jin;A. Ohtomo;H. Koinuma

  • Atomic-scale imaging of nanoengineered oxygen vacancy profiles in SrTiO3

    David A. Muller;David A. Muller;Naoyuki Nakagawa;Naoyuki Nakagawa;Akira Ohtomo;Akira Ohtomo;John L. Grazul;John L. Grazul

  • Quantum Hall Effect in Polar Oxide Heterostructures

    Atsushi Tsukazaki;A. Ohtomo;A. Ohtomo;Tomohiro Kita;Y. Ohno

  • High‐Density Carrier Accumulation in ZnO Field‐Effect Transistors Gated by Electric Double Layers of Ionic Liquids

    Hongtao Yuan;Hidekazu Shimotani;Atsushi Tsukazaki;Akira Ohtomo

  • STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF ZNO/MG0.2ZN0.8O SUPERLATTICES

    A. Ohtomo;M. Kawasaki;I. Ohkubo;H. Koinuma

  • Blue Light-Emitting Diode Based on ZnO

    Atsushi Tsukazaki;Masashi Kubota;Akira Ohtomo;Takeyoshi Onuma

  • High Mobility Thin Film Transistors with Transparent ZnO Channels.

    Junya Nishii;Faruque M. Hossain;Faruque M. Hossain;Shingo Takagi;Shingo Takagi;Tetsuya Aita

  • Modeling and simulation of polycrystalline ZnO thin-film transistors

    Faruque M. Hossain;J. Nishii;S. Takagi;A. Ohtomo

  • Observation of the fractional quantum Hall effect in an oxide

    A. Tsukazaki;A. Tsukazaki;S. Akasaka;K. Nakahara;Y. Ohno

  • Single crystalline ZnO films grown on lattice-matched ScAlMgO4(0001) substrates

    A. Ohtomo;K. Tamura;K. Saikusa;K. Takahashi

  • Room-temperature stimulated emission of excitons in ZnO/(Mg, Zn)O superlattices

    A. Ohtomo;K. Tamura;M. Kawasaki;T. Makino

  • Growth of ZnO Thin Film by Laser MBE: Lasing of Exciton at Room Temperature.

    Y. Segawa;A. Ohtomo;M. Kawasaki;H. Koinuma

  • Room-temperature luminescence of excitons in ZnO/(Mg, Zn)O multiple quantum wells on lattice-matched substrates

    T. Makino;C. H. Chia;Nguen T. Tuan;H. D. Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Masashi Kawasaki
Masashi Kawasaki University of Tokyo
Atsushi Tsukazaki
Atsushi Tsukazaki Tohoku University
Hideomi Koinuma
Hideomi Koinuma Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hiroshi Kumigashira
Hiroshi Kumigashira Tohoku University
Tomoteru Fukumura
Tomoteru Fukumura Tohoku University
Zikang Tang
Zikang Tang University of Macau
Megumi Kawasaki
Megumi Kawasaki Oregon State University
Hideo Ohno
Hideo Ohno Tohoku University
Osami Sakata
Osami Sakata Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute

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