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Hideaki Kobayashi

Hideaki Kobayashi

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 54 935 857 16 14 256 13198

Hideaki Kobayashi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hideaki Kobayashi between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hideaki Kobayashi published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2019. 12 of the 299 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2019. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 11 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 5 publications
1986 2025

299 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hideaki Kobayashi: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 3
1990 0
1991 3
1992 0
1993 3
1994 4
1995 6
1996 8
1997 7
1998 6
1999 7
2000 12
2001 1
2002 11
2003 6
2004 9
2005 16
2006 8
2007 7
2008 4
2009 11
2010 11
2011 10
2012 7
2013 15
2014 4
2015 11
2016 10
2017 15
2018 11
2019 24
2020 8
2021 11
2022 11
2023 4
2024 7
2025 5
Total 299
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Hideaki Kobayashi publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hideaki Kobayashi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 247–256 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 256 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100 256
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Hideaki Kobayashi D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hideaki Kobayashi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58 54
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for exceptional advances in fundamental understanding of high speed combustion, high pressure turbulent premixed combustion and ammonia combustion

Overview

Hideaki Kobayashi is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has a research focus primarily in engineering and chemical engineering, with significant contributions to computational mechanics and fluid flow and transfer processes. Their work also touches on aerospace engineering, materials chemistry, and atmospheric science.

The scientist's research covers a broad range of topics related to combustion and flame dynamics, with many publications exploring the behavior and characteristics of ammonia-related flames. Their overarching research interests include:

  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Advanced combustion engine technologies
  • Combustion and detonation processes
  • Catalytic processes in materials science
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics
  • Thermochemical biomass conversion processes

Kobayashi has published extensively in several peer-reviewed venues, showing particular prominence in the following journals and conference proceedings:

  • Fuel
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Applications in Energy and Combustion Science
  • TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
  • Combustion and Flame

Frequent coauthors include Akihiro Hayakawa, Taku Kudo, Ekenechukwu C. Okafor, Sophie Colson, and Hirofumi Yamashita, indicating collaborative research networks within combustion and related fields.

Representative recent papers by Hideaki Kobayashi illustrate the focus on flame characteristics, stability, and emission properties in ammonia and hydrogen combustion systems:

  • "Measurement of the laminar burning velocity and kinetics study of the importance of the hydrogen recovery mechanism of ammonia/hydrogen/air premixed flames" (2021), published in Combustion and Flame
  • "Flame stability and emissions characteristics of liquid ammonia spray co-fired with methane in a single stage swirl combustor" (2020), published in Fuel
  • "Influence of wall heat loss on the emission characteristics of premixed ammonia-air swirling flames interacting with the combustor wall" (2020), published in Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • "Turbulent burning velocity of ammonia/oxygen/nitrogen premixed flame in O2-enriched air condition" (2020), published in Fuel
  • "Effects of initial mixture temperature and pressure on laminar burning velocity and Markstein length of ammonia/air premixed laminar flames" (2021), published in Fuel

Hideaki Kobayashi's work has been recognized with the Fellow of the Combustion Institute award in 2018, citing contributions in the fundamental understanding of high-speed combustion, high-pressure turbulent premixed combustion, and ammonia combustion.

Best Publications

  • Science and technology of ammonia combustion

    Hideaki Kobayashi;Akihiro Hayakawa;K.D. Kunkuma A. Somarathne;Ekenechukwu C. Okafor

  • Experimental and numerical study of the laminar burning velocity of CH4–NH3–air premixed flames

    Ekenechukwu C. Okafor;Yuji Naito;Sophie Colson;Akinori Ichikawa

  • Laminar burning velocity and Markstein length of ammonia/air premixed flames at various pressures

    Akihiro Hayakawa;Takashi Goto;Rentaro Mimoto;Yoshiyuki Arakawa

  • Performances and emission characteristics of NH3–air and NH3CH4–air combustion gas-turbine power generations

    Osamu Kurata;Norihiko Iki;Takayuki Matsunuma;Takahiro Inoue

  • Measurement and modelling of the laminar burning velocity of methane-ammonia-air flames at high pressures using a reduced reaction mechanism

    Ekenechukwu Chijioke Okafor;Yuji Naito;Sophie Colson;Akinori Ichikawa

  • Laminar burning velocity and Markstein length of ammonia/hydrogen/air premixed flames at elevated pressures

    Akinori Ichikawa;Akihiro Hayakawa;Yuichi Kitagawa;K.D. Kunkuma Amila Somarathne

  • Towards the development of an efficient low-NOx ammonia combustor for a micro gas turbine

    Ekenechukwu C. Okafor;K.D. Kunkuma A. Somarathne;Akihiro Hayakawa;Taku Kudo

  • Control of NOx and other emissions in micro gas turbine combustors fuelled with mixtures of methane and ammonia

    Ekenechukwu C. Okafor;K.D. Kunkuma A. Somarathne;Rattanasupapornsak Ratthanan;Akihiro Hayakawa

  • Experimental investigation of stabilization and emission characteristics of ammonia/air premixed flames in a swirl combustor

    Akihiro Hayakawa;Yoshiyuki Arakawa;Rentaro Mimoto;K.D. Kunkuma A. Somarathne

  • Numerical study of a low emission gas turbine like combustor for turbulent ammonia/air premixed swirl flames with a secondary air injection at high pressure

    Kapuruge Don Kunkuma Amila Somarathne;Sotaro Hatakeyama;Akihiro Hayakawa;Hideaki Kobayashi

  • Burning velocity of turbulent premixed flames in a high-pressure environment

    Hideaki Kobayashi;Takashi Tamura;Kaoru Maruta;Takashi Niioka

  • NO formation/reduction mechanisms of ammonia/air premixed flames at various equivalence ratios and pressures

    Akihiro Hayakawa;Takashi Goto;Rentaro Mimoto;Taku Kudo

  • Development of a wide range-operable, rich-lean low-NOx combustor for NH3 fuel gas-turbine power generation

    Osamu Kurata;Norihiko Iki;Takahiro Inoue;Takayuki Matsunuma

  • Measurement of the laminar burning velocity and kinetics study of the importance of the hydrogen recovery mechanism of ammonia/hydrogen/air premixed flames

    Gabriel J. Gotama;Gabriel J. Gotama;Gabriel J. Gotama;Akihiro Hayakawa;Ekenechukwu C. Okafor;Ryuhei Kanoshima

  • Burning velocity correlation of methane/air turbulent premixed flames at high-pressure and high-temperature

    Hideaki Kobayashi;Katsuhiro Seyama;Hirokazu Hagiwara;Yasuhiro Ogami

  • Experimental study on general correlation of turbulent burning velocity at high pressure

    Hideaki Kobayashi;Yasuharu Kawabata;Kaoru Maruta

  • Turbulence measurements and observations of turbulent premixed flames at elevated pressures up to 3.0 MPa

    Hideaki Kobayashi;Teppei Nakashima;Takashi Tamura;Kaoru Maruta

  • Emission characteristics of turbulent non-premixed ammonia/air and methane/air swirl flames through a rich-lean combustor under various wall thermal boundary conditions at high pressure

    Kapuruge Don Kunkuma Amila Somarathne;Ekenechukwu C. Okafor;Akihiro Hayakawa;Taku Kudo

  • Flame stability and emissions characteristics of liquid ammonia spray co-fired with methane in a single stage swirl combustor

    Ekenechukwu C. Okafor;Hirofumi Yamashita;Akihiro Hayakawa;K.D. Kunkuma A. Somarathne

  • Laminar burning velocity of hydrogen-air premixed flames at elevated pressure

    Xiao Qin;Hideaki Kobayashi;Takashi Niioka

  • Effects of CO2 dilution on turbulent premixed flames at high pressure and high temperature

    Hideaki Kobayashi;Hirokazu Hagiwara;Hideaki Kaneko;Yasuhiro Ogami

  • Experimental study of high-pressure turbulent premixed flames

    Hideaki Kobayashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihiro Hayakawa
Akihiro Hayakawa Tohoku University
Ichiro Sora
Ichiro Sora Kobe University
Kaoru Maruta
Kaoru Maruta Tohoku University
Jinhua Wang
Jinhua Wang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Zuohua Huang
Zuohua Huang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Masaomi Iyo
Masaomi Iyo Chiba University
Norio Ozaki
Norio Ozaki Nagoya University
George R. Uhl
George R. Uhl University of Maryland, Baltimore
Michio Kadota
Michio Kadota Tohoku University
Nakao Iwata
Nakao Iwata Fujita Health University

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