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Hiroaki Tada

Hiroaki Tada

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
61
Citations
14001
World Ranking
6748
National Ranking
353

Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
13974
World Ranking
9202
National Ranking
654

Hiroaki Tada 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 Hiroaki Tada sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 257 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hiroaki Tada 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 Hiroaki Tada 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

Hiroaki Tada is a researcher affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan, specializing in materials science and energy fields. Their work focuses extensively on photocatalysis and advanced nanomaterials, particularly in the development of catalysts for sustainable energy applications.

Their research portfolio encompasses several core topics, including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • TiO₂ Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications

Tada has contributed to prominent journals, frequently publishing in:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ChemPhysChem
  • Chemical Communications
  • Catalysis Communications
  • Chemistry Letters

Among their notable recent papers are:

  • A Three-Component Plasmonic Photocatalyst Consisting of Gold Nanoparticle and TiO2-SnO2 Nanohybrid with Heteroepitaxial Junction: Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • Rational design for gold nanoparticle-based plasmonic catalysts and electrodes for water oxidation towards artificial photosynthesis (2022, Dalton Transactions)
  • Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis by a Hybrid Photocatalyst Consisting of Bismuth Vanadate and Bis(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)copper(II) Complex (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • Hydrogen Peroxide Production by Inorganic Photocatalysts Consisting of Gold Nanoparticle and Metal Oxide toward Oxygen Cycle Chemistry (2023, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • Hydrogen peroxide synthesis from water and oxygen using a three-component nanohybrid photocatalyst consisting of Au particle-loaded rutile TiO2 and RuO2 with a heteroepitaxial junction (2020, Chemical Communications)

Tada frequently collaborates with several co-authors in their research projects. Key collaborators include:

  • Shin-ichi Naya
  • Musashi Fujishima
  • Tetsuro Soejima
  • Hisashi Sugime
  • Miwako Teranishi

Their scientific work covers significant subfields such as:

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

Best Publications

  • All-solid-state Z-scheme in CdS-Au-TiO2 three-component nanojunction system.

    Hiroaki Tada;Tomohiro Mitsui;Tomokazu Kiyonaga;Tomoki Akita

  • A Patterned TiO2(Anatase)/TiO2(Rutile) Bilayer-Type Photocatalyst: Effect of the Anatase/Rutile Junction on the Photocatalytic Activity

    Tetsuro Kawahara;Yasuhiro Konishi;Hiroaki Tada;Noboru Tohge

  • Rational design and applications of highly efficient reaction systems photocatalyzed by noble metal nanoparticle-loaded titanium(IV) dioxide

    Hiroaki Tada;Tomokazu Kiyonaga;Shin-ichi Naya

  • In situ liquid phase synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from molecular oxygen using gold nanoparticle-loaded titanium(IV) dioxide photocatalyst.

    Miwako Teranishi;Shin-ichi Naya;Hiroaki Tada

  • Cobalt ion-doped TiO2 photocatalyst response to visible light

    Mitsunobu Iwasaki;Masayoshi Hara;Hiromi Kawada;Hiroaki Tada

  • Photodeposition of metal sulfide quantum dots on titanium(IV) dioxide and the applications to solar energy conversion.

    Hiroaki Tada;Musashi Fujishima;Hisayoshi Kobayashi

  • Dependence of TiO2 Photocatalytic Activity upon Its Film Thickness

    Hiroaki Tada;Makiko Tanaka

  • Titanium(IV) Dioxide Surface‐Modified with Iron Oxide as a Visible Light Photocatalyst

    Hiroaki Tada;Qiliang Jin;Hiroaki Nishijima;Hironori Yamamoto

  • Drastic enhancement of TiO2-photocatalyzed reduction of nitrobenzene by loading Ag clusters.

    Hiroaki Tada;Tetsuji Ishida;and Ayako Takao;Seishiro Ito

  • One-Step Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Amines to Imines by Gold Nanoparticle-Loaded Rutile Titanium(IV) Oxide Plasmon Photocatalyst

    Shin-ichi Naya;Keisuke Kimura;Hiroaki Tada

  • Self-assembled heterosupramolecular visible light photocatalyst consisting of gold nanoparticle-loaded titanium(IV) dioxide and surfactant.

    Shin-Ichi Naya;Aimi Inoue;Hiroaki Tada

  • A Patterned-TiO 2 /SnO 2 Bilayer Type Photocatalyst

    Unknown

  • Red-Light-Driven Water Splitting by Au(Core)-CdS(Shell) Half-Cut Nanoegg with Heteroepitaxial Junction.

    Shin-ichi Naya;Takahiro Kume;Ryo Akashi;Musashi Fujishima

  • Ag Nanocluster Loading Effect on TiO2 Photocatalytic Reduction of Bis(2-dipyridyl)disulfide to 2-Mercaptopyridine by H2O

    Hiroaki Tada;Kazuaki Teranishi;‡ and Yo-ichi Inubushi;Seishiro Ito

  • Photoreactivity of Sol−Gel TiO2 Films Formed on Soda-Lime Glass Substrates: Effect of SiO2 Underlayer Containing Fluorine

    Akihiko Hattori;Koji Shimoda;Hiroaki Tada;Seishiro Ito

  • Photocatalytic activity of rutile-anatase coupled TiO2 particles prepared by a dissolution-reprecipitation method.

    Tetsuro Kawahara;Toshiaki Ozawa;Mitsunobu Iwasaki;Hiroaki Tada

  • TiO2 Crystal Form-Dependence of the Au/TiO2 Plasmon Photocatalyst’s Activity

    Keisuke Kimura;Shin-ichi Naya;Yasuaki Jin-nouchi;Hiroaki Tada

  • Low-temperature synthesis of anatase–brookite composite nanocrystals: the junction effect on photocatalytic activity

    Toshiaki Ozawa;Mitsunobu Iwasaki;Hiroaki Tada;Tomoki Akita

  • Gold‐Nanoparticle‐Loaded Carbonate‐Modified Titanium(IV) Oxide Surface: Visible‐Light‐Driven Formation of Hydrogen Peroxide from Oxygen

    Miwako Teranishi;Riyoko Hoshino;Shin-ichi Naya;Hiroaki Tada

  • Facile synthesis and catalytic activity of MoS2/TiO2 by a photodeposition-based technique and its oxidized derivative MoO3/TiO2 with a unique photochromism

    Shigeki Kanda;Tomoki Akita;Musashi Fujishima;Hiroaki Tada

  • High Photocatalytic Activity of F-Doped TiO2 Film on Glass

    Akihiko Hattori;Hiroaki Tada

Frequent Co-Authors

Hisayoshi Kobayashi
Hisayoshi Kobayashi Kyoto Institute of Technology
Tomoki Akita
Tomoki Akita National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Michael Nolan
Michael Nolan Tyndall National Institute
Kunio Esumi
Kunio Esumi Tokyo University of Science
Tsunehiro Tanaka
Tsunehiro Tanaka Kyoto University
Teruhisa Ohno
Teruhisa Ohno Kyushu Institute of Technology
Susumu Kitagawa
Susumu Kitagawa Kyoto University
Hiroshi Kominami
Hiroshi Kominami Kindai University
Kentaro Teramura
Kentaro Teramura Kyoto University
Junji Nishii
Junji Nishii Hokkaido University

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