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Hiroshi Inomata

Hiroshi Inomata

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
12927
World Ranking
12477
National Ranking
938

Hiroshi Inomata publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hiroshi Inomata sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 282 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Hiroshi Inomata D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hiroshi Inomata sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hiroshi Inomata is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Spectroscopy, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Mechanical Engineering, and Catalysis.

Inomata's research focuses mainly on topics such as Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics, Thermodynamic Properties of Mixtures, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions, Ionic Liquids Properties and Applications, and Diffusion Coefficients in Liquids.

Frequent publication venues for Inomata include:

  • KAGAKU KOGAKU RONBUNSHU
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • The Journal of Supercritical Fluids
  • Fluid Phase Equilibria
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of their work. These include:

  • "Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) synthesis from methanol and carbon dioxide in the presence of ZrO2 solid solutions and yield improvement by applying a natural convection circulation system" (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "Adsorption equilibria of ester VOCs (ethyl and butyl acetates) on activated carbon in supercritical CO2: Measurement and modeling by the Dubinin-Astakhov equation" (2022, The Journal of Supercritical Fluids)
  • "Measurement and correlation of adsorption equilibria of propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate on activated carbon in the presence of supercritical carbon dioxide" (2020, Fluid Phase Equilibria)
  • "Densities and viscosities of (ethylene glycol - water) and (1,3-propanediol - water) binary mixtures at high temperatures of 373.2 and 473.2 K and high pressures up to 40 MPa" (2021, Journal of Molecular Liquids)
  • "Desorption of propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate from activated carbon in supercritical CO2: Measurement and predictive modeling" (2020, The Journal of Supercritical Fluids)

Inomata frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors. These include Masaki Ota, Yoshiyuki Satô, Masaru Watanabe, Ikuo Ushiki, and Yasuyuki Ito.

Best Publications

  • Thermal analysis of the volume phase transition with N-isopropylacrylamide gels

    Katsuto Otake;Hiroshi Inomata;Mikio Konno;Shozaburo Saito

  • Catalytic glucose and fructose conversions with TiO2 and ZrO2 in water at 473 K: Relationship between reactivity and acid–base property determined by TPD measurement

    Masaru Watanabe;Yuichi Aizawa;Toru Iida;Ryo Nishimura

  • Replacement of CH4 in the hydrate by use of liquid CO2

    Masaki Ota;Kenji Morohashi;Yuki Abe;Masaru Watanabe

  • Reaction chemistry and phase behavior of lignin in high-temperature and supercritical water

    Zhen Fang;Takafumi Sato;Richard L. Smith;Hiroshi Inomata

  • Phase Transition of N-Substituted Acrylamide Gels

    Hiroshi Inomata;Shuichi Goto;Shozaburo Saito

  • Chemical Reactions of C1 Compounds in Near-Critical and Supercritical Water

    Masaru Watanabe;Takafumi Sato;Hiroshi Inomata;Richard Lee Smith

  • Glucose reactions with acid and base catalysts in hot compressed water at 473 K

    Masaru Watanabe;Yuichi Aizawa;Toru Iida;Taku M. Aida

  • Isothermal vapor-liquid equilibrium data for binary systems at high pressures: carbon dioxide-methanol, carbon dioxide-ethanol, carbon dioxide-1-propanol, methane-ethanol, methane-1-propanol, ethane-ethanol, and ethane-1-propanol systems

    Kazuhiko Suzuki;Haruhusa Sue;Masahiro Itou;Richard Lee Jr. Smith

  • Methane recovery from methane hydrate using pressurized CO2

    Masaki Ota;Yuki Abe;Masaru Watanabe;Richard L. Smith

  • Effect of Additives on Phase Transition of N-Isopropylacrylamide Gels

    Hiroshi Inomata;Shuichi Goto;Katsuto Otake;Shozaburo Saito

  • Catalytic hydrogen generation from biomass (glucose and cellulose) with ZrO2 in supercritical water

    Masaru Watanabe;Hiroshi Inomata;Kunio Arai

  • Acrolein synthesis from glycerol in hot-compressed water

    Masaru Watanabe;Toru Iida;Yuichi Aizawa;Taku M. Aida

  • Catalytic effects of NaOH and ZrO2 for partial oxidative gasification of n-hexadecane and lignin in supercritical water

    Masaru Watanabe;Hiroshi Inomata;Mitsumasa Osada;Takafumi Sato

  • Decomposition of a long chain saturated fatty acid with some additives in hot compressed water

    Masaru Watanabe;Toru Iida;Hiroshi Inomata

  • Synthesis of Nanoscale Ce1-xFexO2 Solid Solutions via a Low-Temperature Approach

    Guangshe Li;and Richard L. Smith;Hiroshi Inomata

  • Microstructural Evolution and Magnetic Properties of NiFe2O4 Nanocrystals Dispersed in Amorphous Silica

    Liping Li;Guangshe Li;R. L. Smith;H. Inomata

  • Macro and microscopic CH4-CO2 replacement in CH4 hydrate under pressurized CO2

    Masaki Ota;Takeomi Saito;Tsutomu Aida;Masaru Watanabe

  • Fatty acid production from a highly CO2 tolerant alga, Chlorocuccum littorale, in the presence of inorganic carbon and nitrate.

    Masaki Ota;Yoshitaka Kato;Hiromoto Watanabe;Masaru Watanabe

  • Heavy oil upgrading in the presence of high density water: Basic study

    Masaru Watanabe;Shin nosuke Kato;Satoshi Ishizeki;Hiroshi Inomata

  • Vapour—liquid equilibria for binary mixtures of carbon dioxide and fatty acid methyl esters

    Hiroshi Inomata;Toshiyuki Kondo;Seiya Hirohama;Kunio Arai

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard L. Smith
Richard L. Smith Tohoku University
Kunio Arai
Kunio Arai Tohoku University
Masaru Watanabe
Masaru Watanabe Tohoku University
Guangshe Li
Guangshe Li Jilin University
Toshiyuki Hashida
Toshiyuki Hashida Tohoku University
Tadafumi Adschiri
Tadafumi Adschiri Tohoku University
Yasushi Ohizumi
Yasushi Ohizumi Tohoku University
Zhen Fang
Zhen Fang Nanjing Agricultural University
Liping Li
Liping Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hitoshi Kasai
Hitoshi Kasai Tohoku University

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