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Hirotomo Nishihara

Hirotomo Nishihara

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Materials Science

D-Index
49
Citations
10358
World Ranking
10443
National Ranking
645

Hirotomo Nishihara 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 Hirotomo Nishihara sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 197 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hirotomo Nishihara 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 Hirotomo Nishihara sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hirotomo Nishihara is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work encompasses a broad spectrum of topics related to advanced materials and energy technologies.

Among Nishihara's recent papers are:

  • Lamellar MXene Composite Aerogels with Sandwiched Carbon Nanotubes Enable Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with a High Sulfur Loading (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Synthesis of graphene mesosponge via catalytic methane decomposition on magnesium oxide (2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)
  • Vanadium oxide nanorods as an electrode material for solid state supercapacitor (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • Edge-Site-Free and Topological-Defect-Rich Carbon Cathode for High-Performance Lithium-Oxygen Batteries (2023, Advanced Science)
  • Quantifying Carbon Edge Sites on Depressing Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity (2020, Nano Letters)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Nishihara include:

  • Takeharu Yoshii
  • Zheng-Ze Pan
  • Takashi Kyotani
  • Rui Tang
  • Koki Chida

Publications by Nishihara are often found in the following venues:

  • Carbon
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Carbon Reports

The main fields of study associated with Nishihara's research are:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, Nishihara's subfields of study include:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Main topics explored in Nishihara's work cover:

  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Best Publications

  • Templated nanocarbons for energy storage.

    Hirotomo Nishihara;Takashi Kyotani

  • Towards ultrahigh volumetric capacitance: graphene derived highly dense but porous carbons for supercapacitors

    Ying Tao;Xiaoying Xie;Wei Lv;Wei Lv;Dai Ming Tang

  • Three-dimensionally arrayed and mutually connected 1.2-nm nanopores for high-performance electric double layer capacitor.

    Hiroyuki Itoi;Hirotomo Nishihara;Taichi Kogure;Takashi Kyotani

  • Ordered macroporous silica by ice templating

    Hirotomo Nishihara;Shin R. Mukai;Daisuke Yamashita;Hajime Tamon

  • A possible buckybowl-like structure of zeolite templated carbon

    Hirotomo Nishihara;Quan Hong Yang;Quan Hong Yang;Peng Xiang Hou;Masashi Unno

  • Production of Colored Pigments with Amorphous Arrays of Black and White Colloidal Particles

    Yukikazu Takeoka;Shinya Yoshioka;Atsushi Takano;Shigeo Arai

  • Enhancement mechanism of electrochemical capacitance in nitrogen-boron-doped carbons with uniform straight nanochannels

    Taeri Kwon;Hirotomo Nishihara;Hiroyuki Itoi;Quan Hong Yang

  • Zeolite-templated carbons – three-dimensional microporous graphene frameworks

    H. Nishihara;T. Kyotani

  • High-pressure hydrogen storage in zeolite-templated carbon

    Hirotomo Nishihara;Peng Xiang Hou;Li Xiang Li;Li Xiang Li;Masashi Ito

  • Formation of monolithic silica gel microhoneycombs (SMHs) using pseudosteady state growth of microstructural ice crystals.

    Shin R. Mukai;Hirotomo Nishihara;Hajime Tamon

  • Investigation of the Ion Storage/Transfer Behavior in an Electrical Double‐Layer Capacitor by Using Ordered Microporous Carbons as Model Materials

    Hirotomo Nishihara;Hiroyuki Itoi;Taichi Kogure;Peng Xiang Hou

  • 4.4 V supercapacitors based on super-stable mesoporous carbon sheet made of edge-free graphene walls

    Keita Nomura;Hirotomo Nishihara;Naoya Kobayashi;Toshihiro Asada

  • Lamellar MXene Composite Aerogels with Sandwiched Carbon Nanotubes Enable Stable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries with a High Sulfur Loading

    Bin Zhang;Chong Luo;Guangmin Zhou;Zheng Ze Pan

  • Cellulose Nanofiber as a Distinct Structure-Directing Agent for Xylem-like Microhoneycomb Monoliths by Unidirectional Freeze-Drying

    Zheng Ze Pan;Zheng Ze Pan;Hirotomo Nishihara;Hirotomo Nishihara;Shinichiroh Iwamura;Shinichiroh Iwamura;Takafumi Sekiguchi

  • Oxidation‐Resistant and Elastic Mesoporous Carbon with Single‐Layer Graphene Walls

    Hirotomo Nishihara;Hirotomo Nishihara;Tomoya Simura;Shunsuke Kobayashi;Keita Nomura

  • Preparation of resorcinol–formaldehyde carbon cryogel microhoneycombs

    Hirotomo Nishihara;Shin R Mukai;Hajime Tamon

  • Preparation of porous TiO2 cryogel fibers through unidirectional freezing of hydrogel followed by freeze-drying

    Shin R. Mukai;Hirotomo Nishihara;Seiji Shichi;Hajime Tamon

  • A Directional Strain Sensor Based on Anisotropic Microhoneycomb Cellulose Nanofiber-Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Aerogels Prepared by Unidirectional Freeze Drying

    Cong Wang;Zheng Ze Pan;Wei Lv;Bilu Liu

  • Carbon-coated mesoporous silica with hydrophobicity and electrical conductivity

    Hirotomo Nishihara;Yu Fukura;Kouta Inde;Katsuyuki Tsuji

  • Effect of Buffer Size around Nanosilicon Anode Particles for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Shinichiroh Iwamura;Hirotomo Nishihara;Takashi Kyotani

  • Towards ultrahigh volumetric capacitance: graphene derived highly dense but porous carbons for

    Hirotomo Nishihara;Takafumi Ishii;Baohua Li;Dmitri Golberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Kyotani
Takashi Kyotani Tohoku University
Quan-Hong Yang
Quan-Hong Yang Tianjin University
Emilia Morallón
Emilia Morallón University of Alicante
Diego Cazorla-Amorós
Diego Cazorla-Amorós University of Alicante
Peng-Xiang Hou
Peng-Xiang Hou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tomoki Ogoshi
Tomoki Ogoshi Kyoto University
Wei Lv
Wei Lv Tsinghua University
Hideki Tanaka
Hideki Tanaka Okayama University
Feiyu Kang
Feiyu Kang Tsinghua University
Hajime Tamon
Hajime Tamon Kyoto University

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