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Hiroyuki Sugimura

Hiroyuki Sugimura

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
52
Citations
9462
World Ranking
9594
National Ranking
571

Chemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
9331
World Ranking
13545
National Ranking
1036

Hiroyuki Sugimura 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 Hiroyuki Sugimura sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 389 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hiroyuki Sugimura 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 Hiroyuki Sugimura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hiroyuki Sugimura is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has a diverse research portfolio spanning engineering, medicine, and materials science. Their work covers several specialized fields including atomic and molecular physics, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their research interests involve a variety of scientific topics, notably:

  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators

Sugimura has contributed to multiple scholarly articles published in well-regarded scientific journals. Featured recent papers include:

  • "Structural-Defect-Mediated Grafting of Alkylamine on Few-Layer MoS2 and Its Potential for Enhancement of Tribological Properties," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "A multicenter study on the clinical characteristics and risk factors of in-hospital mortality in patients with mechanical complications following acute myocardial infarction," 2020, Heart and Vessels
  • "Mechano-adaptive thin film of graphene-based polymeric nanocomposite for enhancement of lubrication properties," 2020, Applied Surface Science
  • "Association between acute myocardial infarction-to-cardiac rupture time and in-hospital mortality risk: a retrospective analysis of multicenter registry data from the Cardiovascular Research Consortium-8 Universities (CIRC-8U)," 2021, Heart and Vessels
  • "Visualizing polymeric liquid/solid interfaces by atomic force microscopy utilizing quartz tuning fork sensors," 2020, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Toru Utsunomiya
  • Takashi Ichii
  • Takanori Yasu
  • Takashi Tomoe
  • Takushi Sugiyama

Hiroyuki Sugimura's publications appear regularly in several scientific venues such as:

  • Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
  • Heart and Vessels
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Langmuir
  • Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan

Best Publications

  • Fluoroalkylsilane Monolayers Formed by Chemical Vapor Surface Modification on Hydroxylated Oxide Surfaces

    Atsushi Hozumi;Kazuya Ushiyama;Hiroyuki Sugimura;Osamu Takai

  • Micropatterning of Alkyl- and Fluoroalkylsilane Self-Assembled Monolayers Using Vacuum Ultraviolet Light

    Hiroyuki Sugimura;Kazuya Ushiyama;and Atsushi Hozumi;Osamu Takai

  • Organosilane self‐assembled monolayers formed at the vapour/solid interface

    Hiroyuki Sugimura;Atsushi Hozumi;Tetsuya Kameyama;Osamu Takai

  • Transparent ultra water-repellent poly(ethylene terephthalate) substrates fabricated by oxygen plasma treatment and subsequent hydrophobic coating

    Katsuya Teshima;Hiroyuki Sugimura;Yasushi Inoue;Osamu Takai

  • Potential shielding by the surface water layer in Kelvin probe force microscopy

    Hiroyuki Sugimura;Yuzuru Ishida;Kazuyuki Hayashi;Osamu Takai

  • Scanning Tunneling Microscope Tip-Induced Anodization for Nanofabrication of Titanium

    Hiroyuki Sugimura;Tatsuya Uchida;Noboru Kitamura;Hiroshi Masuhara

  • Tip‐induced anodization of titanium surfaces by scanning tunneling microscopy: A humidity effect on nanolithography

    Hiroyuki Sugimura;Tatsuya Uchida;Noboru Kitamura;Hiroshi Masuhara

  • Thin Films with Nanotextures for Transparent and Ultra Water‐Repellent Coatings Produced from Trimethylmethoxysilane by Microwave Plasma CVD

    Yunying Wu;Hiroyuki Sugimura;Yasushi Inoue;Osamu Takai

  • Alkyl-Chain-Grafted Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanoplatelets as Oil-Dispersible Additives for Friction and Wear Reduction

    Sangita Kumari;Om P Sharma;Rashi Gusain;Harshal P Mungse

  • Covalently attached graphene–ionic liquid hybrid nanomaterials: synthesis, characterization and tribological application

    Rashi Gusain;Harshal P. Mungse;Niranjan Kumar;T. R. Ravindran

  • Amino-terminated self-assembled monolayer on a SiO2 surface formed by chemical vapor deposition

    Atsushi Hozumi;Yoshiyuki Yokogawa;Tetsuya Kameyama;Hiroyuki Sugimura

  • Ultra-Water-Repellent Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Substrates

    Katsuya Teshima;Hiroyuki Sugimura;Yasushi Inoue;Osamu Takai

  • Nanofabrication Of Titanium Surface By Tip-Induced Anodization In Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

    Hiroyuki Sugimura;Tatsuya Uchida;Noboru Kitamura;Hiroshi Masuhara

  • Photocalcination of Mesoporous Silica Films Using Vacuum Ultraviolet Light

    A. Hozumi;Y. Yokogawa;T. Kameyama;K. Hiraku

  • Spatially Defined Surface Modification of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Using 172 nm Vacuum Ultraviolet Light

    Atsushi Hozumi;Tomoko Masuda;Kazuyuki Hayashi;Hiroyuki Sugimura

  • Self-Assembly of Ionic Liquid (BMI-PF6)-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles on a Silicon Surface: Chemical and Structural Aspects

    Om P. Khatri;Kosaku Adachi;Kuniaki Murase;Ken-ichi Okazaki

  • ζ-Potentials of planar silicon plates covered with alkyl- and fluoroalkylsilane self-assembled monolayers

    Atsushi Hozumi;Hiroyuki Sugimura;Yoshiyuki Yokogawa;Tetsuya Kameyama

  • Surface potential microscopy for organized molecular systems

    Hiroyuki Sugimura;Kazuyuki Hayashi;Nagahiro Saito;Nobuyuki Nakagiri

  • Scanning probe anodization: Nanolithography using thin films of anodically oxidizable materials as resists

    Hiroyuki Sugimura;Nobuyuki Nakagiri

  • Nanoscale patterning of an organosilane monolayer on the basis of tip‐induced electrochemistry in atomic force microscopy

    Hiroyuki Sugimura;Keiko Okiguchi;Nobuyuki Nakagiri;Masayuki Miyashita

  • NANOSCOPIC SURFACE ARCHITECTURE BASED ON SCANNING PROBE ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR SELF-ASSEMBLY

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Frequent Co-Authors

Osamu Takai
Osamu Takai Nagoya University
Nagahiro Saito
Nagahiro Saito Nagoya University
Hiroshi Masuhara
Hiroshi Masuhara National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Noboru Kitamura
Noboru Kitamura Hokkaido University
Atsushi Hozumi
Atsushi Hozumi National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kazumi Matsushige
Kazumi Matsushige Kyoto University
Yoshiharu Uchimoto
Yoshiharu Uchimoto Kyoto University
Hiroaki Misawa
Hiroaki Misawa Hokkaido University
Kunio Yubuta
Kunio Yubuta Tohoku University
Akihiro Kusumi
Akihiro Kusumi Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

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