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Itaru Honma

Itaru Honma

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Materials Science
Japan
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 91 1589 1525 62 60 484 34312

Itaru Honma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Itaru Honma between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Itaru Honma published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2003. 22 of the 515 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2003. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 35 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 34 publications 2006: 33 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 13 publications
1987 2025

515 publications in total across all disciplines

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Itaru Honma: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 1
1989 5
1990 0
1991 0
1992 4
1993 5
1994 6
1995 4
1996 6
1997 5
1998 13
1999 16
2000 12
2001 12
2002 26
2003 35
2004 27
2005 34
2006 33
2007 29
2008 13
2009 12
2010 17
2011 14
2012 17
2013 19
2014 23
2015 11
2016 13
2017 12
2018 11
2019 8
2020 14
2021 12
2022 15
2023 7
2024 9
2025 13
Total 515
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Itaru Honma 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 Itaru Honma sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 470–489 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 484 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212 484
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Itaru Honma 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 Itaru Honma sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90–91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175 91
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Itaru Honma is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics centered around energy materials and technologies. These topics include:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Notable recent publications by Itaru Honma include:

  • "Macro- and Nano-Porous 3D-Hierarchical Carbon Lattices for Extraordinarily High Capacitance Supercapacitors" (2022) in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "High-Entropy Spinel Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized via Supercritical Hydrothermal Processing as Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts" (2022) in ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • "A 3D-Printed, Freestanding Carbon Lattice for Sodium Ion Batteries" (2022) in Small
  • "Rational Route for Increasing Intercalation Capacity of Hard Carbons as Sodium-Ion Battery Anodes" (2020) in ChemSusChem
  • "Ultraporous, Ultrasmall MgMn2O4 Spinel Cathode for a Room-Temperature Magnesium Rechargeable Battery" (2023) in ACS Nano

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • ChemSusChem
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Itaru Honma collaborates often with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Hiroaki Kobayashi
  • Kazuyuki Iwase
  • Yoshiyuki Gambe
  • Yuto Katsuyama
  • Reona Iimura

Best Publications

  • Large reversible Li storage of graphene nanosheet families for use in rechargeable lithium ion batteries.

    Eun Joo Yoo;Jedeok Kim;Eiji Hosono;Hao Shen Zhou

  • Enhanced Cyclic Performance and Lithium Storage Capacity of SnO2/Graphene Nanoporous Electrodes with Three-Dimensionally Delaminated Flexible Structure

    Seung Min Paek;Eun Joo Yoo;Itaru Honma

  • Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity of Pt Subnanoclusters on Graphene Nanosheet Surface

    Eun Joo Yoo;Tatsuhiro Okata;Tornoki Akita;Masanori Kohyama

  • Biomimetic Pathways for Assembling Inorganic Thin Films

    Ilhan A. Aksay;M. Trau;S. Manne;I. Honma

  • Nanosize Effect on High-Rate Li-Ion Intercalation in LiCoO2 Electrode

    Masashi Okubo;Masashi Okubo;Eiji Hosono;Jedeok Kim;Masaya Enomoto

  • Lithium Storage in Ordered Mesoporous Carbon (CMK-3) with High Reversible Specific Energy Capacity and Good Cycling Performance

    Haoshen Zhou;Shenmin Zhu;Mitsuhiro Hibino;Itaru Honma

  • Synthesis of single crystalline spinel LiMn2O4 nanowires for a lithium ion battery with high power density.

    Eiji Hosono;Tetsuichi Kudo;Itaru Honma;Hirofumi Matsuda

  • Coordination polymer structure and revisited hydrogen evolution catalytic mechanism for amorphous molybdenum sulfide

    Phong D. Tran;Phong D. Tran;Thu V. Tran;Maylis Orio;Stephane Torelli

  • Superhydrophobic Perpendicular Nanopin Film by the Bottom-Up Process

    Eiji Hosono;Shinobu Fujihara;Itaru Honma;Haoshen Zhou

  • The Fabrication of an Upright‐Standing Zinc Oxide Nanosheet for Use in Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

    Eiji Hosono;Eiji Hosono;Shinobu Fujihara;Itaru Honma;Haoshen Zhou;Haoshen Zhou

  • Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Process Towards Development of LiMPO4 (M = Fe, Mn) Nanomaterials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Murukanahally Kempaiah Devaraju;Itaru Honma

  • Layer‐by‐Layer Films of Graphene and Ionic Liquids for Highly Selective Gas Sensing

    Qingmin Ji;Itaru Honma;Seung Min Paek;Misaho Akada

  • Particle size dependence of the lithium storage capability and high rate performance of nanocrystalline anatase TiO2 electrode

    Chunhai Jiang;Mingdeng Wei;Zhimei Qi;Tetsuichi Kudo

  • Ultrathin nanosheets of Li2MSiO4 (M = Fe, Mn) as high-capacity Li-ion battery electrode.

    Dinesh Rangappa;Dinesh Rangappa;Kempaiah Devaraju Murukanahally;Takaaki Tomai;Atsushi Unemoto

  • Controlled synthesis and quantum-size effect in gold-coated nanoparticles.

    H. S. Zhou;I. Honma;H. Komiyama;J. W. Haus

  • A self-ordered, crystalline-glass, mesoporous nanocomposite for use as a lithium-based storage device with both high power and high energy densities.

    Haoshen Zhou;Donglin Li;Mitsuhiro Hibino;Itaru Honma

  • Design and synthesis of self-ordered mesoporous nanocomposite through controlled in-situ crystallization.

    Donglin Li;Haoshen Zhou;Itaru Honma

  • Ultrasound‐Triggered Smart Drug Release from a Poly(dimethylsiloxane)– Mesoporous Silica Composite

    Hyun Jong Kim;Hirofumi Matsuda;Haoshen Zhou;Itaru Honma;Itaru Honma

  • Properties of selected sulfonated polymers as proton-conducting electrolytes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

    Joongmyeon Bae;I Honma;M Murata;T Yamamoto

  • Quantum confinement in semiconductor heterostructure nanometer-size particles.

    Joseph W. Haus;H. S. Zhou;I. Honma;H. Komiyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Haoshen Zhou
Haoshen Zhou Nanjing University
Takeo Yamada
Takeo Yamada National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Masaki Ichihara
Masaki Ichihara University of Tokyo
Eiji Hosono
Eiji Hosono National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Toshiyuki Mori
Toshiyuki Mori National Institute for Materials Science
Shinobu Fujihara
Shinobu Fujihara Keio University
Marappan Sathish
Marappan Sathish Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
Shenmin Zhu
Shenmin Zhu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Brian Yuliarto
Brian Yuliarto Bandung Institute of Technology
Masashi Okubo
Masashi Okubo Waseda University

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