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2026
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Materials Science
Japan
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
140
Citations
71760
World Ranking
233
National Ranking
9

Chemistry

D-Index
139
Citations
70182
World Ranking
219
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Katsuhiko Ariga is affiliated with the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan. Their research spans across multiple domains within materials science and engineering, focusing on advanced nanotechnology and molecular design.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, key subfields of study are:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Molecular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry

Katsuhiko Ariga's work touches on several specific topics:

  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Fullerene Chemistry and Applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

They have coauthored extensively with various researchers, including:

  • Lok Kumar Shrestha
  • Jonathan P. Hill
  • Yusuke Yamauchi
  • Daniel T. Payne
  • Jan Labuta

The scientist has multiple publications in prominent venues, such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
  • Materials
  • Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Recent papers by Katsuhiko Ariga include:

  • "Nanoarchitectonics: what's coming next after nanotechnology?" (2021), Nanoscale Horizons
  • "Nanoarchitectonics beyond Self-Assembly: Challenges to Create Bio-Like Hierarchic Organization" (2020), Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Supramolecular Chiral Nanoarchitectonics" (2020), Advanced Materials

Other notable recent publications by different authors but highly cited in related fields include:

  • "The Past and the Future of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films" (2022), Chemical Reviews
  • "Visually resolving the direct Z-scheme heterojunction in CdS@ZnIn2S4 hollow cubes for photocatalytic evolution of H2 and H2O2 from pure water" (2021), Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Katsuhiko Ariga has authored books published by recognized publishers. These include:

  • Molecular Architectonics and Nanoarchitectonics (2021), Springer Nature
  • System-Materials Nanoarchitectonics (2022), NIMS monographs

Best Publications

  • ASSEMBLY OF MULTICOMPONENT PROTEIN FILMS BY MEANS OF ELECTROSTATIC LAYER-BY-LAYER ADSORPTION

    Yuri Lvov;Katsuhiko Ariga;Izumi Ichinose;Toyoki Kunitake

  • Layer-by-Layer Assembly as a Versatile Bottom-Up Nanofabrication Technique for Exploratory Research and Realistic Application

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Jonathan P. Hill;Qingmin Ji

  • Nanoarchitectonics for mesoporous materials

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Ajayan Vinu;Yusuke Yamauchi;Qingmin Ji

  • Layer-by-layer Nanoarchitectonics: Invention, Innovation, and Evolution

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Yusuke Yamauchi;Gaulthier Rydzek;Qingmin Ji

  • Challenges and breakthroughs in recent research on self-assembly

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Jonathan P Hill;Michael V Lee;Ajayan Vinu

  • A new family of carbon materials: synthesis of MOF-derived nanoporous carbons and their promising applications

    Watcharop Chaikittisilp;Katsuhiko Ariga;Katsuhiko Ariga;Yusuke Yamauchi;Yusuke Yamauchi;Yusuke Yamauchi

  • Nanoporous carbons through direct carbonization of a zeolitic imidazolate framework for supercapacitor electrodes

    Watcharop Chaikittisilp;Ming Hu;Hongjing Wang;Hongjing Wang;Hou-Sheng Huang

  • Direct Synthesis of MOF‐Derived Nanoporous Carbon with Magnetic Co Nanoparticles toward Efficient Water Treatment

    Nagy L. Torad;Nagy L. Torad;Ming Hu;Shinsuke Ishihara;Hiroaki Sukegawa

  • Assembling Alternate Dye−Polyion Molecular Films by Electrostatic Layer-by-Layer Adsorption

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Yuri Lvov;Toyoki Kunitake

  • Direct Carbonization of Al-Based Porous Coordination Polymer for Synthesis of Nanoporous Carbon

    Ming Hu;Julien Reboul;Shuhei Furukawa;Nagy L. Torad;Nagy L. Torad

  • Templated Synthesis for Nanoarchitectured Porous Materials

    Victor Malgras;Qingmin Ji;Yuichiro Kamachi;Taizo Mori;Taizo Mori

  • X-ray peak broadening analysis in ZnO nanoparticles

    Rajeswari Yogamalar;Ramasamy Srinivasan;Ajayan Vinu;Katsuhiko Ariga

  • Alternate Assembly of Ordered Multilayers of SiO2 and Other Nanoparticles and Polyions

    Yuri Lvov;Katsuhiko Ariga;Mitsuhiko Onda;Izumi Ichinose

  • Preparation and Characterization of Well‐Ordered Hexagonal Mesoporous Carbon Nitride

    Ajayan Vinu;Katsuhiko Ariga;Toshiyuki Mori;Takashi Nakanishi

  • Nanoarchitectonics for Dynamic Functional Materials from Atomic-/Molecular-Level Manipulation to Macroscopic Action.

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Junbai Li;Jinbo Fei;Qingmin Ji

  • 25th anniversary article: what can be done with the Langmuir-Blodgett method? Recent developments and its critical role in materials science.

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Yusuke Yamauchi;Yusuke Yamauchi;Taizo Mori;Jonathan P. Hill

  • Mechanical Control of Nanomaterials and Nanosystems

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Taizo Mori;Jonathan P. Hill

  • Redox-Active Polymers for Energy Storage Nanoarchitectonics

    Jeonghun Kim;Jung Ho Kim;Katsuhiko Ariga;Katsuhiko Ariga

  • Forming nanomaterials as layered functional structures toward materials nanoarchitectonics

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Katsuhiko Ariga;Qingmin Ji;Jonathan P Hill;Jonathan P Hill;Yoshio Bando

  • The Past and the Future of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films.

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  • Molecular Recognition at Air−Water and Related Interfaces: Complementary Hydrogen Bonding and Multisite Interaction

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Toyoki Kunitake

  • Layer-by-layer self-assembled shells for drug delivery.

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Yuri M. Lvov;Kohsaku Kawakami;Qingmin Ji

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan P. Hill
Jonathan P. Hill National Institute for Materials Science
Ajayan Vinu
Ajayan Vinu University of Newcastle Australia
Lok Kumar Shrestha
Lok Kumar Shrestha National Institute for Materials Science
Yusuke Yamauchi
Yusuke Yamauchi University of Queensland
Taizo Mori
Taizo Mori University of Tokyo
Toshiyuki Mori
Toshiyuki Mori National Institute for Materials Science
Qingmin Ji
Qingmin Ji Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Takashi Nakanishi
Takashi Nakanishi National Institute for Materials Science
Toyoki Kunitake
Toyoki Kunitake Kyushu University
Francis D'Souza
Francis D'Souza University of North Texas

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