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Katsumi Midorikawa

Katsumi Midorikawa

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 75 3401 3233 123 120 951 19457

Katsumi Midorikawa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Katsumi Midorikawa between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Katsumi Midorikawa published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 21.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2003. 7 of the 1,020 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2003. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 4 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 6 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 31 publications 1999: 32 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 36 publications 2002: 45 publications 2003: 50 publications 2004: 45 publications 2005: 30 publications 2006: 36 publications 2007: 41 publications 2008: 49 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 47 publications 2011: 45 publications 2012: 40 publications 2013: 49 publications 2014: 42 publications 2015: 44 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 42 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
1979 2025

1,020 publications in total across all disciplines

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Katsumi Midorikawa: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 4
1983 1
1984 6
1985 10
1986 8
1987 0
1988 6
1989 8
1990 8
1991 9
1992 9
1993 17
1994 2
1995 10
1996 6
1997 6
1998 31
1999 32
2000 28
2001 36
2002 45
2003 50
2004 45
2005 30
2006 36
2007 41
2008 49
2009 33
2010 47
2011 45
2012 40
2013 49
2014 42
2015 44
2016 33
2017 42
2018 31
2019 20
2020 17
2021 17
2022 12
2023 5
2024 3
2025 4
Total 1,020
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Katsumi Midorikawa publication distribution in Physics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 943–962 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 951 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24 951
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Katsumi Midorikawa D-index placement in Physics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143 75
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

Katsumi Midorikawa is affiliated with RIKEN in Japan and has a significant publication record in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Their research primarily addresses topics related to laser-matter interactions, advanced fiber laser technologies, and laser-plasma interactions.

The main fields of study in Midorikawa's work include:

  • Physics and Astronomy

Subfields of study encompass:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Spectroscopy
  • Biophysics

The primary topics Midorikawa's research addresses are:

  • Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
  • Terahertz technology and applications

Recent key papers authored or co-authored by Midorikawa include:

  • Progress on table-top isolated attosecond light sources, 2022, Nature Photonics
  • High efficiency ultrafast water-window harmonic generation for single-shot soft X-ray spectroscopy, 2020, Communications Physics
  • Fully stabilized multi-TW optical waveform synthesizer: Toward gigawatt isolated attosecond pulses, 2020, Science Advances
  • Gigawatt-class, tabletop, isolated-attosecond-pulse light source, 2022, Optica
  • Opening a new route to multiport coherent XUV sources via intracavity high-order harmonic generation, 2020, Light Science & Applications

Midorikawa frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Eiji J. Takahashi
  • Yuxi Fu
  • Bing Xue
  • Yasuo Nabekawa
  • Akira Suda

Publications have appeared in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Applied Physics Express
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • The International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena (UP) 2022
  • Optica

In addition to journal articles, Midorikawa has contributed to book publications, including works published by Springer Science+Business Media such as Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science XVI (2021).

Best Publications

  • Coherent water window x ray by phase-matched high-order harmonic generation in neutral media.

    Eiji J. Takahashi;Tsuneto Kanai;Kenichi L. Ishikawa;Yasuo Nabekawa

  • Attosecond nonlinear optics using gigawatt-scale isolated attosecond pulses

    Eiji J. Takahashi;Pengfei Lan;Oliver D. Mücke;Yasuo Nabekawa

  • Control of the cross-sectional shape of a hollow microchannel embedded in photostructurable glass by use of a femtosecond laser

    Ya Cheng;Koji Sugioka;Katsumi Midorikawa;Masashi Masuda

  • Production of Doubly Charged Helium Ions by Two-Photon Absorption of an Intense Sub-10-fs Soft X-Ray Pulse at 42 eV Photon Energy

    Yasuo Nabekawa;Hirokazu Hasegawa;Eiji J. Takahashi;Katsumi Midorikawa

  • Microfluidic laser embedded in glass by three-dimensional femtosecond laser microprocessing.

    Ya Cheng;Koji Sugioka;Katsumi Midorikawa

  • 3-D microstructuring inside photosensitive glass by femtosecond laser excitation

    M. Masuda;K. Sugioka;Y. Cheng;N. Aoki

  • Generation of highly coherent submicrojoule soft x rays by high-order harmonics

    Eiji Takahashi;Yasuo Nabekawa;Tatsuya Otsuka;Minoru Obara

  • Infrared Two-Color Multicycle Laser Field Synthesis for Generating an Intense Attosecond Pulse

    Eiji J. Takahashi;Pengfei Lan;Oliver D. Mücke;Yasuo Nabekawa

  • Rapid prototyping of three-dimensional microfluidic mixers in glass by femtosecond laser direct writing.

    Yang Liao;Jiangxin Song;En Li;Yong Luo

  • Ablation characteristics of Au, Ag, and Cu metals using a femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser

    K. Furusawa;K. Takahashi;H. Kumagai;K. Midorikawa

  • Generation of 10- microJ coherent extreme-ultraviolet light by use of high-order harmonics.

    Eiji Takahashi;Yasuo Nabekawa;Katsumi Midorikawa

  • Femtosecond laser 3D micromachining: a powerful tool for the fabrication of microfluidic, optofluidic, and electrofluidic devices based on glass.

    Koji Sugioka;Jian Xu;Dong Wu;Yasutaka Hanada

  • Generation of sub-10-fs, 5-mJ-optical pulses using a hollow fiber with a pressure gradient

    Akira Suda;Masatoshi Hatayama;Masatoshi Hatayama;Keigo Nagasaka;Katsumi Midorikawa

  • Highly Efficient, Phase-Matched High-Harmonic Generation by a Self-Guided Laser Beam

    Yusuke Tamaki;Jiro Itatani;Yutaka Nagata;Minoru Obara

  • Three-dimensional micro-optical components embedded in photosensitive glass by a femtosecond laser

    Ya Cheng;Koji Sugioka;Katsumi Midorikawa;Masashi Masuda

  • Ablation of polymer films by a femtosecond high-peak-power Ti:sapphire laser at 798 nm

    Hiroshi Kumagai;Katsumi Midorikawa;Koichi Toyoda;Shinki Nakamura

  • Fabrication of microfluidic channels with a circular cross section using spatiotemporally focused femtosecond laser pulses

    Fei He;Han Xu;Ya Cheng;Jielei Ni

  • Soft-x-ray amplification of the Lyman-α transition by optical-field-induced ionization

    Yutaka Nagata;Katsumi Midorikawa;Shoich Kubodera;Minoru Obara

  • Generation of high-order harmonics using laser-produced rare-gas-like ions.

    Yasuhiro Akiyama;Katsumi Midorikawa;Yuuki Matsunawa;Yutaka Nagata

  • Multiphoton ionization of He by using intense high-order harmonics in the soft-x-ray region

    Hirokazu Hasegawa;Eiji J. Takahashi;Yasuo Nabekawa;Kenichi L. Ishikawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Minoru Obara
Minoru Obara Keio University
Ya Cheng
Ya Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yusuke Furukawa
Yusuke Furukawa Jichi Medical University
Dong Wu
Dong Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Tow Chong Chong
Tow Chong Chong Singapore University of Technology and Design
Minghui Hong
Minghui Hong National University of Singapore
Satoshi Wada
Satoshi Wada University of Yamanashi

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