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Materials Science
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2022

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 132 315 301 11 11 1082 57674

Kazuhiro Hono publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kazuhiro Hono between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kazuhiro Hono published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 26 papers a year. Output peaked at 68 publications in 2017. 20 of the 1,142 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 68. Peak 68 publications in 2017. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 5 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 14 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 31 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 28 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 27 publications 2004: 36 publications 2005: 50 publications 2006: 34 publications 2007: 32 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 52 publications 2010: 33 publications 2011: 53 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 39 publications 2014: 37 publications 2015: 43 publications 2016: 65 publications 2017: 68 publications 2018: 66 publications 2019: 54 publications 2020: 52 publications 2021: 45 publications 2022: 48 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 4 publications
1982 2025

1,142 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kazuhiro Hono: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 5
1987 4
1988 2
1989 7
1990 2
1991 4
1992 9
1993 15
1994 6
1995 14
1996 17
1997 11
1998 13
1999 31
2000 16
2001 28
2002 16
2003 27
2004 36
2005 50
2006 34
2007 32
2008 25
2009 52
2010 33
2011 53
2012 32
2013 39
2014 37
2015 43
2016 65
2017 68
2018 66
2019 54
2020 52
2021 45
2022 48
2023 28
2024 16
2025 4
Total 1,142
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Kazuhiro Hono publications per year - data summary

  • Kazuhiro Hono, a Materials Science scholar from National Institute for Materials Science, has 1,142 publications recorded across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1982 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 68 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1982, 1984 and 1985, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 44 years in the span carries no publications at all (1983).
  • The rate of publication averages 26.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 26.6 per year counting only the 43 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 141 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1982-1996: 88 publications (5.9 per year); 1997-2011: 457 publications (30.5 per year); 2012-2025: 597 publications (42.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kazuhiro Hono 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 Kazuhiro Hono 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, 1,070–1,089 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: 1,082 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,082
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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Kazuhiro Hono publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Kazuhiro Hono, a Materials Science scholar from National Institute for Materials Science, records 1,082 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Kazuhiro Hono, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Kazuhiro Hono ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Kazuhiro Hono 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 Kazuhiro Hono 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, 132–133 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: 132 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 21 132
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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Kazuhiro Hono D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Kazuhiro Hono, a Materials Science scholar from National Institute for Materials Science, records 132 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Kazuhiro Hono, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Kazuhiro Hono ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Kazuhiro Hono is affiliated with the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan. Their research primarily concentrates on materials science, engineering, and physics and astronomy, with a significant focus on subfields including electronic, optical and magnetic materials; atomic and molecular physics and optics; materials chemistry; mechanical engineering; and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to magnetic properties and applications. Key areas of research include:

  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • Magnetic properties of alloys
  • Magnetic properties and applications
  • Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Metal and thin film mechanics
  • Magnesium alloys: properties and applications

Hono has contributed to a large number of scientific publications, commonly found in:

  • Acta Materialia
  • Scripta Materialia
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Journal of Applied Physics

Frequent collaborators include Tadakatsu Ohkubo, H. Sepehri-Amin, Taisuke Sasaki, Xin Tang, and Yuya Sakuraba.

Notable recent papers authored by Hono include:

  • "Magnetic refrigeration material operating at a full temperature range required for hydrogen liquefaction" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Most frequently asked questions about the coercivity of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets" (2021, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials)
  • "Achievement of high coercivity in Sm(Fe0.8Co0.2)12 anisotropic magnetic thin film by boron doping" (2020, Acta Materialia)
  • "Improved coercivity and squareness in bulk hot-deformed Nd-Fe-B magnets by two-step eutectic grain boundary diffusion process" (2020, Acta Materialia)
  • "Prospects for the development of SmFe12-based permanent magnets with a ThMn12-type phase" (2020, Scripta Materialia)

Best Publications

  • Pre-precipitate clusters and precipitation processes in Al-Mg-Si alloys

    M Murayama;K Hono

  • All-optical control of ferromagnetic thin films and nanostructures

    C-H Lambert;C-H Lambert;Stéphane Mangin;Stéphane Mangin;B. S. D. Ch S. Varaprasad;Y. K. Takahashi

  • Strategy for high-coercivity Nd-Fe-B magnets

    K. Hono;H. Sepehri-Amin

  • Microstructural Evolution and Age Hardening in Aluminium Alloys: Atom Probe Field-Ion Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy Studies

    S.P. Ringer;K. Hono

  • Effect of Zn additions on the age-hardening of Mg-2.0Gd-1.2Y-0.2Zr alloys

    T. Honma;T. Ohkubo;S. Kamado;K. Hono;K. Hono

  • Cu clustering and Si partitioning in the early crystallization stage of an Fe73.5Si13.5B9Nb3Cu1 amorphous alloy

    K Hono;D.H Ping;M Ohnuma;H Onodera

  • Microstructure of two-phase Al–1.7 at% Cu alloy deformed by equal-channel angular pressing

    M Murayama;Z Horita;K Hono

  • Solute segregation and precipitation in a creep-resistant Mg–Gd–Zn alloy

    Jian Feng Nie;Jian Feng Nie;K Oh-ishi;Xiang Sam Gao;K Hono

  • The microstructure evolution of a Fe73.5Si13.5B9Nb3Cu1 nanocrystalline soft magnetic material

    K. Hono;K. Hiraga;Q. Wang;A. Inoue

  • Grain boundary and interface chemistry of an Nd–Fe–B-based sintered magnet

    H. Sepehri-Amin;T. Ohkubo;T. Shima;K. Hono

  • Nucleation of precipitates in aged Al-Cu-Mg-(Ag) alloys with high Cu:Mg ratios

    S.P. Ringer;K. Hono;I.J. Polmear;T. Sakurai

  • Cementite decomposition in heavily drawn pearlite steel wire

    K Hono;M Ohnuma;M Murayama;S Nishida

  • Evolution of Ω phase in an Al-Cu-Mg Ag alloy a three-dimensional atom probe study

    L. Reich;M. Murayama;K. Hono

  • The mechanism of coercivity enhancement by the grain boundary diffusion process of Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets

    H. Sepehri-Amin;T. Ohkubo;K. Hono

  • Microstructural Evolution in a 17-4 PH Stainless Steel after Aging at 400°C

    M. Murayama;K. Hono;Y. Katayama

  • Effect of post-sinter annealing on the coercivity and microstructure of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets

    W.F. Li;T. Ohkubo;K. Hono

  • Chemistry of nanoscale precipitates in Mg–2.1Gd–0.6Y–0.2Zr (at.%) alloy investigated by the atom probe technique

    T. Honma;T. Ohkubo;K. Hono;K. Hono;S. Kamado

  • Preparation and magnetic properties of highly coercive FePt films

    T. Shima;K. Takanashi;Y. K. Takahashi;K. Hono

  • Age-hardening response of Mg-0.3 at.%Ca alloys with different Zn contents

    K. Oh-ishi;R. Watanabe;C.L. Mendis;K. Hono;K. Hono

  • Towards the development of heat-treatable high-strength wrought Mg alloys

    K. Hono;C.L. Mendis;T.T. Sasaki;K. Oh-ishi

  • A high-strength Mg–Sn–Zn–Al alloy extruded at low temperature

    T.T. Sasaki;K. Yamamoto;T. Honma;S. Kamado

  • Atom probe studies on the early stages of precipitation in Al-Mg-Si alloys

    M Murayama;K Hono;M Saga;M Kikuchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Tadakatsu Ohkubo
Tadakatsu Ohkubo National Institute for Materials Science
Yukiko Takahashi
Yukiko Takahashi National Institute for Materials Science
Toshio Sakurai
Toshio Sakurai Tohoku University
Seiji Mitani
Seiji Mitani National Institute for Materials Science
Keiichiro Oh-ishi
Keiichiro Oh-ishi Nagaoka University of Technology
Dehai Ping
Dehai Ping National Institute for Materials Science
Shigeharu Kamado
Shigeharu Kamado Nagaoka University of Technology
Mitsuhiro Murayama
Mitsuhiro Murayama Virginia Tech
Koki Takanashi
Koki Takanashi Tohoku University
Takayoshi Sasaki
Takayoshi Sasaki National Institute for Materials Science

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