2026 Kazuhiro Hono: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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 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.

50 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.

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.

40 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.

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

832
Citations
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

738
Citations
Strategy for high-coercivity Nd-Fe-B magnets

K. Hono;H. Sepehri-Amin

736
Citations
Microstructural Evolution and Age Hardening in Aluminium Alloys: Atom Probe Field-Ion Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy Studies

S.P. Ringer;K. Hono

669
Citations
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

665
Citations
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

505
Citations
Microstructure of two-phase Al–1.7 at% Cu alloy deformed by equal-channel angular pressing

M Murayama;Z Horita;K Hono

492
Citations
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

490
Citations
The microstructure evolution of a Fe73.5Si13.5B9Nb3Cu1 nanocrystalline soft magnetic material

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

481
Citations
Grain boundary and interface chemistry of an Nd–Fe–B-based sintered magnet

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

461
Citations
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

401
Citations
Cementite decomposition in heavily drawn pearlite steel wire

K Hono;M Ohnuma;M Murayama;S Nishida

367
Citations
Evolution of Ω phase in an Al-Cu-Mg Ag alloy a three-dimensional atom probe study

L. Reich;M. Murayama;K. Hono

360
Citations
The mechanism of coercivity enhancement by the grain boundary diffusion process of Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets

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

358
Citations
Microstructural Evolution in a 17-4 PH Stainless Steel after Aging at 400°C

M. Murayama;K. Hono;Y. Katayama

357
Citations
Effect of post-sinter annealing on the coercivity and microstructure of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets

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

356
Citations
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

345
Citations
Preparation and magnetic properties of highly coercive FePt films

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

338
Citations
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

327
Citations
Towards the development of heat-treatable high-strength wrought Mg alloys

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

325
Citations
A high-strength Mg–Sn–Zn–Al alloy extruded at low temperature

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

323
Citations
Atom probe studies on the early stages of precipitation in Al-Mg-Si alloys

M Murayama;K Hono;M Saga;M Kikuchi

321
Citations