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Kazuo Takimiya

Kazuo Takimiya

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Chemistry
Japan
2026
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Materials Science
Japan
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
98
Citations
32081
World Ranking
1171
National Ranking
40

Chemistry

D-Index
95
Citations
31112
World Ranking
1631
National Ranking
77

Kazuo Takimiya 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 Kazuo Takimiya sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 502 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kazuo Takimiya 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 Kazuo Takimiya sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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

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

Overview

Kazuo Takimiya is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has a research focus primarily within the field of Materials Science. Their work encompasses several specialized subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Polymers and Plastics, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Their research explores a range of key topics such as crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, organic electronics and photovoltaics, organic and molecular conductors research, conducting polymers and applications, crystallography and molecular interactions, as well as perovskite materials and applications.

Kazuo Takimiya's recent publications include:

  • "Naphthodithiophenediimide-Bithiopheneimide Copolymers for High-Performance n-Type Organic Thermoelectrics: Significant Impact of Backbone Orientation on Conductivity and Thermoelectric Performance," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Manipulation of Crystal Structure by Methylthiolation Enabling Ultrahigh Mobility in a Pyrene-Based Molecular Semiconductor," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Disrupt and induce intermolecular interactions to rationally design organic semiconductor crystals: from herringbone to rubrene-like pitched π-stacking," 2020, Chemical Science
  • "Tuning Spin Current Injection at Ferromagnet-Nonmagnet Interfaces by Molecular Design," 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • "Heavy-atom effects in the parent [1]benzochalcogenopheno[3,2-b][1]benzochalcogenophene system," 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Frequent co-authors with whom Kazuo Takimiya has collaborated extensively include:

  • Kirill Bulgarevich
  • Kohsuke Kawabata
  • Takuya Ogaki
  • Kiseki Kanazawa
  • Daisuke Hashizume

Their work has been published predominantly in certain venues, reflecting consistent contributions within these outlets. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Advanced Materials
  • Chemical Science
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Chemistry of Materials

Best Publications

  • Facile Synthesis of Highly π-Extended Heteroarenes, Dinaphtho[2,3-b:2‘,3‘-f]chalcogenopheno[3,2-b]chalcogenophenes, and Their Application to Field-Effect Transistors

    Tatsuya Yamamoto;Kazuo Takimiya

  • Highly soluble [1]benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene (BTBT) derivatives for high-performance, solution-processed organic field-effect transistors.

    Hideaki Ebata;Takafumi Izawa;Eigo Miyazaki;Kazuo Takimiya

  • Thienoacene‐Based Organic Semiconductors

    Kazuo Takimiya;Shoji Shinamura;Itaru Osaka;Eigo Miyazaki

  • Efficient inverted polymer solar cells employing favourable molecular orientation

    Varun Vohra;Varun Vohra;Kazuaki Kawashima;Kazuaki Kawashima;Takeshi Kakara;Tomoyuki Koganezawa

  • Organic semiconductors based on [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene substructure.

    Kazuo Takimiya;Itaru Osaka;Takamichi Mori;Takamichi Mori;Masahiro Nakano

  • 2,7-Diphenyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene, a new organic semiconductor for air-stable organic field-effect transistors with mobilities up to 2.0 cm2 V(-1) s(-1).

    Kazuo Takimiya;Hideaki Ebata;Katsuhiro Sakamoto;Takafumi Izawa

  • Molecular Ordering of High‐Performance Soluble Molecular Semiconductors and Re‐evaluation of Their Field‐Effect Transistor Characteristics

    Takafumi Izawa;Eigo Miyazaki;Kazuo Takimiya

  • Stretchable and waterproof elastomer-coated organic photovoltaics for washable electronic textile applications

    Hiroaki Jinno;Hiroaki Jinno;Kenjiro Fukuda;Kenjiro Fukuda;Xiaomin Xu;Sungjun Park

  • Solution‐Processable Organic Single Crystals with Bandlike Transport in Field‐Effect Transistors

    Chuan Liu;Takeo Minari;Xubing Lu;Akichika Kumatani

  • High-efficiency polymer solar cells with small photon energy loss.

    Kazuaki Kawashima;Yasunari Tamai;Hideo Ohkita;Hideo Ohkita;Itaru Osaka

  • Patternable solution-crystallized organic transistors with high charge carrier mobility.

    Kengo Nakayama;Yuri Hirose;Junshi Soeda;Masahiro Yoshizumi

  • Alkylated dinaphtho[2,3-b:2′,3′-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophenes (Cn-DNTTs): Organic semiconductors for high-performance thin-film transistors

    Myeong Jin Kang;Iori Doi;Hiroki Mori;Eigo Miyazaki

  • Organic transistors with high thermal stability for medical applications

    Kazunori Kuribara;He Wang;Naoya Uchiyama;Kenjiro Fukuda

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Transistor and Solar Cell Applications of a Naphthobisthiadiazole-Based Semiconducting Polymer

    Itaru Osaka;Masafumi Shimawaki;Hiroki Mori;Iori Doi

  • Consecutive thiophene-annulation approach to π-extended thienoacene-based organic semiconductors with [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (BTBT) substructure.

    Takamichi Mori;Takeshi Nishimura;Tatsuya Yamamoto;Iori Doi

  • Implication of Fluorine Atom on Electronic Properties, Ordering Structures, and Photovoltaic Performance in Naphthobisthiadiazole-Based Semiconducting Polymers

    Kazuaki Kawashima;Kazuaki Kawashima;Tomohiro Fukuhara;Yousuke Suda;Yasuhito Suzuki

  • Functional oligothiophenes as advanced molecular electronic materials

    Tetsuo Otsubo;Yoshio Aso;Kazuo Takimiya

  • Very High Mobility in Solution-Processed Organic Thin-Film Transistors of Highly Ordered [1]Benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene Derivatives

    Takafumi Uemura;Yuri Hirose;Mayumi Uno;Kazuo Takimiya

  • Naphthodithiophene–Naphthobisthiadiazole Copolymers for Solar Cells: Alkylation Drives the Polymer Backbone Flat and Promotes Efficiency

    Itaru Osaka;Takeshi Kakara;Noriko Takemura;Tomoyuki Koganezawa

  • Linear- and Angular-Shaped Naphthodithiophenes: Selective Synthesis, Properties, and Application to Organic Field-Effect Transistors

    Shoji Shinamura;Itaru Osaka;Eigo Miyazaki;Akiko Nakao

  • Erratum: Synthesis, characterization, and transistor and solar cell applications of a naphthobisthiadiazole-based semiconducting polymer (Journals American Chemical Society (2012) 134 (3498-3507) DOI: 10.1021/ja210687r)

    Itaru Osaka;Masafumi Shimawaki;Hiroki Mori;Iori Doi

Frequent Co-Authors

Tetsuo Otsubo
Tetsuo Otsubo Hiroshima University
Itaru Osaka
Itaru Osaka Hiroshima University
Yoshio Aso
Yoshio Aso Osaka University
Hagen Klauk
Hagen Klauk Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Ute Zschieschang
Ute Zschieschang Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Takao Someya
Takao Someya University of Tokyo
Jun Takeya
Jun Takeya University of Tokyo
Takehiko Mori
Takehiko Mori Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tsuyoshi Sekitani
Tsuyoshi Sekitani Osaka University
Tomoyuki Yokota
Tomoyuki Yokota University of Tokyo

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