2026 Keiji Kurashima: 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	42	12480	12070	780	743	135	9718

Keiji Kurashima 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 Keiji Kurashima sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 135 publications — 9th percentile

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

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

Keiji Kurashima 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 Keiji Kurashima sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Keiji Kurashima is affiliated with the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan. Their research spans several fields within Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on both fundamental and applied aspects of energy materials.

The core areas of their work include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Mechanical Engineering. Kurashima's studies emphasize advancements in battery materials and thermoelectric materials and devices.

Major research topics covered in Kurashima's publications are:

Advancements in Battery Materials
Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties
Topological Materials and Phenomena
Extraction and Separation Processes
Ionic liquids properties and applications

The following papers authored or co-authored by Kurashima represent recent contributions to the field:

"Demonstration of ultrahigh thermoelectric efficiency of ∼7.3% in Mg3Sb2/MgAgSb module for low-temperature energy harvesting" (2021, Joule)
"Effect of Ce(III) Additives on Positive Electrode Reactions in Li-O₂ Secondary Batteries: Overvoltage Reduction and Mechanistic Divergence" (2025, ACS Applied Energy Materials)
"Study of Growing Ni Nanoparticles Loaded on Layered Inorganic-Imidazoline Covalently Bonded Hybrids Under a Transmission Electron Microscope" (2020, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials)
"Potential-Dependent Dissolution of Li₂O₂ During Discharge in Li-O₂ Secondary Batteries with Amide-Based Electrolytes" (2025, ACS Applied Energy Materials)

Frequent collaborators working with Kurashima include:

Terumi Goto
Kiho Nishioka
Yoko Hase
Yoshiharu Mukouyama
Shuji Nakanishi

Kurashima's work has appeared predominantly in the following journals:

ACS Applied Energy Materials (2 publications)
Joule (1 publication)
Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials (1 publication)

Best Publications

Synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes from carbon nanotubes by a substitution reaction

Weiqiang Han;Yoshio Bando;Keiji Kurashima;Tadao Sato

628
Citations
Nanotubes in boron nitride laser heated at high pressure

D. Golberg;Y. Bando;M. Eremets;K. Takemura

505
Citations
Octahedral boron nitride fullerenes formed by electron beam irradiation

D. Golberg;Y. Bando;O. Stéphan;K. Kurashima

482
Citations
SINGLE-WALLED B-DOPED CARBON, B/N-DOPED CARBON AND BN NANOTUBES SYNTHESIZED FROM SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES THROUGH A SUBSTITUTION REACTION

D Golberg;Y Bando;W Han;K Kurashima

477
Citations
A novel precursor for synthesis of pure boron nitride nanotubes.

Chengchun Tang;Yoshio Bando;Tadao Sato;Keiji Kurashima

393
Citations
Ultrafast viscous permeation of organic solvents through diamond-like carbon nanosheets

Santanu Karan;Sadaki Samitsu;Xinsheng Peng;Keiji Kurashima

392
Citations
Demonstration of ultrahigh thermoelectric efficiency of ∼7.3% in Mg3Sb2/MgAgSb module for low-temperature energy harvesting

Zihang Liu;Naoki Sato;Weihong Gao;Kunio Yubuta

379
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of ropes made of BN multiwalled nanotubes

D Golberg;Y Bando;K Kurashima;T Sato

377
Citations
Field emission from MoO3 nanobelts

Y. B. Li;Y. Bando;D. Golberg;K. Kurashima

317
Citations
Boron-doped carbon nanotubes prepared through a substitution reaction

Weiqiang Han;Yoshio Bando;Keiji Kurashima;Tadao Sato

273
Citations
Large-scale synthesis and HRTEM analysis of single-walled B- and N-doped carbon nanotube bundles

D. Golberg;Y. Bando;L. Bourgeois;K. Kurashima

273
Citations
ZnO nanobelts grown on Si substrate

Y. B. Li;Y. Bando;T. Sato;K. Kurashima

269
Citations
Fabrication of Controllable Ultrathin Hollow Shells by Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Exfoliated Titania Nanosheets on Polymer Templates

Lianzhou Wang;Takayoshi Sasaki;Yasuo Ebina;Keiji Kurashima

248
Citations
Direct Force Measurements and Kinking under Elastic Deformation of Individual Multiwalled Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Dmitri Golberg;Pedro M. F. J. Costa;Oleg Lourie;Masanori Mitome

245
Citations
Deformation-driven electrical transport of individual boron nitride nanotubes.

Xuedong Bai;Dmitri Golberg;Yoshio Bando;Chunyi Zhi

220
Citations
Insights into the structure of BN nanotubes

D. Golberg;Y. Bando;L. Bourgeois;L. Bourgeois;K. Kurashima

196
Citations
MoO3 -promoted synthesis of multi-walled BN nanotubes from C nanotube templates

D Golberg;Y Bando;K Kurashima;T Sato

185
Citations
Growth, Morphology, and Structure of Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Renzhi Ma;Yoshio Bando;and Tadao Sato;Keiji Kurashima

180
Citations
WO3 nanorods/nanobelts synthesized via physical vapor deposition process

Y.B. Li;Y. Bando;D. Golberg;K. Kurashima

174
Citations
Ropes of BN multi-walled nanotubes

D Golberg;Y Bando;K Kurashima;T Sato

166
Citations