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Kenji Hiraga

Kenji Hiraga

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Materials Science

D-Index
64
Citations
16789
World Ranking
5825
National Ranking
283

Kenji Hiraga 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 Kenji Hiraga sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 474 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenji Hiraga 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 Kenji Hiraga sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kenji Hiraga is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan with a research focus within the field of Engineering. Their work primarily spans Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Biomaterials.

Hiraga's research topics include:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Metallurgical and Alloy Processes

The scientist has published papers in several venues, with frequent publications found in:

  • Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering
  • MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Japanese Journal of JSCE

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Kenji Hiraga include:

  • High-Temperature Plastic-Deformation Behavior of Mg-(Y/Zn) Supersaturated Solid-Solution Alloys and the Resulting Dislocation Structures (2020) in MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS
  • Direct observation of a systematic spatial distribution pattern of structural vacancies in an In2Te3 crystal (2024) in Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Reproduction of Liquefaction Characteristics of Pleistocene Sand Using Artificial Materials and Modeling in Earthquake Response Analysis (2024) in Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering
  • Centrifugal Model Test and Numerical Simulations on the Seismic Behavior of Landfill Ground Consisting of Rock Debris Under Embankment (2025) in Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering
  • Centrifugal Experiments on Seismic Behavior of Seawall Pile Foundation in Dense Sand with Non-uniform Density Distribution (2025) in Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hiraga include:

  • Makoto Ishimaru
  • Masahiro Sawatsubashi
  • Katsuya Yokota
  • Ikki Kato
  • Kaichi Saito

Best Publications

  • Plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy of ZnO on c -plane sapphire: Growth and characterization

    Yefan Chen;D. M. Bagnall;Hang Jun Koh;Ki Tae Park

  • Permanent magnet materials based on the rare earth-iron-boron tetragonal compounds

    M. Sagawa;S. Fujimura;H. Yamamoto;Y. Matsuura

  • Formation of 14H long period stacking ordered structure and profuse stacking faults in Mg–Zn–Gd alloys during isothermal aging at high temperature

    Michiaki Yamasaki;Minami Sasaki;Masahiko Nishijima;Kenji Hiraga

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

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

  • Improvement of coercivity of sintered NdFeB permanent magnets by heat treatment

    F. Vial;F. Joly;E. Nevalainen;M. Sagawa

  • Purifying single-walled nanotubes

    Kazuyuki Tohji;Takashi Goto;Hideyuki Takahashi;Yasushi Shinoda

  • Growth of ZnO single crystal thin films on c-plane (0 0 0 1) sapphire by plasma enhanced molecular beam epitaxy

    Yefan Chen;D.M. Bagnall;Ziqiang Zhu;Takashi Sekiuchi

  • Transmission electron microscopy study of the evolution of precipitates in aged Al–Li–Cu alloys: the θ′ and T1 phases

    Ritsuko Yoshimura;Toyohiko J Konno;Eiji Abe;Kenji Hiraga

  • TEM Studies of Platinum Nanowires Fabricated in Mesoporous Silica MCM‐41

    Zheng Liu;Yasuhiro Sakamoto;Tetsu Ohsuna;Kenji Hiraga

  • Transmission electron microscopy study on Nd-rich phase and grain boundary structure of Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets

    Y. Shinba;T. J. Konno;K. Ishikawa;K. Hiraga

  • Transmission electron microscopy study of the early stage of precipitates in aged Al-Li-Cu alloys

    R. Yoshimura;T.J. Konno;E. Abe;K. Hiraga

  • Characterization of β′ Phase Precipitates in an Mg-5 at%Gd Alloy Aged in a Peak Hardness Condition, Studied by High-Angle Annular Detector Dark-Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

    Masahiko Nishijima;Kenji Hiraga;Michiaki Yamasaki;Yoshihito Kawamura

  • Structural Changes of Precipitates in an Mg-5 at%Gd Alloy Studied by Transmission Electron Microscopy

    Masahiko Nishijima;Kenji Hiraga

  • The Structures of Precipitates in an Mg-0.5 at%Nd Age-Hardened Alloy Studied by HAADF-STEM Technique

    Kaichi Saito;Kenji Hiraga

  • An HREM study of channel structures in mesoporous silica SBA-15 and platinum wires produced in the channels.

    Zheng Liu;Osamu Terasaki;Tetsu Ohsuna;Kenji Hiraga

  • Structural characteristics and magnetic properties of chemically synthesized CoPt nanoparticles

    Andrew C. C. Yu;M. Mizuno;Y. Sasaki;H. Kondo

  • X-Ray and Electron Microscopic Study of a High Temperature Superconductor Y0.4Ba0.6CuO2.22

    Yasuhiko Syono;Masae Kikuchi;Katsuyoshi Oh-ishi;Kenji Hiraga

  • Crystallization and High Mechanical Strength of Al-Based Amorphous Alloys

    Y. H. Kim;K. Hiraga;A. Inoue;T. Masumoto

  • Characterization of β' Precipitate Phase in Mg-2 at%Y Alloy Aged to Peak Hardness Condition by High-Angle Annular Detector Dark-Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (HAADF-STEM)

    Masahiko Nishijima;Kunio Yubuta;Kenji Hiraga

  • Synthesis of bulk high Tc superconductors of TlBa2Can −1CunO2n + 3 (n = 2 − 5)

    S. Nakajima;M. Kikuchi;Y. Syono;T. Oku

  • Al-Cu-Ru: An icosahedral alloy without phason disorder

    C. A. Guryan;A. I. Goldman;P. W. Stephens;K. Hiraga

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuhiko Syono
Yasuhiko Syono Tohoku University
Tetsu Ohsuna
Tetsu Ohsuna Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)
Osamu Terasaki
Osamu Terasaki Stockholm University
Toshio Hirai
Toshio Hirai Tohoku University
Akihisa Inoue
Akihisa Inoue Josai International University
Byong-Taek Lee
Byong-Taek Lee Soonchunhyang University
Naoki Kobayashi
Naoki Kobayashi University of Tokyo
Kenji Higashi
Kenji Higashi Osaka Metropolitan University
Mamoru Mabuchi
Mamoru Mabuchi Kyoto University

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