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50
Citations
11517
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10113
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Kiyoshi Shimamura 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 Kiyoshi Shimamura sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 406 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kiyoshi Shimamura 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 Kiyoshi Shimamura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kiyoshi Shimamura is affiliated with the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the broad areas of materials science, physics and astronomy, and engineering.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering

Specializing in various subfields, their work focuses on:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Radiation
  • Biomedical Engineering

Key topics addressed by Shimamura include:

  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Shimamura has published numerous papers, several of which have contributed to understanding advanced materials and their properties. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Thermoelectric Performance of Cr Doped and Cr-Fe Double-Doped Higher Manganese Silicides with Adjusted Carrier Concentration and Significant Electron-Phonon Interaction," 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Ultralow-field magnetocaloric materials for compact magnetic refrigeration," 2023, NPG Asia Materials
  • "Growth and characterization of a gallium monosulfide (GaS) single crystal using the Bridgman method," 2021, Journal of Crystal Growth
  • "Thermal neutron scintillation improvement in Ce:Li6Y(BO3)3 single crystals by thermal treatment," 2022, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
  • "Growth of germanium monosulfide (GeS) single crystal by vapor transport from molten GeS source using a two-zone horizontal furnace," 2020, Journal of Crystal Growth

The frequent publication venues where Shimamura's research appears include:

  • Journal of Crystal Growth
  • Applied Physics Express
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaboration is also a key aspect of Shimamura's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Encarnación G. Vı́llora
  • Dongsheng Yuan
  • Naoki Ohashi
  • Daisuke Nakauchi
  • Takumi Kato

Best Publications

  • Large-size β-Ga2O3 single crystals and wafers

    Encarnación G. Víllora;Kiyoshi Shimamura;Yukio Yoshikawa;Kazuo Aoki

  • Device-Quality β-Ga2O3 Epitaxial Films Fabricated by Ozone Molecular Beam Epitaxy

    Kohei Sasaki;Akito Kuramata;Takekazu Masui;Encarnación G. Víllora

  • Electrical conductivity and carrier concentration control in β-Ga2O3 by Si doping

    Encarnación G. Víllora;Kiyoshi Shimamura;Yukio Yoshikawa;Takekazu Ujiie

  • Epitaxial growth of phase-pure ε-Ga2O3 by halide vapor phase epitaxy

    Yuichi Oshima;Encarnación G. Víllora;Yoshitaka Matsushita;Satoshi Yamamoto

  • Nanostructured WO3 /BiVO4 photoanodes for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting.

    Yuriy Pihosh;Ivan Turkevych;Kazuma Mawatari;Tomohiro Asai

  • Halide vapor phase epitaxy of twin-free α-Ga2O3on sapphire (0001) substrates

    Yuichi Oshima;Encarnación G. Víllora;Kiyoshi Shimamura

  • Excitation and photoluminescence of pure and Si-doped β-Ga2O3 single crystals

    Kiyoshi Shimamura;Encarnación G. Víllora;Takekazu Ujiie;Kazuo Aoki

  • Donor structure and electric transport mechanism in β-Ga 2 O 3

    Mitsuo Yamaga;Encarnación G. Víllora;Kiyoshi Shimamura;Noboru Ichinose

  • Rf-plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy of β-Ga2O3

    Encarnación G. Víllora;Kiyoshi Shimamura;Kenji Kitamura;Kazuo Aoki

  • Interpretation of XPS O (1s) in Mixed Oxides Proved on Mixed Perovskite Crystals

    Dorota A. Pawlak;Masahiko Ito;Masaoki Oku;Kiyoshi Shimamura

  • Band structures of perovskite-like fluorides for vacuum-ultraviolet-transparent lens materials

    Takeshi Nishimatsu;Noriaki Terakubo;Hiroshi Mizuseki;Yoshiyuki Kawazoe

  • Temperature dependence of Ce:YAG single-crystal phosphors for high-brightness white LEDs/LDs

    Stelian Arjoca;Stelian Arjoca;Encarnación G Víllora;Daisuke Inomata;Kazuo Aoki

  • Epitaxial Growth of GaN on (1 0 0) β-Ga2O3 Substrates by Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy

    Kiyoshi Shimamura;Encarnación G. Víllora;Kay Domen;Keiichi Yui

  • UV-Visible Faraday Rotators Based on Rare-Earth Fluoride Single Crystals: LiREF4 (RE=Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Yb), PrF3 and CeF3

    Valentyn Vasyliev;Encarnacion G. Villora;Masaru Nakamura;Yoshiyuki Sugahara

  • Quasi-heteroepitaxial growth of β-Ga2O3 on off-angled sapphire (0 0 0 1) substrates by halide vapor phase epitaxy

    Yuichi Oshima;Encarnaciόn G. Vίllora;Kiyoshi Shimamura

  • Electrical conductivity and lattice expansion of β-Ga2O3 below room temperature

    Encarnación G. Víllora;Kiyoshi Shimamura;Takekazu Ujiie;Kazuo Aoki

  • Multifunctional superelastic foam-like Boron Nitride nanotubular cellular-network architectures

    Yanming Xue;Pengcheng Dai;Min Zhou;Xi Wang

  • Band bending and surface defects in β-Ga2O3

    T. C. Lovejoy;Renyu Chen;X. Zheng;E. G. Villora

  • Microstructure of Al2O3/Y3Al5O12 eutectic fibers grown by μ-PD method

    B.M Epelbaum;A Yoshikawa;K Shimamura;T Fukuda

  • Crystal Growth and Structural Characterization of New Piezoelectric Material La3Ta0.5Ga5.5O14

    Hiroaki Takeda;Kazumasa Sugiyama;Katsuhiko Inaba;Kiyoshi Shimamura

  • Chirped-pulse amplification of ultraviolet femtosecond pulses by use of Ce(3+):LiCaAlF(6) as a broadband, solid-state gain medium.

    Zhenlin Liu;Toshimasa Kozeki;Yuji Suzuki;Nobuhiko Sarukura

  • Single-crystal phosphors for high-brightness white LEDs/LDs

    Encarnación G. Víllora;Stelian Arjoca;Daisuke Inomata;Kiyoshi Shimamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Naoki Ohashi
Naoki Ohashi National Institute for Materials Science
Tsuguo Fukuda
Tsuguo Fukuda Tohoku University
Kenji Kitamura
Kenji Kitamura National Institute for Materials Science
Yoshitaka Matsushita
Yoshitaka Matsushita National Institute for Materials Science
Martin Nikl
Martin Nikl Czech Academy of Sciences
Masaru Miyayama
Masaru Miyayama University of Tokyo
Yuji Noguchi
Yuji Noguchi Kumamoto University
Yoshiyuki Sugahara
Yoshiyuki Sugahara Waseda University
Hiroshi Mizuseki
Hiroshi Mizuseki Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe Tohoku University

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