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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Japan
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
55
Citations
10692
World Ranking
909
National Ranking
15

Materials Science

D-Index
55
Citations
10909
World Ranking
8595
National Ranking
496

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2006 - Mayo D. Hersey Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Koji Kato is a researcher affiliated with Nihon University in Japan, specializing in the fields of Energy, Materials Science, and Engineering. Their work primarily spans Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientific contributions of Koji Kato focus largely on advanced photocatalysis techniques, with substantial publications addressing copper-based nanomaterials, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, perovskite materials, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, terahertz technology, and the electronic and structural properties of oxides.

Some of the recent notable publications include:

  • Atomically dispersed antimony on carbon nitride for the artificial photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide (2021, Nature Catalysis)
  • Overall photosynthesis of H2O2 by an inorganic semiconductor (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Surface Modifications of (ZnSe)0.5(CuGa2.5Se4.25)0.5 to Promote Photocatalytic Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Asymmetrically coordinated cobalt single atom on carbon nitride for highly selective photocatalytic oxidation of CH4 to CH3OH (2023, Chem)
  • Atomically dispersed low-valent Au boosts photocatalytic hydroxyl radical production (2024, Nature Chemistry)

Their frequent coauthors include Akira Yamakata, Makoto Nakajima, Verdad C. Agulto, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, and Kazuhiko Maeda, reflecting collaborative research efforts in related areas.

Koji Kato has contributed multiple publications to several specialized scientific journals and conference proceedings, including:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Optics Letters
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts

Among professional recognitions, Koji Kato received the Mayo D. Hersey Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Loads carrying capacity map for the surface texture design of SiC thrust bearing sliding in water

    Xiaolei Wang;Koji Kato;Koshi Adachi;Kohj Aizawa

  • An experimental and theoretical investigation of ploughing, cutting and wedge formation during abrasive wear

    K. Hokkirigawa;K. Kato

  • Wear in relation to friction — a review

    Koji Kato

  • Formation of tribochemical layer of ceramics sliding in water and its role for low friction

    Junguo Xu;Koji Kato

  • The effect of laser texturing of SiC surface on the critical load for the transition of water lubrication mode from hydrodynamic to mixed

    Xiaolei Wang;Koji Kato;Koshi Adachi;Kohji Aizawa

  • Optimization of the surface texture for silicon carbide sliding in water

    Xiaolei Wang;Xiaolei Wang;Koshi Adachi;Katsunori Otsuka;Koji Kato

  • Wear of advanced ceramics

    Koji Kato;Koshi Adachi

  • Wear map of ceramics

    K. Adachi;K. Kato;N. Chen

  • The effect of hardness on the transition of the abrasive wear mechanism of steels

    K. Hokkirigawa;K. Kato;Z.Z. Li

  • Improving the Anti-seizure Ability of SiC Seal in Water with RIE Texturing

    Xiaolei Wang;Koji Kato

  • Tribology of ceramics

    K. Kato

  • Friction and wear of self-mated SiC and Si3N4 sliding in water

    Ming Chen;Koji Kato;Koshi Adachi

  • The Lubrication Effect of Micro-Pits on Parallel Sliding Faces of SiC in Water

    Xiaolei Wang;Koji Kato;Koshi Adachi

  • The comparisons of sliding speed and normal load effect on friction coefficients of self-mated Si3N4 and SiC under water lubrication

    Ming Chen;Koji Kato;Koshi Adachi

  • Effect of arc discharge on wear rate of Cu-impregnated carbon strip in unlubricated sliding against Cu trolley under electric current

    Shunichi Kubo;Koji Kato

  • Analysis of the abrasive wear mechanism by successive observations of wear processes in a scanning electron microscope

    T. Kayaba;Kazuo Hokkirigawa;K. Kato

  • Micro-mechanisms of wear — wear modes

    Koji Kato

  • Wear mechanism of copper alloy wire sliding against iron-base strip under electric current

    Hiroki Nagasawa;Koji Kato

  • Effect of arc discharge on the wear rate and wear mode transition of a copper-impregnated metallized carbon contact strip sliding against a copper disk

    Shunichi Kubo;Koji Kato

  • The transition of wear mode during the running-in process of silicon nitride sliding in water

    Junguo Xu;Koji Kato;Taiya Hirayama

  • History of Tribology

    Koji Kato

Frequent Co-Authors

Koshi Adachi
Koshi Adachi Tohoku University
Noritsugu Umehara
Noritsugu Umehara Nagoya University
Fei Zhou
Fei Zhou Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Tsuyoshi Masumoto
Tsuyoshi Masumoto Tohoku University
Sujeet K. Sinha
Sujeet K. Sinha Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Frank E. Talke
Frank E. Talke University of California, San Diego

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