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Kunio Awaga

Kunio Awaga

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
12974
World Ranking
8874
National Ranking
615

Kunio Awaga publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kunio Awaga sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 376 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Kunio Awaga D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kunio Awaga sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kunio Awaga is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of Materials Science, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry. Their research encompasses several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, and Polymers and Plastics.

The scientist's work addresses various topics such as Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Magnetism in coordination complexes, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Organic and Molecular Conductors Research, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, and Conducting polymers and applications.

Selected recent publications illustrate the range and focus of their research:

  • Quantum Spin Liquid State in a Two-Dimensional Semiconductive Metal-Organic Framework, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Graphite-like Charge Storage Mechanism in a 2D π-d Conjugated Metal-Organic Framework Revealed by Stepwise Magnetic Monitoring, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • N-doped nonalternant aromatic belt via a six-fold annulative double N-arylation, 2022, Chemical Science
  • Enhanced proton conductivity in a flexible metal-organic framework promoted by single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Improvement in Cycle Life of Organic Lithium-Ion Batteries by In-Cell Polymerization of Tetrathiafulvalene-Based Electrode Materials, 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The scientist frequently publishes in established venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Faraday Discussions
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Collaborations are a significant part of their work. Frequent co-authors include Yoshiaki Shuku, Rie Suizu, Neil Robertson, Asato Mizuno, and Tamotsu Inabe, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • In Operando X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Studies of Polyoxometalate Molecular Cluster Batteries: Polyoxometalates as Electron Sponges

    Heng Wang;Shun Hamanaka;Yoshio Nishimoto;Stephan Irle

  • Electric-double-layer field-effect transistors with ionic liquids.

    Takuya Fujimoto;Kunio Awaga

  • Monitoring the Solid-State Electrochemistry of Cu(2,7-AQDC) (AQDC = Anthraquinone Dicarboxylate) in a Lithium Battery: Coexistence of Metal and Ligand Redox Activities in a Metal–Organic Framework

    Zhongyue Zhang;Hirofumi Yoshikawa;Kunio Awaga

  • Exceptional dielectric phase transitions in a perovskite-type cage compound.

    Wen Zhang;Ying Cai;Ren-Gen Xiong;Hirofumi Yoshikawa

  • Preparation, photocatalytic activities, and dye-sensitized solar-cell performance of submicron-scale TiO2 hollow spheres.

    Yoshihiko Kondo;Hirofumi Yoshikawa;Kunio Awaga;Masaki Murayama

  • An Organic Radical Ferromagnet

    Minoru Kinoshita;Philippe Turek;Masafumi Tamura;Kiyokazu Nozawa

  • Single-molecule magnets: a new class of tetranuclear manganese magnets.

    Jae Yoo;Euan K. Brechin;Akira Yamaguchi;Motohiro Nakano

  • Nanohybridization of Polyoxometalate Clusters and Single‐Wall Carbon Nanotubes: Applications in Molecular Cluster Batteries

    Naoya Kawasaki;Heng Wang;Ryo Nakanishi;Shun Hamanaka

  • Super-Reduced Polyoxometalates: Excellent Molecular Cluster Battery Components and Semipermeable Molecular Capacitors

    Yoshio Nishimoto;Daisuke Yokogawa;Hirofumi Yoshikawa;Kunio Awaga

  • Single-Molecule Magnets

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  • Variable magnetic interactions in an organic radical system of (m-N-methylpyridinium alpha -nitronyl nitroxide)

    Kunio Awaga;Tsunehisa Okuno;Akira Yamaguchi;Morikuni Hasegawa

  • Ferromagnetic coupling in a new phase of the p-nitrophenyl nitronyl nitroxide radical

    Philippe Turek;Philippe Turek;Kiyokazu Nozawa;Daisuke Shiomi;Kunio Awaga

  • An Antiaromatic Electrode‐Active Material Enabling High Capacity and Stable Performance of Rechargeable Batteries

    Ji-Young Shin;Tetsuya Yamada;Hirofumi Yoshikawa;Kunio Awaga

  • Ferromagnetic intermolecular interaction in the galvinoxyl radical: Cooperation of spin polarization and charge-transfer interaction

    Kunio Awaga;Tadashi Sugano;Minoru Kinoshita

  • Ferromagnetic intermolecular interaction of the organic radical, 2-(4-nitrophenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-4,5-dihydro-1h-imidazolyl-1-oxy 3-oxide

    Kunio Awaga;Yusei Maruyama

  • 4-(cyanomethyl)anilinium perchlorate: a new displacive-type molecular ferroelectric.

    Hong-Ling Cai;Wen Zhang;Jia-Zhen Ge;Yi Zhang

  • Magnetic Properties of Cu2(OH)3(alkanecarboxylate) Compounds: Drastic Modification with Extension of the Alkyl Chain

    Wataru Fujita;Kunio Awaga

  • Ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic intermolecular interactions of organic radicals, α‐nitronyl nitroxides. II

    Kunio Awaga;Yusei Maruyama

  • Reversible Structural Transformation and Drastic Magnetic Change in a Copper Hydroxides Intercalation Compound

    Wataru Fujita;Kunio Awaga

  • Electron Highways into Nanochannels of Covalent Organic Frameworks for High Electrical Conductivity and Energy Storage

    Yang Wu;Dongwan Yan;Zhongyue Zhang;Michio M. Matsushita

  • A one-dimensional macrocyclic π-ligand conductor carrying a magnetic center. Structure and electrical, optical and magnetic properties of TPP[Fe(Pc)(CN)2]2 {TPP = tetraphenylphosphonium and [Fe(Pc)(CN)2] = dicyano(phthalocyaninato)iron(III)}

    Masaki Matsuda;Toshio Naito;Tamotsu Inabe;Noriaki Hanasaki

  • Photoinduced phase transition in an organic radical crystal with room-temperature optical and magnetic bistability.

    H. Matsuzaki;W. Fujita;K. Awaga;H. Okamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamotsu Inabe
Tamotsu Inabe Hokkaido University
Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson University of Edinburgh
Yusei Maruyama
Yusei Maruyama Hosei University
Toshihiko Yokoyama
Toshihiko Yokoyama Institute of Molecular Sciences
Takayoshi Nakamura
Takayoshi Nakamura Hokkaido University
Tomoyuki Akutagawa
Tomoyuki Akutagawa Tohoku University
Shunji Bandow
Shunji Bandow Meijo University
Ryo Kitaura
Ryo Kitaura Nagoya University
Arthur J. Epstein
Arthur J. Epstein The Ohio State University
Hisanori Shinohara
Hisanori Shinohara Nagoya University

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