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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 58 10495 9480 766 703 421 14352

Maki Kawai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maki Kawai between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maki Kawai published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2007. 1 of the 443 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2007. 1981: 4 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 16 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1981 2025

443 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maki Kawai: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 4
1982 1
1983 2
1984 3
1985 1
1986 2
1987 5
1988 8
1989 5
1990 10
1991 16
1992 13
1993 16
1994 9
1995 11
1996 10
1997 9
1998 10
1999 15
2000 17
2001 13
2002 19
2003 16
2004 17
2005 13
2006 18
2007 22
2008 15
2009 16
2010 15
2011 19
2012 13
2013 16
2014 15
2015 8
2016 20
2017 7
2018 3
2019 4
2020 2
2021 2
2022 0
2023 2
2024 0
2025 1
Total 443
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Maki Kawai 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 Maki Kawai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 421–440 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 421 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327 421
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Maki Kawai 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 Maki Kawai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930 58
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering work on singlemolecule spectroscopy on surfaces

Overview

Maki Kawai is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has contributed to multiple research areas spanning epidemiology, biomedical engineering, nutrition and dietetics, physical and theoretical chemistry, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

Their work covers a variety of topics including cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, infant nutrition and health, breastfeeding practices and influences, history and advancements in chemistry, force microscopy techniques and applications, advanced materials characterization techniques, and nanofluid flow and heat transfer.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Maki Kawai include:

  • A case of breast milk-acquired cytomegalovirus infection in an extremely low birth weight infant (2023), Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Commemoration for Dr. Akira Yoshino's Receiving the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Relationship Between Honorary Member Dr. Akira Yoshino and the Chemical Society of Japan (2020), TRENDS IN THE SCIENCES
  • New Frontier of Surface Science Driven by the Scanning Probe Microscope (2023), Molecular Science
  • Solid-liquid phase transition process of water-based ferrofluid (2025), Magnetohydrodynamics

Frequent co-authors with whom Maki Kawai has collaborated include:

  • Takeyuki Goto
  • R. Kasai
  • Kazushige Toriyabe
  • Masaru Hatano
  • Yasuhiko Kondo

The primary venues where their work has appeared are:

  • Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • TRENDS IN THE SCIENCES
  • Molecular Science
  • Magnetohydrodynamics

Maki Kawai was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2010 for pioneering contributions to single-molecule spectroscopy on surfaces.

Best Publications

  • Conduction and Valence Band Positions of Ta2O5, TaON, and Ta3N5 by UPS and Electrochemical Methods

    Wang Jae Chun;Akio Ishikawa;Hideki Fujisawa;Tsuyoshi Takata

  • Structure of Silicene Grown on Ag(111)

    Chun Liang Lin;Ryuichi Arafune;Kazuaki Kawahara;Noriyuki Tsukahara

  • Lateral Hopping of Molecules Induced by Excitation of Internal Vibration Mode

    T. Komeda;Y. Kim;Maki Kawai;B. N. J. Persson

  • Substrate-induced symmetry breaking in silicene

    Chun Liang Lin;Ryuichi Arafune;Kazuaki Kawahara;Mao Kanno

  • Adsorption-induced switching of magnetic anisotropy in a single iron(II) phthalocyanine molecule on an oxidized Cu(110) surface.

    Noriyuki Tsukahara;Ken Ichi Noto;Michiaki Ohara;Susumu Shiraki

  • Chemically homogeneous and thermally reversible oxidation of epitaxial graphene

    Md. Zakir Hossain;Md. Zakir Hossain;James E. Johns;Kirk H. Bevan;Kirk H. Bevan;Hunter J. Karmel

  • Single-molecule reaction and characterization by vibrational excitation.

    Yousoo Kim;Tadahiro Komeda;Maki Kawai

  • The electronic structure of oxygen atom vacancy and hydroxyl impurity defects on titanium dioxide (110) surface.

    Taketoshi Minato;Yasuyuki Sainoo;Yousoo Kim;Hiroyuki S. Kato

  • Structural transition of silicene on Ag(111)

    Ryuichi Arafune;Chun Liang Lin;Kazuaki Kawahara;Noriyuki Tsukahara

  • Evolutionally conserved plant homologue of the Bax Inhibitor-1 (BI-1) gene capable of suppressing Bax-induced cell death in yeast1

    Maki Kawai;Maki Kawai;Ling Pan;John C. Reed;Hirofumi Uchimiya;Hirofumi Uchimiya

  • Selective triplet exciton formation in a single molecule

    Kensuke Kimura;Kuniyuki Miwa;Kuniyuki Miwa;Hiroshi Imada;Miyabi Imai-Imada

  • Cellular dissection of the degradation pattern of cortical cell death during aerenchyma formation of rice roots

    M. Kawai;P. K. Samarajeewa;R. A. Barrero;M. Nishiguchi

  • Symmetry-driven novel Kondo effect in a molecule.

    Emi Minamitani;Noriyuki Tsukahara;Daisuke Matsunaka;Yousoo Kim

  • State-selective dissociation of a single water molecule on an ultrathin MgO film

    Hyung-Joon Shin;Jaehoon Jung;Kenta Motobayashi;Susumu Yanagisawa

  • Evolution of Kondo Resonance from a Single Impurity Molecule to the Two-Dimensional Lattice

    Noriyuki Tsukahara;Susumu Shiraki;Saika Itou;Naoka Ohta

  • Structure and electronic state of the TiO2 and SrO terminated SrTiO3(100) surfaces

    Tokihisa Hikita;Takashi Hanada;Masahiro Kudo;Maki Kawai

  • Excitation of Molecular Vibrational Modes with Inelastic Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Processes: Examination through Action Spectra of cis-2-Butene on Pd(110)

    Yasuyuki Sainoo;Yousoo Kim;Toshiro Okawa;Tadahiro Komeda

  • An HREELS Study of Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111)

    Hiroyuki S. Kato;Jaegeun Noh;Masahiko Hara;Maki Kawai

  • Surface structure and interface dynamics of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers on Au(111).

    Jaegeun Noh;Hiroyuki S. Kato;Maki Kawai;Masahiko Hara

  • Investigation of the electronic interaction between TiO2(1 1 0) surfaces and Au clusters by PES and STM

    Taketoshi Minato;Tomofumi Susaki;Susumu Shiraki;Hiroyuki S. Kato

Frequent Co-Authors

Hirofumi Uchimiya
Hirofumi Uchimiya Saitama University
Hirohito Ogasawara
Hirohito Ogasawara SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Tomoji Kawai
Tomoji Kawai Osaka University
Kazunari Domen
Kazunari Domen University of Tokyo
Nobuhiro Kosugi
Nobuhiro Kosugi Osaka University
Mischa Bonn
Mischa Bonn Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Toshihide Kobayashi
Toshihide Kobayashi University of Strasbourg
Kenzi Tamaru
Kenzi Tamaru University of Tokyo
Masateru Taniguchi
Masateru Taniguchi Osaka University
Jun Takeya
Jun Takeya University of Tokyo

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