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Masahiro Watanabe

Masahiro Watanabe

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Chemistry
Japan
2026
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Materials Science
Japan
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
105
Citations
38540
World Ranking
847
National Ranking
27

Chemistry

D-Index
105
Citations
37976
World Ranking
1011
National Ranking
47

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Masahiro Watanabe is affiliated with the University of Yamanashi in Japan, specializing in engineering with a strong focus on electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and bioengineering.

Their research extensively covers topics related to fuel cells and related materials, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advancements in solid oxide fuel cells, membrane-based ion separation techniques, analytical chemistry and sensors, electrochemical analysis and applications, as well as spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Watanabe include:

  • Neutron imaging of generated water inside polymer electrolyte fuel cell using newly-developed gas diffusion layer with gas flow channels during power generation (2022, Journal of Power Sources)
  • Interactions between adsorbed hydrogen and water molecules on a polycrystalline Pt electrode studied by in-situ ATR-FTIR spectroscopy (2024, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry)
  • Improvement of PEFC Performance Stability under High and Low Humidification Conditions by Use of a Gas Diffusion Layer with Interdigitated Gas Flow Channels (2022, Journal of The Electrochemical Society)
  • Analysis of performance stability under conditions of high & low humidity of polymer electrolyte fuel cells with interdigitated gas flow channels formed on a gas diffusion layer: An X-ray imaging and modeling study (2023, Journal of Power Sources)
  • Oscillation mechanism in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell studied by operando monitoring of oxygen partial pressure using optical probes (2021, Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan)

Frequent collaborators working with Watanabe include:

  • Mitsunori Nasu
  • Naoki Hirayama
  • Akihiro Iiyama
  • Makoto Uchida
  • Junji Inukai

Watanabe's work has commonly been published in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Power Sources
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ECS Transactions
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts

Their approach integrates experimental techniques such as neutron imaging and in-situ ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, combined with modeling and advanced electrochemical analysis, to investigate performance stability and mechanisms in polymer electrolyte fuel cells under varying environmental conditions.

Best Publications

  • Enhancement of the Electroreduction of Oxygen on Pt Alloys with Fe, Ni, and Co

    Takako Toda;Hiroshi Igarashi;Hiroyuki Uchida;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Electrocatalysis by ad-atoms: Part II. Enhancement of the oxidation of methanol on platinum by ruthenium ad-atoms

    M. Watanabe;S. Motoo

  • Electrocatalysis by ad-atoms: Part III. Enhancement of the oxidation of carbon monoxide on platinum by ruthenium ad-atoms

    M. Watanabe;S. Motoo

  • Aliphatic/Aromatic Polyimide Ionomers as a Proton Conductive Membrane for Fuel Cell Applications

    Naoki Asano;Makoto Aoki;Shinsuke Suzuki;Kenji Miyatake

  • Preparation of highly dispersed Pt+Ru alloy clusters and the activity for the electrooxidation of methanol

    Masahiro Watanabe;Makoto Uchida;Satoshi Motoo

  • Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide on Various Metal Electrodes in Low‐Temperature Aqueous KHCO 3 Media

    Masashi Azuma;Kazuhito Hashimoto;Masahiro Hiramoto;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Electronic Structures of Pt−Co and Pt−Ru Alloys for CO-Tolerant Anode Catalysts in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Studied by EC−XPS

    Mitsuru Wakisaka;Satoshi Mitsui;Yoshikazu Hirose;Katsura Kawashima

  • Self‐Humidifying Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells

    Masahiro Watanabe;Hiroyuki Uchida;Yasuhiro Seki;Masaomi Emori

  • Enhancement of the electrocatalytic O2 reduction on Pt–Fe alloys

    Takako Toda;Hiroshi Igarashi;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Activity and Stability of Ordered and Disordered Co‐Pt Alloys for Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells

    Masahiro Watanabe;Kazunori Tsurumi;Takayuki Mizukami;Toshihide Nakamura

  • Anion conductive block poly(arylene ether)s: synthesis, properties, and application in alkaline fuel cells.

    Manabu Tanaka;Keita Fukasawa;Eriko Nishino;Susumu Yamaguchi

  • Tuned Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Based on Aromatic Polyethers for Fuel Cell Applications

    Kenji Miyatake;Yohei Chikashige;Eiji Higuchi;Masahiro Watanabe

  • In-Situ ATR-FTIR Spectroscopic Study of Electro-oxidation of Methanol and Adsorbed CO at Pt−Ru Alloy

    Takahiro Yajima;and Hiroyuki Uchida;Masahiro Watanabe

  • CO Tolerance of Pt alloy electrocatalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells and the detoxification mechanism

    Hiroshi Igarashi;Takeshi Fujino;Yimin Zhu;Hiroyuki Uchida

  • Effects of carbon supports on Pt distribution, ionomer coverage and cathode performance for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

    Young-Chul Park;Haruki Tokiwa;Katsuyoshi Kakinuma;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Removal of carbon monoxide from hydrogen-rich fuels by selective oxidation over platinum catalyst supported on zeolite

    Hiroshi Igarashi;Hiroyuki Uchida;Miki Suzuki;Yuko Sasaki

  • Oxygen reduction activity of carbon-supported Pt-M (M = V, Ni, Cr, Co, and Fe) alloys prepared by nanocapsule method.

    Hiroshi Yano;Mikihiro Kataoka;Hisao Yamashita;Hiroyuki Uchida

  • Hydrogen electro-oxidation on platinum catalysts in the presence of trace carbon monoxide

    Hiroshi Igarashi;Takeshi Fujino;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Incorporated with Nanometer-Size Particles of Pt and/or Metal-Oxides: Experimental Analysis of the Self-Humidification and Suppression of Gas-Crossover in Fuel Cells

    Masahiro Watanabe;Hiroyuki Uchida;Masaomi Emori

  • Electrocatalysis by ad-atoms

    Unknown

  • Proton-conductive aromatic ionomers containing highly sulfonated blocks for high-temperature-operable fuel cells.

    Byungchan Bae;Takeshi Yoda;Kenji Miyatake;Hiroyuki Uchida

  • The influence of platinum crystallite size on the electroreduction of oxygen

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroyuki Uchida
Hiroyuki Uchida University of Yamanashi
Kenji Miyatake
Kenji Miyatake University of Yamanashi
Makoto Uchida
Makoto Uchida University of Yamanashi
Donald A. Tryk
Donald A. Tryk University of Yamanashi
Hiroyuki Nishide
Hiroyuki Nishide Waseda University
Masahide Kimoto
Masahide Kimoto University of Tokyo
Tadayoshi Sakata
Tadayoshi Sakata Tokyo Institute of Technology
Masayoshi Ishii
Masayoshi Ishii Japan Meteorological Agency
Hideo Shiogama
Hideo Shiogama National Institute for Environmental Studies
Ulrich Stimming
Ulrich Stimming Technical University of Munich

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