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Masahiro Yamashita

Masahiro Yamashita

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 78 2960 2857 123 120 614 23090
Chemistry 78 3762 3411 215 201 677 24094

Masahiro Yamashita publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Masahiro Yamashita between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Masahiro Yamashita published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 14.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2003. 5 of the 748 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2003. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 6 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 16 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 20 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 29 publications 2002: 34 publications 2003: 36 publications 2004: 26 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 29 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 4 publications
1974 2025

748 publications in total across all disciplines

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Masahiro Yamashita: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 3
1976 1
1977 1
1978 6
1979 2
1980 0
1981 2
1982 5
1983 4
1984 4
1985 16
1986 7
1987 1
1988 3
1989 6
1990 6
1991 8
1992 9
1993 13
1994 20
1995 7
1996 8
1997 20
1998 9
1999 20
2000 20
2001 29
2002 34
2003 36
2004 26
2005 29
2006 29
2007 26
2008 26
2009 33
2010 24
2011 21
2012 18
2013 19
2014 13
2015 10
2016 24
2017 15
2018 28
2019 23
2020 24
2021 23
2022 13
2023 18
2024 1
2025 4
Total 748
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Masahiro Yamashita publications per year - data summary

  • Masahiro Yamashita, a Materials Science scholar from Tohoku University, has 748 publications recorded across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1974 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2003, with 36 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1974, 1976, 1977, 1987 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 52 years in the span carries no publications at all (1980).
  • The rate of publication averages 14.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.7 per year counting only the 51 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 59 publications, 8% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1974-1991: 76 publications (4.2 per year); 1992-2009: 394 publications (21.9 per year); 2010-2025: 278 publications (17.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Masahiro Yamashita 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 Masahiro Yamashita sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 610–629 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 614 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99 614
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Masahiro Yamashita publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Masahiro Yamashita, a Materials Science scholar from Tohoku University, records 614 publications - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Masahiro Yamashita, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Masahiro Yamashita ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Masahiro Yamashita 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 Masahiro Yamashita sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

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

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299 78
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Masahiro Yamashita D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Masahiro Yamashita, a Materials Science scholar from Tohoku University, records 78 D-Index - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Masahiro Yamashita, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Masahiro Yamashita ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Masahiro Yamashita is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the field of Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects related to crystallography, magnetism, and complex molecular materials. Key areas of their work include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Magnetism in Coordination Complexes
  • Organic and Molecular Conductors Research
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

The scientist has contributed to a range of recent papers, including:

  • Next Generation Multifunctional Nano-Science of Advanced Metal Complexes with Quantum Effect and Nonlinearity, 2020, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
  • Spin crossover and valence tautomerism conductors, 2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Emergence of Metallic Conduction and Cobalt(II)-Based Single-Molecule Magnetism in the Same Temperature Range, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Electrical Conductivity-Relay between Organic Charge-Transfer and Radical Salts toward Conductive Additive-Free Rechargeable Battery, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • 4f−π Molecular Hybrid Exhibiting Rich Conductive Phases and Slow Relaxation of Magnetization, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors include Brian K. Breedlove, Shinya Takaishi, Yoji Horii, Takefumi Yoshida, and Tetsu Sato.

The main venues where the scientist has published include The Cambridge Structural Database, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Dalton Transactions.

Best Publications

  • Evidence for Single-Chain Magnet Behavior in a MnIII−NiII Chain Designed with High Spin Magnetic Units: A Route to High Temperature Metastable Magnets

    Rodolphe Clérac;Hitoshi Miyasaka;Masahiro Yamashita;Claude Coulon

  • Framework Engineering by Anions and Porous Functionalities of Cu(II)/4,4‘-bpy Coordination Polymers

    Shin Ichiro Noro;Ryo Kitaura;Mitsuru Kondo;Susumu Kitagawa

  • Observation and electric current control of a local spin in a single-molecule magnet

    Tadahiro Komeda;Hironari Isshiki;Jie Liu;Yan Feng Zhang

  • Single-Chain Magnet (NEt4)[Mn2(5-MeOsalen)2Fe(CN)6] Made of MnIII−FeIII−MnIII Trinuclear Single-Molecule Magnet with an ST = 9/2 Spin Ground State

    Marilena Ferbinteanu;Hitoshi Miyasaka;Wolfgang Wernsdorfer;Kazuya Nakata

  • Electroconductive porous coordination polymer Cu[Cu(pdt)2] composed of donor and acceptor building units.

    Shinya Takaishi;Miyuki Hosoda;Takashi Kajiwara;Hitoshi Miyasaka

  • Slow dynamics of the magnetization in one-dimensional coordination polymers: single-chain magnets.

    Hitoshi Miyasaka;Miguel Julve;Masahiro Yamashita;Rodolphe Clérac

  • Gigantic optical nonlinearity in one-dimensional Mott–Hubbard insulators

    H. Kishida;H. Matsuzaki;H. Okamoto;H. Okamoto;T. Manabe

  • Synthesis of high molecular weight poly(methyl methacrylate) with extremely low polydispersity by the unique function of organolanthanide(III) complexes

    Hajime Yasuda;Hitoshi Yamamoto;Masahiro Yamashita;Kiyohiko Yokota

  • Organolanthanide-Initiated Living Polymerizations of ε-Caprolactone, δ-Valerolactone, and β-Propiolactone

    Masahiro Yamashita;Yasunori Takemoto;Eiji Ihara;Hajime Yasuda

  • Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel One-Dimensional Halogen-Bridged NiIII-X-NiIII Compound, {[Ni(R, R-chxn)2Br]Br2}∞

    Koshiro Toriumi;Yoshiki Wada;Tadaoki Mitani;Shunji Bandow

  • Single-chain magnets: beyond the Glauber model

    Wei Xiong Zhang;Wei Xiong Zhang;Ryuta Ishikawa;Brian Breedlove;Masahiro Yamashita

  • A dimeric manganese(III) tetradentate schiff base complex as a single-molecule magnet.

    Hitoshi Miyasaka;Rodolphe Clérac;Wolfgang Wernsdorfer;Lollita Lecren

  • Unusual Thermal Hall Effect in a Kitaev Spin Liquid Candidate α -RuCl 3

    Y. Kasahara;K. Sugii;T. Ohnishi;M. Shimozawa

  • Two-dimensional networks based on Mn4 complex linked by dicyanamide anion: from single-molecule magnet to classical magnet behavior.

    Hitoshi Miyasaka;Kazuya Nakata;Lollita Lecren;Claude Coulon

  • A Binuclear Fe(III)Dy(III) Single Molecule Magnet. Quantum Effects and Models

    Marilena Ferbinteanu;Takashi Kajiwara;Kwang Yong Choi;Hiroyuki Nojiri

  • Structural Design of Easy‐Axis Magnetic Anisotropy and Determination of Anisotropic Parameters of LnIII ? CuII Single‐Molecule Magnets

    Takashi Kajiwara;Takashi Kajiwara;Motohiro Nakano;Kohei Takahashi;Shinya Takaishi

  • Charge Transfer Exciton in Halogen-Bridged Mixed-Valent Pt and Pd Complexes: Analysis Based on the Peierls-Hubbard Model

    Yoshiki Wada;Tadaoki Mitani;Masahiro Yamashita;Takao Koda;Takao Koda

  • Coordination assemblies of [Mn4] single-molecule magnets linked by photochromic ligands: photochemical control of the magnetic properties.

    Masakazu Morimoto;Hitoshi Miyasaka;Masahiro Yamashita;Masahiro Irie

  • Control of charge transfer in a series of Ru2(II,II)/TCNQ two-dimensional networks by tuning the electron affinity of TCNQ units: a route to synergistic magnetic/conducting materials.

    Hitoshi Miyasaka;Natsuko Motokawa;Satoshi Matsunaga;Masahiro Yamashita

  • [Mn2(saltmen)2Ni(pao)2(L)2](A)2 with L=pyridine, 4-picoline, 4-tert-butylpyridine, N-methylimidazole and A=ClO4-, BF4-, PF6-, ReO4-: a family of single-chain magnets.

    Hitoshi Miyasaka;Rodolphe Clérac;Kaori Mizushima;Ken Ichi Sugiura

Frequent Co-Authors

Hitoshi Miyasaka
Hitoshi Miyasaka Tohoku University
Hiroshi Okamoto
Hiroshi Okamoto University of Tokyo
Takashi Kajiwara
Takashi Kajiwara Nara Women's University
Tadaoki Mitani
Tadaoki Mitani Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Wolfgang Wernsdorfer
Wolfgang Wernsdorfer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Rodolphe Clérac
Rodolphe Clérac Paul Pascal Research Center
Kazuya Nakata
Kazuya Nakata Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Tasuku Ito
Tasuku Ito Tohoku University
Hiroshi Miyasaka
Hiroshi Miyasaka Osaka University
Kunihisa Sugimoto
Kunihisa Sugimoto Kyoto University

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