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2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
82
Citations
34742
World Ranking
2431
National Ranking
102

Masakazu Aono 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 Masakazu Aono sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 568 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masakazu Aono 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 Masakazu Aono sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Masakazu Aono is affiliated with the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan and has contributed to research across multiple interdisciplinary fields. Their main areas of study include Engineering, Neuroscience, and Materials Science, with a focus on key subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of advanced technologies and applications:

  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques
  • Semiconductor Materials and Devices
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Their recent published works include the following papers:

  • Quantum Conductance in Memristive Devices: Fundamentals, Developments, and Applications, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Impact of Moisture Absorption on the Resistive Switching Characteristics of a Polyethylene Oxide-Based Atomic Switch, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Quantum Conductance in Memristive Devices: Fundamentals, Developments, and Applications (Adv. Mater. 32/2022), 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Single-molecule Detection with Enhanced Raman Scattering of Tungsten Oxide Nanostructure, 2022, Nanoscale

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Nanoscale

Collaborations form an important part of Masakazu Aono's scientific contributions. Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
  • Kazuya Terabe
  • Tohru Tsuruoka
  • Ilia Valov
  • Gianluca Milano

In addition to journal publications, Masakazu Aono has authored a book titled Atomic Switch, published by Springer International Publishing in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Nanoionics-based resistive switching memories

    Rainer Waser;Rainer Waser;Masakazu Aono

  • Short-term plasticity and long-term potentiation mimicked in single inorganic synapses

    Takeo Ohno;Tsuyoshi Hasegawa;Tohru Tsuruoka;Kazuya Terabe

  • Quantized conductance atomic switch

    K. Terabe;T. Hasegawa;T. Nakayama;M. Aono

  • ZnO-Based Ultraviolet Photodetectors

    Kewei Liu;Makoto Sakurai;Masakazu Aono

  • Nanometer-scale switches using copper sulfide

    T. Sakamoto;H. Sunamura;H. Kawaura;T. Hasegawa

  • Nanoscale control of chain polymerization

    Yuji Okawa;Masakazu Aono

  • Forming nanomaterials as layered functional structures toward materials nanoarchitectonics

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Katsuhiko Ariga;Qingmin Ji;Jonathan P Hill;Jonathan P Hill;Yoshio Bando

  • Atomic Switch: Atom/Ion Movement Controlled Devices for Beyond Von‐Neumann Computers

    Tsuyoshi Hasegawa;Kazuya Terabe;Tohru Tsuruoka;Masakazu Aono

  • Giant Improvement of the Performance of ZnO Nanowire Photodetectors by Au Nanoparticles

    Kewei Liu;Makoto Sakurai;Meiyong Liao;Masakazu Aono

  • Quantitative Surface Atomic Geometry and Two-Dimensional Surface Electron Distribution Analysis by a New Technique in Low-Energy Ion Scattering

    Masakazu Aono;Chuhei Oshima;Shigeaki Zaima;Shigeki Otani

  • Nanoarchitectonics: a new materials horizon for nanotechnology

    Katsuhiko Ariga;Qingmin Ji;Waka Nakanishi;Jonathan P. Hill

  • Learning Abilities Achieved by a Single Solid‐State Atomic Switch

    Tsuyoshi Hasegawa;Takeo Ohno;Kazuya Terabe;Tohru Tsuruoka

  • Forming and switching mechanisms of a cation-migration-based oxide resistive memory

    T. Tsuruoka;K. Terabe;Tsuyoshi Hasegawa;M. Aono

  • Angle-resolved photoemission, valence-band dispersions E ( k → ) , and electron and hole lifetimes for GaAs

    T. C. Chiang;J. A. Knapp;M. Aono;D. E. Eastman

  • The Way to Nanoarchitectonics and the Way of Nanoarchitectonics

    Masakazu Aono;Katsuhiko Ariga

  • Electronic transport in Ta2O5 resistive switch

    Toshitsugu Sakamoto;Kevin Lister;Kevin Lister;Naoki Banno;Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

  • Effects of Moisture on the Switching Characteristics of Oxide-Based, Gapless-Type Atomic Switches

    Tohru Tsuruoka;Kazuya Terabe;Tsuyoshi Hasegawa;Ilia Valov;Ilia Valov

  • Electronic conduction above 4 K of slightly reduced oxygen-deficient rutile TiO2-x.

    Eiichi Yagi;Ryukiti R. Hasiguti;Masakazu Aono

  • Coaxial impact-collision ion scattering spectroscopy (CAICISS): A novel method for surface structure analysis

    M. Katayama;E. Nomura;N. Kanekama;H. Soejima

  • A nonvolatile programmable solid electrolyte nanometer switch

    S. Kaeriyama;T. Sakamoto;H. Sunamura;M. Mizuno

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa Waseda University
Tohru Tsuruoka
Tohru Tsuruoka National Institute for Materials Science
Kazuya Terabe
Kazuya Terabe National Institute for Materials Science
James K. Gimzewski
James K. Gimzewski University of California, Los Angeles
Chuhei Oshima
Chuhei Oshima Waseda University
Tadaaki Nagao
Tadaaki Nagao National Institute for Materials Science
Shigeki Otani
Shigeki Otani National Institute for Materials Science
Rainer Waser
Rainer Waser RWTH Aachen University
Ilia Valov
Ilia Valov RWTH Aachen University
Christian Joachim
Christian Joachim Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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