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Masaru Tsukada

Masaru Tsukada

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
65
Citations
14227
World Ranking
5661
National Ranking
274

Masaru Tsukada 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 Masaru Tsukada sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 401 publications — 77th percentile

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

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

Masaru Tsukada 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 Masaru Tsukada sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Masaru Tsukada is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has conducted research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans subfields such as Cell Biology and Molecular Biology, focusing on topics related to microtubule and mitosis dynamics, cellular mechanics and interactions, and nuclear structure and function.

Tsukada has contributed to scientific literature through publications in several journals. The recent papers include:

  • Visualizing the Submolecular Organization of αβ-Tubulin Subunits on the Microtubule Inner Surface Using Atomic Force Microscopy, 2024, Nano Letters
  • Expectation to Science of Small Energy Conversion, 2020, Vacuum and Surface Science

Their research frequently involved collaboration with a set of coauthors, including Ayhan Yurtsever, Hitoshi Asakawa, Yukitoshi Katagiri, Kazufumi Takao, and Koji Ikegami. These collaborations are reflected across their published works.

Publication venues for Tsukada's work prominently include Nano Letters and Vacuum and Surface Science. These journals align with the researcher's focus on molecular and cellular biophysics and related experimental approaches.

Tsukada's primary research topics cover:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Cellular mechanics and interactions
  • Nuclear structure and function

The scope of research carried out by Masaru Tsukada integrates detailed molecular investigations with cellular level phenomena. Their study on the submolecular architecture of tubulin subunits employs advanced techniques such as atomic force microscopy.

Best Publications

  • First-principles interatomic potential of silica applied to molecular dynamics

    S. Tsuneyuki;M. Tsukada;H. Aoki;Y. Matsui

  • Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy of the electronic local density of states of graphite surfaces near monoatomic step edges

    Y. Niimi;T. Matsui;H. Kambara;K. Tagami

  • First-principles study on energetics of c-BN(001) reconstructed surfaces.

    Jun Yamauchi;Masaru Tsukada;Satoshi Watanabe;Osamu Sugino

  • Dc Josephson effect and Andreev reflection

    Akira Furusaki;Masaru Tsukada

  • Discrete Variational Xα Cluster Calculations. II. Application to the Surface Electronic Structure of MgO

    Chikatoshi Satoko;Masaru Tsukada;Hirohiko Adachi

  • New pressure-induced structural transformations in silica obtained by computer simulation

    Shinji Tsuneyuki;Yoshtto Matsui;Hideo Aoki;Masaru Tsukada

  • Electronic structure of helically coiled cage of graphitic carbon.

    Kazuto Akagi;Ryo Tamura;Masaru Tsukada;Satoshi Itoh

  • Discrete Variational Xα Cluster Calculations. III. Application to Transition Metal Complexes

    Hirohiko Adachi;Syoji Shiokawa;Masaru Tsukada;Chikatoshi Satoko

  • Asymmetric structure of the Si(111)-3×3-Ag surface

    H. Aizawa;M. Tsukada;N. Sato;S. Hasegawa

  • Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy studies of graphite edges

    Y. Niimi;T. Matsui;H. Kambara;K. Tagami

  • First-principles calculation of the electronic structure for a bielectrode junction system under strong field and current.

    Kenji Hirose;Masaru Tsukada

  • Theory of electronic structure of oxide surfaces

    M. Tsukada;H. Adachi;C. Satoko

  • Beyond the helix pitch: direct visualization of native DNA in aqueous solution.

    Shinichiro Ido;Kenjiro Kimura;Noriaki Oyabu;Kei Kobayashi

  • Conduction channels at finite bias in single-atom gold contacts

    Mads Brandbyge;Nobuhiko Kobayashi;Masaru Tsukada

  • STS observations of Landau levels at graphite surfaces.

    T. Matsui;H. Kambara;Y. Niimi;K. Tagami

  • Electronic-structure calculations based on the finite-element method

    Eiji Tsuchida;Masaru Tsukada

  • Large-Scale Electronic-Structure Calculations Based on the Adaptive Finite-Element Method

    Eiji Tsuchida;Masaru Tsukada

  • First-principles theory of scanning tunneling microscopy

    Masaru Tsukada;Katsuyoshi Kobayashi;Nobuyuki Isshiki;Hiroyuki Kageshima

  • Theory of quantum conduction of supercurrent through a constriction.

    Akira Furusaki;Akira Furusaki;Hideaki Takayanagi;Masaru Tsukada;Masaru Tsukada

  • Theoretical calculations of the scanning-tunneling-microscopy images of the Si(111)√3 × √3 -Ag surface

    S. Watanabe;M. Aono;M. Tsukada

  • Electronic states of Si(100) reconstructed surfaces.

    Zizhong Zhu;Nobuyuki Shima;Masaru Tsukada

  • Electronic states of the cap structure in the carbon nanotube.

    Ryo Tamura;Masaru Tsukada

  • First-principles study of electron transport through monatomic Al and Na wires

    Nobuhiko Kobayashi;Mads Brandbyge;Masaru Tsukada

Frequent Co-Authors

Yukio Tanaka
Yukio Tanaka Nagoya University
Mads Brandbyge
Mads Brandbyge Technical University of Denmark
Masakazu Aono
Masakazu Aono National Institute for Materials Science
Yuichi Ikuhara
Yuichi Ikuhara University of Tokyo
Seizo Morita
Seizo Morita Osaka University
Alexander L. Shluger
Alexander L. Shluger University College London
Tomoji Kawai
Tomoji Kawai Osaka University
Kazuhiro Hono
Kazuhiro Hono National Institute for Materials Science
Riichiro Saito
Riichiro Saito Tohoku University
Zhongchang Wang
Zhongchang Wang International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory

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