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Masaru Watanabe

Masaru Watanabe

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
12138
World Ranking
12031
National Ranking
892

Masaru Watanabe 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 Masaru Watanabe sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 149 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masaru Watanabe 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 Masaru Watanabe sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Masaru Watanabe is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan, contributing to research primarily within the field of Engineering. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Computational Mechanics, Computer Networks and Communications, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Molecular Biology, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on a variety of scientific topics, covering:

  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
  • Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
  • Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
  • Solidification and crystal growth phenomena
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films

Masaru Watanabe has published several papers across notable journals and venues, including:

  • "Interfacial phenomena between molten iron and molten slag-Effect of nitrogen on the Marangoni convection" (2021), Journal of Materials Science
  • "Effect of Minor Addition of Oxygen on Bulk Metallic Glass Formation of Binary Cu-Zr Alloys via Containerless Processing" (2020), physica status solidi (b)
  • "Assessment of Sensor Optimization Methods Toward State Estimation in a High-Dimensional System Using Kalman Filter" (2024), IEEE Sensors Journal
  • "Experimental Observations of Lagrangian Coherent Structures and Fluid Transports in Perturbed Rayleigh-Bénard Convection" (2021), IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • "Experimental Analysis of Chaotic Transport and Lagrangian Coherent Structures in Rayleigh-Benard Convection" (2020), The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress Japan

The frequently chosen publication venues by Masaru Watanabe are:

  • High Temperatures-High Pressures
  • Journal of Materials Science
  • physica status solidi (b)
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Masaru Watanabe's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Hiroaki Yoshimura
  • Taishi Matsushita
  • Takayuki Nagata
  • Yasuo Sasaki
  • Keigo Yamada

This profile outlines the scope of Masaru Watanabe's contributions, highlighting research themes, publication venues, and collaborative networks in the broad area of engineering and applied sciences.

Best Publications

  • Catalytic dehydration of fructose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by ion-exchange resin in mixed-aqueous system by microwave heating

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku Aida;Richard Lee Jr. Smith

  • Catalytic glucose and fructose conversions with TiO2 and ZrO2 in water at 473 K: Relationship between reactivity and acid–base property determined by TPD measurement

    Masaru Watanabe;Yuichi Aizawa;Toru Iida;Ryo Nishimura

  • Replacement of CH4 in the hydrate by use of liquid CO2

    Masaki Ota;Kenji Morohashi;Yuki Abe;Masaru Watanabe

  • Conversion of Lignin with Supercritical Water−Phenol Mixtures

    Motofumi Saisu;Takafumi Sato;Masaru Watanabe;Tadafumi Adschiri

  • Efficient process for conversion of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural with ionic liquids

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • Chemical Reactions of C1 Compounds in Near-Critical and Supercritical Water

    Masaru Watanabe;Takafumi Sato;Hiroshi Inomata;Richard Lee Smith

  • Dehydration Of D-glucose in high temperature water at pressures up to 80 MPa

    Taku Michael Aida;Yukiko Sato;Masaru Watanabe;Kiyohiko Tajima

  • Glucose reactions with acid and base catalysts in hot compressed water at 473 K

    Masaru Watanabe;Yuichi Aizawa;Toru Iida;Taku M. Aida

  • Catalytical conversion of fructose and glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in hot compressed water by microwave heating

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • Methane recovery from methane hydrate using pressurized CO2

    Masaki Ota;Yuki Abe;Masaru Watanabe;Richard L. Smith

  • Catalytic hydrogen generation from biomass (glucose and cellulose) with ZrO2 in supercritical water

    Masaru Watanabe;Hiroshi Inomata;Kunio Arai

  • Low-Temperature Catalytic Gasification of Lignin and Cellulose with a Ruthenium Catalyst in Supercritical Water

    Mitsumasa Osada;Takafumi Sato;Masaru Watanabe;Tadafumi Adschiri

  • Acrolein synthesis from glycerol in hot-compressed water

    Masaru Watanabe;Toru Iida;Yuichi Aizawa;Taku M. Aida

  • Catalytic effects of NaOH and ZrO2 for partial oxidative gasification of n-hexadecane and lignin in supercritical water

    Masaru Watanabe;Hiroshi Inomata;Mitsumasa Osada;Takafumi Sato

  • Sulfated zirconia as a solid acid catalyst for the dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • Decomposition of a long chain saturated fatty acid with some additives in hot compressed water

    Masaru Watanabe;Toru Iida;Hiroshi Inomata

  • Selective Conversion of D-Fructose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural by Ion-Exchange Resin in Acetone/Dimethyl sulfoxide Solvent Mixtures

    Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard Lee Smith

  • Reactions of D-fructose in water at temperatures up to 400 °C and pressures up to 100 MPa

    Taku Michael Aida;Kiyohiko Tajima;Masaru Watanabe;Yuki Saito

  • Fast transformation of glucose and di-/polysaccharides into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by microwave heating in an ionic liquid/catalyst system.

    Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • CATALYTIC GASIFICATION OF WOOD BIOMASS IN SUBCRITICAL AND SUPERCRITICAL WATER

    Mitsumasa Osada;Takafumi Sato;Masaru Watanabe;Masayuki Shirai

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard L. Smith
Richard L. Smith Tohoku University
Hiroshi Inomata
Hiroshi Inomata Tohoku University
Kunio Arai
Kunio Arai Tohoku University
Xinhua Qi
Xinhua Qi Nankai University
Tadafumi Adschiri
Tadafumi Adschiri Tohoku University
Andrea Kruse
Andrea Kruse University of Hohenheim
Cor J. Peters
Cor J. Peters Colorado School of Mines
Itaru Honma
Itaru Honma Tohoku University
Yutaka Hata
Yutaka Hata Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Hiroyuki Kagi
Hiroyuki Kagi University of Tokyo

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