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Masaya Matsuoka

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
17157
World Ranking
12443
National Ranking
934

Masaya Matsuoka 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 Masaya Matsuoka sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 219 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masaya Matsuoka 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 Masaya Matsuoka sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Masaya Matsuoka is a researcher affiliated with Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan, focusing primarily on materials science and energy. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, water science and technology, catalysis, and organic chemistry.

Their research topics include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Matsuoka has contributed to various scholarly journals with multiple publications, notably in venues such as:

  • Research on Chemical Intermediates
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Journal of Catalysis

Their recent published papers include:

  • Designing 3D-MoS2Sponge as Excellent Cocatalysts in Advanced Oxidation Processes for Pollutant Control, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Defects on CoS2−x: Tuning Redox Reactions for Sustainable Degradation of Organic Pollutants, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Non-oxidative Coupling of Methane: N-type Doping of Niobium Single Atoms in TiO2-SiO2 Induces Electron Localization, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Single-Atom High-Valent Fe(IV) for Promoted Photocatalytic Nitrogen Hydrogenation on Porous TiO2-SiO2, 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • Designing 3D-MoS2Sponge as Excellent Cocatalysts in Advanced Oxidation Processes for Pollutant Control, 2020, Angewandte Chemie

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Shinya Mine
  • Takashi Toyao
  • Yu Horiuchi
  • Jinlong Zhang
  • Jiahui Ji

Matsuoka's research primarily addresses advanced photocatalytic techniques and catalytic processes related to materials science, focusing on applications in environmental sustainability and energy conversion. The development of novel nanomaterials and the investigation of redox reactions are prominent aspects of their studies, often aimed at pollutant control and efficient catalytic systems.

Best Publications

  • Understanding TiO2 photocatalysis: mechanisms and materials.

    Jenny Schneider;Masaya Matsuoka;Masato Takeuchi;Jinlong Zhang

  • Visible-Light-Promoted Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production by Using an Amino-Functionalized Ti(IV) Metal–Organic Framework

    Yu Horiuchi;Takashi Toyao;Masakazu Saito;Katsunori Mochizuki

  • Recent developments in titanium oxide-based photocatalysts

    Masaaki Kitano;Masaya Matsuoka;Michio Ueshima;Masakazu Anpo

  • Designing 3D-MoS 2 Sponge as Excellent Cocatalysts in Advanced Oxidation Processes for Pollutant Control.

    Lingli Zhu;Jiahui Ji;Jun Liu;Shinya Mine

  • Photocatalysis for new energy production: Recent advances in photocatalytic water splitting reactions for hydrogen production

    Masaya Matsuoka;Masaaki Kitano;Masato Takeuchi;Koichiro Tsujimaru

  • Preparation of nitrogen-substituted TiO2 thin film photocatalysts by the radio frequency magnetron sputtering deposition method and their photocatalytic reactivity under visible light irradiation.

    Masaaki Kitano;Keisho Funatsu;Masaya Matsuoka;Michio Ueshima

  • Tuning Redox Reactions via Defects on CoS2-x for Sustainable Degradation of Organic Pollutants.

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  • In-Situ XAFS, Photoluminescence, and IR Investigations of Copper Ions Included within Various Kinds of Zeolites. Structure of Cu(I) Ions and Their Interaction with CO Molecules

    Hiromi Yamashita;Masaya Matsuoka;Kouji Tsuji;and Yasushi Shioya

  • Photocatalytic decomposition of NO under visible light irradiation on the Cr‐ion‐implanted TiO2 thin film photocatalyst

    Masato Takeuchi;Hiromi Yamashita;Masaya Matsuoka;Masakazu Anpo

  • Local structures, excited states, and photocatalytic reactivities of highly dispersed catalysts constructed within zeolites

    Masaya Matsuoka;Masakazu Anpo

  • Photocatalytic water splitting using Pt-loaded visible light-responsive TiO2 thin film photocatalysts

    Masaaki Kitano;Masato Takeuchi;Masaya Matsuoka;John M. Thomas

  • THE PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGHLY EFFICIENT TITANIUM OXIDE-BASED PHOTOFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

    Masakazu Anpo;Satoru Dohshi;Masaaki Kitano;Yun Hu

  • PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CU+/ZSM-5 CATALYST AND ITS REACTION WITH NO UNDER UV IRRADIATION AT 275 K. IN SITU PHOTOLUMINESCENCE, EPR, AND FT-IR INVESTIGATIONS

    M. Anpo;M. Matsuoka;Y. Shioya;H. Yamashita

  • Efficient hydrogen production and photocatalytic reduction of nitrobenzene over a visible-light-responsive metal–organic framework photocatalyst

    Takashi Toyao;Masakazu Saito;Yu Horiuchi;Katsunori Mochizuki

  • Recent advances in visible-light-responsive photocatalysts for hydrogen production and solar energy conversion – from semiconducting TiO2 to MOF/PCP photocatalysts

    Yu Horiuchi;Takashi Toyao;Masato Takeuchi;Masaya Matsuoka

  • Evidence of Three Kinds of Tetrahedral Vanadium (V) Species in VSiβ Zeolite by Diffuse Reflectance UV−Visible and Photoluminescence Spectroscopies†

    Stanislaw Dzwigaj;Masaya Matsuoka;and Masakazu Anpo;Michel Che

  • Relationship between the Local Structures of Titanium Oxide Photocatalysts and Their Reactivities in the Decomposition of NO

    Jinlong Zhang;Yun Hu;Masaya Matsuoka;Hiromi Yamashita

  • Development of a Ru complex-incorporated MOF photocatalyst for hydrogen production under visible-light irradiation

    Takashi Toyao;Masakazu Saito;Satoru Dohshi;Katsunori Mochizuki

  • Carbon dots modified mesoporous organosilica as an adsorbent for the removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol and heavy metal ions

    Lingzhi Wang;Lingzhi Wang;Chen Cheng;Sen Tapas;Juying Lei

  • Probing Different Kinds of Vanadium Species in the VSiβ Zeolite by Diffuse Reflectance UV−Visible and Photoluminescence Spectroscopies

    Stanislaw Dzwigaj;Masaya Matsuoka;Raymonde Franck;and Masakazu Anpo

  • Extending the photoresponse of TiO2 to the visible light region: photoelectrochemical behavior of TiO2 thin films prepared by the radio frequency magnetron sputtering deposition method.

    Hisashi Kikuchi;Masaaki Kitano;Masato Takeuchi;Masaya Matsuoka

Frequent Co-Authors

Masakazu Anpo
Masakazu Anpo Osaka Metropolitan University
Hiromi Yamashita
Hiromi Yamashita Osaka University
Masato Takeuchi
Masato Takeuchi Osaka Metropolitan University
Takashi Toyao
Takashi Toyao Hokkaido University
Masaaki Kitano
Masaaki Kitano Tokyo Institute of Technology
Michel Che
Michel Che Sorbonne University
Stanislaw Dzwigaj
Stanislaw Dzwigaj Sorbonne University
John Meurig Thomas
John Meurig Thomas University of Cambridge
Salvatore Coluccia
Salvatore Coluccia University of Turin
Paolo Falcaro
Paolo Falcaro Graz University of Technology

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