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Minoru Tomozawa 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 Minoru Tomozawa sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 275 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Minoru Tomozawa 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 Minoru Tomozawa sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Minoru Tomozawa is affiliated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a strong emphasis on ceramics and composites, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, earth-surface processes, and mechanics of materials.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including glass properties and applications, advanced surface polishing techniques, building materials and conservation, advanced fiber optic sensors, geotechnical and geomechanical engineering, material science and thermodynamics, and material dynamics and properties.

Minoru Tomozawa's frequent publication venues reflect their research focus. These include:

  • Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids X
  • International Journal of Applied Glass Science

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Minoru Tomozawa illustrate a focus on the behavior and properties of silica and glass materials. These include:

  • Photoelastic confirmation of surface stress relaxation in silica glasses: Fiber bending and rod torsion, 2021, Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Internal friction at crack tip of soda-lime silicate glass, 2025, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids X
  • Case II diffusion of water in Na 2 O-3SiO 2 glass: Constant tensile stress gradient at the diffusion interface, 2023, International Journal of Applied Glass Science
  • Modeling birefringence in SiO 2 glass fiber using surface stress relaxation: Erratum, 2021, Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Correlations between residual stress and water diffusion in silica glass at low temperatures, 2022, Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Collaborations are a notable aspect of Minoru Tomozawa's research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Bronson D. Hausmann
  • Emily M. Aaldenberg
  • Zhenhan Huang
  • Thierry A. Blanchet
  • Thomas W. Hawkins

The scientist's work contributes to understanding how stress, diffusion, and fracture phenomena interact in glass materials, with implications for material design and application in engineering contexts. Their research also explores the microscopic and mechanical properties of glasses important for advanced sensing and building technologies.

Best Publications

  • An infrared spectroscopic study of water-related species in silica glasses

    K.M. Davis;M. Tomozawa

  • A simple IR spectroscopic method for determining fictive temperature of silica glasses

    Anand Agarwal;Kenneth M. Davis;Minoru Tomozawa

  • Structure, dielectric, ferroelectric, and energy density properties of (1 − x)BZT–xBCT ceramic capacitors for energy storage applications

    Venkata Sreenivas Puli;Dhiren K. Pradhan;Douglas B. Chrisey;M. Tomozawa

  • Porous silica materials as low-k dielectrics for electronic and optical interconnects

    A. Jain;S. Rogojevic;S. Ponoth;N. Agarwal

  • Quantitative infrared spectroscopic measurement of hydroxyl concentrations in silica glass

    K.M. Davis;A. Agarwal;M. Tomozawa;K. Hirao

  • Microhardness of SiO2 Glass in Various Environments

    Kazuyuki Hirao;Minoru Tomozawa

  • Fundamentals of inorganic glasses: Arun K. Varshneya, published by Academic Press, New York. 570 pp. $69.95. ISBN: 0-12-714970-8

    Minoru Tomozawa

  • Barium zirconate-titanate/barium calcium-titanate ceramics via sol?gel process: novel high-energy-density capacitors

    Venkata Sreenivas Puli;Ashok Kumar;Douglas B Chrisey;M Tomozawa

  • Diffusion of Water into Silica Glass at Low Temperature

    Hajimu Wakabayashi;Minoru Tomozawa

  • Effect of Stress on Water Diffusion in Silica Glass

    Masayuki Nogami;Minoru Tomozawa

  • The effect of the polishing pad treatments on the chemical-mechanical polishing of SiO2 films

    Weidan Li;Dong Wook Shin;Minoru Tomozawa;Shyam P. Murarka

  • ZrO2‐Transformation‐Toughened Glass‐Ceramics Prepared by the Sol‐Gel Process from Metal Alkoxides

    M. Nogami;M. Tomozawa

  • Water in glass

    Minoru Tomozawa

  • Preparation of BaTiO3/low melting glass core–shell nanoparticles for energy storage capacitor applications

    Xiaofeng Su;Brian C. Riggs;Minoru Tomozawa;J. Keith Nelson

  • Crack Blunting of High‐Silica Glass

    S. Ito;M. Tomozawa

  • Oxide CMP mechanisms

    M. Tomozawa

  • Correlation effects on alkali ion diffusion in binary alkali oxide glasses

    J.E. Kelly;J.F. Cordaro;M. Tomozawa

  • Fictive temperature of silica glass optical fibers - re-examination

    D.-L. Kim;M. Tomozawa

  • Subcritical Crack Growth in a Phosphate Laser Glass

    Stephen N. Crichton;Minoru Tomozawa;Joseph S. Hayden;Tayyab I. Suratwala

  • Effect of Water Content on the Electrical Conductivity of Na2O≅3SiO2 Glass

    M. Takata;J. Acocella;M. Tomozawa;E.B. Watson

  • Preparation of high purity, low water content fused silica glass

    Minoru Tomozawa;Victor Lou

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas B. Chrisey
Douglas B. Chrisey Tulane University
E. Bruce Watson
E. Bruce Watson Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Masayuki Nogami
Masayuki Nogami Nagoya Institute of Technology
James F. Scott
James F. Scott University of St Andrews
Yoshio Bando
Yoshio Bando University of Wollongong
William A. Lanford
William A. Lanford University at Albany, State University of New York
Ram S. Katiyar
Ram S. Katiyar University of Puerto Rico
Joel L. Plawsky
Joel L. Plawsky Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima Meijo University
David L. Griscom
David L. Griscom United States Naval Research Laboratory

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