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Naoaki Yabuuchi 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 Naoaki Yabuuchi sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 237 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Naoaki Yabuuchi 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 Naoaki Yabuuchi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Naoaki Yabuuchi is affiliated with Yokohama National University in Japan and specializes in the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The work primarily covers research topics related to advancements in battery materials and technologies. Key areas of study include:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

Yabuuchi's research is extensively published in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Energy Advances
  • ACS Central Science
  • Electrochemistry

Recent papers of note include:

  • Structural Analysis of Sucrose-Derived Hard Carbon and Correlation with the Electrochemical Properties for Lithium, Sodium, and Potassium Insertion, 2020, Chemistry of Materials
  • Tomographic reconstruction of oxygen orbitals in lithium-rich battery materials, 2021, Nature
  • A near dimensionally invariable high-capacity positive electrode material, 2022, Nature Materials
  • Activation and stabilization mechanisms of anionic redox for Li storage applications: Joint experimental and theoretical study on Li2TiO3-LiMnO2 binary system, 2020, Materials Today
  • Why is the O3 to O1 phase transition hindered in LiNiO2 on full delithiation?, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Frequent collaborators in the research network include:

  • Yosuke Ugata
  • Itsuki Konuma
  • Benoît Denis Louis Campéon
  • Hongahally Basappa Rajendra
  • Toshiaki Ohta

The scientist's focus on electronic, optical, and magnetic materials also spans related engineering disciplines such as automotive and mechanical engineering, complementing their primary expertise.

Best Publications

  • Research Development on Sodium-Ion Batteries

    Naoaki Yabuuchi;Kei Kubota;Kei Kubota;Mouad Dahbi;Mouad Dahbi;Shinichi Komaba;Shinichi Komaba

  • Design principles for oxygen-reduction activity on perovskite oxide catalysts for fuel cells and metal–air batteries

    Jin Suntivich;Hubert A. Gasteiger;Hubert A. Gasteiger;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Haruyuki Nakanishi

  • P2-type Nax[Fe1/2Mn1/2]O2 made from earth-abundant elements for rechargeable Na batteries

    Naoaki Yabuuchi;Masataka Kajiyama;Junichi Iwatate;Heisuke Nishikawa

  • Electrochemical Na Insertion and Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Hard-Carbon Electrodes and Application to Na-Ion Batteries

    Shinichi Komaba;Wataru Murata;Toru Ishikawa;Naoaki Yabuuchi

  • Detailed Studies of a High-Capacity Electrode Material for Rechargeable Batteries, Li2MnO3−LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2

    Naoaki Yabuuchi;Kazuhiro Yoshii;Seung Taek Myung;Izumi Nakai

  • High-power lithium batteries from functionalized carbon-nanotube electrodes

    Seung Woo Lee;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Betar M. Gallant;Shuo Chen

  • Novel lithium insertion material of LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2 for advanced lithium-ion batteries

    Naoaki Yabuuchi;Tsutomu Ohzuku

  • Study on the Reversible Electrode Reaction of Na1–xNi0.5Mn0.5O2 for a Rechargeable Sodium-Ion Battery

    Shinichi Komaba;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Tetsuri Nakayama;Atsushi Ogata

  • Fluorinated Ethylene Carbonate as Electrolyte Additive for Rechargeable Na Batteries

    Shinichi Komaba;Toru Ishikawa;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Wataru Murata

  • Negative electrodes for Na-ion batteries.

    Mouad Dahbi;Mouad Dahbi;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Kei Kubota;Kei Kubota;Kazuyasu Tokiwa

  • Electrochemical intercalation activity of layered NaCrO2 vs. LiCrO2

    Shinichi Komaba;Chikara Takei;Tetsuri Nakayama;Atsushi Ogata

  • High-capacity electrode materials for rechargeable lithium batteries: Li3NbO4-based system with cation-disordered rocksalt structure

    Naoaki Yabuuchi;Mitsue Takeuchi;Masanobu Nakayama;Hiromasa Shiiba

  • P2-type Na2/3Ni1/3Mn2/3−xTixO2 as a new positive electrode for higher energy Na-ion batteries

    Hiroaki Yoshida;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Kei Kubota;Issei Ikeuchi

  • Redox reaction of Sn-polyacrylate electrodes in aprotic Na cell

    Shinichi Komaba;Yuta Matsuura;Toru Ishikawa;Naoaki Yabuuchi

  • Electrocatalytic Measurement Methodology of Oxide Catalysts Using a Thin-Film Rotating Disk Electrode

    Jin Suntivich;Hubert A. Gasteiger;Hubert A. Gasteiger;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Yang Shao-Horn

  • Crystal Structures and Electrode Performance of Alpha-NaFeO2 for Rechargeable Sodium Batteries

    Naoaki Yabuuchi;Hiroaki Yoshida;Shinichi Komaba

  • Origin of stabilization and destabilization in solid-state redox reaction of oxide ions for lithium-ion batteries.

    Naoaki Yabuuchi;Masanobu Nakayama;Mitsue Takeuchi;Shinichi Komaba

  • Study on polymer binders for high-capacity SiO negative electrode of Li-Ion batteries

    Shinichi Komaba;Keiji Shimomura;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Tomoaki Ozeki

  • New O2/P2‐type Li‐Excess Layered Manganese Oxides as Promising Multi‐Functional Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Li/Na Batteries

    Naoaki Yabuuchi;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Ryo Hara;Masataka Kajiyama;Kei Kubota

  • A new electrode material for rechargeable sodium batteries: P2-type Na2/3[Mg0.28Mn0.72]O2 with anomalously high reversible capacity

    Naoaki Yabuuchi;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Ryo Hara;Kei Kubota;Kei Kubota;Jens Paulsen

  • High-Power Lithium Batteries from Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Electrodes

    Seung Woo Lee;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Betar Gallant;Paula Hammond

Frequent Co-Authors

Shinichi Komaba
Shinichi Komaba Tokyo University of Science
Kei Kubota
Kei Kubota Tokyo University of Science
Toshiaki Ohta
Toshiaki Ohta Ritsumeikan University
Shuo Chen
Shuo Chen University of Houston
Tsutomu Ohzuku
Tsutomu Ohzuku Osaka Metropolitan University
Takashi Miura
Takashi Miura National Institute of Technology, Tsuruoka College
Hubert A. Gasteiger
Hubert A. Gasteiger Technical University of Munich
Seung Woo Lee
Seung Woo Lee Korea University
Arnd Garsuch
Arnd Garsuch BASF (United States)

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