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Noboru Hirota

Noboru Hirota

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Chemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
8278
World Ranking
14463
National Ranking
1128

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1967 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Noboru Hirota is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, where their research focuses on engineering and materials science. Their work encompasses several specialized subfields, including electronic, optical and magnetic materials, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The primary topics within Hirota's research include magnetic properties of alloys, characterization and applications of magnetic nanoparticles, and metallic glasses and amorphous alloys. These areas reflect a concentration on the interaction between material properties and their applications in engineering contexts.

Hirota has contributed to academic literature with papers published in the Journal of Physics Conference Series. A recent paper is titled "Effect of viscosity of the dispersed media on the bi-axial orientation degrees in magnetically aligned Y123 powder", published in 2025.

  • Effect of viscosity of the dispersed media on the bi-axial orientation degrees in magnetically aligned Y123 powder (2025, Journal of Physics Conference Series)

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with researchers such as Francis Fukuyama, Walid Bin Ali, Shintaro Adachi, Fumiko Kimura, and T. Suzuki. This network indicates an active engagement in joint studies across related scientific domains.

  • Francis Fukuyama
  • Walid Bin Ali
  • Shintaro Adachi
  • Fumiko Kimura
  • T. Suzuki

Noboru Hirota's publications have appeared predominantly in the Journal of Physics Conference Series, reflecting a focus on venues that explore physical sciences, particularly in relation to materials engineering and magnetic phenomena.

  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

Among recognitions, Hirota received the distinction of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1967, a recognition which indicates a notable standing within the scientific community during their career.

Best Publications

  • An NMR relaxation study on the proton transfer in the hydrogen bonded carboxylic acid dimers

    S. Nagaoka;T. Terao;F. Imashiro;A. Saika

  • Fluorescence studies of the intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded molecules o-hydroxyacetophenone and salicylamide and related molecules

    Teruhiko Nishiya;Seigo Yamauchi;Noboru Hirota;Masaaki Baba

  • Photothermal investigation of the triplet state of carbon molecule (C60)

    Masahide Terazima;Noboru Hirota;Hisanori Shinohara;Yahachi Saito

  • Electronic Interaction in Ketyl Radicals

    Noboru. Hirota;S. I. Weissman

  • Investigation of the dynamic processes of the excited states of o-hydroxybenzaldehyde and o-hydroxyacetophenone by emission and picosecond spectroscopy

    Shinichi Nagaoka;Noboru Hirota;Minoru Sumitani;Keitaro Yoshihara

  • Nonradiative Relaxation Processes and Electronically Excited States of Nitrobenzene Studied by Picosecond Time-Resolved Transient Grating Method

    M. Takezaki;N. Hirota;M. Terazima

  • A study on the proton transfer in the benzoic acid dimer by 13C high-resolution solid-state NMR and proton T1 measurements

    S. Nagaoka;T. Terao;F. Imashiro;A. Saika

  • Translational diffusion of a transient radical studied by the transient grating method, pyrazinyl radical in 2‐propanol

    Masahide Terazima;Noboru Hirota

  • Hyperfine Interactions and Electron Spin Distribution in Triplet-State Naphthalene

    Noboru Hirota;Clyde A. Hutchison;Patrick Palmer

  • Investigation of the dynamic processes of the excited states of o-hydroxybenzaldehyde and its derivatives. 2. Effects of structural change and solvent

    Shinichi Nagaoka;Noboru Hirota;Minoru Sumitani;Keitaro Yoshihara

  • Phosphorescence and zero-field optically detected magnetic resonance studies of the lowest excited triplet states of organometallic diimine complexes. 1. Rhodium bipyridine and rhodium phenanthroline complexes [Rh(bpy)3]3+ and [Rh(phen)3]3+

    Yasuo Komada;Seigo Yamauchi;Noboru Hirota

  • Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of Ion Pairs. Metal Ketyls

    Noboru. Hirota

  • PMDR studies of the magnetic and dynamic properties of the lowest excited triplet states of aromatic carbonyl molecules : acetophenone, benzaldehyde and their derivatives

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  • TRANSLATIONAL DIFFUSION OF TRANSIENT RADICALS CREATED BY THE PHOTOINDUCED HYDROGEN ABSTRACTION REACTION IN SOLUTION : ANOMALOUS SIZE DEPENDENCE IN THE RADICAL DIFFUSION

    Masahide Terazima;Koichi Okamoto;Noboru Hirota

  • Quantities, terminology, and symbols in photothermal and related spectroscopies (IUPAC Recommendations 2004)

    Masahide Terazima;Noboru Hirota;Silvia E. Braslavsky;Andreas Mandelis

  • Measurement of the quantum yield of triplet formation and short triplet lifetimes by the transient grating technique

    Masahide Terazima;Noboru Hirota

  • Geometries and Energies of Nitrobenzene Studied by CAS-SCF Calculations

    M. Takezaki;N. Hirota;M. Terazima;H. Sato

  • Dynamics of structure and energy of horse carboxymyoglobin after photodissociation of carbon monoxide.

    Masaaki Sakakura;Shinji Yamaguchi;Noboru Hirota;Masahide Terazima

  • SPIN DISTRIBUTION IN ALIPHATIC KETYLS1

    Noboru Hirota;S. I. Weissman

  • Transient radical diffusion in photoinduced hydrogen abstraction reactions of benzophenone probed by the transient grating method

    Masahide Terazima;Koichi Okamoto;Noboru Hirota

  • Diffusion Process of Methyl Red in Organic Solvents Studied by the Transient Grating Method

    Masahide Terazima;Koichi Okamoto;Noboru Hirota

Frequent Co-Authors

Masahide Terazima
Masahide Terazima Kyoto University
Hisanori Shinohara
Hisanori Shinohara Nagoya University
Keitaro Yoshihara
Keitaro Yoshihara Tokyo Metropolitan University
Yahachi Saito
Yahachi Saito Nagoya University
Atsuhiro Osuka
Atsuhiro Osuka Kyoto University
Hiroaki Misawa
Hiroaki Misawa Hokkaido University
Toshi Nagata
Toshi Nagata University of Tokyo
Yoshiteru Sakata
Yoshiteru Sakata Osaka University
Masako Kato
Masako Kato Hokkaido University
Nobuyuki Nishi
Nobuyuki Nishi Kyushu University

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