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Nobuo Kimizuka

Nobuo Kimizuka

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 67 6959 6304 450 421 354 14891

Nobuo Kimizuka publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nobuo Kimizuka between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nobuo Kimizuka published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 10 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2020. 36 of the 412 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2020. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 12 publications
1985 2025

412 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nobuo Kimizuka: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 2
1989 3
1990 2
1991 2
1992 2
1993 3
1994 7
1995 5
1996 6
1997 3
1998 7
1999 5
2000 12
2001 10
2002 12
2003 6
2004 4
2005 19
2006 16
2007 3
2008 8
2009 9
2010 10
2011 11
2012 10
2013 7
2014 8
2015 13
2016 15
2017 16
2018 22
2019 23
2020 28
2021 23
2022 18
2023 25
2024 24
2025 12
Total 412
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Nobuo Kimizuka 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 Nobuo Kimizuka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 341–360 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 354 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628 354
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Nobuo Kimizuka 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 Nobuo Kimizuka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775 67
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Nobuo Kimizuka is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan, where their research focuses primarily on materials science and chemistry. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, organic chemistry, and spectroscopy.

The research topics covered by Kimizuka include:

  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials

They have an extensive publication record with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Chemical Communications

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Kimizuka are:

  • Thermocells Driven by Phase Transition of Hydrogel Nanoparticles, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Spin Statistics for Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion: Exchange Coupling, Intermolecular Orientation, and Reverse Intersystem Crossing, 2021, JACS Au
  • Discovery of Key TIPS-Naphthalene for Efficient Visible-to-UV Photon Upconversion under Sunlight and Room Light, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Leaping across the visible range: near-infrared-to-violet photon upconversion employing a silyl-substituted anthracene, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Stimuli-Responsive Molecular Photon Upconversion, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Kimizuka collaborates frequently with several researchers based on the count of joint publications. These frequent co-authors include Nobuhiro Yanai, Yōichi Sasaki, Masa-aki Morikawa, Saiya Fujiwara, and Kenichiro Tateishi.

Best Publications

  • Interfacial Synthesis of Hollow TiO2 Microspheres in Ionic Liquids

    Takuya Nakashima;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Nanoparticles of adaptive supramolecular networks self-assembled from nucleotides and lanthanide ions.

    Ryuhei Nishiyabu;Nozomi Hashimoto;Ten Cho;Kazuto Watanabe

  • Heat-set gel-like networks of lipophilic Co(II) triazole complexes in organic media and their thermochromic structural transitions.

    Keita Kuroiwa;Tomoko Shibata;Akihiko Takada;Norio Nemoto

  • New Triplet Sensitization Routes for Photon Upconversion: Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Molecules, Inorganic Nanocrystals, and Singlet-to-Triplet Absorption

    Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Photon upconversion in supramolecular gel matrixes: spontaneous accumulation of light-harvesting donor-acceptor arrays in nanofibers and acquired air stability.

    Pengfei Duan;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuhiro Yanai;Hisanori Nagatomi;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Photon upconverting liquids: matrix-free molecular upconversion systems functioning in air.

    Pengfei Duan;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Near-Infrared-to-Visible Photon Upconversion Sensitized by a Metal Complex with Spin-Forbidden yet Strong S0–T1 Absorption

    Shogo Amemori;Yoichi Sasaki;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Supramolecular Thermo-Electrochemical Cells: Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance by Host-Guest Complexation and Salt-Induced Crystallization

    Hongyao Zhou;Teppei Yamada;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Hierarchical self-assembly of chiral complementary hydrogen-bond networks in water: reconstitution of supramolecular membranes.

    Takayoshi Kawasaki;Maki Tokuhiro;Nobuo Kimizuka;Toyoki Kunitake

  • Tube-like Nanostructures Composed of Networks of Complementary Hydrogen Bonds

    Nobuo Kimizuka;Takayoshi Kawasaki;Kiyoko Hirata;Toyoki Kunitake

  • Controlled Formation of Smaller Gold Nanoparticles by the Use of Four-Chained Disulfide Stabilizer

    Tetsu Yonezawa;Kei Yasui;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Photoliquefiable Ionic Crystals: A Phase Crossover Approach for Photon Energy Storage Materials with Functional Multiplicity

    Keita Ishiba;Masa Aki Morikawa;Chie Chikara;Teppei Yamada

  • Highly Efficient Photon Upconversion in Self-Assembled Light-Harvesting Molecular Systems.

    Taku Ogawa;Nobuhiro Yanai;Angelo Monguzzi;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Triplet sensitization by perovskite nanocrystals for photon upconversion

    Kazuma Mase;Keisuke Okumura;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Light‐Harvesting Supramolecular Hydrogels Assembled from Short‐Legged Cationic L‐Glutamate Derivatives and Anionic Fluorophores

    Takuya Nakashima;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Self-organization of bilayer membranes from amphiphilic networks of complementary hydrogen bonds

    Nobuo Kimizuka;Takayoshi Kawasaki;Toyoki Kunitake

  • Recent emergence of photon upconversion based on triplet energy migration in molecular assemblies

    Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Artificial peptide-nanospheres self-assembled from three-way junctions of β-sheet-forming peptides

    Kazunori Matsuura;Kazuya Murasato;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Thermodynamically controlled self-assembly of covalent nanoarchitectures in aqueous solution.

    Ryota Tanoue;Rintaro Higuchi;Nobuo Enoki;Yuya Miyasato

  • Supramolecular membranes. Spontaneous assembly of aqueous bilayer membrane via formation of hydrogen bonded pairs of melamine and cyanuric acid derivatives

    Nobuo Kimizuka;Takayoshi Kawasaki;Kiyoko Hirata;Toyoki Kunitake

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobuhiro Yanai
Nobuhiro Yanai University of Tokyo
Toyoki Kunitake
Toyoki Kunitake Kyushu University
Teppei Yamada
Teppei Yamada University of Tokyo
James K. Gimzewski
James K. Gimzewski University of California, Los Angeles
Tetsu Yonezawa
Tetsu Yonezawa Hokkaido University
Takuya Nakashima
Takuya Nakashima Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Kenji Kaneko
Kenji Kaneko Kyushu University
Takeshi Endo
Takeshi Endo Kyushu Institute of Technology
Franz Grieser
Franz Grieser University of Melbourne
Naotoshi Nakashima
Naotoshi Nakashima Kyushu University

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