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Satoshi Kawata

Satoshi Kawata

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Materials Science
Japan
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
106
Citations
44505
World Ranking
814
National Ranking
24

Physics

D-Index
106
Citations
44770
World Ranking
1328
National Ranking
29

Satoshi Kawata 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 Satoshi Kawata sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 778 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Satoshi Kawata 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 Satoshi Kawata sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2007 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2003 - OSA Fellows For novel work on modern optics and photonics, such as near-field optics, three-dimensional microscopy, optical sensors, photorefractive applications and signal recovery.

Overview

Satoshi Kawata is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields, with a focus on advanced microscopy techniques, optical materials, and biomedical engineering.

Their recent papers include:

  • Multiphoton-Excited Deep-Ultraviolet Photolithography for 3D Nanofabrication, 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Direct visualization of an antidepressant analog using surface-enhanced Raman scattering in the brain, 2020, JCI Insight
  • Dynamic pH measurements of intracellular pathways using nano-plasmonic assemblies, 2020, The Analyst
  • Surface-Plasmon Holography, 2020, iScience
  • Raman Microscopy Imaging Using Fluctuation, 2021, Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Katsumasa Fujita
  • Kazuki Bando
  • Masanobu Uchiyama
  • Hideki Kakimoto
  • Takafumi Inoue

The primary publication venues for Kawata's work are:

  • Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering
  • International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • JCI Insight
  • The Analyst

Kawata's research covers main topics such as:

  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Photopolymerization techniques and applications
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Their work intersects with multiple subfields, including:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

Kawata has received recognition in the form of the SPIE Fellow award in 2007. Earlier, in 2003, they were named an OSA Fellow for contributions to areas such as near-field optics, three-dimensional microscopy, optical sensors, photorefractive applications, and signal recovery.

Best Publications

  • Finer features for functional microdevices

    Satoshi Kawata;Hong-Bo Sun;Tomokazu Tanaka;Kenji Takada

  • Three-dimensional microfabrication with two-photon-absorbed photopolymerization.

    Shoji Maruo;Osamu Nakamura;Satoshi Kawata

  • Three-Dimensional Optical Data Storage Using Photochromic Materials.

    Satoshi Kawata;Yoshimasa Kawata

  • Plasmonics for near-field nano-imaging and superlensing

    Satoshi Kawata;Yasushi Inouye;Prabhat Verma

  • Metallized tip amplification of near-field Raman scattering

    Norihiko Hayazawa;Yasushi Inouye;Zouheir Sekkat;Satoshi Kawata

  • Near-field scanning optical microscope with a metallic probe tip.

    Yasushi Inouye;Satoshi Kawata

  • Near-Field Optics and Surface Plasmon Polaritons

    Satoshi Kawata

  • Two-photon photopolymerization and 3D lithographic microfabrication

    Hong-Bo Sun;Satoshi Kawata

  • DFT Vibrational Calculations of Rhodamine 6G Adsorbed on Silver: Analysis of Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    Hiroyuki Watanabe;Norihiko Hayazawa;Yasushi Inouye;Satoshi Kawata

  • Tip-enhanced coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering for vibrational nanoimaging.

    Taro Ichimura;Norihiko Hayazawa;Mamoru Hashimoto;Yasushi Inouye

  • Optical chemical sensor based on surface plasmon measurement.

    Koji Matsubara;Satoshi Kawata;Shigeo Minami

  • Alkyne-Tag Raman Imaging for Visualization of Mobile Small Molecules in Live Cells

    Hiroyuki Yamakoshi;Kosuke Dodo;Almar Palonpon;Jun Ando

  • Label-free Raman observation of cytochrome c dynamics during apoptosis

    Masaya Okada;Nicholas Isaac Smith;Almar Flotildes Palonpon;Hiromi Endo

  • Coordination compounds of 1,4-dihydroxybenzoquinone and its homologues. Structures and properties

    Susumu Kitagawa;Satoshi Kawata

  • Raman and SERS microscopy for molecular imaging of live cells.

    Almar F Palonpon;Jun Ando;Hiroyuki Yamakoshi;Kosuke Dodo

  • A 1.7 nm resolution chemical analysis of carbon nanotubes by tip-enhanced Raman imaging in the ambient

    Chi Chen;Norihiko Hayazawa;Satoshi Kawata

  • Multiple-spot parallel processing for laser micronanofabrication

    Jun-ichi Kato;Nobuyuki Takeyasu;Yoshihiro Adachi;Hong-Bo Sun

  • Imaging of EdU, an alkyne-tagged cell proliferation probe, by Raman microscopy.

    Hiroyuki Yamakoshi;Kosuke Dodo;Masaya Okada;Jun Ando

  • Radiation Force Exerted on Subwavelength Particles near a Nanoaperture

    K. Okamoto;S. Kawata

  • Raman microscopy for dynamic molecular imaging of living cells.

    Keisaku Hamada;Katsumasa Fujita;Nicholas Isaac Smith;Minoru Kobayashi

  • Optically driven Mie particles in an evanescent field along a channeled waveguide.

    Satoshi Kawata;T. Tani

  • Photofabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals by multibeam laser interference into a photopolymerizable resin

    Satoru Shoji;Satoshi Kawata

Frequent Co-Authors

Hong-Bo Sun
Hong-Bo Sun Tsinghua University
Susumu Kitagawa
Susumu Kitagawa Kyoto University
Junichi Kato
Junichi Kato Hiroshima University
Remo Proietti Zaccaria
Remo Proietti Zaccaria Italian Institute of Technology
Shinji Hayashi
Shinji Hayashi Kobe University
Mikiko Sodeoka
Mikiko Sodeoka Sagami Central Chemical Research Institute
Hitoshi Hashimoto
Hitoshi Hashimoto Osaka University
Min Gu
Min Gu University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Vladimir M. Shalaev
Vladimir M. Shalaev Purdue University West Lafayette
Din Ping Tsai
Din Ping Tsai City University of Hong Kong

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