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Shigeru Ikeda

Shigeru Ikeda

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
10796
World Ranking
10735
National Ranking
785

Shigeru Ikeda 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 Shigeru Ikeda sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 231 publications — 43rd percentile

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

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

Shigeru Ikeda 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 Shigeru Ikeda sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shigeru Ikeda is a researcher affiliated with Konan University in Japan focused on materials science, engineering, and energy. Their scientific contributions prominently address advanced photocatalysis techniques, copper-based nanomaterials, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, and renewable energy applications.

Their research spans multiple interconnected fields including Materials Science, Engineering, and Energy. Within these domains, subfields covered include Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Additional specialized topics relate to Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Neurology.

Key topics in their work include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Ga2O3 and related materials

Frequent collaborators with Ikeda include Takashi Harada, Muhammad Monirul Islam, T. Sakurai, Riku Okamoto, and Yoshitaro Nose. Their partnership reflects sustained co-authorship in multiple publications.

Shigeru Ikeda has published extensively in journals such as RSC Advances, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Advanced Science, and Solar RRL.

Representative recent publications include:

  • 3.17% efficient Cu2ZnSnS4-BiVO4 integrated tandem cell for standalone overall solar water splitting, 2021, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Tailored Photoluminescence Properties of Ag(In,Ga)Se2 Quantum Dots for Near-Infrared In Vivo Imaging, 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Photocarrier Recombination Dynamics in BiVO4 for Visible Light-Driven Water Oxidation, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Mechanism of Incorporation of Zirconium into BiVO4 Visible-Light Photocatalyst, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Research on the Influence of the Interfacial Properties Between a Cu3BiS3 Film and an InxCd1−xS Buffer Layer for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, 2022, Advanced Science

Best Publications

  • Preparation of Polycrystalline TiO2 Photocatalysts Impregnated with Various Transition Metal Ions: Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity for the Degradation of 4-Nitrophenol

    A. Di Paola;G. Marcì;L. Palmisano;M. Schiavello

  • Ligand-free platinum nanoparticles encapsulated in a hollow porous carbon shell as a highly active heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst.

    Shigeru Ikeda;Satoru Ishino;Takashi Harada;Natsumi Okamoto

  • Photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds in aqueous systems by transition metal doped polycrystalline TiO2

    A Di Paola;E Garcı́a-López;S Ikeda;G Marcı̀

  • Pt/In2S3/CdS/Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Film as an Efficient and Stable Photocathode for Water Reduction under Sunlight Radiation

    Feng Jiang;Gunawan;Takashi Harada;Yongbo Kuang

  • Quantitative analysis of defective sites in titanium(IV) oxide photocatalyst powders

    Shigeru Ikeda;Noboru Sugiyama;Shin-ya Murakami;Hiroshi Kominami

  • Photocatalytic activity of transition-metal-loaded titanium(IV) oxide powders suspended in aqueous solutions: Correlation with electron hole recombination kinetics

    Shigeru Ikeda;Noboru Sugiyama;Bonamali Pal;Giuseppe Marcí

  • Asymmetrically modified silica particles : A simple particulate surfactant for stabilization of oil droplets in water

    Yoshiko K. Takahara;Shigeru Ikeda;Satoru Ishino;Koji Tachi

  • Pore formation in silicon by wet etching using micrometre-sized metal particles as catalysts

    Chia-Lung Lee;Kazuya Tsujino;Yuji Kanda;Shigeru Ikeda

  • Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticle Immobilized on Silica-Coated Gold Particles

    Tsukasa Torimoto;Hiroki Horibe;Tatsuya Kameyama;Ken-ichi Okazaki

  • Preparation of K2La2Ti3O10 by polymerized complex method and photocatalytic decomposition of water

    Shigeru Ikeda;Michikazu Hara;Junko N. Kondo;Kazunari Domen

  • Enhancement of solar hydrogen evolution from water by surface modification with CdS and TiO2 on porous CuInS2 photocathodes prepared by an electrodeposition-sulfurization method.

    Jiao Zhao;Tsutomu Minegishi;Li Zhang;Miao Zhong

  • Thin film solar cell based on CuSbS2 absorber fabricated from an electrochemically deposited metal stack

    Wilman Septina;Shigeru Ikeda;Yuta Iga;Takashi Harada

  • Mechano-catalytic overall water splitting

    Shigeru Ikeda;Tsuyoshi Takata;Takeshi Kondo;Go Hitoki

  • Pure Sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Film Solar Cells Fabricated by Preheating an Electrodeposited Metallic Stack

    Feng Jiang;Shigeru Ikeda;Takashi Harada;Michio Matsumura

  • Catalytic activity and regeneration property of a Pd nanoparticle encapsulated in a hollow porous carbon sphere for aerobic alcohol oxidation.

    Takashi Harada;Shigeru Ikeda;Fumihiro Hashimoto;Takao Sakata

  • Determination of oxygen sources for oxidation of benzene on TiO2 photocatalysts in aqueous solutions containing molecular oxygen.

    Thuan Duc Bui;Akira Kimura;Shigeru Ikeda;Michio Matsumura

  • A perspective on fabricating carbon-based nanomaterials by photocatalysis and their applications

    Yun Hau Ng;Shigeru Ikeda;Michio Matsumura;Rose Amal

  • Discrimination of the active crystalline phases in anatase–rutile mixed titanium(IV) oxide photocatalysts through action spectrum analyses

    Tsukasa Torimoto;Nao Nakamura;Shigeru Ikeda;Bunsho Ohtani

  • Selective Adsorption of Glucose-Derived Carbon Precursor on Amino-Functionalized Porous Silica for Fabrication of Hollow Carbon Spheres with Porous Walls

    Shigeru Ikeda;Koji Tachi;Yun Hau Ng;Yoshimitsu Ikoma

  • Photocatalytic activity of hydrothermally synthesized tantalate pyrochlores for overall water splitting

    Shigeru Ikeda;Minori Fubuki;Yoshiko K. Takahara;Michio Matsumura

Frequent Co-Authors

Michio Matsumura
Michio Matsumura Osaka University
Bunsho Ohtani
Bunsho Ohtani Hokkaido University
Tsukasa Torimoto
Tsukasa Torimoto Nagoya University
Michikazu Hara
Michikazu Hara Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yun Hau Ng
Yun Hau Ng City University of Hong Kong
Junko N. Kondo
Junko N. Kondo Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kazunari Domen
Kazunari Domen University of Tokyo
Takao Sakata
Takao Sakata Osaka University
Hirotaro Mori
Hirotaro Mori Osaka University
Seigo Ito
Seigo Ito University of Hyogo

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