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Shizuo Tokito

Shizuo Tokito

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 78 2934 2834 122 119 539 25235

Shizuo Tokito publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shizuo Tokito between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shizuo Tokito published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 13.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2018. 8 of the 563 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2018. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 28 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 34 publications 2017: 39 publications 2018: 45 publications 2019: 36 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 1 publication
1984 2025

563 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shizuo Tokito: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 2
1986 2
1987 3
1988 8
1989 5
1990 4
1991 4
1992 0
1993 0
1994 2
1995 3
1996 5
1997 7
1998 4
1999 2
2000 9
2001 6
2002 3
2003 14
2004 13
2005 28
2006 22
2007 21
2008 27
2009 19
2010 15
2011 10
2012 10
2013 11
2014 19
2015 26
2016 34
2017 39
2018 45
2019 36
2020 30
2021 25
2022 25
2023 16
2024 7
2025 1
Total 563
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Shizuo Tokito 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 Shizuo Tokito sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 530–549 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 539 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162 539
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Shizuo Tokito 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 Shizuo Tokito sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299 78
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Shizuo Tokito is affiliated with Yamagata University in Japan and has a substantial publication record in engineering and materials science, with a particular emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, polymers and plastics, materials chemistry, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their research covers multiple subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, polymers and plastics, materials chemistry, and cognitive neuroscience.

Key research topics addressed by Tokito include:

  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
  • Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies

Tokito's publication record reveals frequent contributions to several scientific venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Advanced Electronic Materials
  • Flexible and Printed Electronics
  • Scientific Reports
  • Applied Physics Express

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Fully Printed PEDOT:PSS-based Temperature Sensor with High Humidity Stability for Wireless Healthcare Monitoring," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "A Printed Flexible Humidity Sensor with High Sensitivity and Fast Response Using a Cellulose Nanofiber/Carbon Black Composite," 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Paper-based lactate biofuel cell array with high power output," 2021, Journal of Power Sources
  • "Printed Strain Sensor with High Sensitivity and Wide Working Range Using a Novel Brittle-Stretchable Conductive Network," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Flexible organic thin-film transistor immunosensor printed on a one-micron-thick film," 2021, Communications Materials

Collaborations are an integral part of Tokito's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Daisuke Kumaki
  • Tomohito Sekine
  • Yasunori Takeda
  • Yifei Wang
  • Hiroyuki Matsui

The published works are mainly focused on developing sensors and electronic devices using materials such as conducting polymers and nanomaterials, contributing to the fields of flexible electronics and bio-sensing technologies.

Best Publications

  • Highly efficient phosphorescence from organic light-emitting devices with an exciton-block layer

    Masamichi Ikai;Shizuo Tokito;Youichi Sakamoto;Toshiyasu Suzuki

  • Perfluoropentacene: high-performance p-n junctions and complementary circuits with pentacene.

    Youichi Sakamoto;Toshiyasu Suzuki;Masafumi Kobayashi;Yuan Gao

  • Confinement of triplet energy on phosphorescent molecules for highly-efficient organic blue-light-emitting devices

    Shizuo Tokito;Toshiki Iijima;Yoshiyuki Suzuri;Hiroshi Kita

  • Electroluminescence in Organic Films with Three-Layer Structure

    Chihaya Adachi;Shizuo Tokito;Tetsuo Tsutsui;Shogo Saito

  • Metal oxides as a hole-injecting layer for an organic electroluminescent device

    Shizuo Tokito;Koji Noda;Yasunori Taga

  • Light-emitting device

    Nakayama Yuji;Iwata Takeshi;Matsushima Yoshimasa;Hori Yoji

  • High-efficiency white phosphorescent organic light-emitting devices with greenish-blue and red-emitting layers

    Shizuo Tokito;Toshiki Iijima;Toshimitsu Tsuzuki;Fumio Sato

  • n-type organic field-effect transistors with very high electron mobility based on thiazole oligomers with trifluoromethylphenyl groups.

    Shinji Ando;Ryo Murakami;Jun-ichi Nishida;Hirokazu Tada

  • Fully-printed high-performance organic thin-film transistors and circuitry on one-micron-thick polymer films

    Kenjiro Fukuda;Yasunori Takeda;Yudai Yoshimura;Rei Shiwaku

  • High performance n-type organic field-effect transistors based on π-electronic systems with trifluoromethylphenyl groups

    Shinji Ando;Jun-Ichi Nishida;Hirokazu Tada;Youji Inoue

  • THERMAL STABILITY IN OLIGOMERIC TRIPHENYLAMINE/TRIS(8-QUINOLINOLATO) ALUMINUM ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES

    Shizuo Tokito;Hiromitsu Tanaka;Koji Noda;Akane Okada

  • Color Tunable Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes Using Pentafluorophenyl‐Substituted Iridium Complexes

    Toshimitsu Tsuzuki;Nobuhiko Shirasawa;Toshiyasu Suzuki;Shizuo Tokito

  • Highly efficient pure blue electroluminescence from polyfluorene: Influence of the molecular weight distribution on the aggregation tendency

    Karl-Heinz Weinfurtner;Hisayoshi Fujikawa;Shizuo Tokito;Yasunori Taga

  • Phosphorescent iridium complexes based on 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine ligands: tuning of emission color toward the blue region and application to polymer light-emitting devices.

    Shin-ya Takizawa;Jun-ichi Nishida;Toshimitsu Tsuzuki;Shizuo Tokito

  • Organic Electroluminescent Device with a Three-Layer Structure

    Chihaya Adachi;Shizuo Tokito;Tetsuo Tsutsui;Shogo Saito

  • Electronic structure of 8-hydroxyquinoline aluminum/LiF/Al interface for organic electroluminescent device studied by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy

    T. Mori;H. Fujikawa;S. Tokito;Y. Taga

  • Fully Printed PEDOT:PSS-based Temperature Sensor with High Humidity Stability for Wireless Healthcare Monitoring.

    Yi-Fei Wang;Tomohito Sekine;Yasunori Takeda;Koji Yokosawa

  • High-efficiency phosphorescent polymer light-emitting devices

    Shizuo Tokito;Mitsunori Suzuki;Fumio Sato;Motoaki Kamachi

  • Three-dimensional monolithic integration in flexible printed organic transistors.

    Jimin Kwon;Yasunori Takeda;Rei Shiwaku;Shizuo Tokito

  • Highly Efficient and Low‐Voltage Phosphorescent Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes Using an Iridium Complex as the Host Material

    Toshimitsu Tsuzuki;Shizuo Tokito

  • Oligo(2,6‐anthrylene)s: Acene–Oligomer Approach for Organic Field‐Effect Transistors

    Kaname Ito;Toshiyasu Suzuki;Youichi Sakamoto;Daisuke Kubota

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenjiro Fukuda
Kenjiro Fukuda Osaka University
Yoshiro Yamashita
Yoshiro Yamashita Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yasunori Taga
Yasunori Taga Chubu University
Toshiyasu Suzuki
Toshiyasu Suzuki National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Tetsuo Tsutsui
Tetsuo Tsutsui Kyushu University
Shogo Saito
Shogo Saito Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hirokazu Tada
Hirokazu Tada Osaka University
Osamu Niwa
Osamu Niwa Saitama Institute of Technology
Kilwon Cho
Kilwon Cho Pohang University of Science and Technology
Kazuo Takimiya
Kazuo Takimiya Tohoku University

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