2026 Sumio Iijima: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	133	297	285	10	10	753	154625

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award
2009 - Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America
2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2007 - Gregori Aminoff Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for his structural studies of carbon nanotubes
2005 - Distinguished Scientist Award, Mineralogical Society of America
2002 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the discovery of carbon nanotube and promotion of its research and development
1985 - Nishina Memorial Prize
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Overview

Sumio Iijima is affiliated with Meijo University in Japan, with research primarily focused on materials science and engineering. Their work involves various subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, nutrition and dietetics, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The main topics in their research include:

Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
Graphene research and applications
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Advancements in Battery Materials
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Semiconductor materials and devices
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sumio Iijima cover a range of topics and publication venues:

Atomic resolution imaging of cation ordering in niobium-tungsten complex oxides, 2021, Communications Materials
Atomic-resolution STEM-EDS studies of cation ordering in Ti-Nb oxide crystals, 2021, Scientific Reports
Vertically aligned growth of small-diameter single-walled carbon nanotubes by alcohol catalytic chemical vapor deposition with Ir catalyst, 2020, Applied Surface Science
Carbon nanohorn coating by electrodeposition accelerate bone formation on titanium implant, 2021, Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology
Vertically Aligned, Small-diameter Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Growth from Ir Catalysts, 2020, Vacuum and Surface Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sumio Iijima include:

Takahiro Maruyama
Takuya Okada
Kamal Sharma
Tomoko Suzuki
Takahiro Saida

The publication venues where Sumio Iijima's research appears most often include:

Applied Surface Science
Communications Materials
Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology
Scientific Reports
Vacuum and Surface Science

Throughout their career, Sumio Iijima has received several awards and honors including:

Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (2009)
Gregori Aminoff Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2007) for structural studies of carbon nanotubes
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2007)
Distinguished Scientist Award, Mineralogical Society of America (2005)
Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute (2002)
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (2000) for the discovery of carbon nanotube and promotion of its research and development
Nishina Memorial Prize (1985)
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon

Sumio Iijima

60327
Citations
Single-shell carbon nanotubes of 1-nm diameter

Sumio Iijima;Toshinari Ichihashi

12795
Citations
Roll-to-roll production of 30-inch graphene films for transparent electrodes

Sukang Bae;Hyeongkeun Kim;Youngbin Lee;Xiangfan Xu

9865
Citations
Gold catalysts prepared by coprecipitation for low-temperature oxidation of hydrogen and of carbon monoxide

M. Haruta;N. Yamada;T. Kobayashi;S. Iijima

4170
Citations
Water-Assisted Highly Efficient Synthesis of Impurity-Free Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Kenji Hata;Don N. Futaba;Kohei Mizuno;Tatsunori Namai

3425
Citations
Shape-engineerable and highly densely packed single-walled carbon nanotubes and their application as super-capacitor electrodes

Don N. Futaba;Kenji Hata;Takeo Yamada;Tatsuki Hiraoka

2286
Citations
Direct evidence for atomic defects in graphene layers

Ayako Hashimoto;Kazu Suenaga;Alexandre Gloter;Alexandre Gloter;Koki Urita;Koki Urita

2077
Citations
Structural flexibility of carbon nanotubes

Sumio Iijima;Charles Brabec;Amitesh Maiti;Jerzy Bernholc

1682
Citations
Opening carbon nanotubes with oxygen and implications for filling

P. M. Ajayan;T. W. Ebbesen;T. Ichihashi;S. Iijima

1501
Citations
Nano-aggregates of single-walled graphitic carbon nano-horns

S. Iijima;M. Yudasaka;R. Yamada;S. Bandow

1437
Citations
Fabrication of a freestanding boron nitride single layer and its defect assignments.

Chuanhong Jin;Chuanhong Jin;Fang Lin;Kazu Suenaga;Sumio Iijima;Sumio Iijima

1284
Citations
Carbon nanotubes: past, present, and future

Sumio Iijima

876
Citations
Raman scattering study of double-wall carbon nanotubes derived from the chains of fullerenes in single-wall carbon nanotubes

S. Bandow;M. Takizawa;K. Hirahara;M. Yudasaka

870
Citations
Direct observation of the tetrahedral bonding in graphitized carbon black by high resolution electron microscopy

Sumio Iijima

814
Citations
Structural instability of ultrafine particles of metals.

Sumio Iijima;Toshinari Ichihashi

811
Citations
Deriving carbon atomic chains from graphene.

Chuanhong Jin;Chuanhong Jin;Haiping Lan;Lianmao Peng;Kazu Suenaga

733
Citations
Open and closed edges of graphene layers.

Zheng Liu;Kazu Suenaga;Peter J. F. Harris;Sumio Iijima

721
Citations
Coaxial Nanocable: Silicon Carbide and Silicon Oxide Sheathed with Boron Nitride and Carbon

Y. Zhang;K. Suenaga;C. Colliex;S. Iijima

713
Citations
Extracting the full potential of single-walled carbon nanotubes as durable supercapacitor electrodes operable at 4 V with high power and energy density.

Ali Izadi-Najafabadi;Satoshi Yasuda;Kazufumi Kobashi;Takeo Yamada

699
Citations
One-dimensional metallofullerene crystal generated inside single-walled carbon nanotubes.

K. Hirahara;K. Suenaga;S. Bandow;H. Kato

691
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