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Takayuki Watanabe

Takayuki Watanabe

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 44 11942 11545 746 711 523 9654

Takayuki Watanabe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Takayuki Watanabe between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Takayuki Watanabe published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 15.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2012. 22 of the 708 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2012. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 24 publications 1999: 22 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 32 publications 2002: 32 publications 2003: 27 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 34 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 43 publications 2012: 45 publications 2013: 43 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 10 publications
1979 2025

708 publications in total across all disciplines

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Takayuki Watanabe: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 2
1989 1
1990 4
1991 2
1992 3
1993 9
1994 5
1995 7
1996 10
1997 12
1998 24
1999 22
2000 21
2001 32
2002 32
2003 27
2004 27
2005 25
2006 24
2007 21
2008 34
2009 19
2010 19
2011 43
2012 45
2013 43
2014 30
2015 21
2016 24
2017 16
2018 10
2019 16
2020 16
2021 23
2022 9
2023 5
2024 12
2025 10
Total 708
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Takayuki Watanabe 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 Takayuki Watanabe 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, 510–529 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: 523 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
510–529 194 523
530–549 162
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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Takayuki Watanabe 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 Takayuki Watanabe 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, 44–45 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: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 44
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
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

Takayuki Watanabe is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has made contributions primarily in the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research has been published extensively in areas such as electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics.

Their work spans several topics, with notable focus on plasma applications and diagnostics, advancements in battery materials, vacuum and plasma arcs, diamond and carbon-based materials research, graphene research and applications, semiconductor materials and devices, and plasma diagnostics and applications.

Watanabe's recent publications include:

  • Reinforced Polyphenylene Ionomer Membranes Exhibiting High Fuel Cell Performance and Mechanical Durability (2021, ACS Materials Au)
  • Synthesis of carbon-coated silicon nanoparticles by induction thermal plasma for lithium ion battery (2020, Powder Technology)
  • Formation mechanism of amorphous silicon nanoparticles with additional counter-flow quenching gas by induction thermal plasma (2020, Chemical Engineering Science)
  • Graphene-based plasmonic metamaterial for terahertz laser transistors (2022, Nanophotonics)
  • Treatment of pyridine in industrial liquid waste by atmospheric DC water plasma (2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials)

The scientist has frequently coauthored with Manabu Tanaka, Xiaoyu Zhang, Byeong-Il Min, and Ririko Hayashida, indicating ongoing collaborations.

Their research has appeared repeatedly in prominent publication venues including Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), MATEC Web of Conferences, and Chemical Engineering Science.

Best Publications

  • Large remanent polarization of (Bi, Nd)4Ti3O12 epitaxial thin films grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

    Takashi Kojima;Tomohiro Sakai;Takayuki Watanabe;Hiroshi Funakubo

  • Adhesion and sliding of wet snow on a super-hydrophobic surface with hydrophilic channels

    T. Kako;A. Nakajima;H. Irie;Z. Kato

  • Effect of cosubstitution of La and V in Bi4Ti3O12 thin films on the low-temperature deposition

    Takayuki Watanabe;Hiroshi Funakubo;Minoru Osada;Yuji Noguchi

  • SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE ATOMIZER

    Minoru Kurosawa;Takayuki Watanabe;Akira Futami;Toshiro Higuchi

  • Amorphous V2O5/carbon composites as electrochemical supercapacitor electrodes

    T Kudo;Y Ikeda;T Watanabe;M Hibino

  • Approach for enhanced polarization of polycrystalline bismuth titanate films by Nd3+/V5+ cosubstitution

    Hiroshi Uchida;Hiroki Yoshikawa;Isao Okada;Hirofumi Matsuda

  • Cation Distribution and Structural Instability in Bi4-xLaxTi3O12

    Minoru Osada;Masaru Tada;Masato Kakihana;Takayuki Watanabe

  • Enhancement of charging and discharging rates in a latent heat storage system by use of PCM with different melting temperatures

    Takayuki Watanabe;Hisashi Kikuchi;Atsushi Kanzawa

  • Controllable synthesis of carbon nanomaterials by direct current arc discharge from the inner wall of the chamber

    Da Zhang;Kai Ye;Yaochun Yao;Feng Liang

  • Improved Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 thin film solar cells by surface sulfurization

    Tokio Nakada;Hiroki Ohbo;Takayuki Watanabe;Hidenobu Nakazawa

  • Preparation and characterization of a- and b-axis-oriented epitaxially grown Bi4Ti3O12-based thin films with long-range lattice matching

    Takayuki Watanabe;Hiroshi Funakubo;Keisuke Saito;Toshimasa Suzuki

  • The capric–lauric acid and pentadecane combination as phase change material for cooling applications

    Maria Natalia R Dimaano;Takayuki Watanabe

  • Coatings made by sol–gel and chemical nanotechnology

    M. A. Aegerter;R. Almeida;A. Soutar;K. Tadanaga

  • Deformation and solidification of a droplet on a cold substrate

    T. Watanabe;I. Kuribayashi;T. Honda;A. Kanzawa

  • Large remanent polarization of Bi4Ti3O12-based thin films modified by the site engineering technique

    Takayuki Watanabe;Takashi Kojima;Tomohiro Sakai;Hiroshi Funakubo

  • High resolution microscopy study in Cr3C2-doped WC-Co

    T. Yamamoto;Y. Ikuhara;T. Watanabe;T. Sakuma

  • Piezoelectric material, piezoelectric element, and electronic apparatus

    Takanori Matsuda;Takayuki Watanabe;Shunsuke Murakami;Miki Ueda

  • Controlled crystal growth of layered-perovskite thin films as an approach to study their basic properties

    Takayuki Watanabe;Hiroshi Funakubo

  • Performance investigation of the capric and lauric acid mixture as latent heat energy storage for a cooling system

    Maria Natalia R Dimaano;Takayuki Watanabe

  • Growth mechanism of silicon-based functional nanoparticles fabricated by inductively coupled thermal plasmas

    M Shigeta;T Watanabe

  • Structural, Dielectric, and Piezoelectric Properties of Mn-Doped BaTiO3–Bi(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3–BiFeO3Ceramics

    Ichiro Fujii;Ryuta Mitsui;Kouichi Nakashima;Nobuhiro Kumada

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Funakubo
Hiroshi Funakubo Tokyo Institute of Technology
Manabu Tanaka
Manabu Tanaka Osaka University
Shigeyuki Kawa
Shigeyuki Kawa Matsumoto Dental University
Takamasa Ishigaki
Takamasa Ishigaki Hosei University
Feng Liang
Feng Liang Kunming University of Science and Technology
Masato Kakihana
Masato Kakihana Tohoku University
Satoshi Wada
Satoshi Wada University of Yamanashi
Cheol Seong Hwang
Cheol Seong Hwang Seoul National University
Rainer Waser
Rainer Waser RWTH Aachen University
Taiichi Otsuji
Taiichi Otsuji Tohoku University

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