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Tohru Sekino

Tohru Sekino

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
53
Citations
11980
World Ranking
9135
National Ranking
531

Tohru Sekino 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 Tohru Sekino sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 448 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tohru Sekino 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 Tohru Sekino sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tohru Sekino is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has a substantial body of research within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ceramics and Composites, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their research extensively covers topics such as Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Advanced Ceramic Materials Synthesis, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Pigment Synthesis and Properties, Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis, Advanced Materials and Composites, and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties.

Recent papers by Sekino include:

  • The effects of sintering temperature on mechanical and electrical properties of Al2O3/Ti composites (2020) published in Materials Today Communications
  • 1T/2H-MoS2 engineered by in-situ ethylene glycol intercalation for improved toluene sensing response at room temperature (2020) published in Advanced Powder Technology
  • Isotropic enhancement of the thermal conductivity of polymer composites by dispersion of equiaxed polyhedral boron nitride fillers (2021) published in Composites Science and Technology
  • Fe and Zn co-substituted beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP): Synthesis, structural, magnetic, mechanical and biological properties (2020) published in Materials Science and Engineering C
  • Dissolution-Precipitation Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Whitlockite with Variable Metal Content (2021) published in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Frequent co-authors contributing to Sekino's publications include:

  • Tomoyo Goto
  • Sunghun Cho
  • Shu Yin
  • Yeongjun Seo
  • Ayahisa Okawa

Publications are often featured in specialized venues such as Ceramics International, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, ACS Omega, CrystEngComm, and Advanced Powder Technology. Within these venues, Sekino has notably contributed 15 publications to Ceramics International, six to the Journal of Alloys and Compounds, five each to ACS Omega and CrystEngComm, and four to Advanced Powder Technology.

Best Publications

  • Titania Nanotubes Prepared by Chemical Processing

    Tomoko Kasuga;Masayoshi Hiramatsu;Akihiko Hoson;Tohru Sekino

  • Reduction and Sintering of a Nickel–Dispersed‐Alumina Composite and Its Properties

    Tohru Sekino;Toshio Nakajima;Satoru Ueda;Koichi Niihara

  • Preparation and characterization of chitosan-grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes and their electrochemical properties

    Zigang Wu;Wei Feng;Yiyu Feng;Qiang Liu

  • Tough and strong Ce-TZP/Alumina nanocomposites doped with titania

    Masahiro Nawa;Syoichi Nakamoto;Tohru Sekino;Koichi Niihara

  • Fabrication and mechanical behaviour of Al2O3/Mo nanocomposites

    M. Nawa;T. Sekino;K. Niihara

  • Fabrication and mechanical properties of 5 vol% copper dispersed alumina nanocomposite

    Sung Tag Oh;Tohru Sekino;Koichi Niihara

  • Fabrication and Microstructure of Silicon Nitride/Boron Nitride Nanocomposites

    Takafumi Kusunose;Tohru Sekino;Yong Ho Choa;Koichi Niihara

  • Machinability of silicon nitride/boron nitride nanocomposites

    Takafumi Kusunose;Tohru Sekino;Yong Ho Choa;Koichi Niihara

  • Fabrication of epoxy/silicon nitride nanowire composites and evaluation of their thermal conductivity

    Takafumi Kusunose;Takashi Yagi;Shakhawat H. Firoz;Tohru Sekino

  • Microstructural characteristics and mechanical properties for Al2O3/metal nanocomposities

    T. Sekino;K. Niihara

  • One-step reverse micelle polymerization of organic dispersible polyaniline nanoparticles

    Youn Gyu Han;Youn Gyu Han;Takafumi Kusunose;Tohru Sekino

  • Fabrication and mechanical properties of fine-tungsten-dispersed alumina-based composites

    Tohru Sekino;Koichi Niihara

  • Preparation and electric properties of dense nanocrystalline zinc oxide ceramics

    Lian Gao;Qiang Li;Weiling Luan;Hirokazu Kawaoka

  • New Nanocomposite Structural Ceramics

    K. Niihara;A. Nakahira;T. Sekino

  • RGO/Ag2S/TiO2 ternary heterojunctions with highly enhanced UV-NIR photocatalytic activity and stability

    Tongyao Liu;Tongyao Liu;Bin Liu;Bin Liu;Linfen Yang;Linfen Yang;Xinlong Ma;Xinlong Ma

  • A Novel Method for Synthesis of Titania Nanotube Powders using Rapid Breakdown Anodization

    Narges F. Fahim;Tohru Sekino

  • Thermal stability evaluation of diamond-like nanocomposite coatings

    Won Jae Yang;Yong Ho Choa;Tohru Sekino;Kwang Bo Shim

  • Roles of Cr3+ doping and oxygen vacancies in SrTiO3 photocatalysts with high visible light activity for NO removal

    Huihui Li;Huihui Li;Shu Yin;Yuhua Wang;Tohru Sekino

  • Synthesis of solar light responsive Fe, N co-doped TiO2 photocatalyst by sonochemical method

    Tae Ho Kim;Vicent Rodríguez-González;Gobinda Gyawali;Sung Hun Cho

  • Synthesis of Bismuth Sodium Titanate Nanosized Powders by Solution/Sol–Gel Process

    Chang Yeoul Kim;Tohru Sekino;Koichi Niihara

  • Materials Research Innovations

    Tsuneo Nakahara;Naoji Fujomori;E.W. White;M. Yoshimura

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichi Niihara
Koichi Niihara Nagaoka University of Technology
Shu Yin
Shu Yin Tohoku University
Tsugio Sato
Tsugio Sato Tohoku University
Jianfeng Yang
Jianfeng Yang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yoichi Ando
Yoichi Ando University of Cologne
Yuhua Wang
Yuhua Wang Lanzhou University
Masashi Yoshimura
Masashi Yoshimura Osaka University
Tatsuki Ohji
Tatsuki Ohji National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Yuichi Ikuhara
Yuichi Ikuhara University of Tokyo
Kenji Okitsu
Kenji Okitsu Osaka Metropolitan University

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