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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 57 7960 7696 1977 1835 200 11611

Tomonori Saito publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tomonori Saito between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tomonori Saito published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2023. 35 of the 235 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2023. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 20 publications
1988 2025

235 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tomonori Saito: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 1
2004 3
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 7
2009 7
2010 11
2011 8
2012 5
2013 3
2014 9
2015 7
2016 16
2017 16
2018 14
2019 19
2020 11
2021 20
2022 17
2023 21
2024 15
2025 20
Total 235
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Tomonori Saito 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 Tomonori Saito 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, 190–209 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: 200 publications — 30th percentile

30% 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
190–209 891 200
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
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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Tomonori Saito 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 Tomonori Saito 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, 56–57 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: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 57
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

Tomonori Saito is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on engineering and materials science, with significant contributions in the subfields of electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, organic chemistry, automotive engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics of Saito's work include advanced battery materials and technologies, polymer composites and self-healing, advancements in battery materials, advanced battery technologies research, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, fuel cells and related materials, and advanced polymer synthesis and characterization.

Among Saito's recent publications are the following papers:

  • Intrinsically Self-Healing Polymers: From Mechanistic Insight to Current Challenges, 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • Elastic vitrimers: Beyond thermoplastic and thermoset elastomers, 2022, Matter
  • Design of tough adhesive from commodity thermoplastics through dynamic crosslinking, 2021, Science Advances
  • Separator Effect on Zinc Electrodeposition Behavior and Its Implication for Zinc Battery Lifetime, 2021, Nano Letters
  • Polymers with Dynamic Bonds: Adaptive Functional Materials for a Sustainable Future, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Saito frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, including Michelle Lehmann, Alexei P. Sokolov, Pengfei Cao, Md Anisur Rahman, and Guang Yang.

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as Macromolecules, ECS Meeting Abstracts, Cell Reports Physical Science, Materials Horizons, and Science Advances.

Best Publications

  • Materials for the Recovery of Uranium from Seawater

    Carter W. Abney;Richard T. Mayes;Tomonori Saito;Sheng Dai

  • Use of Carbon Mesh Anodes and the Effect of Different Pretreatment Methods on Power Production in Microbial Fuel Cells

    Xin Wang;Shaoan Cheng;Yujie Feng;Matthew D. Merrill

  • Intrinsically Self-Healing Polymers: From Mechanistic Insight to Current Challenges.

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  • Turning renewable resources into value-added polymer: development of lignin-based thermoplastic

    Tomonori Saito;Rebecca H. Brown;Marcus A. Hunt;Deanna L. Pickel

  • Using microbial desalination cells to reduce water salinity prior to reverse osmosis

    Maha Mehanna;Tomonori Saito;Jingling Yan;Michael Hickner

  • Lignin-Derived Advanced Carbon Materials.

    Sabornie Chatterjee;Tomonori Saito

  • Elastic vitrimers: Beyond thermoplastic and thermoset elastomers

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  • Separator Effect on Zinc Electrodeposition Behavior and Its Implication for Zinc Battery Lifetime.

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  • Synthesis and properties of polymerized ionic liquids

    Ali Eftekhari;Ali Eftekhari;Tomonori Saito

  • Ti3C2Tx (MXene)–polyacrylamide nanocomposite films

    Michael Naguib;Tomonori Saito;Sophia Lai;Matthew S. Rager

  • Microbial fuel cell cathodes with poly(dimethylsiloxane) diffusion layers constructed around stainless steel mesh current collectors.

    Fang Zhang;Tomonori Saito;Shaoan Cheng;Michael A. Hickner

  • Superstretchable, Self‐Healing Polymeric Elastomers with Tunable Properties

    Peng‐Fei Cao;Bingrui Li;Tao Hong;Jacob Townsend

  • Methanol Fractionation of Softwood Kraft Lignin: Impact on the Lignin Properties

    Tomonori Saito;Joshua H. Perkins;Frederic Vautard;Harry M. Meyer

  • Controlling Interfacial Dynamics: Covalent Bonding versus Physical Adsorption in Polymer Nanocomposites

    Adam P. Holt;Vera Bocharova;Shiwang Cheng;Alexander M. Kisliuk

  • Ion Conduction in Polymerized Ionic Liquids with Different Pendant Groups

    Fei Fan;Yangyang Wang;Tao Hong;Maximilian F. Heres

  • Development of lignin-based polyurethane thermoplastics

    Tomonori Saito;Joshua H. Perkins;Daniel C. Jackson;Neil E. Trammel

  • Examination of the fundamental relation between ionic transport and segmental relaxation in polymer electrolytes

    Yangyang Wang;Fei Fan;Alexander L. Agapov;Tomonori Saito

  • Nitrogen removal in a single-chamber microbial fuel cell with nitrifying biofilm enriched at the air cathode

    Hengjing Yan;Tomonori Saito;Tomonori Saito;John M. Regan

  • Unexpected Molecular Weight Effect in Polymer Nanocomposites.

    Shiwang Cheng;Adam P. Holt;Huiqun Wang;Fei Fan

  • Uranium recovery from seawater: development of fiber adsorbents prepared via atom-transfer radical polymerization

    Tomonori Saito;Suree Brown;Sabornie Chatterjee;Jungseung Kim

  • Rational Design of a Multifunctional Binder for High-Capacity Silicon-Based Anodes

    Peng-Fei Cao;Guang Yang;Bingrui Li;Yiman Zhang

  • Mechanism of Conductivity Relaxation in Liquid and Polymeric Electrolytes: Direct Link between Conductivity and Diffusivity

    Catalin P. Gainaru;Catalin P. Gainaru;Eric W. Stacy;Vera Bocharova;Mallory Gobet

  • Uranium Adsorbent Fibers Prepared by Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) from Poly(vinyl chloride)-co-chlorinated Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-co-CPVC) Fiber

    Suree Brown;Yanfeng Yue;Li-Jung Kuo;Nada Mehio

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexei P. Sokolov
Alexei P. Sokolov University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jimmy W. Mays
Jimmy W. Mays University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Michael A. Hickner
Michael A. Hickner Pennsylvania State University
Mark Dadmun
Mark Dadmun University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jagjit Nanda
Jagjit Nanda Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Vera Bocharova
Vera Bocharova Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Sheng Dai
Sheng Dai Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Bruce E. Logan
Bruce E. Logan Pennsylvania State University
Shannon M. Mahurin
Shannon M. Mahurin Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Timothy E. Long
Timothy E. Long Arizona State University

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