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Tomoyoshi Shimobaba

Tomoyoshi Shimobaba

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
42
Citations
7339
World Ranking
6539
National Ranking
133

Tomoyoshi Shimobaba publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tomoyoshi Shimobaba sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 338 publications — 82nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Tomoyoshi Shimobaba D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tomoyoshi Shimobaba sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tomoyoshi Shimobaba is affiliated with Chiba University in Japan and has a research focus spanning engineering, physics and astronomy, as well as computer science. Their work intersects multiple subfields including media technology, atomic and molecular physics with optics, computer vision and pattern recognition, human-computer interaction, and biomedical engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics within optical science and imaging technologies. Main areas of work include advanced optical imaging technologies, digital holography and microscopy, photorefractive and nonlinear optics, advanced vision and imaging, random lasers and scattering media, virtual reality applications and impacts, and optical coherence tomography applications.

A number of recent papers authored or co-authored by Shimobaba illustrate the scope of their research. These include:

  • "The state-of-the-art in computer generated holography for 3D display" (2022, Light Advanced Manufacturing)
  • "Deep-Learning Computational Holography: A Review" (2022, Frontiers in Photonics)
  • "Single-pixel imaging using a recurrent neural network combined with convolutional layers" (2020, Optics Express)
  • "Roadmap on computational methods in optical imaging and holography [invited]" (2024, Applied Physics B)
  • "Acceleration of polygon-based computer-generated holograms using look-up tables and reduction of the table size via principal component analysis" (2021, Optics Express)

Shimobaba frequently publishes in venues such as the Proceedings of the International Display Workshops, Optics Express, SSRN Electronic Journal, Applied Optics, and IEEE Access.

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Shimobaba's work, with frequent coauthors including Tomoyoshi Ito, Takashi Kakue, Fan Wang, David Blinder, and Takashi Nishitsuji. The counts of their collaborations indicate ongoing research partnerships, especially with Tomoyoshi Ito and Takashi Kakue.

Best Publications

  • Band-limited angular spectrum method for numerical simulation of free-space propagation in far and near fields.

    Kyoji Matsushima;Tomoyoshi Shimobaba

  • Simple and fast calculation algorithm for computer-generated hologram with wavefront recording plane.

    Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Nobuyuki Masuda;Tomoyoshi Ito

  • Special-purpose computer HORN-5 for a real-time electroholography.

    Tomoyoshi Ito;Nobuyuki Masuda;Kotaro Yoshimura;Atsushi Shiraki

  • Real-time digital holographic microscopy using the graphic processing unit

    Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Yoshikuni Sato;Junya Miura;Mai Takenouchi

  • Rapid calculation algorithm of Fresnel computer-generated-hologram using look-up table and wavefront-recording plane methods for three-dimensional display.

    Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Hirotaka Nakayama;Nobuyuki Masuda;Tomoyoshi Ito

  • HORN-6 special-purpose clustered computing system for electroholography

    Yasuyuki Ichihashi;Hirotaka Nakayama;Tomoyoshi Ito;Nobuyuki Masuda

  • Fast calculation of computer-generated-hologram on AMD HD5000 series GPU and OpenCL

    Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Tomoyoshi Ito;Nobuyuki Masuda;Yasuyuki Ichihashi

  • Holographic reconstruction with a 10- mum pixel-pitch reflective liquid-crystal display by use of a light-emitting diode reference light.

    Tomoyoshi Ito;Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Hirokazu Godo;Masahiko Horiuchi

  • Computational ghost imaging using deep learning

    Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Yutaka Endo;Takashi Nishitsuji;Takayuki Takahashi

  • Random phase-free computer-generated hologram.

    Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Tomoyoshi Ito

  • Computational wave optics library for C++: CWO++ library

    Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Jian Tong Weng;Takahiro Sakurai;Naohisa Okada

  • An efficient computational method suitable for hardware of computer-generated hologram with phase computation by addition

    Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Tomoyoshi Ito

  • Probing the metabolic heterogeneity of live Euglena gracilis with stimulated Raman scattering microscopy.

    Yoshifumi Wakisaka;Yuta Suzuki;Osamu Iwata;Ayaka Nakashima

  • Generation of real-time large computer generated hologram using wavefront recording method

    Jiantong Weng;Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Naohisa Okada;Hirotaka Nakayama

  • Lensless zoomable holographic projection using scaled Fresnel diffraction

    Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Michal Makowski;Takashi Kakue;Minoru Oikawa

  • High-performance parallel computing for next-generation holographic imaging

    Takashige Sugie;Takanori Akamatsu;Takashi Nishitsuji;Ryuji Hirayama

  • Fast high-resolution computer-generated hologram computation using multiple graphics processing unit cluster system

    Naoki Takada;Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Hirotaka Nakayama;Atsushi Shiraki

  • A Color Holographic Reconstruction System by Time Division Multiplexing with Reference Lights of Laser

    Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Tomoyoshi Ito;Tomoyoshi Ito

  • Band-limited double-step Fresnel diffraction and its application to computer-generated holograms.

    Naohisa Okada;Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Yasuyuki Ichihashi;Ryutaro Oi

  • Time-division color electroholography using one-chip RGB LED and synchronizing controller

    Minoru Oikawa;Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Takuto Yoda;Hirotaka Nakayama

  • Aliasing-reduced Fresnel diffraction with scale and shift operations

    Tomoyoshi Shimobaba;Takashi Kakue;Naohisa Okada;Minoru Oikawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomoyoshi Ito
Tomoyoshi Ito Chiba University
Peter Schelkens
Peter Schelkens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Yutaka Suzuki
Yutaka Suzuki University of Tokyo
Motoichi Ohtsu
Motoichi Ohtsu University of Tokyo

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