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Tomoyuki Akutagawa

Tomoyuki Akutagawa

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 59 7439 7191 404 391 413 11308
Chemistry 59 10242 9262 737 677 418 11330

Tomoyuki Akutagawa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tomoyuki Akutagawa between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tomoyuki Akutagawa published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 16.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 80 publications in 2022. 26 of the 569 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 80. Peak 80 publications in 2022. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 80 publications 2023: 61 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 24 publications 2026: 2 publications
1992 2026

569 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tomoyuki Akutagawa: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 0
1994 3
1995 1
1996 6
1997 7
1998 10
1999 13
2000 10
2001 14
2002 8
2003 15
2004 5
2005 13
2006 15
2007 11
2008 11
2009 13
2010 12
2011 9
2012 11
2013 13
2014 20
2015 17
2016 20
2017 22
2018 22
2019 28
2020 27
2021 26
2022 80
2023 61
2024 18
2025 24
2026 2
Total 569
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Tomoyuki Akutagawa 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 Tomoyuki Akutagawa 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, 410–429 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: 413 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
410–429 256 413
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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Tomoyuki Akutagawa 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 Tomoyuki Akutagawa 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, 58–59 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: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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
58–59 610 59
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

Tomoyuki Akutagawa is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, contributing extensively to the subfields of materials chemistry, electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, physical and theoretical chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and organic chemistry.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications such as "Ferroelectric columnar assemblies from the bowl-to-bowl inversion of aromatic cores" (2021, Nature Communications), "A synthetic ion channel with anisotropic ligand response" (2020, Nature Communications), "Chemical Design and Physical Properties of Dynamic Molecular Assemblies" (2021, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan), "Electrically Switchable Amplified Spontaneous Emission from Liquid Crystalline Phase of an AIEE-Active ESIPT Molecule" (2020, Advanced Optical Materials), and "Dynamics of proton, ion, molecule, and crystal lattice in functional molecular assemblies" (2021, Chemical Communications).

Key topics in Akutagawa's work encompass:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Organic and Molecular Conductors Research
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography

Frequent collaborators include Norihisa Hoshino, Takashi Takeda, Takayoshi Nakamura, Kiyonori Takahashi, and Shin-ichiro Noro.

Their publications appear predominantly in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, Crystal Growth & Design, CrystEngComm, Chemistry - A European Journal, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Best Publications

  • Graphene Oxide Nanosheet with High Proton Conductivity

    Mohammad Razaul Karim;Kazuto Hatakeyama;Takeshi Matsui;Hiroshi Takehira

  • Ferroelectricity and polarity control in solid-state flip-flop supramolecular rotators.

    Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Hiroyuki Koshinaka;Daisuke Sato;Sadamu Takeda

  • Cation effects in doped La2CuO4 superconductors

    J. P. Attfield;A. L. Kharlanov;J. A. McAllister

  • A molecular metal with ion-conducting channels

    Takayoshi Nakamura;Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Kazumasa Honda;Allan E. Underhill

  • Coordination polymers constructed from transition metal ions and organic N-containing heterocyclic ligands: Crystal structures and microporous properties

    Shin ichiro Noro;Susumu Kitagawa;Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Takayoshi Nakamura

  • Proton transfer and a dielectric phase transition in the molecular conductor (HDABCO+)2(TCNQ)3.

    Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Sadamu Takeda;Tatsuo Hasegawa;Takayoshi Nakamura

  • Dielectric Anisotropy of a Homochiral Trinuclear Nickel(II) Complex

    Da Wei Fu;Yu Mei Song;Guo Xi Wang;Qiong Ye

  • Molecularly assembled nanostructures of a redox-active organogelator.

    Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Keiko Kakiuchi;Tatsuo Hasegawa;Sin Ichiro Noro

  • A blue-white-yellow color-tunable excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) fluorophore: sensitivity to polar–nonpolar solvent ratios

    Ken-ichi Sakai;Takaaki Ishikawa;Tomoyuki Akutagawa

  • Mesomorphic behaviour of 1,3-phenylene bis[4-(4-alkoxyphenyliminomethyl)benzoates] and related compounds

    T. Akutagawa;Y. Matsunaga;K. Yasuhara

  • Temperature dependence of band gap energies of GaAsN alloys

    Katsuhiro Uesugi;Ikuo Suemune;Tatsuo Hasegawa;Tomoyuki Akutagawa

  • Molecular rotor of Cs2([18]crown-6)3 in the solid state coupled with the magnetism of [Ni(dmit)2].

    Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Kozo Shitagami;Sadafumi Nishihara;Sadamu Takeda

  • A highly conducting partially oxidized salt of axially substituted phthalocyanine. Structure and physical properties of TPP[Co(Pc)(CN)2]2 {TPP=tetraphenylphosphonium, [Co(Pc)(CN)2]=dicyano(phthalocyaninato)cobalt(III)}

    Hiroyuki Hasegawa;Toshio Naito;Tamotsu Inabe;Tomoyuki Akutagawa

  • Jumping Crystal of a Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Framework Induced by the Collective Molecular Motion of a Twisted π System

    Takashi Takeda;Masataka Ozawa;Tomoyuki Akutagawa

  • Formation of oriented molecular nanowires on mica surface.

    Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Takanori Ohta;Tatsuo Hasegawa;Takayoshi Nakamura

  • [Ni(dmit)2] salts with supramolecular cation structure

    Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Takayoshi Nakamura

  • An ESIPT fluorophore with a switchable intramolecular hydrogen bond for applications in solid-state fluorochromism and white light generation

    Ken Ichi Sakai;Saki Tsuchiya;Takemitsu Kikuchi;Tomoyuki Akutagawa

  • Control of assembly and magnetism of metal–dmit complexes by supramolecular cations

    Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Takayoshi Nakamura

  • Supramolecular approach for solid state Brownian rotators.

    Tomoyuki Akutagawa;Takayoshi Nakamura

  • Adsorption and Catalytic Properties of the Inner Nanospace of a Gigantic Ring‐Shaped Polyoxometalate Cluster

    Shin Ichiro Noro;Ryo Tsunashima;Yuichi Kamiya;Kazuhiro Uemura

Frequent Co-Authors

Takayoshi Nakamura
Takayoshi Nakamura Hokkaido University
Tatsuo Hasegawa
Tatsuo Hasegawa University of Tokyo
Tamotsu Inabe
Tamotsu Inabe Hokkaido University
Katsuya Inoue
Katsuya Inoue Hiroshima University
Gunzi Saito
Gunzi Saito Meijo University
Shu Seki
Shu Seki Kyoto University
Susumu Kitagawa
Susumu Kitagawa Kyoto University
Kunio Awaga
Kunio Awaga Nagoya University
Sachio Horiuchi
Sachio Horiuchi National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Leroy Cronin
Leroy Cronin University of Glasgow

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