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Yoji Nakamura

Yoji Nakamura

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
45
Citations
6968
World Ranking
11806
National Ranking
736

Yoji Nakamura 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 Yoji Nakamura sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 241 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoji Nakamura 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 Yoji Nakamura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yoji Nakamura is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has a research focus spanning physics, astronomy, and engineering. Their scholarly contributions primarily engage with atomic and molecular physics, optics, as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's work covers specific subtopics such as electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, with main fields of study reflecting this interdisciplinary approach. The primary research themes include magnetic properties of thin films, advanced memory and neural computing, magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, and quantum and electron transport phenomena.

Yoji Nakamura has published research in several venues, notably:

  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Physical Review B

Recent publications showcase their investigation into spin-orbit torque efficiency and spin Hall effect in implanted platinum. These papers include:

  • Highly dose dependent damping-like spin-orbit torque efficiency in O-implanted Pt (2021, Applied Physics Letters)
  • Disentanglement of intrinsic and extrinsic side-jump scattering induced spin Hall effect in N-implanted Pt (2023, Physical Review B)

Yoji Nakamura has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, among them:

  • Utkarsh Shashank
  • Rohit Medwal
  • Razia Nongjai
  • Asokan Kandasami
  • Rajdeep Singh Rawat

The research shows integration of experimental and theoretical approaches within the broader domains of thin film magnetism and quantum transport effects. The scientist's work contributes to understanding material properties relevant to next-generation electronic and spintronic devices.

Best Publications

  • The invar problem

    Y. Nakamura

  • Magnetic Properties and Mössabauer Investigations of Fe-Ga Alloys

    Nobuo Kawamiya;Kengo Adachi;Yoji Nakamura

  • New weakly itinerant ferromagnetic system, Y(Co1-XAlX)2

    Kazuyoshi Yoshimura;Yoji Nakamura

  • Magnetic properties of metastable bcc and fcc Fe-Cu alloys produced by vapor quenching

    Kenji Sumiyama;Tsutomu Yoshitake;Yoji Nakamura

  • Fe 57 Mössbauer Effect in Fe 2 B, FeB and Fe 3 C

    Teruya Shinjo;Fumitake Itoh;Hideo Takaki;Yoji Nakamura

  • Spontaneous Volume Magnetostriction and Lattice Constant of Face-Centered Cubic Fe-Ni and Ni-Cu Alloys

    Masutaro Hayase;Masayuki Shiga;Yoji Nakamura

  • Helimagnetism in the cubic Laves phase YMn2

    R. Ballou;J. Deportes;R. Lemaire;Y. Nakamura

  • Stability of Mn moments and spin fluctuations in RMn2 (R: Rare earth)

    Hirofumi Wada;H. Nakamura;K. Yoshimura;M. Shiga

  • Moment-Induced Magnetic Scattering and Magnetovolume Effect in Fe65(Ni1-xMnx)35 Alloys

    Masayuki Shiga;Yoji Nakamura

  • NMR Study of Magnetic State of RMn2 Intermetallic Compounds. II. R=Heavy Rare-Earth

    Kazuyoshi Yoshimura;Masayuki Shiga;Yoji Nakamura

  • Characteristic magnetovolume effects in Invar type Fe-Pt alloys

    K Sumiyama;M Shiga;M Morioka;Y Nakamura

  • Magnetovolume effects in Laves phase intermetallic compounds

    Y. Nakamura

  • Magnetic Study of Fe3Si and Fe5Si3 by Mössbauer Effect

    Teruya Shinjo;Yoji Nakamura;Naomoto Shikazono

  • Magnetization, Thermal Expansion and Low Temperature Specific Heat of Fe 72 Pt 28 Invar Alloy

    Kenji Sumiyama;Masayuki Shiga;Yoji Nakamura

  • Antiferromagnetism of YMn2 intermetallic compound

    Y. Nakamura;M. Shiga;S. Kawano

  • Mossbauer Study of Invar-Type Iron-Nickel Alloys

    Yoji Nakamura;Masayuki Shiga;Naomoto Shikazono

  • NMR Study of Weakly Itinerant Ferromagnetic Y(Co1-xAlx)2

    Kazuyoshi Yoshimura;Masashi Takigawa;Yoshinori Takahashi;Hiroshi Yasuoka

  • Effect of chemical pressure on the magnetism of YMn2: magnetic properties of Y1-xScxMn2 and Y1-xLaxMn2

    H Nakamura;H Wada;K Yoshimura;M Shiga

  • Fe-Pt invar alloys—homogeneous strong ferromagnets

    Y. Nakamura;K. Sumiyama;M. Shiga

  • Anomalous hyperfine field and orbital moment of cobalt in RCo2; R = Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Tm

    Satoshi Hirosawa;Yoji Nakamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoshi Hirosawa
Satoshi Hirosawa National Institute for Materials Science
Teruya Shinjo
Teruya Shinjo Kyoto University
Hideyuki Yasuda
Hideyuki Yasuda Kyoto University
Tsuyoshi Masumoto
Tsuyoshi Masumoto Tohoku University
An Pang Tsai
An Pang Tsai Tohoku University
Akihisa Inoue
Akihisa Inoue Josai International University
Tomoo Hirano
Tomoo Hirano Kyoto University
Haruki Nakamura
Haruki Nakamura Osaka University

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