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Yoshichika Otani

Yoshichika Otani

University of Tokyo
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 76 3311 3147 119 116 484 23015

Yoshichika Otani publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yoshichika Otani between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yoshichika Otani published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 12.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2020. 10 of the 531 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2020. 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 2 publications
1985 2026

531 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yoshichika Otani: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 2
1986 3
1987 6
1988 3
1989 2
1990 6
1991 5
1992 3
1993 10
1994 16
1995 10
1996 9
1997 4
1998 8
1999 17
2000 4
2001 6
2002 10
2003 5
2004 11
2005 19
2006 20
2007 24
2008 19
2009 9
2010 12
2011 24
2012 12
2013 10
2014 15
2015 21
2016 16
2017 21
2018 25
2019 20
2020 30
2021 20
2022 20
2023 26
2024 18
2025 8
2026 2
Total 531
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Yoshichika Otani publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yoshichika Otani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 483–502 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 484 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116 484
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Yoshichika Otani D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yoshichika Otani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76–77 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153 76
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

Yoshichika Otani is a researcher affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan, with a primary focus on Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science. Their work includes extensive contributions to subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research spans a variety of topics with significant outputs in Magnetic properties of thin films, Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Multiferroics and related materials, ZnO doping and properties, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, and Topological Materials and Phenomena.

Among their recent papers are:

  • The 2021 Magnonics Roadmap (2021) published in Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
  • Advances in Magnetics Roadmap on Spin-Wave Computing (2022) published in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
  • Electrical manipulation of a topological antiferromagnetic state (2020) published in Nature
  • Spintronic devices for energy-efficient data storage and energy harvesting (2020) published in Communications Materials
  • Perpendicular full switching of chiral antiferromagnetic order by current (2022) published in Nature

Yoshichika Otani collaborates frequently with a number of other researchers, including Kouta Kondou, Bivas Rana, Jorge Puebla, Satoru Nakatsuji, and Tomoya Higo. These professional relationships have resulted in multiple joint publications.

The scientist's work is regularly published in a variety of academic venues, showing a broad presence in respected journals and archives such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review B
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
  • Science Advances

Yoshichika Otani's research contributions are grounded in interdisciplinary fields connecting physics, materials science, and electronic engineering, with a consistent focus on magnetic and quantum phenomena within condensed matter systems and advanced materials characterization.

Best Publications

  • Room-temperature reversible spin Hall effect.

    T. Kimura;Y. Otani;T. Sato;S. Takahashi

  • Eigenfrequencies of vortex state excitations in magnetic submicron-size disks

    K. Yu. Guslienko;B. A. Ivanov;V. Novosad;Y. Otani

  • Large anomalous Nernst effect at room temperature in a chiral antiferromagnet

    Muhammad Ikhlas;Takahiro Tomita;Takashi Koretsune;Takashi Koretsune;Michi To Suzuki

  • The 2021 Magnonics Roadmap.

    Anjan Barman;Gianluca Gubbiotti;S. Ladak;A. O. Adeyeye

  • Magnetization reversal due to vortex nucleation, displacement, and annihilation in submicron ferromagnetic dot arrays

    K. Yu. Guslienko;V. Novosad;Y. Otani;H. Shima

  • Indication of intrinsic spin Hall effect in 4d and 5d transition metals

    M. Morota;Y. Niimi;K. Ohnishi;D. H. Wei

  • Giant Spin Hall Effect Induced by Skew Scattering from Bismuth Impurities inside Thin Film CuBi Alloys

    Y. Niimi;Y. Kawanishi;D. H. Wei;C. Deranlot

  • Magnetic properties of a new series of rare-earth iron nitrides: R2Fe17Ny(y approximately 2.6)

    H. Hong Sun;J. M. D. Coey;Y. Otani;D. P. F. Hurley

  • Fermi-level-dependent charge-to-spin current conversion by Dirac surface states of topological insulators

    K. Kondou;R. Yoshimi;A. Tsukazaki;Y. Fukuma;Y. Fukuma

  • The 2014 Magnetism Roadmap

    Robert L. Stamps;Stephan Breitkreutz;Johan Åkerman;Johan Åkerman;Andrii V. Chumak

  • Magnetic and magnetic inverse spin Hall effects in a non-collinear antiferromagnet

    Motoi Kimata;Motoi Kimata;Hua Chen;Hua Chen;Kouta Kondou;Satoshi Sugimoto;Satoshi Sugimoto

  • Tuning the spin Hall effect of Pt from the moderately dirty to the superclean regime

    Edurne Sagasta;Yasumoto Omori;Miren Isasa;Martin Gradhand

  • Giant spin-accumulation signal and pure spin-current-induced reversible magnetization switching

    Tao Yang;Takashi Kimura;Yoshichika Otani

  • Field evolution of magnetic vortex state in ferromagnetic disks

    K. Yu. Guslienko;V. Novosad;Y. Otani;H. Shima

  • Estimation of spin-diffusion length from the magnitude of spin-current absorption: Multiterminal ferromagnetic/nonferromagnetic hybrid structures

    T. Kimura;J. Hamrle;Y. Otani

  • Extrinsic Spin Hall Effect Induced by Iridium Impurities in Copper

    Y. Niimi;M. Morota;D. H. Wei;Cyrile Deranlot

  • Evolution of the spin Hall effect in Pt nanowires: size and temperature effects.

    Laurent Vila;Takashi Kimura;YoshiChika Otani

  • Spin excitations of magnetic vortices in ferromagnetic nanodots.

    V. Novosad;M. Grimsditch;K. Yu. Guslienko;P. Vavassori

  • Giant enhancement of spin accumulation and long-distance spin precession in metallic lateral spin valves

    Yasuhiro Fukuma;Le Wang;Hiroshi Idzuchi;Saburo Takahashi

  • Eigenfrequencies of vortex state excitations in magnetic submicron-size disks.

    K. Y. Guslienko;B. A. Ivanov;V. Novosad;Y. Otani

Frequent Co-Authors

Anjan Barman
Anjan Barman S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Satoru Nakatsuji
Satoru Nakatsuji University of Tokyo
Sadamichi Maekawa
Sadamichi Maekawa Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kazuaki Fukamichi
Kazuaki Fukamichi Tohoku University
Albert Fert
Albert Fert University of Paris-Saclay
Yutaka Shimada
Yutaka Shimada Tohoku University
Ryotaro Arita
Ryotaro Arita University of Tokyo
Kazuhito Tsukagoshi
Kazuhito Tsukagoshi National Institute for Materials Science
Yoshinori Tokura
Yoshinori Tokura University of Tokyo
Seiji Mitani
Seiji Mitani National Institute for Materials Science

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