Akihiro Kushima

11.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
85 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Akihiro Kushima is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Akihiro Kushima has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 41 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Akihiro Kushima's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (33 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (24 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (12 papers). Akihiro Kushima is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (33 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (24 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (12 papers). Akihiro Kushima collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Akihiro Kushima's co-authors include Ju Li, Jianyu Huang, Bilge Yildiz, Sidney Yip, Xiao Hua Liu, Scott X. Mao, Li Zhong, Franz‐Josef Ulm, Roland J.‐M. Pellenq and Krystyn J. Van Vliet and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Akihiro Kushima

81 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

In Situ Observation of the Electrochemical Lithiation of a Single SnO ₂ Nanowire Electrode

2010 1.4k citations Jianyu Huang, Li Zhong et al. profile →
A realistic molecular model of cement hydrates

2009 813 citations Akihiro Kushima, Sidney Yip et al. profile →
Self-healing SEI enables full-cell cycling of a silicon-majority anode with a coulombic efficiency exceeding 99.9%

2017 475 citations Akihiro Kushima, Weijiang Xue et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
How Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Forms in Aqueous Electrolytes

2017 459 citations Akihiro Kushima, Ju Li et al. profile →
Li metal deposition and stripping in a solid-state battery via Coble creep

2020 433 citations Weijiang Xue, Akihiro Kushima et al. Nature profile →
Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy observation of lithium metal growth and dissolution: Root growth, dead lithium and lithium flotsams

2016 427 citations Akihiro Kushima, Kang Pyo So et al. profile →
Stable, high-performance, dendrite-free, seawater-based aqueous batteries

2021 275 citations Huajun Tian, Zhao Li et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akihiro Kushima United States	43	6.6k	2.9k	2.2k	2.1k	832	85	9.6k
Shuai Li China	54	6.2k 0.9×	5.5k 1.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	702 0.8×	301	11.1k
Yu Zhou China	40	2.8k 0.4×	2.3k 0.8×	564 0.3×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	169	6.0k
Steven D. Lacey United States	32	4.3k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	43	8.4k
Ping Cui China	48	3.4k 0.5×	3.7k 1.3×	774 0.3×	1.0k 0.5×	289 0.3×	230	7.2k
F.C. Walsh United Kingdom	53	8.2k 1.2×	2.6k 0.9×	2.5k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	696 0.8×	112	10.4k
Jianming Bai United States	46	5.8k 0.9×	3.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	2.7k 3.2×	175	9.4k
Yang He China	47	4.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	976 1.2×	172	7.7k
Douglas G. Ivey Canada	52	7.8k 1.2×	3.6k 1.3×	729 0.3×	4.7k 2.3×	1.6k 1.9×	320	11.6k
François Fauth Spain	48	3.7k 0.6×	2.7k 0.9×	787 0.4×	3.2k 1.5×	589 0.7×	275	7.7k
Su‐Il Pyun South Korea	43	2.4k 0.4×	2.8k 1.0×	697 0.3×	539 0.3×	776 0.9×	245	5.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akihiro Kushima

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Tung, Chi-Huan, Yue Fan, Akihiro Kushima, et al.. (2025). A perspective on soft matter molecular simulations: Deformation and flow at mesoscopic timescales. Journal of Applied Physics. 137(5). 1 indexed citations

Diaz, Megan C, et al.. (2024). Accelerated Li Penetration and Crack Propagation Due to Mechanical Degradation of Sulfide‐Based Solid Electrolyte. Small Methods. 8(10). e2301582–e2301582. 3 indexed citations

Koul, Supriya, et al.. (2022). Effect of Liquid Metal Coating on Improved Cycle Performance of Anode-Free Lithium Metal Battery. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(2). 20542–20542. 16 indexed citations

Tian, Huajun, Zhao Li, Guangxia Feng, et al.. (2021). Stable, high-performance, dendrite-free, seawater-based aqueous batteries. Nature Communications. 12(1). 237–237. 275 indexed citations breakdown →

Kim, Kwiyong, et al.. (2020). Semiconducting Polymer Interfaces for Electrochemically Assisted Mercury Remediation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(44). 49713–49722. 27 indexed citations

Su, Xiao, Akihiro Kushima, Cameron Halliday, et al.. (2018). Electrochemically-mediated selective capture of heavy metal chromium and arsenic oxyanions from water. Nature. 1 indexed citations

Su, Xiao, Akihiro Kushima, Cameron Halliday, et al.. (2018). Electrochemically-mediated selective capture of heavy metal chromium and arsenic oxyanions from water. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4701–4701. 260 indexed citations

Yang, Yang, Akihiro Kushima, Wei‐Zhong Han, Huolin L. Xin, & Ju Li. (2018). Liquid-Like, Self-Healing Aluminum Oxide during Deformation at Room Temperature. Nano Letters. 18(4). 2492–2497. 100 indexed citations

Bai, Peng, Miao Wang, Akihiro Kushima, et al.. (2018). Interactions between Lithium Growths and Nanoporous Ceramic Separators. Joule. 2(11). 2434–2449. 215 indexed citations

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Xu, Guiyin, Qing‐Bo Yan, Shitong Wang, et al.. (2017). A thin multifunctional coating on a separator improves the cyclability and safety of lithium sulfur batteries. Chemical Science. 8(9). 6619–6625. 93 indexed citations

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Xu, Guiyin, Akihiro Kushima, Jiaren Yuan, et al.. (2017). Ad hoc solid electrolyte on acidized carbon nanotube paper improves cycle life of lithium–sulfur batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 10(12). 2544–2551. 95 indexed citations

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Kushima, Akihiro, Xiaofeng Qian, Peng Zhao, Sulin Zhang, & Ju Li. (2015). Ripplocations in van der Waals Layers. Nano Letters. 15(2). 1302–1308. 131 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yujie, Jiangwei Wang, Yang Liu, et al.. (2013). In Situ Atomic‐Scale Imaging of Phase Boundary Migration in FePO₄ Microparticles During Electrochemical Lithiation. Advanced Materials. 25(38). 5461–5466. 122 indexed citations

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Huang, Jianyu, Yu‐Chieh Lo, Jun Niu, et al.. (2013). Nanowire liquid pumps. Nature Nanotechnology. 8(4). 277–281. 89 indexed citations

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Huang, Jianyu, et al.. (2012). In-Situ TEM Experiments of Electrochemical Lithiation and Delithiation of Individual Nanostructures. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 18(S2). 1326–1327. 2 indexed citations

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Kushima, Akihiro, Jianyu Huang, & Ju Li. (2012). Quantitative Fracture Strength and Plasticity Measurements of Lithiated Silicon Nanowires by In Situ TEM Tensile Experiments. ACS Nano. 6(11). 9425–9432. 110 indexed citations

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Fan, Yue, Akihiro Kushima, Sidney Yip, & Bilge Yildiz. (2012). Fanet al.Reply:. Physical Review Letters. 108(21). 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiao Hua, Li Zhong, Liqiang Zhang, et al.. (2011). Lithium fiber growth on the anode in a nanowire lithium ion battery during charging. Applied Physics Letters. 98(18). 75 indexed citations

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Kushima, Akihiro, Sidney Yip, & Bilge Yildiz. (2010). Competing strain effects in reactivity of LaCoO3 with oxygen. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 16 indexed citations

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Kushima, Akihiro, Xi Lin, Ju Li, et al.. (2009). Computing the viscosity of supercooled liquids. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 130(22). 224504–224504. 126 indexed citations

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