Akira Kira

1.8k total citations
91 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Akira Kira is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Electrochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Kira has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 29 papers in Materials Chemistry and 26 papers in Electrochemistry. Recurrent topics in Akira Kira's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (31 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (26 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (12 papers). Akira Kira is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (31 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (26 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (12 papers). Akira Kira collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Russia and India. Akira Kira's co-authors include Masashi Imamura, Masao Kaneko, Shigeyoshi Arai, Kiminori Ushida, Minghua Liu, Ramasamy Ramaraj, Mitsuru Higa, Tadamasa Shida, Hiroo Nakahara and Yoshio Nosaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Akira Kira

90 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akira Kira Japan 23 504 454 372 361 294 91 1.5k
Yoshiro Yonezawa Japan 24 773 1.5× 246 0.5× 260 0.7× 218 0.6× 213 0.7× 79 1.7k
Raymond A. Mackay United States 27 465 0.9× 322 0.7× 288 0.8× 109 0.3× 854 2.9× 83 1.8k
O. Poizat France 27 858 1.7× 851 1.9× 244 0.7× 171 0.5× 617 2.1× 86 1.9k
Jenny V. Lockard United States 26 983 2.0× 458 1.0× 551 1.5× 271 0.8× 323 1.1× 56 2.0k
A.S.N. Murthy India 22 215 0.4× 340 0.7× 443 1.2× 91 0.3× 275 0.9× 78 1.4k
J. S. Brinen United States 24 770 1.5× 340 0.7× 210 0.6× 109 0.3× 285 1.0× 82 1.6k
Andrew R. Cook United States 20 581 1.2× 285 0.6× 676 1.8× 184 0.5× 258 0.9× 58 1.6k
Christian D. Grant United States 19 877 1.7× 218 0.5× 329 0.9× 250 0.7× 274 0.9× 34 1.8k
M. Della Monica Italy 17 371 0.7× 141 0.3× 246 0.7× 87 0.2× 300 1.0× 75 1.2k
Guido Rothenberger Switzerland 13 1.2k 2.3× 312 0.7× 462 1.2× 1.5k 4.1× 172 0.6× 18 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Akira Kira

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akira Kira

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Minghua & Akira Kira. (2000). Fabrication of J aggregate films in synthetic polyanion matrix and their chemochromism. Thin Solid Films. 359(1). 104–107. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Yan, Kiminori Ushida, Yasunori Tominaga, & Akira Kira. (1999). Molecular dynamics of acetophenone and its derivatives investigated by femtosecond optical Kerr effect spectroscopy and depolarized low-frequency Raman scattering. Chemical Physics Letters. 299(6). 576–582. 12 indexed citations
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Ushida, Kiminori, Yoichi Yoshida, Takahiro Kozawa, Seiichi Tagawa, & Akira Kira. (1999). Evidence of Oxidation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Chloromethyl Radicals:  Reinvestigation of Intersolute Hole Transfer Using Pulse Radiolysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 103(24). 4680–4689. 19 indexed citations
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Liu, Minghua, Kiminori Ushida, Akira Kira, & Hiroyuki Nakahara. (1998). Complex formation between amphiphilic organic ligands and transition metal ions in monolayers and LB multilayers. Thin Solid Films. 327-329. 491–494. 12 indexed citations
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Ushida, Kiminori, et al.. (1996). Development of aqueous scintillator based on chemiluminescence. 1 indexed citations
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Ramaraj, Rameshprabu, Akira Kira, & Masao Kaneko. (1995). Model oxygen‐evolving center composed of polymer membrane and dimer ruthenium complex. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 6(3). 131–140. 7 indexed citations
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Yagi, Masayuki, Keiji Nagai, Akira Kira, & Masao Kaneko. (1995). Charge transfer distance between tris(2,2′-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) redox centers incorporated in Nafion® membrane. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 394(1-2). 169–175. 42 indexed citations
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Higa, Mitsuru, Akira Kira, Akihiko Tanioka, & Keizo Miyasaka. (1993). Ionic partition equilibrium in a charged membrane immersed in a mixed ionic solution. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions. 89(18). 3433–3433. 15 indexed citations
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Rabani, Joseph, Masao Kaneko, & Akira Kira. (1991). Hydrophobic and ionic exchange of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) and methyl viologen in Nafion solutions. Langmuir. 7(5). 941–946. 6 indexed citations
10.
Nakabayashi, Seiichiro & Akira Kira. (1991). Surface state assisted electron tunneling through a space charge layer. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 300(1-2). 249–260. 6 indexed citations
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Ramaraj, Rameshprabu, Akira Kira, & Masao Kaneko. (1991). Preparation and photochemical characteristics of the copolymer pendant tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium- mercury [Ru(bpy)32+ ·Hg2Cl62−] complex. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 56(2-3). 287–293. 2 indexed citations
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Nakabayashi, Seiichiro, et al.. (1989). Dynamic photocapacitance measurement of zinc oxide photoelectrode in aqueous solution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 93(14). 5543–5548. 3 indexed citations
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Nakabayashi, Seiichiro, et al.. (1987). Transient grating method applied to electron-transfer dynamics at semiconductor/liquid interface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 91(7). 1696–1698. 15 indexed citations
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Ramaraj, Rameshprabu, Akira Kira, & Masao Kaneko. (1986). O2-Erzeugung durch Oxidation von Wasser mit zwei- und dreikernigen Rutheniumkomplexen als Homogen- und Heterogenkatalysatoren. Angewandte Chemie. 98(11). 1012–1014. 7 indexed citations
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Ramaraj, Ramasamy, Akira Kira, & Masao Kaneko. (1986). Electrochemistry and stability studies of oxo-bridged dinuclear ruthenium(III) complexes for water oxidation. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 1 Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases. 82(11). 3515–3515. 12 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Hiroshi, Keiichiro Ogawa, Tadamasa Shida, & Akira Kira. (1983). Electronic Absorption Spectra and Geometry of Molecular Ions Generated from Stilbene and Related Compounds. III. Radical Ions of (Z)-Stilbene and Its α,β-Dialkyl Derivatives. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 56(1). 66–74. 15 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Shuichi, Akira Kira, Masashi Imamura, & Takahiro Masuda. (1982). Lysozyme Dimer Formation on Lysozyme Oxidation with as Studied by Fluorescence Evolution. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 41(3). 303–314. 22 indexed citations
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Kira, Akira, Takashi Nakamura, & Masashi Imamura. (1978). Pyrene—naphthalene complex radical cations. Chemical Physics Letters. 54(3). 582–584. 9 indexed citations
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Tagawa, Seiichi, Shigeyoshi Arai, Akira Kira, et al.. (1972). Pulse radiolysis study of polymerization of vinylcarbazole in benzonitrile solutions. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Letters. 10(4). 295–299. 10 indexed citations
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Shida, Tadamasa & Akira Kira. (1969). Spectroscopic Studies on Radicals Produced from Acridine and Acridan in γ-Irradiated Rigid Solutions at −196°C. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 42(5). 1197–1201. 11 indexed citations

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