Akira Taguchi

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Akira Taguchi is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Taguchi has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Materials Chemistry, 22 papers in Catalysis and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Akira Taguchi's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (16 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (11 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (10 papers). Akira Taguchi is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (16 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (11 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (10 papers). Akira Taguchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Akira Taguchi's co-authors include Ferdi Schüth, Takayuki Abe, Kuniaki Watanabe, Jan‐Henrik Smått, Mika Lindén, Masakazu Iwamoto, Noritatsu Tsubaki, Yoshiharu Yoneyama, B. Tesche and Wolfgang Schmidt and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Akira Taguchi

58 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Ordered mesoporous materi... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Ordered mesoporous materials in catalysis
    2004 1.9k citations Akira Taguchi, Ferdi Schüth Microporous and Mesoporous Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akira Taguchi Japan 24 2.7k 885 807 501 472 61 3.6k
Ute Wild Germany 30 1.6k 0.6× 711 0.8× 506 0.6× 380 0.8× 514 1.1× 67 2.9k
Sergey Sokolov Germany 24 2.0k 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 440 0.5× 304 0.6× 268 0.6× 62 2.7k
Sebastian Wohlrab Germany 31 1.8k 0.7× 947 1.1× 490 0.6× 635 1.3× 436 0.9× 127 3.0k
Walid Baaziz France 32 2.1k 0.8× 577 0.7× 374 0.5× 1.0k 2.0× 410 0.9× 87 3.2k
Robert L. Jenkins United Kingdom 27 3.4k 1.3× 1.9k 2.1× 830 1.0× 1.2k 2.5× 1.2k 2.6× 52 4.4k
Nobuko Tsumori Japan 28 2.8k 1.0× 720 0.8× 2.0k 2.5× 1.0k 2.0× 853 1.8× 48 4.2k
Quan Huo China 17 3.1k 1.1× 255 0.3× 1.3k 1.6× 401 0.8× 586 1.2× 37 3.8k
Muhammad Hasan Kuwait 27 1.5k 0.5× 640 0.7× 415 0.5× 297 0.6× 608 1.3× 71 2.7k
Jonathan K. Bartley United Kingdom 33 2.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.8× 504 0.6× 397 0.8× 675 1.4× 104 3.0k
Jian Zheng China 31 1.9k 0.7× 692 0.8× 926 1.1× 909 1.8× 328 0.7× 78 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Akira Taguchi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akira Taguchi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Akira Taguchi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Akira Taguchi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Akira Taguchi. Akira Taguchi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Okazaki, Takuya, et al.. (2025). Spectroelectrochemical Fiber-Optic Sensor Based on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance for Simultaneous Multiselective Electroactive Species Detection. Analytical Chemistry. 97(24). 12531–12539. 1 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Takuya, et al.. (2021). Potential-Scanning Sensing for Refractive Index Using an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO)-Coated Long-Period Fiber Grating (LPFG). Analytical Letters. 55(4). 609–619. 3 indexed citations
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Tian, Ye, Peipei Zhang, Guohui Yang, et al.. (2019). Sputtered Cu-ZnO/γ-Al2O3 Bifunctional Catalyst with Ultra-Low Cu Content Boosting Dimethyl Ether Steam Reforming and Inhibiting Side Reactions. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 58(17). 7085–7093. 12 indexed citations
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Tan, Minghui, Akira Taguchi, Takayuki Abe, et al.. (2019). Highly-dispersed Ru nanoparticles sputtered on graphene for hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 44(14). 7320–7325. 26 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Takuya, et al.. (2018). Simultaneous Multiselective Spectroelectrochemical Fiber-Optic Sensor: Sensing with an Optically Transparent Electrode. Analytical Chemistry. 90(4). 2440–2445. 17 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Takuya, et al.. (2017). Fiber Optic Sensor with an Optically Transparent Electrode for Monitoring CaCO3 Scale Formation in Geothermal Water. IEEE Sensors Letters. 1(5). 1–4. 10 indexed citations
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Taguchi, Akira, et al.. (2013). Enrichment of tritiated water using mesoporous silica. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 179. 217–223. 4 indexed citations
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Fukada, Satoshi, K. Sato, Toshiharu Takeishi, et al.. (2011). Tritium Transfer in Porous Concrete Materials Coated with Hydrophobic Paints. Fusion Science & Technology. 60(3). 1061–1064. 3 indexed citations
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Torikai, Y., M. Saito, Akira Taguchi, et al.. (2011). Application of a Hydrothermal Treatment for the Decontamination from Tritium of Fusion Reactor Materials - Tritium Decontamination Using an Autoclave. Fusion Science & Technology. 60(3). 1057–1060. 1 indexed citations
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Inoue, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2009). CO oxidation on non-alloyed Pt and Ru electrocatalysts prepared by the polygonal barrel-sputtering method. Electrochimica Acta. 54(21). 4764–4771. 20 indexed citations
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Akamaru, Satoshi, Yuji Honda, Akira Taguchi, & Takayuki Abe. (2008). Surface Coating on Aluminum Flakes with Titanium Nitride Layer by Barrel-Sputtering Techniques. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 49(7). 1638–1643. 5 indexed citations
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Taguchi, Akira, et al.. (2007). Homogeneous surface coating of bolts, nuts, and screws by barrel-sputtering technique. Surface and Coatings Technology. 201(24). 9512–9517. 1 indexed citations
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Taguchi, Akira & Ferdi Schüth. (2004). Ordered mesoporous materials in catalysis. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 77(1). 1–45. 1850 indexed citations breakdown →
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Babendure, Jennie L., Paul A. Liddell, R. Bash, et al.. (2003). Development of a fluorescent probe for the study of nucleosome assembly and dynamics. Analytical Biochemistry. 317(1). 1–11. 16 indexed citations
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Taguchi, Akira, Jan‐Henrik Smått, & Mika Lindén. (2003). Carbon Monoliths Possessing a Hierarchical, Fully Interconnected Porosity. Advanced Materials. 15(14). 1209–1211. 190 indexed citations
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Taguchi, Akira, Takayuki Abe, & Masakazu Iwamoto. (1998). Non-silica-based mesostructured material. 2 Synthesis of hexagonal superstructure consisting of 11-tungstophosphate anions and dodecyltrimethylammonium cations. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 21(4-6). 387–393. 12 indexed citations
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Taguchi, Akira, Takayuki Abe, & Masakazu Iwamoto. (1998). Non-Silica-Based Mesostructured Materials: Hexagonally Mesostructured Array of Surfactant Micelles and 11-Tungstophosphoric Heteropoly Anions. Advanced Materials. 10(9). 667–669. 32 indexed citations
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