Akira Tomita

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
170 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Akira Tomita is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Tomita has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Materials Chemistry, 63 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 58 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Akira Tomita's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (54 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (28 papers) and Coal and Its By-products (26 papers). Akira Tomita is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (54 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (28 papers) and Coal and Its By-products (26 papers). Akira Tomita collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Akira Tomita's co-authors include Takashi Kyotani, Zhixin Ma, Yasukatsu Tamai, Atul Sharma, Yasuo Ohtsuka, Naohiro Sonobe, Hiromi Yamashita, K. Matsuoka, Takayuki Takarada and Takayuki Nagai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Science & Technology and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Akira Tomita

167 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

Formation of New Type of Porous Carbon by Carbonization i... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Formation of New Type of Porous Carbon by Carbonization in Zeolite Nanochannels
    1997 478 citations Takashi Kyotani, Akira Tomita et al. Chemistry of 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 Tomita Japan 50 4.7k 2.7k 1.7k 1.7k 1.4k 170 8.2k
Ljubis̆a R. Radović United States 47 4.1k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 772 0.4× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 123 7.1k
T. Yamashita Japan 21 2.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 86 7.0k
R. Moliner Spain 49 4.2k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 905 0.5× 1.7k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 191 8.0k
H.P. Boehm Germany 40 5.9k 1.2× 2.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 2.5k 1.7× 123 11.2k
Hirofumi Kanoh Japan 57 6.9k 1.5× 2.3k 0.9× 2.4k 1.4× 2.5k 1.5× 3.4k 2.4× 262 12.2k
Seong‐Ho Yoon Japan 55 3.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 3.1k 1.8× 3.1k 1.9× 3.4k 2.4× 259 10.0k
Takashi Kyotani Japan 63 8.7k 1.8× 2.6k 1.0× 5.7k 3.3× 1.6k 1.0× 5.1k 3.5× 264 14.6k
J.M.D. Tascón Spain 63 10.8k 2.3× 5.9k 2.2× 4.7k 2.8× 3.1k 1.8× 5.1k 3.5× 268 18.6k
A. Martı́nez-Alonso Spain 57 9.2k 1.9× 5.2k 2.0× 3.7k 2.2× 2.7k 1.6× 4.1k 2.9× 200 15.5k
Jin Miyawaki Japan 44 3.2k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 2.0k 1.2× 1.8k 1.2× 193 6.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akira Tomita

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kyotani, Takashi & Akira Tomita. (2000). Analysis of the reaction of carbon with O2 using ab initio molecular orbital theory. 45(2). 221–223. 1 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Yoshio, et al.. (2000). Preparation of Mesoporous Carbon from Organic Polymer/Silica Nanocomposite. Chemistry of Materials. 12(11). 3397–3401. 166 indexed citations
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Kyotani, Takashi & Akira Tomita. (1997). Dimensional Control of Carbon Materials by Template Carbonization Technique. TANSO. 1997(180). 266–272.
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Kyotani, Takashi, et al.. (1993). Formation of Carbon-Metal Composites from Metal Ion Exchanged Graphite Oxide. TANSO. 1993(160). 255–265. 18 indexed citations
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Kyotani, Takashi, Naohiro Sonobe, & Akira Tomita. (1992). Carbonization of Polyfurfuryl Alcohol Prepared between the Lamellae of Saponite. TANSO. 1992(155). 301–306. 7 indexed citations
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Sonobe, Naohiro, Takashi Kyotani, Akira Tomita, & Yoshihiro Hishiyama. (1990). A Study on the Structure of Pellet Formed from Polyacrylonitrile Carbon Prepared between Montmorillonite Lamellae. TANSO. 1990(141). 38–44. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Wei-Chun & Akira Tomita. (1988). Formation of liquid products by coal pyrolysis.. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 67(1). 14–27. 4 indexed citations
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Takarada, Takayuki, Yasuo Ohtsuka, & Akira Tomita. (1988). Pressurized fluidized-bed gasification of catalyst-loaded yallourn brown coal.. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 67(8). 683–692. 9 indexed citations
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Ohtsuka, Yasuo, Zheng‐Yu Wang, & Akira Tomita. (1987). A study on the removal of mineral matter from coal by alkali treatment.. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 66(3). 189–195. 2 indexed citations
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Nabatame, Toshihide, Yasuo Ohtsuka, Takayuki Takarada, & Akira Tomita. (1986). Steam gasification of brown coal impregnated with calcium hydroxide.. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 65(1). 53–58. 12 indexed citations
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Tomita, Akira, et al.. (1985). Physical properties of yallourn char during the catalyzed steam gasification.. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 64(6). 402–408. 8 indexed citations
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Saibara, Toshiji, et al.. (1985). Defective production of Interleukin 1 and Interleukin 2 in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.. Kanzo. 26(9). 1183–1187. 1 indexed citations
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Ohtsuka, Yasuo, et al.. (1983). Activity Sequence of Catalysts on Catalytic Coal Gasification. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 62(6). 414–420. 6 indexed citations
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Yamada, Tetsuo, et al.. (1983). Catalytic Behavior of Various Metal Oxides on the Reactior between Carbon and Carbon Dioxide. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 62(1). 43–52. 1 indexed citations
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Higashiyama, Kazutoshi, et al.. (1981). Gasification of Coals Impregnated with Nickel Salt in Liquid Ammonia. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 60(10). 842–847. 1 indexed citations
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Ohtsuka, Yasuo, et al.. (1981). Catalytic Steam Gasification of Coals Oxidized by Nitric Acid. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 60(6). 437–444. 5 indexed citations
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Ohtsuka, Yasuo, et al.. (1981). Chemical Modification of Coal with Liguid Ammonia Treatment. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 60(12). 983–986. 1 indexed citations
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Tamai, Yasukatsu, et al.. (1980). Caikng Property of Coal Treated with Liquid Ammonia. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 59(1). 8–13. 1 indexed citations
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Tomita, Akira. (1979). Catalytic Coal Gasification. Journal of the Fuel Society of Japan. 58(5). 332–342. 14 indexed citations
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Tomita, Akira & Yasukatsu Tamai. (1971). Catalytic effect of surface groups on carbon in the hydrolysis of a hexanitrocobaltate(III). Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 36(1). 153–154. 4 indexed citations

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