Hirofumi Kan

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
266 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Hirofumi Kan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Hirofumi Kan has authored 266 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 188 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 155 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 38 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Hirofumi Kan's work include Solid State Laser Technologies (80 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (67 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (52 papers). Hirofumi Kan is often cited by papers focused on Solid State Laser Technologies (80 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (67 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (52 papers). Hirofumi Kan collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Hirofumi Kan's co-authors include Masakazu Kuwabara, Harumasa Yoshida, Yoji Yamashita, Masamichi Yamanishi, Tadataka Edamura, Y. Yamamoto, Oliver Benson, J. Kim, Federico Capasso and Qi Jie Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hirofumi Kan

248 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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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.

Blue-light emission at room temperature from Ar+-irradiated SrTiO3

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hirofumi Kan Japan	34	2.8k	2.5k	1.1k	899	834	266	4.8k
W. T. Masselink Germany	37	4.1k 1.5×	4.6k 1.8×	1.4k 1.2×	850 0.9×	580 0.7×	270	6.5k
Kazuhiko Hirakawa Japan	37	3.4k 1.2×	3.9k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	652 0.7×	773 0.9×	248	5.4k
E. Rosencher France	36	3.0k 1.1×	3.7k 1.5×	1.0k 0.9×	597 0.7×	440 0.5×	166	5.1k
Stephen M. Goodnick United States	37	4.0k 1.4×	3.2k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	767 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	323	5.8k
K. Köhler Germany	44	4.6k 1.6×	6.4k 2.5×	1.3k 1.2×	951 1.1×	1.7k 2.1×	455	8.8k
T. Dekorsy Germany	44	5.0k 1.8×	4.2k 1.7×	2.1k 1.8×	1.5k 1.6×	497 0.6×	232	7.8k
F. Bassani Italy	45	2.5k 0.9×	5.8k 2.3×	2.5k 2.2×	892 1.0×	808 1.0×	187	7.6k
E. Gornik Austria	37	3.7k 1.3×	3.6k 1.4×	659 0.6×	646 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	406	5.9k
J. R. Tucker United States	33	2.8k 1.0×	3.2k 1.3×	815 0.7×	624 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	111	5.0k
B. R. Bennett United States	39	6.7k 2.4×	6.0k 2.4×	1.9k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	621 0.7×	247	8.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hirofumi Kan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hirofumi Kan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hirofumi Kan 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 Hirofumi Kan. Hirofumi Kan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Zhang, Boliang, et al.. (2024). A GAN-based genetic algorithm for solving the 3D bin packing problem. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 7775–7775. 3 indexed citations

Chern, Ming‐Jyh, et al.. (2024). Assessing physics-informed neural network performance with sparse noisy velocity data. Physics of Fluids. 36(10). 5 indexed citations

Vasil'ev, Petr P, et al.. (2016). Anomalous second harmonic generation during femtosecond superradiant emission from GaAs/AlGaAs laser structures. Cambridge University Engineering Department Publications Database. 1 indexed citations

Yamanoi, Kohei, Takahiro Murata, Takayuki Yanagida, et al.. (2015). Scintillation and Optical Properties of Ce-Doped Fluoride Glass Samples with Different Ce Concentrations. Sensors and Materials. 1–1. 5 indexed citations

Divoký, Martin, Shigeki Tokita, Toshiyuki Kawashima, et al.. (2015). 1-J operation of monolithic composite ceramics with Yb:YAG thin layers: multi-TRAM at 10-Hz repetition rate and prospects for 100-Hz operation. Optics Letters. 40(6). 855–855. 18 indexed citations

Sekine, Takashi, Hiroshi Sakai, Toshiyuki Kawashima, et al.. (2013). High efficiency 125 J second-harmonic generation from CsLiB_6O_10 nonlinear crystal by diode-pumped Nd:glass laser. Optics Express. 21(7). 8393–8393. 13 indexed citations

Yamamuro, Megumi, Koichiro Yamamoto, Hirofumi Kan, et al.. (2012). Effects of a Fixed Combination of Losartan With Hydrochlorothiazide on Glucose Tolerance in Hypertensive Patients Uncontrolled with Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Alone. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 20(3). 238–244. 2 indexed citations

Nagata, Kengo, Kenichiro Takeda, Motoaki Iwaya, et al.. (2011). Injection efficiency in AlGaN‐based UV laser diodes. Physica status solidi. C, Conferences and critical reviews/Physica status solidi. C, Current topics in solid state physics. 8(7-8). 2384–2386. 16 indexed citations

Yasuhara, Ryo, Toshiyuki Kawashima, Takashi Sekine, et al.. (2008). 213 W average power of 24 GW pulsed thermally controlled Nd:glass zigzag slab laser with a stimulated Brillouin scattering mirror. Optics Letters. 33(15). 1711–1711. 89 indexed citations

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Niigaki, Minoru, et al.. (2007). Near-Infrared Photocathode Using Surface Plasmon Resonance. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 46(7L). L630–L630. 5 indexed citations

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Kan, Hirofumi, et al.. (2005). Effective bandwidth reduction for a high-power laser-diode array by an external-cavity technique. Optics Letters. 30(18). 2424–2424. 35 indexed citations

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Kurita, Takashi, Masahiro Miyamoto, Takashi Sekine, et al.. (2004). High power laser diode array module with 145 kW peak power for inertial fusion energy driver. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 2. 1 indexed citations

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Gao, Xin, et al.. (2004). Effective suppression of beam divergence for a high-power laser diode bar by an external-cavity technique. Optics Letters. 29(4). 361–361. 26 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiang, et al.. (2003). Beam combining of a high-power laser diode bar on a temperature gradient heat sink. Chinese Optics Letters. 1(2). 93–95. 1 indexed citations

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Tsuchiya, Hiroshi, et al.. (2002). GROWTH OF RICE PLANTS UNDER RED LASER-DIODE LIGHT SUPPLEMENTED WITH BLUE LIGHT. Acta Horticulturae. 177–181. 10 indexed citations

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Rowell, N. L., Tomuo Yamaguchi, Xiao Gong, & Hirofumi Kan. (1998). Mid-IR light-emitting diodes using InAs, InAs 1-y P x Sb y , and InAs 1-x-y P x Sb y epilayers on InAs (100). Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3491. 288–288. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Jungsang, Hirofumi Kan, & Y. Yamamoto. (1995). Macroscopic Coulomb-blockade effect in a constant-current-driven light-emitting diode. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 52(3). 2008–2012. 20 indexed citations

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Mizera, P. F., M. S. Leung, & Hirofumi Kan. (1981). Laboratory and space results from the SSPM experiment. STIN. 82. 24274. 4 indexed citations

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Kan, Hirofumi, et al.. (1977). Influence of Oxygen in Ambient Gas on LPE GaAs Layers. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 16(S1). 461–461. 5 indexed citations

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Kan, Hirofumi, H. Namizaki, Masanori Ishii, & Akihiro Itô. (1975). Continuous operation over 10 000 h of GaAs/GaAlAs double-heterostructure laser without lattice mismatch compensation. Applied Physics Letters. 27(3). 138–139. 12 indexed citations

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