Hiromichi Arai

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Hiromichi Arai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiromichi Arai has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Materials Chemistry, 48 papers in Catalysis and 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hiromichi Arai's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (49 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (36 papers) and Catalysts for Methane Reforming (19 papers). Hiromichi Arai is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (49 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (36 papers) and Catalysts for Methane Reforming (19 papers). Hiromichi Arai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Hiromichi Arai's co-authors include Koichi Eguchi, Michitaka Ohtaki, Masato Machida, Toshiki Tsubota, Hidenori Yahiro, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Tetsuro Seiyama, Tatsumi Ishihara, Koshi Sekizawa and Yukari Eguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

In The Last Decade

Hiromichi Arai

122 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

High-temperature thermoelectric properties of (Zn1−xAlx)O 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 100 200 300 400 500
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. High-temperature thermoelectric properties of (Zn1−xAlx)O
    1996 529 citations Michitaka Ohtaki, Toshiki Tsubota et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hiromichi Arai Japan 34 4.6k 1.6k 1.3k 902 648 128 5.3k
Harlan U. Anderson United States 42 4.7k 1.0× 684 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 1.8k 2.0× 314 0.5× 128 5.4k
François Bozon‐Verduraz France 34 3.1k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 678 0.5× 491 0.5× 679 1.0× 75 4.2k
‪Tatsuya Kawada Japan 42 5.2k 1.1× 877 0.5× 1.4k 1.1× 2.0k 2.2× 362 0.6× 305 5.7k
Eric I. Altman United States 40 4.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 2.1k 1.6× 567 0.6× 386 0.6× 150 6.1k
Igor Kosacki United States 23 3.1k 0.7× 402 0.2× 1.1k 0.8× 501 0.6× 185 0.3× 56 3.4k
Gerhard Mestl Germany 41 4.8k 1.1× 2.7k 1.7× 1.3k 1.0× 544 0.6× 1.3k 2.0× 109 6.2k
Masayuki Dokiya Japan 32 3.0k 0.7× 595 0.4× 737 0.6× 947 1.0× 599 0.9× 98 3.5k
L. Hilaire France 32 3.5k 0.8× 2.1k 1.3× 567 0.4× 175 0.2× 1.1k 1.7× 64 4.2k
P. Núñez Spain 48 5.2k 1.1× 860 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 2.2k 2.4× 199 0.3× 193 6.0k
Chen Xu China 31 2.6k 0.6× 514 0.3× 965 0.7× 414 0.5× 314 0.5× 80 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hiromichi Arai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiromichi Arai

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Eguchi, Koichi & Hiromichi Arai. (2001). Low temperature oxidation of methane over Pd-based catalysts—effect of support oxide on the combustion activity. Applied Catalysis A General. 222(1-2). 359–367. 94 indexed citations
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Tsubota, Toshiki, Michitaka Ohtaki, Koichi Eguchi, & Hiromichi Arai. (1998). Transport properties and thermoelectric performance of (Zn1−yMgy)1−xAlxO. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 8(2). 409–412. 80 indexed citations
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Widjaja, Hardiyanto, Koshi Sekizawa, Koichi Eguchi, & Hiromichi Arai. (1997). Oxidation of methane over Pd-supported catalysts. Catalysis Today. 35(1-2). 197–202. 54 indexed citations
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Eguchi, Koichi & Hiromichi Arai. (1996). Recent advances in high temperature catalytic combustion. Catalysis Today. 29(1-4). 379–386. 78 indexed citations
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Arai, Hiromichi, et al.. (1994). Acidic Property of Dealuminated Mordenite treated by Hydrochloric Acid.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 874–882. 1 indexed citations
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Chai, Maorong, Masato Machida, Koichi Eguchi, & Hiromichi Arai. (1994). Promotion of hydrogen permeation on metal-dispersed alumina membranes and its application to a membrane reactor for methane steam reforming. Applied Catalysis A General. 110(2). 239–250. 60 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Yasuhiro, et al.. (1989). The Sensing Mechanism in a Semiconducting Humidity Sensor with Pt Electrodes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 136(12). 3868–3871. 19 indexed citations
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Machida, Masato, et al.. (1988). Studies of high-temperature catalytic combustion over mixed metal oxide catalysts.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 2010–2015. 2 indexed citations
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Yahiro, Hidenori, et al.. (1988). Study on the fuel cell with CeO2-based oxide and materials for the oxygen electrode.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 1318–1323. 2 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Tatsumi, Koichi Eguchi, & Hiromichi Arai. (1986). Catalytic properties of iron, cobalt, and nickel ternary system catalysts for carbon monoxide hydrogenation.. Hyomen Kagaku. 7(4). 323–328. 1 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Yasuhiro, et al.. (1986). INVESTIGATION ON A LEAN-BURN OXYGEN SENSOR USING PEROVSKITE-TYPE OXIDES. Chemistry Letters. 15(4). 563–566. 29 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Yasuhiro, et al.. (1985). Ceramic humidity sensors. Microstructure and simulation of humidity sensitive characteristics.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 1270–1277. 9 indexed citations
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Arai, Hiromichi, Masayuki Uchida, & Hiro-o Tominaga. (1981). . NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 919–924. 1 indexed citations
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Yokomori, Yoshinobu, Hiromichi Arai, & Hiro-o Tominaga. (1978). Kinetics of hydrogenolysis of isobutene in the presence of deuterium.. Sekiyu Gakkaishi. 21(2). 121–127. 1 indexed citations
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Kubo, Toshihiko, Hiromichi Arai, Hiro-o Tominaga, & Taiseki Kunugi. (1974). Dispersion State of Palladium on Zeolite Y and Catalytic Activities. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 1199–1203. 3 indexed citations
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Kunugi, Taiseki, et al.. (1972). Gas Phase Oxidative Esterification Reaction of Various Alcohols over Metallic Palladium Catalyst. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 2271–2275. 2 indexed citations
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Tominaga, Hiro-o, et al.. (1970). Mechanism of Hydrogenolysis. II. A Molecular Orbitals Study of Hydrogenolysis of Toluene. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 43(12). 3658–3662. 12 indexed citations
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Kunugi, Taiseki, Hiromichi Arai, & Kaoru Fujimoto. (1970). Acetoxylation of Olefins over Supported Palladium Metal and Salts Catalysts. Bulletin of The Japan Petroleum Institute. 12. 97–105. 7 indexed citations
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Arai, Hiromichi, et al.. (1969). Acetoxylation of Propylenewith Metallic Palladium and Palladium Salt Catalysts. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 72(8). 1767–1772. 2 indexed citations
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Kunugi, Taiseki, et al.. (1968). Kinetic Study of Vinylacetate Synthesis on Metallic Palladium Catalyst. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 71(12). 2007–2011.

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