Hisayoshi Kobayashi

19.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
299 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Hisayoshi Kobayashi is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hisayoshi Kobayashi has authored 299 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 196 papers in Materials Chemistry, 138 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 67 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Hisayoshi Kobayashi's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (111 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (80 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (35 papers). Hisayoshi Kobayashi is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (111 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (80 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (35 papers). Hisayoshi Kobayashi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and Singapore. Hisayoshi Kobayashi's co-authors include Kazunari Domen, Masahiko Hara, Tsuyoshi Takata, Akihiko Kudo, Hideki Kato, Junko N. Kondo, Nobuo Saito, Yoshiki Shimodaira, Yasunobu Inoue and Issei Tsuji and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Hisayoshi Kobayashi

292 papers receiving 16.3k citations

Hit Papers

GaN:ZnO Solid Solution as a Photocatalyst for Visible-Lig... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2005 2002 2004 2002 400 800 1.2k
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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. GaN:ZnO Solid Solution as a Photocatalyst for Visible-Light-Driven Overall Water Splitting
    2005 1.2k citations Hisayoshi Kobayashi et al. profile →
  2. Oxysulfide Sm2Ti2S2O5 as a Stable Photocatalyst for Water Oxidation and Reduction under Visible Light Irradiation (λ ≤ 650 nm)
    2002 915 citations Hisayoshi Kobayashi et al. profile →
  3. Photocatalytic H2 Evolution Reaction from Aqueous Solutions over Band Structure-Controlled (AgIn)xZn2(1-x)S2 Solid Solution Photocatalysts with Visible-Light Response and Their Surface Nanostructures
    2004 734 citations Hideki Kato, Hisayoshi Kobayashi et al. profile →
  4. An oxynitride, TaON, as an efficient water oxidation photocatalyst under visible light irradiation (λ ≤ 500 nm)
    2002 544 citations Hisayoshi Kobayashi 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
Hisayoshi Kobayashi Japan 64 12.1k 10.9k 5.0k 2.1k 2.1k 299 16.6k
Yongfan Zhang China 59 11.3k 0.9× 8.1k 0.7× 5.6k 1.1× 1.9k 0.9× 2.6k 1.2× 363 15.0k
Shozo Yanagida Japan 78 12.4k 1.0× 11.3k 1.0× 4.9k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 340 20.3k
Hironori Arakawa Japan 75 15.9k 1.3× 17.8k 1.6× 5.5k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 255 23.3k
Qing Peng China 59 15.1k 1.3× 8.2k 0.8× 6.6k 1.3× 2.4k 1.2× 2.0k 1.0× 128 20.3k
Cristiana Di Valentin Italy 62 11.0k 0.9× 8.5k 0.8× 4.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 770 0.4× 230 15.3k
Zhihu Sun China 51 8.4k 0.7× 6.5k 0.6× 4.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 603 0.3× 183 12.2k
Bunsho Ohtani Japan 75 13.9k 1.2× 16.4k 1.5× 4.8k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 356 21.0k
Masaya Matsuoka Japan 51 9.6k 0.8× 9.5k 0.9× 2.5k 0.5× 673 0.3× 2.4k 1.1× 216 13.7k
Dai‐Bin Kuang China 86 17.5k 1.5× 13.8k 1.3× 13.1k 2.6× 1.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 280 25.7k
Liang Yu China 56 8.2k 0.7× 9.8k 0.9× 6.1k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 2.5k 1.2× 223 16.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sasaki, Kento, et al.. (2025). Effect of photopolymerization and color phase transition on the structural color expression of long-chain diynoate-modified titanium dioxide multiparticle layers. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 717. 136784–136784.
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Lu, Nan, et al.. (2024). A universal molecular oxygen-mediated photocatalysis strategy to boost visible-light induced hydrogen evolution through partial water splitting. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 360. 124536–124536. 11 indexed citations
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Fukushima, Takashi, et al.. (2024). Visible-light responsive TiO2 for the complete photocatalytic decomposition of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and its efficient acceleration by thermal energy. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 346. 123745–123745. 31 indexed citations
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Wei, Tong, Mingwu Tan, Hisayoshi Kobayashi, et al.. (2022). Boosting Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with Anodic Oxidative Upgrading of Formaldehyde over Trimetallic Carbides. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(21). 7108–7116. 9 indexed citations
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Naya, Shin‐ichi, et al.. (2022). Highly Active and Renewable Catalytic Electrodes for Two-Electron Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Langmuir. 38(15). 4785–4792. 9 indexed citations
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Qian, Kaicheng, Yong Yan, Shibo Xi, et al.. (2021). Elucidating the Strain–Vacancy–Activity Relationship on Structurally Deformed Co@CoO Nanosheets for Aqueous Phase Reforming of Formaldehyde. Small. 17(51). e2102970–e2102970. 66 indexed citations
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Lu, Nan, Xiaoqing Yan, Hisayoshi Kobayashi, et al.. (2020). Oxygen-mediated water splitting on metal-free heterogeneous photocatalyst under visible light. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 279. 119378–119378. 19 indexed citations
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Kato, Hideki, et al.. (2018). Photoluminescence Properties of Layered Perovskite-Type Strontium Scandium Oxyfluoride Activated With Mn4+. Frontiers in Chemistry. 6. 467–467. 18 indexed citations
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Lu, Linfang, Shihui Zou, Hisayoshi Kobayashi, et al.. (2018). Robust Removal of Ligands from Noble Metal Nanoparticles by Electrochemical Strategies. ACS Catalysis. 8(9). 8484–8492. 64 indexed citations
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Ye, Meng, Shihui Zou, Yuheng Zhou, et al.. (2018). Activating molecular oxygen by Au/ZnO to selectively oxidize glycerol to dihydroxyacetone. Catalysis Science & Technology. 8(10). 2524–2528. 28 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Hisayoshi, et al.. (2017). Mechanistic study of reaction mechanism on ammonia photodecomposition over Ni/TiO2 photocatalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 206. 378–383. 57 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Hisayoshi & Shinya Higashimoto. (2015). DFT study on the reaction mechanisms behind the catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol into benzaldehyde by O2 over anatase TiO2 surfaces with hydroxyl groups: Role of visible-light irradiation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 170-171. 135–143. 44 indexed citations
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Hayashi, Shinya, et al.. (2011). PTCR Properties of BaTiO3 Ceramics Fabricated by Combination of Sintering in Reducing Atmosphere and Post Oxidation Treatment. Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan. 60(6). 510–514. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Weifang, Jong‐Soo Lee, Takahiro Nakazawa, et al.. (2009). (25S)-Cholesten-26-oic acid derivatives from an Indonesian soft coral Minabea sp.. Steroids. 74(9). 758–760. 10 indexed citations
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Satoh, S., Hiroshi Fujimoto, & Hisayoshi Kobayashi. (2006). Theoretical Study of NH3 Adsorption on Fe(110) and Fe(111) Surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 110(10). 4846–4852. 74 indexed citations
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Kiyonaga, Tomokazu, Tomohiro Mitsui, Tetsuro Soejima, et al.. (2005). Kinetic and DFT Studies on the Photoinduced Desorption of Sulfur from Gold Nanoparticles Loaded on Titanium Dioxide. ChemPhysChem. 6(12). 2508–2512. 8 indexed citations
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Kato, Hideki, Hisayoshi Kobayashi, & Akihiko Kudo. (2003). Role of Ag+ in the Band Structures and Photocatalytic Properties of AgMO3 (M: Ta and Nb) with the Perovskite Structure.. ChemInform. 34(9). 1 indexed citations
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Matsumura, Yasuyuki, Keiji Hashimoto, Hisayoshi Kobayashi, & Satohiro Yoshida. (1990). The role of sodium ions as adsorption sites in silicalite-1. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions. 86(3). 561–561. 20 indexed citations

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