Jun Kubota

16.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
202 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Jun Kubota is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jun Kubota has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 95 papers in Materials Chemistry and 59 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Jun Kubota's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (73 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (53 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (36 papers). Jun Kubota is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (73 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (53 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (36 papers). Jun Kubota collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Saudi Arabia and United States. Jun Kubota's co-authors include Kazunari Domen, Takashi Hisatomi, Tsutomu Minegishi, Kazuhiro Takanabe, Masao Katayama, Kazuhiko Maeda, Akira Yamakata, Tsuyoshi Takata, Chiaki Hirose and Jae Sung Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Jun Kubota

193 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Recent advances in semiconductors for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting

2014 3.9k citations Takashi Hisatomi, Jun Kubota et al. profile →
Single-crystalline, wormlike hematite photoanodes for efficient solar water splitting

2013 590 citations Jun Kubota, Kazunari Domen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jun Kubota Japan	53	10.9k	9.9k	4.8k	1.2k	1.1k	202	14.2k
Cristiana Di Valentin Italy	62	8.5k 0.8×	11.0k 1.1×	4.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	230	15.3k
Zhihu Sun China	51	6.5k 0.6×	8.4k 0.8×	4.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.7×	183	12.2k
Ying Dai China	75	10.9k 1.0×	14.1k 1.4×	7.9k 1.7×	652 0.5×	1.9k 1.7×	314	18.7k
Akira Yamakata Japan	52	9.0k 0.8×	7.3k 0.7×	3.6k 0.8×	625 0.5×	741 0.7×	208	10.6k
Hisayoshi Kobayashi Japan	64	10.9k 1.0×	12.1k 1.2×	5.0k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.9×	299	16.6k
Naoto Umezawa Japan	41	7.9k 0.7×	8.2k 0.8×	4.7k 1.0×	372 0.3×	1.2k 1.1×	135	11.3k
Yongfan Zhang China	59	8.1k 0.7×	11.3k 1.1×	5.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.7×	363	15.0k
Hicham Idriss Saudi Arabia	62	8.2k 0.7×	11.2k 1.1×	3.2k 0.7×	3.5k 2.9×	876 0.8×	263	15.2k
Pascal Comte Switzerland	46	16.1k 1.5×	12.8k 1.3×	5.2k 1.1×	518 0.4×	610 0.5×	74	20.5k
Hironori Arakawa Japan	75	17.8k 1.6×	15.9k 1.6×	5.5k 1.2×	2.1k 1.8×	1.4k 1.3×	255	23.3k

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Watanabe, Eriko, et al.. (2025). Ammonia synthesis from water and nitrogen using electricity with a hydrogen-permeable membrane electrochemical cell with Ru catalysts and molten hydroxide electrolyte: integration with ammonia separation and unreacted gas recirculation. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 9(10). 2658–2669.

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2024). Electrochemical-catalytic NH₃ synthesis from H₂O and N₂ using an electrochemical cell with a Ru catalyst, Pd–Ag membrane cathode, and NaOH–KOH molten salt electrolyte at 250 °C. Energy Advances. 3(6). 1265–1270. 2 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2024). Ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and steam using electrochemical cells with a hydrogen-permeable membrane and Ru/Cs⁺/C catalysts. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 8(5). 914–926. 4 indexed citations

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Kudo, Akihiko, Yoshihisa Sakata, Junko N. Kondo, et al.. (2023). A Career in Catalysis: Kazunari Domen. ACS Catalysis. 13(10). 6934–6955. 10 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2023). Methane synthesis from CO₂ and H₂O using electrochemical cells with polymer electrolyte membranes and Ru catalysts at around 120 °C: a comparative study to a phosphate-based electrolyte cell. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 7(22). 5336–5341. 1 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2022). STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE-FILLED SQUARE STEEL TUBULAR COLUMNS USING HIGH-STRENGTH MATERIALS SUBJECTED TO MULTIPLE CYCLIC LOADING. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 87(802). 1267–1277. 1 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2022). STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE-FILLED SQUARE STEEL TUBULAR COLUMNS WITH REINFORCED HINGE REGION. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 87(793). 328–339. 1 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2022). Methane synthesis from CO₂ and H₂O using a phosphate-based electrochemical cell at 210–270 °C with oxide-supported Ru catalysts. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 6(5). 1362–1372. 7 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2021). EVALUATION OF STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE FILLED SQUARE STEEL TUBULAR COLUMNS USING HIGH-STRENGTH MATERIALS. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 86(783). 827–837. 2 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2021). Methane synthesis from CO₂ and H₂O with electricity using H-permeable membrane electrochemical cells with Ru catalyst and phosphate electrolyte. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 5(4). 935–940. 7 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2020). EVALUATION ON PLASTIC DEFORMATION CAPACITY OF STEEL BEAM ENDS WITH LOCAL BUCKLING AND FRACTURE UNDER CYCLIC LOADING USING FE ANALYSIS. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 85(767). 105–115. 5 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2019). Ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and water at intermediate temperatures and elevated pressures by using an electrochemical hydrogen-membrane reactor with supported Ru catalysts and phosphate electrolytes. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 3(6). 1406–1417. 26 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2018). COLLAPSE BEHAVIOR OF 18-STORY STEEL MOMENT FRAME ON SHAKING TABLE TEST UNDER LONG PERIOD GROUND MOTION. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 83(746). 625–635. 9 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2018). Electrochemical membrane cell for NH₃ synthesis from N₂ and H₂O by electrolysis at 200 to 250 °C using a Ru catalyst, hydrogen-permeable Pd membrane and phosphate-based electrolyte. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2(6). 1278–1286. 29 indexed citations

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Sugiyama, Hiromi, et al.. (2017). Molecular and Dissociative Adsorption of Oxygen on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Materials of La_1–xSr_xCoO₃, La_1–xSr_xCo_1–yFe_yO₃, and La_1–xSr_xMnO₃ Studied by Temperature-Programmed Desorption. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(27). 14581–14588. 10 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2017). Ammonia Synthesis from Nitrogen and Water by Electricity Using an Electrochemical Cell with Ru Catalyst, Hydrogen‐Permeable Pd‐Ag Membrane, and Phosphate‐Based Electrolyte. ChemistrySelect. 2(34). 11100–11103. 17 indexed citations

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Garcia‐Esparza, Angel T., Tatsuya Shinagawa, Samy Ould‐Chikh, et al.. (2017). An Oxygen‐Insensitive Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Coated by a Molybdenum‐Based Layer for Overall Water Splitting. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(21). 5780–5784. 111 indexed citations

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Garcia‐Esparza, Angel T., Tatsuya Shinagawa, Samy Ould‐Chikh, et al.. (2017). An Oxygen‐Insensitive Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Coated by a Molybdenum‐Based Layer for Overall Water Splitting. Angewandte Chemie. 129(21). 5874–5878. 13 indexed citations

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FUKUMOTO, Toshiyuki, et al.. (2007). LOCAL ELASTO-PLASTIC BEHAVIOR OF STEEL BEAM TO CONCRETE-FILLED SQUARE STEEL TUBE COLUMN MOMENT CONNECTIONS : Side stiffener connection detail. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 72(611). 149–156. 2 indexed citations

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Kubota, Jun, et al.. (2007). Phase inversion temperature (Pit) method utilized preparation of o/w nano-emulsion by microreactor system. 2 indexed citations

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