Ken Hirota

3.5k total citations
199 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Ken Hirota is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Hirota has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Materials Chemistry, 89 papers in Ceramics and Composites and 79 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ken Hirota's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (83 papers), Advanced materials and composites (64 papers) and Nuclear materials and radiation effects (25 papers). Ken Hirota is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (83 papers), Advanced materials and composites (64 papers) and Nuclear materials and radiation effects (25 papers). Ken Hirota collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Ken Hirota's co-authors include Osamu Yamaguchi, Masaru Yoshinaka, Masaki Kato, Hideki Taguchi, Kazuhiko Tsukagoshi, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Yoshihiko Takano, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Yoshinari Miyamoto and Ren‐De Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Journal of Power Sources and Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ken Hirota

184 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ken Hirota Japan 28 2.1k 797 726 705 437 199 2.9k
Dongsheng Yan China 33 2.6k 1.3× 759 1.0× 981 1.4× 931 1.3× 453 1.0× 134 3.6k
Bala Vaidhyanathan United Kingdom 33 1.8k 0.9× 876 1.1× 1.2k 1.6× 954 1.4× 397 0.9× 93 3.3k
Claudia Fasel Germany 32 1.9k 0.9× 923 1.2× 1.4k 1.9× 894 1.3× 375 0.9× 78 3.1k
Mohammad Reza Loghman‐Estarki Iran 31 2.2k 1.1× 495 0.6× 474 0.7× 933 1.3× 451 1.0× 100 2.9k
Yao Jiang China 30 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 370 0.5× 968 1.4× 757 1.7× 109 3.0k
Youwei Yan China 24 1.5k 0.7× 580 0.7× 259 0.4× 728 1.0× 494 1.1× 138 2.3k
Yuji Iwamoto Japan 36 2.3k 1.1× 1.3k 1.6× 1.2k 1.6× 1.0k 1.4× 341 0.8× 198 4.1k
Xueqiang Cao China 38 3.0k 1.5× 1.2k 1.5× 1.4k 1.9× 697 1.0× 226 0.5× 122 4.2k
Qingbo Wen China 25 1.4k 0.7× 884 1.1× 865 1.2× 549 0.8× 142 0.3× 72 2.4k
M. Balasubramanian India 31 1.4k 0.7× 833 1.0× 860 1.2× 1.4k 2.0× 171 0.4× 121 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ken Hirota

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Hirota

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kawakami, Hiroshi, Sadao Komemushi, Ken Hirota, et al.. (2025). The generation of hydrogen peroxide and antibacterial effectiveness by copper oxide surface layers. PubMed. 30(1). 19–26.
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Sasaki, Ryosuke, et al.. (2024). One-Pot Hybridization of Microfibrillated Cellulose and Hydroxyapatite as a Versatile Route to Eco-Friendly Mechanical Materials. ACS Omega. 9(44). 44457–44464. 3 indexed citations
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Hirota, Ken, et al.. (2023). Water-Resistant Tough Composites of Cellulose Nanofibers and Hydroxyapatite. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 5(10). 8082–8088. 4 indexed citations
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Aoyama, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2022). Effects of Hydration on Mechanical Properties of Acylated Hydroxyapatite–Starch Composites. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 4(3). 1666–1674. 3 indexed citations
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Hirota, Ken, et al.. (2021). Enhanced toughness of hydroxyapatite–poly(ethylene terephthalate) composites by immersion in water. Materials Advances. 2(17). 5691–5703. 6 indexed citations
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Mizutani, T., et al.. (2020). Nonbrittle Nanocomposite Materials Prepared by Coprecipitation of TEMPO-Oxidized Cellulose Nanofibers and Hydroxyapatite. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 9(1). 158–167. 12 indexed citations
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Wada, Susumu, Kazuhiko Tsukagoshi, Katsumi Tsuchiya, et al.. (2019). Development of Tube Radial Distribution Chromatography Based on Phase-Separation Multiphase Flow Created via Pressure Loss. Analytical Sciences. 35(7). 803–806. 3 indexed citations
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Hirota, Ken, et al.. (2016). Crystallisation of hydroxyapatite in phosphorylated poly(vinyl alcohol) as a synthetic route to tough mechanical hybrid materials. Materials Science and Engineering C. 70(Pt 1). 487–493. 12 indexed citations
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Ueda, Masahiro, Masaki Kato, & Ken Hirota. (2014). Pulsed Electric-current Pressure Sintering of Spinel Type (Fe, Mn)Al2O4 Ferrites and their Physical Property Evaluation. Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy. 61(4). 171–178.
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Yamamoto, Kenta, Masaki Kato, Ken Hirota, et al.. (2013). Fabrication of High Strength and Toughness Ceramics Using Pulsed Electric-Current Pressure Sintering of ZrO2(Y2O3)–Al2O3 Solid Solution Powders Prepared by the Neutralization Co-precipitation Method. Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy. 60(10). 428–435. 2 indexed citations
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Kato, Masaki, et al.. (2012). Synthesis and Characterization of Highly Crystallized TiO2(B) Nanofibers via the Hydrothermal Treatment in Supercritical Fluid. Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy. 59(6). 326–332. 2 indexed citations
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Kato, Masaki, et al.. (2010). Synthesis of New Antibacterial ZnO Powders by Hydrothermal Treatment and their Characterization. Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy. 57(2). 106–111. 1 indexed citations
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Kato, Masaki, et al.. (2008). Fabrication of Mg-Fe-O Ferrite/magnetic Metal Bulk Composites by High-pressure Sintering. Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy. 55(9). 629–636. 6 indexed citations
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Hirota, Ken, et al.. (2008). Suppression of transmission of Glomerella cingulata with a hydrophilic, nonwoven fabric sheet. Japanese Journal of Phytopathology. 74(4). 328–334. 3 indexed citations
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Kato, Masaki, et al.. (2007). Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Nanofiber (CNF)-Dispersed SiAION Ceramics via Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy. 54(8). 606–611. 1 indexed citations
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Hirota, Ken, et al.. (2006). Fabrication of Meta-Stable Monoclinic Zirconia Ceramics with a High Density Using a Piston-Cylinder Type High-Pressure Apparatus. Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan. 55(3). 258–263. 4 indexed citations
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Kanehira, Shingo, Yoshinari Miyamoto, Ken Hirota, & Osamu Yamaguchi. (2001). Conversion of Aluminum Dross to Sialon-Based Ceramics by Combustion Synthesis(Materials, Metallurgy & Weldability). Transactions of JWRI. 30(2). 67–72. 3 indexed citations
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Hirota, Ken, et al.. (1994). Formation and Sintering of Zirconia(3mol% Yttria)--Toughened Alumina Powders Prepared by the Hydrazine Method (粉末プロセスの制御と製品の評価 ). 41(9). 1054–1060.
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Yamaguchi, Osamu, et al.. (1991). The formation and characterization of alkoxy-derived Bi4Ti3O12. 90(4). 111–113. 11 indexed citations

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