Kenichi Nishiuchi

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Kenichi Nishiuchi is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenichi Nishiuchi has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Materials Chemistry, 16 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Kenichi Nishiuchi's work include Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (27 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (12 papers) and Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (12 papers). Kenichi Nishiuchi is often cited by papers focused on Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (27 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (12 papers) and Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (12 papers). Kenichi Nishiuchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Kenichi Nishiuchi's co-authors include Noboru Yamada, Nobuo Akahira, Eiji Ohno, Masatoshi Takao, Kenichi Nagata, Hideki Kitaura, Takeo Ohta, Rie Kojima, Mayumi Uno and Mutsuo Takenaga and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics and Review of Scientific Instruments.

In The Last Decade

Kenichi Nishiuchi

27 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid-phase transitions of GeTe-Sb2Te3 pseudobinary amorp... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 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. Rapid-phase transitions of GeTe-Sb2Te3 pseudobinary amorphous thin films for an optical disk memory
    1991 1.2k citations Noboru Yamada, Eiji Ohno et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenichi Nishiuchi Japan 12 1.8k 1.5k 559 521 243 28 2.0k
Nobuo Akahira Japan 13 1.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 538 1.0× 513 1.0× 248 1.0× 26 1.9k
A. Benvenuti Italy 18 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 201 0.4× 372 0.7× 346 1.4× 48 1.9k
Y. Hayashi Japan 24 620 0.3× 1.8k 1.2× 339 0.6× 528 1.0× 52 0.2× 219 2.1k
Eric Joseph United States 25 975 0.5× 1.8k 1.2× 308 0.6× 315 0.6× 141 0.6× 92 2.1k
Ilgu Yun South Korea 21 1.0k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 223 0.4× 253 0.5× 134 0.6× 148 1.8k
Liwei Guo China 24 1.3k 0.7× 649 0.4× 269 0.5× 362 0.7× 56 0.2× 110 2.0k
Kazuyoshi Torii Japan 26 962 0.5× 2.0k 1.4× 310 0.6× 218 0.4× 73 0.3× 144 2.3k
Motoyasu Terao Japan 16 544 0.3× 660 0.4× 264 0.5× 131 0.3× 63 0.3× 63 907
Rajesh Kumar India 20 604 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 320 0.6× 114 0.2× 104 0.4× 98 1.7k
Yu Zhao China 26 1.5k 0.8× 903 0.6× 584 1.0× 762 1.5× 161 0.7× 79 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kenichi Nishiuchi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenichi Nishiuchi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenichi Nishiuchi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kenichi Nishiuchi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kenichi Nishiuchi 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 Kenichi Nishiuchi. Kenichi Nishiuchi 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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Nishiuchi, Kenichi, et al.. (2019). Charge/polarity-dependent 2D separation: a new chromatography for monitoring biomolecules. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 58(SB). SBBG14–SBBG14. 1 indexed citations
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Nishiuchi, Kenichi, et al.. (2007). Effect of Dielectric Material Films on Crystallization Characteristics of Ge2Sb2Te5 Phase-Change Memory Film. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 46(11R). 7421–7421. 3 indexed citations
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Kitaura, Hideki, et al.. (2006). Over 500 Years Lifetime Dual-Layer Blu-Ray Disc Recordable based on Te-O-Pd Recording Material. 37. 249–251. 1 indexed citations
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Yamada, Noboru, et al.. (2003). Advance of dual-layer blue optical disk with (Ge,Sn)Te-Sb/sub 2/Te/sub 3/ memory films. 4342. 404–406. 1 indexed citations
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Uno, Mayumi, et al.. (2003). Dual-layer write-once media for 1x-4x-speed recording based on Blu-ray Disc format. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5069. 82–82. 4 indexed citations
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Nishihara, Takashi, et al.. (2002). Rewritable Dual-Layer Phase-Change Optical Disk with a Balanced Transmittance Structure. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 41(Part 1, No. 5A). 2925–2930. 9 indexed citations
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Yamada, Noboru, et al.. (2002). <title>Phase-change material for use in rewritable dual-layer optical disk</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4342. 55–63. 35 indexed citations
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Uno, Mayumi, et al.. (2001). Rewritable Dual-Layer Phase-Change Optical Disk Utilizing a Blue-Violet Laser. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 40(3S). 1598–1598. 86 indexed citations
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Ohta, Takeo, et al.. (2000). Overview and the Future of Phase-Change Optical Disk Technology. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 39(2S). 770–770. 78 indexed citations
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Nagata, Kenichi, et al.. (1999). Rewritable Dual-Layer Phase-Change Optical Disk. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 38(3S). 1679–1679. 19 indexed citations
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Nagata, Kenichi, et al.. (1998). 4.7 GB Phase-Change Optical Disk for an Authoring System of Digital Versatile Disc. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 37(4S). 2236–2236. 3 indexed citations
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Nishiuchi, Kenichi, Hideki Kitaura, Noboru Yamada, & Nobuo Akahira. (1998). Dual-Layer Optical Disk with Te–O–Pd Phase-Change Film. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 37(4S). 2163–2163. 27 indexed citations
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Ohno, Eiji, et al.. (1996). Phase Change Optical Disk Using Land and Groove Method Applicable to Proposed Super Density Rewritable Disc Specifications. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 35(1S). 502–502. 1 indexed citations
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Nishiuchi, Kenichi, et al.. (1994). High Track Density Recording on Phase-change Optical Disks Using Land and Groove Method. PD3–PD3. 1 indexed citations
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Nishiuchi, Kenichi, et al.. (1992). Laser diode beam exposure instrument for rapid quenching of thin-film materials. Review of Scientific Instruments. 63(6). 3425–3430. 2 indexed citations
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Akahira, Nobuo, et al.. (1992). Self-Sharpening Effect of Phase Change Erasable Media. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 31(2S). 476–476. 8 indexed citations
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Yamada, Noboru, Eiji Ohno, Nobuo Akahira, et al.. (1987). High Speed Overwritable Phase Change Optical Disk Material. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 26(S4). 61–61. 294 indexed citations
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Takenaga, Mutsuo, et al.. (1983). TeOx thin films for an optical disc memory. Journal of Applied Physics. 54(9). 5376–5380. 74 indexed citations
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Takenaga, Mutsuo, et al.. (1983). <title>New Optical Erasable Medium Using Tellurium Suboxide Thin Film</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 420. 173–177. 17 indexed citations

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