Kentaro Kuratani

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kentaro Kuratani is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kentaro Kuratani has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 18 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kentaro Kuratani's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (30 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (28 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (17 papers). Kentaro Kuratani is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (30 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (28 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (17 papers). Kentaro Kuratani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Australia and China. Kentaro Kuratani's co-authors include Qiang Xü, Tomoki Akita, Ya‐Qian Lan, Hai‐Long Jiang, Bo Liu, Hiroshi Shioyama, Tetsu Kiyobayashi, Hiroshi Senoh, Nobuhiko Takeichi and H. Kobayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kentaro Kuratani

50 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

From Metal–Organic Framework to Nanoporous Carbon: Toward a Very High Surface Area and Hydrogen Uptake

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kentaro Kuratani Japan	20	1.5k	814	746	491	408	52	2.3k
Ken Sakaushi Japan	28	2.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	706 0.9×	513 1.0×	866 2.1×	57	3.0k
David Adekoya Australia	22	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	832 1.1×	259 0.5×	840 2.1×	28	2.9k
Jiehua Liu China	25	2.3k 1.5×	1.4k 1.7×	949 1.3×	243 0.5×	469 1.1×	90	3.2k
Pengbiao Geng China	16	2.2k 1.4×	880 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	438 0.9×	501 1.2×	27	2.8k
Bohejin Tang China	34	2.2k 1.5×	840 1.0×	1.5k 2.0×	681 1.4×	334 0.8×	106	3.0k
De‐Shan Bin China	20	1.8k 1.2×	636 0.8×	796 1.1×	198 0.4×	314 0.8×	45	2.3k
Abdelfattah Mahmoud Belgium	27	1.3k 0.8×	803 1.0×	599 0.8×	164 0.3×	223 0.5×	123	2.0k
Linhan Xu China	14	1.5k 1.0×	553 0.7×	612 0.8×	258 0.5×	735 1.8×	32	2.1k
Xia Yuan China	22	1.2k 0.8×	892 1.1×	661 0.9×	188 0.4×	584 1.4×	66	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kentaro Kuratani

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Gamo, Hirotada, Yasushi Maeda, Kentaro Kuratani, et al.. (2025). Degradation Processes in Positive Electrode Composites for All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion Batteries Visualized by Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy. Small Methods. 9(8). e2500080–e2500080.

Otoyama, Misae, Nao Terasaki, Tomonari Takeuchi, Toyoki Okumura, & Kentaro Kuratani. (2025). Visualization of Local Strain Distributions in All‐Solid‐State Batteries with Silicon Negative Electrodes Using Digital Image Correlation for Operando/In situ Microscopy Images. ChemElectroChem. 12(8). 4 indexed citations

Morino, Yusuke, Misae Otoyama, Toyoki Okumura, et al.. (2024). Concerted Influence of H₂O and CO₂: Moisture Exposure of Sulfide Solid Electrolyte Li₄SnS₄. ACS Omega. 9(37). 38523–38531. 6 indexed citations

Siroma, Zyun & Kentaro Kuratani. (2024). New method for graphing impedance values as an analytical tool suitable for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Electrochimica Acta. 509. 145305–145305. 2 indexed citations

Takeuchi, Tomonari, Noboru Taguchi, Mitsunori Kitta, et al.. (2024). Improvement of the rate capability of all-solid-state cells with Fe-based polysulfide positive electrode materials by modifying the microstructure. RSC Advances. 14(10). 7229–7233. 1 indexed citations

Morino, Yusuke, Misae Otoyama, Toyoki Okumura, et al.. (2024). Influence of Traces of Moisture on a Sulfide Solid Electrolyte Li<sub>4</sub>SnS<sub>4</sub>. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 92(4). 47002–47002. 9 indexed citations

Morino, Yusuke, et al.. (2024). Elucidating the Reductive Decomposition Mechanism in Sulfide Solid Electrolyte Li₄SnS₄. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(18). 23169–23177. 4 indexed citations

Kitaura, Hirokazu, Eiji Hosono, Misae Otoyama, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of Li Metal–Sulfide Solid Electrolyte Interface Using Ultrasonic-Assisted Fusion Welding Process. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127(26). 12477–12483. 1 indexed citations

Otoyama, Misae, Tomonari Takeuchi, Noboru Taguchi, Kentaro Kuratani, & Hikarí Sakaebe. (2023). Mechanochemical Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Li_xVS_y Positive Electrodes for All-Solid-State Batteries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 10501–10501. 5 indexed citations

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Maeda, Yasushi, Mitsunori Kitta, & Kentaro Kuratani. (2022). Microscopic electrochemical analysis of all-solid-state Li-ion batteries using conductive atomic force microscopy as a nano current collector probe. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 61(SL). SL1002–SL1002. 6 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Hideya, Takashi Kawaguchi, Atsushi Sakuda, et al.. (2019). Dry coating of active material particles with sulfide solid electrolytes for an all-solid-state lithium battery. Journal of Power Sources. 448. 227579–227579. 73 indexed citations

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Sakuda, Atsushi, Koji Ohara, Tomoya Kawaguchi, et al.. (2018). A Reversible Rocksalt to Amorphous Phase Transition Involving Anion Redox. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 15086–15086. 27 indexed citations

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Ozaki, Hiroyuki, Kentaro Kuratani, Hikaru Sano, & Tetsu Kiyobayashi. (2017). A Monte-Carlo simulation of ionic conductivity and viscosity of highly concentrated electrolytes based on a pseudo-lattice model. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 147(3). 34904–34904. 6 indexed citations

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Yao, Masaru, Kentaro Kuratani, Toshikatsu Kojima, et al.. (2014). Indigo carmine: An organic crystal as a positive-electrode material for rechargeable sodium batteries. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 3650–3650. 112 indexed citations

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Yao, Masaru, Hiroshi Senoh, Hikaru Sano, et al.. (2012). Quinone-Based Organic Active Materials for Use in Sodium and Magnesium Batteries. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2012-02(15). 1861–1861. 2 indexed citations

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Yamazaki, Shin‐ichi, Kentaro Kuratani, Hiroshi Senoh, Zyun Siroma, & Kazuaki Yasuda. (2009). One-compartment electrochemical H2 generator from borohydride. Journal of Power Sources. 195(4). 1107–1111. 8 indexed citations

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Kuratani, Kentaro, Kuniaki Tatsumi, & Nobuhiro Kuriyama. (2008). Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of Manganese Oxide. ECS Transactions. 6(25). 279–286. 3 indexed citations

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Umegaki, Tetsuo, Kentaro Kuratani, Yusuke Yamada, et al.. (2008). Hydrogen production via steam reforming of ethyl alcohol over nano-structured indium oxide catalysts. Journal of Power Sources. 179(2). 566–570. 46 indexed citations

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Kuratani, Kentaro, Kuniaki Tatsumi, & Nobuhiro Kuriyama. (2007). Manganese Oxide Nanorod with 2 × 4 Tunnel Structure: Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties. Crystal Growth & Design. 7(8). 1375–1377. 46 indexed citations

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Kuratani, Kentaro, et al.. (2005). Novel Fabrication of High‐Quality ZrO ₂ Ceramic Thin Films from Aqueous Solution. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 88(10). 2923–2927. 29 indexed citations

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