Kunio Yubuta

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
311 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Kunio Yubuta is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunio Yubuta has authored 311 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Materials Chemistry, 87 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 73 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kunio Yubuta's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (51 papers), Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (47 papers) and Rare-earth and actinide compounds (45 papers). Kunio Yubuta is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (51 papers), Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (47 papers) and Rare-earth and actinide compounds (45 papers). Kunio Yubuta collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United States. Kunio Yubuta's co-authors include Takeshi Wada, Katsuya Teshima, Akihisa Inoue, Hidemi Kato, Akihiro Makino, Takeshi Kubota, Shuji Oishi, Mirabbos Hojamberdiev, A. Takeuchi and He Men and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kunio Yubuta

298 papers receiving 7.8k citations

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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.

Demonstration of ultrahigh thermoelectric efficiency of ∼7.3% in Mg3Sb2/MgAgSb module for low-temperature energy harvesting

2021 327 citations Kunio Yubuta, Takao Mori et al. profile →
High-Entropy Alloys with a Hexagonal Close-Packed Structure Designed by Equi-Atomic Alloy Strategy and Binary Phase Diagrams

2014 310 citations Kunio Yubuta et al. profile →

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W. T. Geng China

Michel L. Trudeau Canada

Wangyu Hu China

Claude Estournès France

Manling Sui China

Mark Aindow United States

Etsuo Akiba Japan

Jane Y. Howe United States

David Sedmidubský Czechia

Eiichiro Matsubara Japan

W. T. Geng China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kunio Yubuta

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Pereira, Sofia I.A., Clara Piccirillo, Ulugbek Shaislamov, et al.. (2025). Juniperus pseudosabina extract-mediated green synthesis of zinc oxide artichoke-like structures for antibacterial applications. Journal of Cleaner Production. 514. 145785–145785. 1 indexed citations

Hojamberdiev, Mirabbos, Ronald Vargas, Dilshod Nematov, et al.. (2025). Selective synthesis of β-TaON: The critical influence of oxygen partial pressure in ammonolysis. Dalton Transactions. 54(29). 11193–11206.

Miyamoto, M., Kazuki Yamaguchi, Masahito Niibe, et al.. (2025). Electronic structure of the YCrB4 crystal surface, studied by micro-focused photoemission spectroscopy. Physical Review Materials. 9(9).

Yubuta, Kunio, Masateru Shibata, Akira Yasuhara, et al.. (2025). Structural investigation based on the 4D-STEM observation for superstructures of Rh octahedra in Cu3Au/anti-perovskite type ScRh3B0.75 compound. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1021. 179694–179694.

Rogl, Gerda, Vilma Buršı́ková, Kunio Yubuta, et al.. (2024). In-situ observation of temperature dependent microstructural changes in HPT-produced p-type skutterudites. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 977. 173431–173431. 4 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Kazuki, M. Miyamoto, Masafumi Horio, et al.. (2024). Millimeter-scale growth of YCrB4 single crystals and observation of the metallic surface state. Physical Review Materials. 8(5). 1 indexed citations

Nomura, Akiko, Kunio Yubuta, Touru Yamauchi, et al.. (2024). The Critical Behavior of Magnetization Near the Curie Temperature in Highly Spin-Polarized Heusler Alloy Co₂TiGa₀.₃Sn₀.₇. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 60(9). 1–5.

Hojamberdiev, Mirabbos, Thomas Bredow, Kunio Yubuta, et al.. (2024). Revisiting Ordered Antifluorite-Type Li₁₄Cr₂N₈O: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Theoretical Perspectives, and Catalytic Activity for Ammonia Decomposition. Chemistry of Materials. 36(19). 9980–9990. 2 indexed citations

Okada, Shigeru, Akiko Nomura, Toetsu Shishido, et al.. (2023). Preparation and Physical Properties of R(Al, Mn)B4 (R = Gd ~ Lu) Compounds. Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy. 70(11). 461–465. 2 indexed citations

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Yubuta, Kunio, Akira Yasuhara, Akiko Nomura, et al.. (2023). Origin of spin glass magnetic behavior and phase stability of flux-grown RE(Al, Cr, Fe)B4 (RE = Ho and Er) single crystals. Solid State Sciences. 142. 107243–107243. 1 indexed citations

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Yubuta, Kunio, et al.. (2023). Redetermination of the crystal structure of yttrium chromium tetraboride, YCrB₄, from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications. 79(11). 1072–1075. 4 indexed citations

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Hojamberdiev, Mirabbos, Ronald Vargas, Kunio Yubuta, et al.. (2023). Unlocking the effect of Zn²⁺ on crystal structure, optical properties, and photocatalytic degradation of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) of Bi₂WO₆. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 9(11). 2866–2879. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoni, Masahito Niibe, Masafumi Horio, et al.. (2022). Electronic Topological Transition of 2D Boron by the Ion Exchange Reaction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126(30). 12802–12808. 16 indexed citations

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Wagata, Hajime, et al.. (2021). Formation of double-cone-shaped ZnO mesocrystals by addition of ethylene glycol to ZnO dissolved choline chloride–urea deep eutectic solvents and observation of their manners of growth. CrystEngComm. 23(47). 8367–8378. 2 indexed citations

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Nomura, Akiko, Kunio Yubuta, Touru Yamauchi, et al.. (2021). Critical Behavior of the Magnetization in Heusler Alloy Co₂TiGa₀.₈Sn₀.₂. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 58(2). 1–4. 1 indexed citations

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Lu, Can, Palani Raja Jothi, Thomas Thersleff, et al.. (2020). Nanostructured core–shell metal borides–oxides as highly efficient electrocatalysts for photoelectrochemical water oxidation. Nanoscale. 12(5). 3121–3128. 32 indexed citations

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Hojamberdiev, Mirabbos, et al.. (2019). ZnS-containing industrial waste: Antibacterial activity and effects of thermal treatment temperature and atmosphere on photocatalytic activity. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 791. 971–982. 16 indexed citations

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Xiao, Xiong, Fumitaka Hayashi, Kunio Yubuta, Annabella Selloni, & Katsuya Teshima. (2017). Effects of Alkali Cations and Sulfate/Chloride Anions on the Flux Growth of {001}-Faceted β-Li₂TiO₃ Crystals. Crystal Growth & Design. 17(3). 1118–1124. 15 indexed citations

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Hojamberdiev, Mirabbos, Maged F. Bekheet, Judy N. Hart, et al.. (2017). Elucidating the impact of A-site cation change on photocatalytic H₂ and O₂ evolution activities of perovskite-type LnTaON₂ (Ln = La and Pr). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19(33). 22210–22220. 46 indexed citations

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Okada, Shigeru, Toetsu Shishido, Kunio Yubuta, & Takao Mori. (2012). Synthesis and some properties of a new chromium boride Cr2B3. 14(1). 97–102. 2 indexed citations

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