Masao Katayama

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
110 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Masao Katayama is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Masao Katayama has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Materials Chemistry, 82 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 51 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Masao Katayama's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (76 papers), Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (43 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (34 papers). Masao Katayama is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (76 papers), Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (43 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (34 papers). Masao Katayama collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Saudi Arabia and Nepal. Masao Katayama's co-authors include Kazunari Domen, Tsutomu Minegishi, Takashi Hisatomi, Taro Yamada, Jun Kubota, Hiroshi Nishiyama, Tsuyoshi Takata, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Naoya Shibata and Tomohiro Higashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Masao Katayama

109 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Surface Modification of CoO_x Loaded BiVO₄ Photoanodes with Ultrathin p-Type NiO Layers for Improved Solar Water Oxidation

2015 586 citations Takashi Hisatomi, Yongbo Kuang et al. profile →
A Particulate Photocatalyst Water-Splitting Panel for Large-Scale Solar Hydrogen Generation

2018 574 citations Yosuke Goto, Takashi Hisatomi et al. Joule profile →

Peers

Masao Katayama

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Anders B. Laursen Denmark

D. Amaranatha Reddy South Korea

Brian M. Leonard United States

Angel T. Garcia‐Esparza United States

Nian‐Tzu Suen China

Cheng‐Hao Chuang Taiwan

Peiqing Cai China

Yung‐Tin Pan United States

Audrey Forticaux United States

Yoshiki Shimodaira Japan

Anders B. Laursen Denmark

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RESE

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2.2k ×0.9

EEE

318 ×0.9

EOMM

220 ×0.6

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Countries citing papers authored by Masao Katayama

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masao Katayama

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masao Katayama. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masao Katayama 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 Masao Katayama. Masao Katayama is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Obata, Keisuke, Yudai Kawase, Tomohiro Higashi, et al.. (2025). Estimating the quasi-Fermi level of holes at the surface of semiconductor photoanodes using outer-sphere redox couples. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3688–3688. 1 indexed citations

Kawamura, Kazuya, et al.. (2025). Optimizing inter-joint distances of robotic forceps for vertical needle driving in pediatric surgery: a virtual reality simulator study. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 20(12). 2381–2392.

Saito, Taro, Rafia Ahmad, Fuminao Kishimoto, et al.. (2022). Identification of distinctive structural and optoelectronic properties of Bi₂O₃ polymorphs controlled by tantalum addition. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10(47). 17925–17935. 8 indexed citations

Obata, Keisuke, et al.. (2022). Synthesis of Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductors by Thermal Decomposition of Organosulfur and Organoselenium Compounds. Chemistry - A European Journal. 28(61). e202201951–e202201951. 2 indexed citations

Hisatomi, Takashi, Zheng Wang, Jeongsuk Seo, et al.. (2019). Efficient photocatalytic oxygen evolution using BaTaO₂N obtained from nitridation of perovskite-type oxide. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(3). 1127–1130. 37 indexed citations

Goto, Yosuke, Takashi Hisatomi, Qian Wang, et al.. (2018). A Particulate Photocatalyst Water-Splitting Panel for Large-Scale Solar Hydrogen Generation. Joule. 2(3). 509–520. 574 indexed citations breakdown →

Ma, Guijun, Yongbo Kuang, Dharmapura H. K. Murthy, et al.. (2018). Plate-like Sm₂Ti₂S₂O₅ Particles Prepared by a Flux-Assisted One-Step Synthesis for the Evolution of O₂ from Aqueous Solutions by Both Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Reactions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 122(25). 13492–13499. 21 indexed citations

Asakura, Yusuke, Tomohiro Higashi, Hiroshi Nishiyama, et al.. (2017). Activation of a particulate Ta₃N₅ water-oxidation photoanode with a GaN hole-blocking layer. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2(1). 73–78. 24 indexed citations

Nandy, Swarnava, Takashi Hisatomi, Masao Katayama, Tsutomu Minegishi, & Kazunari Domen. (2017). Effects of Calcination Temperature on the Physical Properties and Hydrogen Evolution Activities of La₅Ti₂Cu(S_1‐_xSe_x)₅O₇ Photocatalysts. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 35(1). 7 indexed citations

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Akiyama, Seiji, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Naoya Shibata, et al.. (2016). Highly Efficient Water Oxidation Photoanode Made of Surface Modified LaTiO₂N Particles. Small. 12(39). 5468–5476. 47 indexed citations

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Katayama, Masao, et al.. (2016). Effects of flux treatment on morphology of single-crystalline BaNbO₂N particles. CrystEngComm. 18(18). 3186–3190. 18 indexed citations

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Hisatomi, Takashi, Kentaro Teramura, Tsuyoshi Takata, et al.. (2014). The Effects of Preparation Conditions for a BaNbO₂N Photocatalyst on Its Physical Properties. ChemSusChem. 7(7). 2016–2021. 43 indexed citations

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Liu, Jingyuan, Takashi Hisatomi, Guijun Ma, et al.. (2014). Improving the photoelectrochemical activity of La₅Ti₂CuS₅O₇ for hydrogen evolution by particle transfer and doping. Energy & Environmental Science. 7(7). 2239–2242. 62 indexed citations

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Wang, Daoai, Takashi Hisatomi, Tsuyoshi Takata, et al.. (2013). Core/Shell Photocatalyst with Spatially Separated Co‐Catalysts for Efficient Reduction and Oxidation of Water. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(43). 11252–11256. 267 indexed citations

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Ohnishi, Ryohji, Masao Katayama, Jun Kubota, et al.. (2011). Composite of TiN Nanoparticles and Few‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Its Application to the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 7(2). 286–289. 29 indexed citations

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Takanabe, Kazuhiro, Xinchen Wang, Kazuhiko Maeda, et al.. (2009). Enhancement of photocatalytic activity of zinc-germanium oxynitride solid solution for overall water splitting under visible irradiation. Dalton Transactions. 10055–10055. 38 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Ryota, et al.. (2009). Epilayer control of photodeposited materials during UV photocatalysis. Applied Physics Letters. 94(23). 15 indexed citations

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Katayama, Masao, Daisuke Yokoyama, Masashi Tabata, et al.. (2009). Fabrication and photoelectrochemical properties of La5Ti2MS5O7 (M=Ag, Cu) electrodes. Materials Science and Engineering B. 173(1-3). 275–278. 31 indexed citations

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Kiguchi, Manabu, Ryotaro Arita, Genki Yoshikawa, et al.. (2003). Metal-Induced Gap States at Well Defined Alkali-Halide/Metal Interfaces. Physical Review Letters. 90(19). 196803–196803. 35 indexed citations

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Katayama, Masao, Manabu Kiguchi, Koichiro Saiki, & Atsushi Koma. (2002). Atomic and electronic structure of the LiF/LiBr(001) interface. Journal of Crystal Growth. 237-239. 269–273. 4 indexed citations

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