Masaru Shimbo

707 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 530 citations indexed

About

Masaru Shimbo is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ceramics and Composites and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaru Shimbo has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 530 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 9 papers in Ceramics and Composites and 6 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Masaru Shimbo's work include Glass properties and applications (9 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (4 papers) and Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (4 papers). Masaru Shimbo is often cited by papers focused on Glass properties and applications (9 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (4 papers) and Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (4 papers). Masaru Shimbo collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Masaru Shimbo's co-authors include K. Tanzawa, K. Fukuda, K. Furukawa, James T. Jenkins, Toshio Nakajima, Takashi Obara, Hiromichi Ohashi, K. Yusa, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi and Naruhiro Matsufuji and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Journal of the American Ceramic Society.

In The Last Decade

Masaru Shimbo

21 papers receiving 494 citations

Hit Papers

Silicon-to-silicon direct bonding method 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. Silicon-to-silicon direct bonding method
    1986 380 citations Masaru Shimbo, K. Furukawa 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
Masaru Shimbo Japan 9 426 120 87 72 66 21 530
H.‐L. Huber Germany 11 241 0.6× 102 0.8× 30 0.3× 88 1.2× 39 0.6× 54 423
Seiichi Isomae Japan 14 385 0.9× 111 0.9× 126 1.4× 112 1.6× 41 0.6× 38 484
A. I. Mlavsky United States 10 234 0.5× 59 0.5× 96 1.1× 262 3.6× 49 0.7× 19 497
So Baba Japan 12 207 0.5× 80 0.7× 23 0.3× 232 3.2× 33 0.5× 25 364
Masatomo Yonezawa Japan 10 173 0.4× 119 1.0× 53 0.6× 158 2.2× 41 0.6× 14 446
S. Prussin United States 8 487 1.1× 51 0.4× 209 2.4× 162 2.3× 17 0.3× 28 623
Lachlan Smillie Australia 9 125 0.3× 85 0.7× 63 0.7× 164 2.3× 22 0.3× 18 304
Oleg Kononchuk France 13 401 0.9× 68 0.6× 145 1.7× 126 1.8× 8 0.1× 75 490
T. Adachi Japan 12 185 0.4× 41 0.3× 65 0.7× 242 3.4× 84 1.3× 27 453
J.A. Rice United States 14 92 0.2× 188 1.6× 70 0.8× 175 2.4× 119 1.8× 32 533

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masaru Shimbo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaru Shimbo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masaru Shimbo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masaru Shimbo 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 Masaru Shimbo. Masaru Shimbo 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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Shimbo, Masaru. (2014). The development of a Line-to-Ground Fault Detection System for a DC feeding system on a support pole. WIT transactions on the built environment. 1. 303–310. 1 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, et al.. (2001). Photoabsorption of Synthetic Silica Glass under ArF Excimer Laser Irradiation. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 40(10R). 5962–5962. 6 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, Yasuyuki Futami, K. Yusa, et al.. (2000). [Development of a multi-layer ion chamber for measurement of depth dose distributions of heavy-ion therapeutic beam for individual patients].. PubMed. 60(5). 274–9. 9 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, et al.. (2000). Effect of the dissolved hydrogen on the densification of synthetic silica glass under ArF excimer laser irradiation. Journal of Applied Physics. 88(10). 6052–6054. 2 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, et al.. (1999). Estimation of the Life of Synthetic Silica Glass under Long Time Irradiation by ArF Excimer Laser. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 38(8A). L848–L848. 9 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, et al.. (1995). Change in UV Transmittance in Silica Photomask Glass under KrF Excimer Laser Irradiation. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 34(10R). 5640–5640. 8 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, et al.. (1993). 380 nm Photoluminescence Caused by Trace Na Impurity in High-Purity Synthetic Silica Glass. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 32(5A). L671–L671. 1 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, et al.. (1988). Surface-charge properties of fluorine-doped lead borosilicate glass. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 35(1). 124–128. 6 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru. (1988). Thickness Dependence of Fracture Stress in Glass Films Coated on Silicon. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 71(10). 1 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, et al.. (1988). Physical and Electrical Properties of Acid Resistive Zinc-Lead Borosilicate Passivation Glass. Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan. 96(1110). 201–205. 1 indexed citations
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Fukuda, K., et al.. (1987). A dielectrically isolated photodiode array by silicon-wafer direct bonding. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 8(10). 454–456. 14 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru. (1987). Thermal Stability and Acid Resistivity of Glasses Based on ZnO‐Al 2 O 3 ‐SiO 2. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 70(5). 5 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, et al.. (1987). Surface Charge Studies on Lead Borosilicate Glass Containing Trace Sodium. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 134(1). 156–160. 9 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, et al.. (1986). Glass Formation Range, Acid Resistivity, and Surface Charge Density of ZnO‐B 2 O 3 ‐SiO 2 Passivation Glass Containing Al 2 O 3. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 69(1). 23–26. 8 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, et al.. (1985). Electrophoretic Deposition of Glass Powder for Passivation of High Voltage Transistors. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 132(2). 393–398. 16 indexed citations
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Jenkins, James T. & Masaru Shimbo. (1984). The Distribution of Pressure Behind a Soft Contact Lens. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 106(1). 62–65. 15 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru, et al.. (1983). Thermal Stress in CVD PSG and SiO2 Films on Silicon Substrates. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 130(1). 135–138. 19 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru. (1975). A Geometrical Formulation of Asymmetric Features in Plasticity. Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers (Hokkaido University). 77(77). 155–159. 15 indexed citations
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Shimbo, Masaru. (1972). Leach-Out Process of Phase Separated Sodium Borosilicate Glass. Journal of the Ceramic Association Japan. 80(923). 277–284. 2 indexed citations

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