Mitsuhiro Hirano

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Mitsuhiro Hirano is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsuhiro Hirano has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Materials Chemistry, 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 10 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Mitsuhiro Hirano's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (13 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (10 papers) and Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (8 papers). Mitsuhiro Hirano is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (13 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (10 papers) and Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (8 papers). Mitsuhiro Hirano collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Mitsuhiro Hirano's co-authors include Takehiko Yorozu, Y. Tagawa, Kunihiko Oka, Naofumi Ohtsu, Kazuyoshi Sato, Fumio Hayashi, Hirofumi Arai, Huihong Liu, Ken Cho and Mitsuo Niinomi and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Biomaterialia, Applied Surface Science and Surface and Coatings Technology.

In The Last Decade

Mitsuhiro Hirano

21 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Electron Spectroscopy Studies on Magneto-Optical Media and Plastic Substrate Interface

1987 1.9k citations Takehiko Yorozu, Mitsuhiro Hirano et al. IEEE Translation Journal on Magnetics in Japan profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mitsuhiro Hirano Japan	11	668	340	327	277	259	24	2.4k
Xiufeng Liu China	31	983 1.5×	210 0.6×	542 1.7×	129 0.5×	387 1.5×	180	2.8k
Kai Leung Yung Hong Kong	26	220 0.3×	235 0.7×	217 0.7×	435 1.6×	228 0.9×	209	2.6k
Chansik Park South Korea	32	665 1.0×	166 0.5×	274 0.8×	224 0.8×	95 0.4×	202	4.1k
Fei Fang United States	37	344 0.5×	438 1.3×	386 1.2×	1.2k 4.4×	169 0.7×	199	4.1k
Ran Liu China	25	458 0.7×	191 0.6×	76 0.2×	258 0.9×	154 0.6×	186	2.7k
Chun‐Cheng Lin Taiwan	30	997 1.5×	132 0.4×	299 0.9×	168 0.6×	258 1.0×	190	3.3k
Sang Won Yoon United States	30	1.3k 2.0×	380 1.1×	194 0.6×	785 2.8×	211 0.8×	156	3.2k
Jun Jo Australia	25	466 0.7×	181 0.5×	341 1.0×	311 1.1×	262 1.0×	131	2.5k
Guanjun Liu China	31	717 1.1×	232 0.7×	1.5k 4.5×	303 1.1×	462 1.8×	305	4.1k
Heeyoung Kim South Korea	21	621 0.9×	184 0.5×	310 0.9×	110 0.4×	122 0.5×	111	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mitsuhiro Hirano

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hirano, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2025). Hydrogen-Free Plasma Nitriding Process for Fabrication of Expanded Austenite Layer on AISI 316 Stainless Steel Surface. Materials. 18(1). 140–140.

Yoshino, Akira, et al.. (2025). Parametric investigation in an open atmosphere laser nitriding process of titanium aiming to minimize cracks. Surface and Coatings Technology. 505. 132075–132075.

Ohtsu, Naofumi, et al.. (2023). Open-atmosphere laser nitriding of austenitic steels to form wear-resistant surfaces. Surface and Coatings Technology. 476. 130275–130275. 3 indexed citations

Hirano, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2022). Fabrication of Nanoprotrusion Surface on AISI 316 Stainless Steel via Ar–N<sub>2</sub> Plasma Etching. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 63(3). 357–362. 4 indexed citations

Hirano, Mitsuhiro & Naofumi Ohtsu. (2022). Antibacterial Surface Treatment for Metallic Material Applied to Medical Devices～Antibacterial Functionalization via Fabrication of Nanopillar～. Materia Japan. 61(11). 755–759.

Hirano, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2021). Bioactivation of Yttria-Stabilized Tetragonal Zirconia Surface via a Chemical Treatment Processing Using a Calcium-Phosphate Slurry. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 62(9). 1407–1413. 2 indexed citations

Ohtsu, Naofumi, et al.. (2021). Investigation of admixed gas effect on plasma nitriding of AISI316L austenitic stainless steel. Vacuum. 193. 110545–110545. 20 indexed citations

Hirano, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2021). Variation in nanopillar surface on plasma-etched stainless steel owing to the crystal phase and composition. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 272. 125054–125054. 2 indexed citations

Hirano, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2020). Fabrication of antibacterial nanopillar surface on AISI 316 stainless steel through argon plasma etching with direct current discharge. Surface and Coatings Technology. 406. 126680–126680. 22 indexed citations

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Hirano, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2020). Spectral analysis of Sr 3d XPS spectrum in Sr‐containing hydroxyapatite. Surface and Interface Analysis. 52(12). 823–828. 56 indexed citations

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Hirano, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2019). Enhanced calcification of osteoblast-like cells on zirconium through calcium-phosphate slurry processing. Applied Surface Science. 478. 567–573. 5 indexed citations

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Ohtsu, Naofumi, et al.. (2019). Predominant surface property of an anodized titanium that enhances the cell response. Biointerphases. 14(4). 41002–41002. 2 indexed citations

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Ito, Tatsuro, Naofumi Ohtsu, Masanari Tomozawa, et al.. (2018). Promotion of bone regeneration on titanium implants through a chemical treatment process using calcium phosphate slurry: Microscopic analysis, cellular response, and animal experiment. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 106(7). 2716–2724. 3 indexed citations

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Ohtsu, Naofumi, et al.. (2017). Antibacterial effect of nickel-titanium alloy owing to nickel ion release. Applied Surface Science. 405. 215–219. 37 indexed citations

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Niinomi, Mitsuo, Ken Cho, Masaaki Nakai, et al.. (2015). Microstructures, mechanical properties and cytotoxicity of low cost beta Ti–Mn alloys for biomedical applications. Acta Biomaterialia. 26. 366–376. 78 indexed citations

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Hirano, Mitsuhiro, Misao Yamane, & Naofumi Ohtsu. (2015). Surface characteristics and cell-adhesion performance of titanium treated with direct-current gas plasma comprising nitrogen and oxygen. Applied Surface Science. 354. 161–167. 9 indexed citations

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Ohtsu, Naofumi, et al.. (2015). Electrolyte effects on the surface chemistry and cellular response of anodized titanium. Applied Surface Science. 349. 911–915. 22 indexed citations

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Hirano, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2014). Effect of sterilization and water rinsing on cell adhesion to titanium surfaces. Applied Surface Science. 311. 498–502. 15 indexed citations

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Ohtsu, Naofumi, et al.. (2013). Effect of treatment temperature on the biocompatibility and mechanical strength of hydroxyapatite coating formed on titanium using calcium phosphate slurry. Surface and Coatings Technology. 239. 185–190. 15 indexed citations

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Yorozu, Takehiko, Mitsuhiro Hirano, Kunihiko Oka, & Y. Tagawa. (1987). Electron Spectroscopy Studies on Magneto-Optical Media and Plastic Substrate Interface. IEEE Translation Journal on Magnetics in Japan. 2(8). 740–741. 1877 indexed citations breakdown →

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