Rafael Kakitani

527 total citations
30 papers, 404 citations indexed

About

Rafael Kakitani is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Kakitani has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 404 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 26 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 21 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rafael Kakitani's work include Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (27 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (22 papers) and Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (16 papers). Rafael Kakitani is often cited by papers focused on Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (27 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (22 papers) and Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (16 papers). Rafael Kakitani collaborates with scholars based in Brazil and Canada. Rafael Kakitani's co-authors include Noé Cheung, Amauri Garcia, José Eduardo Spinelli, Rodrigo André Valenzuela Reyes, Thiago A. Costa, Crystopher Brito, Bismarck Luiz Silva, André Barros, H. Henein and Leonardo Fernandes Gomes and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Materials Science and Engineering A and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Kakitani

29 papers receiving 389 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rafael Kakitani Brazil 11 351 325 239 40 26 30 404
Liukui Gong China 9 314 0.9× 239 0.7× 221 0.9× 27 0.7× 31 1.2× 15 354
Marcelino Dias Brazil 13 374 1.1× 342 1.1× 282 1.2× 82 2.0× 46 1.8× 29 450
Manuel V. Canté Brazil 10 324 0.9× 317 1.0× 250 1.0× 46 1.1× 28 1.1× 16 399
Yijiang Xu Norway 11 330 0.9× 304 0.9× 228 1.0× 19 0.5× 33 1.3× 17 391
Muzhi Ma China 11 412 1.2× 229 0.7× 363 1.5× 19 0.5× 53 2.0× 17 466
Lizi He China 13 419 1.2× 315 1.0× 336 1.4× 51 1.3× 110 4.2× 27 503
Rodrigo André Valenzuela Reyes Brazil 12 320 0.9× 223 0.7× 163 0.7× 99 2.5× 33 1.3× 25 374
Lukas Stemper Austria 8 359 1.0× 355 1.1× 276 1.2× 13 0.3× 49 1.9× 11 451
Puchang Cui China 7 248 0.7× 141 0.4× 140 0.6× 27 0.7× 59 2.3× 13 343
Thomas H. Ludwig Norway 10 458 1.3× 447 1.4× 324 1.4× 8 0.2× 29 1.1× 13 501

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafael Kakitani

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All Works

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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2024). Correlação entre parâmetros térmicos de solidificação, microestrutura e dureza para uma liga Al5%Cu0,8%Mg antes e após o tratamento térmico T6. Tecnologia em Metalurgia Materiais e Mineração. 21. e3082–e3082. 1 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2023). Solidification microstructure and mechanical properties of an Al-11wt%Si alloy modified with Nb and Sb. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 181. 111521–111521. 7 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2023). Influence of Cu and Cr contents on the solidification path and microstructure formation of hypoeutectic as-cast Al–Cu–Cr alloys. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 148(18). 9403–9421. 3 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2023). Fe-Containing Al-Based Alloys: Relationship between Microstructural Evolution and Hardness in an Al-Ni-Fe Alloy. Metals. 13(12). 1980–1980. 7 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2023). Tensile, wear, and corrosion behaviors of an in situ Al–Al3Ni metal matrix composite solidified under different cooling rates. Journal of Materials Science. 58(21). 8796–8814. 4 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2023). The roles of solidification cooling rate and (Mn,Cr) alloying elements in the modification of β-AlFeSi and hardness evolvements in near-eutectic Al-Si alloys. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 100005–100005. 6 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2022). Two-Phase Dendrite and Bimodal Structure in an Al-Cu-Ni Alloy: Their Roles in Hardness. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 31(5). 3704–3715. 6 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, Rodrigo André Valenzuela Reyes, Felipe Bertelli, et al.. (2021). Metal/mold thermal conductance affecting ultrafine scale microstructures in aluminum eutectic alloys. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 26. 101144–101144. 5 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, Amauri Garcia, & Noé Cheung. (2020). Morphology of Intermetallics Tailoring Tensile Properties and Quality Index of a Eutectic Al–Si–Ni Alloy. Advanced Engineering Materials. 22(12). 8 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2019). Slow and rapid cooling of Al–Cu–Si ultrafine eutectic composites: Interplay of cooling rate and microstructure in mechanical properties. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 34(8). 1381–1394. 18 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2019). Transient directional solidification of a eutectic Al–Si–Ni alloy: Macrostructure, microstructure, dendritic growth and hardness. Materialia. 7. 100358–100358. 31 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2019). Thermal analysis during solidification of an Al–Cu eutectic alloy: interrelation of thermal parameters, microstructure and hardness. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 137(3). 983–996. 24 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, Rodrigo André Valenzuela Reyes, Amauri Garcia, Noé Cheung, & José Eduardo Spinelli. (2018). Effects of Melt Superheating on the Microstructure and Tensile Properties of a Ternary Al-15 Wt Pct Si-1.5 Wt Pct Mg Alloy. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 50(3). 1308–1322. 13 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2018). Transient Unidirectional Solidification, Microstructure and Intermetallics in Sn-Ni Alloys. Materials Research. 21(suppl 1). 8 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, Rodrigo André Valenzuela Reyes, Amauri Garcia, José Eduardo Spinelli, & Noé Cheung. (2017). Relationship between spacing of eutectic colonies and tensile properties of transient directionally solidified Al-Ni eutectic alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 733. 59–68. 77 indexed citations
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Reyes, Rodrigo André Valenzuela, Rafael Kakitani, Thiago A. Costa, et al.. (2016). Tensile properties and related microstructural aspects of hypereutectic Al-Si alloys directionally solidified under different melt superheats and transient heat flow conditions. Materials Science and Engineering A. 685. 235–243. 56 indexed citations
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Kakitani, Rafael, et al.. (2014). DESPERDÍCIO DE ALIMENTO NO PRÉ-PREPARO E PÓS-PREPARO EM UM REFEITÓRIO INDUSTRIAL. 10(1). 2 indexed citations

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