Tohru Sekino

13.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
402 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Tohru Sekino is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tohru Sekino has authored 402 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 208 papers in Materials Chemistry, 160 papers in Ceramics and Composites and 133 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tohru Sekino's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (155 papers), Advanced materials and composites (84 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (64 papers). Tohru Sekino is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (155 papers), Advanced materials and composites (84 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (64 papers). Tohru Sekino collaborates with scholars based in Japan, South Korea and China. Tohru Sekino's co-authors include Koichi Niihara, Tomoko Kasuga, Masayoshi Hiramatsu, Takafumi Kusunose, Tomoyo Goto, Sunghun Cho, Gobinda Gyawali, Soo Wohn Lee, Toshio Nakajima and Yong‐Ho Choa and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Tohru Sekino

388 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Formation of Titanium Oxide Nanotube

1998 2.2k citations Tohru Sekino, Koichi Niihara et al. profile →
Titania Nanotubes Prepared by Chemical Processing

1999 1.4k citations Tohru Sekino, Koichi Niihara et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tohru Sekino Japan	45	6.3k	4.0k	2.4k	2.4k	2.2k	402	11.0k
Philippe Miele France	64	10.7k 1.7×	2.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	3.3k 1.4×	1.6k 0.7×	321	15.1k
Xinmei Hou China	47	3.9k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	2.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	303	7.5k
ZhengMing Sun China	57	6.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.4×	3.5k 1.4×	4.9k 2.1×	1.5k 0.7×	329	12.4k
Minghao Fang China	55	6.1k 1.0×	2.7k 0.7×	4.9k 2.0×	4.3k 1.8×	1.8k 0.8×	437	12.7k
Masahiro Yoshimura Japan	71	14.7k 2.3×	3.0k 0.7×	3.2k 1.4×	5.3k 2.2×	3.5k 1.6×	573	22.4k
Zhijian Peng China	46	4.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	2.5k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	262	7.4k
Xudong Sun China	48	6.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	3.0k 1.3×	1.4k 0.6×	384	8.6k
Aiguo Zhou China	55	11.3k 1.8×	2.6k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	4.8k 2.0×	572 0.3×	194	13.9k
Kuo‐Chih Chou China	48	5.3k 0.8×	927 0.2×	5.5k 2.3×	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	451	10.3k
Jian Cao China	58	4.5k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	5.3k 2.2×	5.1k 2.1×	2.5k 1.1×	341	12.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sekino, Tohru, et al.. (2025). Effect of oxide additives for spherical hexagonal boron nitride fillers on the thermal conductivity of the epoxy composites. Ceramics International. 51(18). 25299–25309. 3 indexed citations

Sekino, Tohru, et al.. (2025). New porous lithium metasilicate glass-ceramics prepared by cold sintering process associated with post-annealing technique. Ceramics International. 51(18). 24544–24551. 2 indexed citations

Kawasaki, Takuro, Tatsuo Fukuda, Hideki Hashimoto, et al.. (2025). Structural behaviors of lead zirconate titanate-based ferroelectric ceramics during pyroelectric-power generation cycles. Journal of Applied Physics. 137(9).

Amrillah, Tahta, Angga Hermawan, Yoki Yulizar, et al.. (2025). Powder engineering of MXene-based heterojunction materials for photocatalysis and gas sensor applications. Advanced Powder Technology. 36(3). 104789–104789. 3 indexed citations

Miao, Lei, et al.. (2025). Insights into the phase transition behavior of thermochromic VO2 (M1) powders doped with Tungsten. Advanced Powder Technology. 36(5). 104857–104857. 1 indexed citations

Unuma, Hidero, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of resorption rate-controlled calcium carbonate ceramics as a substitute bone material. Dental Materials Journal. 44(1). 9–16. 1 indexed citations

Park, Hyunsu, Tomoyo Goto, Sunghun Cho, et al.. (2024). Effect of synthesis temperature on the properties and photocatalytic performance of peroxo-titanate nanotubes prepared by bottom-up synthesis method. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 1 indexed citations

Tanaka, Tomonari, et al.. (2024). Direct In Situ Polymer Modification of Titania Nanomaterial Surfaces via UV‐irradiated Radical Polymerization. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 13(10). 1 indexed citations

Dubņika, Arita, Andris Antuzevičš, Sarah L. Stoll, et al.. (2024). Low-temperature aqueous synthesis and biocompatibility of manganese whitlockite. Ceramics International. 50(16). 28490–28497. 1 indexed citations

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Sekino, Tohru, et al.. (2024). Numerical Simulation of the Frequency Dependence of Fatigue Failure for a Viscoelastic Medium Considering Internal Heat Generation. Materials. 17(24). 6202–6202. 1 indexed citations

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Hasegawa, Takuya, et al.. (2024). Coloring properties of blue inorganic pigments based on cobalt/nickel doped strontium magnesium β-alumina structure in 3YSZ ceramics. Ceramics International. 50(24). 53580–53591. 5 indexed citations

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Goto, Tomoyo, et al.. (2023). Densification of transparent hydroxyapatite ceramics via cold sintering process combined with biomineralization. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 44(6). 4285–4293. 6 indexed citations

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Dubņika, Arita, Vytautas Klimavičius, Vidmantas Kalendra, et al.. (2023). A copper-containing analog of the biomineral whitlockite: dissolution–precipitation synthesis, structural and biological properties. Dalton Transactions. 53(4). 1722–1734. 7 indexed citations

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Goto, Tomoyo, et al.. (2023). Structure-property correlation of alumina/nickel composites for their mechanical and electrical properties. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1).

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Raudonytė-Svirbutavičienė, Eva, Z. Moravec, Jiří Pinkas, et al.. (2023). Tailoring hydroxyapatite morphology via the effect of divalent cations on the hydrolysis of α-TCP: Oriented crystal growth towards the application in water treatment. Ceramics International. 49(20). 32816–32825. 4 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Rina, et al.. (2023). Effects of Argon Gas Plasma Treatment on Biocompatibility of Nanostructured Titanium. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(1). 149–149. 7 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Son Thanh, Tadachika Nakayama, Hideki Hashimoto, et al.. (2021). Titanium Nitride and Yttrium Titanate Nanocomposites, Endowed with Renewable Self‐Healing Ability. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 8(22). 5 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Takashi, Hiroshi Ohnishi, Miyuki Takeuchi, et al.. (2011). The effect of adding silica to zirconia to counteract zirconia’s tendency to degrade at low temperatures. Dental Materials Journal. 30(3). 330–335. 26 indexed citations

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Kim, Bum Sung, et al.. (2003). Pulse electric current sintering of alumina/nickel nanocomposites. Materials Research Innovations. 7(2). 57–61. 9 indexed citations

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Choa, Yong‐Ho, Tadachika Nakayama, Tohru Sekino, & Koichi Niihara. (1999). Fabrication of Nano-sized Metal Dispersed Magnesia Based Composites and Related Mechanical and Magnetic Properties. 5(4). 395–399. 1 indexed citations

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