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Researcher · NTT Basic Research Laboratories · Japan

Akio Kawana

Akio Kawana publishes mostly in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience, on topics such as Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Neural dynamics and brain function and Photonic and Optical Devices.

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World rank
#1,641,422
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Japan
#27,202
of 383,136
Works
87
Citations
2.7k
Citations per work
30.7
h-index
23
i10-index 36Top 28% in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Akio Kawana

What does Akio Kawana research?

Akio Kawana's work is mostly in Neuroscience (40%), Engineering (28%), Physics and Astronomy (4%).

Life Sciences: 38 works · 44.2% of their workNeuroscience: 35 works · 40.3% of their workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 24 works · 27.7% of their workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 works · 12.6% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 works · 3.9% of their workMolecular Biology: 3 works · 3.9% of their workPhysical Sciences: 29 works · 32.8% of their workEngineering: 25 works · 28.5% of their workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 works · 22.9% of their workBiomedical Engineering: 5 works · 5.6% of their workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 works · 4.3% of their workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 works · 4.3% of their workEverything else: 20 works · 23.0% of their workTHEIR WORKAkio Kawana87works
Life Sciences44%Physical Sciences33%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Neuroscience3540.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.9%
    1. Engineering2528.5%
    2. Physics and Astronomy44.3%
  3. Everything else2023.0%
  1. 1Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience28% of their works
  2. 2Electrical and Electronic Engineering23% of their works
  3. 3Cognitive Neuroscience13% of their works
  4. 4Biomedical Engineering6% of their works
  5. 5Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics4% of their works
  6. 6Molecular Biology4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Akio Kawana's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Electrode Arrays, Neural Stimulation, Cortical Networks, Neuronal Oscillations, Optical Fiber, Coherent Detection, Digital Signal Processing and Optical Modulators.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Electrode Arrays391 topic
  2. Neural Stimulation391 topic
  3. Cortical Networks271 topic
  4. Neuronal Oscillations271 topic
  5. Optical Fiber192 topics
  6. Coherent Detection111 topic
  7. Digital Signal Processing111 topic
  8. Optical Modulators111 topic
  9. Silicon Photonics111 topic
  10. Channelrhodopsin101 topic
  11. Neurotransmission101 topic
  12. Optogenetics101 topic
  13. Synaptic Plasticity101 topic
  14. Optical Interconnects91 topic
  15. Semiconductor Lasers91 topic
  16. Fiber Optic Sensors81 topic
  17. Sensor Technology81 topic

Where does Akio Kawana work?

Akio Kawana's main affiliation in the publication record is NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Japan.

How many publications and citations does Akio Kawana have?

OpenAlex counts 87 works and 2,667 citations for Akio Kawana, an h-index of 23, ranking #1,641,422 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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