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Researcher · Doshisha University · Japan

Ken Hirota

Ken Hirota publishes mostly in Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites and Mechanical Engineering, on topics such as Advanced ceramic materials synthesis, Advanced materials and composites and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

ORCID 0000-0002-3960-1167 OpenAlex
World rank
#882,837
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Japan
#44,849
of 114,622
Works
73
Citations
166
Citations per work
2.3

What does Ken Hirota research?

Materials Chemistry: 29.2%Ceramics and Composites: 17.9%Mechanical Engineering: 17.9%Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 9.4%other fields: 25.6%29%top field
Materials Chemistry29.2%Ceramics and Composites17.9%Mechanical Engineering17.9%Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials9.4%other fields25.6%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Materials Chemistry29% of their works
  2. 2Ceramics and Composites18% of their works
  3. 3Mechanical Engineering18% of their works
  4. 4Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials9% of their works
  5. 5Electrical and Electronic Engineering8% of their works
  6. 6Mechanics of Materials3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Ken Hirota's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Sintering, Spark Plasma Sintering, Oxidation Resistance, Ceramic Materials, High-Temperature Applications, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure and Cemented Carbides.

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 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Sintering292 topics
  2. Spark Plasma Sintering292 topics
  3. Oxidation Resistance222 topics
  4. Ceramic Materials191 topic
  5. High-Temperature Applications191 topic
  6. Mechanical Properties194 topics
  7. Microstructure163 topics
  8. Cemented Carbides101 topic
  9. Nanostructured Materials101 topic
  10. Nanoparticles72 topics
  11. Processing Techniques62 topics
  12. Catalysis41 topic
  13. MXenes41 topic
  14. Oxidation41 topic
  15. Two-Dimensional Materials41 topic
  16. Gas Sensors31 topic
  17. Intermetallic Alloys31 topic
  18. Metal Matrix Composites31 topic
  19. Metal Oxide31 topic
  20. Nanoindentation31 topic
  21. Reinforcement31 topic
  22. Thin Films31 topic
  23. TiAl Alloys31 topic

Where does Ken Hirota work?

Ken Hirota's main affiliation in the publication record is Doshisha University, Japan.

How many publications and citations does Ken Hirota have?

Science Explorer counts 73 works and 166 citations for Ken Hirota, ranking #882,837 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite 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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