Kazunori Akiyama: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Kazunori Akiyama's h-index is 65 (132 i10-index, 26,998+ total citations across 253+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Kazunori Akiyama is affiliated with Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, Heriot-Watt University.
Kazunori Akiyama is a researcher affiliated with Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, Heriot-Watt University, specializing in Astronomy, Black Holes, Active Galactic Nuclei. Their work has been cited 26,998 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Kazunori Akiyama's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 253 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 65
- i10-Index
- 132
- Total Citations
- 26,998
- Citing Countries
- 5
As of June 2026.
Kazunori Akiyama has an h-index of 65 and 26,998 total citations across 253 publications, with research cited by institutions in 5 countries.
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About Kazunori Akiyama's research
Kazunori Akiyama is a researcher in Astronomy, Black Holes and Active Galactic Nuclei at Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, Heriot-Watt University. Their work has been cited 26,998 times across 253 publications (h-index 65), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “First M87 event horizon telescope results. IV. Imaging the central supermassive black hole” (2019), has accumulated 6,850 citations. Other influential works include “First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope results. I. The shadow of the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way” (2022) with 2,740 citations and “First M87 event horizon telescope results. V. Physical origin of the asymmetric ring” (2019) with 1,735 citations.
Citations of Kazunori Akiyama's research come primarily from United States, Japan and South Korea, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











