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Hideo Hosono

Physicist

Hideo Hosono is a Japanese scientist.

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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026

Primary market: Japan
Field: physicist
Organisation: Tokyo Institute of Technology

Overview

Professional record

Hideo Hosono is a Japanese scientist.

The professional record includes work with Tokyo Institute of Technology and Nagoya Institute of Technology. Documented fields of work include physicist. Education includes Tokyo metropolitan university. Recorded honours include Japan Prize, Von Hippel Award, Nishina Memorial Prize, Imperial Prize of Japan Academy, and James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials.

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Personal details

Full name: Hideo Hosono
Native name: 細野秀雄
Born: 7 September 1953
Birthplace: Saitama Prefecture
Citizenship: Japan
Organisation: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Industry: physicist
Education: Tokyo metropolitan university

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Selected recognition

2025 Asia's Scientists 100 2025 No. 92 2024 Asia's Scientists 100 2024 No. 88 2023 Asia's Scientists 100 2023 No. 83 2022 Asia's Scientists 100 2022 No. 70 2021 Asia's Scientists 100 2021 No. 78 2020 FigureAsia 2020 Scientists 100 Listed 2018 Asia's Most Influential Scientists 2018 Listed