# Akira Yoshino

> Akira Yoshino built the first safe, commercially viable lithium-ion battery using a carbonaceous anode, sharing the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His work enabled the portable electronics and electric-vehicle revolutions.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/researchers/akira-yoshino/](https://selltoscientists.com/researchers/akira-yoshino/)*

**Institution:** Meijo University
**Field:** Electrochemistry
**H-index:** 48
**Publications:** 150
**Grants:** 20
**Patents:** 60

## Industry collaborations

- Asahi Kasei
- Lithium Ion Battery Technology and Evaluation Center