PHYSICIST
Shuji Nakamura
1954 - Today
Shuji Nakamura
Shuji Nakamura (中村 修二, Nakamura Shūji, born May 22, 1954) is a Japanese-American electronic engineer and inventor of the blue LED, a major breakthrough in lighting technology. Nakamura specializes in the field of semiconductor technology, and he is a professor of materials science at the College of Engineering of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Together with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, Nakamura received the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shuji Nakamura has received more than 768,745 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Shuji Nakamura is the 341st most popular physicist (down from 339th in 2019), the 401st most popular biography from Japan (up from 455th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Japanese Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
770k
Page Views (PV)
58.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
67
Languages Editions (L)
4.58
Effective Languages (L*)
4.97
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Shuji Nakamura ranks 341 out of 851. Before him are Frank Wilczek, Ferenc Krausz, Frank Oppenheimer, Philip Abelson, John Stewart Bell, and John Theophilus Desaguliers. After him are Hans Kramers, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, Jean-Charles de Borda, Franz Ernst Neumann, Walter A. Shewhart, and Leopold Infeld.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrank Wilczek
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 335
Ferenc Krausz
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 336
Frank Oppenheimer
1912 - 1985
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 337
Philip Abelson
1913 - 2004
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 338
John Stewart Bell
1928 - 1990
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 339
John Theophilus Desaguliers
1683 - 1744
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 340
Shuji Nakamura
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 341
Hans Kramers
1894 - 1952
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 342
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
1785 - 1845
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 343
Jean-Charles de Borda
1733 - 1799
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 344
Franz Ernst Neumann
1798 - 1895
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 345
Walter A. Shewhart
1891 - 1967
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 346
Leopold Infeld
1898 - 1968
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 347
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Shuji Nakamura ranks 68. Before him are Phil Rudd, Riccardo Patrese, François Fillon, Johnny Logan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Ilan Ramon. After him are Andrei Karlov, Rashad al-Alimi, Chris Evert, Katsuhiro Otomo, Roberto Dinamite, and Oscar.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsPhil Rudd
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 62
Riccardo Patrese
RACING DRIVER
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 63
François Fillon
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 64
Johnny Logan
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 65
Stevie Ray Vaughan
MUSICIAN
1954 - 1990
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 66
Ilan Ramon
ASTRONAUT
1954 - 2003
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 67
Shuji Nakamura
PHYSICIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 68
Andrei Karlov
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2016
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 69
Rashad al-Alimi
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 70
Chris Evert
TENNIS PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 71
Katsuhiro Otomo
COMIC ARTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 72
Roberto Dinamite
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2023
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 73
Oscar
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 74
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shuji Nakamura ranks 401 out of 6,245. Before him are Toru Takemitsu (1930), Tokugawa Ienari (1773), Fusajiro Yamauchi (1859), Emperor Juntoku (1197), Ono no Komachi (825), and Yodo-dono (1569). After him are Kunisada (1786), Yoshimatsu Oyama (null), Daisaku Ikeda (1928), Tetsu Katayama (1887), Saizo Saito (1908), and Seki Takakazu (1642).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsToru Takemitsu
COMPOSER
1930 - 1996
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 395
Tokugawa Ienari
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1841
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 396
Fusajiro Yamauchi
BUSINESSPERSON
1859 - 1940
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 397
Emperor Juntoku
POLITICIAN
1197 - 1242
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 398
Ono no Komachi
WRITER
825 - 900
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 399
Yodo-dono
NOBLEMAN
1569 - 1615
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 400
Shuji Nakamura
PHYSICIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 401
Kunisada
PAINTER
1786 - 1865
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 402
Yoshimatsu Oyama
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 403
Daisaku Ikeda
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 404
Tetsu Katayama
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1978
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 405
Saizo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 406
Seki Takakazu
MATHEMATICIAN
1642 - 1708
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 407
Among PHYSICISTS In Japan
Among physicists born in Japan, Shuji Nakamura ranks 10. Before him are Yoichiro Nambu (1921), Makoto Kobayashi (1944), Masatoshi Koshiba (1926), Syukuro Manabe (1931), Leo Esaki (1925), and Toshihide Maskawa (1940). After him are Yoshio Nishina (1890), Hiroshi Amano (1960), Takaaki Kajita (1959), Hantaro Nagaoka (1865), Toshiko Yuasa (1909), and Sumio Iijima (1939).
Yoichiro Nambu
1921 - 2015
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 4
Makoto Kobayashi
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 5
Masatoshi Koshiba
1926 - 2020
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 6
Syukuro Manabe
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 7
Leo Esaki
1925 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 8
Toshihide Maskawa
1940 - 2021
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 9
Shuji Nakamura
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 10
Yoshio Nishina
1890 - 1951
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 11
Hiroshi Amano
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 12
Takaaki Kajita
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 13
Hantaro Nagaoka
1865 - 1950
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 14
Toshiko Yuasa
1909 - 1980
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 15
Sumio Iijima
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 16