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Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)
H-index 6

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)

0022-135X

Published by: Tokyo Geographical Society

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jgeography/-char/en

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 450 30 45 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 38
Documents by Best Scientists*: 51
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 7
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.203
Impact Factor: 0.2

Top Publications

  • The Taupō Eruption Sequence of AD 232 ± 10 in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Retrospection

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Provenance Change in Cretaceous–Paleogene Fore-arc in Western Hokkaido: U–Pb Dating of Detrital Zircons from the Yezo Group

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Hyper Dense Seismic Observation for Investigation on Fault Zone Development: Application to Hypocentral Area of 2000 Western Tottori Earthquake: —2000年鳥取県西部地震域への適用—

    Satoshi Matsumoto;Yoshihisa Iio;Shinichi Sakai;Aitaro Kato

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Late Cenozoic Igneous Activity and Crustal Structure in the NE Japan Arc: Background of Inland Earthquake Activity: —内陸地震活動の背景—

    Takeyoshi Yoshida;Reishi Takashima;Takeshi Kudo;Oky Dicky Ardiansyah Prima

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • 破片化した過去の前弧堆積盆地 ─関東・南東北に散在する和泉層群東方延長の白亜系・古第三系砂岩─

    Ryo Hasegawa;Yukio Isozaki;Yukiyasu Tsutsumi

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Secular Changes in Fore-arc Sandstones and Their Provenance in Cretaceous Southwest Japan: U–Pb Dating of Detrital Zircons: ─砕屑性ジルコンのU–Pb年代測定─

    Ryo Hasegawa;Yukio Isozaki;Atsushi Yamamoto;Yukiyasu Tsutsumi

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Importance of Candidate Phyla Radiation (CPR) Bacteria for the Origin of Life

    Megumi Tsurumaki;Motofumi Saito;Shigenori Maruyama;Akio Kanai

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • New Constraints on the Distributary Pattern of Clastics in Fore-arc and Tectonics in Paleogene SW Japan: U–Pb Ages of Detrital Zircons of the Domeki Formation in the Shimanto Belt, Western Shikoku: —四国西部四万十帯,百笑層の砕屑性ジルコンU–Pb年代—

    Tomohito Nakano;Yukio Isozaki;Yukiyasu Tsutsumi

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Verifying Estimates of the Amount of Methane Carried by a Methane Plume in the Joetsu Basin, Eastern Margin of the Sea of Japan

    Ryo Matsumoto;Chiharu Aoyama

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Geochemical Exploration: Application of Fluid Geochemistry to the Utilization of Geothermal Energy

    (2022)
    4 Citations

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