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Akihiro Tamura

Akihiro Tamura

Akihiro Tamura publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akihiro Tamura sits on this spectrum.

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Akihiro Tamura D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akihiro Tamura sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Akihiro Tamura is affiliated with Kanazawa University in Japan and specializes primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses a broad spectrum within this field, with a particular focus on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence applications, Mechanics of Materials, Geology, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

Tamura's work addresses several key topical areas in earth sciences, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

They have contributed to numerous publications, frequently collaborating with other researchers. Some of Tamura's frequent coauthors include Tomoaki Morishita, Shoji Arai, Mohamed Zaki Khedr, Noriko Hasebe, and Sherif Mansour. This network reflects a multidisciplinary approach spanning geochemistry, geophysics, and geological exploration.

Key venues for Tamura's research outputs include:

  • Minerals
  • Lithos
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • International Geology Review
  • Gondwana Research

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Tamura investigate mantle processes, mineralogical changes in serpentinized rocks, and regional geological evolution. These include:

  • Petrogenesis of the ~740 Korab Kansi mafic-ultramafic intrusion, South Eastern Desert of Egypt: Evidence of Ti-rich ferropicritic magmatism, 2020, published in Gondwana Research
  • Petrogenesis of arc-related serpentinized peridotites (Egypt): Insights into Neoproterozoic mantle evolution beneath the Arabian-Nubian Shield, 2022, in Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Temporal and spatial mineralogical changes in clasts from Mariana serpentinite mud volcanoes: Cooling of the hot forearc-mantle at subduction initiation, 2021, in Lithos
  • Hydrothermal Chromitites from the Oman Ophiolite: The Role of Water in Chromitite Genesis, 2020, in Minerals
  • Evolution of the Arabian-Nubian Shield in Gabal Samra area, Sinai; implications from zircon U-Pb geochronology, 2022, in Journal of African Earth Sciences

Throughout their career, Tamura's investigations have incorporated geochemical signatures, tectonic frameworks, high-pressure mineral physics, and mapping techniques. Their contributions have relevance for understanding mantle dynamics, subduction zones, and the evolution of geological features at both regional and broader scales.

Best Publications

  • Harzburgite-dunite-orthopyroxenite suite as a record of supra-subduction zone setting for the Oman ophiolite mantle

    Akihiro Tamura;Shoji Arai

  • An inter‐laboratory evaluation of OD‐3 zircon for use as a secondary U–Pb dating standard

    Hideki Iwano;Yuji Orihashi;Takafumi Hirata;Masatsugu Ogasawara

  • Insight into the uppermost mantle section of a maturing arc: The Eastern Mirdita ophiolite, Albania

    Tomoaki Morishita;Tomoaki Morishita;Yildirim Dilek;Minella Shallo;Akihiro Tamura

  • Petrology and geochemistry of peridotites from IODP Site U1309 at Atlantis Massif, MAR 30°N: micro- and macro-scale melt penetrations into peridotites

    Akihiro Tamura;Shoji Arai;Satoko Ishimaru;Eric S. Andal

  • Drilling constraints on lithospheric accretion and evolution at Atlantis Massif, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge 30°N

    D. K. Blackman;B. Ildefonse;B. E. John;Y. Ohara

  • Chemical variations of abyssal peridotites in the central Oman ophiolite: Evidence of oceanic mantle heterogeneity

    Mohamed Zaki Khedr;Mohamed Zaki Khedr;Shoji Arai;Marie Python;Akihiro Tamura

  • Arc-related harzburgite–dunite–chromitite complexes in the mantle section of the Sabzevar ophiolite, Iran: A model for formation of podiform chromitites

    Hadi Shafaii Moghadam;Mohamed Zaki Khedr;Mohamed Zaki Khedr;Shoji Arai;Robert J. Stern

  • Zeta equivalent fission‐track dating using LA‐ICP‐MS and examples with simultaneous U–Pb dating

    Noriko Hasebe;Akihiro Tamura;Shoji Arai

  • Diversity of melt conduits in the Izu-Bonin-Mariana forearc mantle: Implications for the earliest stage of arc magmatism

    Tomoaki Morishita;Tomoaki Morishita;Kenichiro Tani;Hiroshi Shukuno;Yumiko Harigane

  • Devonian to Permian evolution of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean: New evidence from U–Pb zircon dating and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes of the Darrehanjir–Mashhad "ophiolites", NE Iran

    Hadi Shafaii Moghadam;Hadi Shafaii Moghadam;Xian Hua Li;Xiao Xiao Ling;Robert J. Stern

  • Igneous, Alteration and Exhumation Processes Recorded in Abyssal Peridotites and Related Fault Rocks from an Oceanic Core Complex along the Central Indian Ridge

    Tomoaki Morishita;Kaori Hara;Kentaro Nakamura;Kentaro Nakamura;Takashi Sawaguchi

  • Mineral chemistry of the Neoproterozoic Alaskan-type Akarem Intrusion with special emphasis on amphibole: Implications for the pluton origin and evolution of subduction-related magma

    Yasser Abd El-Rahman;Hassan M. Helmy;Tomoyuki Shibata;Masako Yoshikawa

  • Petrology and Sm–Nd dating of the Genina Gharbia Alaskan-type complex (Egypt): Insights into deep levels of Neoproterozoic island arcs

    Hassan M. Helmy;Hassan M. Helmy;Yasser M. Abd El-Rahman;Masako Yoshikawa;Tomoyuki Shibata

  • Supra-subduction zone magmatism of the Neyriz ophiolite, Iran: constraints from geochemistry and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopes

    Hadi Shafaii Moghadam;Mohamed Zaki Khedr;Massimo Chiaradia;Robert J. Stern

  • Petrology of an apatite-rich layer in the Finero phlogopite-peridotite, Italian Western Alps ; implications for evolution of a metasomatising agent

    Tomoaki Morishita;Tomoaki Morishita;Shoji Arai;Akihiro Tamura

  • Geochemistry of apatite-rich layers in the Finero phlogopite-peridotite massif (Italian Western Alps) and ion microprobe dating of apatite

    Tomoaki Morishita;Kéiko H. Hattori;Kentaro Terada;Takuya Matsumoto

  • Petrogenesis of the ~740 Korab Kansi mafic-ultramafic intrusion, South Eastern Desert of Egypt: Evidence of Ti-rich ferropicritic magmatism

    Mohamed Zaki Khedr;Amr El-Awady;Shoji Arai;Christoph Hauzenberger

  • Petit-spot lava fields off the central Chile trench induced by plate flexure

    Naoto Hirano;Shiki Machida;Natsue Abe;Tomoaki Morishita

  • Desorption of Intrinsic Cesium from Smectite: Inhibitive Effects of Clay Particle Organization on Cesium Desorption

    Keisuke Fukushi;Haruka Sakai;Taeko Itono;Akihiro Tamura

  • Earth's youngest exposed granite and its tectonic implications: the 10–0.8 Ma Kurobegawa Granite

    Hisatoshi Ito;Ryuji Yamada;Akihiro Tamura;Shoji Arai

  • Behavior of MORB magmas at uppermost mantle beneath a fast-spreading axis: an example from Wadi Fizh of the northern Oman ophiolite

    Norikatsu Akizawa;Shoji Arai;Akihiro Tamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Shoji Arai
Shoji Arai Kanazawa University
Tomoaki Morishita
Tomoaki Morishita Kanazawa University
Takahiro Tagami
Takahiro Tagami Kyoto University
Kenichiro Tani
Kenichiro Tani Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Barry P. Kohn
Barry P. Kohn University of Melbourne
Kentaro Nakamura
Kentaro Nakamura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hadi Shafaii Moghadam
Hadi Shafaii Moghadam Karadeniz Technical University
Robert J. Stern
Robert J. Stern The University of Texas at Dallas
Osamu Ishizuka
Osamu Ishizuka National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Chris J. Ottley
Chris J. Ottley Durham University

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