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Akinori Saito

Akinori Saito

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Earth Science

D-Index
45
Citations
8000
World Ranking
4429
National Ranking
108

Overview

Akinori Saito is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to several interconnected fields, including physics and astronomy, engineering, and earth and planetary sciences. Their research spans a diverse range of topics such as ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, earthquake detection and analysis, GNSS positioning and interference, atomic and subatomic physics research, advanced MRI techniques and applications, atmospheric ozone and climate, and geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • "First simulations of day-to-day variability of mid-latitude sporadic E layer structures" (2020) in Earth Planets and Space
  • "Temporal Evolution of Three-Dimensional Structures of Metal Ion Layer Around Japan Simulated by a Midlatitude Ionospheric Model" (2021) in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Numerical Simulations on Day-to-Day Variations of Low-Latitude Es Layers at Arecibo" (2022) in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Magnetic shieldless ultra-low-field MRI with an optically pumped magnetometer" (2022) in Journal of Magnetic Resonance
  • "Uniform coating of magnesium oxide crystal with reduced graphene oxide achieves moisture barrier performance" (2021) in Applied Surface Science

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several colleagues, including Satoshi Andoh, Hiroyuki Shinagawa, Takenori Oida, Takahiro Moriya, and Motohiro Suyama.

Publications by Akinori Saito appear frequently in these journals and conference proceedings:

  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • International Journal of Automation Technology
  • International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

The scientist's areas of specialization include the subfields of astronomy and astrophysics, geophysics, aerospace engineering, atmospheric science, and civil and structural engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to research that intersects physical sciences and engineering technologies.

Best Publications

  • Dayside global ionospheric response to the major interplanetary events of October 29–30, 2003 “Halloween Storms”

    A. J. Mannucci;B. T. Tsurutani;B. A. Iijima;A. Komjathy

  • Global dayside ionospheric uplift and enhancement associated with interplanetary electric fields

    Bruce Tsurutani;Anthony Mannucci;Byron Iijima;Mangalathayil Ali Abdu

  • High resolution mapping of TEC perturbations with the GSI GPS Network over Japan

    A. Saito;S. Fukao;S. Miyazaki

  • Ionospheric disturbances detected by GPS total electron content observation after the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake

    T. Tsugawa;A. Saito;Y. Otsuka;M. Nishioka

  • Medium‐scale traveling ionospheric disturbances detected with dense and wide TEC maps over North America

    T. Tsugawa;Y. Otsuka;A. J. Coster;A. Saito

  • Prompt penetration electric fields (PPEFs) and their ionospheric effects during the great magnetic storm of 30-31 October 2003

    B. T. Tsurutani;B. T. Tsurutani;O. P. Verkhoglyadova;O. P. Verkhoglyadova;A. J. Mannucci;A. Saito

  • Occurrence characteristics of plasma bubble derived from global ground‐based GPS receiver networks

    M. Nishioka;A. Saito;T. Tsugawa

  • The Ionospheric Connection Explorer Mission: Mission Goals and Design

    T. J. Immel;S. L. England;S. B. Mende;R. A. Heelis

  • Statistical study of medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances observed with the GPS networks in Southern California

    Nobuki Kotake;Yuichi Otsuka;Tadahiko Ogawa;Takuya Tsugawa

  • An evaluation of the exposure in nadir observation of the JEM-EUSO mission

    J.H. Adams;S. Ahmad;J.-N. Albert;D. Allard

  • A statistical study of large-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances using the GPS network in Japan

    T. Tsugawa;T. Tsugawa;A. Saito;Y. Otsuka

  • Climatological study of GPS total electron content variations caused by medium‐scale traveling ionospheric disturbances

    N. Kotake;Y. Otsuka;T. Tsugawa;T. Ogawa

  • Vertical connection from the tropospheric activities to the ionospheric longitudinal structure simulated by a new Earth's whole atmosphere-ionosphere coupled model

    H. Jin;Yasunobu Miyoshi;H. Fujiwara;H. Shinagawa

  • Acoustic resonance and plasma depletion detected by GPS total electron content observation after the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake

    A. Saito;T. Tsugawa;Y. Otsuka;M. Nishioka

  • Traveling ionospheric disturbances detected in the FRONT Campaign

    A. Saito;M. Nishimura;M. Yamamoto;S. Fukao

  • Geomagnetic pulsations caused by the Sumatra earthquake on December 26, 2004

    Toshihiko Iyemori;Masahito Nose;Desheng Han;Yufen Gao

  • Geomagnetic conjugate observation of nighttime medium‐scale and large‐scale traveling ionospheric disturbances: FRONT3 campaign

    K. Shiokawa;Y. Otsuka;T. Tsugawa;T. Ogawa

  • Medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances observed by GPS receiver network in Japan: a short review

    Takuya Tsugawa;Takuya Tsugawa;Nobuki Kotake;Yuichi Otsuka;Akinori Saito

  • A large‐scale traveling ionospheric disturbance during the magnetic storm of 15 September 1999

    K. Shiokawa;Y. Otsuka;T. Ogawa;N. Balan

  • Numerical simulations of atmospheric waves excited by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake

    M. Matsumura;A. Saito;T. Iyemori;H. Shinagawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuichi Otsuka
Yuichi Otsuka Nagoya University
Mamoru Yamamoto
Mamoru Yamamoto Kyoto University
Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi Hokkaido University
F. Cafagna
F. Cafagna National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Andrea Santangelo
Andrea Santangelo University of Tübingen
Jörn Wilms
Jörn Wilms University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Shigeto Watanabe
Shigeto Watanabe Hokkaido Information University
Takuji Nakamura
Takuji Nakamura National Institute of Polar Research
Andreas Haungs
Andreas Haungs Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Luis A. Anchordoqui
Luis A. Anchordoqui City University of New York

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