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Akio Makishima

Akio Makishima

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Earth Science

D-Index
38
Citations
4870
World Ranking
6574
National Ranking
185

Overview

Akio Makishima is affiliated with Okayama University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Science. The focus within these broad disciplines is reflected in the depth of their publications and topical studies.

Main areas of scholarly output include:

  • Physics and Astronomy (27 publications)
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (2 publications)
  • Environmental Science (1 publication)

Within these fields, Makishima has contributed to several subfields, particularly concentrating on:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics (25 publications)
  • Atmospheric Science (2 publications)
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2 publications)
  • Ecology (1 publication)

Their work addresses a variety of topics related to the physical universe and planetary studies, including:

  • Astro and Planetary Science (20 publications)
  • Planetary Science and Exploration (14 publications)
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (8 publications)
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 publications)
  • Origins and Evolution of Life (4 publications)
  • Astronomical and Nuclear Sciences (4 publications)
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (2 publications)

While there is limited information on co-authorship and specific publication venues, Makishima's body of work suggests an interdisciplinary approach that integrates observational astronomy, planetary geology, nuclear physics, and ecological aspects related to space and planetary environments.

Best Publications

  • EVALUATION OF THE COPRECIPITATION OF INCOMPATIBLE TRACE ELEMENTS WITH FLUORIDE DURING SILICATE ROCK DISSOLUTION BY ACID DIGESTION

    Tetsuya Yokoyama;Akio Makishima;Eizo Nakamura

  • Properties and cytotoxicity of water soluble Na2O-CaO-P2O5 glasses.

    Motohiro Uo;Morimichi Mizuno;Yoshinori Kuboki;Akio Makishima

  • Mg and Ca isotope fractionation during CaCO3 biomineralisation.

    Veronica T.-C. Chang;R.J.P. Williams;Akio Makishima;Akio Makishima;Nick S. Belshawl

  • Determination of Major/ Minor and Trace Elements in Silicate Samples by ICP-QMS and ICP-SFMS Applying Isotope Dilution-Internal Standardisation (ID-IS) and Multi-Stage Internal Standardisation

    Akio Makishima;Eizo Nakamura

  • Purification of Mg from low-Mg biogenic carbonates for isotope ratio determination using multiple collector ICP-MS

    Veronica T.-C. Chang;Akio Makishima;Akio Makishima;Nick S. Belshaw;R. Keith O'Nions

  • Suppression of Matrix Effects in ICP‐MS by High Power Operation of ICP: Application to Precise Determination of Rb, Sr, Y, Cs, Ba, REE, Pb, Th and U at ng g‐1 Levels in Milligram Silicate Samples

    Akio Makishima;Eizo Nakamura

  • UPCONVERSION MECHANISM IN ER3+-DOPED FLUOROZIRCONATE GLASSES UNDER 800 NM EXCITATION

    M. Tsuda;Kohei Soga;H. Inoue;S. Inoue

  • CHROMIUM ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS OF ACHONDRITES: CHRONOLOGY AND ISOTOPIC HETEROGENEITY OF THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES

    Akane Yamakawa;Katsuyuki Yamashita;Akio Makishima;Eizo Nakamura

  • Determination of Zirconium, Niobium, Hafnium and Tantalum at ng g‐1 Levels in Geological Materials by Direct Nebulisation of Sample HF Solution into FI‐ICP‐MS

    Akio Makishima;Eizou Nakamura;Toshio Nakano

  • Coprecipitation of Ti, Mo, Sn and Sb with fluorides and application to determination of B, Ti, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Sb, Hf and Ta by ICP-MS

    Yinghuai Lu;Akio Makishima;Eizo Nakamura

  • Space environment of an asteroid preserved on micrograins returned by the Hayabusa spacecraft

    Eizo Nakamura;Akio Makishima;Takuya Moriguti;Katsura Kobayashi

  • Chemical separation and mass spectrometry of Cr, Fe, Ni, Zn, and Cu in terrestrial and extraterrestrial materials using thermal ionization mass spectrometry.

    Akane Yamakawa;Katsuyuki Yamashita;Akio Makishima;Eizo Nakamura

  • The Cretaceous Okhotsk–Chukotka Volcanic Belt (NE Russia): Geology, geochronology, magma output rates, and implications on the genesis of silicic LIPs

    P.L. Tikhomirov;P.L. Tikhomirov;E.A. Kalinina;T. Moriguti;A. Makishima

  • Determination of Boron in Silicate Samples by Direct Aspiration of Sample HF Solutions into ICPMS

    Akio Makishima;Eizo Nakamura;Toshio Nakano

  • Comprehensive geochemical analyses of small amounts (<100 mg) of extraterrestrial samples for the analytical competition related to the sample return mission MUSES-C

    Eizo Nakamura;Akio Makishima;Takuya Moriguti;Katsura Kobayashi

  • Precise measurement of cerium isotope composition in rock samples

    Akio Makishima;Eizo Nakamura

  • Hawaiian double volcanic chain triggered by an episodic involvement of recycled material: Constraints from temporal Sr-Nd-Hf-Pb isotopic trend of the Loa-type volcanoes

    Ryoji Tanaka;Akio Makishima;Eizo Nakamura

  • Calculation and simulation of spectroscopic properties for rare earth ions in chloro-fluorozirconate glasses

    Kohei Soga;Hiroyuki Inoue;Akio Makishima

  • Ancient recycled crust beneath the Ontong Java Plateau: Isotopic evidence from the garnet clinopyroxenite xenoliths, Malaita, Solomon Islands

    Akira Ishikawa;Takeshi Kuritani;Akio Makishima;Eizo Nakamura

  • Purification of Hf in silicate materials using extraction chromatographic resin, and its application to precise determination of 176Hf/177Hf by MC-ICP-MS with 179Hf spike

    Yinghuai Lu;Akio Makishima;Eizo Nakamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Eizo Nakamura
Eizo Nakamura Okayama University
Katsura Kobayashi
Katsura Kobayashi Okayama University
B. Nagender Nath
B. Nagender Nath National Institute of Oceanography
Tatsuki Tsujimori
Tatsuki Tsujimori Tohoku University
Akimasa Masuda
Akimasa Masuda University of Tokyo
Kazuyuki Horie
Kazuyuki Horie University of Tokyo
Isao Karube
Isao Karube Tokyo University of Technology
John D. Mackenzie
John D. Mackenzie University of California, Los Angeles
Eiichi Tamiya
Eiichi Tamiya Osaka University
Fumio Watari
Fumio Watari Hokkaido University

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