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Dai Yamazaki

Dai Yamazaki

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 58 3201 3063 46 44 272 20166

Dai Yamazaki publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dai Yamazaki between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dai Yamazaki published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 15.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2022. 31 of the 498 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2022. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 15 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 37 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 50 publications 2023: 35 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 28 publications 2026: 3 publications
1995 2026

498 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dai Yamazaki: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 4
1998 3
1999 5
2000 6
2001 0
2002 6
2003 3
2004 5
2005 7
2006 6
2007 2
2008 1
2009 15
2010 12
2011 17
2012 23
2013 11
2014 16
2015 21
2016 16
2017 28
2018 37
2019 33
2020 31
2021 43
2022 50
2023 35
2024 30
2025 28
2026 3
Total 498
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Dai Yamazaki publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dai Yamazaki sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 271–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 272 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155 272
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Dai Yamazaki D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dai Yamazaki sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166 58
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Dai Yamazaki is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has contributed extensively to environmental science research, focusing particularly on hydrology, flood risk management, and climate-related processes. Their work spans multiple subfields including global and planetary change, water science and technology, atmospheric science, ecology, and environmental engineering.

Their research covers a diverse set of main topics, such as:

  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Cryospheric Studies and Observations

Among their recent publications are several papers that reflect their involvement in understanding hydrological and climatic processes globally:

  • Development of the MIROC-ES2L Earth system model and the evaluation of biogeochemical processes and feedbacks, 2020, Geoscientific Model Development
  • Role of dams in reducing global flood exposure under climate change, 2021, Nature Communications
  • The importance of hydrology in routing terrestrial carbon to the atmosphere via global streams and rivers, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Global exposure to flooding from the new CMIP6 climate model projections, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • The effect of surge on riverine flood hazard and impact in deltas globally, 2020, Environmental Research Letters

Dai Yamazaki collaborates frequently with other researchers. Some of their notable coauthors include Xudong Zhou, Menaka Revel, George H. Allen, Prakat Modi, and Yukiko Hirabayashi.

Their work is published regularly in several prominent venues, demonstrating a broad dissemination in scientific channels. These venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Water Resources Research
  • Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser B1 (Hydraulic Engineering)
  • Journal of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources
  • Hydrological Research Letters

The extent of Dai Yamazaki's contributions highlights a strong focus on understanding the interactions of hydrological systems with climatic and environmental factors, emphasizing flood management and watershed dynamics. Their research involves integrating hydrological processes with climate modeling to address environmental risks and resource management challenges.

Best Publications

  • Global flood risk under climate change

    Yukiko Hirabayashi;Roobavannan Mahendran;Sujan Koirala;Lisako Konoshima

  • Improved Climate Simulation by MIROC5: Mean States, Variability, and Climate Sensitivity

    Masahiro Watanabe;Tatsuo Suzuki;Ryouta O'Ishi;Yoshiki Komuro

  • A high-accuracy map of global terrain elevations

    Dai Yamazaki;Daiki Ikeshima;Ryunosuke Tawatari;Tomohiro Yamaguchi

  • MERIT Hydro: A High-Resolution Global Hydrography Map Based on Latest Topography Dataset

    Dai Yamazaki;Dai Yamazaki;Daiki Ikeshima;Jeison Sosa;Paul D. Bates

  • A physically based description of floodplain inundation dynamics in a global river routing model

    Dai Yamazaki;Shinjiro Kanae;Hyungjun Kim;Taikan Oki

  • Description and basic evaluation of simulated mean state, internal variability, and climate sensitivity in MIROC6

    Hiroaki Tatebe;Tomoo Ogura;Tomoko Nitta;Yoshiki Komuro

  • JRA-55 based surface dataset for driving ocean–sea-ice models (JRA55-do)

    Hiroyuki Tsujino;Shogo Urakawa;Hideyuki Nakano;R. Justin Small

  • Hillslope Hydrology in Global Change Research and Earth System Modeling

    Ying Fan;M. Clark;D. M. Lawrence;S. Swenson

  • Global Reconstruction of Naturalized River Flows at 2.94 Million Reaches

    Peirong Lin;Ming Pan;Hylke E. Beck;Yuan Yang;Yuan Yang

  • Development of a global 90m water body map using multi-temporal Landsat images

    Dai Yamazaki;Mark A. Trigg;Daiki Ikeshima

  • Role of dams in reducing global flood exposure under climate change.

    Julien Boulange;Naota Hanasaki;Dai Yamazaki;Yadu Pokhrel

  • The importance of hydrology in routing terrestrial carbon to the atmosphere via global streams and rivers

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  • Improving computational efficiency in global river models by implementing the local inertial flow equation and a vector-based river network map

    Dai Yamazaki;Gustavo A. M. de Almeida;Paul D. Bates

  • Characteristics of the 2011 Chao Phraya River flood in Central Thailand

    Daisuke Komori;Shinichirou Nakamura;Masashi Kiguchi;Asako Nishijima

  • Development of the Global Width Database for Large Rivers

    Dai Yamazaki;Fiachra O'Loughlin;Mark A. Trigg;Zachary F. Miller

  • The credibility challenge for global fluvial flood risk analysis

    Mark Trigg;Cathryn Birch;Jeffrey Neal;Paul Bates

  • Global exposure to flooding from the new CMIP6 climate model projections.

    Yukiko Hirabayashi;Masahiro Tanoue;Orie Sasaki;Xudong Zhou

  • Adjustment of a spaceborne DEM for use in floodplain hydrodynamic modeling

    Dai Yamazaki;Calum A Baugh;Paul D. Bates;Shinjiro Kanae

  • Analysis of the water level dynamics simulated by a global river model: A case study in the Amazon River

    Dai Yamazaki;Dai Yamazaki;Hyongki Lee;Douglas E. Alsdorf;Emanuel Dutra

  • Characterization of terrestrial water dynamics in the Congo Basin using GRACE and satellite radar altimetry

    Hyongki Lee;R. Edward Beighley;Douglas Alsdorf;Hahn Chul Jung

  • The effect of surge on riverine flood hazard and impact in deltas globally

    Dirk Eilander;Anaïs Couasnon;Hiroaki Ikeuchi;Sanne Muis

  • Deriving a global river network map and its sub-grid topographic characteristics from a fine-resolution flow direction map

    D. Yamazaki;T. Oki;S. Kanae

Frequent Co-Authors

Taikan Oki
Taikan Oki University of Tokyo
Shinjiro Kanae
Shinjiro Kanae Tokyo Institute of Technology
Paul D Bates
Paul D Bates University of Bristol
Yukiko Hirabayashi
Yukiko Hirabayashi Shibaura Institute of Technology
Hyungjun Kim
Hyungjun Kim University of Tokyo
Hessel Winsemius
Hessel Winsemius Delft University of Technology
Philip J. Ward
Philip J. Ward Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Emanuel Dutra
Emanuel Dutra Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Kei Yoshimura
Kei Yoshimura University of Tokyo
Akihiko Ito
Akihiko Ito University of Tokyo

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