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Hiroshi Imanaka is a researcher affiliated with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence in the United States. Their academic work focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with contributions in Environmental Science as well. The scientist's research spans multiple subfields, including Ecology, Paleontology, and Oceanography.

Imanaka's scholarly output includes studies on isotope analysis in ecology, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, and marine and coastal ecosystems. These topics reflect a multidisciplinary approach that intersects geological and environmental perspectives.

One notable publication by Imanaka is titled "Mineral-catalysed formation of marine NO and N2O on the anoxic early Earth", published in 2022 in Nature Geoscience. This paper explores geochemical processes relevant to early Earth conditions and has been cited in subsequent research.

Their frequent coauthors include Steffen Buessecker, Tucker Ely, Renyu Hu, Stephen J. Romaniello, and Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz. Collaboration with these researchers underscores ties to various expertise areas related to the Earth sciences and environmental studies.

Within academic publishing venues, Imanaka's work appears in respected journals such as Nature Geoscience, indicating engagement with platforms specializing in geoscientific research.

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

  • Ecology
  • Paleontology
  • Oceanography

  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

  • "Mineral-catalysed formation of marine NO and N2O on the anoxic early Earth" (2022), Nature Geoscience

  • Steffen Buessecker
  • Tucker Ely
  • Renyu Hu
  • Stephen J. Romaniello
  • Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz

  • Nature Geoscience

Best Publications

  • FK-506, a novel immunosuppressant isolated from a Streptomyces. I. Fermentation, isolation, and physico-chemical and biological characteristics.

    Toru Kino;Hiroshi Hatanaka;Michisane Hashimoto;Michihisa Nishiyama

  • Laboratory experiments of Titan tholin formed in cold plasma at various pressures: implications for nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic compounds in Titan haze

    Hiroshi Imanaka;Hiroshi Imanaka;Bishun N. Khare;Jamie E. Elsila;Emma L.O. Bakes

  • NOCARDICIN A, A NEW MONOCYCLIC β-LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC

    Hatsuo Aoki;Hei-Ichi Sakai;Masanobu Kohsaka;Toshio Konomi

  • Discovery of FK-506, a novel immunosuppressant isolated from Streptomyces tsukubaensis.

    T Goto;T Kino;H Hatanaka;M Nishiyama

  • Pyrrolnitrin, a New Antibiotic Substance, Produced by Pseudomonas

    Kei Arima;Hiroshi Imanaka;Masanobu Kousaka;Akio Fukuta

  • Studies of an immunomodulator, swainsonine. I. Enhancement of immune response by swainsonine in vitro.

    Motohiro Hino;Osamu Nakayama;Yasuhisa Tsurumi;Kimiko Adachi

  • Bicyclomycin, a new antibiotic. I. Taxonomy, isolation and characterization.

    Toshio Miyoshi;Norimasa Miyairi;Hatsuo Aoki;Masanobu Kohsaka

  • Studies on new phosphonic acid antibiotics. III. Isolation and characterization of FR-31564, FR-32863 and FR-33289

    Masakuni Okuhara;Yoshio Kuroda;Toshio Goto;Masanori Okamoto

  • STUDIES ON NEW PHOSPHONIC ACID ANTIBIOTICS

    Masakuni Okuhara;Yoshio Kuroda;Toshio Goto;Masanori Okamoto

  • Formation of nitrogenated organic aerosols in the Titan upper atmosphere

    Hiroshi Imanaka;Mark A. Smith

  • FK 506: historical perspectives.

    T Goto;T Kino;H Hatanaka;M Okuhara

  • STUDIES ON TOMAYMYCIN, A NEW ANTIBIOTIC. I ISOLATION AND PROPERTIES OF TOMAYMYIN

    Kei Arima;Masanobu Kohsaka;Gakuzo Tamura;Hiroshi Imanaka

  • Tholins as coloring agents on outer Solar System bodies

    Dale P. Cruikshank;Hiroshi Imanaka;Hiroshi Imanaka;Cristina M. Dalle Ore;Cristina M. Dalle Ore

  • Studies of an immunomodulator, swainsonine. II. Effect of swainsonine on mouse immunodeficient system and experimental murine tumor.

    Tohru Kino;Noriaki Inamura;Kunio Nakahara;Sumio Kiyoto

  • FR109615, a new antifungal antibiotic from Streptomyces setonii. Taxonomy, fermentation, isolation, physico-chemical properties and biological activity

    Toshiro Iwamoto;Eisaku Tsujii;Masami Ezaki;Akihiko Fujie

  • Studies on WF-3161, a new antitumor antibiotic

    Kazuyoshi Umehara;Kunio Nakahara;Sumio Kiyoto;Morita Iwami

  • Studies on new phosphonic acid antibiotics. IV. Structure determination of FR-33289, FR-31564 and FR-32863.

    Yoshio Kuroda;Masakuni Okuhara;Toshio Goto;Masanori Okamoto

  • Role of photoionization in the formation of complex organic molecules in Titan's upper atmosphere

    Hiroshi Imanaka;Hiroshi Imanaka;Mark A. Smith

  • Optical constants of Titan tholins at mid-infrared wavelengths (2.5–25 μm) and the possible chemical nature of Titan’s haze particles

    Hiroshi Imanaka;Hiroshi Imanaka;Dale P. Cruikshank;Bishun N. Khare;Bishun N. Khare;Christopher P. McKay

  • Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of new glutaryl 7-ACA and cephalosporin C acylase genes from Pseudomonas strains

    Ichiro Aramori;Masao Fukagawa;Mana Tsumura;Morita Iwami

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher P. McKay
Christopher P. McKay Ames Research Center
Dale P. Cruikshank
Dale P. Cruikshank University of Central Florida
Gakuzo Tamura
Gakuzo Tamura University of Tokyo
Richard N. Zare
Richard N. Zare Stanford University
Darrell F. Strobel
Darrell F. Strobel Johns Hopkins University
Sébastien Lebonnois
Sébastien Lebonnois Sorbonne University
Markus Kraft
Markus Kraft University of Cambridge
Saburo Sone
Saburo Sone University of Tokushima
Harold A. Weaver
Harold A. Weaver Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Mark S. Marley
Mark S. Marley University of Arizona

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