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Environmental Sciences 42 7306 7023 141 138 258 9031

Kaoru Sato publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kaoru Sato between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kaoru Sato published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2016. 37 of the 346 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2016. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 22 publications
1969 2025

346 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kaoru Sato: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 2
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 3
1995 2
1996 0
1997 4
1998 2
1999 3
2000 5
2001 2
2002 3
2003 5
2004 5
2005 7
2006 24
2007 7
2008 9
2009 9
2010 12
2011 5
2012 7
2013 10
2014 20
2015 14
2016 27
2017 14
2018 24
2019 19
2020 14
2021 11
2022 16
2023 14
2024 15
2025 22
Total 346
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Kaoru Sato 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 Kaoru Sato 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, 251–260 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: 258 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
251–260 180 258
261–270 181
271–280 155
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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Kaoru Sato 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 Kaoru Sato 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% 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 42
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
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

Kaoru Sato is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans key subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology, and Oceanography.

The scientist's main topics of study encompass:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Frequent collaborators include Masashi Kohma, Dai Koshin, Shingo Watanabe, Haruka Okui, and Masaki Tsutsumi.

Kaoru Sato has contributed to several notable journals, with repeated publications in:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II
  • Geoscientific model development

Recent papers exemplify Sato's focus on atmospheric and geophysical phenomena:

  • Observed and Modeled Mountain Waves from the Surface to the Mesosphere near the Drake Passage (2022), Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Application of Deep Learning to Estimate Atmospheric Gravity Wave Parameters in Reanalysis Data Sets (2020), Geophysical Research Letters
  • Formation of a Mesospheric Inversion Layer and the Subsequent Elevated Stratopause Associated With the Major Stratospheric Sudden Warming in 2018/19 (2021), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Intermittency of Gravity Waves in the Antarctic Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere Revealed by the PANSY Radar Observation (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • An ensemble Kalman filter data assimilation system for the whole neutral atmosphere (2020), Geoscientific model development

The scope of Sato's research covers atmospheric dynamics from the troposphere to the mesosphere, with a particular emphasis on gravity waves, sudden stratospheric warmings, and radar meteorology. The inclusion of data assimilation techniques illustrates a computational approach to understanding atmospheric processes. The focus on ionospheric and magnetospheric dynamics links their work across different atmospheric layers and into space plasma interactions.

This profile reflects Sato's research trajectory through topical breadth, interdisciplinary methods, and collaboration with other scientists primarily based in Japan.

Best Publications

  • The quasi-biennial oscillation

    M. P. Baldwin;L. J. Gray;T. J. Dunkerton;K. Hamilton

  • Recent developments in gravity-wave effects in climate models and the global distribution of gravity-wave momentum flux from observations and models

    M. J. Alexander;M. Geller;C. McLandress;S. Polavarapu

  • A comparison between gravity wave momentum fluxes in observations and climate models

    Marvin A. Geller;M. Joan Alexander;Peter T. Love;Julio Bacmeister

  • On the origins of mesospheric gravity waves

    K. Sato;S. Watanabe;Y. Kawatani;Y. Tomikawa

  • Gravity Wave Characteristics in the Southern Hemisphere Revealed by a High-Resolution Middle-Atmosphere General Circulation Model

    Kaoru Sato;Satoshi Tateno;Shingo Watanabe;Yoshio Kawatani

  • Estimates of momentum flux associated with equatorial Kelvin and gravity waves

    Kaoru Sato;Timothy J. Dunkerton

  • A statistical study of the structure, saturation and sources of inertio-gravity waves in the lower stratosphere observed with the MU radar

    K. Sato

  • General aspects of a T213L256 middle atmosphere general circulation model

    Shingo Watanabe;Yoshio Kawatani;Yoshihiro Tomikawa;Kazuyuki Miyazaki

  • A statistical study of gravity waves in the polar regions based on operational radiosonde data

    Motoyoshi Yoshiki;Kaoru Sato

  • Small-Scale Wind Disturbances Observed by the MU Radar during the Passage of Typhoon Kelly

    Kaoru Sato

  • The Roles of Equatorial Trapped Waves and Internal Inertia–Gravity Waves in Driving the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation. Part I: Zonal Mean Wave Forcing

    Yoshio Kawatani;Shingo Watanabe;Kaoru Sato;Timothy J. Dunkerton

  • Gravity Wave Generation around the Polar Vortex in the Stratosphere Revealed by 3-Hourly Radiosonde Observations at Syowa Station

    Kaoru Sato;Motoyoshi Yoshiki

  • Vertical Wind Disturbances in the Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere Observed by the MU Radar

    Kaoru Sato

  • Gravity Waves Appearing in a High-Resolution GCM Simulation

    Kaoru Sato;Toshiro Kumakura;Masaaki Takahashi

  • Secondary Generation of Gravity Waves Associated with the Breaking of Mountain Waves

    Takehiko Satomura;Kaoru Sato

  • Gravity waves and turbulence associated with cumulus convection observed with the UHF/VHF clear‐air Doppler radars

    Kaoru Sato;Hiroyuki Hashiguchi;Shoichiro Fukao

  • Program of the Antarctic Syowa MST/IS radar (PANSY)

    Kaoru Sato;Masaki Tsutsumi;Toru Sato;Takuji Nakamura

  • A study on the formation and trend of the Brewer-Dobson circulation

    K. Okamoto;K. Sato;H. Akiyoshi

  • Mixing states of individual aerosol particles in spring Arctic troposphere during ASTAR 2000 campaign

    K. Hara;K. Hara;S. Yamagata;T. Yamanouchi;K. Sato

  • Short-period disturbances in the equatorial lower stratosphere

    Kaoru Sato;Fumihiro Hasegawa;Isamu Hirota

  • A general circulation model study of the orographic gravity waves over Antarctica excited by katabatic winds

    Shingo Watanabe;Kaoru Sato;Masaaki Takahashi;Masaaki Takahashi

  • 100 Years of Progress in Understanding the Stratosphere and Mesosphere

    Mark P. Baldwin;Thomas Birner;Guy Brasseur;John Burrows

Frequent Co-Authors

Toru Sato
Toru Sato Kyoto University
Shingo Watanabe
Shingo Watanabe Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Takuji Nakamura
Takuji Nakamura National Institute of Polar Research
Akinori Saito
Akinori Saito Kyoto University
Timothy J. Dunkerton
Timothy J. Dunkerton Northwest Research Associates
Adam A. Scaife
Adam A. Scaife Met Office
Yasunobu Miyoshi
Yasunobu Miyoshi Kyushu University
Ryuho Kataoka
Ryuho Kataoka National Institute of Polar Research
Kevin Hamilton
Kevin Hamilton University of Hawaii at Manoa
M. Joan Alexander
M. Joan Alexander Northwest Research Associates

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