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Kaoru Takara

Kaoru Takara

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 33 8331 7730 255 241 351 4343

Kaoru Takara publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kaoru Takara between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kaoru Takara published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2004. 5 of the 439 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2004. 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 1 publication
1988 2025

439 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kaoru Takara: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 3
1989 2
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 6
1999 3
2000 5
2001 6
2002 7
2003 6
2004 27
2005 24
2006 16
2007 25
2008 24
2009 22
2010 18
2011 25
2012 21
2013 23
2014 26
2015 17
2016 12
2017 25
2018 21
2019 15
2020 25
2021 11
2022 6
2023 3
2024 4
2025 1
Total 439
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Kaoru Takara publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kaoru Takara sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 348–357 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 351 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87 351
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Kaoru Takara D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kaoru Takara sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 33 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379 33
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Kaoru Takara is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Ocean Engineering. Their research encompasses a range of topics including landslides and related hazards, hydrology and watershed management studies, flood risk assessment and management, water-energy-food nexus studies, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, transboundary water resource management, and dam engineering and safety.

Among Kaoru Takara's recent publications are:

  • Urban flood numerical simulation: Research, methods and future perspectives, 2022, Environmental Modelling & Software
  • Historical assessment and future sustainability challenges of Egyptian water resources management, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Comparison of gridded precipitation datasets for rainfall-runoff and inundation modeling in the Mekong River Basin, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Why apple orchards are shifting to the higher altitudes of the Himalayas?, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Numerical investigation on the evolution of landslide-induced river blocking using coupled DEM-CFD, 2021, Computers and Geotechnics

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Kyoji Sassa (12 collaborations)
  • Takahiro Sayama (9 collaborations)
  • Peter Bobrowsky (8 collaborations)
  • Khang Dang (4 collaborations)
  • Bahareh Kamranzad (4 collaborations)

Kaoru Takara has contributed multiple publications to a variety of venues. The most frequent journals include:

  • Journal of Disaster Research (4 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (2 publications)
  • Applied Energy (2 publications)
  • Landslides (2 publications)
  • Environmental Modelling & Software (1 publication)

In addition to journal papers, Takara has published six books with Springer International Publishing. All six are editions of Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk from 2020, receiving a range of citations across the editions.

Best Publications

  • Flood inundation assessment for the Hanoi Central Area, Vietnam under historical and extreme rainfall conditions

    Pingping Luo;Dengrui Mu;Han Xue;Thanh Ngo-Duc

  • Assessment of global nitrogen pollution in rivers using an integrated biogeochemical modeling framework

    Bin He;Shinjiro Kanae;Taikan Oki;Yukiko Hirabayashi

  • Spatial and temporal trends in estimates of nutrient and suspended sediment loads in the Ishikari River, Japan, 1985 to 2010.

    Weili Duan;Kaoru Takara;Bin He;Pingping Luo

  • Historical assessment and future sustainability challenges of Egyptian water resources management

    Pingping Luo;Yutong Sun;Shuangtao Wang;Simeng Wang

  • DEVELOPMENT OF STAGE-DISCHARGE RELATIONSHIP EQUATION INCORPORATIONG SATURATED-UNSATURATED FLOW MECHANISM

    Yasuto Tachikawa;Gen Nagatani;Kaoru Takara

  • Hydrological Stream Flow Modelling for Calibration and Uncertainty Analysis Using SWAT Model in the Xedone River Basin, Lao PDR

    Bounhieng Vilaysane;Kaoru Takara;Pingping Luo;Inthavy Akkharath

  • Evaluation of low impact development approach for mitigating flood inundation at a watershed scale in China

    Maochuan Hu;Takahiro Sayama;Xingqi Zhang;Kenji Tanaka

  • A distributed hydrological–geotechnical model using satellite-derived rainfall estimates for shallow landslide prediction system at a catchment scale

    Apip;Kaoru Takara;Yosuke Yamashiki;Kyoji Sassa

  • Historical assessment of Chinese and Japanese flood management policies and implications for managing future floods

    Pingping Luo;Pingping Luo;Pingping Luo;Bin He;Kaoru Takara;Yin E. Xiong

  • Changes of precipitation amounts and extremes over Japan between 1901 and 2012 and their connection to climate indices

    Weili Duan;Bin He;Kaoru Takara;Pingping Luo;Pingping Luo

  • Estimation of potential changes in cereals production under climate change scenarios

    Kenichi Tatsumi;Yosuke Yamashiki;Roberto Valmir da Silva;Kaoru Takara

  • Mechanism of two rapid and long-runout landslides in the 16 April 2016 Kumamoto earthquake using a ring-shear apparatus and computer simulation (LS-RAPID)

    Khang Dang;Kyoji Sassa;Hiroshi Fukuoka;Naoki Sakai

  • Spatiotemporal evaluation of water quality incidents in Japan between 1996 and 2007

    Weili Duan;Bin He;Kaoru Takara;Pingping Luo

  • A new high-stress undrained ring-shear apparatus and its application to the 1792 Unzen–Mayuyama megaslide in Japan

    Kyoji Sassa;Khang Dang;Bin He;Kaoru Takara

  • Spatiotemporal trend analysis of recent river water quality conditions in Japan

    Pingping Luo;Bin He;Kaoru Takara;Bam H. N. Razafindrabe

  • Input data resolution analysis for distributed hydrological modeling

    Roshan Shrestha;Yasuto Tachikawa;Kaoru Takara

  • A downscaling method of topographic index distribution for matching the scales of model application and parameter identification

    N. R. Pradhan;Y. Tachikawa;K. Takara

  • Comparison of gridded precipitation datasets for rainfall-runoff and inundation modeling in the Mekong River Basin.

    Sophal Try;Sophal Try;Shigenobu Tanaka;Kenji Tanaka;Takahiro Sayama

  • Impact of forest maintenance on water shortages: Hydrologic modeling and effects of climate change

    Pingping Luo;Meimei Zhou;Hongzhang Deng;Jiqiang Lyu

  • A hypothesis of the Senoumi submarine megaslide in Suruga Bay in Japan—based on the undrained dynamic-loading ring shear tests and computer simulation

    K. Sassa;B. He;T. Miyagi;M. Strasser

Frequent Co-Authors

Weili Duan
Weili Duan Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography
Kyoji Sassa
Kyoji Sassa Kyoto University
Hiroshi Fukuoka
Hiroshi Fukuoka Niigata University
Swadhin K. Behera
Swadhin K. Behera Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Toshio Yamagata
Toshio Yamagata Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Taikan Oki
Taikan Oki University of Tokyo
Hajime Mase
Hajime Mase Kyoto University
Khalid M. Mosalam
Khalid M. Mosalam University of California, Berkeley
Jim Mori
Jim Mori Kyoto University
Keisuke Hanaki
Keisuke Hanaki University of Tokyo

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