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Katsuaki Koike

Katsuaki Koike

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Earth Science

D-Index
33
Citations
3766
World Ranking
8425
National Ranking
262

Overview

Katsuaki Koike is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on geophysics and related subfields such as mechanics of materials, environmental engineering, artificial intelligence, and ocean engineering.

The main topics of Koike's work include hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, geophysical and geoelectrical methods, geochemistry and geologic mapping, geothermal energy systems and applications, geological and geophysical studies, geological and geochemical analysis, and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Koike has contributed significantly to scientific literature with numerous publications in well-established venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Geothermics
  • Natural Resources Research
  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Geophysics

Examples of recent papers authored by or involving Koike are:

  • Specifying recharge zones and mechanisms of the transitional geothermal field through hydrogen and oxygen isotope analyses with consideration of water-rock interaction, 2020, Geothermics
  • Electrical conductive fluid-rich zones and their influence on the earthquake initiation, growth, and arrest processes: observations from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence, Kyushu Island, Japan, 2021, Earth Planets and Space
  • On the origin and evolution of geothermal fluids in the Patuha Geothermal Field, Indonesia based on geochemical and stable isotope data, 2020, Applied Geochemistry
  • Estimating fractured rock effective permeability using discrete fracture networks constrained by electrical resistivity data, 2021, Engineering Geology
  • Detection of Near-Surface Permeable Zones Based on Spatial Correlation Between Radon Gas Concentration and DTM-Derived Lineament Density, 2020, Natural Resources Research

Koike frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Koki Kashiwaya, Taiki Kubo, Tada-nori Goto, Yohei Tada, and Shohei Albert Tomita, having multiple coauthored publications with these individuals.

Best Publications

  • Tectonic architecture through Landsat-7 ETM+/SRTM DEM-derived lineaments and relationship to the hydrogeologic setting in Siwa region, NW Egypt

    Alaa Masoud;Katsuaki Koike

  • Arid land salinization detected by remotely-sensed landcover changes: A case study in the Siwa region, NW Egypt

    A.A. Masoud;K. Koike

  • Selecting the Best Band Ratio to Estimate Chlorophyll-a Concentration in a Tropical Freshwater Lake Using Sentinel 2A Images from a Case Study of Lake Ba Be (Northern Vietnam)

    Nguyen Thi Thu Ha;Nguyen Thien Phuong Thao;Katsuaki Koike;Mai Trong Nhuan

  • Auto-detection and integration of tectonically significant lineaments from SRTM DEM and remotely-sensed geophysical data

    Alaa A. Masoud;Katsuaki Koike

  • Lineament analysis of satellite images using a segment tracing algorithm (STA)

    Katsuaki Koike;Shuichi Nagano;Michito Ohm

  • Construction and analysis of interpreted fracture planes through combination of satellite-image derived lineaments and digital elevation model data

    Katsuaki Koike;Shuichi Nagano;Kouji Kawaba

  • Nitrate contamination of groundwater in two areas of the Cameroon Volcanic Line (Banana Plain and Mount Cameroon area)

    Andrew Ako Ako;Gloria Eneke Takem Eyong;Jun Shimada;Katsuaki Koike

  • Coal quality related to microfractures identified by CT image analysis

    Mohamad Nur Heriawan;Katsuaki Koike

  • Identifying spatial heterogeneity of coal resource quality in a multilayer coal deposit by multivariate geostatistics

    Mohamad Nur Heriawan;Mohamad Nur Heriawan;Katsuaki Koike

  • Neural network-based estimation of principal metal contents in the Hokuroku District, Northern Japan, for exploring kuroko-type deposits

    Katsuaki Koike;Setsuro Matsuda;Toru Suzuki;Michito Ohmi

  • Evaluation of Interpolation Accuracy of Neural Kriging with Application to Temperature-Distribution Analysis

    Katsuaki Koike;Setsuro Matsuda;Bin Gu

  • Relation between subcritical crack growth behavior and crack paths in granite

    Y. Nara;K. Koike;T. Yoneda;K. Kaneko

  • Landsat 8/OLI Two Bands Ratio Algorithm for Chlorophyll-A Concentration Mapping in Hypertrophic Waters: An Application to West Lake in Hanoi (Vietnam)

    Nguyen Thi Thu Ha;Katsuaki Koike;Mai Trong Nhuan;Bui Dinh Canh

  • Configuration of subducting Philippine Sea plate and crustal structure in the central Japan region

    T. Iidaka;T. Iwasaki;T. Takeda;T. Moriya

  • Morphotectonics inferred from the analysis of topographic lineaments auto-detected from DEMs: Application and validation for the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

    Alaa A. Masoud;Katsuaki Koike

  • Mapping soil salinity using spectral mixture analysis of landsat 8 OLI images to identify factors influencing salinization in an arid region

    Alaa A. Masoud;Katsuaki Koike;Mohamed G. Atwia;Mohamed M. El-Horiny

  • Assessment of groundwater and soil quality degradation using multivariate and geostatistical analyses, Dakhla Oasis, Egypt

    Alaa A. Masoud;Mohamed M. El-Horiny;Mohamed G. Atwia;Khaled S. Gemail

  • Improved Accuracy of Chlorophyll-a Concentration Estimates from MODIS Imagery Using a Two-Band Ratio Algorithm and Geostatistics: As Applied to the Monitoring of Eutrophication Processes over Tien Yen Bay (Northern Vietnam)

    Nguyen Thi Thu Ha;Katsuaki Koike;Mai Trong Nhuan

  • Application of lineament density extracted from dual orbit of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images to detecting fluids paths in the Wayang Windu geothermal field (West Java, Indonesia)

    Asep Saepuloh;Haeruddin Haeruddin;Mohamad Nur Heriawan;Taiki Kubo

  • Applicability of computer-aided comprehensive tool (LINDA: LINeament Detection and Analysis) and shaded digital elevation model for characterizing and interpreting morphotectonic features from lineaments

    Alaa Masoud;Katsuaki Koike

  • A new vegetation index for detecting vegetation anomalies due to mineral deposits with application to a tropical forest area

    Arie Naftali Hawu Hede;Arie Naftali Hawu Hede;Koki Kashiwaya;Katsuaki Koike;Shigeki Sakurai

Frequent Co-Authors

Weiren Lin
Weiren Lin Kyoto University
Katsuhiko Suzuki
Katsuhiko Suzuki Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu Hokkaido University
Takahiro Hosono
Takahiro Hosono Kumamoto University
Orhan Yenigün
Orhan Yenigün European University of Lefke
Takaya Iwasaki
Takaya Iwasaki University of Tokyo
Makoto Taniguchi
Makoto Taniguchi Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Takeshi Tsuji
Takeshi Tsuji University of Tokyo
Emmanuel John M. Carranza
Emmanuel John M. Carranza University of the Free State

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