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Kazuhiro Shimasaku

Kazuhiro Shimasaku

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Physics
Japan
2025

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Physics

D-Index
133
Citations
115319
World Ranking
504
National Ranking
12

Kazuhiro Shimasaku publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kazuhiro Shimasaku sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 383 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Kazuhiro Shimasaku D-index placement in Physics in 2026

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

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 133 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Kazuhiro Shimasaku is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and specializes in research within the fields of physics and astronomy. Their work primarily focuses on astronomy and astrophysics, with a significant emphasis on galaxies, their formation, evolution, and related phenomena.

The scientist's research spans several subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, nuclear and high energy physics, as well as smaller contributions to ecology and general health professions. The main topics covered in their publications reflect a strong concentration on the study of galaxies, astrophysical phenomena, and star formation, as seen in the following thematic areas:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Shimasaku has contributed to numerous scientific papers published predominantly in the following venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

Among recent publications, notable works include:

  • "GOLDRUSH. IV. Luminosity Functions and Clustering Revealed with ∼4,000,000 Galaxies at z ∼ 2-7: Galaxy-AGN Transition, Star Formation Efficiency, and Implication for Evolution at z > 10" (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "Detection of stellar light from quasar host galaxies at redshifts above 6" (2023), published in Nature
  • "ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Photometry of 33 Lensed Fields Built with CHArGE" (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "Dual Supermassive Black Holes at Close Separation Revealed by the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program" (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "SILVERRUSH. XI. Constraints on the Lyα Luminosity Function and Cosmic Reionization at z = 7.3 with Subaru/Hyper Suprime-Cam" (2021), published in The Astrophysical Journal

Kazuhiro Shimasaku's frequent coauthors are scientists contributing substantially to related fields. These collaborators include:

  • Masami Ouchi
  • Yuichi Harikane
  • Seiji Fujimoto
  • Akio Inoue
  • Nobunari Kashikawa

Best Publications

  • The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary

    D. G. York

  • The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical summary

    Donald G. York;J. Adelman;John E. Anderson;Scott F. Anderson

  • The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Kevork N. Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-Mccarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam

  • Detection of the baryon acoustic peak in the large-scale correlation function of SDSS luminous red galaxies

    Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Idit Zehavi;David W. Hogg;Roman Scoccimarro

  • The Sloan digital sky survey photometric system

    M. Fukugita;T. Ichikawa;J. E. Gunn;M. Doi

  • Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

    C. Stoughton;R. H. Lupton;M. Bernardi;M. R. Blanton

  • The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

  • The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

  • The u'g'r'i'z' Standard-Star System

    J. Allyn Smith;J. Allyn Smith;Douglas L. Tucker;Stephen Kent;Michael W. Richmond

  • Spectroscopic Target Selection in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: The Main Galaxy Sample

    Michael A. Strauss;David H. Weinberg;Robert H. Lupton;Vijay K. Narayanan

  • The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Photometric Camera

    J. E. Gunn;M. Carr;C. Rockosi;C. Rockosi;M. Sekiguchi;M. Sekiguchi

  • Color Separation of Galaxy Types in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Imaging Data

    Iskra Strateva;Željko Ivezić;Gillian R. Knapp;Vijay K. Narayanan

  • GALAXY COLORS IN VARIOUS PHOTOMETRIC BAND SYSTEMS

    M. Fukugita;K. Shimasaku;T. Ichikawa

  • The Galaxy Luminosity Function and Luminosity Density at Redshift z=0.1

    Michael R. Blanton;David W. Hogg;J. Brinkmann;Andrew J. Connolly

  • The Second Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

  • The Galaxy Luminosity Function and Luminosity Density at Redshift z = 0.1*

    Michael R. Blanton;David W. Hogg;Neta A. Bahcall;J. Brinkmann

  • The first data release of the sloan digital sky survey

    Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

  • The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and Survey Design

    H. Aihara;N. Arimoto;R. Armstrong;S. Arnouts

  • Statistics of 207 Lya Emitters at a Redshift Near 7: Constraints on Reionization and Galaxy Formation Models

    Masami Ouchi;Kazuhiro Shimasaku;Hisanori Furusawa;Tomoki Saito

  • The Luminosity Function of Galaxies in SDSS Commissioning Data

    M. R. Blanton

Frequent Co-Authors

Masami Ouchi
Masami Ouchi University of Tokyo
Sadanori Okamura
Sadanori Okamura University of Tokyo
Nobunari Kashikawa
Nobunari Kashikawa University of Tokyo
Hisanori Furusawa
Hisanori Furusawa National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Mamoru Doi
Mamoru Doi University of Tokyo
Tohru Nagao
Tohru Nagao Ehime University
Tadayuki Kodama
Tadayuki Kodama Tohoku University
Naoki Yasuda
Naoki Yasuda Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
Satoshi Miyazaki
Satoshi Miyazaki The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Masayuki Akiyama
Masayuki Akiyama Tohoku University

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