2026 Kazuhiro Shimasaku: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	133	504	485	12	12	383	115319

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Physics

133

504

485

383

115319

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

15186
Citations
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical summary

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

12112
Citations
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

6145
Citations
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

5180
Citations
The Sloan digital sky survey photometric system

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

4728
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

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

3515
Citations
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

3023
Citations
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

2986
Citations
The u'g'r'i'z' Standard-Star System

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

2455
Citations
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

2281
Citations
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Photometric Camera

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

2193
Citations
Color Separation of Galaxy Types in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Imaging Data

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

1987
Citations
GALAXY COLORS IN VARIOUS PHOTOMETRIC BAND SYSTEMS

M. Fukugita;K. Shimasaku;T. Ichikawa

1888
Citations
The Galaxy Luminosity Function and Luminosity Density at Redshift z=0.1

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

1586
Citations
The Second Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

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

1501
Citations
The Galaxy Luminosity Function and Luminosity Density at Redshift z = 0.1*

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

1343
Citations
The first data release of the sloan digital sky survey

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

1314
Citations
The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and Survey Design

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

979
Citations
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

955
Citations
The Luminosity Function of Galaxies in SDSS Commissioning Data

M. R. Blanton

943
Citations