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Kazuo Shiokawa

Kazuo Shiokawa

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
67
Citations
16235
World Ranking
1224
National Ranking
22

Kazuo Shiokawa 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 Kazuo Shiokawa sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 691 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kazuo Shiokawa 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 Kazuo Shiokawa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kazuo Shiokawa is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy, as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist focuses on topics such as ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, earthquake detection and analysis, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, GNSS positioning and interference, atmospheric ozone and climate, and astro and planetary science.

Frequent coauthors working alongside Kazuo Shiokawa include Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Yuichi Otsuka, Shin-ichiro Oyama, Yoshiya Kasahara, and Martin Connors. These collaborations are evident in many of the publications and research projects associated with Shiokawa.

Shiokawa has published extensively in several prominent scientific journals. The venues with the highest number of publications include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
  • Advances in Space Research

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Shiokawa demonstrate the range and focus of their research interests:

  • Multiple time-scale beats in aurora: precise orchestration via magnetospheric chorus waves (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Predictability of variable solar-terrestrial coupling (2021, Annales Geophysicae)
  • Collaborative Research Activities of the Arase and Van Allen Probes (2022, Space Science Reviews)
  • Oxygen torus and its coincidence with EMIC wave in the deep inner magnetosphere: Van Allen Probe B and Arase observations (2020, Earth Planets and Space)
  • Equatorial Plasma Bubble Occurrence Under Propagation of MSTID and MLT Gravity Waves (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics)

Best Publications

  • The GEOTAIL Magnetic Field Experiment.

    Susumu Kokubun;Tatsundo Yamamoto;Mario H. Acuña;Kanji Hayashi

  • Braking of high‐speed flows in the near‐Earth tail

    K. Shiokawa;W. Baumjohann;G. Haerendel

  • High-speed ion flow, substorm current wedge, and multiple Pi 2 pulsations

    K. Shiokawa;W. Baumjohann;G. Haerendel;G. Paschmann

  • Precipitation of radiation belt electrons by EMIC waves, observed from ground and space

    Y. Miyoshi;K. Sakaguchi;K. Shiokawa;D. Evans

  • Statistical study of nighttime medium‐scale traveling ionospheric disturbances using midlatitude airglow images

    K. Shiokawa;C. Ihara;C. Ihara;Y. Otsuka;T. Ogawa

  • Geospace exploration project ERG

    Yoshizumi Miyoshi;Iku Shinohara;Takeshi Takashima;Kazushi Asamura

  • Geomagnetic conjugate observations of medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances at midlatitude using all-sky airglow imagers

    Y. Otsuka;K. Shiokawa;T. Ogawa;P. Wilkinson

  • Flow braking and the substorm current wedge

    J. Birn;M. Hesse;G. Haerendel;W. Baumjohann

  • A physical mechanism of positive ionospheric storms at low latitudes and midlatitudes

    N. Balan;N. Balan;K. Shiokawa;Y. Otsuka;T. Kikuchi

  • GPS observations of medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances over Europe

    Y. Otsuka;K. Suzuki;S. Nakagawa;M. Nishioka;M. Nishioka

  • Global imaging of polar cap patches with dual airglow imagers

    K. Hosokawa;S. Taguchi;K. Shiokawa;Y. Otsuka

  • Development of Optical Mesosphere Thermosphere Imagers (OMTI)

    K. Shiokawa;Y. Katoh;M. Satoh;M. K. Ejiri

  • Ground and satellite observations of nighttime medium‐scale traveling ionospheric disturbance at midlatitude

    K. Shiokawa;Y. Otsuka;C. Ihara;C. Ihara;T. Ogawa

  • Geomagnetic conjugate observations of equatorial airglow depletions

    Y. Otsuka;K. Shiokawa;T. Ogawa;P. Wilkinson

  • Super plasma fountain and equatorial ionization anomaly during penetration electric field

    N. Balan;N. Balan;K. Shiokawa;Y. Otsuka;S. Watanabe

  • Van Allen probes, NOAA, GOES, and ground observations of an intense EMIC wave event extending over 12 h in magnetic local time

    M. J. Engebretson;J. L. Posch;J. R. Wygant;C. A. Kletzing

  • The ARASE (ERG) magnetic field investigation

    Ayako Matsuoka;Mariko Teramoto;Reiko Nomura;Masahito Nosé

  • Propagation characteristics of nighttime mesospheric and thermospheric waves observed by optical mesosphere thermosphere imagers at middle and low latitudes

    K. Shiokawa;Y. Otsuka;T. Ogawa

  • Simultaneous observations of nighttime medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances and E region field-aligned irregularities at midlatitude

    Y. Otsuka;F. Onoma;K. Shiokawa;T. Ogawa

  • Multiple time-scale beats in aurora: precise orchestration via magnetospheric chorus waves.

    K. Hosokawa;Y. Miyoshi;M. Ozaki;S.-I. Oyama;S.-I. Oyama;S.-I. Oyama

  • Ground and satellite observations of nighttime medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbance at midlatitude

    Y. Otsuka;K. Shiokawa;C. Ihara;T. Ogawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuichi Otsuka
Yuichi Otsuka Nagoya University
Yoshizumi Miyoshi
Yoshizumi Miyoshi Nagoya University
Tadahiko Ogawa
Tadahiko Ogawa National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Ryuho Kataoka
Ryuho Kataoka National Institute of Polar Research
Takuji Nakamura
Takuji Nakamura National Institute of Polar Research
Atsushi Kumamoto
Atsushi Kumamoto Tohoku University
Yusuke Ebihara
Yusuke Ebihara Kyoto University
Mamoru Yamamoto
Mamoru Yamamoto Kyoto University
Kiyohumi Yumoto
Kiyohumi Yumoto Kyushu University
Eric Donovan
Eric Donovan University of Calgary

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