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Kazuyuki Kita

Kazuyuki Kita

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
47
Citations
7979
World Ranking
5816
National Ranking
102

Kazuyuki Kita publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kazuyuki Kita sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 223 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Kazuyuki Kita D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kazuyuki Kita is affiliated with Ibaraki University in Japan and focuses research primarily within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work extensively covers the intersections of atmospheric chemistry, aerosols, and radioactive contamination.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, they have contributed significantly to several subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Kazuyuki Kita's publications address multiple topics, focusing on:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

A selection of recent papers authored or co-authored by Kazuyuki Kita includes:

  • Rain-induced bioecological resuspension of radiocaesium in a polluted forest in Japan, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Abundances and Microphysical Properties of Light-Absorbing Iron Oxide and Black Carbon Aerosols Over East Asia and the Arctic, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Enhanced New Particle Formation Above the Marine Boundary Layer Over the Yellow Sea: Potential Impacts on Cloud Condensation Nuclei, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Vertical distribution of airborne microorganisms over forest environments: A potential source of ice-nucleating bioaerosols, 2023, Atmospheric Environment
  • Atmospheric resuspension of insoluble radioactive cesium-bearing particles found in the difficult-to-return area in Fukushima, 2022, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (3 publications)
  • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (2 publications)
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2 publications)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Atmospheric Environment

Kazuyuki Kita has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Yasuhito Igarashi (7 publications)
  • Kouji Adachi (7 publications)
  • Nobuhiro Moteki (5 publications)
  • M. Koike (5 publications)
  • Sho Ohata (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Amplified trace gas removal in the troposphere.

    Andreas Hofzumahaus;Franz Rohrer;Keding Lu;Keding Lu;Birger Bohn

  • Rapid aerosol particle growth and increase of cloud condensation nucleus activity by secondary aerosol formation and condensation: A case study for regional air pollution in northeastern China

    A. Wiedensohler;Y. F. Cheng;A. Nowak;B. Wehner

  • Observation and modelling of OH and HO 2 concentrations in the Pearl River Delta 2006: a missing OH source in a VOC rich atmosphere

    K. D. Lu;K. D. Lu;F. Rohrer;F. Holland;H. Fuchs

  • Atmospheric OH reactivities in the Pearl River Delta – China in summer 2006: measurement and model results

    S. Lou;S. Lou;F. Holland;F. Rohrer;K. Lu;K. Lu

  • Missing OH source in a suburban environment near Beijing: observed and modelled OH and HO 2 concentrations in summer 2006

    K. D. Lu;K. D. Lu;A. Hofzumahaus;F. Holland;B. Bohn

  • Ozone production in transpacific Asian pollution plumes and implications for ozone air quality in California

    R. C. Hudman;Daniel James Jacob;O. R. Cooper;O. R. Cooper;M. J. Evans

  • Amplification of Light Absorption of Black Carbon by Organic Coating

    M. Shiraiwa;Y. Kondo;T. Iwamoto;K. Kita

  • Atmospheric hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides during PRIDE-PRD'06, China: their concentration, formation mechanism and contribution to secondary aerosols

    W. Hua;Z. M. Chen;C. Y. Jie;Y. Kondo

  • NMHCs and halocarbons in Asian continental outflow during the Transport and Chemical Evolution over the Pacific (TRACE‐P) Field Campaign: Comparison With PEM‐West B

    Nicola J. Blake;Donald R. Blake;Isobel J. Simpson;Simone Meinardi

  • AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTIES IN A RURAL ENVIRONMENT NEAR THE MEGA-CITY GUANGZHOU, CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION, RADIATIVE FORCING AND REMOTE SENSING

    R. M. Garland;H. Yang;O. Schmid;D. Rose

  • Maximum efficiency in the hydroxyl-radical-based self-cleansing of the troposphere

    Franz Rohrer;Keding Lu;Keding Lu;Andreas Hofzumahaus;Birger Bohn

  • Stabilization of the Mass Absorption Cross Section of Black Carbon for Filter-Based Absorption Photometry by the use of a Heated Inlet

    Y. Kondo;L. Sahu;M. Kuwata;Y. Miyazaki

  • Wet removal of black carbon in Asian outflow: Aerosol Radiative Forcing in East Asia (A‐FORCE) aircraft campaign

    N. Oshima;Y. Kondo;N. Moteki;N. Takegawa

  • Oxidant (O3 + NO2) production processes and formation regimes in Beijing

    Keding Lu;Yuanhang Zhang;Hang Su;Theo Brauers

  • Aerosol optical properties observed during Campaign of Air Quality Research in Beijing 2006 (CAREBeijing‐2006): Characteristic differences between the inflow and outflow of Beijing city air

    R. M. Garland;O. Schmid;A. Nowak;P. Achtert

  • Tropospheric ozone enhancements during the Indonesian Forest Fire Events in 1994 and in 1997 as revealed by ground-based observations

    M. Fujiwara;K. Kita;S. Kawakami;T. Ogawa

  • Size dependence of wet removal of black carbon aerosols during transport from the boundary layer to the free troposphere

    N. Moteki;Y. Kondo;N. Oshima;N. Takegawa

  • Spatial and temporal variations of aerosols around Beijing in summer 2006: Model evaluation and source apportionment

    H. Matsui;M. Koike;Y. Kondo;N. Takegawa

  • Stratosphere‐troposphere exchange of ozone associated with the equatorial Kelvin wave as observed with ozonesondes and rawinsondes

    Masatomo Fujiwara;Kazuyuki Kita;Toshihiro Ogawa

  • Meteor wind observations with the MU radar

    T. Nakamura;T. Tsuda;M. Tsutsumi;K. Kita

  • Correction to “Oxidant (O3+NO2) production processes and formation regimes in Beijing”

    Keding Lu;Yuanhang Zhang;Hang Su;Theo Brauers

  • Ozone production in transpacific Asian pollution plumes and implications for ozone air quality in California : Intercontinental Transport and Chemical Transformation 2002 (ITCT 2K2) and Pacific Exploration of Asian Continental Emissions (PEACE) experiments

    R. C. Hudman;D. J. Jacob;O. R. Cooper;M. J. Evans

  • NMHCs and halocarbons in Asian continental outflow during the Transport and Chemical Evolution over the Pacific (TRACE-P) Field Campaign: Comparison with PEM-West B : NASA global tropospheric experiment transport and chemical evolution over the Pacific (TRACE-P): Measurements and analysis (TRACEP1)

    Nicola J. Blake;Donald R. Blake;Isobel J. Simpson;Simone Meinardi

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobuyuki Takegawa
Nobuyuki Takegawa Tokyo Metropolitan University
Yutaka Kondo
Yutaka Kondo National Institute of Polar Research
Donald R. Blake
Donald R. Blake University of California, Irvine
Yuzo Miyazaki
Yuzo Miyazaki Hokkaido University
Makoto Koike
Makoto Koike University of Tokyo
Yasuhito Igarashi
Yasuhito Igarashi Kyoto University
Mizuo Kajino
Mizuo Kajino Japan Meteorological Agency
Malcolm K. W. Ko
Malcolm K. W. Ko Langley Research Center
Keding Lu
Keding Lu Peking University
Kouji Adachi
Kouji Adachi Japan Meteorological Agency

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