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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 83 430 369 7 7 376 23336

Kei Hirose publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kei Hirose between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kei Hirose published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 13.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2019. 16 of the 490 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2019. 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 44 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

490 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kei Hirose: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 2
1992 1
1993 1
1994 4
1995 1
1996 0
1997 4
1998 2
1999 2
2000 0
2001 8
2002 9
2003 9
2004 17
2005 11
2006 15
2007 11
2008 23
2009 15
2010 27
2011 18
2012 19
2013 17
2014 22
2015 23
2016 22
2017 20
2018 36
2019 44
2020 20
2021 13
2022 21
2023 19
2024 18
2025 15
2026 1
Total 490
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Kei Hirose 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 Kei Hirose sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 368–377 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 376 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60 376
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Kei Hirose 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 Kei Hirose sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34 83
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Kei Hirose is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Materials Science. Their research primarily focuses on subfields including Geophysics, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Kei Hirose has authored several papers in various highly regarded scientific journals. Recent papers include:

  • Light elements in the Earth's core, 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Experimental evidence for hydrogen incorporation into Earth's core, 2021, Nature Communications
  • New developments in high-pressure X-ray diffraction beamline for diamond anvil cell at SPring-8, 2020, Matter and Radiation at Extremes
  • Equation of State of Liquid Iron under Extreme Conditions, 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • Resistivity saturation of hcp Fe-Si alloys in an internally heated diamond anvil cell: A key to assessing the Earth's core conductivity, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent coauthors in their collaborative work include:

  • Yasuo Ohishi
  • Kenji Ohta
  • Shoh Tagawa
  • Y. Okuda
  • S. Yokoo

Publications by Kei Hirose appear regularly in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • American Mineralogist

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Kei Hirose was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Post-Perovskite Phase Transition in MgSiO3

    Motohiko Murakami;Kei Hirose;Katsuyuki Kawamura;Nagayoshi Sata

  • Partial melting of dry peridotites at high pressures: Determination of compositions of melts segregated from peridotite using aggregates of diamond

    Kei Hirose;Ikuo Kushiro

  • Hydrous partial melting of lherzolite at 1 GPa: The effect of H2O on the genesis of basaltic magmas

    Kei Hirose;Tatsuhiko Kawamoto

  • The structure of iron in Earth's inner core.

    Shigehiko Tateno;Shigehiko Tateno;Kei Hirose;Kei Hirose;Yasuo Ohishi;Yoshiyuki Tatsumi

  • The fate of subducted basaltic crust in the Earth's lower mantle

    Kei Hirose;Yingwei Fei;Yanzhang Ma;Ho-Kwang Mao

  • Melting experiments on lherzolite KLB-1 under hydrous conditions and generation of high-magnesian andesitic melts

    Kei Hirose

  • Stagnant slab : A review

    Yoshio Fukao;Tomoeki Nakakuki;Hisashi Utada;Daisuke Suetsugu

  • Phase transitions in pyrolitic mantle around 670‐km depth: Implications for upwelling of plumes from the lower mantle

    Kei Hirose

  • Experimentally determined postspinel transformation boundary in Mg2SiO4 using MgO as an internal pressure standard and its geophysical implications

    Y Fei;J Van Orman;J Van Orman;J Li;J Li;W van Westrenen;W van Westrenen

  • Phase transition and density of subducted MORB crust in the lower mantle

    Kei Hirose;Kei Hirose;Naoto Takafuji;Naoto Takafuji;Nagayoshi Sata;Yasuo Ohishi

  • Composition and State of the Core

    Kei Hirose;Stéphane Labrosse;John Hernlund

  • Investigations of lithium–sulfur batteries using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

    Natalia A. Cañas;Natalia A. Cañas;Kei Hirose;Brigitta Pascucci;Brigitta Pascucci;Norbert Wagner

  • Geochemical Variations in Vanuatu Arc Lavas: the Role of Subducted Material and a Variable Mantle Wedge Composition

    David W. Peate;David W. Peate;Julian A. Pearce;Chris J. Hawkesworth;Howard Colley

  • Stability of magnesite and its high-pressure form in the lowermost mantle

    Maiko Isshiki;Tetsuo Irifune;Kei Hirose;Shigeaki Ono

  • The high conductivity of iron and thermal evolution of the Earth’s core

    Hitoshi Gomi;Kenji Ohta;Kei Hirose;Kei Hirose;Stéphane Labrosse;Stéphane Labrosse

  • Melting experiments on homogeneous mixtures of peridotite and basalt: application to the genesis of ocean island basalts

    Tetsu Kogiso;Kei Hirose;Eiichi Takahashi

  • Post-Perovskite Phase Transition

    Motohiko Murakami;Kei Hirose;Katsuyuki Kawamura;Nagayoshi Sata

  • A Perovskitic Lower Mantle Inferred from High-pressure, High-temperature Sound Velocity Data

    Motohiko Murakami;Yasuo Ohishi;Naohisa Hirao;Kei Hirose

  • The elasticity of the MgSiO3 post-perovskite phase in the Earth's lowermost mantle.

    T. Iitaka;K. Hirose;K. Kawamura;M. Murakami

  • Spin crossover and iron-rich silicate melt in the Earth’s deep mantle

    Ryuichi Nomura;Ryuichi Nomura;Haruka Ozawa;Haruka Ozawa;Shigehiko Tateno;Kei Hirose;Kei Hirose

  • Partial melt compositions of carbonated peridotite at 3 GPa and role of CO2 in alkali‐basalt magma generation

    Kei Hirose

Frequent Co-Authors

Nagayoshi Sata
Nagayoshi Sata Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Koichiro Umemoto
Koichiro Umemoto Tokyo Institute of Technology
Razvan Caracas
Razvan Caracas École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
George Helffrich
George Helffrich Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yingwei Fei
Yingwei Fei Carnegie Institution for Science
Shigeaki Ono
Shigeaki Ono Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Renata M. Wentzcovitch
Renata M. Wentzcovitch Columbia University
Leonid Dubrovinsky
Leonid Dubrovinsky University of Bayreuth
Ken-ichi Funakoshi
Ken-ichi Funakoshi Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society
Thorne Lay
Thorne Lay University of California, Santa Cruz

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