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Ken'ichi Nomoto

Ken'ichi Nomoto

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Physics
Japan
2026

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Physics

D-Index
146
Citations
75041
World Ranking
330
National Ranking
5

Ken'ichi Nomoto 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 Ken'ichi Nomoto sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 801 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ken'ichi Nomoto 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 Ken'ichi Nomoto sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 146 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2019 - Hans A. Bethe Prize, American Physical Society For lasting contributions to our understanding of the nuclear astrophysics of the universe, including stellar evolution, the synthesis of new elements, the theory of core-collapse and thermonuclear supernovae, and gamma-ray bursts.

Overview

Ken'ichi Nomoto is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of physics and astronomy. Their work primarily focuses on areas within astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear and high energy physics, molecular biology, instrumentation, and oncology.

Nomoto's research topics include:

  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and astrophysical research
  • Astrophysical phenomena and observations
  • Astro and planetary science
  • Astrophysics and cosmic phenomena
  • Pulsars and gravitational waves research

Their frequent publication venues represent a range of prominent scientific journals and repositories:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Cancer Research
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Ken'ichi Nomoto include:

  • "Evolutionary roads leading to low effective spins, high black hole masses, and O1/O2 rates for LIGO/Virgo binary black holes," 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • "High absolute lymphocyte counts are associated with longer overall survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with eribulin-but not with treatment of physician's choice-in the EMBRACE study," 2020, Breast Cancer
  • "Explosive Nucleosynthesis in Sub-Chandrasekhar-mass White Dwarf Models for Type Ia Supernovae: Dependence on Model Parameters," 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Standing on the shoulders of giants: New mass and distance estimates for Betelgeuse through combined evolutionary, asteroseismic, and hydrodynamic simulations with MESA," 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "E7386, a Selective Inhibitor of the Interaction between β-Catenin and CBP, Exerts Antitumor Activity in Tumor Models with Activated Canonical Wnt Signaling," 2021, Cancer Research

The frequent co-authors who collaborate with Nomoto include:

  • Shing-Chi Leung
  • Nozomu Tominaga
  • Stefano Monti
  • Maria A. Kukuruzinska
  • Miho N. Ishigaki

Ken'ichi Nomoto was awarded the Hans A. Bethe Prize by the American Physical Society in 2019 for contributions to the nuclear astrophysics of the universe. This award citation highlights work involving stellar evolution, synthesis of new elements, core-collapse and thermonuclear supernovae, and gamma-ray bursts.

Best Publications

  • An Unusual Supernova in the Error Box of the Gamma-Ray Burst of 25 April 1998

    T. J. Galama;P. M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou;C. Kouveliotou

  • Accreting white dwarf models for type I supernovae. III. Carbon deflagration supernovae

    K. Nomoto;F. K. Thielemann;K. Yokoi

  • Nucleosynthesis in Chandrasekhar Mass Models for Type Ia Supernovae and Constraints on Progenitor Systems and Burning-Front Propagation

    K.Iwamoto;F.Brachwitz;K.Nomoto;N.Kishimoto

  • Nucleosynthesis in Chandrasekhar Mass Models for Type Ia Supernovae and Constraints on Progenitor Systems and Burning-Front Propagation

    Koichi Iwamoto;Franziska Brachwitz;Ken ichi Nomoto;Nobuhiro Kishimoto

  • Accreting white dwarf models for type I supernovae. I. Presupernova evolution and triggering mechanisms

    K. Nomoto

  • Core-Collapse Supernovae and Their Ejecta

    Friedrich Karl Thielemann;Ken'ichi Nomoto;Masa Aki Hashimoto

  • Nucleosynthesis in Stars and the Chemical Enrichment of Galaxies

    Ken'ichi Nomoto;Chiaki Kobayashi;Nozomu Tominaga

  • A hypernova model for the supernova associated with the gamma ray burst of 25 April 1998

    K. Iwamoto;P. A. Mazzali;K. Nomoto;H. Umeda

  • Galactic Chemical Evolution: Carbon through Zinc

    Chiaki Kobayashi;Hideyuki Umeda;Ken ichi Nomoto;Nozomu Tominaga

  • Nucleosynthesis yields of core-collapse supernovae and hypernovae, and galactic chemical evolution

    Ken'ichi Nomoto;Nozomu Tominaga;Hideyuki Umeda;Chiaki Kobayashi

  • Evolution of 8-10 solar mass stars toward electron capture supernovae. I - Formation of electron-degenerate O + NE + MG cores.

    K. Nomoto

  • Nucleosynthesis of Zinc and Iron Peak Elements in Population III Type II Supernovae: Comparison with Abundances of Very Metal Poor Halo Stars

    Hideyuki Umeda;Ken’ichi Nomoto

  • Nucleosynthetic signatures of the first stars

    Anna Frebel;Wako Aoki;Norbert Christlieb;Hiroyasu Ando

  • Nucleosynthesis of Zinc and Iron-Peak Elements in Pop III Type II Supernovae : Comparison with abundances of Very Metal-Poor Halo Stars

    Hideyuki Umeda;Ken'ichi Nomoto

  • Accreting white dwarf models for CAL 83, CAL 87 and other ultrasoft X-ray sources in the LMC

    E. P. J. Van Den Heuvel;D. Bhattacharya;K. Nomoto;S. A. Rappaport

  • An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218.

    E. Pian;E. Pian;P. A. Mazzali;N. Masetti;P. Ferrero

  • First-generation black-hole-forming supernovae and the metal abundance pattern of a very iron-poor star

    Hideyuki Umeda;Ken'ichi Nomoto

  • Explosive nucleosynthesis in carbon deflagration models of Type I supernovae

    F.-K. Thielemann;K. Nomoto;K. Yokoi

  • Dust in the Early Universe: Dust Formation in the Ejecta of Population III Supernovae

    Takaya Nozawa;Takashi Kozasa;Hideyuki Umeda;Keiichi Maeda

  • A WIDE SYMBIOTIC CHANNEL TO TYPE Ia SUPERNOVAE

    Izumi Hachisu;Mariko Kato;Ken' ichi Nomoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Nozomu Tominaga
Nozomu Tominaga Konan University
Paolo A. Mazzali
Paolo A. Mazzali Liverpool John Moores University
Masaomi Tanaka
Masaomi Tanaka Tohoku University
Elena Pian
Elena Pian National Institute for Astrophysics
Friedrich-Karl Thielemann
Friedrich-Karl Thielemann University of Basel
Alexei V. Filippenko
Alexei V. Filippenko University of California, Berkeley
Yuzuru Yoshii
Yuzuru Yoshii University of Tokyo
Tomoki Morokuma
Tomoki Morokuma Chiba Institute of Technology
Mario Hamuy
Mario Hamuy University of Chile
Jesper Sollerman
Jesper Sollerman Stockholm University

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