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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 45 4337 3990 101 92 232 14253

Kenji Kawamura publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kenji Kawamura between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kenji Kawamura published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2019. 23 of the 287 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2019. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 7 publications
1977 2025

287 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kenji Kawamura: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 2
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 0
2002 3
2003 9
2004 3
2005 8
2006 8
2007 5
2008 5
2009 5
2010 9
2011 2
2012 6
2013 11
2014 9
2015 18
2016 13
2017 18
2018 28
2019 34
2020 18
2021 13
2022 20
2023 9
2024 16
2025 7
Total 287
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Kenji Kawamura 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 Kenji Kawamura 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, 228–237 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: 232 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
228–237 262 232
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
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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Kenji Kawamura 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 Kenji Kawamura 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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 45
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
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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Overview

Kenji Kawamura is affiliated with the National Institute of Polar Research in Japan. Their research spans multiple disciplines within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on atmospheric science and cryospheric studies.

Their work frequently appears in scientific venues such as The Cryosphere, Communications Earth & Environment, Geophysical Research Letters, Quaternary Science Reviews, and Climate of the Past. The scientist's research covers primary fields including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Environmental Chemistry, and Global and Planetary Change.

Main topics addressed in their research include Geology and Paleoclimatology, Cryospheric studies and observations, Polar Research and Ecology, Climate change and permafrost, Winter Sports Injuries and Performance, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Kenji Kawamura has coauthored extensively with several researchers, frequently collaborating with Ikumi Oyabu, Ayako Abe-Ouchi, Hideaki Motoyama, Shuji Fujita, and Christo Buizert.

Recent publications by Kawamura include:

  • "Antarctic surface temperature and elevation during the Last Glacial Maximum" (2021) in Science
  • "Early Last Interglacial ocean warming drove substantial ice mass loss from Antarctica" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Surface Mass Balance Controlled by Local Surface Slope in Inland Antarctica: Implications for Ice-Sheet Mass Balance and Oldest Ice Delineation in Dome Fuji" (2021) in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "A Mobile, Multichannel, UWB Radar for Potential Ice Core Drill Site Identification in East Antarctica: Development and First Results" (2020) in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • "New technique for high-precision, simultaneous measurements of CH 4, N 2O and CO 2 concentrations; isotopic and elemental ratios of N 2, O 2 and Ar; and total air content in ice cores by wet extraction" (2020) in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Best Publications

  • High-resolution carbon dioxide concentration record 650,000–800,000 years before present

    Dieter Lüthi;Martine Le Floch;Bernhard Bereiter;Thomas Blunier

  • A redetermination of the isotopic abundances of atmospheric Ar

    Jee-Yon Lee;Jee-Yon Lee;Jee-Yon Lee;Kurt Marti;Jeffrey P. Severinghaus;Kenji Kawamura;Kenji Kawamura

  • Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core

    D. Dahl-Jensen;M. R. Albert;A. Aldahan;N. Azuma

  • Interglacials of the last 800,000 years

    A. Berger;M. Crucifix;D.A. Hodell

  • Atmospheric Methane and Nitrous Oxide of the Late Pleistocene from Antarctic Ice Cores

    Renato Spahni;Renato Spahni;Jérôme Chappellaz;Jérôme Chappellaz;Thomas F. Stocker;Thomas F. Stocker;Laetitia Loulergue;Laetitia Loulergue

  • Northern Hemisphere forcing of climatic cycles in Antarctica over the past 360,000 years

    Kenji Kawamura;Frédéric Parrenin;Lorraine Lisiecki;Ryu Uemura

  • Insolation-driven 100,000-year glacial cycles and hysteresis of ice-sheet volume

    Ayako Abe-Ouchi;Ayako Abe-Ouchi;Ayako Abe-Ouchi;Fuyuki Saito;Kenji Kawamura;Kenji Kawamura;Maureen E. Raymo

  • The EDC3 chronology for the EPICA Dome C ice core

    Frédéric Parrenin;Jean-Marc Barnola;J. Beer;Thomas Blunier

  • A global multiproxy database for temperature reconstructions of the Common Era

    Julien Emile-Geay;Nicholas P. McKay;Darrell S. Kaufman;Lucien Von Gunten

  • Evidence for substantial accumulation rate variability in Antarctica during the Holocene, through synchronization of CO 2 in the Taylor Dome, Dome C and DML ice cores

    Eric Monnin;Eric J. Steig;Urs Siegenthaler;Kenji Kawamura

  • Where to find 1.5 million yr old ice for the IPICS "Oldest-Ice" ice core

    H. Fischer;J. Severinghaus;E. Brook;E. Wolff;E. Wolff

  • Insights from Antarctica on volcanic forcing during the Common Era

    Michael Sigl;Joseph R. McConnell;Joseph R. McConnell;Matthew Toohey;Mark Curran

  • State dependence of climatic instability over the past 720,000 years from Antarctic ice cores and climate modeling

    Kenji Kawamura;Ayako Abe-Ouchi;Hideaki Motoyama;Yutaka Ageta

  • Antarctic surface temperature and elevation during the Last Glacial Maximum

    Christo Buizert;T. J. Fudge;William H. G. Roberts;Eric J. Steig

  • N2O and CH4 variations during the last glacial epoch: Insight into global processes

    Jacqueline Flückiger;Thomas Blunier;Bernhard Stauffer;Jérôme Chappellaz

  • Mean global ocean temperatures during the last glacial transition

    Bernhard Bereiter;Sarah Shackleton;Daniel Baggenstos;Daniel Baggenstos;Kenji Kawamura

  • 1-D-ice flow modelling at EPICA Dome C and Dome Fuji, East Antarctica

    F. Parrenin;G. Dreyfus;Geoffroy Durand;Geoffroy Durand;S. Fujita

  • Abrupt ice-age shifts in southern westerly winds and Antarctic climate forced from the north

    Christo Buizert;Michael Sigl;Mirko Severi;Bradley R. Markle

  • Gas transport in firn: multiple-tracer characterisation and model intercomparison for NEEM, Northern Greenland

    C. Buizert;P. Martinerie;V. Petrenko;V. Petrenko;J. P. Severinghaus

  • High variability of Greenland surface temperature over the past 4000 years estimated from trapped air in an ice core

    Takuro Kobashi;Takuro Kobashi;Kenji Kawamura;Jeffrey P. Severinghaus;Jean-Marc Barnola

  • Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core (SCI)

    D Dahl-Jensen;M R Albert;A Aldahan;N Azuma

Frequent Co-Authors

Ayako Abe-Ouchi
Ayako Abe-Ouchi University of Tokyo
Hideaki Motoyama
Hideaki Motoyama National Institute of Polar Research
Shuji Fujita
Shuji Fujita National Institute of Polar Research
Jeffrey P. Severinghaus
Jeffrey P. Severinghaus University of California, San Diego
Takakiyo Nakazawa
Takakiyo Nakazawa Tohoku University
Shuji Aoki
Shuji Aoki Tohoku University
Kumiko Goto-Azuma
Kumiko Goto-Azuma National Institute of Polar Research
Frédéric Parrenin
Frédéric Parrenin Grenoble Alpes University
Thomas F. Stocker
Thomas F. Stocker University of Bern
Jakob Schwander
Jakob Schwander University of Bern

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