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Kensaku Tamaki

Kensaku Tamaki

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 7817 230 127 7261

Kensaku Tamaki publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kensaku Tamaki between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kensaku Tamaki published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 1992. 1 of the 143 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 1992. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 14 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 6 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1978 2025

143 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kensaku Tamaki: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 8
1986 3
1987 2
1988 6
1989 3
1990 2
1991 1
1992 14
1993 1
1994 3
1995 7
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 1
2000 1
2001 6
2002 12
2003 4
2004 3
2005 11
2006 2
2007 5
2008 5
2009 4
2010 5
2011 2
2012 4
2013 3
2014 3
2015 4
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 8
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 1
Total 143
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Kensaku Tamaki 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 Kensaku Tamaki 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, 118–127 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: 127 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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
118–127 540 127
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
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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Kensaku Tamaki 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 Kensaku Tamaki 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
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

Kensaku Tamaki was affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and contributed to the field of Engineering, with a focus on Ocean Engineering. Their research primarily covered topics in Drilling and Well Engineering, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, and Oil and Gas Production Techniques.

Their publication record includes multiple datasets related to well logging data from ocean drilling programs. Notable papers they authored include:

  • ODP Leg 127, Hole 796B - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 127, Hole 797C - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 127, Hole 795B - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 127, Hole 796B - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 127, Hole 795B - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Most of their publications appeared in the venue Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), with a total of eight contributions. Additionally, they published in the "IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications."

Kensaku Tamaki collaborated frequently with several researchers in their field. Key co-authors included:

  • Kenneth A. Pisciotto
  • James F. Allan
  • Joanne M. Alexandrovich
  • Sam Boggs
  • Hans-Jürgen Brumsack

Their work contributed to advancing data availability and knowledge in well logging and ocean engineering, focusing on areas critical to energy exploration and reservoir characterization. The scientist is deceased, and their academic contributions remain part of the research landscape in their fields of specialty.

Best Publications

  • Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic rifting and its dynamic setting in Eastern China and adjacent areas

    Jianye Ren;Kensaku Tamaki;Sitian Li;Zhang Junxia

  • Japan Sea, opening history and mechanism: A synthesis

    Laurent Jolivet;Kensaku Tamaki;Marc Fournier

  • Tectonic synthesis and implications of Japan Sea ODP drilling

    K. Tamaki

  • Mantle Extrusion: A Model for Dispersed Volcanism and Dupal-Like Asthenosphere in East Asia and the Western Pacific

    Martin Flower;Kensaku Tamaki;Nguyen Hoang

  • Mesozoic magnetic anomaly lineations and seafloor spreading history of the northwestern Pacific

    Masao Nakanishi;Kensaku Tamaki;Kazuo Kobayashi

  • Collision, rotation, and back‐arc spreading in the region of the Okhotsk and Japan Seas

    Gaku Kimura;Kensaku Tamaki

  • Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Time Scales and Oceanic Magnetic Anomaly Block Models

    James E. T. Channell;Elisabetta Erba;Masao Nakanishi;Kensaku Tamaki

  • Hydrothermal activity along the southwest Indian ridge

    C.R. German;E.T. Baker;C. Mevel;K. Tamaki

  • Magnetic anomaly lineations from Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous in the west-central Pacific Ocean

    Masao Nakanishi;Kensaku Tamaki;Kazuo Kobayashi

  • GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THE JAPAN SEA AND ITS TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS

    賢策 玉木;K Tamaki;ケンサク タマキ

  • Incipient subduction and deduction along the eastern margin of the Japan Sea

    Unknown

  • Mantle contamination and the Izu-Bonin-Mariana (IBM) 'high-tide mark': evidence for mantle extrusion caused by Tethyan closure

    M.F.J Flower;R.M Russo;K Tamaki;N Hoang

  • Global tectionics and formation of marginal basins: Role of the western Pacific

    Unknown

  • Outer slope faulting associated with the western Kuril and Japan trenches

    Kazuo Kobayashi;Masao Nakanishi;Kensaku Tamaki;Yujiro Ogawa

  • 50. 40 AR- 39 AR ANALYSIS OF VOLCANIC ROCKS RECOVERED FROM THE JAPAN SEA FLOOR: CONSTRAINTS ON THE AGE OF FORMATION OF THE JAPAN SEA1

    Ichiro Kaneoka;Yutaka Takigami;Nobuo Takaoka;Shigeru Yamashita

  • The Bonin Arc

    E. Honza;K. Tamaki

  • A new Mesozoic isochron chart of the northwestern Pacific Ocean: Paleomagnetic and tectonic implications

    Masao Nakanishi;Kensaku Tamaki;Kazuo Kobayashi

  • Two modes of back-arc spreading

    Unknown

  • Preliminary analysis of the Knipovich Ridge segmentation: influence of focused magmatism and ridge obliquity on an ultraslow spreading system

    Kyoko Okino;Daniel Curewitz;Miho Asada;Kensaku Tamaki

  • Age-depth correlation of the Philippine Sea back-arc basins and other marginal basins in the world

    Park Chung-Hwa;Kensaku Tamaki;Kazuo Kobayashi

  • Discovery of new hydrothermal activity and chemosynthetic fauna on the Central Indian Ridge at 18°-20° S.

    Kentaro Nakamura;Hiromi Watanabe;Junichi Miyazaki;Ken Takai

  • Opening Tectonics of the Japan Sea

    Kensaku Tamaki

  • The Mesozoic tectonic history of the Magellan Microplate in the western central Pacific

    Kensaku Tamaki;Roger L. Larson

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshitaka Gamo
Toshitaka Gamo University of Tokyo
Ichiro Kaneoka
Ichiro Kaneoka University of Tokyo
Teruaki Ishii
Teruaki Ishii Shizuoka University
Kentaro Nakamura
Kentaro Nakamura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Christopher R. German
Christopher R. German Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ken Takai
Ken Takai Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Laurent Jolivet
Laurent Jolivet Sorbonne University
Lindsay M. Parson
Lindsay M. Parson University of Southampton
Daniel Sauter
Daniel Sauter University of Strasbourg
Naohiko Ohkouchi
Naohiko Ohkouchi Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

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