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Kensuke Fukushi

Kensuke Fukushi

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
6203
World Ranking
7183
National Ranking
137

Kensuke Fukushi 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 Kensuke Fukushi sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 182 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Kensuke Fukushi 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 Kensuke Fukushi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kensuke Fukushi is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their academic work primarily centers on environmental science with a focus on global and planetary change, plant science, water science and technology, health toxicology and mutagenesis, as well as sociology and political science. Their research covers a diversity of subfields reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability challenges.

Fukushi's main research topics include urban agriculture and sustainability, land use and ecosystem services, water resources management and optimization, urban green space and health, water-energy-food nexus studies, climate change and health impacts, and flood risk assessment and management.

Their recent publications highlight significant contributions to urban sustainability and environmental health. Selected papers include:

  • Ageing and population shrinking: implications for sustainability in the urban century (2021), npj Urban Sustainability
  • Linking the nonmaterial dimensions of human-nature relations and human well-being through cultural ecosystem services (2022), Science Advances
  • Promoting Urban Agriculture and Its Opportunities and Challenges-A Global Review (2021), Sustainability
  • Impact of Extreme Drought Climate on Water Security in North Borneo: Case Study of Sabah (2020), Water
  • Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Cost-Effective Mass Surveillance of COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges and Opportunities (2021), Water

Fukushi frequently collaborates with several coauthors, indicating active engagement in collaborative research projects. Their most frequent collaborators are:

  • Geetha Mohan (19 publications)
  • Saroj Kumar Chapagain (12 publications)
  • Alexandros Gasparatos (11 publications)
  • Marcin Pawel Jarzebski (9 publications)
  • Kazuhiko Takeuchi (7 publications)

Publication venues where Fukushi regularly contributes include Research Square, Water, Sustainability Science, Sustainability, and Current Research in Environmental Sustainability. These platforms highlight the scientist's focus on sustainability and water-related environmental challenges.

Fukushi is also the author of books published by Springer Nature. These include two titles centered on sustainability challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa, both published in 2020:

  • Sustainability Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa I
  • Sustainability Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa II

Their body of work reflects a comprehensive commitment to addressing complex environmental issues intersecting urban planning, ecosystem services, and human well-being with a strong emphasis on sustainability and water resource management.

Best Publications

  • Hybrid Treatment Systems for Dye Wastewater

    Faisal Ibney Hai;Kazuo Yamamoto;Kensuke Fukushi

  • Denitrification with methane as external carbon source.

    Oskar Modin;Kensuke Fukushi;Kazuo Yamamoto

  • Ageing and population shrinking: implications for sustainability in the urban century

    Marcin Pawel Jarzebski;Thomas Elmqvist;Alexandros Gasparatos;Alexandros Gasparatos;Kensuke Fukushi;Kensuke Fukushi

  • Sustainability science: bridging the gap between science and society

    Arnim Wiek;Francesca Farioli;Kensuke Fukushi;Masaru Yarime

  • Effect of acid speciation on solid waste liquefaction in an anaerobic acid digester.

    Sandhya Babel;Kensuke Fukushi;Bunpot Sitanrassamee

  • Linking the nonmaterial dimensions of human-nature relations and human well-being through cultural ecosystem services

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  • Pesticide removal by a mixed culture of bacteria and white-rot fungi

    Faisal I. Hai;Faisal I. Hai;Oskar Modin;Kazuo Yamamoto;Kensuke Fukushi

  • A novel application of a submerged nanofiltration membrane bioreactor (NF MBR) for wastewater treatment

    Jae-Hoon Choi;Seok Dockko;Kensuke Fukushi;Kazuo Yamamoto

  • Development of a submerged membrane fungi reactor for textile wastewater treatment

    Faisal Ibney Hai;Kazuo Yamamoto;Kensuke Fukushi

  • Assessment of future flood inundations under climate and land use change scenarios in the Ciliwung River Basin, Jakarta

    B.K. Mishra;A. Rafiei Emam;Y. Masago;P. Kumar

  • A study on the removal of organic acids from wastewaters using nanofiltration membranes

    Jae-Hoon Choi;Kensuke Fukushi;Kazuo Yamamoto

  • Assessment of Bagmati river pollution in Kathmandu Valley: Scenario-based modeling and analysis for sustainable urban development

    Binaya K. Mishra;Ram K. Regmi;Yoshifumi Masago;Kensuke Fukushi

  • Historical assessment of Chinese and Japanese flood management policies and implications for managing future floods

    Pingping Luo;Pingping Luo;Pingping Luo;Bin He;Kaoru Takara;Yin E. Xiong

  • Bioaugmented membrane bioreactor (MBR) with a GAC-packed zone for high rate textile wastewater treatment.

    Faisal Ibney Hai;Kazuo Yamamoto;Fumiyuki Nakajima;Kensuke Fukushi

  • Promoting Urban Agriculture and Its Opportunities and Challenges—A Global Review

    Chethika Gunasiri Wadumestrige Dona;Geetha Mohan;Kensuke Fukushi

  • Effects of using arsenic-iron sludge wastes in brick making.

    Khondoker Mahbub Hassan;Kensuke Fukushi;Kazi Turikuzzaman;S.M. Moniruzzaman

  • Removal of structurally different dyes in submerged membrane fungi reactor—Biosorption/PAC-adsorption, membrane retention and biodegradation

    Faisal Ibney Hai;Kazuo Yamamoto;Fumiyuki Nakajima;Kensuke Fukushi

  • Impact of Extreme Drought Climate on Water Security in North Borneo: Case Study of Sabah

    Carolyn Payus;Lim Ann Huey;Farrah Adnan;Andi Besse Rimba

  • Direct contact membrane distillation for anaerobic effluent treatment

    Paul Jacob;Phanwatt Phungsai;Kensuke Fukushi;Chettiyappan Visvanathan

  • A submerged nanofiltration membrane bioreactor for domestic wastewater treatment: the performance of cellulose acetate nanofiltration membranes for long-term operation

    Jae-Hoon Choi;Kensuke Fukushi;Kazuo Yamamoto

  • Different fouling modes of submerged hollow-fiber and flat-sheet membranes induced by high strength wastewater with concurrent biofouling

    Faisal Ibney Hai;Kazuo Yamamoto;Kensuke Fukushi

  • Factors governing performance of continuous fungal reactor during non-sterile operation--the case of a membrane bioreactor treating textile wastewater.

    Faisal Ibney Hai;Kazuo Yamamoto;Fumiyuki Nakajima;Kensuke Fukushi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuo Yamamoto
Kazuo Yamamoto University of Tokyo
Faisal I. Hai
Faisal I. Hai University of Wollongong
Kazuhiko Takeuchi
Kazuhiko Takeuchi University of Tokyo
Alexandros Gasparatos
Alexandros Gasparatos University of Tokyo
Thomas Elmqvist
Thomas Elmqvist Stockholm Resilience Centre
Long D. Nghiem
Long D. Nghiem University of Technology Sydney
Arnim Wiek
Arnim Wiek Arizona State University
Dagmar Haase
Dagmar Haase Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Xuemei Bai
Xuemei Bai Australian National University
Chart Chiemchaisri
Chart Chiemchaisri Kasetsart University

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