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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7623 7059 222 209 218 4608

Kohtaro Ujiie publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kohtaro Ujiie between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kohtaro Ujiie published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 8.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2015. 13 of the 234 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2015. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 7 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 10 publications
1997 2025

234 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kohtaro Ujiie: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 2
2001 3
2002 1
2003 2
2004 2
2005 5
2006 1
2007 7
2008 3
2009 8
2010 5
2011 13
2012 14
2013 18
2014 18
2015 29
2016 7
2017 16
2018 15
2019 14
2020 17
2021 6
2022 4
2023 10
2024 3
2025 10
Total 234
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Kohtaro Ujiie 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 Kohtaro Ujiie 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, 218–227 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: 218 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
218–227 290 218
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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Kohtaro Ujiie 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 Kohtaro Ujiie 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 35
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

Kohtaro Ujiie is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Engineering. Their work spans several subfields including Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry, Ocean Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, earthquake and tectonic studies, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Ujiie has published papers in multiple prominent scientific venues, some of which include:

  • Hydrous oceanic crust hosts megathrust creep at low shear stresses, 2020, Science Advances
  • Frictional Strengths of Subduction Thrust Rocks in the Region of Shallow Slow Earthquakes, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Fluid overpressure in subduction plate boundary caused by mantle-derived fluids, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Evidence of Localized Failure Along Altered Basaltic Blocks in Tectonic Mélange at the Updip Limit of the Seismogenic Zone: Implications for the Shallow Slow Earthquake Source, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Embrittlement Within Viscous Shear Zones Across the Base of the Subduction Thrust Seismogenic Zone, 2022, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Frequent publication venues for their work include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, and Geophysical Research Letters.

In addition to articles, Ujiie has contributed to book publications with titles such as Expedition 405 Scientific Prospectus: Tracking Tsunamigenic Slip Across the Japan Trench (JTRACK), published in 2023 and 2024 by Scientific Prospectus, and Tracking Tsunamigenic Slip Across the Japan Trench (JTRACK), expected in 2025 from Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program. These works relate to ongoing research on seismic activity and subduction zones.

The scientist has collaborated frequently with researchers including Marianne Conin, Gaku Kimura, Michael B. Underwood, Toshiya Kanamatsu, and Saneatsu Saito.

Best Publications

  • Structure and composition of the plate-boundary slip zone for the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake.

    Frederick M. Chester;Christie Rowe;Kohtaro Ujiie;James Kirkpatrick

  • Low Coseismic Shear Stress on the Tohoku-Oki Megathrust Determined from Laboratory Experiments

    Kohtaro Ujiie;Kohtaro Ujiie;Hanae Tanaka;Tsubasa Saito;Akito Tsutsumi

  • New insights into deformation and fluid flow processes in the Nankai Trough accretionary prism: Results of Ocean Drilling Program Leg 190

    Gregory F. Moore;Asahiko Taira;Adam Klaus;Luann Becker

  • Seismic slip propagation to the updip end of plate boundary subduction interface faults: Vitrinite reflectance geothermometry on Integrated Ocean Drilling Program NanTro SEIZE cores

    Arito Sakaguchi;Frederick Chester;Daniel Curewitz;Olivier Fabbri

  • Stress state in the largest displacement area of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake

    Weiren Lin;Weiren Lin;Weiren Lin;Marianne Conin;Marianne Conin;J. Casey Moore;Frederick M. Chester

  • Transition of accretionary wedge structures around the up-dip limit of the seismogenic subduction zone

    Gaku Kimura;Gaku Kimura;Yujin Kitamura;Yoshitaka Hashimoto;Asuka Yamaguchi

  • An Explanation of Episodic Tremor and Slow Slip Constrained by Crack-Seal Veins and Viscous Shear in Subduction Mélange

    Kohtaro Ujiie;Kohtaro Ujiie;Hanae Saishu;Åke Fagereng;Naoki Nishiyama

  • The thickness of subduction plate boundary faults from the seafloor into the seismogenic zone

    Christie D. Rowe;J. Casey Moore;Francesca Remitti

  • Tectonic mélange as fault rock of subduction plate boundary

    Gaku Kimura;Asuka Yamaguchi;Megumi Hojo;Yujin Kitamura

  • High-velocity frictional properties of clay-rich fault gouge in a megasplay fault zone, Nankai subduction zone

    Kohtaro Ujiie;Akito Tsutsumi

  • Mélange and its seismogenic roof décollement: A plate boundary fault rock in the subduction zone—An example from the Shimanto Belt, Japan

    Yujin Kitamura;Katsushi Sato;Eisei Ikesawa;Kotoe Ikehara-Ohmori

  • Pseudotachylytes in an ancient accretionary complex and implications for melt lubrication during subduction zone earthquakes

    Kohtaro Ujiie;Haruka Yamaguchi;Arito Sakaguchi;Shoichi Toh

  • Tectonic incorporation of the upper part of oceanic crust to overriding plate of a convergent margin : An example from the Cretaceous-early Tertiary Mugi Melange, the Shimanto Belt Japan

    Eisei Ikesawa;Gaku Kimura;Gaku Kimura;Katsushi Sato;Kotoe Ikehara-Ohmori

  • Evolution and kinematics of an ancient décollement zone, mélange in the Shimanto accretionary complex of Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Arc

    Kohtaro Ujiie

  • Pelagic smectite as an important factor in tsunamigenic slip along the Japan Trench

    Jun Kameda;Mayuko Shimizu;Kohtaro Ujiie;Takehiro Hirose

  • Fluidization of granular material in a subduction thrust at seismogenic depths

    Kohtaro Ujiie;Asuka Yamaguchi;Gaku Kimura;Shoichi Toh

  • Deformation and fluid pressure variation during initiation and evolution of the plate boundary décollement zone in the Nankai accretionary prism

    Kohtaro Ujiie;Toshio Hisamitsu;Asahiko Taira

  • Rapid pulses of uplift, subsidence, and subduction erosion offshore Central America: Implications for building the rock record of convergent margins

    Paola Vannucchi;Paola Vannucchi;Peter B. Sak;Jason P. Morgan;Ken’ichi Ohkushi

  • The State of Stress on the Fault Before, During, and After a Major Earthquake

    Emily E. Brodsky;James J. Mori;Louise Anderson;Frederick M. Chester

  • Earthquake faulting in subduction zones: insights from fault rocks in accretionary prisms

    Kohtaro Ujiie;Kohtaro Ujiie;Gaku Kimura

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaku Kimura
Gaku Kimura Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Åke Fagereng
Åke Fagereng Cardiff University
Jim Mori
Jim Mori Kyoto University
Hiroyuki Kagi
Hiroyuki Kagi University of Tokyo
Achim J Kopf
Achim J Kopf University of Bremen
Weiren Lin
Weiren Lin Kyoto University
Virginia Toy
Virginia Toy Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Asahiko Taira
Asahiko Taira Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Robert N. Harris
Robert N. Harris Oregon State University

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