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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 4009 3680 89 80 277 8372

Kosuke Heki publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kosuke Heki between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kosuke Heki published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2015. 24 of the 316 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2015. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 8 publications
1983 2025

316 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kosuke Heki: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 1
1985 4
1986 0
1987 2
1988 4
1989 3
1990 3
1991 0
1992 2
1993 2
1994 2
1995 0
1996 2
1997 5
1998 2
1999 6
2000 1
2001 6
2002 5
2003 8
2004 5
2005 7
2006 4
2007 5
2008 9
2009 5
2010 6
2011 9
2012 8
2013 15
2014 18
2015 23
2016 19
2017 21
2018 23
2019 13
2020 16
2021 8
2022 13
2023 5
2024 16
2025 8
Total 316
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Kosuke Heki 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 Kosuke Heki 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, 268–277 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: 277 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147 277
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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Kosuke Heki 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 Kosuke Heki 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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
46 212
47 202 47
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Kosuke Heki is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research focus spans several interconnected subfields, including geophysics, astronomy and astrophysics, oceanography, aerospace engineering, and molecular biology. Within these domains, Heki's work predominantly addresses topics such as earthquake detection and analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, geophysics and gravity measurements, GNSS positioning and interference, seismic waves and analysis, and geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies.

Recent publications demonstrate the scope and focus of their research. Notable papers include:

  • "Ionospheric signatures of repeated passages of atmospheric waves by the 2022 Jan. 15 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption detected by QZSS-TEC observations in Japan", 2022, Earth Planets and Space
  • "Ionospheric Disturbances Related to Earthquakes", 2021, Geophysical monograph
  • "Satellite-observed monthly glacier and snow mass changes in southeast Tibet: implication for substantial meltwater contribution to the Brahmaputra", 2020, The Cryosphere
  • "Ionospheric Disturbances after the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Eruption above Indonesia from GNSS-TEC Observations", 2022, Atmosphere
  • "Atmospheric wave energy of the 2020 August 4 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, from ionospheric disturbances", 2021, Scientific Reports

Heki has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Ihsan Naufal Muafiry, Mala S. Bagiya, Syachrul Arief, Shuntaro Hata, and Shin Sugiyama. These collaborations reflect a combination of expertise in similar research areas, supporting studies on ionospheric disturbances and geophysical phenomena.

The scientist's work has appeared predominantly in several key publication venues. These include:

  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Advances in Space Research
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Research Square

Kosuke Heki has been recognized with the status of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019. This acknowledgment indicates an established position within the scientific community engaged in Earth and planetary sciences.

Best Publications

  • Silent fault slip following an interplate thrust earthquake at the Japan Trench

    Kosuke Heki;Shin'ichi Miyazaki;Hiromichi Tsuji

  • Crustal velocity field of southwest Japan: Subduction and arc-arc collision

    Shin'ichi Miyazaki;Kosuke Heki

  • Directivity and apparent velocity of the coseismic ionospheric disturbances observed with a dense GPS array

    Kosuke Heki;Jinsong Ping

  • Ionospheric electron enhancement preceding the 2011 Tohoku‐Oki earthquake

    Kosuke Heki

  • Time-variable ice loss in Asian high mountains from satellite gravimetry

    Koji Matsuo;Kosuke Heki

  • The Amurian Plate motion and current plate kinematics in eastern Asia

    Kosuke Heki;Shi N.Ichi Miyazaki;Hiroaki Takahashi;Minoru Kasahara

  • Seasonal Modulation of Interseismic Strain Buildup in Northeastern Japan Driven by Snow Loads

    Kosuke Heki

  • Snow load and seasonal variation of earthquake occurrence in Japan

    Kosuke Heki

  • Plate convergence and long-term crustal deformation in central Japan

    Kosuke Heki;Shin'ichi Miyazaki

  • Two-mode long-distance propagation of coseismic ionosphere disturbances

    Elvira Astafyeva;Elvira Astafyeva;Kosuke Heki;Vladislav Kiryushkin;Edward Afraimovich

  • Coseismic gravity changes of the 2011 Tohoku‐Oki earthquake from satellite gravimetry

    Koji Matsuo;Kosuke Heki

  • Detection of ruptures of Andaman fault segments in the 2004 great Sumatra earthquake with coseismic ionospheric disturbances

    Kosuke Heki;Yuichi Otsuka;Nithiwatthn Choosakul;Narong Hemmakorn

  • Coseismic gravity changes of the 2010 earthquake in central Chile from satellite gravimetry

    Kosuke Heki;Koji Matsuo

  • Explosion energy of the 2004 eruption of the Asama Volcano, central Japan, inferred from ionospheric disturbances

    Kosuke Heki

  • Post-rifting stress relaxation at the divergent plate boundary in Northeast Iceland

    G. R. Foulger;C.-H. Jahn;G. Seeber;P. Einarsson

  • An increase in the rate of global mean sea level rise since 2010

    Shuang Yi;Wenke Sun;Kosuke Heki;An Qian

  • Dependence of waveform of near-field coseismic ionospheric disturbances on focal mechanisms

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  • Coseismic ionospheric disturbance of the large strike-slip earthquakes in North Sumatra in 2012: Mw dependence of the disturbance amplitudes

    Mokhamad Nur Cahyadi;Mokhamad Nur Cahyadi;Kosuke Heki

  • Plate dynamics near divergent boundaries: Geophysical implications of postrifting crustal deformation in NE Iceland

    Kosuke Heki;G. R. Foulger;B. R. Julian;C.-H. Jahn

  • Preseismic ionospheric electron enhancements revisited

    Kosuke Heki;Yuji Enomoto

  • Slow postseismic recovery of geoid depression formed by the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake by mantle water diffusion

    Ryoko Ogawa;Kosuke Heki

  • Horizontal and vertical crustal movements from three‐dimensional very long baseline interferometry kinematic reference frame: Implication for the reversal timescale revision

    Kosuke Heki

  • GPS snow depth meter with geometry-free linear combinations of carrier phases

    Masaru Ozeki;Kosuke Heki

Frequent Co-Authors

Shin'ichi Miyazaki
Shin'ichi Miyazaki Kyoto University
Yozo Hamano
Yozo Hamano Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Kiwamu Nishida
Kiwamu Nishida University of Tokyo
C. K. Shum
C. K. Shum The Ohio State University
Gillian R. Foulger
Gillian R. Foulger Durham University
Takuto Maeda
Takuto Maeda Hirosaki University
Teruyuki Kato
Teruyuki Kato University of Tokyo
Akinori Saito
Akinori Saito Kyoto University
Shichang Kang
Shichang Kang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Takuya Nishimura
Takuya Nishimura Kyoto University

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