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Makiko Sato 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 Makiko Sato sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 95 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Makiko Sato 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 Makiko Sato sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Makiko Sato is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States, where their research primarily focuses on fields related to Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. A significant portion of their work delves into Oceanography and Ecology, with specialization also touching on Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research centers on topics such as Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology. Other areas of investigation include Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies, and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Makiko Sato has contributed to multiple scholarly articles published in well-known scientific journals. Representative papers include:

  • Biogeochemical Controls of Particulate Phosphorus Distribution Across the Oligotrophic Subtropical Pacific Ocean (2020), published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Nanomolar phosphate supply and its recycling drive net community production in the subtropical North Pacific (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • Longitudinal and Vertical Variations of Dissolved Labile Phosphoric Monoesters and Diesters in the Subtropical North Pacific (2021), published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Regionally Variable Responses of Nitrogen Fixation to Iron and Phosphorus Enrichment in the Pacific Ocean (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Using metatranscriptomics to estimate the diversity and composition of zooplankton communities (2021), published in Molecular Ecology Resources

Frequent coauthors in their research network include Shigenobu Takeda, Fuminori Hashihama, Takuhei Shiozaki, Ken Furuya, and Kazutaka Takahashi. This collaborative approach reflects the interdisciplinary nature of Sato's work.

Their publications are regularly found in scientific venues such as Marine Chemistry, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Nature Communications, and Frontiers in Microbiology. Marine Chemistry has hosted a larger portion of their works compared to other journals.

Best Publications

  • GLOBAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGE

    J. Hansen;R. Ruedy;M. Sato;K. Lo

  • Global temperature change.

    James Hansen;Makiko Sato;Reto Ruedy;Ken Lo

  • Radiative forcing and climate response

    J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy

  • Target atmospheric CO2: Where should humanity aim?

    James Hansen;Makiko Sato;Pushker Kharecha;David Beerling

  • Perception of climate change

    James Hansen;Makiko Sato;Reto Ruedy

  • Efficacy of climate forcings

    J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;R. Ruedy;L. Nazarenko

  • Global warming in the twenty-first century: An alternative scenario

    James Hansen;Makiko Sato;Reto Ruedy;Andrew Lacis

  • Earth's Energy Imbalance: Confirmation and Implications

    James Hansen;Larissa Nazarenko;Reto Ruedy;Makiko Sato

  • Stratospheric aerosol optical depths, 1850–1990

    Makiko Sato;James E. Hansen;M. Patrick McCormick;James B. Pollack

  • Present-Day Atmospheric Simulations Using GISS ModelE: Comparison to In Situ, Satellite, and Reanalysis Data

    Gavin A. Schmidt;Reto Ruedy;James E. Hansen;Igor Aleinov

  • GISS analysis of surface temperature change

    J. Hansen;R. Ruedy;J. Glascoe;M. Sato

  • Assessing "dangerous climate change": required reduction of carbon emissions to protect young people, future generations and nature.

    James E. Hansen;Pushker A. Kharecha;Pushker A. Kharecha;Makiko H. Sato;Valerie Masson-Delmotte

  • A closer look at United States and global surface temperature change

    J. Hansen;R. Ruedy;M. Sato;M. Imhoff

  • Climate sensitivity, sea level and atmospheric carbon dioxide

    James E Hansen;Makiko Sato;Gary L Russell;Pushker A Kharecha;Pushker A Kharecha

  • Earth's energy imbalance and implications

    J. Hansen;J. Hansen;M. Sato;M. Sato;P. Kharecha;P. Kharecha;K. von Schuckmann

  • Configuration and Assessment of the GISS ModelE2 Contributions to the CMIP5 Archive

    Gavin A. Schmidt;Max Kelley;Larissa Nazarenko;Reto Ruedy

  • Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms: evidence from paleoclimate data, climate modeling, and modern observations that 2 °C global warming could be dangerous

    James E. Hansen;Makiko H. Sato;Paul Hearty;Reto Ruedy

  • Climate change and trace gases

    James Hansen;Makiko Sato;Pushker Kharecha;Gary Russell

  • Climate forcings in the Industrial era

    James E. Hansen;Makiko Sato;Andrew Lacis;Reto Ruedy

  • Potential climate impact of Mount Pinatubo eruption

    James Hansen;Andrew Lacis;Reto Ruedy;Makiko Sato

Frequent Co-Authors

James Hansen
James Hansen Columbia University
Reto Ruedy
Reto Ruedy Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Andrew A. Lacis
Andrew A. Lacis Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Gary L. Russell
Gary L. Russell Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Ron L. Miller
Ron L. Miller Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Anastasia Romanou
Anastasia Romanou Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Gavin A. Schmidt
Gavin A. Schmidt Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Dorothy Koch
Dorothy Koch National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Drew T. Shindell
Drew T. Shindell Duke University
David Rind
David Rind Goddard Institute for Space Studies

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