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Makoto Taniguchi 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 Makoto Taniguchi sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 348 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Makoto Taniguchi 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 Makoto Taniguchi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Makoto Taniguchi is affiliated with the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature in Japan. Their research predominantly focuses on Environmental Science, with specific attention to Water Science and Technology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Pollution, Environmental Engineering, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Energy and Environment Impacts, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, and Smart Grid Energy Management.

Recent key publications by Makoto Taniguchi include:

  • Food-centric interlinkages in agricultural food-energy-water nexus under climate change and irrigation management, 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Identification of changes in subsurface temperature and groundwater flow after the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake using long-term well temperature-depth profiles, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Fresh and saline submarine groundwater discharge as sources of carbon and nutrients to the Japan Sea, 2023, Marine Chemistry
  • Emerging Themes and Future Directions of Multi-Sector Nexus Research and Implementation, 2022, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Analysis of industrial water-energy-labor nexus zones for economic and resource-based impact assessment, 2021, Resources Conservation and Recycling

Frequent collaborative partners in their work include:

  • Sang-Hyun Lee
  • Naoki Masuhara
  • Masahiko Haraguchi
  • Ryo Sugimoto
  • Seung-Hwan Yoo

Makoto Taniguchi's publications have appeared in several scientific venues, prominently including:

  • TRENDS IN THE SCIENCES
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Journal of Hydrology

Best Publications

  • Ground water and climate change

    Richard G. Taylor;Bridget R. Scanlon;Petra Döll;Matt Rodell

  • Beneath the surface of global change: Impacts of climate change on groundwater

    Timothy R. Green;Makoto Taniguchi;Henk Kooi;Jason J. Gurdak

  • Groundwater and pore water inputs to the coastal zone

    William C. Burnett;Henry Bokuniewicz;Markus Huettel;Willard S. Moore

  • Quantifying Submarine Groundwater Discharge in the Coastal Zone via Multiple Methods

    W.C. Burnett;P.K. Aggarwal;A. Aureli;H. Bokuniewicz

  • Investigation of submarine groundwater discharge

    Makoto Taniguchi;William C. Burnett;Jaye E. Cable;Jeffrey V. Turner

  • Measurement and significance of the direct discharge of groundwater into the coastal zone

    William C. Burnett;Makoto Taniguchi;June Oberdorfer

  • Towards Sustainable Groundwater Use: Setting Long-Term Goals, Backcasting, and Managing Adaptively

    Tom Gleeson;William M. Alley;Diana M. Allen;Marios A. Sophocleous

  • Groundwater sustainability strategies

    Tom Gleeson;Jonathan VanderSteen;Marios A. Sophocleous;Makoto Taniguchi

  • Submarine groundwater discharge: updates on its measurement techniques, geophysical drivers, magnitudes, and effects

    Makoto Taniguchi;Henrietta Dulai;Kimberly M. Burnett;Isaac R. Santos;Isaac R. Santos

  • Methods of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

    Aiko Endo;Kimberly Burnett;Pedcris M. Orencio;Terukazu Kumazawa

  • Tidal effects on submarine groundwater discharge into the ocean

    Makoto Taniguchi

  • Continuous Measurements of Ground‐Water Seepage Using an Automatic Seepage Meter

    Makoto Taniguchi;Yoshiaki Fukuo

  • Evaluation of vertical groundwater fluxes and thermal properties of aquifers based on transient temperature-depth profiles

    Makoto Taniguchi

  • Sources of nitrate and ammonium contamination in groundwater under developing Asian megacities

    Yu Umezawa;Takahiro Hosono;Shin ichi Onodera;Fernando Siringan

  • Urbanization and subsurface environmental issues: an attempt at DPSIR model application in Asian cities.

    Karen Ann Bianet Jago-on;Shinji Kaneko;Ryo Fujikura;Akimasa Fujiwara

  • Radon and radium isotope assessment of submarine groundwater discharge in the Yellow River delta, China

    Richard N. Peterson;William C. Burnett;Makoto Taniguchi;Jianyao Chen

  • Spatial and temporal distributions of submarine groundwater discharge rates obtained from various types of seepage meters at a site in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

    Makoto Taniguchi;William C. Burnett;Christopher F. Smith;Ronald J. Paulsen

  • Combined Effects of Urbanization and Global Warming on Subsurface Temperature in Four Asian Cities

    Makoto Taniguchi;Takeshi Uemura;Karen Jago-on

  • Assessing methodologies for measuring groundwater discharge to the ocean

    Bill Burnett;Jeff Chanton;Jamie Christoff;Eugeny Kontar

  • Decline in heavy metal contamination in marine sediments in Jakarta Bay, Indonesia due to increasing environmental regulations

    Takahiro Hosono;Chih Chieh Su;Robert Delinom;Yu Umezawa

  • Towards Sustainable Groundwater Use: Setting Long-Term Goals, Backcasting, and Managing

    Tom Gleeson;William M. Alley;Diana M. Allen;Marios A. Sophocleous

Frequent Co-Authors

William C. Burnett
William C. Burnett Florida State University
Takahiro Hosono
Takahiro Hosono Kumamoto University
Diana M. Allen
Diana M. Allen Simon Fraser University
Ichiro Tayasu
Ichiro Tayasu Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Isaac R. Santos
Isaac R. Santos University of Gothenburg
Thomas Stieglitz
Thomas Stieglitz University of Freiburg
Takaaki Kirino
Takaaki Kirino University of Tokyo
Toshi Nagata
Toshi Nagata University of Tokyo
Chung-Ho Wang
Chung-Ho Wang National Chung Hsing University
Willard S. Moore
Willard S. Moore University of South Carolina

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