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Masaomi Tanaka

Masaomi Tanaka

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 91 2183 2076 59 56 387 28679

Masaomi Tanaka publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Masaomi Tanaka between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Masaomi Tanaka published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2017. 60 of the 471 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2017. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 5 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 30 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 39 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 28 publications
1967 2025

471 publications in total across all disciplines

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Masaomi Tanaka: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 3
1984 1
1985 5
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 0
2003 2
2004 0
2005 3
2006 10
2007 11
2008 19
2009 30
2010 26
2011 10
2012 20
2013 16
2014 23
2015 15
2016 26
2017 39
2018 23
2019 26
2020 28
2021 14
2022 22
2023 28
2024 32
2025 28
Total 471
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Masaomi Tanaka publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masaomi Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 383–402 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 387 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134 387
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Masaomi Tanaka D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masaomi Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90–91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134 91
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

Masaomi Tanaka is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work encompasses related subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Radiation, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their research interests span a broad range of astrophysical phenomena and cosmic phenomena, with specific attention to gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, pulsars and gravitational waves research, various astrophysical phenomena and observations, as well as stellar, planetary, and galactic studies. Additionally, they engage with topics in astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, astro and planetary science, and atomic and molecular physics.

During their career, Masaomi Tanaka has published extensively in several reputable scientific venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

The following are some notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Masaomi Tanaka, highlighting the year of publication and the venue:

  • Systematic opacity calculations for kilonovae, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Diversity of Kilonova Light Curves, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Lanthanide Features in Near-infrared Spectra of Kilonovae, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Simulations of Early Kilonova Emission from Neutron Star Mergers, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Signatures of r-process Elements in Kilonova Spectra, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Daiji Kato, Gediminas Gaigalas, Nozomu Tominaga, Nanae Domoto, and Kyohei Kawaguchi. These collaborations reflect joint contributions to advancing understanding in their main fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Mass and environment as drivers of galaxy evolution in SDSS and zCOSMOS and the origin of the Schechter function

    Y. Peng;S. J. Lilly;K. Kovac;M. Bolzonella

  • The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and Survey Design

    H. Aihara;N. Arimoto;R. Armstrong;S. Arnouts

  • Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron star merger

    E. Pian;P. D'Avanzo;S. Benetti;M. Branchesi

  • RADIATIVE TRANSFER SIMULATIONS OF NEUTRON STAR MERGER EJECTA

    Masaomi Tanaka;Kenta Hotokezaka

  • Radiative Transfer Simulations for Neutron Star Merger Ejecta

    Masaomi Tanaka;Kenta Hotokezaka

  • zCOSMOS - 10k-bright spectroscopic sample. The bimodality in the Galaxy Stellar Mass Function: exploring its evolution with redshift

    L. Pozzetti;M. Bolzonella;E. Zucca;G. Zamorani

  • The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and survey design

    Hiroaki Aihara;Nobuo Arimoto;Nobuo Arimoto;Robert Armstrong;Stéphane Arnouts

  • The XMM-Newton Wide-Field Survey in the COSMOS field (XMM-COSMOS): demography and multiwavelength properties of obscured and unobscured luminous AGN

    M. Brusa;F. Civano;A. Comastri;T. Miyaji

  • On the cosmic evolution of the scaling relations between black holes and their host galaxies: Broad Line AGN in the zCOSMOS survey

    A. Merloni;A. Bongiorno;M. Bolzonella;M. Brusa

  • Modeling GW170817 based on numerical relativity and its implications

    Masaru Shibata;Sho Fujibayashi;Kenta Hotokezaka;Kenta Hotokezaka;Kenta Kiuchi

  • ON THE COSMIC EVOLUTION OF THE SCALING RELATIONS BETWEEN BLACK HOLES AND THEIR HOST GALAXIES: BROAD-LINE ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN THE zCOSMOS SURVEY*

    A. Merloni;A. Bongiorno;M. Bolzonella;Marcella Brusa

  • A neutron-star-driven X-ray flash associated with supernova SN 2006aj.

    Paolo A. Mazzali;Jinsong Deng;Ken'ichi Nomoto;Ken'ichi Nomoto;Daniel N. Sauer

  • Ongoing and co-evolving star formation in zCOSMOS galaxies hosting Active Galactic Nuclei

    J. D. Silverman;F. Lamareille;C. Maier;S. Lilly

  • Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Tycho Brahe's 1572 supernova as a standard type Ia as revealed by its light-echo spectrum.

    Oliver Krause;Masaomi Tanaka;Masaomi Tanaka;Tomonori Usuda;Takashi Hattori

  • Tracking the impact of environment on the Galaxy Stellar Mass Function up to z~1 in the 10k zCOSMOS sample

    M. Bolzonella;K. Kovac;L. Pozzetti;E. Zucca

  • The metamorphosis of supernova SN 2008D/XRF 080109: a link between supernovae and GRBs/hypernovae.

    Paolo A. Mazzali;Stefano Valenti;Stefano Valenti;Massimo Della Valle;Guido Chincarini;Guido Chincarini

  • An asymmetric explosion as the origin of spectral evolution diversity in type Ia supernovae

    K. Maeda;S. Benetti;M. Stritzinger;M. Stritzinger;F. K. Röpke

  • The impact of galaxy interactions on AGN activity in zCOSMOS

    J. D. Silverman;P. Kampczyk;K. Jahnke;R. Andrae

  • Asphericity in supernova explosions from late-time spectroscopy

    Keiichi Maeda;Koji Kawabata;Paolo A. Mazzali;Masaomi Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Nozomu Tominaga
Nozomu Tominaga Konan University
Ken'ichi Nomoto
Ken'ichi Nomoto University of Tokyo
Tomoki Morokuma
Tomoki Morokuma Chiba Institute of Technology
Paolo A. Mazzali
Paolo A. Mazzali Liverpool John Moores University
Elena Pian
Elena Pian National Institute for Astrophysics
Mamoru Doi
Mamoru Doi University of Tokyo
Naoki Yasuda
Naoki Yasuda Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
Michitoshi Yoshida
Michitoshi Yoshida National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
A. Iovino
A. Iovino National Institute for Astrophysics
S. Bardelli
S. Bardelli National Institute for Astrophysics

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