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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 52 3009 1226 109 11110

Mitsunobu Tatsumoto publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mitsunobu Tatsumoto between 1953 and 2013, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mitsunobu Tatsumoto published across 61 years, from 1953 to 2013, averaging 1.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 1984. 1 of the 115 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2013. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 1984. 1953: 1 publication 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 1 publication 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 1 publication 1964: 3 publications 1965: 3 publications 1966: 4 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 5 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 4 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 1 publication
1953 2013

115 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mitsunobu Tatsumoto: publications per year, 1953 to 2013
Year Publications
1953 1
1954 0
1955 0
1956 1
1957 0
1958 0
1959 1
1960 1
1961 0
1962 1
1963 1
1964 3
1965 3
1966 4
1967 0
1968 1
1969 5
1970 2
1971 1
1972 1
1973 4
1974 2
1975 3
1976 3
1977 2
1978 3
1979 2
1980 4
1981 2
1982 2
1983 4
1984 8
1985 5
1986 5
1987 3
1988 4
1989 3
1990 2
1991 7
1992 4
1993 5
1994 1
1995 6
1996 2
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 1
Total 115
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Mitsunobu Tatsumoto 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 Mitsunobu Tatsumoto 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, 108–117 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: 109 publications — 16th percentile

16% 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
108–117 484 109
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
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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Mitsunobu Tatsumoto 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 Mitsunobu Tatsumoto 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182 52
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

  • 1996 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 1986 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Mitsunobu Tatsumoto is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research profile, based on the available data, shows involvement in scientific activities connected to this institution.

There are no recorded recent papers, frequent co-authors, or specific publication venues associated with Mitsunobu Tatsumoto in the accessible data. Likewise, there are no listed book publications or detailed records of research areas by main or subfields.

Similarly, no main topics of work or awards have been documented in the available information. This limits specific insights into the thematic focus or recognitions during their career.

Given these constraints, the profile focuses on the known affiliation, without further elaboration on research output or collaboration networks.

Best Publications

  • Isotopic composition of lead in oceanic basalt and its implication to mantle evolution

    Mitsunobu Tatsumoto

  • Partition coefficients of Hf, Zr, and ree between phenocrysts and groundmasses

    Hirokazu Fujimaki;Mitsunobu Tatsumoto;Ken-ichiro Aoki

  • Time Differences in the Formation of Meteorites as Determined from the Ratio of Lead-207 to Lead-206

    Mitsunobu Tatsumoto;Roy J. Knight;Claude J. Allegre

  • Evolution of continental crust and mantle heterogeneity: Evidence from Hf isotopes

    Unknown

  • Major element, REE, and Pb, Nd and Sr isotopic geochemistry of Cenozoic volcanic rocks of eastern China : implications for their origin from suboceanic-type mantle reservoirs

    Asish R. Basu;Wang Junwen;Huang Wankang;Xie Guanghong

  • Mantle Plume Mixing Along the Reykjanes Ridge Axis: Lead Isotopic Evidence

    Shine-Soon Sun;Mitsunobu Tatsumoto;Jean-Guy Schilling

  • Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes of ultramafic xenoliths in volcanic rocks of Eastern China: enriched components EMI and EMII in subcontinental lithosphere

    Mitsunobu Tatsumoto;Asish R. Basu;Huang Wankang;Wang Junwen

  • Hafnium isotope variations in oceanic basalts

    Unknown

  • Genetic Relations of Oceanic Basalts as Indicated by Lead Isotopes

    M. Tatsumoto

  • Pb, Sr, Nd, and Hf isotopic constraints on the origin of Hawaiian basalts and evidence for a unique mantle source

    P. Stille;P. Stille;D.M. Unruh;M. Tatsumoto

  • Potassium, Rubidium, Strontium, Thorium, Uranium, and the Ratio of Strontium-87 to Strontium-86 in Oceanic Tholeiitic Basalt.

    M. Tatsumoto;C. E. Hedge;A. E. J. Engel

  • Evolution of the Isotopic Composition of Uranium and Thorium in Soil Profiles

    J. N Rosholt;B. R Doe;M Tatsumoto

  • U-Th-Pb and Rb-Sr systematics of Allende and U-Th-Pb systematics of Orgueil

    Mitsunobu Tatsumoto;Daniel M Unruh;George A Desborough

  • Lead isotope relations in oceanic Ridge basalts from the Juan de Fuca-Gorda Ridge area N.E. Pacific Ocean

    Unknown

  • DUPAL anomaly in the Sea of Japan: Pb, Nd, and Sr isotopic variations at the eastern Eurasian continental margin

    Mitsunobu Tatsumoto;Yoichi Nakamura

  • The Sedimentary Carbonate-Hosted Giant Bayan Obo REE-Fe-Nb Ore Deposit of Inner Mongolia, China: A Cornerstone Example for Giant Polymetallic Ore Deposits of Hydrothermal Origin

    E.C.T. Chao;J.M. Back;J.A. Minkin;M. Tatsumoto

  • Origin and evolution of the Nakhla meteorite inferred from the Sm-Nd and U-Pb systematics and REE, Ba, Sr, Rb and K abundances

    Noboru Nakamura;Noboru Nakamura;Noboru Nakamura;Daniel M Unruh;Mitsunobu Tatsumoto;Robert Hutchison

  • The significance of lead isotopes in detrital feldspar with respect to chemical differentiation within the earth's mantle

    C. Patterson;M. Tatsumoto

  • Pb, Nd, and Sr isotopic evidence for a multicomponent source for rocks of Cook-Austral Islands and heterogeneities of mantle plumes

    Yoichi Nakamura;Mitsunobu Tatsumoto

  • Isotopic evolution of Mauna Kea volcano: Results from the initial phase of the Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project

    J. C. Lassiter;D. J. DePaolo;M. Tatsumoto

  • A precise 232Th-208Pb chronology of fine-grained monazite: Age of the Bayan Obo REE-Fe-Nb ore deposit, China

    Junwen Wang;Mitsunobu Tatsumoto;Xibin Li;Wayne R. Premo

  • Origin of the sudbury complex by meteoritic impact: neodymium isotopic evidence.

    Billy E. Faggart;Asish R. Basu;Mitsunobu Tatsumoto

  • Pb, Sr, and Nd isotopes in basalts and sulfides from the Juan de Fuca Ridge

    E. Hegner;M. Tatsumoto

  • Samarium-neodymium data on two late Proterozoic ophiolites of Saudi Arabia and implications for crustal and mantle evolution

    Stefan Claesson;John S. Pallister;Mitsunobu Tatsumoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Asish R. Basu
Asish R. Basu The University of Texas at Arlington
G. Brent Dalrymple
G. Brent Dalrymple United States Geological Survey
Jean-Guy Schilling
Jean-Guy Schilling University of Rhode Island
Carl E. Hedge
Carl E. Hedge United States Geological Survey
Edwin H. McKee
Edwin H. McKee United States Geological Survey
Xian-Hua Li
Xian-Hua Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
David Kadko
David Kadko Florida International University
Christian Koeberl
Christian Koeberl University of Vienna
Clair C. Patterson
Clair C. Patterson California Institute of Technology

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