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Nobuyoshi Yamashita 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 Nobuyoshi Yamashita sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 224 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nobuyoshi Yamashita 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 Nobuyoshi Yamashita sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Nobuyoshi Yamashita is affiliated with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan. Their research is primarily centered on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, encompassing a broad range of studies related to pollution and toxic substances in the environment.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Yamashita's subfields of research focus on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, pollution, and pharmacology.

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Pollution
  • Pharmacology

The researcher's key topics of work reflect a focus on pollutants and their impacts, particularly involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), toxic organic pollutants, atmospheric chemistry, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals, among others.

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

The scientist frequently publishes in several journals, highlighting consistent contributions to the field of environmental contaminants and their behavior in various ecosystems.

  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • BUNSEKI KAGAKU
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yamashita include Sachi Taniyasu, Eriko Yamazaki, Paul K.S. Lam, Huiju Lin, and Heesoo Eun.

  • Sachi Taniyasu
  • Eriko Yamazaki
  • Paul K.S. Lam
  • Huiju Lin
  • Heesoo Eun

Among recent publications, notable works include:

  • "Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Air Particles of Asia: Levels, Seasonality, and Size-Dependent Distribution" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in surface water, gas and particle in open ocean and coastal environment" (2021, Chemosphere)
  • "Nontarget Discovery of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Atmospheric Particulate Matter and Gaseous Phase Using Cryogenic Air Sampler" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Nationwide distribution and potential risk of bisphenol analogues in Indian waters" (2020, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety)
  • "Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the atmospheric total suspended particles in Karachi, Pakistan: Profiles, potential sources, and daily intake estimates" (2021, Chemosphere)

Best Publications

  • A global survey of perfluorinated acids in oceans.

    Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Sachi Taniyasu;Yuichi Horii

  • Efficient Decomposition of Environmentally Persistent Perfluorocarboxylic Acids by Use of Persulfate as a Photochemical Oxidant

    Hisao Hori;Ari Yamamoto;Etsuko Hayakawa;Sachi Taniyasu

  • Analysis of fluorotelomer alcohols, fluorotelomer acids, and short- and long-chain perfluorinated acids in water and biota

    Sachi Taniyasu;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Man Ka So;Anna Gulkowska

  • Removal of antibiotics from wastewater by sewage treatment facilities in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China.

    A. Gulkowska;H.W. Leung;M.K. So;S. Taniyasu

  • A survey of perfluorooctane sulfonate and related perfluorinated organic compounds in water, fish, birds, and humans from Japan.

    Sachi Taniyasu;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Yuichi Horii;Nobuyasu Hanari

  • Bisphenol A and other bisphenol analogues including BPS and BPF in surface water samples from Japan, China, Korea and India.

    Eriko Yamazaki;Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Sachi Taniyasu;James Lam

  • Perfluorinated Compounds in Coastal Waters of Hong Kong, South China, and Korea

    M. K. So;S. Taniyasu;N. Yamashita;J. P. Giesy

  • Analysis of Perfluorinated Acids at Parts-Per-Quadrillion Levels in Seawater Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Sachi Taniyasu;Yuichi Horii

  • Perfluorinated compounds in the Pearl River and Yangtze River of China.

    M. K. So;Y. Miyake;W. Y. Yeung;Y. M. Ho

  • Occurrence, distribution and ecological risk assessment of multiple classes of UV filters in surface waters from different countries.

    Mirabelle M.P. Tsui;H.W. Leung;Tak-Cheung Wai;Nobuyoshi Yamashita

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in human blood samples from China

    Leo W. Y. Yeung;M. K. So;Guibin Jiang;S. Taniyasu

  • Distribution of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in water, suspended particulate matter and sediment from Tokyo Bay, Japan.

    Lutz Ahrens;Sachi Taniyasu;Leo W.Y. Yeung;Leo W.Y. Yeung;Nobuyoshi Yamashita

  • Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl surfactants in water, fish, and birds from New York State.

    Ewan Sinclair;David T. Mayack;Kenneth Roblee;Nobuyoshi Yamashita

  • Perfluorinated acids as novel chemical tracers of global circulation of ocean waters.

    Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Sachi Taniyasu;Gert Petrick;Si Wei

  • Bisphenol analogues in sediments from industrialized areas in the United States, Japan, and Korea: spatial and temporal distributions.

    Chunyang Liao;Fang Liu;Hyo-Bang Moon;Nobuyoshi Yamashita

  • Perfluorinated Compounds in Tap Water from China and Several Other Countries

    Yim Ling Mak;Sachi Taniyasu;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Guohui Lu

  • Health risks in infants associated with exposure to perfluorinated compounds in human breast milk from Zhoushan, China.

    Man Ka So;Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Sachi Taniyasu;Qinting Jiang

  • Trophic Magnification of Poly- and Perfluorinated Compounds in a Subtropical Food Web

    Eva I. H. Loi;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Sachi Taniyasu;Paul K. S. Lam

  • Efficient decomposition of environmentally persistent perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals using zerovalent iron in subcritical water.

    Hisao Hori;Yumiko Nagaoka;Ari Yamamoto;Taizo Sano

  • Analysis of trifluoroacetic acid and other short-chain perfluorinated acids (C2–C4) in precipitation by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry: Comparison to patterns of long-chain perfluorinated acids (C5–C18)

    Sachi Taniyasu;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Leo W.Y. Yeung;Karen Y. Kwok

  • Is fish a major source of fluorinated surfactants and repellents in humans living on the Baltic Coast

    Jerzy Falandysz;Sachi Taniyasu;Anna Gulkowska;Nobuyoshi Yamashita

Frequent Co-Authors

Sachi Taniyasu
Sachi Taniyasu National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Kurunthachalam Kannan University at Albany, State University of New York
Paul K.S. Lam
Paul K.S. Lam Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Jerzy Falandysz
Jerzy Falandysz Medical University of Lodz
Leo W.Y. Yeung
Leo W.Y. Yeung Örebro University
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Shinsuke Tanabe
Shinsuke Tanabe Ehime University
Toshitaka Gamo
Toshitaka Gamo University of Tokyo
Ryo Tatsukawa
Ryo Tatsukawa Ehime University
James Lam
James Lam University of Hong Kong

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