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Nozomu Tominaga

Nozomu Tominaga

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 77 3247 3087 117 114 357 20030

Nozomu Tominaga publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nozomu Tominaga between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nozomu Tominaga published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 16.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2019. 16 of the 398 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2019. 2003: 4 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 4 publications
2003 2026

398 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nozomu Tominaga: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 4
2004 14
2005 18
2006 12
2007 20
2008 15
2009 17
2010 20
2011 10
2012 14
2013 13
2014 21
2015 16
2016 18
2017 27
2018 25
2019 33
2020 19
2021 17
2022 16
2023 16
2024 17
2025 12
2026 4
Total 398
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Nozomu Tominaga publications per year - data summary

  • Nozomu Tominaga, a Physics scholar from Konan University, has 398 publications recorded across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2003 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 33 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2003 and 2026, with 4 publications each.
  • The rate of publication averages 16.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.6 per year counting only the 24 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 65 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2003-2010: 120 publications (15.0 per year); 2011-2018: 144 publications (18.0 per year); 2019-2026: 134 publications (16.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Nozomu Tominaga 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 Nozomu Tominaga 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, 343–362 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: 357 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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
343–362 155 357
363–382 156
383–402 134
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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Nozomu Tominaga publication distribution in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 70 ranges running from 103–122 to 1,469+ publications.
  • Nozomu Tominaga, a Physics scholar from Konan University, records 357 publications - the 29th percentile of the discipline.
  • 29% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Nozomu Tominaga, and about 71% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 463–482 publications range, and Nozomu Tominaga ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 323–342 publications, holding 162 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 49% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 443–462 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Nozomu Tominaga 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 Nozomu Tominaga 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, 76–77 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: 77 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% 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 77
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
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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Nozomu Tominaga D-index placement in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 59 ranges running from 70–71 to 185+ D-Index.
  • Nozomu Tominaga, a Physics scholar from Konan University, records 77 D-Index - the 13th percentile of the discipline.
  • 13% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Nozomu Tominaga, and about 87% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 96–97 D-Index range, and Nozomu Tominaga ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 80–81 D-Index, holding 167 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 98–99 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Nozomu Tominaga is affiliated with Konan University in Japan and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their research contributions notably span the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including studies on gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, stellar, planetary, and galactic research, astrophysical phenomena and observations, and pulsars and gravitational waves research. Additional focus areas include astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, as well as galaxy formation, evolution, and phenomena.

Tominaga's publications appear frequently in major venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, and Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan.

Notable recent papers by Tominaga and collaborators include:

  • Four-hundred Very Metal-poor Stars Studied with LAMOST and Subaru. II. Elemental Abundances (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • JWST Identification of Extremely Low C/N Galaxies with [N/O] ≳ 0.5 at z ∼ 6-10 Evidencing the Early CNO-cycle Enrichment and a Connection with Globular Cluster Formation (2023, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • Discovery of the Fastest Early Optical Emission from Overluminous SN Ia 2020hvf: A Thermonuclear Explosion within a Dense Circumstellar Environment (2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • EMPRESS. XIII. Chemical Enrichment of Young Galaxies Near and Far at z ∼ 0 and 4-10: Fe/O, Ar/O, S/O, and N/O Measurements with a Comparison of Chemical Evolution Models (2024, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • Unravelling the Asphericities in the Explosion and Multifaceted Circumstellar Matter of SN 2023ixf (2024, The Astrophysical Journal)

Frequent coauthors of Tominaga include:

  • Masaomi Tanaka (27 joint publications)
  • Takashi J. Moriya (19 joint publications)
  • Shigeyuki Sako (16 joint publications)
  • Tomoki Morokuma (16 joint publications)
  • Ryou Ohsawa (15 joint publications)

Best Publications

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

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

  • Nucleosynthesis in Stars and the Chemical Enrichment of Galaxies

    Ken'ichi Nomoto;Chiaki Kobayashi;Nozomu Tominaga

  • Galactic Chemical Evolution: Carbon through Zinc

    Chiaki Kobayashi;Hideyuki Umeda;Ken ichi Nomoto;Nozomu Tominaga

  • Nucleosynthesis yields of core-collapse supernovae and hypernovae, and galactic chemical evolution

    Ken'ichi Nomoto;Nozomu Tominaga;Hideyuki Umeda;Chiaki Kobayashi

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

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

  • Supernova Nucleosynthesis in Population III 13-50 M☉ Stars and Abundance Patterns of Extremely Metal-poor Stars

    Nozomu Tominaga;Hideyuki Umeda;Ken ichi Nomoto

  • The first chemical enrichment in the universe and the formation of hyper metal-poor stars

    Nobuyuki Iwamoto;Hideyuki Umeda;Nozomu Tominaga;Ken'ichi Nomoto

  • 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

  • Supernova Nucleosynthesis in Population III 13 -- 50 $M_{\odot}$ Stars and Abundance Patterns of Extremely Metal-Poor Stars

    Nozomu Tominaga;Hideyuki Umeda;Ken'ichi Nomoto

  • THE MASS SPECTRUM OF THE FIRST STARS

    Hajime Susa;Kenji Hasegawa;Nozomu Tominaga;Nozomu Tominaga

  • The host galaxy of a fast radio burst

    E. F. Keane;E. F. Keane;S. Johnston;S. Bhandari;S. Bhandari;E. Barr

  • Evolution of Dust in Primordial Supernova Remnants: Can Dust Grains Formed in the Ejecta Survive and Be Injected into the Early Interstellar Medium?

    Takaya Nozawa;Takashi Kozasa;Asao Habe;Eli Dwek

  • 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 energetic type Ic supernova viewed off-axis, and a link to gamma ray bursts.

    Paolo A. Mazzali;Koji S. Kawabata;Keiichi Maeda;Ken'ichi Nomoto

  • The Type Ic Hypernova SN 2003dh/GRB 030329

    Paolo A. Mazzali;Paolo A. Mazzali;Jinsong Deng;Nozomu Tominaga;Keiichi Maeda

  • The SUrvey for Pulsars and Extragalactic Radio Bursts – II. New FRB discoveries and their follow-up.

    S. Bhandari;S. Bhandari;S. Bhandari;E.F. Keane;E.F. Keane;E.D. Barr;E.D. Barr;E.D. Barr;A. Jameson;A. Jameson

  • J-GEM observations of an electromagnetic counterpart to the neutron star merger GW170817

    Yousuke Utsumi;Masaomi Tanaka;Nozomu Tominaga;Nozomu Tominaga;Michitoshi Yoshida

  • The unique type ib supernova 2005bf at nebular phases : A possible birth event of a strongly magnetized neutron star

    K. Maeda;M. Tanaka;K. Nomoto;N. Tominaga

  • Kilonova from post-merger ejecta as an optical and near-Infrared counterpart of GW170817

    Masaomi Tanaka;Yousuke Utsumi;Paolo A. Mazzali;Nozomu Tominaga;Nozomu Tominaga

  • Light-curve modelling of superluminous supernova 2006gy: collision between supernova ejecta and a dense circumstellar medium

    Takashi J. Moriya;Takashi J. Moriya;Sergei I. Blinnikov;Sergei I. Blinnikov;Nozomu Tominaga;Nozomu Tominaga;Naoki Yoshida;Naoki Yoshida

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken'ichi Nomoto
Ken'ichi Nomoto University of Tokyo
Masaomi Tanaka
Masaomi Tanaka Tohoku University
Tomoki Morokuma
Tomoki Morokuma Chiba Institute of Technology
Paolo A. Mazzali
Paolo A. Mazzali Liverpool John Moores University
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
Elena Pian
Elena Pian National Institute for Astrophysics
Hisanori Furusawa
Hisanori Furusawa National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Naoki Yoshida
Naoki Yoshida University of Tokyo

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