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Rumi Nakamura 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 Rumi Nakamura sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 730 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rumi Nakamura 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 Rumi Nakamura sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rumi Nakamura is affiliated with the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Austria and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research spans various subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their scholarly output includes studies on ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, astro and planetary science, astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, earthquake detection and analysis, and neutrino physics research.

Among the recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Rumi Nakamura are:

  • Search for the Majorana Nature of Neutrinos in the Inverted Mass Ordering Region with KamLAND-Zen, 2023, Physical Review Letters
  • Magnetotail reconnection onset caused by electron kinetics with a strong external driver, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The BepiColombo Planetary Magnetometer MPO-MAG: What Can We Learn from the Hermean Magnetic Field?, 2021, Space Science Reviews
  • Observations of Particle Acceleration in Magnetic Reconnection-driven Turbulence, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Relativistic Electron Precipitation by EMIC Waves: Importance of Nonlinear Resonant Effects, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters

Rumi Nakamura has collaborated frequently with a core group of coauthors, including:

  • J. L. Burch
  • Ferdinand Plaschke
  • B. L. Giles
  • R. B. Torbert
  • C. T. Russell

The main journals and publication venues where their work regularly appears include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Space Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • The THEMIS Fluxgate Magnetometer

    H. U. Auster;K. H. Glassmeier;W. Magnes;O. Aydogar

  • The Magnetospheric Multiscale Magnetometers

    C. T. Russell;B. J. Anderson;W. Baumjohann;K. R. Bromund

  • Electron-scale measurements of magnetic reconnection in space.

    J. L. Burch;R. B. Torbert;R. B. Torbert;T. D. Phan;L. J Chen

  • Structure and dynamics of magnetic reconnection for substorm onsets with Geotail observations

    T. Nagai;M. Fujimoto;Y. Saito;S. Machida

  • The FIELDS Instrument Suite on MMS: Scientific Objectives, Measurements, and Data Products

    R. B. Torbert;R. B. Torbert;C. T. Russell;W. Magnes;R. E. Ergun

  • Motion of the dipolarization front during a flow burst event observed by Cluster

    R. Nakamura;W. Baumjohann;B. Klecker;Y. Bogdanova

  • Spatial scale of high‐speed flows in the plasma sheet observed by Cluster

    R. Nakamura;W. Baumjohann;C. Mouikis;L. M. Kistler

  • Multisatellite observations of the outer zone electron variation during the November 3–4, 1993, magnetic storm

    Xinlin Li;D. N. Baker;M. Temerin;T. E. Cayton

  • Current sheet structure near magnetic X-line observed by Cluster

    A. Runov;R. Nakamura;W. Baumjohann;R. A. Treumann

  • Earthward flow bursts, auroral streamers, and small expansions

    R. Nakamura;W. Baumjohann;R. Schödel;M. Brittnacher

  • Current sheet flapping motion and structure observed by Cluster

    V. Sergeev;A. Runov;W. Baumjohann;R. Nakamura

  • Local structure of the magnetotail current sheet: 2001 Cluster observations

    A. Runov;V. A. Sergeev;R. Nakamura;W. Baumjohann

  • Magnetic field investigation of the Venus plasma environment: Expected new results from Venus Express

    T.L. Zhang;T.L. Zhang;W. Baumjohann;M. Delva;H.-U. Auster

  • Substorm Current Wedge Revisited

    Larry. Kepko;R. L. McPherron;O. Amm;S. Apatenkov

  • Bursty bulk flows and dipolarization in MHD simulations of magnetotail reconnection

    J. Birn;R. Nakamura;E. V. Panov;M. Hesse

  • Kinetic structure of the sharp injection/dipolarization front in the flow-braking region

    V. Sergeev;V. Angelopoulos;S. Apatenkov;J. Bonnell

  • Joint observations by Cluster satellites of bursty bulk flows in the magnetotail

    J. B. Cao;Y. D Ma;G. Parks;H. Reme

  • Electric current and magnetic field geometry in flapping magnetotail current sheets

    A. Runov;V. A. Sergeev;W. Baumjohann;R. Nakamura

  • Cluster observation of a bifurcated current sheet

    A. Runov;R. Nakamura;W. Baumjohann;T. L. Zhang

  • Electron-scale dynamics of the diffusion region during symmetric magnetic reconnection in space

    R. B. Torbert;R. B. Torbert;J. L. Burch;T. D. Phan;M. Hesse;M. Hesse

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Baumjohann
Wolfgang Baumjohann Austrian Academy of Sciences
Roy Torbert
Roy Torbert University of New Hampshire
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
Martin Volwerk
Martin Volwerk Austrian Academy of Sciences
Andrei Runov
Andrei Runov University of California, Los Angeles
Robert E. Ergun
Robert E. Ergun University of Colorado Boulder
James L. Burch
James L. Burch Southwest Research Institute
Tielong Zhang
Tielong Zhang Austrian Academy of Sciences
V. A. Sergeev
V. A. Sergeev Saint Petersburg State University
André Balogh
André Balogh Imperial College London

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