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Shoshiro Minobe

Shoshiro Minobe

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 7805 7235 229 216 88 8896

Shoshiro Minobe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shoshiro Minobe between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shoshiro Minobe published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2016. 11 of the 120 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2016. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 7 publications
1994 2025

120 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shoshiro Minobe: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 3
2001 2
2002 2
2003 0
2004 5
2005 4
2006 1
2007 1
2008 6
2009 1
2010 5
2011 3
2012 5
2013 2
2014 5
2015 5
2016 10
2017 7
2018 4
2019 7
2020 10
2021 3
2022 4
2023 6
2024 4
2025 7
Total 120
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Shoshiro Minobe 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 Shoshiro Minobe 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, 88–97 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: 88 publications — 7th percentile

7% 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 88
98–107 404
108–117 484
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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Shoshiro Minobe 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 Shoshiro Minobe 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
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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Overview

Shoshiro Minobe is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and works primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research encompasses a variety of subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and Oceanography, with additional contributions to Nature and Landscape Conservation and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics within climate and environmental studies. These include:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Marine and fisheries research

Minobe has published research in multiple venues, notably Frontiers in Marine Science and the Journal of Climate, with additional publications appearing in Nature Climate Change, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, and Journal of Oceanography. Frequent collaboration partners include Malcolm Roberts, Rein Haarsma, Dian Putrasahan, Enrico Scoccimarro, and Laurent Terray.

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on understanding climate dynamics and ocean-atmosphere interactions. Selected recent papers are:

  • "Insights from Earth system model initial-condition large ensembles and future prospects," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Ocean Mesoscale and Frontal-Scale Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions and Influence on Large-Scale Climate: A Review," 2023, Journal of Climate
  • "Marine Heatwave of Sea Surface Temperature of the Oyashio Region in Summer in 2010-2016," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Diurnal Cycles of Precipitation and Lightning in the Tropics Observed by TRMM3G68, GSMaP, LIS, and WWLLN," 2020, Journal of Climate
  • "Relations between Interannual Variability of Regional-Scale Indonesian Precipitation and Large-Scale Climate Modes during 1960-2007," 2020, Journal of Climate

Best Publications

  • The Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Revisited

    Matthew Newman;Matthew Newman;Michael A. Alexander;Toby R. Ault;Kim M. Cobb

  • A 50-70 year climatic oscillation over the North Pacific and North America

    Shoshiro Minobe

  • Influence of the Gulf Stream on the troposphere

    Shoshiro Minobe;Akira Kuwano-Yoshida;Nobumasa Komori;Shang-Ping Xie

  • Air–sea interaction over ocean fronts and eddies

    R.J. Small;R.J. Small;S.P. deSzoeke;S.P. deSzoeke;S.P. Xie;L. O’Neill;L. O’Neill

  • Insights from Earth system model initial-condition large ensembles and future prospects

    Clara Deser;Flavio Lehner;Keith B. Rodgers;Toby R. Ault

  • Resonance in bidecadal and pentadecadal climate oscillations over the North Pacific : Role in climatic regime shifts

    Shoshiro Minobe

  • North Pacific regime shifts: Definitions, issues and recent transitions

    James Overland;Sergei Rodionov;Shoshiro Minobe;Nicholas Bond

  • Spatio-temporal structure of the pentadecadal variability over the North Pacific

    Shoshiro Minobe

  • Upper ocean O2 trends: 1958–2015

    Takamitsu Ito;Shoshiro Minobe;Matthew C. Long;Curtis Deutsch

  • Atmospheric Response to the Gulf Stream: Seasonal Variations*

    Shoshiro Minobe;Masato Miyashita;Akira Kuwano-Yoshida;Hiroki Tokinaga

  • Permanent El Niño during the Pliocene warm period not supported by coral evidence

    Tsuyoshi Watanabe;Atsushi Suzuki;Shoshiro Minobe;Tatsunori Kawashima

  • The atmospheric frontal response to SST perturbations in the Gulf Stream region

    Rhys Parfitt;Arnaud Czaja;Shoshiro Minobe;Akira Kuwano-Yoshida

  • Interannual to interdecadal changes in the Bering Sea and concurrent 1998/99 changes over the North Pacific

    S Minobe

  • Interdecadal modulation of interannual atmospheric and oceanic variability over the North Pacific

    Shoshiro Minobe;Nathan Mantua

  • Storm-Track Response to SST Fronts in the Northwestern Pacific Region in an AGCM

    Akira Kuwano-Yoshida;Shoshiro Minobe

  • Interdecadal variations in Japanese sardine and ocean/climate

    Ichiro Yasuda;Hiroya Sugisaki;Yoshiro Watanabe;Sho‐Shiro Minobe

  • Interannual to Interdecadal Variability in the Japan Sea Based on a New Gridded Upper Water Temperature Dataset

    Shoshiro Minobe;Akinori Sako;Makoto Nakamura

  • Precipitation Response to the Gulf Stream in an Atmospheric GCM

    Akira Kuwano-Yoshida;Shoshiro Minobe;Shang-Ping Xie

  • Response of Storm Tracks to Bimodal Kuroshio Path States South of Japan

    Hirohiko Nakamura;Ayako Nishina;Shoshiro Minobe

  • Decadal Response of the Kuroshio Extension Jet to Rossby Waves: Observation and Thin-Jet Theory*

    Yoshi N. Sasaki;Shoshiro Minobe;Niklas Schneider

  • Marine Heatwave of Sea Surface Temperature of the Oyashio Region in Summer in 2010–2016

    Toru Miyama;Shoshiro Minobe;Hanako Goto

Frequent Co-Authors

Niklas Schneider
Niklas Schneider University of Hawaii at Manoa
Shang-Ping Xie
Shang-Ping Xie University of California, San Diego
Hisashi Nakamura
Hisashi Nakamura University of Tokyo
Curtis Deutsch
Curtis Deutsch Princeton University
Nicole S. Lovenduski
Nicole S. Lovenduski University of Colorado Boulder
Clara Deser
Clara Deser National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jennifer E. Kay
Jennifer E. Kay University of Colorado Boulder
Stephen M. Griffies
Stephen M. Griffies National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Toby R. Ault
Toby R. Ault Cornell University
Nathan J. Mantua
Nathan J. Mantua National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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