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Susumu Kato

Susumu Kato

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 52 3711 3555 56 53 173 8230
Earth Science 49 3687 3379 82 73 170 7189

Susumu Kato publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Susumu Kato between 1954 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Susumu Kato published across 72 years, from 1954 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 1991. 4 of the 222 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1954 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 1991. 1954: 1 publication 1955: 0 publications 1956: 1 publication 1957: 2 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 3 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 2 publications 1964: 1 publication 1965: 2 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 3 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 2 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 12 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 16 publications 1986: 12 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 19 publications 1989: 15 publications 1990: 18 publications 1991: 23 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 4 publications
1954 2025

222 publications in total across all disciplines

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Susumu Kato: publications per year, 1954 to 2025
Year Publications
1954 1
1955 0
1956 1
1957 2
1958 0
1959 3
1960 0
1961 0
1962 1
1963 2
1964 1
1965 2
1966 2
1967 0
1968 1
1969 3
1970 2
1971 1
1972 2
1973 2
1974 2
1975 0
1976 1
1977 2
1978 1
1979 2
1980 12
1981 7
1982 2
1983 3
1984 7
1985 16
1986 12
1987 11
1988 19
1989 15
1990 18
1991 23
1992 9
1993 11
1994 7
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 2
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1
2015 0
2016 0
2017 1
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 2
2023 2
2024 0
2025 4
Total 222
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Susumu Kato 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 Susumu Kato 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, 168–177 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: 170 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490 170
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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Susumu Kato 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 Susumu Kato 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 49
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contribution to atmospheric and ionospheric research and for leading the development and use of a major electronically sterrable VHF atmospheric radar.

Overview

Susumu Kato is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of engineering and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, mechanics of materials, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, as well as geochemistry and petrology.

Their research topics focus on plasma applications and diagnostics, laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, electrohydrodynamics and fluid dynamics, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, photorefractive and nonlinear optics, and related areas.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Striation phenomena in a low temperature atmospheric pressure neon plasma jet by optical emission spectroscopy, 2020, Physics of Plasmas
  • Influence of DC electric field on Nd:YAG laser-induced breakdown in gases, 2020, OSA Continuum
  • Dynamics of flow in albumin solution treated by low-temperature atmospheric pressure helium plasma jet, 2020, AIP Advances
  • Effects of electric charges on serum protein aggregation induced by a low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma, 2021, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • Human PBMC-based humanized mice exhibit myositis features and serve as a drug evaluation model, 2025, Inflammation and Regeneration

Frequent co-authors of Susumu Kato include:

  • Tetsuji Shimizu
  • Hajime Sakakita
  • Hiromasa Yamada
  • Masanori Fujiwara
  • Yuzuru Ikehara

Susumu Kato has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Journal of the Japanese Association for Petroleum Technology
  • AIP Advances
  • Physics of Plasmas
  • OSA Continuum
  • Inflammation and Regeneration

Their research has been recognized through awards such as membership in the National Academy of Engineering, granted in 1995 for contributions to atmospheric and ionospheric research and for leading the development and use of a major electronically steerable VHF atmospheric radar.

Best Publications

  • The MU radar with an active phased array system: 1. Antenna and power amplifiers

    Shoichiro Fukao;Toru Sato;Toshitaka Tsuda;Susumu Kato

  • Mid-latitude E region field-aligned irregularities observed with the MU radar

    Mamoru Yamamoto;Shoichiro Fukao;Ronald F. Woodman;Tadahiko Ogawa

  • The MU radar with an active phased array system: 2. In‐house equipment

    Shoichiro Fukao;Toshitaka Tsuda;Toru Sato;Susumu Kato

  • Seasonal variability of vertical eddy diffusivity in the middle atmosphere: 1. Three‐year observations by the middle and upper atmosphere radar

    Shoichiro Fukao;Manabu D. Yamanaka;Naoki Ao;Wayne K. Hocking

  • MST Radar Observations of a Saturated Gravity Wave Spectrum

    T. Tsuda;T. Inoue;S. Kato;S. Fukao

  • A Direct Method for Deriving Drop-Size Distribution and Vertical Air Velocities from VHF Doppler Radar Spectra

    Koichiro Wakasugi;Akiyoshi Mizutani;Masaru Matsuo;Shoichiro Fukao

  • Turbulent upwelling of the mid-latitude ionosphere: 1. Observational results by the MU radar

    Shoichiro Fukao;Michael C. Kelley;Tatsuya Shirakawa;Tomoyuki Takami

  • Observational evidence of a saturated gravity wave spectrum in the troposphere and lower stratosphere

    David C. Fritts;Toshitaka Tsuda;Toru Sato;Shoichiro Fukao

  • Seasonal variation of momentum flux in the mesosphere observed with the MU radar

    Toshitaka Tsuda;Yasuhiro Murayama;Mamoru Yamamoto;Susumu Kato

  • Radiosonde observations of equatorial atmosphere dynamics over Indonesia: 2. Characteristics of gravity waves

    Toshitaka Tsuda;Yasuhiro Murayama;Harsono Wiryosumarto;Sri Woro B. Harijono

  • Radiosonde observations of equatorial atmosphere dynamics over Indonesia: 1. Equatorial waves and diurnal tides

    Toshitaka Tsuda;Yasuhiro Murayama;Harsono Wiryosumarto;Sri Woro B. Harijono

  • Gravity waves in the mesosphere observed with the middle and upper atmosphere radar

    T. Tsuda;S. Kato;T. Yokoi;T. Inoue

  • Spectral analysis of temperature and Brunt-Väisälä frequency fluctuations observed by radiosondes

    Toshitaka Tsuda;Thomas E. VanZandt;Masahiro Mizumoto;Susumu Kato

  • Direct measurement of air and precipitation particle motion by very high frequency Doppler radar

    S. Fukao;K. Wakasugi;T. Sato;S. Morimoto

  • Horizontal Wind Systems in the Ionospheric E region Deduced from the Dynamo Theory of the Geomagnetic Sq variation Part II. Rotating Earth

    Susumu Kato

  • MU radar observations of the aspect sensitivity of backscattered VHF echo power in the troposphere and lower stratosphere

    Toshitaka Tsuda;Toru Sato;Kazuo Hirose;Shoichiro Fukao

  • Characteristics of gravity waves in the mesosphere observed with the middle and upper atmosphere radar: 1. Momentum flux

    T. Nakamura;T. Tsuda;M. Yamamoto;S. Fukao

  • Asymmetries in mesospheric tidal structure

    R.A Vincent;T Tsuda;S Kato

  • A morphological study on mid-latitude E-region field-aligned irregularities observed with the MU radar

    Mamoru Yamamoto;Shoichiro Fukao;Tadahiko Ogawa;Toshitaka Tsuda

  • Radio acoustic measurement of temperature profile in the troposphere and stratosphere

    N. Matuura;Y. Masuda;H. Inuki;S. Kato

  • A comparative study of mesospheric solar tides observed at Adelaide and Kyoto

    R. A. Vincent;T. Tsuda;S. Kato

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshitaka Tsuda
Toshitaka Tsuda Kyoto University
Shoichiro Fukao
Shoichiro Fukao Kyoto University
Toru Sato
Toru Sato Kyoto University
Mamoru Yamamoto
Mamoru Yamamoto Kyoto University
Takuji Nakamura
Takuji Nakamura National Institute of Polar Research
Manabu D. Yamanaka
Manabu D. Yamanaka National Institutes for the Humanities
Ronald F. Woodman
Ronald F. Woodman Instituto Geofísico del Perú
Miguel F. Larsen
Miguel F. Larsen Clemson University
Peter T. May
Peter T. May Monash University
Robert A. Vincent
Robert A. Vincent University of Adelaide

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