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Susumu Kato

Susumu Kato

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
52
Citations
8230
World Ranking
3709
National Ranking
56

Earth Science

D-Index
49
Citations
7189
World Ranking
3686
National Ranking
82

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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