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Takahiro Hosono

Takahiro Hosono

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6644 6160 191 179 143 4101

Takahiro Hosono publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Takahiro Hosono between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Takahiro Hosono published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2018. 14 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2018. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 8 publications
2002 2025

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Takahiro Hosono: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 5
2004 1
2005 2
2006 1
2007 1
2008 6
2009 10
2010 4
2011 7
2012 4
2013 5
2014 3
2015 16
2016 11
2017 7
2018 20
2019 9
2020 16
2021 12
2022 6
2023 6
2024 6
2025 8
Total 167
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Takahiro Hosono 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 Takahiro Hosono 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, 138–147 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: 143 publications — 35th percentile

35% 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
138–147 491 143
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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Takahiro Hosono 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 Takahiro Hosono 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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

Takahiro Hosono is affiliated with Kumamoto University in Japan and is active in research primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science.

The scientist's work spans key topics including:

  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Takahiro Hosono include:

  • "Multiscale groundwater level forecasting: Coupling new machine learning approaches with wavelet transforms" (2020), published in Advances in Water Resources
  • "Stable isotopes show that earthquakes enhance permeability and release water from mountains" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "Changes in groundwater radon concentrations caused by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake" (2020), published in Journal of Hydrology
  • "Self-organizing map improves understanding on the hydrochemical processes in aquifer systems" (2022), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Identification of changes in subsurface temperature and groundwater flow after the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake using long-term well temperature-depth profiles" (2020), published in Journal of Hydrology

Frequent co-authors working alongside Takahiro Hosono include:

  • Ryuichi Shinjo
  • A. T. M. Sakiur Rahman
  • Jun Shimada
  • Jun Yasumoto
  • Ko Yasumoto

Research is regularly published in specialized venues such as:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • Chemical Geology
  • Scientific Reports

The scientist's contributions mainly focus on groundwater systems, hydrochemical processes, and the environmental impacts of seismic activity. Integration of machine learning techniques for hydrological forecasting is a notable component of their recent work.

Best Publications

  • Sources of nitrate and ammonium contamination in groundwater under developing Asian megacities

    Yu Umezawa;Takahiro Hosono;Shin ichi Onodera;Fernando Siringan

  • The use of δ15N and δ18O tracers with an understanding of groundwater flow dynamics for evaluating the origins and attenuation mechanisms of nitrate pollution

    Takahiro Hosono;Takahiro Tokunaga;Makoto Kagabu;Haruhiko Nakata

  • Decline in heavy metal contamination in marine sediments in Jakarta Bay, Indonesia due to increasing environmental regulations

    Takahiro Hosono;Chih Chieh Su;Robert Delinom;Yu Umezawa

  • Multiple isotope (H, O, N, S and Sr) approach elucidates complex pollution causes in the shallow groundwaters of the Taipei urban area

    Takahiro Hosono;Chung Ho Wang;Yu Umezawa;Takanori Nakano

  • Impact of fertilizer on a small watershed of Lake Biwa: use of sulfur and strontium isotopes in environmental diagnosis.

    Takahiro Hosono;Takanori Nakano;Akitake Igeta;Ichiro Tayasu

  • Temporal characteristics of groundwater chemistry affected by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake using self-organizing maps

    Kei Nakagawa;Zhi Qiang Yu;Ronny Berndtsson;Takahiro Hosono

  • Evaluation of groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking, domestic, and agricultural uses in the Banana Plain (Mbanga, Njombe, Penja) of the Cameroon Volcanic Line

    Andrew Ako Ako;Jun Shimada;Takahiro Hosono;Kimpei Ichiyanagi

  • Effects of intensive urbanization on the intrusion of shallow groundwater into deep groundwater: examples from Bangkok and Jakarta.

    Shin ichi Onodera;Mitsuyo Saito;Misa Sawano;Takahiro Hosono

  • Spring water quality and usability in the Mount Cameroon area revealed by hydrogeochemistry

    Andrew Ako Ako;Jun Shimada;Takahiro Hosono;Makoto Kagabu

  • Effect of agriculture on water quality of Lake Biwa tributaries, Japan

    Takanori Nakano;Ichiro Tayasu;Yoshihiro Yamada;Takahiro Hosono

  • Controlling factors and driving mechanisms of nitrate contamination in groundwater system of Bandung Basin, Indonesia, deduced by combined use of stable isotope ratios, CFC age dating, and socioeconomic parameters.

    Ahmad Taufiq;Ahmad Taufiq;Agus J. Effendi;Irwan Iskandar;Takahiro Hosono

  • Combined use of δ13C, δ15N, and δ34S tracers to study anaerobic bacterial processes in groundwater flow systems

    Takahiro Hosono;Takahiro Tokunaga;Akane Tsushima;Jun Shimada

  • Salt weathering of sandstone at the Angkor monuments, Cambodia: identification of the origins of salts using sulfur and strontium isotopes

    Takahiro Hosono;Etsuo Uchida;Chiyuki Suda;Akiyo Ueno

  • Groundwater nitrate contamination in an area using urban wastewaters for agricultural irrigation under arid climate condition, southeast of Tehran, Iran

    Zohre Nejatijahromi;Zohre Nejatijahromi;Hamid Reza Nassery;Takahiro Hosono;Mohammad Nakhaei

  • Nitrate contamination of groundwater in two areas of the Cameroon Volcanic Line (Banana Plain and Mount Cameroon area)

    Andrew Ako Ako;Gloria Eneke Takem Eyong;Jun Shimada;Katsuaki Koike

  • Coseismic Groundwater Drawdown Along Crustal Ruptures During the 2016 Mw 7.0 Kumamoto Earthquake

    T. Hosono;C. Yamada;T. Shibata;Y. Tawara

  • Effects of environmental regulations on heavy metal pollution decline in core sediments from Manila Bay.

    Takahiro Hosono;Chih Chieh Su;Fernando Siringan;Atsuko Amano

  • Nitrogen, carbon, and sulfur isotopic change during heterotrophic (Pseudomonas aureofaciens) and autotrophic (Thiobacillus denitrificans) denitrification reactions.

    Takahiro Hosono;Kelly Alvarez;In Tian Lin;Jun Shimada

  • Stable isotopes show that earthquakes enhance permeability and release water from mountains.

    Takahiro Hosono;Chisato Yamada;Michael Manga;Chi-Yuen Wang

  • Erratum to “Sources of nitrate and ammonium contamination in groundwater under developing Asian megacities”

    Yu Umezawa;Takahiro Hosono;Shin ichi Onodera;Fernando Siringan

Frequent Co-Authors

Makoto Taniguchi
Makoto Taniguchi Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Ichiro Tayasu
Ichiro Tayasu Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Jens Hartmann
Jens Hartmann Universität Hamburg
Toshi Nagata
Toshi Nagata University of Tokyo
Michael E. Böttcher
Michael E. Böttcher Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Haruhiko Nakata
Haruhiko Nakata Kumamoto University
Ronny Berndtsson
Ronny Berndtsson Lund University
Pascale Louvat
Pascale Louvat Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Takuro Niidome
Takuro Niidome Kumamoto University
Michael Manga
Michael Manga University of California, Berkeley

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