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Takao Ohminato

Takao Ohminato

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
33
Citations
4305
World Ranking
8339
National Ranking
256

Takao Ohminato 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 Takao Ohminato sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 143 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Takao Ohminato 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 Takao Ohminato sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Takao Ohminato is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and works primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Molecular Biology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The main focus of Ohminato's work encompasses earthquake and tectonic studies, with significant contributions to Seismology and Earthquake Studies, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis. Additional research areas include Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, as well as Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Ohminato has contributed to a variety of scientific papers published in several notable academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Journal of Disaster Research
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ohminato cover topics such as volcanic activity, geophysical surveys, and eruption dynamics. Selected recent publications are:

  • Seawater-magma interactions sustained the high column during the 2021 phreatomagmatic eruption of Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba, 2022, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Episode 4 (2019-2020) Nishinoshima activity: abrupt transitions in the eruptive style observed by image datasets from multiple satellites, 2022, Earth Planets and Space
  • Aeromagnetic survey in Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, central Japan, by using an unmanned helicopter, 2021, Earth Planets and Space
  • Muon Imaging of Volcanic Conduit Explains Link Between Eruption Frequency and Ground Deformation, 2023, Geophysical Research Letters
  • The sequence of the 2017-2018 eruptions and seismo-acoustic activity at Kirishima volcano group, 2023, Earth Planets and Space

Throughout their career, Takao Ohminato has collaborated frequently with several researchers, enhancing the multidisciplinary nature of their work. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Takayuki Kaneko
  • Mie Ichihara
  • Atsushi Watanabe
  • Fukashi Maeno
  • Yoshiaki Honda

Best Publications

  • Source mechanisms of explosions at Stromboli Volcano, Italy, determined from moment-tensor inversions of very-long-period data

    Bernard Chouet;Phillip Dawson;Takao Ohminato;Marcello Martini

  • A free-surface boundary condition for including 3D topography in the finite-difference method

    Takao Ohminato;Bernard A. Chouet

  • Waveform inversion of very-long-period impulsive signals associated with magmatic injection beneath Kilauea volcano, Hawaii

    Takao Ohminato;Bernard A. Chouet;Phillip Dawson;Sharon Kedar

  • High resolution imaging in the inhomogeneous crust with cosmic-ray muon radiography: The density structure below the volcanic crater floor of Mt. Asama, Japan

    Hiroyuki K.M. Tanaka;Hiroyuki K.M. Tanaka;Toshiyuki Nakano;Satoru Takahashi;Jyunya Yoshida

  • Very-Long-Period Seismic Signals and Caldera Formation at Miyake Island, Japan

    Hiroyuki Kumagai;Takao Ohminato;Masaru Nakano;Masahiro Ooi

  • Aso94: Aso seismic observation with broadband instruments

    H. Kawakatsu;Satoshi Kaneshima;H. Matsubayashi;T. Ohminato

  • Computation of synthetic seismograms and their partial derivatives for heterogeneous media with arbitrary natural boundary conditions using the Direct Solution Method

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  • Mechanism of Phreatic Eruptions at Aso Volcano Inferred from Near-Field Broadband Seismic Observations

    Satoshi Kaneshima;Hitoshi Kawakatsu;Hirotoshi Matsubayashi;Yasuaki Sudo

  • Correction to “Source mechanisms of explosions at Stromboli Volcano, Italy, determined from moment-tensor inversions of very-long-period data”

    B. Chouet;P. Dawson;T. Ohminato;M. Martini

  • High-definition and low-noise muography of the Sakurajima volcano with gaseous tracking detectors.

    László Oláh;Hiroyuki K. M. Tanaka;Takao Ohminato;Dezső Varga

  • Three‐dimensional computational axial tomography scan of a volcano with cosmic ray muon radiography

    Hiroyuki K. M. Tanaka;Hideaki Taira;Tomihisa Uchida;Manobu Tanaka

  • Detecting a mass change inside a volcano by cosmic-ray muon radiography (muography): First results from measurements at Asama volcano, Japan

    Hiroyuki K. M. Tanaka;Tomihisa Uchida;Manobu Tanaka;Minoru Takeo

  • Monitoring volcanic activity using correlation patterns between infrasound and ground motion

    M. Ichihara;M. Takeo;A. Yokoo;J. Oikawa

  • Vulcanian eruptions with dominant single force components observed during the Asama 2004 volcanic activity in Japan

    Takao Ohminato;Minoru Takeo;Hiroyuki Kumagai;Tadashi Yamashina

  • 10s-period volcanic tremors observed over a wide area in southwestern Japan

    Hitoshi Kawakatsu;Takao Ohminato;Hisao Ito

  • Broadband seismic observation at the Sakurajima Volcano, Japan

    Hitoshi Kawakatsu;Takao Ohminato;Hisao Ito;Yasuto Kuwahara

  • Three-dimensional velocity structures of Mount Fuji and the South Fossa Magna, central Japan

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  • Frequency-dependent Attenuation of High-frequency P and S Waves in the Upper Crust in Western Nagano, Japan

    Kazuo Yoshimoto;Haruo Sato;Yoshihisa Iio;Hisao Ito

  • Stress magnitude and its temporal variation at Mt. Asama Volcano, Japan, from seismic anisotropy and GPS

    Martha K. Savage;Takao Ohminato;Yosuke Aoki;Hiroshi Tsuji

  • Seismic imaging of magma chamber beneath an active volcano

    Yutaka Nagaoka;Yutaka Nagaoka;Kiwamu Nishida;Yosuke Aoki;Minoru Takeo

  • P-wave velocity structure beneath Asama Volcano, Japan, inferred from active source seismic experiment

    Yosuke Aoki;Minoru Takeo;Hiroshi Aoyama;Jun Fujimatsu

  • Digitally Telemetered Broadband Seismic Network at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

    P.B. Dawson;C. Dietel;B.A. Chouet;K. Honma

Frequent Co-Authors

Minoru Takeo
Minoru Takeo University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Shinohara
Hiroshi Shinohara National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Martha K. Savage
Martha K. Savage Victoria University of Wellington
Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu Hokkaido University
Hitoshi Kawakatsu
Hitoshi Kawakatsu University of Tokyo
Phillip B. Dawson
Phillip B. Dawson United States Geological Survey
Kiwamu Nishida
Kiwamu Nishida University of Tokyo
Bernard A. Chouet
Bernard A. Chouet United States Geological Survey
Haruo Sato
Haruo Sato Tohoku University

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