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Takeshi Imamura

Takeshi Imamura

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
34
Citations
3351
World Ranking
8133
National Ranking
248

Takeshi Imamura 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 Takeshi Imamura sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 234 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Takeshi Imamura 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 Takeshi Imamura sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Takeshi Imamura is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Imamura has contributed to numerous scientific publications, with frequent venues including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Icarus
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Their recent papers include:

  • "Highly porous nature of a primitive asteroid revealed by thermal imaging", 2020, Nature
  • "Martian moons exploration MMX: sample return mission to Phobos elucidating formation processes of habitable planets", 2022, Earth Planets and Space
  • "Thermophysical properties of the surface of asteroid 162173 Ryugu: Infrared observations and thermal inertia mapping", 2020, Icarus
  • "How waves and turbulence maintain the super-rotation of Venus' atmosphere", 2020, Science
  • "Thermal structure of the Venusian atmosphere from the sub-cloud region to the mesosphere as observed by radio occultation", 2020, Scientific Reports

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Toru Kouyama
  • Yeon Joo Lee
  • Atsushi Yamazaki
  • R. K. Choudhary
  • Takehiko Satoh

Best Publications

  • The structure of Venus’ middle atmosphere and ionosphere

    M. Pätzold;B. Häusler;M. K. Bird;S. Tellmann

  • Large stationary gravity wave in the atmosphere of Venus

    Tetsuya Fukuhara;Masahiko Futaguchi;George L. Hashimoto;Takeshi Horinouchi

  • Highly porous nature of a primitive asteroid revealed by thermal imaging

    Tatsuaki Okada;Tatsuaki Okada;Tetsuya Fukuhara;Satoshi Tanaka;Satoshi Tanaka;Satoshi Tanaka;Makoto Taguchi

  • AKATSUKI returns to Venus

    Masato Nakamura;Takeshi Imamura;Nobuaki Ishii;Takumi Abe

  • Radio science investigations by VeRa onboard the Venus Express spacecraft

    B. Häusler;M. Pätzold;G.L. Tyler;R.A. Simpson

  • Overview of Venus orbiter, Akatsuki

    M. Nakamura;T. Imamura;N. Ishii;T. Abe

  • Planet-C: Venus Climate Orbiter mission of Japan

    Masato Nakamura;Masato Nakamura;Takeshi Imamura;Takeshi Imamura;Munetaka Ueno;Munetaka Ueno;Munetaka Ueno;Naomoto Iwagami;Naomoto Iwagami;Naomoto Iwagami

  • Small-scale temperature fluctuations seen by the VeRa Radio Science Experiment on Venus Express

    S. Tellmann;B. Häusler;D.P. Hinson;G.L. Tyler

  • Long‐term variation in the cloud‐tracked zonal velocities at the cloud top of Venus deduced from Venus Express VMC images

    Toru Kouyama;Takeshi Imamura;Masato Nakamura;Takehiko Satoh

  • Thermal Infrared Imaging Experiments of C-Type Asteroid 162173 Ryugu on Hayabusa2

    Tatsuaki Okada Okada;Tatsuaki Okada Okada;Tetsuya Fukuhara Fukuhara;Satoshi Tanaka Tanaka;Makoto Taguchi Taguchi

  • Initial performance of the radio occultation experiment in the Venus orbiter mission Akatsuki

    Takeshi Imamura;Hiroki Ando;Silvia Tellmann;Martin Pätzold

  • Mean winds at the cloud top of Venus obtained from two-wavelength UV imaging by Akatsuki

    Takeshi Horinouchi;Takeshi Horinouchi;Toru Kouyama;Yeon Joo Lee;Yeon Joo Lee;Shin ya Murakami

  • MaRS: Mars Express Orbiter Radio Science

    M. Patzold;F. M. Neubauer;L. Carone;A. Hagermann

  • Thermophysical properties of the surface of asteroid 162173 Ryugu: Infrared observations and thermal inertia mapping

    Yuri Shimaki;Hiroki Senshu;Naoya Sakatani;Tatsuaki Okada;Tatsuaki Okada

  • Venus cloud formation in the meridional circulation

    Takeshi Imamura;George L. Hashimoto

  • Thermal structure of the Venusian atmosphere from the sub-cloud region to the mesosphere as observed by radio occultation.

    Hiroki Ando;Takeshi Imamura;Silvia Tellmann;Martin Pätzold

  • Elucidating the rate of volcanism on venus: Detection of lava eruptions using near-infrared observations

    George L Hashimoto;Takeshi Imamura

  • Topographical and Local Time Dependence of Large Stationary Gravity Waves Observed at the Cloud Top of Venus

    T. Kouyama;T. Imamura;M. Taguchi;T. Fukuhara

  • Ultraviolet imager on Venus orbiter Akatsuki and its initial results

    Atsushi Yamazaki;Atsushi Yamazaki;Manabu Yamada;Yeon Joo Lee;Yeon Joo Lee;Shigeto Watanabe

  • Long-term Variations of Venus's 365 nm Albedo Observed by Venus Express, Akatsuki, MESSENGER, and the Hubble Space Telescope

    Yeon Joo Lee;Kandis-Lea Jessup;Santiago Perez-Hoyos;Dmitrij V. Titov

  • Horizontal structure of planetary-scale waves at the cloud top of Venus deduced from Galileo SSI images with an improved cloud-tracking technique

    Toru Kouyama;Takeshi Imamura;Masato Nakamura;Takehiko Satoh

  • Martian Moons Exploration MMX: Sample Return Mission to Phobos Elucidating Formation Processes of Habitable Planets

    Kiyoshi Kuramoto;Yasuhiro Kawakatsu;Masaki Fujimoto;Akito Araya

Frequent Co-Authors

Shigeto Watanabe
Shigeto Watanabe Hokkaido Information University
Masahiro Takagi
Masahiro Takagi Kyoto Sangyo University
Sanjay S. Limaye
Sanjay S. Limaye University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tsuneo Matsunaga
Tsuneo Matsunaga National Institute for Environmental Studies
Naru Hirata
Naru Hirata University of Aizu
Takehiko Wada
Takehiko Wada Tohoku University
Agustín Sánchez-Lavega
Agustín Sánchez-Lavega University of the Basque Country
Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi Hokkaido University
Yoshifumi Futaana
Yoshifumi Futaana Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Sho Sasaki
Sho Sasaki Osaka University

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