| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 44 | 4644 | 4274 | 114 | 105 | 276 | 8864 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Tomokatsu Morota between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tomokatsu Morota published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 13.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2019. 8 of the 313 publications appeared in the last two years.
313 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 20 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 16 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| Total | 313 |
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 Tomokatsu Morota sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 276 publications — 83rd percentile
83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 276 |
| 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 |
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 Tomokatsu Morota sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile
50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 44 |
| 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 |
Tomokatsu Morota is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and specializes in fields related to physics, astronomy, earth, and planetary sciences. Their research focuses primarily on astronomy and astrophysics, with significant contributions to atmospheric science, ecology, geophysics, and aerospace engineering.
The scientist has published extensively on topics including astro and planetary science, planetary science and exploration, geology and paleoclimatology research, isotope analysis in ecology, geological and geochemical analysis, stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, as well as space science and extraterrestrial life.
Morota's recent important papers include the following:
Frequent co-authors in Morota's research collaborations include:
Morota has published across various venues, with the most frequent being:
The scientist's work contributes notably to understanding asteroid composition, surface evolution, and the geochemical and organic characteristics of returned samples from celestial bodies such as asteroid Ryugu, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within planetary science and exploration.
S. Watanabe;S. Watanabe;M. Hirabayashi;N. Hirata;Na. Hirata
S. Sugita;S. Sugita;R. Honda;T. Morota;S. Kameda
Makiko Ohtake;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Junichi Haruyama;Yasuhiro Yokota
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K. Kitazato;R. E. Milliken;T. Iwata;T. Iwata;M. Abe;M. Abe
Junichi Haruyama;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Makiko Ohtake;Tomokatsu Morota
M. Arakawa;T. Saiki;K. Wada;K. Ogawa;K. Ogawa
Satoru Yamamoto;Ryosuke Nakamura;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Yoshiko Ogawa
Junichi Haruyama;Kazuyuki Hioki;Motomaro Shirao;Tomokatsu Morota
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Junichi Haruyama;Makiko Ohtake;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Tomokatsu Morota
T. Morota;T. Morota;S. Sugita;S. Sugita;Y. Cho;M. Kanamaru
Tomokatsu Morota;Junichi Haruyama;Makiko Ohtake;Tsuneo Matsunaga
Makiko Ohtake;Junichi Haruyama;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Yasuhiro Yokota
S. Yamamoto;R. Nakamura;T. Matsunaga;Y. Ogawa
Tatsuhiro Michikami;Chikatoshi Honda;Hideaki Miyamoto;Masatoshi Hirabayashi
Tatsuaki Okada;Tatsuaki Okada;Tetsuya Fukuhara;Satoshi Tanaka;Satoshi Tanaka;Satoshi Tanaka;Makoto Taguchi
Tsuneo Matsunaga;Makiko Ohtake;Junichi Haruyama;Yoshiko Ogawa
Yasuhiro Yokota;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Makiko Ohtake;Junichi Haruyama
R. Jaumann;R. Jaumann;N. Schmitz;T.-M. Ho;S. E. Schröder
Makiko Ohtake;Hiroshi Takeda;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Yasuhiro Yokota
Junichi Haruyama;Makiko Ohtake;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Tomokatsu Morota
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