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64
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1485
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Toshihiko Shimamoto 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 Toshihiko Shimamoto sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 237 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Toshihiko Shimamoto 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 Toshihiko Shimamoto sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Toshihiko Shimamoto is affiliated with the China Earthquake Administration in China. Their research primarily focuses on earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and geological and geochemical analysis within the broader field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. A significant subfield of their expertise lies in Geophysics.

The scientist's recent contributions include the paper titled "Seismic fault slip at depths simulated by high-velocity friction experiments under hydrothermal conditions", published in 2025 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This work is part of a portfolio that currently includes publications in this prestigious venue.

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research career, with frequent co-authors including Lu Yao, Wei Feng, Chiara Cornelio, Shengli Ma, and Giulio Di Toro.

Among awards, Toshihiko Shimamoto was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019, highlighting their standing within the scientific community.

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

  • Seismic fault slip at depths simulated by high-velocity friction experiments under hydrothermal conditions (2025), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

  • Lu Yao
  • Wei Feng
  • Chiara Cornelio
  • Shengli Ma
  • Giulio Di Toro

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Fault lubrication during earthquakes

    G. Di Toro;G. Di Toro;R. Han;T. Hirose;N. De Paola

  • Internal structure and permeability of major strike-slip fault zones: the Median Tectonic Line in Mie Prefecture, Southwest Japan

    Christopher A.J Wibberley;Toshihiko Shimamoto

  • Stress-dependence of the permeability and porosity of sandstone and shale from TCDP Hole-A

    Jia Jyun Dong;Jui Yu Hsu;Wen Jie Wu;Toshi Shimamoto

  • High-velocity frictional properties of gabbro

    Akito Tsutsumi;Toshihiko Shimamoto

  • Ultralow Friction of Carbonate Faults Caused by Thermal Decomposition

    Raehee Han;Raehee Han;Raehee Han;Toshihiko Shimamoto;Toshihiko Shimamoto;Toshihiko Shimamoto;Takehiro Hirose;Takehiro Hirose;Takehiro Hirose;Jin Han Ree;Jin Han Ree;Jin Han Ree

  • Earthquake slip weakening and asperities explained by thermal pressurization

    Christopher A. J. Wibberley;Toshihiko Shimamoto

  • Natural and Experimental Evidence of Melt Lubrication of Faults During Earthquakes

    Giulio Di Toro;Giulio Di Toro;Giulio Di Toro;Takehiro Hirose;Takehiro Hirose;Takehiro Hirose;Stefan Nielsen;Stefan Nielsen;Stefan Nielsen;Giorgio Pennacchioni;Giorgio Pennacchioni;Giorgio Pennacchioni

  • Growth of molten zone as a mechanism of slip weakening of simulated faults in gabbro during frictional melting

    Takehiro Hirose;Toshihiko Shimamoto

  • Comparison of Klinkenberg-corrected gas permeability and water permeability in sedimentary rocks

    Wataru Tanikawa;Toshihiko Shimamoto

  • Triggering of the Pohang, Korea, Earthquake (Mw 5.5) by Enhanced Geothermal System Stimulation

    William L. Ellsworth;Domenico Giardini;John Townend;Shemin Ge

  • Strong velocity weakening and powder lubrication of simulated carbonate faults at seismic slip rates

    Raehee Han;Raehee Han;Takehiro Hirose;Toshihiko Shimamoto

  • High‐velocity frictional properties of a clay‐bearing fault gouge and implications for earthquake mechanics

    N. Brantut;A. Schubnel;J.-N. Rouzaud;F. Brunet

  • Managing injection-induced seismic risks.

    Kang-Kun Lee;William L. Ellsworth;Domenico Giardini;John Townend

  • Stuck in the mud? Earthquake nucleation and propagation through accretionary forearcs

    D. R. Faulkner;T. M. Mitchell;J. Behnsen;T. Hirose

  • Transition Between Frictional Slip and Ductile Flow for Halite Shear Zones at Room Temperature

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  • Reconstruction of seismic faulting by high-velocity friction experiments: An example of the 1995 Kobe earthquake

    Kazuo Mizoguchi;Takehiro Hirose;Toshihiko Shimamoto;Eiichi Fukuyama

  • Klinkenberg effect for gas permeability and its comparison to water permeability for porous sedimentary rocks

    W. Tanikawa;T. Shimamoto

  • Frictional melt and seismic slip

    S. Nielsen;G. Di Toro;T. Hirose;T. Hirose;T. Shimamoto

  • Pulverized fault rocks and damage asymmetry along the Arima-Takatsuki Tectonic Line, Japan

    T.M. Mitchell;Y. Ben-Zion;T. Shimamoto

  • The nature and importance of phyllonite development in crustal-scale fault cores : an example from the Median Tectonic Line, Japan.

    S.P. Jefferies;R.E. Holdsworth;C.A.J. Wibberley;T. Shimamoto

  • Natural and Experimental Evidence of Melt Lubrication of Faults During Earthquakes

    G. di Toro;T. Hirose;S. Nielsen;G. Pennacchioni

  • High Velocity Frictional Properties of a Clay-Bearing Fault Gouge and Implications for Earthquake Mechanics

    F. Brunet;N. Brantut;A. Schubnel;J. Rouzaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Takehiro Hirose
Takehiro Hirose Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Giulio Di Toro
Giulio Di Toro University of Padua
Eiichi Fukuyama
Eiichi Fukuyama Kyoto University
Stefan Nielsen
Stefan Nielsen Durham University
André R. Niemeijer
André R. Niemeijer Utrecht University
Sheng-Rong Song
Sheng-Rong Song National Taiwan University
Christopher J. Spiers
Christopher J. Spiers Utrecht University
Giorgio Pennacchioni
Giorgio Pennacchioni University of Padua
Alexandre Schubnel
Alexandre Schubnel École Normale Supérieure
Daniel R. Faulkner
Daniel R. Faulkner University of Liverpool

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