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Toshihiko Takemura

Toshihiko Takemura

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Environmental Sciences
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
90
Citations
40453
World Ranking
576
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Toshihiko Takemura is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, with significant contributions to global and planetary change as well as atmospheric science.

Their work encompasses a range of subfields including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Oceanography
  • Economics and Econometrics

Main topics within their research include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Toshihiko Takemura has published in various scientific venues, with frequent publications found in:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geoscientific model development
  • Scientific Reports
  • UNC Libraries

Several recent papers illustrate the thematic scope and impact of their research:

  • AeroCom phase III multi-model evaluation of the aerosol life cycle and optical properties using ground- and space-based remote sensing as well as surface in situ observations, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Historical and future changes in air pollutants from CMIP6 models, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Effective radiative forcing from emissions of reactive gases and aerosols - a multi-model comparison, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Climate-driven chemistry and aerosol feedbacks in CMIP6 Earth system models, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Historical total ozone radiative forcing derived from CMIP6 simulations, 2020, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including:

  • Gunnar Myhre (21 joint publications)
  • Dirk Olivié (18 joint publications)
  • Susanne E. Bauer (17 joint publications)
  • Michael Schulz (15 joint publications)
  • Kostas Tsigaridis (15 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and in Radiative Forcing

    Piers Forster;Venkatachalam Ramaswamy;Paulo Artaxo;Terje Berntsen

  • Improved Climate Simulation by MIROC5: Mean States, Variability, and Climate Sensitivity

    Masahiro Watanabe;Tatsuo Suzuki;Ryouta O'Ishi;Yoshiki Komuro

  • Analysis and quantification of the diversities of aerosol life cycles within AeroCom

    C. Textor;M. Schulz;S. Guibert;S. Kinne

  • MIROC-ESM 2010: model description and basic results of CMIP5-20c3m experiments

    S. Watanabe;T. Hajima;K. Sudo;T. Nagashima

  • Global dust model intercomparison in AeroCom phase I

    N. Huneeus;M. Schulz;Y. Balkanski;J. Griesfeller

  • Radiative forcing of the direct aerosol effect from AeroCom Phase II simulations

    Gunnar Myhre;Bjørn Hallvard Samset;M. Schulz;Y. Balkanski

  • A review of measurement-based assessments of the aerosol direct radiative effect and forcing

    H. Yu;H. Yu;Y. J. Kaufman;M. Chin;G. Feingold

  • Description and basic evaluation of simulated mean state, internal variability, and climate sensitivity in MIROC6

    Hiroaki Tatebe;Tomoo Ogura;Tomoko Nitta;Yoshiki Komuro

  • Asian dust transported one full circuit around the globe

    Itsushi Uno;Kenta Eguchi;Keiya Yumimoto;Toshihiko Takemura

  • An AeroCom Initial Assessment - Optical Properties in Aerosol Component Modules of Global Models

    S. Kinne;M. Schulz;C. Textor;S. Guibert

  • Aerosol and monsoon climate interactions over Asia

    Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;W. K.M. Lau;V. Ramanathan;G. Wu

  • Simulation of climate response to aerosol direct and indirect effects with aerosol transport‐radiation model

    Toshihiko Takemura;Toru Nozawa;Seita Emori;Takashi Y. Nakajima

  • Radiative forcing by aerosols as derived from the AeroCom present-day and pre-industrial simulations

    M. Schulz;C. Textor;S. Kinne;Yves Balkanski

  • Evaluation of black carbon estimations in global aerosol models

    D. Koch;D. Koch;M. Schulz;S. Kinne;C. McNaughton

  • Single-Scattering Albedo and Radiative Forcing of Various Aerosol Species with a Global Three-Dimensional Model

    Toshihiko Takemura;Teruyuki Nakajima;Oleg Dubovik;Brent N. Holben

  • Global air quality and climate

    Arlene M. Fiore;Vaishali Naik;Dominick V. Spracklen;Allison Steiner

  • Global premature mortality due to anthropogenic outdoor air pollution and the contribution of past climate change

    Raquel A. Silva;J. Jason West;Yuqiang Zhang;Susan C. Anenberg

  • Global three-dimensional simulation of aerosol optical thickness distribution of various origins

    Toshihiko Takemura;Hajime Okamoto;Yoshihiro Maruyama;Atusi Numaguti

  • The AeroCom evaluation and intercomparison of organic aerosol in global models

    K. Tsigaridis;K. Tsigaridis;N. Daskalakis;N. Daskalakis;M. Kanakidou;P. J. Adams

  • Aerosol indirect effects – general circulation model intercomparison and evaluation with satellite data

    Johannes Quaas;Yi Ming;Surabi Menon;Surabi Menon;T. Takemura

  • A multi-model assessment of pollution transport to the Arctic

    D. T. Shindell;M. Chin;F. Dentener;R. M. Doherty

Frequent Co-Authors

Gunnar Myhre
Gunnar Myhre University of Oslo
Michael Schulz
Michael Schulz Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Olivier Boucher
Olivier Boucher Sorbonne University
Susanne E. Bauer
Susanne E. Bauer Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Drew T. Shindell
Drew T. Shindell Duke University
Alf Kirkevåg
Alf Kirkevåg Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Jean-Francois Lamarque
Jean-Francois Lamarque National Center for Atmospheric Research
Mian Chin
Mian Chin Goddard Space Flight Center
Teruyuki Nakajima
Teruyuki Nakajima University of Tokyo
Trond Iversen
Trond Iversen Norwegian Meteorological Institute

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