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Yasuhito Osanai

Yasuhito Osanai

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Earth Science

D-Index
38
Citations
4753
World Ranking
6587
National Ranking
187

Overview

Yasuhito Osanai is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Computer Science. Their work predominantly spans various subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geology, Atmospheric Science, and Paleontology.

The primary focus of their research includes Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological Studies and Exploration, and Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Osanai's publishing record features numerous articles in scientific venues, with a concentration in journals such as Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, Gondwana Research, Journal of Metamorphic Geology, Indonesian Journal on Geoscience, and Polar Science.

Some of the recent papers published by Yasuhito Osanai include:

  • Evolution of the Indochina block from its formation to amalgamation with Asia: Constraints from protoliths in the Kontum Massif, Vietnam (2020, Gondwana Research)
  • Hybrid phase equilibria modelling with conventional and trace element thermobarometry to assess the P-T evolution of UHT granulites: An example from the Highland Complex, Sri Lanka (2020, Journal of Metamorphic Geology)
  • Peak Metamorphic Conditions of Garnet Amphibolite from Luk Ulo Complex, Central Java, Indonesia: Implications for Medium-Pressure/High-Temperature Metamorphism in the Central Indonesian Accretionary Collision Complex (2020, Indonesian Journal on Geoscience)
  • Zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of granitic rocks in central Mongolia (2020, Mongolian Geoscientist)
  • Zircon geochronology of high-grade metamorphic rocks from outcrops along the Prince Olav Coast, East Antarctica: Implications for multi-thermal events and regional correlations (2023, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Osanai include Nobuhiko Nakano, Tatsuro Adachi, Tomokazu Hokada, Ippei Kitano, and Masaaki Owada. Collaboration with these researchers spans multiple studies and publications.

Osanai's academic contributions are situated primarily in journals that focus on mineralogy, petrology, and geosciences, indicating a detailed engagement with metamorphic and high-pressure geological processes, as well as geochronology.

Best Publications

  • Ultrahigh-temperature Metamorphism (1150°C, 12 kbar) and Multistage Evolution of Mg-, Al-rich Granulites from the Central Highland Complex, Sri Lanka

    K. Sajeev;Y. Osanai

  • Ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism followed by two-stage decompression of garnet–orthopyroxene–sillimanite granulites from Ganguvarpatti, Madurai block, southern India

    K. Sajeev;K. Sajeev;Y. Osanai;Y. Osanai;M. Santosh

  • Triassic eclogite from northern Vietnam: inferences and geological significance

    N. Nakano;Y. Osanai;K. Sajeev;Y. Hayasaka

  • Discovery of high-pressure granulite-facies metamorphism in northern Vietnam: Constraints on the Permo-Triassic Indochinese continental collision tectonics

    Nobuhiko Nakano;Yasuhito Osanai;Nguyen Thi Minh;Tomoharu Miyamoto

  • Very high-density carbonic fluid inclusions in sapphirine-bearing granulites from Tonagh Island in the Archean Napier Complex, East Antarctica: implications for CO 2 infiltration during ultrahigh-temperature (T>1,100 C) metamorphism

    Toshiaki Tsunogae;M. Santosh;Yasuhito Osanai;Masaaki Owada

  • Evolution of the Hidaka metamorphic belt, northern Japan

    M. Komatsu;Y. Osanai;T. Toyoshima;S. Miyashita

  • Metamorphism and granite genesis in the Hidaka Metamorphic Belt, Hokkaido, Japan

    Y. Osanai;M. Komatsu;M. Owada

  • Geologic and metamorphic evolution of the basement complexes in the Kontum Massif, central Vietnam

    Nobuhiko Nakano;Yasuhito Osanai;Masaaki Owada;T. N. Nam

  • Metamorphic evolution of high-pressure and ultrahigh-temperature granulites from the Highland Complex, Sri Lanka

    Yasuhito Osanai;Krishnan Sajeev;Masaaki Owada;K.V.Wilbert Kehelpannala

  • Sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe U-Pb dating of prograde and retrograde ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism as exemplified by Sri Lankan granulites

    K. Sajeev;I.S. Williams;Y. Osanai

  • Geologic evolution of the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica: Collision tectonics proposed based on metamorphic processes and magnetic anomalies

    Yasuhito Osanai;Yoshifumi Nogi;Sotaro Baba;Nobuhiko Nakano

  • Permo-Triassic ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism in the Kontum massif, central Vietnam

    Yasuhito Osanai;Nobuhiko Nakano;Masaaki Owada;Tran Ngoc Nam

  • Tectonic evolution of high-grade metamorphic terranes in central Vietnam: Constraints from large-scale monazite geochronology

    Nobuhiko Nakano;Yasuhito Osanai;Masaaki Owada;Tran Ngoc Nam

  • Sapphirine‐bearing granulites and related high‐temperature metamorphic rocks from the Higo metamorphic terrane, west‐central Kyushu, Japan

    Y. Osanai;T. Hamamoto;O. Maishima;H. Kagami

  • Extreme crustal metamorphism during a Neoproterozoic event in Sri Lanka : A study of dry mafic granulites

    K. Sajeev;Y. Osanai;J. A. D. Connolly;J. A. D. Connolly;S. Suzuki;S. Suzuki

  • Removal of lead and other toxic metals in heavily contaminated soil using biodegradable chelators: GLDA, citric acid and ascorbic acid.

    Nguyen Van Thinh;Nguyen Van Thinh;Yasuhito Osanai;Tatsuro Adachi;Bui Thi Sinh Vuong

  • Osumilite and spinel + quartz from Sri Lanka: Implications for UHT conditions and retrograde P-T path

    K. Sajeev;Yasuhito Osanai

  • Geochemical characteristics of metamorphic rocks from the central Sor Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

    Y. Osanai

  • Crustal anatexis and melt migrations in the Higo metamorphic terrane, west-central Kyushu, Kumamoto, Japan

    M. Obata;Y. Yoshimura;K. Nagakawa;S. Odawara

  • Collision zone metamorphism in Vietnam and adjacent South-eastern Asia: Proposition for Trans Vietnam Orogenic Belt

    Yasuhito Osanai;Nobuhiko Nakano;Masaaki Owada;Tran Ngoc Nam

  • Tectonic evolution of high-grade metamorphic terranes in central Vietnam

    Nobuhiko Nakano;Yasuhito Osanai;Masaaki Owada;Charusiri Punya

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshiaki Tsunogae
Toshiaki Tsunogae University of Tsukuba
Hiroo Kagami
Hiroo Kagami Niigata University
Toshisuke Kawasaki
Toshisuke Kawasaki Ritsumeikan University
M. Santosh
M. Santosh China University of Geosciences
Samuel B. Mukasa
Samuel B. Mukasa University of Minnesota
Simon L. Harley
Simon L. Harley University of Edinburgh
Jun-Ichi Kimura
Jun-Ichi Kimura Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Phong K. Thai
Phong K. Thai University of Queensland
Akira Miyake
Akira Miyake University of Colorado Boulder

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