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Yo-ichiro Otofuji

Yo-ichiro Otofuji

Yo-ichiro Otofuji 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 Yo-ichiro Otofuji sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Yo-ichiro Otofuji 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 Yo-ichiro Otofuji sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yo-ichiro Otofuji is affiliated with Kobe University in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The primary scientific focus includes Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, and Geology.

The main research topics covered by Yo-ichiro Otofuji involve:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yo-ichiro Otofuji include:

  • Yuhji Yamamoto
  • Y Yoshimura
  • Hyeon-Seon Ahn
  • Tesfaye Kidane
  • Toshitsugu Yamazaki

The scientist has published articles in several venues, including:

  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Journal of Geodynamics
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Island Arc
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Yo-ichiro Otofuji include:

  • "Geomagnetic Paleointensity Around 30 Ma Estimated From Afro-Arabian Large Igneous Province," 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Paleomagnetism, paleointensity and geochronology of a Proterozoic dolerite dyke from southern West Greenland," 2020, Journal of Geodynamics
  • "High-resolution palaeomagnetic results of Ethiopian trap series from Lima Limo section: implications for the Oligocene geomagnetic field behaviour and timing of volcanism," 2020, Geophysical Journal International
  • "Kibi Plateau: A stable-coherent tectonic unit in the active Japanese Islands," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Estimating the amount of uplift from the current elevation of strata at the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum: A case study of Kibi Plateau in Southwest Japan," 2024, Island Arc

Best Publications

  • Opening mode of the Japan Sea inferred from the palaeomagnetism of the Japan Arc

    Yo-Ichiro Otofuji;Takaaki Matsuda;Susumu Nohda

  • Paleomagnetic evidence for the Miocene counter-clockwise rotation of Northeast Japan—rifting process of the Japan arc

    Yo-ichiro Otofuji;Takaaki Matsuda;Susumu Nohda

  • Paleomagnetic evidence for the clockwise rotation of Southwest Japan

    Yo-ichiro Otofuji;Takaaki Matsuda

  • Rapid rotation of southwest Japan—palaeomagnetism and K‐Ar ages of Miocene volcanic rocks of southwest Japan

    Yo-ichiro Otofuji;Tetsumaru Itaya;Takaaki Matsuda

  • Timing of rotational motion of Southwest Japan inferred from paleomagnetism

    Yo-ichiro Otofuji;Takaaki Matsuda

  • When was the Japan Sea opened? : Paleomagnetic evidence from Southwest Japan

    Y. Otofuji

  • Amount of clockwise rotation of Southwest Japan — fan shape opening of the southwestern part of the Japan Sea

    Yo-Ichiro Otofuji;Takaaki Matsuda

  • Large tectonic movement of the Japan Arc in late Cenozoic times inferred from paleomagnetism: Review and synthesis

    Yo-Ichiro Otofuji

  • Opening of the Sea of Japan back-arc basin by asthenospheric injection

    Yoshiyuki Tatsumi;Yo-Ichiro Otofuji;Takaaki Matsuda;Susumu Nohda

  • Asthenospheric injection and back-arc opening: Isotopic evidence from northeast Japan☆

    Susumu Nohda;Yoshiyuki Tatsumi;Yo-Ichiro Otofuji;Takaaki Matsuda

  • Counterclockwise rotation of Northeast Japan: Paleomagnetic evidence for regional extent and timing of rotation

    Yo-ichiro Otofuji;Ayumi Kambara;Takaaki Matsuda;Susumu Nohda

  • Clockwise rotation of the Red River fault inferred from paleomagnetic study of Cretaceous rocks in the Shan-Thai-Malay block of Western Yunnan, China

    Shoubu Funahara;Nobukazu Nishiwaki;Fumiyuki Murata;Yo-ichiro Otofuji

  • Paleomagnetic study of middle Cretaceous rocks from Yunlong, western Yunnan, China: evidence of southward displacement of Indochina

    Ken Sato;Yuyan Liu;Zhicheng Zhu;Zhenyu Yang

  • Tertiary paleomagnetic data from northwestern Yunnan, China: further evidence for large clockwise rotation of the Indochina block and its tectonic implications

    Ken Sato;Yuyan Liu;Zhicheng Zhu;Zhenyu Yang

  • Early Paleozoic paleomagnetic poles from the western part of the North China Block and their implications

    Baochun Huang;Baochun Huang;Zhenyu Yang;Yo-ichiro Otofuji;Rixiang Zhu

  • Paleomagnetic study of Cretaceous rocks from Pu'er, western Yunnan, China: Evidence of internal deformation of the Indochina block

    Ken Sato;Yuyan Liu;Yongbiao Wang;Masahiko Yokoyama

  • Palaeomagnetic study of eastern Tibet-deformation of the Three Rivers region

    Y. Otofuji;Y. Inoue;S. Funahara;F. Murata

  • Discrepant Cretaceous paleomagnetic poles between Eastern China and Indochina: a consequence of the extrusion of Indochina

    Zhenyu Yang;Jiyun Yin;Zhiming Sun;Yo-ichiro Otofuji

  • The Early Paleozoic paleogeography of the North China block and the other major blocks of China

    Baochun Huang;Rixiang Zhu;Y. Otofuji;Zhenyu Yang

  • Paleomagnetic study of Upper Jurassic rocks from the Sichuan basin: tectonic aspects for the collision between the Yangtze Block and the North China Block

    Masahiko Yokoyama;Yuyan Liu;Nadir Halim;Yo-ichiro Otofuji

  • Paleomagnetism of Atlantic, Tethys and Iapetus Oceans: Rob Van der Voo (Editor). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1993, vii + 411 pp., £60.00, ISBN 0-521-41941-7 (hardcover)

    Yo-ichiro Otofuji

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhenyu Yang
Zhenyu Yang Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Baochun Huang
Baochun Huang Peking University
Tetsumaru Itaya
Tetsumaru Itaya Okayama University of Science
Rixiang Zhu
Rixiang Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhiming Sun
Zhiming Sun Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Yoshiyuki Tatsumi
Yoshiyuki Tatsumi Kobe University
Joseph L. Kirschvink
Joseph L. Kirschvink California Institute of Technology
Toshitsugu Yamazaki
Toshitsugu Yamazaki University of Tokyo
Takahiro Tagami
Takahiro Tagami Kyoto University
Francis H. Brown
Francis H. Brown University of Utah

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