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Yoshihiko Matsui

Yoshihiko Matsui

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
41
Citations
5501
World Ranking
7824
National Ranking
156

Yoshihiko Matsui publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yoshihiko Matsui sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 178 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Yoshihiko Matsui D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yoshihiko Matsui sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yoshihiko Matsui is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan, contributing primarily to the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research spans multiple interconnected areas, particularly focusing on water science and technology, health, toxicology, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work delves into specific subfields such as water science and technology, health, toxicology, mutagenesis, biomedical engineering, pollution, and electrical and electronic engineering. The main topics of study that Yoshihiko Matsui has addressed include membrane separation technologies, water treatment and disinfection, pesticide and herbicide environmental studies, membrane-based ion separation techniques, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, vacuum and plasma arcs, and pesticide exposure and toxicity.

Yoshihiko Matsui has contributed to numerous publications, appearing mostly in journals with a focus on environmental and water research issues. Frequent venues for their publications include Water Research, The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Water Process Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, and Chemosphere. These journals represent diverse aspects of environmental science and engineering with an emphasis on water treatment technologies and environmental contamination.

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Yoshihiko Matsui include:

  • Differences in removal rates of virgin/decayed microplastics, viruses, activated carbon, and kaolin/montmorillonite clay particles by coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, and rapid sand filtration during water treatment (2021, Water Research)
  • National trends in pesticides in drinking water and water sources in Japan (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Characterization of the Depth of Discharge-Dependent Charge Transfer Resistance of a Single LiFePO4 Particle (2021, Analytical Chemistry)
  • Long-term removal of perfluoroalkyl substances via activated carbon process for general advanced treatment purposes (2023, Water Research)
  • Overlooked effect of ordinary inorganic ions on polyaluminum-chloride coagulation treatment (2023, Water Research)

Collaboration plays a role in Yoshihiko Matsui's research, with frequent co-authors including Nobutaka Shirasaki, Taku Matsushita, Yoshifumi Nakazawa, Shun Saito, and Akihiro Suwa. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers working together predominantly in environmental science and engineering topics.

Best Publications

  • Arsenic intake via water and food by a population living in an arsenic-affected area of Bangladesh.

    Koichi Ohno;Tatsuya Yanase;Yuki Matsuo;Tetsuro Kimura

  • Predicting the Capacity of Powdered Activated Carbon for Trace Organic Compounds in Natural Waters

    Detlef R. U. Knappe;Yoshihiko Matsui;Vernon L. Snoeyink;Pascal Roche

  • Effect of natural organic matter on powdered activated carbon adsorption of trace contaminants: characteristics and mechanism of competitive adsorption.

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Yoshitaka Fukuda;Takanobu Inoue;Taku Matsushita

  • Factors affecting the adsorption capacity of dissolved organic matter onto activated carbon: modified isotherm analysis.

    Fusheng Li;Akira Yuasa;Kunio Ebie;Yoshihiro Azuma

  • Comparison of natural organic matter adsorption capacities of super-powdered activated carbon and powdered activated Carbon.

    Naoya Ando;Yoshihiko Matsui;Ryuji Kurotobi;Yu Nakano

  • Characteristics of competitive adsorption between 2-methylisoborneol and natural organic matter on superfine and conventionally sized powdered activated carbons.

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Tomoaki Yoshida;Soichi Nakao;Detlef R.U. Knappe

  • Minimizing residual aluminum concentration in treated water by tailoring properties of polyaluminum coagulants.

    Masaoki Kimura;Yoshihiko Matsui;Kenta Kondo;Tairyo B. Ishikawa

  • Virus inactivation in aluminum and polyaluminum coagulation.

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Taku Matsushita;Satoru Sakuma;Takahito Gojo

  • Invasion of the non-indigenous nuisance mussel, Limnoperna fortunei, into water supply facilities in Japan.

    Yasumoto Magara;Yoshihiko Matsui;Yoshinori Goto;Akira Yuasa

  • Pesticide adsorption by granular activated carbon adsorbers. 1. Effect of natural organic matter preloading on removal rates and model simplification.

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Detlef R. U. Knappe;Ryuichi Takagi

  • Adsorption capacities of activated carbons for geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol vary with activated carbon particle size: Effects of adsorbent and adsorbate characteristics.

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Soichi Nakao;Asuka Sakamoto;Takuma Taniguchi

  • Geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol removal using superfine powdered activated carbon: shell adsorption and branched-pore kinetic model analysis and optimal particle size.

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Soichi Nakao;Takuma Taniguchi;Taku Matsushita

  • A kinetic model for dissolved air flotation in water and wastewater treatment

    K. Fukushi;N. Tambo;Y. Matsui

  • Pesticide Adsorption by Granular Activated Carbon Adsorbers. 2. Effects of Pesticide and Natural Organic Matter Characteristics on Pesticide Breakthrough Curves

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Detilef R U Knappe;Kenjiro Iwaki;Hironobu Ohira

  • Dynamic analysis of coagulation with alum and PACl

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Akira Yuasa;Yuji Furuya;Tasuku Kamei

  • Effect of membrane pore size, coagulation time, and coagulant dose on virus removal by a coagulation-ceramic microfiltration hybrid system

    T. Matsushita;Y. Matsui;N. Shirasaki;Y. Kato

  • Occurrence of a veterinary antibiotic in streams in a small catchment area with livestock farms

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Takahiro Ozu;Takanobu Inoue;Taku Matsushita

  • Effects of super-powdered activated carbon pretreatment on coagulation and trans-membrane pressure buildup during microfiltration.

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Hiroki Hasegawa;Koich Ohno;Taku Matsushita

  • Branched pore kinetic model analysis of geosmin adsorption on super-powdered activated carbon

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Naoya Ando;Hiroshi Sasaki;Taku Matsushita

  • Removals of pesticides and pesticide transformation products during drinking water treatment processes and their impact on mutagen formation potential after chlorination

    Taku Matsushita;Ayako Morimoto;Taisuke Kuriyama;Eisuke Matsumoto

  • Removal of a synthetic organic chemical by PAC-UF systems--I: Theory and modeling.

    Yoshihiko Matsui;Akira Yuasa;Kiyotaka Ariga

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef R.U. Knappe
Detlef R.U. Knappe North Carolina State University
Vernon L. Snoeyink
Vernon L. Snoeyink University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Peter Jarvis
Peter Jarvis Cranfield University
Hisayoshi Yurimoto
Hisayoshi Yurimoto Hokkaido University

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