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Yoshihiko Tamura publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yoshihiko Tamura between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yoshihiko Tamura published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 113 publications in 2015. 12 of the 340 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 113. Peak 113 publications in 2015. 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 113 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications
1977 2025

340 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yoshihiko Tamura: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 2
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 2
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 3
1996 2
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 6
2002 4
2003 7
2004 2
2005 7
2006 11
2007 7
2008 4
2009 11
2010 11
2011 8
2012 9
2013 4
2014 13
2015 113
2016 19
2017 14
2018 17
2019 12
2020 5
2021 15
2022 6
2023 7
2024 6
2025 6
Total 340
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Yoshihiko Tamura publications per year - data summary

  • Yoshihiko Tamura, a Earth Science scholar from Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, has 340 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1977 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 113 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1978, 1989, 1990, 1994 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 14 of the 49 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.7 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 40 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1977-1993: 7 publications (0.4 per year); 1994-2010: 79 publications (4.6 per year); 2011-2025: 254 publications (16.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Yoshihiko Tamura 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 Yoshihiko Tamura sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 268–277 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 272 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147 272
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Yoshihiko Tamura publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Yoshihiko Tamura, a Earth Science scholar from Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, records 272 publications - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Yoshihiko Tamura, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Yoshihiko Tamura ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Yoshihiko Tamura 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 Yoshihiko Tamura sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 32 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278 32
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Yoshihiko Tamura D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Yoshihiko Tamura, a Earth Science scholar from Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, records 32 D-Index - the 7th percentile of the discipline.
  • 7% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Yoshihiko Tamura, and about 93% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Yoshihiko Tamura ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Yoshihiko Tamura is affiliated with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with an emphasis on Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, Geology, and Ocean Engineering.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Yoshihiko Tamura has produced research published in multiple venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Island Arc
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • American Mineralogist

Recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Molybdenum isotopes unmask slab dehydration and melting beneath the Mariana arc," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Variety of the drift pumice clasts from the 2021 Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba eruption, Japan," 2022, Island Arc
  • "Petrographic characteristics in the pumice clast deposited along the Gulf of Thailand, drifted from Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba," 2022, GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
  • "Oxidation-induced nanolite crystallization triggered the 2021 eruption of Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba, Japan," 2023, Scientific Reports
  • "Intermittent Growth of a Newly-Born Volcanic Island and Its Feeding System Revealed by Geological and Geochemical Monitoring 2013-2020, Nishinoshima, Ogasawara, Japan," 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with various co-authors, with multiple joint publications including:

  • Tomoki Sato
  • Fukashi Maeno
  • Martin Jutzeler
  • Osamu Ishizuka
  • Qing Chang

Best Publications

  • Hot fingers in the mantle wedge: new insights into magma genesis in subduction zones

    Yoshihiko Tamura;Yoshiyuki Tatsumi;Dapeng Zhao;Yukari Kido

  • Remelting of an Andesitic Crust as a Possible Origin for Rhyolitic Magma in Oceanic Arcs: an Example from the Izu–Bonin Arc

    Y. Tamura

  • Seismological evidence for variable growth of crust along the Izu intraoceanic arc

    Shuichi Kodaira;Takeshi Sato;Narumi Takahashi;Aki Ito

  • Long-term eruptive activity at a submarine arc volcano

    Robert W. Embley;William W. Chadwick;William W. Chadwick;Edward T. Baker;David A. Butterfield;David A. Butterfield

  • Across-arc geochemical trends in the Izu-Bonin arc: Contributions from the subducting slab, revisited

    Darren Tollstrup;Jim Gill;Adam Kent;Debra Prinkey

  • New seismological constraints on growth of continental crust in the Izu-Bonin intra-oceanic arc

    Shuichi Kodaira;Takeshi Sato;Narumi Takahashi;Seiichi Miura

  • Heat flow in the Lesser Antilles island arc and adjacent back arc Grenada basin

    Michael Manga;Matthew J. Hornbach;Anne Le Friant;Osamu Ishizuka

  • Silicic Magmas in the Izu–Bonin Oceanic Arc and Implications for Crustal Evolution

    Yoshihiko Tamura;Yoshihiko Tamura;James B. Gill;Darren Tollstrup;Hiroshi Kawabata

  • Migrating shoshonitic magmatism tracks Izu–Bonin–Mariana intra-oceanic arc rift propagation

    O. Ishizuka;O. Ishizuka;M. Yuasa;Y. Tamura;H. Shukuno

  • Origin of silicic magmas and the compositional gap at Sumisu submarine caldera, Izu-Bonin arc, Japan

    H. Shukuno;Y. Tamura;K. Tani;Q. Chang

  • Primary Arc Basalts from Daisen Volcano, Japan: Equilibrium Crystal Fractionation versus Disequilibrium Fractionation during Supercooling

    Y. Tamura;M. Yuhara;T. Ishii

  • Genesis of Island Arc Magmas by Mantle-Derived Bimodal Magmatism: Evidence from the Shirahama Group, Japan

    Y. Tamura

  • Are Arc Basalts Dry, Wet, or Both? Evidence from the Sumisu Caldera Volcano, Izu-Bonin Arc, Japan

    Y. Tamura;K. Tani;O. Ishizuka;Q. Chang

  • Mission Immiscible: Distinct Subduction Components Generate Two Primary Magmas at Pagan Volcano, Mariana Arc

    Yoshihiko Tamura;Osamu Ishizuka;Robert J. Stern;Alexander R. L. Nichols

  • Wet and Dry Basalt Magma Evolution at Torishima Volcano, Izu-Bonin Arc, Japan: the Possible Role of Phengite in the Downgoing Slab

    Y. Tamura;K. Tani;Q. Chang;H. Shukuno

  • Molybdenum isotopes unmask slab dehydration and melting beneath the Mariana arc.

    Hong-Yan Li;Hong-Yan Li;Rui-Peng Zhao;Jie Li;Jie Li;Yoshihiko Tamura

  • Lower crustal H2O controls on the formation of adakitic melts

    G.F. Zellmer;G.F. Zellmer;Y. Iizuka;M. Miyoshi;Y. Tamura

  • Andesites and Dacites from Daisen Volcano, Japan: Partial-to-Total Remelting of an Andesite Magma Body

    Y. Tamura

  • Missing Oligocene Crust of the Izu–Bonin Arc: Consumed or Rejuvenated During Collision?

    Yoshihiko Tamura;Osamu Ishizuka;Kan Aoike;Shinichi Kawate

  • Submarine record of volcanic island construction and collapse in the Lesser Antilles arc: First scientific drilling of submarine volcanic island landslides by IODP Expedition 340

    A. Le Friant;Osamu Ishizuka;Georges Boudon;M.R. Palmer

  • Two Primary Basalt Magma Types from Northwest Rota-1 Volcano, Mariana Arc and its Mantle Diapir or Mantle Wedge Plume

    Y. Tamura;O. Ishizuka;R. J. Stern;H. Shukuno

Frequent Co-Authors

Osamu Ishizuka
Osamu Ishizuka National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Qing Chang
Qing Chang Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
James B. Gill
James B. Gill University of California, Santa Cruz
Robert J. Stern
Robert J. Stern The University of Texas at Dallas
Alexander R. L. Nichols
Alexander R. L. Nichols University of Canterbury
Yoshiyuki Tatsumi
Yoshiyuki Tatsumi Kobe University
Jun-Ichi Kimura
Jun-Ichi Kimura Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Shuichi Kodaira
Shuichi Kodaira Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Katsuyoshi Michibayashi
Katsuyoshi Michibayashi Nagoya University
Richard S. Fiske
Richard S. Fiske Smithsonian Institution

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