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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 58 2157 1956 46 41 294 12167

Yoshio Fukao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yoshio Fukao between 1968 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yoshio Fukao published across 58 years, from 1968 to 2025, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2009. 2 of the 312 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2009. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 2 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 5 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 6 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1968 2025

312 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yoshio Fukao: publications per year, 1968 to 2025
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 0
1970 1
1971 2
1972 1
1973 2
1974 0
1975 2
1976 2
1977 3
1978 1
1979 2
1980 1
1981 3
1982 3
1983 3
1984 1
1985 5
1986 2
1987 4
1988 1
1989 6
1990 7
1991 4
1992 7
1993 4
1994 4
1995 3
1996 2
1997 2
1998 7
1999 0
2000 9
2001 9
2002 9
2003 10
2004 10
2005 14
2006 6
2007 4
2008 11
2009 23
2010 18
2011 10
2012 7
2013 12
2014 14
2015 11
2016 10
2017 6
2018 9
2019 6
2020 5
2021 6
2022 4
2023 1
2024 1
2025 1
Total 312
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Yoshio Fukao 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 Yoshio Fukao 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, 288–297 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: 294 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
278–287 128
288–297 119 294
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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Yoshio Fukao 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 Yoshio Fukao 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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
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 58
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Yoshio Fukao is affiliated with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on earth and planetary sciences, with substantial contributions in geophysics, oceanography, nuclear and high energy physics, geology, and mechanics of materials. Within these fields, their work extensively covers earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic waves and analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, as well as oceanographic and atmospheric processes.

The scientist's publication record includes significant papers presented in several venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Detection of "Rapid" Aseismic Slip at the Izu-Bonin Trench, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Wave propagation of meteotsunamis and generation of free tsunamis in the sloping area of the Japan Trench for the 2022 Hunga-Tonga volcanic eruption, 2022, Earth Planets and Space
  • Earthquake Rupture and Tsunami Generation of the 2015 Mw 5.9 Bonin Event Revealed by In Situ Pressure Gauge Array Observations and Integrated Seismic and Tsunami Wave Simulation, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Mesospheric pressure source from the 2022 Hunga, Tonga eruption excites 3.6-mHz air-sea coupled waves, 2023, Science Advances
  • Weak faults at megathrust plate boundary respond to tidal stress, 2021, Earth Planets and Space

The research articles have appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Science Advances

Yoshio Fukao collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Takashi Tonegawa
  • Hiroko Sugioka
  • Tatsuya Kubota
  • Aki Ito
  • Hajime Shiobara

The scientist's main areas of study encompass:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Their specified subfields include:

  • Geophysics
  • Oceanography
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Geology
  • Mechanics of Materials

Work topics predominantly cover:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis

Yoshio Fukao has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Subducting slabs stagnant in the mantle transition zone

    Yoshio Fukao;Masayuki Obayashi;Hiroshi Inoue;Masakazu Nenbai

  • Stagnant slabs in the upper and lower mantle transition region

    Yoshio Fukao;Sri Widiyantoro;Masayuki Obayashi

  • Subducted slabs stagnant above, penetrating through, and trapped below the 660 km discontinuity

    Yoshio Fukao;Masayuki Obayashi

  • Whole mantle P-wave travel time tomography

    Hiroshi Inoue;Yoshio Fukao;Kunio Tanabe;Yosihiko Ogata

  • Stagnant slab : A review

    Yoshio Fukao;Tomoeki Nakakuki;Hisashi Utada;Daisuke Suetsugu

  • Tsunami earthquakes and subduction processes near deep-sea trenches

    Yoshio Fukao

  • Mountain building in the central Andes

    Masaru Kono;Yoshio Fukao;Akihiko Yamamoto

  • Thrust faulting at a lithospheric plate boundary the Portugal earthquake of 1969

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  • Earth's Background Free Oscillations

    Naoki Suda;Naoki Suda;Kazunari Nawa;Kazunari Nawa;Yoshio Fukao;Yoshio Fukao

  • Evidence from core-reflected shear waves for anisotropy in the earth's mantle

    Yoshio Fukao

  • Finite frequency whole mantle P wave tomography: Improvement of subducted slab images

    Masayuki Obayashi;Junko Yoshimitsu;Guust Nolet;Yoshio Fukao

  • Tsunamigenic potential of the shallow subduction plate boundary inferred from slow seismic slip

    Hiroko Sugioka;Taro Okamoto;Takeshi Nakamura;Yasushi Ishihara

  • Source process of a large deep-focus earthquake and its tectonic implications — the Western Brazil earthquake of 1963

    Yoshio Fukao

  • A seismological constraint on the depth of basalt–eclogite transition in a subducting oceanic crust

    Yoshio Fukao;Sadaki Hori;Motoo Ukawa

  • Incessant excitation of the Earth’s free oscillations

    Kazunari Nawa;Naoki Suda;Yoshio Fukao;Tadahiro Sato

  • Seismic detection of the untransformed ‘basaltic’ oceanic crust subducting into the mantle

    Sadaki Hori;Hiroshi Inoue;Yoshio Fukao;Motoo Ukawa

  • Resonant Oscillations Between the Solid Earth and the Atmosphere

    Kiwamu Nishida;Naoki Kobayashi;Yoshio Fukao

  • Mechanism of large earthquakes along the eastern margin of the Japan sea

    Yoshio Fukao;Muneyoshi Furumoto

  • Inversion of long-period P-waves from great earthquakes along subduction zones

    Masayuki Kikuchi;Yoshio Fukao

  • Shear wave splitting in the crust in North China: stress, faults and tectonic implications

    Yuan Gao;Jing Wu;Yoshio Fukao;Yutao Shi

  • Iterative deconvolution of complex body waves from great earthquakes-the Tokachi-Oki earthquake of 1968

    Masayuki Kikuchi;Yoshio Fukao

  • Signature of remnant slabs in the North Pacific from P‐wave tomography

    A. Gorbatov;S. Widiyantoro;Y. Fukao;E. Gordeev

Frequent Co-Authors

Mineo Kumazawa
Mineo Kumazawa Nagoya University
Hiroyuki Kumagai
Hiroyuki Kumagai Nagoya University
Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu Hokkaido University
Kazuro Hirahara
Kazuro Hirahara RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project
Yosihiko Ogata
Yosihiko Ogata The Institute of Statistical Mathematics

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