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Yugo Kanaya 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 Yugo Kanaya sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 307 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Yugo Kanaya 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 Yugo Kanaya sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Yugo Kanaya is affiliated with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Additional subfields in their work include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The main topics of Kanaya's research consist of:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

The scientist has published extensively, contributing significantly to a number of academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth system science data

Among the recent papers authored by or involving Kanaya are the following works:

  • "Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5P TROPOMI NO 2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks" (2021), published in Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Updated tropospheric chemistry reanalysis and emission estimates, TCR-2, for 2005-2018" (2020), published in Earth system science data
  • "A new TROPOMI product for tropospheric NO 2 columns over East Asia with explicit aerosol corrections" (2020), published in Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Validation of tropospheric NO 2 column measurements of GOME-2A and OMI using MAX-DOAS and direct sun network observations" (2020), published in Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Characterization of microplastics on filter substrates based on hyperspectral imaging: Laboratory assessments" (2020), published in Environmental Pollution

Kanaya frequently collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Fumikazu Taketani
  • Takuma Miyakawa
  • Masayuki Takigawa
  • Chunmao Zhu
  • Takashi Sekiya

Best Publications

  • New Era of Air Quality Monitoring from Space: Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS)

    Jhoon Kim;Ukkyo Jeong;Myoung Hwan Ahn;Jae H. Kim

  • Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5p TROPOMI NO 2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks

    Tijl Verhoelst;Steven Compernolle;Gaia Pinardi;Jean-Christopher Lambert

  • Decadal changes in global surface NO x emissions from multi-constituent satellite data assimilation

    Kazuyuki Miyazaki;Kazuyuki Miyazaki;Henk Eskes;Kengo Sudo;K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma

  • Urban photochemistry in central Tokyo 1. Observed and modeled OH and HO2 radical concentrations during the winter and summer of 2004

    Yugo Kanaya;Renqiu Cao;Hajime Akimoto;Masato Fukuda

  • Organic molecular compositions and temporal variations of summertime mountain aerosols over Mt. Tai, North China Plain

    Pingqing Fu;Pingqing Fu;Kimitaka Kawamura;Kazuhiro Okuzawa;Shankar Gopala Aggarwal

  • Comparison of box-air-mass-factors and radiances for Multiple-Axis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) geometries calculated from different UV/visible radiative transfer models

    T. Wagner;T. Wagner;J. P. Burrows;T. Deutschmann;B. Dix

  • Diurnal variations of organic molecular tracers and stable carbon isotopic composition in atmospheric aerosols over Mt. Tai in the North China Plain: an influence of biomass burning

    P. Q. Fu;P. Q. Fu;K. Kawamura;J. Chen;J. Li

  • Eight-component retrievals from ground-based MAX-DOAS observations

    H. Irie;H. Takashima;Y. Kanaya;K.F. Boersma;K.F. Boersma

  • High abundances of water-soluble dicarboxylic acids, ketocarboxylic acids and α-dicarbonyls in the mountaintop aerosols over the North China Plain during wheat burning season

    K. Kawamura;E. Tachibana;K. Okuzawa;S. G. Aggarwal;S. G. Aggarwal

  • Impacts of aerosols on summertime tropospheric photolysis frequencies and photochemistry over Central Eastern China

    J. Li;Z. Wang;X. Wang;K. Yamaji

  • First retrieval of tropospheric aerosol profiles using MAX-DOAS and comparison with lidar and sky radiometer measurements

    H. Irie;Y. Kanaya;H. Akimoto;H. Iwabuchi

  • Development of a measurement system of OH reactivity in the atmosphere by using a laser-induced pump and probe technique

    Yasuhiro Sadanaga;Ayako Yoshino;Keisuke Watanabe;Atsushi Yoshioka

  • Updated tropospheric chemistry reanalysis and emission estimates, TCR-2, for 2005-2018

    Kazuyuki Miyazaki;Kazuyuki Miyazaki;Kevin Bowman;Takashi Sekiya;Henk Eskes

  • Contributions of biogenic volatile organic compounds to the formation of secondary organic aerosols over Mt. Tai, Central East China

    Pingqing Fu;Kimitaka Kawamura;Yugo Kanaya;Zifa Wang

  • HOx budgets during HOxComp: A case study of HOx chemistry under NOx-limited conditions

    Y F Elshorbany;Y F Elshorbany;J Kleffmann;A Hofzumahaus;R Kurtenbach

  • Validation of OMI tropospheric NO 2 column data using MAX-DOAS measurements deep inside the North China Plain in June 2006: Mount Tai Experiment 2006

    H. Irie;Y. Kanaya;H. Akimoto;H. Tanimoto

  • Long-term MAX-DOAS network observations of NO 2 in Russia and Asia (MADRAS) during the period 2007–2012: instrumentation, elucidation of climatology, and comparisons with OMI satellite observations and global model simulations

    Y. Kanaya;H. Irie;H. Irie;H. Takashima;H. Takashima;H. Iwabuchi;H. Iwabuchi

  • Quantitative bias estimates for tropospheric NO2 columns retrieved from SCIAMACHY, OMI, and GOME-2 using a common standard

    H. Irie;Kf Folkert Boersma;Kf Folkert Boersma;Y. Kanaya;H. Takashima;H. Takashima

  • The Cabauw Intercomparison campaign for Nitrogen Dioxide measuring Instruments (CINDI): design, execution, and early results

    A. J. M. Piters;K. F. Boersma;M. Kroon;J. C. Hains

  • Rates and regimes of photochemical ozone production over Central East China in June 2006: a box model analysis using comprehensive measurements of ozone precursors

    Y. Kanaya;P. Pochanart;Y. Liu;J. Li

  • Intercomparison of slant column measurements of NO 2 and O 4 by MAX-DOAS and zenith-sky UV and visible spectrometers

    HK Roscoe;Van M Roozendael;C Fayt;du A Piesanie

  • Technical Note: Determination of formaldehyde mixing ratios in air with PTR-MS: laboratory experiments and field measurements

    S. Inomata;H. Tanimoto;S. Kameyama;U. Tsunogai

Frequent Co-Authors

Hajime Akimoto
Hajime Akimoto National Institute for Environmental Studies
Hitoshi Irie
Hitoshi Irie Chiba University
Hiroshi Tanimoto
Hiroshi Tanimoto National Institute for Environmental Studies
Masayuki Takigawa
Masayuki Takigawa Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Zifa Wang
Zifa Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kimitaka Kawamura
Kimitaka Kawamura Chubu University
Yutaka Kondo
Yutaka Kondo National Institute of Polar Research
Yoshizumi Kajii
Yoshizumi Kajii Kyoto University
Kengo Sudo
Kengo Sudo Nagoya University
Itsushi Uno
Itsushi Uno Kyushu University

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