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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 74 767 680 11 10 497 17858

Yuji Sano publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yuji Sano between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yuji Sano published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 13.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2019. 34 of the 595 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2019. 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 5 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 37 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 12 publications
1982 2025

595 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yuji Sano: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 2
1983 2
1984 1
1985 5
1986 9
1987 8
1988 5
1989 6
1990 10
1991 5
1992 5
1993 6
1994 2
1995 9
1996 4
1997 3
1998 11
1999 9
2000 7
2001 10
2002 11
2003 11
2004 9
2005 11
2006 11
2007 11
2008 19
2009 6
2010 15
2011 10
2012 18
2013 18
2014 24
2015 24
2016 33
2017 30
2018 29
2019 37
2020 35
2021 23
2022 23
2023 34
2024 22
2025 12
Total 595
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Yuji Sano 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 Yuji Sano 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, 488–497 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: 497 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 15 497
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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Yuji Sano 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 Yuji Sano 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, 74 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: 74 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 74
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Yuji Sano is affiliated with Kōchi University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics and related subfields such as Atmospheric Science and Environmental Chemistry. The scientist's research interests also include Astronomy and Astrophysics and Artificial Intelligence as applied within their main domain.

The research work spans multiple key topics including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Yuji Sano has coauthored numerous publications with frequent collaborators, including:

  • Naoto Takahata (53 joint publications)
  • Takanori Kagoshima (24 joint publications)
  • Sheng Xu (16 joint publications)
  • Maoliang Zhang (14 joint publications)
  • Kentaro Tanaka (11 joint publications)

The scientist's works have appeared in various publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Scientific Reports (9 publications)
  • IEEJ Transactions on Electronics Information and Systems (7 publications)
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts (5 publications)
  • Journal of Hydrology (4 publications)
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry (4 publications)

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Yuji Sano include:

  • "Linking deeply-sourced volatile emissions to plateau growth dynamics in southeastern Tibetan Plateau," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Displaced cratonic mantle concentrates deep carbon during continental rifting," 2020, Nature
  • "Fluid geochemistry and geothermal anomaly along the Yushu-Ganzi-Xianshuihe fault system, eastern Tibetan Plateau: Implications for regional seismic activity," 2022, Journal of Hydrology
  • "Degassing of deep-sourced CO2 from Xianshuihe-Anninghe fault zones in the eastern Tibetan Plateau," 2021, Science China Earth Sciences
  • "Deciphering a mantle degassing transect related with India-Asia continental convergence from the perspective of volatile origin and outgassing," 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Yuji Sano was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Origin of carbon in fumarolic gas from island arcs

    Yuji Sano;Bernard Marty

  • Ground-water radon anomaly before the kobe earthquake in Japan.

    G. Igarashi;S. Saeki;N. Takahata;K. Sumikawa

  • Geographical distribution of 3He/4He ratios in Japan: Implications for arc tectonics and incipient magmatism

    Yuji Sano;Hiroshi Wakita

  • ATF-2 Is a Common Nuclear Target of Smad and TAK1 Pathways in Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling

    Yuji Sano;Jun Harada;Shigeki Tashiro;Ryoko Gotoh-Mandeville

  • Isotopic composition of helium, and CO2 and CH4 contents in gases produced along the New Zealand part of a convergent plate boundary

    W.F Giggenbach;Y Sano;H Wakita

  • Fluxes of mantle and subducted carbon along convergent plate boundaries

    Yuji Sano;Stanley N. Williams

  • Helium isotopes and CO2 in volcanic gases of Japan

    B. Marty;A. Jambon;Y. Sano

  • Carbon and nitrogen assimilation in deep subseafloor microbial cells.

    Yuki Morono;Takeshi Terada;Manabu Nishizawa;Motoo Ito

  • The 3He/4He ratio of the new internal He Standard of Japan (HESJ).

    J. Matsuda;T. Matsumoto;H. Sumino;K. Nagao

  • High mass resolution ion microprobe analysis of rare earth elements in silicate glass, apatite and zircon: lack of matrix dependency

    Yuji Sano;Yuji Sano;Kentaro Terada;Takaaki Fukuoka

  • Early trace of life from 3.95 Ga sedimentary rocks in Labrador, Canada

    Takayuki Tashiro;Akizumi Ishida;Masako Hori;Masako Hori;Motoko Igisu

  • Ion micro-probe U-Pb zircon geochronology of peak and retrograde stages of ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks from the Kokchetav massif, northern Kazakhstan

    Ikuo Katayama;Shigenori Maruyama;Christopher D Parkinson;Kentaro Terada

  • Chemical characteristics of newly discovered black smoker fluids and associated hydrothermal plumes at the Rodriguez Triple Junction, Central Indian Ridge

    Toshitaka Gamo;Hitoshi Chiba;Toshiro Yamanaka;Takamoto Okudaira

  • Volcanic flux of nitrogen from the Earth

    Yuji Sano;Naoto Takahata;Yoshiro Nishio;Tobias P Fischer

  • Two-stage partial melting and contrasting cooling history within the Higher Himalayan Crystalline Sequence in the far-eastern Nepal Himalaya

    Takeshi Imayama;Toru Takeshita;Keewook Yi;Deung Lyong Cho

  • Origins of volatile elements (H, C, N, noble gases) on Earth and Mars in light of recent results from the ROSETTA cometary mission

    Bernard Marty;Guillaume Avice;Yuji Sano;Kathrin Altwegg

  • Short-term and intermediate-term geochemical precursors

    Hiroshi Wakita;Yuji Nakamura;Yuji Sano

  • Evidence for the late formation of hydrous asteroids from young meteoritic carbonates

    Wataru Fujiya;Naoji Sugiura;Hideyuki Hotta;Koji Ichimura

  • First SHRIMP U–Pb zircon dating of granulites from the Kontum massif (Vietnam) and tectonothermal implications

    Tran Ngoc Nam;Yuji Sano;Kentaro Terada;Mitsuhiro Toriumi

  • Hydrothermal fluid geochemistry at the Iheya North field in the mid-Okinawa trough: Implication for origin of methane in subseafloor fluid circulation systems

    Shinsuke Kawagucci;Shinsuke Kawagucci;Hitoshi Chiba;Jun Ichiro Ishibashi;Toshiro Yamanaka

  • The abundance, distribution, and isotopic composition of Hydrogen in the Moon as revealed by basaltic lunar samples: Implications for the volatile inventory of the Moon

    Romain Tartèse;Mahesh Anand;Mahesh Anand;Jessica J. Barnes;Jessica J. Barnes;Natalie A. Starkey

Frequent Co-Authors

Naoto Takahata
Naoto Takahata University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Wakita
Hiroshi Wakita University of Tokyo
Toshitaka Gamo
Toshitaka Gamo University of Tokyo
Tobias P. Fischer
Tobias P. Fischer University of New Mexico
Mahesh Anand
Mahesh Anand The Open University
Jun-ichiro Ishibashi
Jun-ichiro Ishibashi Kobe University
Urumu Tsunogai
Urumu Tsunogai Nagoya University
Hajime Obata
Hajime Obata University of Tokyo
Minoru Ikehara
Minoru Ikehara Kōchi University
Yuichiro Ueno
Yuichiro Ueno Tokyo Institute of Technology

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