2026 Yukihiro Takahashi: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	39	8341	8006	170	167	432	6207

Overview

Yukihiro Takahashi is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and has contributed extensively to fields related to Materials Science and Engineering. Their research primarily spans materials chemistry, crystallography, and applications in advanced materials and sensor technologies.

The main fields of study associated with Yukihiro Takahashi are:

Materials Science
Engineering

Subfields of study reflect the diverse focus areas of their research:

Materials Chemistry
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Biomedical Engineering
Global and Planetary Change
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Their investigations cover several primary research topics, emphasizing both physical and applied sciences:

Crystallization and Solubility Studies
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena
Fire Effects on Ecosystems

Yukihiro Takahashi has published in various scientific venues where they frequently appear as a contributing author. Notable publication venues include:

The Cambridge Structural Database
Scientific Reports
Physical Review B
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Among the recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Yukihiro Takahashi are:

Ferroelectric Ionic Molecular Crystals with Significant Plasticity and a Low Melting Point: High Performance in Hot-Pressed Polycrystalline Plates and Melt-Grown Crystalline Sheets (2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
HO2 Generation Above Sprite-Producing Thunderstorms Derived from Low-Noise SMILES Observation Spectra (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
Estimation of the IC to CG Ratio Using JEM-GLIMS and Ground-Based Lightning Network Data (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres)
An ionic silver coating prevents implant-associated infection by anaerobic bacteria in vitro and in vivo in mice (2022, Scientific Reports)
Plastic/Ferroelectric Crystals with Distorted Molecular Arrangement: Ferroelectricity in Bulk Polycrystalline Films through Lattice Reorientation (2022, Advanced Electronic Materials)

The scientist often collaborates with other researchers, with several frequent co-authors including:

Jun Harada
Mika Takehisa
Tamotsu Inabe
Haruka Takahashi
Eri Tanaka

Best Publications

Charge-transport in tin-iodide perovskite CH3NH3SnI3: origin of high conductivity

Yukari Takahashi;Rena Obara;Rena Obara;Zheng-Zhong Lin;Zheng-Zhong Lin;Yukihiro Takahashi

520
Citations
Elves : Lightning-induced transient luminous events in the lower ionosphere

H. Fukunishi;Y. Takahashi;M. Kubota;K. Sakanoi

374
Citations
Global distributions and occurrence rates of transient luminous events

Alfred B. Chen;Cheng Ling Kuo;Cheng Ling Kuo;Yi Jen Lee;Han Tzong Su

322
Citations
An evaluation of the exposure in nadir observation of the JEM-EUSO mission

J.H. Adams;S. Ahmad;J.-N. Albert;D. Allard

221
Citations
A novel approach for vegetation classification using UAV-based hyperspectral imaging

Tetsuro Ishida;Junichi Kurihara;Fra Angelico Viray;Shielo Baes Namuco

178
Citations
Global survey of upper atmospheric transient luminous events on the ROCSAT-2 satellite

J. L. Chern;R. R. Hsu;Han-Tzong Su;S. B. Mende

167
Citations
Magnetic field variations in the Jovian magnetotail induced by solar wind dynamic pressure enhancements

Chihiro Tao;Ryuho Kataoka;Hiroshi Fukunishi;Yukihiro Takahashi

158
Citations
Electric fields and electron energies inferred from the ISUAL recorded sprites

Cheng-Ling Kuo;R. R. Hsu;A. B. Chen;H. T. Su

145
Citations
Controlling synoptic‐scale factors for the distribution of transient luminous events

Li Jou Lee;Alfred B. Chen;Shu Chun Chang;Cheng Ling Kuo;Cheng Ling Kuo

143
Citations
Lightning flashes conducive to the production and escape of gamma radiation to space

Earle Williams;R. Boldi;J. Bór;G. Sátori

142
Citations
AKATSUKI returns to Venus

Masato Nakamura;Takeshi Imamura;Nobuaki Ishii;Takumi Abe

132
Citations
D region ionization by lightning-induced electromagnetic pulses

S. B. Mende;H. U. Frey;Rue-Ron Hsu;H. T. Su

131
Citations
Discharge processes, electric field, and electron energy in ISUAL-recorded gigantic jets

Cheng-Ling Kuo;Cheng-Ling Kuo;J. K. Chou;L. Y. Tsai;A. B. Chen

122
Citations
Overview of Venus orbiter, Akatsuki

M. Nakamura;T. Imamura;N. Ishii;T. Abe

115
Citations
Planet-C: Venus Climate Orbiter mission of Japan

Masato Nakamura;Masato Nakamura;Takeshi Imamura;Takeshi Imamura;Munetaka Ueno;Munetaka Ueno;Munetaka Ueno;Naomoto Iwagami;Naomoto Iwagami;Naomoto Iwagami

110
Citations
Halos generated by negative cloud-to-ground lightning

H. U. Frey;S. B. Mende;Steven A. Cummer;J. Li

99
Citations
Radiative emission and energy deposition in transient luminous events

C. L. Kuo;C. L. Kuo;A. B. Chen;J. K. Chou;L. Y. Tsai

93
Citations
Modeling elves observed by FORMOSAT-2 satellite

Cheng Ling Kuo;Cheng Ling Kuo;A. B. Chen;Y. J. Lee;L. Y. Tsai

92
Citations
VLF/ELF sferic evidence for in‐cloud discharge activity producing sprites

A. Ohkubo;H. Fukunishi;Y. Takahashi;T. Adachi

90
Citations
Comparison of results from sprite streamer modeling with spectrophotometric measurements by ISUAL instrument on FORMOSAT-2 satellite

Ningyu Liu;Victor P. Pasko;David H. Burkhardt;Harald U. Frey

85
Citations
Electric field transition between the diffuse and streamer regions of sprites estimated from ISUAL/array photometer measurements

T. Adachi;H. Fukunishi;Y. Takahashi;Y. Hiraki

78
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Shigeto Watanabe Hokkaido Information University

Harald U. Frey University of California, Berkeley

S. B. Mende University of California, Berkeley

Tomoo Ushio Osaka University

Kazuya Yoshida Tohoku University

Hiroshi Fukunishi Tohoku University

Andrea Santangelo University of Tübingen

Angela V. Olinto University of Chicago

F. Cafagna National Institute for Nuclear Physics

Satoshi Wada University of Yamanashi

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