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Yusuke Yokoyama

Yusuke Yokoyama

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 61 1766 1585 38 34 671 17105

Yusuke Yokoyama publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yusuke Yokoyama between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yusuke Yokoyama published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 18.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 68 publications in 2014. 75 of the 788 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 68. Peak 68 publications in 2014. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 35 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 68 publications 2015: 47 publications 2016: 48 publications 2017: 65 publications 2018: 55 publications 2019: 55 publications 2020: 55 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 41 publications
1983 2025

788 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yusuke Yokoyama: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 3
1997 2
1998 3
1999 2
2000 4
2001 9
2002 3
2003 6
2004 3
2005 2
2006 9
2007 10
2008 20
2009 20
2010 30
2011 29
2012 35
2013 24
2014 68
2015 47
2016 48
2017 65
2018 55
2019 55
2020 55
2021 34
2022 34
2023 33
2024 34
2025 41
Total 788
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Yusuke Yokoyama 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 Yusuke Yokoyama 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, 603+ 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: 671 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 671
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Yusuke Yokoyama 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 Yusuke Yokoyama 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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 61
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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Overview

Yusuke Yokoyama is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and conducts research primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main research topics covered by Yokoyama include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Yokoyama has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "Eurasian Ice Sheet collapse was a major source of Meltwater Pulse 1A 14,600 years ago" (2020) published in Nature Geoscience
  • "Timing and pathways of East Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat" (2020) published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Coral reef diversity losses in China's Greater Bay Area were driven by regional stressors" (2020) published in Science Advances
  • "On the geophysical processes impacting palaeo-sea-level observations" (2021) published in Geoscience Letters
  • "Major environmental drivers determining life and death of cold-water corals through time" (2022) published in PLoS Biology

The researcher frequently collaborates with colleagues including Yosuke Miyairi, Jody M. Webster, Thomas Felis, Juan C. Braga, and Marc Humblet. Their work often appears in various publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
  • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • Quaternary Science Advances

Best Publications

  • Timing of the Last Glacial Maximum from observed sea-level minima

    Yusuke Yokoyama;Yusuke Yokoyama;Kurt Lambeck;Patrick De Deckker;Paul Johnston

  • Refining the eustatic sea-level curve since the Last Glacial Maximum using far- and intermediate-field sites

    Kevin Fleming;Paul Johnston;Dan Zwartz;Yusuke Yokoyama

  • Into and out of the Last Glacial Maximum: sea-level change during Oxygen Isotope Stages 3 and 2

    Kurt Lambeck;Yusuke Yokoyama;Yusuke Yokoyama;Tony Purcell

  • Correction: Timing of the Last Glacial Maximum from observed sea-level minima

    Yusuke Yokoyama;Kurt Lambeck;Patrick De Deckker;Paul Johnston

  • Ice-sheet collapse and sea-level rise at the Bølling warming 14,600 years ago

    Pierre Deschamps;Nicolas Durand;Edouard Bard;Bruno Hamelin

  • Formation and fate of sedimentary depocentres on Southeast Asia's Sunda Shelf over the past sea-level cycle and biogeographic implications

    Till J.J. Hanebuth;Harold K. Voris;Yusuke Yokoyama;Yusuke Yokoyama;Yoshiki Saito

  • Advances in the application of amino acid nitrogen isotopic analysis in ecological and biogeochemical studies

    Naohiko Ohkouchi;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Hilary G. Close;Brian Fry

  • A complete terrestrial radiocarbon record for 11.2 to 52.8 kyr B.P

    Christopher Bronk Ramsey;Richard A. Staff;Charlotte L. Bryant;Fiona Brock

  • ESR dating of quartz from quaternary sediments: First attempt

    Y. Yokoyama;C. Falgueres;J.P. Quaegebeur

  • Erratum: Intensification of the meridional temperature gradient in the Great Barrier Reef following the Last Glacial Maximum (Nature Communications (2014) 5 (4102) DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5102)

    Thomas Felis;Helen V. McGregor;Braddock K. Linsley;Alexander W. Tudhope

  • Rapid glaciation and a two-step sea level plunge into the Last Glacial Maximum

    Yusuke Yokoyama;Yusuke Yokoyama;Tezer M. Esat;William G. Thompson;Alexander L. Thomas

  • Sea-level at the Last Glacial Maximum: evidence from northwestern Australia to constrain ice volumes for oxygen isotope stage 2

    Yusuke Yokoyama;Patrick De Deckker;Kurt Lambeck;Paul Johnston

  • Coupled Climate and sea-level changes deduced from Huon Peninsula coral terraces of the last ice age

    Yusuke Yokoyama;Tezer M. Esat;Kurt Lambeck

  • Two-step rise of atmospheric oxygen linked to the growth of continents

    Cin Ty A Lee;Laurence Y. Yeung;N. Ryan McKenzie;N. Ryan McKenzie;Yusuke Yokoyama

  • Water-load definition in the glacio-hydro-isostatic sea-level equation

    Kurt Lambeck;Anthony Purcell;Paul Johnston;Masao Nakada

  • Continental arc–island arc fluctuations, growth of crustal carbonates, and long-term climate change

    Cin-Ty A. Lee;Bing Shen;Benjamin S. Slotnick;Kelley Liao

  • SG06, a fully continuous and varved sediment core from Lake Suigetsu, Japan: stratigraphy and potential for improving the radiocarbon calibration model and understanding of late Quaternary climate changes

    Takeshi Nakagawa;Katsuya Gotanda;Tsuyoshi Haraguchi;Toru Danhara

  • Shore-line reconstruction around Australia during the Last Glacial Maximum and Late Glacial Stage

    Yusuke Yokoyama;Anthony Purcell;Kurt Lambeck;Paul Johnston

  • Microbial and diagenetic steps leading to the mineralisation of Great Salt Lake microbialites.

    Aurélie Pace;Raphaël Bourillot;Anthony Bouton;Emmanuelle Vennin

  • Widespread collapse of the Ross Ice Shelf during the late Holocene

    Yusuke Yokoyama;Yusuke Yokoyama;John B. Anderson;Masako Yamane;Masako Yamane;Lauren M. Simkins

  • Penultimate Deglacial Sea-Level Timing from Uranium/Thorium Dating of Tahitian Corals

    Alex L. Thomas;Gideon M. Henderson;Pierre Deschamps;Yusuke Yokoyama;Yusuke Yokoyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Naohiko Ohkouchi
Naohiko Ohkouchi Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Atsushi Suzuki
Atsushi Suzuki National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Jody M. Webster
Jody M. Webster University of Sydney
Hodaka Kawahata
Hodaka Kawahata University of Tokyo
Minoru Ikehara
Minoru Ikehara Kōchi University
Marc De Batist
Marc De Batist Ghent University
Alexander L. Thomas
Alexander L. Thomas University of Edinburgh
Yasufumi Iryu
Yasufumi Iryu Tohoku University
Gilbert Camoin
Gilbert Camoin Aix-Marseille University
Pierre Deschamps
Pierre Deschamps Aix-Marseille University

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