Science Explorer Interactive view Map

Takafumi Niihara

Takafumi Niihara publishes mostly in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science, on topics such as Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

World rank
#1,564,532
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Japan
#108,496
of 114,622
Works
23
Citations
7
Citations per work
0.3

What does Takafumi Niihara research?

Astronomy and Astrophysics: 42.4%Geophysics: 12.1%Atmospheric Science: 6.1%Ecology: 6.1%other fields: 33.3%42%top field
Astronomy and Astrophysics42.4%Geophysics12.1%Atmospheric Science6.1%Ecology6.1%other fields33.3%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Astronomy and Astrophysics42% of their works
  2. 2Geophysics12% of their works
  3. 3Atmospheric Science6% of their works
  4. 4Ecology6% of their works
  5. 5Transportation6% of their works
  6. 6Aerospace Engineering6% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Takafumi Niihara's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Mars, Martian Surface, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Plate Tectonics, Climate Change, Geochronology and Stable Isotopes.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Mars61 topic
  2. Martian Surface61 topic
  3. Solar System Abundances61 topic
  4. Terrestrial Planets61 topic
  5. Plate Tectonics32 topics
  6. Climate Change22 topics
  7. Geochronology21 topic
  8. Stable Isotopes21 topic
  9. Trophic Position21 topic
  10. Zircon21 topic
  11. Crystal Structure Prediction11 topic
  12. Earth Systems Science11 topic
  13. Earthquakes11 topic
  14. Gaia Hypothesis11 topic
  15. Glacial Cycles11 topic
  16. Mantle Dynamics11 topic
  17. Paleoclimatology11 topic
  18. Subduction11 topic

Where does Takafumi Niihara work?

Takafumi Niihara's main affiliation in the publication record is National Institute of Polar Research, Japan.

How many publications and citations does Takafumi Niihara have?

Science Explorer counts 23 works and 7 citations for Takafumi Niihara, ranking #1,564,532 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

Papers, co-authors, who cited this work and researchers on the nearest topics are in the interactive view on the map. Is this your page? Request a correction or removal.