Akinori Saito

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
189 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Akinori Saito is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Akinori Saito has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 71 papers in Geophysics and 56 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Akinori Saito's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (121 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (71 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (52 papers). Akinori Saito is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (121 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (71 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (52 papers). Akinori Saito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Taiwan. Akinori Saito's co-authors include Takuya Tsugawa, Yuichi Otsuka, Masaomi Tsutsumi, S. Fukao, Michi Nishioka, S. Miyazaki, M. Yamamoto, T. Ogawa, B. T. Tsurutani and A. J. Mannucci and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Chemical Communications and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Akinori Saito

177 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Dayside global ionospheric response to the major interplanetary events of October 29–30, 2003 “Halloween Storms”

2005 472 citations Akinori Saito et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akinori Saito Japan	41	5.1k	3.4k	2.1k	1.0k	549	189	6.5k
S. Haaland Germany	32	2.6k 0.5×	475 0.1×	239 0.1×	1.5k 1.4×	133 0.2×	124	3.6k
Mamoru Ishii United States	34	1.4k 0.3×	588 0.2×	1.0k 0.5×	266 0.3×	169 0.3×	196	4.0k
С.С. Сажин United Kingdom	45	973 0.2×	548 0.2×	907 0.4×	183 0.2×	22 0.0×	372	6.9k
P. A. Davidson United Kingdom	26	658 0.1×	56 0.0×	334 0.2×	530 0.5×	215 0.4×	83	3.1k
Abdelfattah Zebib United States	32	142 0.0×	457 0.1×	144 0.1×	305 0.3×	94 0.2×	87	2.6k
Philip Marcus United States	29	1.1k 0.2×	35 0.0×	114 0.1×	525 0.5×	237 0.4×	97	2.5k
Florent Ravelet France	22	567 0.1×	43 0.0×	278 0.1×	604 0.6×	124 0.2×	55	1.7k
Y. Jade Morton United States	28	1.5k 0.3×	455 0.1×	2.1k 1.0×	119 0.1×	850 1.5×	271	3.0k
Patrice Le Gal France	31	541 0.1×	21 0.0×	318 0.2×	590 0.6×	267 0.5×	102	2.5k
Alain Vincent Canada	15	255 0.1×	198 0.1×	113 0.1×	105 0.1×	75 0.1×	53	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akinori Saito

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Hozumi, Yuta, Akinori Saito, Takeshi Sakanoi, et al.. (2024). Geographical and seasonal variations of gravity wave activities in the upper mesosphere measured by space-borne imaging of molecular oxygen nightglow. Earth Planets and Space. 76(1). 4 indexed citations

Saito, Akinori, et al.. (2024). Physical mechanism for the temporary intensification of wintertime sporadic E layers in 2009. Earth Planets and Space. 76(1). 1 indexed citations

Saito, Akinori, et al.. (2023). Simulation of horizontal sporadic E layer movement driven by atmospheric tides. Earth Planets and Space. 75(1). 8 indexed citations

Hosokawa, Keisuke, Susumu Saito, Jun Sakai, et al.. (2023). Observations of sporadic E using aeronautical navigation radio waves.

Shiokawa, K., Yuichi Otsuka, Hatsuki Fujinami, et al.. (2022). Three‐Dimensional Fourier Analysis of Atmospheric Gravity Waves and Medium‐Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Observed in Airglow Images in Hawaii Over Three Years. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 127(10). 1 indexed citations

Baron, Philippe, Satoshi Ochiai, É. Dupuy, et al.. (2020). Potential for the measurement of mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) wind, temperature, density and geomagnetic field with Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder 2 (SMILES-2). Atmospheric measurement techniques. 13(1). 219–237. 7 indexed citations

Baron, Philippe, Satoshi Ochiai, É. Dupuy, et al.. (2019). Potential for the measurement of MLT wind, temperature, density and geomagnetic field with Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder-2 (SMILES-2). 3 indexed citations

Ejiri, Mitsumu K., Takuji Nakamura, Takuo T. Tsuda, et al.. (2019). Observation of Synchronization Between Instabilities of the Sporadic E Layer and Geomagnetic Field Line Connected F Region Medium‐Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 124(6). 4627–4638. 9 indexed citations

Hozumi, Yuta, Akinori Saito, Takeshi Sakanoi, Atsushi Yamazaki, & Keisuke Hosokawa. (2018). Undulating wave front of mesospheric bore; Space-borne observations by ISS-IMAP/VISI. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 2 indexed citations

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Hozumi, Yuta, Akinori Saito, Takeshi Sakanoi, Atsushi Yamazaki, & Keisuke Hosokawa. (2018). Mesospheric bores at southern midlatitudes observed by ISS-IMAP/VISI: a first report of an undulating wave front. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(22). 16399–16407. 13 indexed citations

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Chai, Jinchun, John Carter, Akinori Saito, & Takenori Hino. (2013). Behaviour of clay subjecting to vacuum and surcharge loading in an oedometer. NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia). 2 indexed citations

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Saito, Akinori, et al.. (2009). Vertical structures of the TEC enhancement at mid-latitudes in the morning and the daytime sectors. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations

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Imamura, Teruhiko, Takahiro Iwata, K.‐I. Oyama, et al.. (2008). INITIAL RESULTS OF THE LUNAR IONOSPHERE OBSERVATION WITH SELENE RADIO SCIENCE.. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1659. 3 indexed citations

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Tsugawa, Takuya, Jun Sato, Yuichi Otsuka, et al.. (2006). Summer‐winter hemispheric asymmetry of sudden increase in ionospheric total electron content induced by solar flares: A role of O/N₂ ratio. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 111(A11). 12 indexed citations

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Ogawa, Tadahiko, Yuichi Otsuka, K. Shiokawa, Akinori Saito, & Michi Nishioka. (2006). Ionospheric Disturbances Over Indonesia and Their Possible Association With Atmospheric Gravity Waves From the Troposphere. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 84A. 327–342. 24 indexed citations

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Fujii, Naoki, et al.. (2004). A Study of the Ionospheric Effect on GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) Using the Nation-Wide GPS Network Data in Japan. 502–511. 6 indexed citations

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Nogami, Yasuyuki, Akinori Saito, & Yoshitaka Morikawa. (2003). Finite Extension Field with Modulus of All-One Polynomial and Representation of Its Elements for Fast Arithmetic Operations. IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences. 86(9). 2376–2387. 13 indexed citations

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Otsuka, Yuichi, T. Ogawa, Akinori Saito, et al.. (2002). A new technique for mapping of total electron content using GPS network in Japan. Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity. 54(1). 63–70. 2 indexed citations

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Saito, Akinori, et al.. (2000). Control of Surface Texture of Mold Generated by Ball-End Milling.. Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering. 66(3). 419–423. 10 indexed citations

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Saito, Akinori, S. Fukao, & S. Miyazaki. (1998). High resolution mapping of TEC perturbations with the GSI GPS Network over Japan. Geophysical Research Letters. 25(16). 3079–3082. 257 indexed citations

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