Akio Arakawa

14.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
98 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Akio Arakawa is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Akio Arakawa has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Atmospheric Science, 54 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 19 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Akio Arakawa's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (67 papers), Climate variability and models (47 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (18 papers). Akio Arakawa is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (67 papers), Climate variability and models (47 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (18 papers). Akio Arakawa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Taiwan. Akio Arakawa's co-authors include Wayne H. Schubert, Fedor Mesinger, V. R. Lamb, Chien‐Ming Wu, David A. Randall, Carlos R. Mechoso, Marat Khairoutdinov, Wojciech W. Grabowski, Max J. Suárez and Young‐Joon Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Scientific Reports and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

Akio Arakawa

94 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

Interaction of a Cumulus Cloud Ensemble with the Large-Sc... 1966 2026 1986 2006 1974 1966 2004 1997 2003 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Interaction of a Cumulus Cloud Ensemble with the Large-Scale Environment, Part I
    1974 2.0k citations Akio Arakawa et al. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
  2. Computational design for long-term numerical integration of the equations of fluid motion: Two-dimensional incompressible flow. Part I
    1966 974 citations Akio Arakawa Journal of Computational Physics profile →
  3. The Cumulus Parameterization Problem: Past, Present, and Future
    2004 615 citations Akio Arakawa profile →
  4. Computational Design for Long-Term Numerical Integration of the Equations of Fluid Motion: Two-Dimensional Incompressible Flow. Part I
    1997 569 citations Akio Arakawa Journal of Computational Physics profile →
  5. Breaking the Cloud Parameterization Deadlock
    2003 560 citations Akio Arakawa et al. profile →
  6. Numerical methods used in atmospheric models
    1976 527 citations Akio Arakawa et al. profile →
  7. A Potential Enstrophy and Energy Conserving Scheme for the Shallow Water Equations
    1981 402 citations Akio Arakawa et al. Monthly Weather Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akio Arakawa United States 38 6.8k 6.2k 2.0k 1.2k 539 98 8.8k
Dale R. Durran United States 46 6.0k 0.9× 4.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 1.9× 128 7.5k
Andrew Staniforth United Kingdom 36 4.5k 0.7× 3.3k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 1.8k 1.5× 645 1.2× 132 6.4k
Piotr K. Smolarkiewicz United States 52 4.7k 0.7× 3.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 2.8k 2.3× 982 1.8× 156 8.1k
Geoffrey K. Vallis United States 43 5.2k 0.8× 5.0k 0.8× 4.3k 2.1× 915 0.8× 210 0.4× 148 8.2k
Brian F. Farrell United States 41 3.4k 0.5× 3.6k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 2.6k 2.2× 635 1.2× 107 6.6k
Joseph Pedlosky United States 39 5.5k 0.8× 4.7k 0.8× 7.7k 3.8× 2.0k 1.7× 199 0.4× 173 12.5k
A. E. Gill United Kingdom 37 5.6k 0.8× 5.5k 0.9× 5.3k 2.6× 1.5k 1.3× 190 0.4× 64 9.2k
S. Leibovich United States 27 2.5k 0.4× 1.4k 0.2× 3.3k 1.6× 3.5k 3.0× 566 1.1× 80 8.2k
James J. Hack United States 41 9.2k 1.4× 8.6k 1.4× 2.2k 1.1× 559 0.5× 295 0.5× 79 11.1k
David G. Dritschel United Kingdom 38 2.4k 0.4× 1.2k 0.2× 2.2k 1.1× 1.8k 1.6× 233 0.4× 181 4.9k

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All Works

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Arakawa, Akio, et al.. (2014). Modeling the moist‐convective atmosphere with a Quasi‐3‐D Multiscale Modeling Framework (Q3D MMF). Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 6(1). 185–205. 15 indexed citations
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Wu, Chien‐Ming & Akio Arakawa. (2011). Inclusion of Surface Topography into the Vector Vorticity Equation Model (VVM). Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 3(2). n/a–n/a. 21 indexed citations
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Arakawa, Akio, Jinwook Jung, & Chien‐Ming Wu. (2011). Toward unification of the multiscale modeling of the atmosphere. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 11(8). 3731–3742. 146 indexed citations
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Takeuchi, Yutaka, et al.. (2004). Development of Operator Training Simulator for Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant. Transactions of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan. 3(4). 407–416.
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Yu, Jin‐Yi, Carlos R. Mechoso, James C. McWilliams, & Akio Arakawa. (2002). Impacts of the Indian Ocean on the ENSO cycle. Geophysical Research Letters. 29(8). 102 indexed citations
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Tung, Wen‐wen, et al.. (1999). Basic modes of cumulus heating and drying observed during TOGA‐COARE IOP. Geophysical Research Letters. 26(20). 3117–3120. 23 indexed citations
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Arakawa, Akio. (1997). Adjustment Mechanisms in Atmospheric Models (gtSpecial IssueltData Assimilation in Meteology and Oceanography: Theory and Practice). Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 75(1B). 155–179. 8 indexed citations
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Arakawa, Akio. (1997). Computational Design for Long-Term Numerical Integration of the Equations of Fluid Motion: Two-Dimensional Incompressible Flow. Part I. Journal of Computational Physics. 135(2). 103–114. 569 indexed citations breakdown →
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Arakawa, Akio & Celal S. Konor. (1996). Vertical Differencing of the Primitive Equations Based on the Charney–Phillips Grid in Hybrid &sigma–pVertical Coordinates. Monthly Weather Review. 124(3). 511–528. 59 indexed citations
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Kim, Young‐Joon & Akio Arakawa. (1995). Improvement of Orographic Gravity Wave Parameterization Using a Mesoscale Gravity Wave Model. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 52(11). 1875–1902. 195 indexed citations
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Arakawa, Akio & Shrinivas Moorthi. (1988). Baroclinic Instability in Vertically Discrete Systems. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 45(11). 1688–1708. 56 indexed citations
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Arakawa, Akio, et al.. (1986). Closure Assumptions in the Cumulus Parameterization Problem. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 64A(0). 107–131. 24 indexed citations
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Moeng, Chin‐Hoh & Akio Arakawa. (1980). A Numerical Study of a Marine Subtropical Stratus Cloud Layer and its Stability. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 37(12). 2661–2676. 25 indexed citations
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Arakawa, Akio. (1961). The Variation of General Circulation in the Barotropic Atmosphere. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 39(2). 49–58. 10 indexed citations
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Arakawa, Akio. (1960). Non-Geostrophic Effects in the Baroclinic Prognostic Equation. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 38(6). 16b–16b. 11 indexed citations
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Arakawa, Akio. (1957). On the Mean Meridional Circulation in the Atmosphere. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 35A(0). 230–236. 3 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Seiichi, et al.. (1954). An Aerological Study on the Pre-summer Rainy Season in Japan. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 32(4). 85–95. 1 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Seiichi, et al.. (1954). On the Cut-off Lows Observed on 12 and 18 June 1951 over Japan. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 32(2). 53–56. 2 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Seiichi, et al.. (1953). On the Monthly Mean Distribution of Temperature, Wind and Relative Humidity of the Atmosphere over Japan from March 1951 to February 1952. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 31(7). 248–258. 5 indexed citations

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