Kazunari Sako

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 780 citations indexed

About

Kazunari Sako is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazunari Sako has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 780 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 17 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 10 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Kazunari Sako's work include Landslides and related hazards (17 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (12 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (10 papers). Kazunari Sako is often cited by papers focused on Landslides and related hazards (17 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (12 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (10 papers). Kazunari Sako collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and South Korea. Kazunari Sako's co-authors include Ryoichi Fukagawa, Ha H. Bui, Shintaro Ohno, Tomoaki Satomi, Katsuhiko Tanaka, Ken‐ichi Iwasaki, Naoki Sakai, Shin‐ichi Ito, Ryohei Ishikura and Satoshi Sugimoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics and SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS.

In The Last Decade

Kazunari Sako

23 papers receiving 731 citations

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Lagrangian meshfree particles method (SPH) for large deformation and failure flows of geomaterial using elastic–plastic soil constitutive model

2008 628 citations Ha H. Bui, Ryoichi Fukagawa et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kazunari Sako	535	443	332	196	109	33	780
Shintaro Ohno	535 1.0×	435 1.0×	270 0.8×	187 1.0×	75 0.7×	16	710
Ryoichi Fukagawa	881 1.6×	980 2.2×	439 1.3×	308 1.6×	125 1.1×	54	1.5k
Wojciech T. Sołowski	227 0.4×	393 0.9×	188 0.6×	143 0.7×	71 0.7×	45	579
Usama El Shamy	392 0.7×	823 1.9×	258 0.8×	123 0.6×	79 0.7×	68	1.0k
Beibing Dai	362 0.7×	748 1.7×	266 0.8×	275 1.4×	151 1.4×	51	1.0k
Jean-Patrick Plassiard	194 0.4×	453 1.0×	217 0.7×	136 0.7×	63 0.6×	14	600
Diego Manzanal	197 0.4×	521 1.2×	273 0.8×	94 0.5×	47 0.4×	51	713
Alba Yerro	703 1.3×	789 1.8×	671 2.0×	279 1.4×	338 3.1×	51	1.2k
Hidehiko Kazama	202 0.4×	444 1.0×	294 0.9×	152 0.8×	30 0.3×	18	642
Éric Vincens	192 0.4×	607 1.4×	231 0.7×	100 0.5×	61 0.6×	53	778

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Ito, Shin‐ichi, et al.. (2024). Inverse analysis for estimating geotechnical parameters using physics-informed neural networks. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. 64(6). 101533–101533. 1 indexed citations

Sako, Kazunari, et al.. (2022). PROPOSAL FOR ESTIMATION METHOD OF A SATURATED ZONE FORMATION TIME IN SLOPE FAILURE HAZARD PREDICTION BY MODIFIED I-D METHOD. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser C (Geosphere Engineering). 78(3). 165–179.

Sako, Kazunari, et al.. (2021). IMPROVEMENT OF PREDICTION ACCURACY ON RAINFALL-INDUCED SLOPE FAILURES USING A RAINFALL INDEX CONSIDERING MEASUREMENT RESULTS WITH A TENSIOMETER. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser C (Geosphere Engineering). 77(1). 87–102.

Ito, Shin‐ichi, et al.. (2020). PREDICTED PERFORMANCE OF ESTIMATED SEEPAGE ANALYSIS MODEL BY DATA ASSIMILATION BASED ON MEASUREMENT DATA OF SOIL COLUMN TEST. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser C (Geosphere Engineering). 76(4). 350–362.

Ito, Shin‐ichi, et al.. (2020). PROPOSAL OF THE METHOD ESTIMATING SEEPAGE ANALYSIS MODEL INCLUDING A BOUNDARY CONDITION USING MERGING PARTICLE FILTER. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser C (Geosphere Engineering). 76(1). 52–66.

Tanaka, Katsuhiko, et al.. (2017). SOIL MOISTURE AND GROUNDWATER LEVEL MEASUREMENTS USING ULTRASONIC WAVE ON FULL-SCALE MODEL TEST OF SLOPE. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser C (Geosphere Engineering). 73(4). 330–341. 2 indexed citations

Sako, Kazunari, et al.. (2015). Measurement of pore-air pressure in unsaturated soil and validation of influence on a tensiometer. Japanese Geotechnical Journal. 10(1). 81–92. 1 indexed citations

Sako, Kazunari, et al.. (2014). Validation of effect on installing nailing sensor for new measurement of ground displacement. Japanese Geotechnical Journal. 9(1). 15–28. 1 indexed citations

Sako, Kazunari, et al.. (2012). VERIFICATION ON THE PROCESS OF RAINFALL-INDUCED SURFACE FAILURE FROM RAINFALL INTENSITY, UNSATURATED SEEPAGE AND DEFORMATION RESULTS. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser C (Geosphere Engineering). 68(3). 508–525. 4 indexed citations

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Ishida, Yuko, et al.. (2011). Cultural Heritage Sites in Shiga Prefecture in Danger of Natural Disasters. Journal of Disaster Research. 6(1). 88–95. 1 indexed citations

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Sako, Kazunari, Ryoichi Fukagawa, & Tomoaki Satomi. (2011). Slope Monitoring System at a Slope Behind an Important Cultural Asset. Journal of Disaster Research. 6(1). 70–79. 9 indexed citations

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Sako, Kazunari, et al.. (2011). Hydrological Environment in Subsurface Steep Slope - Groundwater Flow Passageway on Slope Behind Kiyomizudera -. Journal of Disaster Research. 6(1). 80–87.

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Sako, Kazunari, et al.. (2010). A STUDY TO ESTABLISH UNSATURATED SOIL MECHANICS BASED ON NEW CONCEPTS. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu C. 66(3). 498–515. 2 indexed citations

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Satomi, Tomoaki, et al.. (2009). REAL TIME RISK EVALUATION FOR A SLOPE BEHIND AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL ASSET DUE TO RAINFALL USING PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu C. 65(2). 564–578. 1 indexed citations

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Sako, Kazunari, et al.. (2009). ANALYSIS OF SEISMIC DISPLACEMENTS OF SLOPES APPLIED VIBRATORY CONVEYANCE THEORY. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu C. 65(1). 162–173. 2 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Katsuhiko, et al.. (2009). Monitoring of soil moisture and groundwater levels using ultrasonic waves to predict slope failures. 617–620. 8 indexed citations

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Bui, Ha H., Kazunari Sako, Tomoaki Satomi, & Ryoichi Fukagawa. (2008). Numerical simulation of slope failure for mitigation of rainfall induced slope disaster of an important cultural heritage. Ritsumeikan Academic Repository (R-Cube) (Ritsumeikan University). 2. 111–118. 1 indexed citations

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Sako, Kazunari, et al.. (2007). Soil tank test on seepage and failure behaviors of Shirasu slope during rainfall. Japanese Geotechnical Journal. 2(3). 149–168. 17 indexed citations

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Sako, Kazunari, et al.. (2006). Field monitoring on slope around important cultural asset in order to prevent slope disasters due to rainfall. Japanese Geotechnical Journal. 1(3). 57–69. 12 indexed citations

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Sako, Kazunari, et al.. (2000). A New Slope Stability Analysis for Shirasu Slope. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 3. 497–503. 1 indexed citations

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