Kentaro Nakamura

13.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
275 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Kentaro Nakamura is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kentaro Nakamura has authored 275 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Geophysics, 58 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 45 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Kentaro Nakamura's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (62 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (57 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (40 papers). Kentaro Nakamura is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (62 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (57 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (40 papers). Kentaro Nakamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Kentaro Nakamura's co-authors include Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Yasuhiro Kato, Shigeyuki Muraki, Hiroyuki Oka, Toru Akune, Ken Takai, Koichiro Fujinaga, Kazutaka Yasukawa, Noriko Yoshimura and Junichiro Ohta and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kentaro Nakamura

264 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

Cell proliferation at 122°C and isotopically heavy CH 4 p... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2011 2013 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Cell proliferation at 122°C and isotopically heavy CH 4 production by a hyperthermophilic methanogen under high-pressure cultivation
    2008 543 citations Ken Takai, Kentaro Nakamura et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Deep-sea mud in the Pacific Ocean as a potential resource for rare-earth elements
    2011 454 citations Yasuhiro Kato, Koichiro Fujinaga et al. profile →
  3. Prevalence and distribution of intervertebral disc degeneration over the entire spine in a population-based cohort: the Wakayama Spine Study
    2013 347 citations Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kentaro Nakamura et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kentaro Nakamura Japan 52 1.7k 1.6k 1.6k 1.4k 1.2k 275 9.4k
Fred G. Barker United States 72 2.0k 1.2× 3.5k 2.1× 389 0.2× 607 0.4× 1.0k 0.9× 249 17.4k
Per Aagaard Denmark 96 1.0k 0.6× 5.7k 3.5× 716 0.4× 610 0.4× 2.2k 1.9× 565 31.7k
Takashi Miyazaki Japan 53 2.4k 1.4× 868 0.5× 387 0.2× 266 0.2× 1.9k 1.6× 466 12.7k
Donald E. White United States 66 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 720 0.4× 294 0.2× 6.2k 5.3× 152 26.6k
E. Ernst United States 70 10.8k 6.5× 846 0.5× 794 0.5× 230 0.2× 821 0.7× 426 17.5k
Alain Meunier France 57 2.1k 1.2× 2.6k 1.6× 915 0.6× 296 0.2× 704 0.6× 263 11.8k
Qian Zhang China 45 487 0.3× 537 0.3× 349 0.2× 321 0.2× 3.1k 2.7× 334 8.5k
Michael R. Rosen United States 66 475 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 854 0.5× 63 0.0× 5.9k 5.1× 415 15.4k
Hojatollah Vali Canada 66 671 0.4× 364 0.2× 1.0k 0.6× 221 0.2× 4.4k 3.8× 273 13.3k
Philìppe Bertrand France 45 223 0.1× 514 0.3× 329 0.2× 104 0.1× 3.4k 3.0× 213 8.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kentaro Nakamura

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All Works

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Mimura, Kazuhide, Taro Kitazawa, Kentaro Nakamura, et al.. (2025). Deep‐Sea Rare‐Earth Mineral Resources Formed in the Early Eocene Hothouse Ocean: Insights From Deep Learning‐Based Microfossil Observations. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 40(4).
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Mimura, Kazuhide & Kentaro Nakamura. (2023). Datasets for training and validating a deep learning-based system to detect microfossil fish teeth from slide images. Data in Brief. 47. 108940–108940. 2 indexed citations
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Mimura, Kazuhide, et al.. (2023). Automated Detection of Hydrothermal Emission Signatures From Multibeam Echo Sounder Images Using Deep Learning. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 16. 2703–2710. 5 indexed citations
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Yasukawa, Kazutaka, Junichiro Ohta, Morihisa Hamada, et al.. (2022). Essential processes involving REE-enrichment in biogenic apatite in deep-sea sediment decoded via multivariate statistical analyses. Chemical Geology. 614. 121184–121184. 21 indexed citations
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Miyazaki, Junichi, Tetsuro Ikuta, Tomo‐o Watsuji, et al.. (2020). Dual energy metabolism of the Campylobacterota endosymbiont in the chemosynthetic snail Alviniconcha marisindica. The ISME Journal. 14(5). 1273–1289. 18 indexed citations
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Takaya, Yutaro, Kazutaka Yasukawa, Koichiro Fujinaga, et al.. (2018). The tremendous potential of deep-sea mud as a source of rare-earth elements. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 5763–5763. 172 indexed citations
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Endo, Kunihiko, Masaaki Suzuki, Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, et al.. (2016). Reexamination of the chronological position of Zenkoji debris avalanche of Usu volcano in south Hokkaido, Japan : In relation to paleoenvironmental changes during the past 20ka on the Usu coast. The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu). 55(6). 253–270. 2 indexed citations
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Kitada, Kazuya, et al.. (2016). Acoustic and magnetic surveys using AUV Urashima around the hydrothermal sites off Kumejima island in the Mid-Okinawa Trough. Japan Geoscience Union. 2016. 20. 1 indexed citations
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German, Christopher R., Max Coleman, Douglas P. Connelly, et al.. (2010). Oases for Life and Pre-Biotic Chemistry: Hydrothermal Exploration of the Mid-Cayman Rise. LPICo. 1538. 5276. 1 indexed citations
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Takai, Ken, Kentaro Nakamura, Tomohiro Toki, et al.. (2008). Cell proliferation at 122°C and isotopically heavy CH 4 production by a hyperthermophilic methanogen under high-pressure cultivation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(31). 10949–10954. 543 indexed citations breakdown →
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Massoth, Gary J., et al.. (2008). Regional Venting in the Manus Basin, New Britain Back Arc. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 2 indexed citations
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Shank, Timothy M., et al.. (2007). Biological and Geological Characteristics of the Gakkel Ridge. AGUFM. 2007. 6 indexed citations
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Butterfield, D. A., R. W. Embley, William W. Chadwick, et al.. (2006). Up-Close Fluid Sampling at a Deep Submarine Lava Eruption. AGUFM. 2006. 2 indexed citations
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Yoerger, D., Timothy M. Shank, Michael V. Jakuba, et al.. (2006). Hydrothermal Exploration by AUV: ABE in the Lau Basin and South Atlantic. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 2 indexed citations
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Ogata, N., Yutaka Matsumura, Masataka Shiraki, et al.. (2002). Association of klotho gene polymorphism with bone density and spondylosis of the lumbar spine in postmenopausal women. Bone. 31(1). 37–42. 89 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Kentaro, Hiroshi Fujii, & Takayuki Noda. (1990). Enzymatic reaction in supercritical fluid. 2. 36. 1 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Kentaro, Akira Shimizu, M. Koshiba, & Kazuya Hayata. (1989). Finite-element analysis of quantum wells of arbitrary semiconductors with arbitrary potential profiles. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 25(5). 889–895. 80 indexed citations

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