Masahiro Chigira

4.6k total citations
155 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Masahiro Chigira is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahiro Chigira has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 42 papers in Atmospheric Science and 28 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Masahiro Chigira's work include Landslides and related hazards (77 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (25 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (20 papers). Masahiro Chigira is often cited by papers focused on Landslides and related hazards (77 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (25 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (20 papers). Masahiro Chigira collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Taiwan and United States. Masahiro Chigira's co-authors include Ching‐Ying Tsou, Xiyong Wu, Hiroshi Yagi, Gonghui Wang, Takahiko Furuya, Takashi Inokuchi, Takahiro Oyama, Zheng‐Yi Feng, Yuki Matsushi and Satoru Arita and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Masahiro Chigira

150 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masahiro Chigira Japan 32 2.3k 998 816 740 543 155 3.5k
Patrick Meunier France 22 1.5k 0.7× 660 0.7× 255 0.3× 202 0.3× 525 1.0× 42 2.4k
Changdong Li China 35 2.0k 0.9× 434 0.4× 1.7k 2.1× 749 1.0× 107 0.2× 172 3.9k
Chaoying Zhao China 32 2.2k 0.9× 1.6k 1.6× 253 0.3× 468 0.6× 256 0.5× 166 3.6k
Hiroshi Yagi Japan 36 654 0.3× 409 0.4× 229 0.3× 107 0.1× 188 0.3× 260 5.5k
Yueping Yin China 40 4.3k 1.8× 1.4k 1.4× 2.0k 2.5× 1.2k 1.6× 347 0.6× 115 5.2k
Mario Parise Italy 43 3.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 673 0.8× 722 1.0× 793 1.5× 208 5.7k
Frédéric Berger France 30 1.8k 0.8× 846 0.8× 260 0.3× 345 0.5× 94 0.2× 100 3.0k
Carlo Esposito Italy 23 1.1k 0.5× 523 0.5× 247 0.3× 225 0.3× 306 0.6× 88 1.7k
Domenico Calcaterra Italy 34 1.8k 0.8× 818 0.8× 535 0.7× 355 0.5× 234 0.4× 149 3.0k
Mauro Rossi Italy 49 8.8k 3.8× 3.6k 3.6× 1.6k 2.0× 314 0.4× 261 0.5× 215 12.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Masahiro Chigira

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masahiro Chigira

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Masahiro Chigira. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Masahiro Chigira. The network helps show where Masahiro Chigira may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masahiro Chigira

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masahiro Chigira. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masahiro Chigira based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Masahiro Chigira. Masahiro Chigira is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chigira, Masahiro, et al.. (2025). Development of counterscarps by flexural toppling of schist in the Bedretto valley, Swiss Alps. Geomorphology. 489. 109999–109999.
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Chigira, Masahiro, et al.. (2020). Measurement of landslide surface deformation along Kali Gandaki River, Nepal using time-series Sentinel-1 InSAR images. Japan Geoscience Union. 1 indexed citations
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Jaboyedoff, Michel, et al.. (2019). Testing a failure surface prediction and deposit reconstruction method for a landslide cluster that occurred during Typhoon Talas (Japan). Earth Surface Dynamics. 7(2). 439–458. 19 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro. (2017). Deep-seated catastrophic landslides induced by large earthquakes along the Nankai and Sagami troughs. Japan Geoscience Union. 2 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro, et al.. (2014). Landslides of granite porphyry induced by Typhoon Talas 2011 around Mt. Myoho at Nachikatsuura, Wakayama, Japan. Japan Geoscience Union. 1 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro, et al.. (2014). Geomorphological and Geological Features of The Collapsing Landslides Induced by The 2009 Padang Earthquake.. Japan Geoscience Union. 6 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro, et al.. (2014). Landslide Sites Controlled by the Denudation Front and Weathering Intensity. Journal of the Japan Society of Engineering Geology. 55(2). 64–76. 2 indexed citations
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Yamada, Masumi, Manabu Hashimoto, Y. Fukushima, Yuki Matsushi, & Masahiro Chigira. (2013). Automatic detection of landslides from SAR images: Application to the 2011 Kii landslides. IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar. 245–248. 2 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Masahiro & Masahiro Chigira. (2012). The Relation between Weathering of Pyroclastic Fall Deposits and the Collapses Caused by The 1968 Tokachi-oki Earthquake. Journal of the Japan Society of Engineering Geology. 52(6). 213–221. 3 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro, et al.. (2009). Topographic evolution indicated by the distributions of knickpoints and slope breaks in the tectonically active Kii Mountains, southwestern Japan. EGUGA. 6722. 1 indexed citations
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Yamasaki, Shintaro & Masahiro Chigira. (2009). A Method for Making Cross-sections of Fragile Materials from Fracture Zone and Weathering Zones by Using Epoxy Resin and Paraffin. Journal of the Japan Society of Engineering Geology. 50(5). 289–294. 4 indexed citations
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Kato, Hironori & Masahiro Chigira. (2009). Gravitational Slope Deformation Affecting the Fault Morphology of the Median Tectonic Line in the Ho-oh Range, Central Shikoku. Journal of the Japan Society of Engineering Geology. 50(3). 140–150. 3 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro, Mamoru Mimura, Toshitaka Kamai, et al.. (2007). Geo-disaster Prediction and Geo-hazard Mapping in Urban and Surrounding Areas Progress Report in FY 2006. USC Research Bank (University of the Sunshine Coast). 50. 23–32. 2 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro & Takashi Inokuchi. (2003). Landslides Triggered by August 1998 Heavy Rainfall, Northern Japan : (1) General View. 14. 11–15. 1 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro & Tatsuro Chiba. (1998). The Landslide, Steam Explosions, and Debris Avalanche Sequence of May 1997 at Sumikawa Spa, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Natural Disaster Science. 20(1). 21–31. 2 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro, Tatsuro Chiba, & Sumio Matsuura. (1998). Landslide-Triggered Steam Explosion and Debris Flow at the Sumikawa Spa, Akita, Northern Japan, May 1997 : General View and Geological Background. 11. 6–8. 2 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Hideomi, Satoru Arita, & Masahiro Chigira. (1994). Aetiology of a simple bone cyst. International Orthopaedics. 18(1). 16–9. 26 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro & Hideomi Watanabe. (1994). Differentiation as symbiosis. Medical Hypotheses. 43(1). 17–18. 6 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro. (1984). Mass Rock Creep of Crystalline Schist (Part 1). Journal of the Japan Society of Engineering Geology. 25(4). 182–194. 6 indexed citations
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Chigira, Masahiro. (1982). DRY DEBRIS FLOW OF PYROCLASTIC FALL DEPOSITS TRIGGERED BY THE 1978 IZU-OSHIMA-KINKAI EARTHQUAKE : THE "COLLAPSING" LANDSLIDE AT NANAMAWARI, MITAKA-IRIYA, SOUTHERN IZU PENINSULA :. Journal of Natural Disaster Science. 4(2). 1–32. 10 indexed citations

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