Masanori Okazaki

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Masanori Okazaki is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Masanori Okazaki has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pollution, 16 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 13 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Masanori Okazaki's work include Heavy metals in environment (16 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (11 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (10 papers). Masanori Okazaki is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (16 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (11 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (10 papers). Masanori Okazaki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Philippines and United States. Masanori Okazaki's co-authors include Koki Toyota, Yosuke Yanai, Takashi Motobayashi, Kazutoshi Saeki, Koyo Yonebayashi, Irena Atanassova, Tetsuro Kikuchi, Satoshi Matsumoto, Naoya Katsumi and Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath‐Kimura and has published in prestigious journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Masanori Okazaki

80 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

  1. Effects of charcoal addition on N2O emissions from soil resulting from rewetting air-dried soil in short-term laboratory experiments
    2007 483 citations Koki Toyota, Masanori Okazaki et al. Soil Science & Plant Nutrition profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masanori Okazaki Japan 21 640 461 337 316 251 86 1.8k
Ming Kuang Wang Taiwan 27 553 0.9× 298 0.6× 290 0.9× 276 0.9× 343 1.4× 63 2.2k
Malcolm E. Sumner United States 23 495 0.8× 408 0.9× 279 0.8× 286 0.9× 250 1.0× 38 1.6k
Jacques Gautheyrou France 8 750 1.2× 544 1.2× 274 0.8× 478 1.5× 360 1.4× 13 2.2k
Dan Berggren Sweden 23 467 0.7× 606 1.3× 635 1.9× 333 1.1× 300 1.2× 37 1.7k
Siobhán Staunton France 28 457 0.7× 385 0.8× 351 1.0× 562 1.8× 241 1.0× 89 2.6k
Ming-Kuang Wang Taiwan 30 803 1.3× 564 1.2× 244 0.7× 405 1.3× 303 1.2× 83 2.4k
Craig Anderson New Zealand 19 895 1.4× 339 0.7× 475 1.4× 365 1.2× 234 0.9× 37 2.0k
Che Fauziah Ishak Malaysia 23 484 0.8× 451 1.0× 163 0.5× 434 1.4× 273 1.1× 79 2.0k
Adrian M. Bass United Kingdom 20 947 1.5× 281 0.6× 249 0.7× 385 1.2× 257 1.0× 44 2.2k
José M. Fernández Spain 25 1.4k 2.1× 399 0.9× 343 1.0× 312 1.0× 346 1.4× 41 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Masanori Okazaki

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masanori Okazaki

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masanori Okazaki

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masanori Okazaki. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masanori Okazaki 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 Masanori Okazaki. Masanori Okazaki 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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Katsumi, Naoya, Koyo Yonebayashi, & Masanori Okazaki. (2015). Aluminum complexation by soil humic acids, with special reference to chelating ability. 59(1). 2–11. 2 indexed citations
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Saito, Takashi, Takashi Otani, Nobuyasu Seike, & Masanori Okazaki. (2012). A comparison of dieldrin residues in various vegetable crops cultivated in a contaminated field. Soil Science & Plant Nutrition. 58(3). 373–383. 26 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Masanori, et al.. (2010). Differences in cadmium uptake and accumulation in three soybean cultivars.. 54. 214–221. 1 indexed citations
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Igura, Masato, et al.. (2010). Decomposition characteristics of biodegradable plastics made from sago starch‐extraction residue. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 119(6). 3145–3151. 1 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Tetsuro, Masanori Okazaki, & Takashi Motobayashi. (2009). Suppressive effect of magnesium oxide materials on cadmium accumulation in winter wheat grain cultivated in a cadmium-contaminated paddy field under annual rice–wheat rotational cultivation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 168(1). 89–93. 7 indexed citations
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Toyota, Koki, et al.. (2004). Effects of successive soil freeze-thaw cycles on nitrification potential of soils. Soil Science & Plant Nutrition. 50(6). 831–837. 27 indexed citations
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Hu, Yi, et al.. (2003). Image Matching Process on Images Taken by a Cellular Phone. The Journal of The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers. 57(9). 1177–1186.
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Hayashi, Kentaro & Masanori Okazaki. (2002). Effect of Volcanic Fumes from Mt. Oyama, Miyakejima Island, on Atmospheric Deposition, Soil Solution, and Soil Properties in Kumagaya, Central Japan : I. Chemical Properties of Atmospheric Deposition and Soil Solution. Soil Science & Plant Nutrition. 48(3). 401–411. 6 indexed citations
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Baasansuren, Jamsranjav, et al.. (2002). Tin concentrations in river / bay sediments of Tokyo in 1984 and 2000. Soil Science & Plant Nutrition. 48(5). 667–672. 5 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Noriko & Masanori Okazaki. (2002). Micro Volume Changes Due to Pb(II) and Cu(II) Sorption on Amorphous Fe(III) Hydroxide. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 249(2). 489–491. 6 indexed citations
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MURATA, Yoshio, et al.. (2001). Assessment of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in multiple system atrophy. Clinical Autonomic Research. 11(1). 39–44. 16 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Masanori, et al.. (1998). The Behavior of Various Elements in Tropical Swamp Forest and Sago Plantation. 40(1). 33–42.
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Yonebayashi, Koyo, et al.. (1994). Distribution of heavy metals among different bonding forms in tropical peat soils. Soil Science & Plant Nutrition. 40(3). 425–434. 28 indexed citations
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Kato, Makoto, et al.. (1994). A Study on Soil-Water Characteristic Curves of Tachikawa Loam by Scaling Method. 65(6). 637–644. 1 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Masanori, et al.. (1993). Method for the preparation of a polymer with a high water absorption capacity containing sericin. Nihon sanshigaku zasshi. 62(5). 392–396. 4 indexed citations
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Okada, Shinichi & Masanori Okazaki. (1988). Recent Studies of Clay Minerals as Catalysts for Organic Reactions. Journal of the Clay Science Society of Japan. 28(4). 200–204. 1 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Masanori. (1987). Behavior of heavy metals in soils.. Japan journal of water pollution research. 10(7). 407–412. 4 indexed citations
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Takeuchi, Kazuhiko, et al.. (1986). Land and vegetation degradation by soil erosion and salinization in the Western Australian Wheat Belt. 49–64. 2 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Masanori, et al.. (1976). Dissolution of Ferric Hydroxide and Manganase Dioxide with Soil Solution of Water-logged Paddy Soli : Roles of Water-soluble Substance in Dynamics of Paddy Soil(Part 4). Nihon Dojo Hiryogaku zasshi/Nippon dojō hiryōgaku zasshi. 47(7). 289–295. 4 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Masanori, et al.. (1976). Some Aspects of Pedogenic Processes in Paddy Soils. 20(2). 139–150. 1 indexed citations

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