| Estimation of evapotranspiration, transpiration ratio and water-use efficiency from a sparse canopy using a compartment model T Kato, R Kimura, M Kamichika Agricultural water management 65 (3), 173-191, 2004 | 171 | 2004 |
| Heat and water balances of the bare soil surface and the potential distribution of vegetation in the Loess Plateau, China R Kimura, Y Liu, N Takayama, X Zhang, M Kamichika, N Matsuoka Journal of arid environments 63 (2), 439-457, 2005 | 118 | 2005 |
| Pasture yield response to precipitation and high temperature in Mongolia E Munkhtsetseg, R Kimura, J Wang, M Shinoda Journal of Arid environments 70 (1), 94-110, 2007 | 113 | 2007 |
| Spatial distribution of threshold wind speeds for dust outbreaks in northeast Asia R Kimura, M Shinoda Geomorphology 114 (3), 319-325, 2010 | 102 | 2010 |
| Evapo-transpiration estimation over the river basin of the Loess Plateau of China based on remote sensing R Kimura, L Bai, J Fan, N Takayama, O Hinokidani Journal of Arid Environments 68 (1), 53-65, 2007 | 101 | 2007 |
| Relationships among the leaf area index, moisture availability, and spectral reflectance in an upland rice field R Kimura, S Okada, H Miura, M Kamichika Agricultural Water Management 69 (2), 83-100, 2004 | 81 | 2004 |
| Relationships among dust outbreaks, vegetation cover, and surface soil water content on the Loess Plateau of China, 1999–2000 R Kimura, L Bai, J Wang Catena 77 (3), 292-296, 2009 | 77 | 2009 |
| Evapotranspiration over the grassland field in the Liudaogou Basin of the Loess Plateau, China R Kimura, J Fan, X Zhang, N Takayama, M Kamichika, N Matsuoka Acta Oecologica 29 (1), 45-53, 2006 | 69 | 2006 |
| Seasonal rainfall variability in Ethiopia and its long-term link to global sea surface temperatures A Alhamshry, AA Fenta, H Yasuda, R Kimura, K Shimizu Water 12 (1), 55, 2019 | 59 | 2019 |
| Relationships between soil moisture and dust emissions in a bare sandy soil of Mongolia E Munkhtsetseg, M Shinoda, JA Gillies, R Kimura, J King, G Nikolich Particuology 28, 131-137, 2016 | 54 | 2016 |
| Quantitative analysis on windblown dust concentrations of PM10 (PM2. 5) during dust events in Mongolia D Jugder, M Shinoda, R Kimura, A Batbold, D Amarjargal Aeolian Research 14, 3-13, 2014 | 52 | 2014 |
| Characteristics of dust emission in the Mongolian steppe during the 2008 DUVEX intensive observational period M Shinoda, R Kimura, M Mikami, M Tsubo, E Nishihara, M Ishizuka, ... Sola 6, 9-12, 2010 | 52 | 2010 |
| Estimation of moisture availability over the Liudaogou river basin of the Loess Plateau using new indices with surface temperature R Kimura Journal of Arid Environments 70 (2), 237-252, 2007 | 49 | 2007 |
| Relationship between soil moisture and vegetation activity in the Mongolian steppe B Nandintsetseg, M Shinoda, R Kimura, Y Ibaraki Sola 6, 29-32, 2010 | 41 | 2010 |
| An observational study of saltation and dust emission in a hotspot of Mongolia A Abulaiti, R Kimura, M Shinoda, Y Kurosaki, M Mikami, M Ishizuka, ... Aeolian research 15, 169-176, 2014 | 40 | 2014 |
| Factors contributing to dust storms in source regions producing the yellow-sand phenomena observed in Japan from 1993 to 2002 R Kimura Journal of Arid Environments 80, 40-44, 2012 | 35 | 2012 |
| Does ground surface soil aggregation affect transition of the wind speed threshold for saltation and dust emission? M Ishizuka, M Mikami, Y Yamada, R Kimura, Y Kurosaki, D Jugder, ... Sola 8, 129-132, 2012 | 33 | 2012 |
| The impact of plant water uptake and recharge on groundwater level at a site in the Loess Plateau of China H Yasuda, R Berndtsson, O Hinokidani, J Huang, T Saito, J Zheng, ... Hydrology Research 44 (1), 106-116, 2013 | 30 | 2013 |
| Effect of the strong wind and land cover in dust source regions on the Asian dust event over Japan from 2000 to 2011 R Kimura Sola 8, 77-80, 2012 | 29 | 2012 |
| Soil moisture estimation using thermal inertia: Potential and sensitivity to data conditions D Matsushima, R Kimura, M Shinoda Journal of Hydrometeorology 13 (2), 638-648, 2012 | 28 | 2012 |
