ASTRONOMER
Masayuki Yanai
1959 - Today
Masayuki Yanai
Masayuki Yanai (箭内 政之, Yanai Masayuki, born 1959) is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific co-discoverer of minor planets. One of his co-discoveries is the dark, inner main-belt asteroid 3915 Fukushima. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masayuki Yanai has received more than 17,690 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Masayuki Yanai is the 584th most popular astronomer (down from 556th in 2019), the 1,807th most popular biography from Japan (up from 2,156th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Japanese Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
18k
Page Views (PV)
41.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
7.99
Effective Languages (L*)
1.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Masayuki Yanai ranks 584 out of 644. Before her are James Ferguson, Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Adelaide Ames, Madge Adam, Maura Tombelli, and Arnold Wolfendale. After her are Tomimaru Okuni, Stefano Sposetti, Jana Tichá, John Huchra, Jan Kleyna, and Rosaly Lopes.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Ferguson
1710 - 1776
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 578
Silvia Torres-Peimbert
1940 - Present
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 579
Adelaide Ames
1900 - 1932
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 580
Madge Adam
1912 - 2001
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 581
Maura Tombelli
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 582
Arnold Wolfendale
1927 - 2020
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 583
Masayuki Yanai
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 584
Tomimaru Okuni
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 585
Stefano Sposetti
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 586
Jana Tichá
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 587
John Huchra
1948 - 2010
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 588
Jan Kleyna
2000 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 589
Rosaly Lopes
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 590
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Masayuki Yanai ranks 524. Before her are Lydia Lunch, Peter Pacult, Chi Chi LaRue, Dennis Chambers, Rafael Amador, and Georgi Dimitrov. After her are Uma Bharti, Karl Shuker, Nagarjuna, Sjaak Troost, Petar Rajič, and Tim Van Patten.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsLydia Lunch
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 518
Peter Pacult
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 519
Chi Chi LaRue
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 520
Dennis Chambers
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 521
Rafael Amador
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2018
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 522
Georgi Dimitrov
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2021
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 523
Masayuki Yanai
ASTRONOMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 524
Uma Bharti
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 525
Karl Shuker
BIOLOGIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 526
Nagarjuna
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 527
Sjaak Troost
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 528
Petar Rajič
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 529
Tim Van Patten
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 530
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Masayuki Yanai ranks 1,807 out of 6,245. Before her are Saki Kumagai (1990), Atsuhiro Miura (1974), Takanobu Okabe (1970), Yoshito Ōkubo (1982), Ken Hirai (1972), and Norio Omura (1969). After her are Naoya Ogawa (1968), Emi Shinohara (1963), Tomimaru Okuni (1931), Kae Nishina (1972), Toranosuke Takagi (1974), and Maki Haneta (1972).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsSaki Kumagai
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 1,801
Atsuhiro Miura
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 1,802
Takanobu Okabe
SKIER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 1,803
Yoshito Ōkubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 1,804
Ken Hirai
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 1,805
Norio Omura
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 1,806
Masayuki Yanai
ASTRONOMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 1,807
Naoya Ogawa
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 1,808
Emi Shinohara
ACTOR
1963 - 2024
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 1,809
Tomimaru Okuni
ASTRONOMER
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 1,810
Kae Nishina
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 1,811
Toranosuke Takagi
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 1,812
Maki Haneta
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 1,813
Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan
Among astronomers born in Japan, Masayuki Yanai ranks 18. Before her are Okuro Oikawa (1896), Kiichirō Furukawa (1929), Seiji Ueda (1952), Kazuro Watanabe (1955), Kin Endate (1960), and Kenzo Suzuki (1950). After her are Tomimaru Okuni (1931), Alan Hale (1958), Naoto Satō (1953), Masaru Arai (1952), Hiroshi Mori (1958), and Akimasa Nakamura (1961).
Okuro Oikawa
1896 - 1970
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 12
Kiichirō Furukawa
1929 - 2016
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 13
Seiji Ueda
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 14
Kazuro Watanabe
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 15
Kin Endate
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 16
Kenzo Suzuki
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 17
Masayuki Yanai
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 18
Tomimaru Okuni
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 19
Alan Hale
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 20
Naoto Satō
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 21
Masaru Arai
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 22
Hiroshi Mori
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 23
Akimasa Nakamura
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.62
Rank: 24