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Akira Yamauchi

Akira Yamauchi

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
43
Citations
6211
World Ranking
3293
National Ranking
127

Akira Yamauchi publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akira Yamauchi sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 220 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Akira Yamauchi D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akira Yamauchi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Agronomy

Akira Yamauchi mostly deals with Agronomy, Root system, Poaceae, Water content and Botany. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil water and Transpiration. The study incorporates disciplines such as Upland rice and Nutrient in addition to Root system.

His work carried out in the field of Poaceae brings together such families of science as Zea mays, Oryza sativa and Sucrose. His research in Water content tackles topics such as Dry matter which are related to areas like Waterlogging, Aerenchyma and Shoot. His research integrates issues of Arabidopsis thaliana, Horticulture and Soil horizon in his study of Botany.

His most cited work include:

  • Root biology and genetic improvement for drought avoidance in rice (248 citations)
  • Root Development and Nutrient Uptake (142 citations)
  • Fractal Analysis of Plant Root Systems (128 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Root system, Water content, Botany and Shoot. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Soil water and Horticulture. His Root system research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Upland rice, Morphology, Moisture, Poaceae and Drought tolerance.

His Poaceae study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, Oryza sativa and Rainfed agriculture. His research on Water content also deals with topics like

  • Plasticity and related Adaptation,
  • Transpiration which connect with Water-use efficiency. His work in Shoot addresses issues such as Waterlogging, which are connected to fields such as Aerenchyma and Stomatal conductance.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (63.13%)
  • Root system (29.49%)
  • Water content (18.43%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Agronomy (63.13%)
  • Root system (29.49%)
  • Plasticity (7.83%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Root system, Plasticity, Water content and Shoot. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil water and Lowland rice. The concepts of his Root system study are interwoven with issues in Moisture, Plant breeding, Quantitative trait locus and Developmental plasticity.

In his study, Phenotypic plasticity, Water stress and Botany is strongly linked to Adaptation, which falls under the umbrella field of Plasticity. His Water content research focuses on Hardpan and how it relates to Bulk density, Water extraction, Penetration and Root branching. The study incorporates disciplines such as Tissue level, Cultivar, Waterlogging and Rice plant in addition to Shoot.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Nitrogen application enhanced the expression of developmental plasticity of root systems triggered by mild drought stress in rice (35 citations)
  • Root plasticity for maintenance of productivity under abiotic stressed soil environments in rice: Progress and prospects (32 citations)
  • QTL associated with lateral root plasticity in response to soil moisture fluctuation stress in rice (27 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Agronomy

Akira Yamauchi mainly focuses on Agronomy, Root system, Water content, Plasticity and Shoot. His work deals with themes such as Botany and Plant physiology, which intersect with Agronomy. His Root system study incorporates themes from Plant breeding, Developmental plasticity, Moisture, Genetic variation and Hardpan.

His Water content study combines topics in areas such as Soil water, Soil horizon and Cultivar. Within one scientific family, Akira Yamauchi focuses on topics pertaining to Adaptation under Plasticity, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Phenotypic plasticity, Abiotic component and Aerenchyma formation. His Shoot study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Crop, Germination, Dry weight, Nutrient and Seedling.

Best Publications

  • Root biology and genetic improvement for drought avoidance in rice

    Amelia Henry;Akira Yamauchi;Rachid Serraj

  • Root Development and Nutrient Uptake

    H. Wang;Y. Inukai;A. Yamauchi

  • Root plasticity as the key root trait for adaptation to various intensities of drought stress in rice

    Mana Kano;Yoshiaki Inukai;Hidemi Kitano;Akira Yamauchi

  • Fractal Analysis of Plant Root Systems

    Jiro Tatsumi;Akira Yamauchi;Yasuhiro Kono

  • Identification of key plant traits contributing to the cooling effects of green façades using freestanding walls

    Takuya Koyama;Mika Yoshinaga;Hideki Hayashi;Kei-ichiro Maeda

  • Genotypic variation in response of rainfed lowland rice to drought and rewatering. II. Root growth.

    T. Azhiri-Sigari;A. Yamauchi;A. Kamoshita;L. J. Wade

  • Root growth, aerenchyma development, and oxygen transport in rice genotypes subjected to drought and waterlogging

    Roel R. Suralta;Akira Yamauchi

  • Genotypic variation in response of rainfed lowland rice to prolonged drought and rewatering

    Akihiko Kamoshita;Akihiko Kamoshita;Reynaldo Rodriguez;Akira Yamauchi;Leonard Wade;Leonard Wade

  • Fractal analysis on root systems of rice plants in response to drought stress

    Hong Wang;Joel Siopongco;Leonard Wade;Akira Yamauchi

  • Cell surface galectin-9 expressing Th cells regulate Th17 and Foxp3+ Treg development by galectin-9 secretion.

    Souichi Oomizu;Tomohiro Arikawa;Toshiro Niki;Takeshi Kadowaki

  • Genotypic Variation in Response of Rainfed Lowland Rice to Drought and Rewatering. I. Growth and water use.

    Len J. Wade;Akihiko Kamoshita;Akira Yamauchi;Tahere Azhiri-Sigari

  • Genotypic variation in response of rainfed lowland rice to drought and rewatering. III. Water extraction during the drought period

    Akihiko Kamoshita;Len J. Wade;Akira Yamauchi

  • Quantitative analysis on root system structures of upland rice and maize

    Akira Yamauchi;Yasuhiro Kono;Jiro Tatsumi

  • Dry matter production in relation to root plastic development, oxygen transport, and water uptake of rice under transient soil moisture stresses

    Roel Rodriguez Suralta;Yoshiaki Inukai;Akira Yamauchi

  • Effects of soil compaction on the development of rice and maize root systems

    M. Iijima;Y. Kono;A. Yamauchi;J.R. Pardales

  • A Revised Experimental System of Root-Soil Interaction for Laboratory Workr

    Yasuhiro Kono;Akira Yamauchi;Toshihiro Nonoyama;Jiro Tatsumi

  • Genotypic Variations in Response of Lateral Root Development to Fluctuating Soil Moisture in Rice

    Dionisio M. Banoc;Akira Yamauchi;Akihiko Kamoshita;Len J. Wade

  • Root Development, Water Uptake, and Shoot Dry Matter Production under Water Deficit Conditions in Two CSSLs of Rice: Functional Roles of Root Plasticity

    Mana Kano-Nakata;Yoshiaki Inukai;Leonard Wade;Joel D. L. C. Siopongco

  • Functional roles of the plasticity of root system development in biomass production and water uptake under rainfed lowland conditions

    Mana Kano-Nakata;Veeresh R.P. Gowda;Veeresh R.P. Gowda;Amelia Henry;Rachid Serraj

  • Sugar accumulation along the seminal root axis, as affected by osmotic stress in maize : A possible physiological basis for plastic lateral root development

    Atsushi Ogawa;Choji Kawashima;Akira Yamauchi

  • Dry Matter Production and Root System Development of Rice Cultivars under Fluctuating Soil Moisture

    Dionisio M. Bañoc;Akira Yamauchi;Akihiko Kamoshita;Len J. Wade

  • Root plasticity for maintenance of productivity under abiotic stressed soil environments in rice: Progress and prospects

    Roel R. Suralta;Roel R. Suralta;Mana Kano-Nakata;Jonathan M. Niones;Yoshiaki Inukai

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshiaki Inukai
Yoshiaki Inukai Nagoya University
Morio Iijima
Morio Iijima Kindai University
Mitsuomi Hirashima
Mitsuomi Hirashima Kagawa University
Hidemi Kitano
Hidemi Kitano Nagoya University
Leonard Wade
Leonard Wade University of Queensland
Abdelbagi M. Ismail
Abdelbagi M. Ismail International Rice Research Institute
Rachid Serraj
Rachid Serraj Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Yoichiro Kato
Yoichiro Kato University of Tokyo
Amelia Henry
Amelia Henry International Rice Research Institute
Kazuyuki Doi
Kazuyuki Doi Nagoya University

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