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Atsushi Yamaguchi

Atsushi Yamaguchi

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
31
Citations
3725
World Ranking
8235
National Ranking
64

Atsushi Yamaguchi publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Atsushi Yamaguchi sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 204 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Atsushi Yamaguchi D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Atsushi Yamaguchi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Atsushi Yamaguchi is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan, with a research focus spanning Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work primarily engages with the fields of Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and Oncology.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine and environmental studies

Yamaguchi has contributed to a variety of scientific publications. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Plankton Research
  • Progress In Oceanography
  • Polar Science
  • Plankton and Benthos Research

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Testing Bergmann's rule in marine copepods," 2021, Ecography
  • "Preexisting autoimmune disease is a risk factor for immune-related adverse events: a meta-analysis," 2021, Supportive Care in Cancer
  • "Tracking long-distance migration of marine fishes using compound-specific stable isotope analysis of amino acids," 2020, Ecology Letters
  • "Meltwater Discharge From Marine-Terminating Glaciers Drives Biogeochemical Conditions in a Greenlandic Fjord," 2022, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • "Review of spatial and inter-annual changes in the zooplankton community structure in the western Arctic Ocean during summers of 2008-2017," 2020, Progress In Oceanography

Yamaguchi frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Kohei Matsuno
  • Katsuya Narumi
  • Ayako Furugen
  • Masaki Kobayashi
  • Yoshiyuki Abe

Best Publications

  • Comparison of warm and cold years on the southeastern Bering Sea shelf and some implications for the ecosystem

    Phyllis J. Stabeno;Nancy B. Kachel;Sue E. Moore;Jeffrey M. Napp

  • Community and trophic structures of pelagic copepods down to greater depths in the western subarctic Pacific (WEST-COSMIC)

    Atsushi Yamaguchi;Yuji Watanabe;Hiroshi Ishida;Takashi Harimoto

  • Enhanced role of eddies in the Arctic marine biological pump

    Eiji Watanabe;Jonaotaro Onodera;Naomi Harada;Makio C. Honda

  • Long-Term Changes in Summer Zooplankton Communities of the Western Chukchi Sea, 1945–2012

    Elizaveta Ershova;Russell Hopcroft;Ksenia Kosobokova;Kohei Matsuno

  • Year-to-year changes of the mesozooplankton community in the Chukchi Sea during summers of 1991, 1992 and 2007, 2008

    Kohei Matsuno;Atsushi Yamaguchi;Toru Hirawake;Ichiro Imai

  • Trophic interactions of macro-zooplankton (krill and amphipods) in the Marginal Ice Zone of the Barents Sea

    Padmini Dalpadado;Atsushi Yamaguchi;Bjørnar Ellertsen;Signe Johannessen

  • Structure and size distribution of plankton communities down to the greater depths in the western North Pacific Ocean

    Atsushi Yamaguchi;Yuji Watanabe;Hiroshi Ishida;Takashi Harimoto

  • Structure, biomass distribution and trophodynamics of the pelagic ecosystem in the Oyashio region, western subarctic Pacific

    Tsutomu Ikeda;Naonobu Shiga;Atsushi Yamaguchi

  • Lethality of Increasing CO 2 Levels on Deep-Sea Copepods in the Western North Pacific

    Yuji Watanabe;Atsushi Yamaguchi;Hiroshi Ishida;Takashi Harimoto

  • Vertical distribution, population structure and lifecycle of Eucalanus bungii (Copepoda: Calanoida) in the Oyashio region, with notes on its regional variations

    Satoko Shoden;Tsutomu Ikeda;Atsushi Yamaguchi

  • Testing Bergmann’s rule in marine copepods

    Max D. Campbell;Max D. Campbell;David S. Schoeman;William Venables;William Venables;Rana Abu-Alhaija

  • Metabolism of mesopelagic and bathypelagic copepods in the western North Pacific Ocean

    Tsutomu Ikeda;Fumikazu Sano;Atsushi Yamaguchi;Takashi Matsuishi

  • Life cycle, population structure and vertical distribution of Metridia spp. (Copepoda: Calanoida) in the Oyashio region (NW Pacific Ocean)

    Gadi Padmavati;Tsutomu Ikeda;Atsushi Yamaguchi

  • Respiration in marine pelagic copepods: a global-bathymetric model

    Tsutomu Ikeda;Fumikazu Sano;Atsushi Yamaguchi

  • Spatial variability of iron in the surface water of the northwestern North Pacific Ocean

    Hyoe Takata;Kenshi Kuma;Shoei Iwade;Yoshinobu Yamajyoh

  • Evolution of Bioluminescence in Marine Planktonic Copepods

    Yasuhiro Takenaka;Atsushi Yamaguchi;Naoki Tsuruoka;Masaki Torimura

  • Latitudinal Differences in the Planktonic Biomass and Community Structure Down to the Greater Depths in the Western North Pacific

    Atsushi Yamaguchi;Yuji Watanabe;Hiroshi Ishida;Takashi Harimoto

  • Abundance and distribution of toxic Alexandrium tamarense resting cysts in the sediments of the Chukchi Sea and the eastern Bering Sea

    Masafumi Natsuike;Satoshi Nagai;Kohei Matsuno;Rui Saito

  • Tracking long-distance migration of marine fishes using compound-specific stable isotope analysis of amino acids

    Jun Matsubayashi;Yutaka Osada;Kazuaki Tadokoro;Yoshiyuki Abe;Yoshiyuki Abe

  • Fukushima-derived radiocesium in the western North Pacific in 2014

    Yuichiro Kumamoto;Michio Aoyama;Yasunori Hamajima;Hisao Nagai

  • Biomass size spectra of mesozooplankton in the Chukchi Sea during the summers of 1991/1992 and 2007/2008: an analysis using optical plankton counter data

    Kohei Matsuno;Atsushi Yamaguchi;Ichiro Imai

  • Vertical distribution, life cycle, and developmental characteristics of the mesopelagic calanoid copepod Gaidius variabilis (Aetideidae) in the Oyashio region, western North Pacific Ocean

    A. Yamaguchi;T. Ikeda

  • RNA:DNA ratios of calanoid copepods from the epipelagic through abyssopelagic zones of the North Pacific Ocean

    Tsutomu Ikeda;Fumikazu Sano;Atsushi Yamaguchi;Takashi Matsuishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Shigeto Nishino
Shigeto Nishino Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Joji Ishizaka
Joji Ishizaka Nagoya University
Makio C. Honda
Makio C. Honda Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Susumu Ohtsuka
Susumu Ohtsuka Hiroshima University
Yutaka Watanuki
Yutaka Watanuki Hokkaido University
Sanae Chiba
Sanae Chiba Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Toshi Nagata
Toshi Nagata University of Tokyo
Eva-Maria Nöthig
Eva-Maria Nöthig Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Naohiko Ohkouchi
Naohiko Ohkouchi Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Takashi Gojobori
Takashi Gojobori King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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