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D-Index
79
Citations
21315
World Ranking
445
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Ichiro Terashima 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 Ichiro Terashima sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 225 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ichiro Terashima 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 Ichiro Terashima sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis
  • Enzyme

His scientific interests lie mostly in Photosynthesis, Botany, RuBisCO, Spinach and Acclimatization. His studies deal with areas such as Chlorophyll and Chenopodiaceae as well as Photosynthesis. His Botany study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Horticulture.

His Ribulose study in the realm of RuBisCO connects with subjects such as Carboxylation. Ichiro Terashima works mostly in the field of Spinach, limiting it down to topics relating to Nitrogen deficiency and, in certain cases, Plastoquinone and Carbon dioxide. His research integrates issues of Biophysics and Chloroplast stroma in his study of Biochemistry.

His most cited work include:

  • Resistances along the CO2 diffusion pathway inside leaves (373 citations)
  • Characterisation of Non-Uniform Photosynthesis Induced by Abscisic Acid in Leaves Having Different Mesophyll Anatomies (367 citations)
  • Green Light Drives Leaf Photosynthesis More Efficiently than Red Light in Strong White Light: Revisiting the Enigmatic Question of Why Leaves are Green (351 citations)

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

Ichiro Terashima mostly deals with Botany, Photosynthesis, Biophysics, Biochemistry and Horticulture. His works in Acclimatization, Chlorophyll, Phaseolus, Shoot and Evergreen are all subjects of inquiry into Botany. His work carried out in the field of Photosynthesis brings together such families of science as Spinach and Plant physiology.

His Biophysics research incorporates elements of Photoinhibition, Electron transport chain, Wild type and Arabidopsis thaliana. As a part of the same scientific study, Ichiro Terashima usually deals with the Photoinhibition, concentrating on Photosystem I and frequently concerns with Photochemistry. Ichiro Terashima has researched RuBisCO in several fields, including Photorespiration and Cell wall.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (66.67%)
  • Photosynthesis (57.75%)
  • Biophysics (16.90%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Photosynthesis (57.75%)
  • Biophysics (16.90%)
  • Botany (66.67%)

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

His main research concerns Photosynthesis, Biophysics, Botany, Arabidopsis thaliana and Stomatal conductance. He has included themes like Electron transport chain, Agronomy and Horticulture in his Photosynthesis study. The concepts of his Biophysics study are interwoven with issues in Guard cell, Photoprotection, Photoinhibition, Wild type and Assimilation.

His Botany study incorporates themes from Relative growth rate and Growth rate. His Arabidopsis thaliana research focuses on subjects like Arabidopsis, which are linked to Primary metabolite, Understory and Enzyme. His Stomatal conductance study combines topics in areas such as Limiting factor, Plant species, Rice plant and Photosynthetic reaction centre.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Roles of the Cyclic Electron Flow Around PSI (CEF-PSI) and O2-Dependent Alternative Pathways in Regulation of the Photosynthetic Electron Flow in Short-Term Fluctuating Light in Arabidopsis thaliana (124 citations)
  • Overexpression of plasma membrane H + -ATPase in guard cells promotes light-induced stomatal opening and enhances plant growth (123 citations)
  • Long-term and short-term responses of the photosynthetic electron transport to fluctuating light. (70 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis
  • Enzyme

His main research concerns Photosynthesis, Biophysics, Botany, Electron transport chain and Arabidopsis thaliana. His Photosynthesis research includes elements of Cytochrome and Crop yield. The study incorporates disciplines such as Limiting factor, Photoinhibition, Photoprotection and Rice plant in addition to Biophysics.

In his works, Ichiro Terashima performs multidisciplinary study on Botany and Plant hormone. The Electron transport chain study combines topics in areas such as Photosynthetic capacity, Electron flow, Photosystem I and Agronomy. His study looks at the relationship between Arabidopsis thaliana and topics such as Arabidopsis, which overlap with Respiratory system and Carbohydrate metabolism.

Best Publications

  • Green light drives leaf photosynthesis more efficiently than red light in strong white light: revisiting the enigmatic question of why leaves are green.

    Ichiro Terashima;Takashi Fujita;Takeshi Inoue;Wah Soon Chow

  • Leaf Functional Anatomy in Relation to Photosynthesis

    Ichiro Terashima;Yuko T. Hanba;Danny Tholen;Ülo Niinemets

  • Resistances along the CO2 diffusion pathway inside leaves

    John R. Evans;Ralf Kaldenhoff;Bernard Genty;Ichiro Terashima

  • Irradiance and phenotype: comparative eco-development of sun and shade leaves in relation to photosynthetic CO2 diffusion

    Ichiro Terashima;Yuko T. Hanba;Youshi Tazoe;Poonam Vyas;Poonam Vyas

  • A model of the acclimation of photosynthesis in the leaves of C3 plants to sun and shade with respect to nitrogen use

    K. Hikosaka;I. Terashima

  • Comparative ecophysiology of leaf and canopy photosynthesis

    I. Terashima;K. Hikosaka

  • Characterisation of Non-Uniform Photosynthesis Induced by Abscisic Acid in Leaves Having Different Mesophyll Anatomies

    Ichiro Terashima;Suan-Chin Wong;C. Barry Osmond;Graham D. Farquhar

  • Overexpression of the barley aquaporin HvPIP2;1 increases internal CO(2) conductance and CO(2) assimilation in the leaves of transgenic rice plants.

    Yuko T. Hanba;Mineo Shibasaka;Yasuyuki Hayashi;Takahiko Hayakawa

  • Why are sun leaves thicker than shade leaves? Consideration based on analyses of CO2 diffusion in the leaf

    Ichiro Terashima;Shin-Ichi Miyazawa;Yuko T Hanba

  • Effects of Light and Nitrogen Nutrition on the Organization of the Photosynthetic Apparatus in Spinach

    Ichiro Terashima;John R. Evans

  • Anatomy of non-uniform leaf photosynthesis

    Ichiro Terashima

  • The site of photoinhibition in leaves of Cucumis sativus L. at low temperatures is photosystem I, not photosystem II

    Ichiro Terashima;Sachiko Funayama;Kintake Sonoike

  • The effect of growth irradiance on leaf anatomy and photosynthesis in Acer species differing in light demand

    Y. T. Hanba;H. Kogami;I. Terashima

  • Light Environment within a Leaf I. : Optical Properties of Paradermal Sections of Camellia Leaves with Special Reference to Differences in the Optical Properties of Palisade and Spongy Tissues

    Ichiro Terashima;Toshiro Saeki

  • Temperature acclimation of photosynthesis in spinach leaves: analyses of photosynthetic components and temperature dependencies of photosynthetic partial reactions

    Wataru Yamori;Ko Noguchi;Ichiro Terashima

  • Effects of Nitrogen Nutrition on Electron Transport Components and Photosynthesis in Spinach

    JR Evans;I Terashima

  • A new model for leaf photosynthesis incorporating the gradients of light environment and of photosynthetic properties of chloroplasts within a leaf.

    Ichiro Terashima;Toshiro Saeki

  • The influence of leaf thickness on the CO2 transfer conductance and leaf stable carbon isotope ratio for some evergreen tree species in Japanese warm‐temperate forests

    Y. T. Hanba;S.-I. Miyazawa;I. Terashima

  • Overexpression of plasma membrane H + -ATPase in guard cells promotes light-induced stomatal opening and enhances plant growth

    Yin Wang;Ko Noguchi;Natsuko Ono;Shin-ichiro Inoue

  • Effects of HgCl2 on CO2 Dependence of Leaf Photosynthesis: Evidence Indicating Involvement of Aquaporins in CO2 Diffusion across the Plasma Membrane

    Ichiro Terashima;Kiyomi Ono

  • Up-Regulation of Mitochondrial Alternative Oxidase Concomitant with Chloroplast Over-Reduction by Excess Light

    Keisuke Yoshida;Keisuke Yoshida;Ichiro Terashima;Ko Noguchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Ko Noguchi
Ko Noguchi Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
Wataru Yamori
Wataru Yamori University of Tokyo
Kouki Hikosaka
Kouki Hikosaka Tohoku University
Kintake Sonoike
Kintake Sonoike Waseda University
Hitoshi Sakakibara
Hitoshi Sakakibara Nagoya University
John R. Evans
John R. Evans Australian National University
Wah Soon Chow
Wah Soon Chow Australian National University
Sakae Katoh
Sakae Katoh Toho University
Shuichi Yanagisawa
Shuichi Yanagisawa University of Tokyo

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