2026 Kaori Yoneyama: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	40	3846	3597	155	150	69	7908

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

Botany
Gene
Enzyme

Her primary areas of investigation include Strigolactone, Botany, Rhizosphere, Orobanche and Phosphorus deficiency. Her research in Strigolactone intersects with topics in Mycorrhiza and Striga. Her Striga research focuses on subjects like Orobanchaceae, which are linked to Parasitic plant, Glomeromycota and Plant hormone.

Many of her research projects under Botany are closely connected to Quorum sensing and Protonema with Quorum sensing and Protonema, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Her studies in Germination integrate themes in fields like Lupinus, Fabaceae, Mutualism and Plant physiology. Her Mutant research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Regulator, Phosphate deficiency, Pisum and Biosynthesis.

Her most cited work include:

The Strigolactone Story (477 citations)
Nitrogen deficiency as well as phosphorus deficiency in sorghum promotes the production and exudation of 5-deoxystrigol, the host recognition signal for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and root parasites (276 citations)
Phosphorus deficiency in red clover promotes exudation of orobanchol, the signal for mycorrhizal symbionts and germination stimulant for root parasites (263 citations)

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

Kaori Yoneyama mainly investigates Botany, Strigolactone, Germination, Shoot and Orobanche. Kaori Yoneyama incorporates Botany and Rhizosphere in her studies. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Plant hormone, Red Clover and Striga.

The concepts of her Germination study are interwoven with issues in Brassica, Cultivar and Plant physiology. Her Shoot research incorporates elements of Helianthus annuus, Xylem and Auxin. Her Orobanche study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Arabidopsis thaliana, Brassicaceae, Sorgolactone, Mycorrhiza and Orobanchaceae.

She most often published in these fields:

Botany (84.62%)
Strigolactone (56.92%)
Germination (56.92%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2016-2020)?

Shoot (40.00%)
Germination (56.92%)
Botany (84.62%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Shoot, Germination, Botany, Rhizosphere and Mutant. Her Germination study incorporates themes from Vicia faba and Genotype. Her research investigates the connection between Botany and topics such as Helianthus annuus that intersect with problems in Arabidopsis.

Her Mutant research incorporates themes from Biosynthesis, Lotus and Yeast. Her Lotus study combines topics in areas such as Lotus corniculatus, Strigolactone, Recombinant DNA and Enzyme. Her work carried out in the field of Orobanche minor brings together such families of science as Rootstock, TILLING and Cultivar.

Between 2016 and 2020, her most popular works were:

Which are the major players, canonical or non-canonical strigolactones? (52 citations)
Which are the major players, canonical or non-canonical strigolactones? (52 citations)
Methyl zealactonoate, a novel germination stimulant for root parasitic weeds produced by maize. (25 citations)

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

Botany
Gene
Enzyme

Kaori Yoneyama spends much of her time researching Germination, Botany, Rhizosphere, Shoot and Helianthus annuus. Her work on Phelipanche ramosa, Parasitic Weeds and Striga hermonthica as part of general Germination study is frequently linked to Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, bridging the gap between disciplines. Her research in Botany is mostly concerned with Orobanche minor.

You can notice a mix of various disciplines of study, such as Biochemistry, Lotus corniculatus, Yeast, Mutant and Strigolactone, in her Rhizosphere studies. Her Shoot research integrates issues from Sunflower, Solanum and Arabidopsis.

Best Publications

The Strigolactone Story

Xiaonan Xie;Kaori Yoneyama;Koichi Yoneyama

825
Citations
Nitrogen deficiency as well as phosphorus deficiency in sorghum promotes the production and exudation of 5-deoxystrigol, the host recognition signal for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and root parasites

Kaori Yoneyama;Xiaonan Xie;Dai Kusumoto;Hitoshi Sekimoto

546
Citations
How do nitrogen and phosphorus deficiencies affect strigolactone production and exudation

Kaori Yoneyama;Xiaonan Xie;Hyun Il Kim;Takaya Kisugi

458
Citations
Carlactone is converted to carlactonoic acid by MAX1 in Arabidopsis and its methyl ester can directly interact with AtD14 in vitro

Satoko Abe;Aika Sado;Kai Tanaka;Takaya Kisugi

443
Citations
Phosphorus deficiency in red clover promotes exudation of orobanchol, the signal for mycorrhizal symbionts and germination stimulant for root parasites

Kaori Yoneyama;Kaori Yoneyama;Koichi Yoneyama;Yasutomo Takeuchi;Hitoshi Sekimoto

440
Citations
Strigolactones, host recognition signals for root parasitic plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, from Fabaceae plants

Kaori Yoneyama;Xiaonan Xie;Hitoshi Sekimoto;Yasutomo Takeuchi

346
Citations
Strigolactones as germination stimulants for root parasitic plants.

Koichi Yoneyama;Ayman A. Awad;Xiaonan Xie;Kaori Yoneyama

319
Citations
Lateral branching oxidoreductase acts in the final stages of strigolactone biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

Philip B. Brewer;Kaori Yoneyama;Fiona Filardo;Emma Meyers

286
Citations
Strigolactones regulate protonema branching and act as a quorum sensing-like signal in the moss Physcomitrella patens

Hélène Proust;Beate Hoffmann;Xiaonan Xie;Kaori Yoneyama

268
Citations
Strigolactones and the Regulation of Pea Symbioses in Response to Nitrate and Phosphate Deficiency

Eloise Foo;Kaori Yoneyama;Cassandra J. Hugill;Laura J. Quittenden

254
Citations
Strigolactones: structures and biological activities.

Koichi Yoneyama;Xiaonan Xie;Kaori Yoneyama;Yasutomo Takeuchi

238
Citations
Confirming Stereochemical Structures of Strigolactones Produced by Rice and Tobacco

Xiaonan Xie;Kaori Yoneyama;Takaya Kisugi;Kenichi Uchida

192
Citations
An ancestral function of strigolactones as symbiotic rhizosphere signals

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185
Citations
Conversion of carlactone to carlactonoic acid is a conserved function of MAX1 homologs in strigolactone biosynthesis

Kaori Yoneyama;Kaori Yoneyama;Kaori Yoneyama;Narumi Mori;Tomoyasu Sato;Akiyoshi Yoda

182
Citations
2'-epi-orobanchol and solanacol, two unique strigolactones, germination stimulants for root parasitic weeds, produced by tobacco.

Xiaonan Xie;Dai Kusumoto;Yasutomo Takeuchi;Kaori Yoneyama

181
Citations
Which are the major players, canonical or non-canonical strigolactones?

Koichi Yoneyama;Xiaonan Xie;Kaori Yoneyama;Kaori Yoneyama;Takaya Kisugi

180
Citations
A tomato strigolactone-impaired mutant displays aberrant shoot morphology and plant interactions

Hinanit Koltai;Sivarama P. LekKala;Chaitali Bhattacharya;Einav Mayzlish-Gati

155
Citations
Isolation and identification of alectrol as (+)-orobanchyl acetate, a germination stimulant for root parasitic plants.

Xiaonan Xie;Kaori Yoneyama;Dai Kusumoto;Yoichi Yamada

135
Citations
Strigolactones, how are they synthesized to regulate plant growth and development?

Kaori Yoneyama;Kaori Yoneyama;Philip B Brewer

128
Citations
Production of Strigolactones by Arabidopsis thaliana responsible for Orobanche aegyptiaca seed germination

Yaakov Goldwasser;Kaori Yoneyama;Xiaonan Xie;Koichi Yoneyama

120
Citations
Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization negatively affects strigolactone production and exudation in sorghum

Kaori Yoneyama;Xiaonan Xie;Takaya Kisugi;Takahito Nomura

111
Citations
Difference in Striga-susceptibility is reflected in strigolactone secretion profile, but not in compatibility and host preference in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in two maize cultivars

Kaori Yoneyama;Ryota Arakawa;Keiko Ishimoto;Hyun Il Kim

110
Citations
Avenaol, a germination stimulant for root parasitic plants from Avena strigosa.

Hyun Il Kim;Takaya Kisugi;Pichit Khetkam;Xiaonan Xie

103
Citations