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Environmental Sciences 43 7133 6856 9 8 242 6747

Ken Oyama publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ken Oyama between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ken Oyama published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2020. 15 of the 300 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2020. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 9 publications
1988 2025

300 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ken Oyama: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 2
1991 0
1992 3
1993 5
1994 6
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 4
1999 0
2000 2
2001 5
2002 4
2003 5
2004 12
2005 5
2006 10
2007 7
2008 9
2009 9
2010 7
2011 5
2012 7
2013 14
2014 11
2015 12
2016 13
2017 27
2018 12
2019 10
2020 31
2021 14
2022 10
2023 21
2024 6
2025 9
Total 300
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Ken Oyama publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ken Oyama sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 241–250 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 242 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217 242
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Ken Oyama D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ken Oyama sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336 43
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Ken Oyama is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Their research focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, covering a range of topics primarily related to ecology, plant science, and genetics.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

The subfields Ken Oyama has contributed to are:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science
  • Ecology
  • Genetics

The primary topics explored in their work are:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Ken Oyama has published extensively in several scientific journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Botanical Sciences
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • European Journal of Forest Research
  • American Journal of Botany

Some recent publications by Ken Oyama include:

  • "Morphological variation of leaf traits in the Ternstroemia lineata species complex (Ericales: Penthaphylacaceae) in response to geographic and climatic variation," 2020, PeerJ
  • "Genomic signatures of the evolution of defence against its natural enemies in the poisonous and medicinal plant Datura stramonium (Solanaceae)," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Environmental filters determine the distribution of tree species in a threatened biodiversity hotspot in western Mexico," 2020, Botanical Sciences
  • "Climate change, a booster of disease outbreaks by the plant pathogen Phytophthora in oak forests," 2023, Rhizosphere
  • "The role of wood anatomical traits in the coexistence of oak species along an environmental gradient," 2021, AoB Plants

Ken Oyama has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Antonio González-Rodríguez
  • Pablo Cuevas-Reyes
  • Yurixhi Maldonado-López
  • Marcílio Fagundes
  • Andrés Torres-Miranda

Best Publications

  • Diversity of gall-inducing insects in a Mexican tropical dry forest: the importance of plant species richness, life-forms, host plant age and plant density

    Pablo Cuevas-Reyes;Mauricio Quesada;Paul Hanson;Paul Hanson;Rodolfo Dirzo

  • Seedling functional types in a lowland rain forest in Mexico.

    Guillermo Ibarra-Manríquez;Miguel Martínez Ramos;Ken Oyama

  • Natural hybridization and hybrid zones between Quercus crassifolia and Quercus crassipes (Fagaceae) in Mexico: morphological and molecular evidence.

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  • Endogenous Plant Cell Wall Digestion: A Key Mechanism in Insect Evolution

    Hirofumi Watanabe;Horacio Cano-Camacho;Ken Oyama

  • The effects of domestication of Brassica and Phaseolus on the interaction between phytophagous insects and parasitoids.

    Betty Benrey;Alicia Callejas;Leticia Rios;Ken Oyama

  • ECOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS OF MEXICAN RAIN FOREST TREES

    Guillermo Ibarra-Manríquez;Ken Oyama

  • Variation in leaf trichomes of Wigandia urens: environmental factors and physiological consequences.

    Leticia B. Pérez-Estrada;Zenón Cano-Santana;Ken Oyama

  • Genetic structure and differentiation of wild and domesticated populations of Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae) from Mexico

    S. Hernández-Verdugo;R. Luna-Reyes;K. Oyama

  • Morphological and RAPD analysis of hybridization between Quercus affinis and Q-laurina (Fagaceae), two Mexican red oaks

    Antonio González-Rodríguez;Dulce M. Arias;Susana Valencia;Ken Oyama

  • Pollinator-dependent food production in Mexico.

    Lorena Ashworth;Lorena Ashworth;Mauricio Quesada;Alejandro Casas;Ramiro Aguilar;Ramiro Aguilar

  • Variation in Growth and Reproduction in the Neotropical Dioecious Palm Chamaedorea Tepejilote

    Ken Oyama

  • Genetic Structure of Wild and Domesticated Populations of Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae) from Northwestern Mexico Analyzed by RAPDs

    Ken Oyama;Sergio Hernández-Verdugo;Carla Sánchez;Antonio González-Rodríguez

  • Interspecific gene flow in a multispecies oak hybrid zone in the Sierra Tarahumara of Mexico

    Juan Manuel Peñaloza-Ramírez;Antonio González-Rodríguez;Luis Mendoza-Cuenca;Henri Caron

  • Effects of defoliation on growth, reproduction, and survival of a neotropical dioecious palm, Chamaedorea tepejilote.

    Ken Oyama;Ana Mendoza

  • LEAF FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY INCREASES WITH HYBRIDIZATION AND INTROGRESSION BETWEEN QUERCUS MAGNOLIIFOLIA AND QUERCUS RESINOSA (FAGACEAE) THROUGH AN ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT IN MEXICO

    Ana Luisa Albarrán‐Lara;Luis Mendoza‐Cuenca;Susana Valencia‐Avalos;Antonio González‐Rodríguez

  • Leaf morphometric variation in Quercus affinis and Q. laurina (Fagaceae), two hybridizing Mexican red oaks

    Antonio González-Rodríguez;Ken Oyama

  • Species richness of gall-forming insects in a tropical rain forest: correlations with plant diversity and soil fertility

    Pablo Cuevas-Reyes;Cristina Siebe;Miguel Martínez-Ramos;Ken Oyama

  • Differentiation in seed germination among populations of Capsicum annuum along a latitudinal gradient in Mexico

    Sergio Hernández-Verdugo;Ken Oyama;Carlos Vázquez-Yanes

  • Effect of hybridization of the Quercus crassifolia × Quercus crassipes complex on the community structure of endophagous insects

    Efraín Tovar-Sánchez;Ken Oyama

  • Landscape genomics provides evidence of climate‐associated genetic variation in Mexican populations of Quercus rugosa

    Karina Martins;Karina Martins;Paul F. Gugger;Paul F. Gugger;Jesus Llanderal-Mendoza;Antonio González-Rodríguez

  • Foliar morphological variation in the white oak Quercus rugosa Nee (Fagaceae) along a latitudinal gradient in Mexico: Potential implications for management and conservation

    Dolores Uribe-Salas;Dolores Uribe-Salas;Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero;Antonio González-Rodríguez;Oswaldo Téllez-Valdéz

  • Conservation biogeography of red oaks (Quercus, section Lobatae) in Mexico and Central America.

    Andrés Torres-Miranda;Isolda Luna-Vega;Ken Oyama

  • Conservation genetics of an endemic and endangered epiphytic Laelia speciosa (Orchidaceae).

    Irene Ávila-Díaz;Ken Oyama

  • Spatial patterns of herbivory by gall-forming insects: a test of the soil fertility hypothesis in a Mexican tropical dry forest

    Pablo Cuevas-Reyes;Mauricio Quesada;Christina Siebe;Ken Oyama

  • Chloroplast DNA variation in the Quercus affinis-Q. laurina complex in Mexico: geographical structure and associations with nuclear and morphological variation.

    A. González-Rodríguez;J. F. Bain;J. L. Golden;K. Oyama

  • Interactions between galling insects and leaf-feeding insects : the role of plant phenolic compounds and their possible interference with herbivores

    Enrique Pascual-Alvarado;Pablo Cuevas-Reyes;Mauricio Quesada;Ken Oyama

  • Conservation genetics of the east Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Michoacan, Mexico.

    Omar Chassin-Noria;Alberto Abreu-Grobois;Peter H Dutton;Ken Oyama

  • Abundance and Leaf Damage Caused by Gall-Inducing Insects in a Mexican Tropical Dry Forest1

    Pablo Cuevas-Reyes;Mauricio Quesada;Ken Oyama

  • Structural and functional traits predict short term response of tropical dry forests to a high intensity hurricane

    Diana Laura Jimenez-Rodríguez;Mariana Yolotl Alvarez-Añorve;Marisela Pineda-Cortes;Jose Israel Flores-Puerto

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio González-Rodríguez
Antonio González-Rodríguez National Autonomous University of Mexico
Mauricio Quesada
Mauricio Quesada National Autonomous University of Mexico
Rodolfo Dirzo
Rodolfo Dirzo Stanford University
G. Wilson Fernandes
G. Wilson Fernandes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Alejandro Casas
Alejandro Casas National Autonomous University of Mexico
Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez
Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez National Autonomous University of Mexico
Victoria L. Sork
Victoria L. Sork University of California, Los Angeles
Miguel Martínez-Ramos
Miguel Martínez-Ramos National Autonomous University of Mexico
Gwilym P. Lewis
Gwilym P. Lewis Royal Botanic Gardens
Mark W. Chase
Mark W. Chase Royal Botanic Gardens

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