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Koichi Yoneyama

Koichi Yoneyama

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
64
Citations
15518
World Ranking
976
National Ranking
26

Koichi Yoneyama 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 Koichi Yoneyama sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 216 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Koichi Yoneyama 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 Koichi Yoneyama sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

His primary scientific interests are in Strigolactone, Botany, Orobanche, Mutant and Germination. His Strigolactone study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Karrikin. The various areas that Koichi Yoneyama examines in his Botany study include Phosphorus deficiency, Rhizosphere and Parasitic plant.

His Orobanche research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Mycorrhiza, Striga, Orobanchaceae and Nicotiana tabacum. His study focuses on the intersection of Mutant and fields such as Oryza sativa with connections in the field of Stereoisomerism. His Germination research focuses on Cultivar and how it connects with Poaceae, Pennisetum typhoideum, Sorghum and Plant roots.

His most cited work include:

  • Inhibition of shoot branching by new terpenoid plant hormones (1342 citations)
  • 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)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Germination, Strigolactone, Orobanche and Biochemistry. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Parasitic plant and Botany. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Red Clover and Plant physiology.

His Strigolactone study which covers Phosphorus deficiency that intersects with Nitrogen deficiency. His Orobanche research incorporates themes from Host and Mycorrhiza. His Shoot research integrates issues from Auxin and Weed.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (57.35%)
  • Germination (34.60%)
  • Strigolactone (27.01%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2020)?

  • Botany (57.35%)
  • Strigolactone (27.01%)
  • Germination (34.60%)

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

His main research concerns Botany, Strigolactone, Germination, Biosynthesis and Biochemistry. His work in Orobanche minor, Striga hermonthica, Shoot, Orobanche and Orobanchaceae are all subfields of Botany research. He has researched Orobanche in several fields, including Sorgolactone and Radicle.

His research in Strigolactone intersects with topics in Plant hormone, Carotenoid, Oryza sativa, Nutrient and Human fertilization. The concepts of his Germination study are interwoven with issues in Monochoria vaginalis and Host, Parasitic plant. Koichi Yoneyama works mostly in the field of Biosynthesis, limiting it down to concerns involving Mutant and, occasionally, Cell biology and Auxin.

Between 2012 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Carlactone is converted to carlactonoic acid by MAX1 in Arabidopsis and its methyl ester can directly interact with AtD14 in vitro (213 citations)
  • Carlactone is converted to carlactonoic acid by MAX1 in Arabidopsis and its methyl ester can directly interact with AtD14 in vitro (213 citations)
  • Strigolactones are involved in phosphate- and nitrate-deficiency-induced root development and auxin transport in rice (146 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

His primary areas of study are Strigolactone, Botany, Biochemistry, Arabidopsis and Mutant. The study incorporates disciplines such as Sorgolactone, Sorghum, Agronomy and Phosphorus in addition to Strigolactone. His studies deal with areas such as Oryza sativa and Auxin as well as Botany.

The Arabidopsis study combines topics in areas such as Rhizosphere and Shoot. His Shoot research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Nutrient, Phosphorus deficiency, Nitrogen deficiency and Human fertilization. The concepts of his Germination study are interwoven with issues in Host and Parasitic plant.

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of shoot branching by new terpenoid plant hormones

    Mikihisa Umehara;Atsushi Hanada;Satoko Yoshida;Kohki Akiyama

  • The Strigolactone Story

    Xiaonan Xie;Kaori Yoneyama;Koichi Yoneyama

  • 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

  • How do nitrogen and phosphorus deficiencies affect strigolactone production and exudation

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Strigolactones are involved in phosphate- and nitrate-deficiency-induced root development and auxin transport in rice

    Huwei Sun;Jinyuan Tao;Shangjun Liu;Shuangjie Huang

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

    Kaori Yoneyama;Xiaonan Xie;Hitoshi Sekimoto;Yasutomo Takeuchi

  • Origin of strigolactones in the green lineage

    Pierre‐Marc Delaux;Pierre‐Marc Delaux;Xiaonan Xie;Ruth E. Timme;Virginie Puech‐Pages;Virginie Puech‐Pages

  • Alectrol and orobanchol, germination stimulants for Orobanche minor, from its host red clover

    Takao Yokota;Hidenori Sakai;Keiji Okuno;Koichi Yoneyama

  • Strigolactones as germination stimulants for root parasitic plants.

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

  • A semidwarf phenotype of barley uzu results from a nucleotide substitution in the gene encoding a putative brassinosteroid receptor.

    Makiko Chono;Ichiro Honda;Haruko Zeniya;Koichi Yoneyama

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

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

  • 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

  • Strigolactones: structures and biological activities.

    Koichi Yoneyama;Xiaonan Xie;Kaori Yoneyama;Yasutomo Takeuchi

  • Feedback-regulation of strigolactone biosynthetic genes and strigolactone-regulated genes in Arabidopsis.

    Kiyoshi Mashiguchi;Eriko Sasaki;Yukihisa Shimada;Miyu Nagae

  • Confirming Stereochemical Structures of Strigolactones Produced by Rice and Tobacco

    Xiaonan Xie;Kaori Yoneyama;Takaya Kisugi;Kenichi Uchida

  • 5-Aminolevulinic acid improves photosynthetic gas exchange capacity and ion uptake under salinity stress in oilseed rape ( Brassica napus L.)

    M. S. Naeem;Z. L. Jin;G. L. Wan;D. Liu

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • Characterization of Strigolactones, Germination Stimulants for the Root Parasitic Plants Striga and Orobanche, Produced by Maize, Millet and Sorghum

    Ayman A. Awad;Daisuke Sato;Dai Kusumoto;Hiroaki Kamioka

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasutomo Takeuchi
Yasutomo Takeuchi Utsunomiya University
Xiaonan Xie
Xiaonan Xie Utsunomiya University
Kaori Yoneyama
Kaori Yoneyama Ehime University
Takahito Nomura
Takahito Nomura Utsunomiya University
Shigeo Yoshida
Shigeo Yoshida Kurume University
Tadao Asami
Tadao Asami University of Tokyo
Takao Yokota
Takao Yokota Teikyo University
Yukihiro Sugimoto
Yukihiro Sugimoto Kobe University
Shinjiro Yamaguchi
Shinjiro Yamaguchi Kyoto University

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