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Masafumi Matsui

Masafumi Matsui

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
7657
World Ranking
5526
National Ranking
28

Masafumi Matsui 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 Masafumi Matsui sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 340 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masafumi Matsui 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 Masafumi Matsui sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Masafumi Matsui is a researcher affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, with a primary focus on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses substantial contributions in the fields of Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, Molecular Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's research topics broadly cover Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Genetic diversity and population structure, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Lepidoptera Biology and Taxonomy, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Turtle Biology and Conservation.

Matsui has authored papers in various academic journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Zootaxa
  • Current Herpetology
  • ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE
  • PeerJ
  • Nature

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Wide Distribution but Low Differentiation: Phylogenetic Relationships and Phylogeography of Hynobius nigrescens (Amphibia: Caudata)" (2020, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE)
  • "Two New Species of Leptobrachella from Northern Thailand (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae)" (2023, Current Herpetology)
  • "Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats" (2023, Nature)

Masafumi Matsui collaborates frequently with a group of researchers, including:

  • Kanto Nishikawa
  • A Tominaga
  • Koshiro Eto
  • Amir Hamidy
  • Natsuhiko Yoshikawa

Their work on amphibian biology and phylogenetics contributes to understanding genetic diversity and species distribution in changing environmental contexts. This focus supports broader ecological and evolutionary research themes integrating molecular biology and genetic techniques to study population structures and conservation issues.

Best Publications

  • Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats

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  • The impact of anchored phylogenomics and taxon sampling on phylogenetic inference in narrow‐mouthed frogs (Anura, Microhylidae)

    Pedro L.V. Peloso;Darrel R. Frost;Stephen J. Richards;Miguel T. Rodrigues

  • Feeding Habits of the Pond Frog, Rana nigromaculata, Inhabiting Rice Fields in Kyoto, Japan

    Toshiaki Hirai;Masafumi Matsui

  • Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences

    Luis M.P. Ceríaco;Luis M.P. Ceríaco;Eliécer E. Gutiérrez;Eliécer E. Gutiérrez;Alain Dubois;Cristian Simón Abdala

  • Large-scale phylogenetic analyses provide insights into unrecognized diversity and historical biogeography of Asian leaf-litter frogs, genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae)

    Jin-Min Chen;Nikolay A. Poyarkov;Chatmongkon Suwannapoom;Amy Lathrop

  • Taxonomic Relationships within the Pan-Oriental Narrow-mouth Toad Microhyla ornata as Revealed by mtDNA Analysis (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae)

    Masafumi Matsui;Hiroharu Ito;Tomohiko Shimada;Hidetoshi Ota

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Oriental torrent frogs in the genus Amolops and its allies (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae)

    Masafumi Matsui;Tomohiko Shimada;Wan-Zhao Liu;Mohamed Maryati

  • Systematic relationships of Oriental tiny frogs of the family Microhylidae (Amphibia, Anura) as revealed by mtDNA genealogy

    Masafumi Matsui;Amir Hamidy;Amir Hamidy;Daicus M. Belabut;Daicus M. Belabut;Norhayati Ahmad

  • Phylogenetic and taxonomic relationships of the Polypedates leucomystax complex (Amphibia)

    Norihiro Kuraishi;Masafumi Matsui;Amir Hamidy;Daicus M. Belabut

  • Multiple invasions of the Ryukyu Archipelago by Oriental frogs of the subgenus Odorrana with phylogenetic reassessment of the related subgenera of the genus Rana

    Masafumi Matsui;Tomohiko Shimada;Hidetoshi Ota;Tomoko Tanaka-Ueno;Tomoko Tanaka-Ueno

  • Phylogenetic relationships of megophryid frogs of the genus Leptobrachium (Amphibia,Anura)as revealed by mtDNA gene sequences

    Masafumi Matsui;Amir Hamidy;Amir Hamidy;Robert W. Murphy;Robert W. Murphy;Wichase Khonsue

  • Current Herpetology in East Asia

    Robert F. Inger;Masafumi Matsui;Tsutomu Hikida;Richard C. Goris

  • Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of the Japanese clawed salamander, Onychodactylus japonicus (Amphibia: Caudata: Hynobiidae), and its congener inferred from the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene

    Natsuhiko Yoshikawa;Masafumi Matsui;Kanto Nishikawa;Jong Bum Kim

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Japanese brown frogs (Rana: Ranidae) assessed by mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences

    Tomoko Tanaka;Masafumi Matsui;Osamu Takenaka

  • Feeding Habits of the Japanese Tree Frog, Hyla japonica, in the Reproductive Season

    Toshiaki Hirai;Masafumi Matsui

  • A taxonomic study of the Rana narina complex, with description of three new species (Amphibia : Ranidae)

    Masafumi Matsui

  • Phylogenetic relationships of two Salamandrella species as revealed by mitochondrial DNA and allozyme variation (Amphibia: Caudata: Hynobiidae)

    Masafumi Matsui;Natsuhiko Yoshikawa;Atsushi Tominaga;Takanori Sato

  • GENETIC VARIATION IN THE INDIAN RICE FROG, RANA LIMNOCHARIS (AMPHIBIA: ANURA), IN TAIWAN, AS REVEALED BY ALLOZYME DATA

    Mamoru Toda;Mamoru Toda;Mutsumi Nishida;Masafumi Matsui;Kuang-Yang Lue

  • A New Species of Leptolalax (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from Peninsular Malaysia

    Masafumi Matsui;Daicus M. Belabut;Daicus M. Belabut;Norhayati Ahmad;Hoi Sen Yong

  • Molecular Phylogeny of the Diversified Frogs of Genus Fejervarya (Anura: Dicroglossidae)

    Manabu Kotaki;Atsushi Kurabayashi;Masafumi Matsui;Mitsuru Kuramoto

  • Age Determination by Skeletochronology of Rana nigrovittata, a Frog from Tropical Forest of Thailand

    Wichase Khonsue;Masafumi Matsui;Yasuchika Misawa

  • Evolutionary Relationships and Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms in the Rice Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) Species Complex from Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan and Japan, Inferred from mtDNA Gene Sequences, Allozymes, and Crossing Experiments

    Masayuki Sumida;Manabu Kotaki;Mohammed Mafizul Islam;Tjong Hon Djong

  • Phylogenetic relationships and phylogeography of Hynobius tokyoensis (Amphibia: Caudata) using complete sequences of cytochrome b and control region genes of mitochondrial DNA.

    Masafumi Matsui;Atsushi Tominaga;Terutake Hayashi;Yasuchika Misawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Hidetoshi Ota
Hidetoshi Ota University of Hyogo
Truong Q. Nguyen
Truong Q. Nguyen University of California, San Diego
L. Lee Grismer
L. Lee Grismer La Sierra University
Robert W. Murphy
Robert W. Murphy University of Toronto
Mutsumi Nishida
Mutsumi Nishida University of the Ryukyus
Rafe M. Brown
Rafe M. Brown University of Kansas
Franco Andreone
Franco Andreone Regione Piemonte
Perry L. Wood
Perry L. Wood Auburn University
Ward C. Wheeler
Ward C. Wheeler American Museum of Natural History
Nikolay A. Poyarkov
Nikolay A. Poyarkov Lomonosov Moscow State University

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