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Mitsuru Osaki

Mitsuru Osaki

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
65
Citations
11689
World Ranking
949
National Ranking
24

Mitsuru Osaki 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 Mitsuru Osaki sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 321 publications — 94th percentile

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

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

Mitsuru Osaki 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 Mitsuru Osaki sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
  • Ecology

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Phosphorus deficiency, Rhizosphere, Biochemistry and Acid phosphatase. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil water, N compounds and Phosphorus metabolism. His research in Phosphorus deficiency intersects with topics in Sugar and Agronomy.

He has researched Rhizosphere in several fields, including Lupinus, Soil pH and Acid sulfate soil. In Biochemistry, Mitsuru Osaki works on issues like Chromatography, which are connected to Metabolome. In his work, Melastoma, Phytic acid, Phytase, Red Clover and Horticulture is strongly intertwined with Plant physiology, which is a subfield of Acid phosphatase.

His most cited work include:

  • Evolutionary control of leaf element composition in plants (214 citations)
  • Transcriptomic analysis of metabolic changes by phosphorus stress in rice plant roots (192 citations)
  • Carbon dioxide balance of a tropical peat swamp forest in Kalimantan, Indonesia (188 citations)

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

Mitsuru Osaki mostly deals with Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture, Shoot and Rhizosphere. His study brings together the fields of Nutrient and Botany. As part of the same scientific family, Mitsuru Osaki usually focuses on Agronomy, concentrating on Soil water and intersecting with Crop.

The concepts of his Horticulture study are interwoven with issues in Plant physiology and Sucrose. His Rhizosphere research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Lupinus, Acid phosphatase and Biochemistry. His work is dedicated to discovering how Poaceae, Oryza sativa are connected with Quantitative trait locus and Panicle and other disciplines.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (35.97%)
  • Agronomy (31.68%)
  • Horticulture (18.81%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?

  • Agronomy (31.68%)
  • Peat (8.25%)
  • Botany (35.97%)

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

Mitsuru Osaki focuses on Agronomy, Peat, Botany, Agroforestry and Rhizosphere. Mitsuru Osaki interconnects Soil water and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the investigation of issues within Agronomy. His Peat research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Agriculture, Soil carbon and Ecosystem.

His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Ionomics, Mycorrhizal fungi and Heavy metals. His Rhizosphere research focuses on Secretory protein and how it connects with Secondary metabolism, Proteomics, Proteome and Signal peptide. The various areas that Mitsuru Osaki examines in his Shoot study include Oryza sativa and Nutrient.

Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Effects of disturbances on the carbon balance of tropical peat swamp forests (104 citations)
  • Carbon dioxide emissions through oxidative peat decomposition on a burnt tropical peatland (62 citations)
  • Denial of long-term issues with agriculture on tropical peatlands will have devastating consequences (60 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Ecology

His primary areas of investigation include Ionomics, Botany, Shoot, Tropical peat and Peat. His study in Ionomics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Amaranthus hypochondriacus, Agronomy, Manure and Nitrogen assimilation. His biological study deals with issues like Fungal colonization, which deal with fields such as Agriculture.

His Nephrolepis exaltata study in the realm of Botany connects with subjects such as Trace element. His study looks at the relationship between Shoot and topics such as Biochemistry, which overlap with Fern. Mitsuru Osaki combines subjects such as Peat swamp forest and Ecosystem with his study of Tropical peat.

Best Publications

  • Evolutionary control of leaf element composition in plants

    Toshihiro Watanabe;Martin R. Broadley;Steven Jansen;Steven Jansen;Philip J. White

  • Analysis of bacterial communities on alkaline phosphatase genes in soil supplied with organic matter

    Michihiko Sakurai;Jun Wasaki;Yuiko Tomizawa;Takuro Shinano

  • Carbon dioxide balance of a tropical peat swamp forest in Kalimantan, Indonesia

    Takashi Hirano;Hendrik Segah;Hendrik Segah;Tsuyoshi Harada;Suwido Limin

  • Transcriptomic analysis of metabolic changes by phosphorus stress in rice plant roots

    J. Wasaki;R. Yonetani;S. Kuroda;T. Shinano

  • Structural principles of leucine‐rich repeat (LRR) proteins

    Purevjav Enkhbayar;Masakatsu Kamiya;Masakatsu Kamiya;Mitsuru Osaki;Takeshi Matsumoto

  • Secretion of acid phosphatase by the roots of crop plants under phosphorus-deficient conditions and some properties of the enzyme secreted by lupin roots

    T. Tadano;K. Ozawa;H. Sakai;M. Osaki

  • Beneficial effect of aluminum on growth of plants adapted to low pH soils

    Mitsuru Osaki;Toshihiro Watanabe;Toshiaki Tadano

  • Redistribution of carbon and nitrogen compounds from the shoot to the harvesting organs during maturation in field crops

    Mitsuru Osaki;Takuro Shinano;Toshiaki Tadano

  • Secretion of phytase from the roots of several plant species under phosphorus-deficient conditions

    Minggang Li;Mitsuru Osaki;Idupulapati Madhusudana Rao;Toshiaki Tadano

  • Secreted acid phosphatase is expressed in cluster roots of lupin in response to phosphorus deficiency

    Jun Wasaki;Takuya Yamamura;Takuro Shinano;Mitsuru Osaki

  • Mechanisms of adaptation to high aluminum condition in native plant species growing in acid soils: a review

    Toshihiro Watanabe;Mitsuru Osaki

  • Effects of disturbances on the carbon balance of tropical peat swamp forests

    Takashi Hirano;Hendrik Segah;Kitso Kusin;Suwido Limin

  • Distribution and chemical speciation of aluminum in the Al accumulator plant, Melastoma malabathricum L.

    Toshihiro Watanabe;Mitsuru Osaki;Teruhiko Yoshihara;Toshiaki Tadano

  • Endogenous hormones and expression of senescence-related genes in different senescent types of maize

    Ping He;Mitsuru Osaki;Masako Takebe;Takuro Shinano

  • Plant growth promotion abilities and microscale bacterial dynamics in the rhizosphere of Lupin analysed by phytate utilization ability

    Yusuke Unno;Kenzo Okubo;Jun Wasaki;Takuro Shinano

  • Carbon dioxide emissions through oxidative peat decomposition on a burnt tropical peatland

    Takashi Hirano;Kitso Kusin;Suwido Limin;Mitsuru Osaki

  • Low phosphorus tolerance mechanisms: phosphorus recycling and photosynthate partitioning in the tropical forage grass, Brachiaria hybrid cultivar Mulato compared with rice.

    Masahito Nanamori;Takuro Shinano;Jun Wasaki;Takuya Yamamura

  • Transcriptomic analysis indicates putative metabolic changes caused by manipulation of phosphorus availability in rice leaves

    Jun Wasaki;Takuro Shinano;Kazuki Onishi;Ryoma Yonetani

  • Denial of long-term issues with agriculture on tropical peatlands will have devastating consequences

    Lahiru S. Wijedasa;Jyrki Jauhiainen;Mari Könönen;Maija Lampela

  • Purification and properties of acid phosphatase secreted from lupin roots under phosphorus-deficiency conditions

    Kenji Ozawa;Mitsuru Osaki;Hirokazu Matsui;Mamoru Honma

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of tree species grown in peat swamp forests of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

    K. Tawaraya;Y. Takaya;M. Turjaman;S.J. Tuah

  • Denial of long-term issues with agriculture on tropical peatlands will have devastating consequences

    Lahiru S. Wijedasa;Jyrki Jauhiainen;Mari Könönen;Maija Lampela

Frequent Co-Authors

Takuro Shinano
Takuro Shinano Hokkaido University
Tatsuhiro Ezawa
Tatsuhiro Ezawa Hokkaido University
Keitaro Tawaraya
Keitaro Tawaraya Yamagata University
Takashi Hirano
Takashi Hirano Hokkaido University
Steven Jansen
Steven Jansen University of Ulm
Takashi Kohyama
Takashi Kohyama Hokkaido University
Toshihiro Hasegawa
Toshihiro Hasegawa National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Gurdev S. Khush
Gurdev S. Khush University of California, Davis
Idupulapati M. Rao
Idupulapati M. Rao Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Syuntaro Hiradate
Syuntaro Hiradate Kyushu University

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