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Rika Ozawa

Rika Ozawa

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
42
Citations
7217
World Ranking
3445
National Ranking
133

Rika Ozawa 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 Rika Ozawa sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 108 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rika Ozawa 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 Rika Ozawa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Tetranychus urticae, Herbivore, Green leaf volatiles and Jasmonic acid. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Arabidopsis thaliana, Jasmonate and Biochemistry. Her research investigates the connection with Tetranychus urticae and areas like Acariformes which intersect with concerns in Biological pest control.

Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Brassica, Plant defense against herbivory and Cotesia glomerata. Rika Ozawa combines subjects such as Arabidopsis, Transformation and Odor with her study of Green leaf volatiles. Her Jasmonic acid study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Methyl salicylate and Regulation of gene expression.

Her most cited work include:

  • Herbivory-induced volatiles elicit defence genes in lima bean leaves. (572 citations)
  • Involvement of Jasmonate- and Salicylate-Related Signaling Pathways for the Production of Specific Herbivore-Induced Volatiles in Plants (233 citations)
  • Changing green leaf volatile biosynthesis in plants: An approach for improving plant resistance against both herbivores and pathogens (218 citations)

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

Rika Ozawa focuses on Botany, Herbivore, Tetranychus urticae, Jasmonic acid and Biochemistry. Her Botany research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Spider and Arabidopsis. The Arabidopsis study combines topics in areas such as Botrytis cinerea and Arabidopsis thaliana.

Rika Ozawa studied Herbivore and Plant defense against herbivory that intersect with Elicitor. Her Tetranychus urticae research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Phytoseiidae, Acariformes, Predation and Olfactometer. The concepts of her Jasmonic acid study are interwoven with issues in Methyl salicylate, Methyl jasmonate, Biological pest control and Microbiology.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (65.17%)
  • Herbivore (22.47%)
  • Tetranychus urticae (17.98%)

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

  • Botany (65.17%)
  • Horticulture (12.36%)
  • Plant defense against herbivory (7.87%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Horticulture, Plant defense against herbivory, Larva and Host. Rika Ozawa merges Botany with Angelica acutiloba in her research. Her research on Horticulture also deals with topics like

  • Integrated pest management which intersects with area such as Crop, Predator, Mite, Limonene and Spider,
  • Spodoptera litura that intertwine with fields like Biological pest control, Animal ecology and Infestation.

Her Plant defense against herbivory research incorporates themes from Insect, Resistance and White. Her Solidago altissima course of study focuses on Isoflavones and Herbivore. Her Cotesia vestalis research incorporates elements of Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis, Mutant, Reductase and Plant physiology.

Between 2016 and 2020, her most popular works were:

  • Tetranins: new putative spider mite elicitors of host plant defense (13 citations)
  • Identification of a Hexenal Reductase That Modulates the Composition of Green Leaf Volatiles. (12 citations)
  • Experience of plant infestation by the omnivorous arthropod Nesidiocoris tenuis affects its subsequent responses to prey-infested plant volatiles (12 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

Botany, Green leaf volatiles, Plant defense against herbivory, Tachinidae and Behavioral response are her primary areas of study. Her Olfactometer research extends to Botany, which is thematically connected. She interconnects Predation, Biological pest control, Horticulture, Animal ecology and Cutworm in the investigation of issues within Olfactometer.

Her Tachinidae research includes themes of Terpenoid and Enzyme. Her work in Tetranychus urticae tackles topics such as Spider mite which are related to areas like Jasmonate. The study incorporates disciplines such as Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis, Mutant, Reductase and Plant physiology in addition to Cotesia vestalis.

Best Publications

  • Herbivory-induced volatiles elicit defence genes in lima bean leaves.

    Gen-ichiro Arimura;Rika Ozawa;Takeshi Shimoda;Takaaki Nishioka

  • Involvement of Jasmonate- and Salicylate-Related Signaling Pathways for the Production of Specific Herbivore-Induced Volatiles in Plants

    Rika Ozawa;Gen Ichiro Arimura;Junji Takabayashi;Takeshi Shimoda

  • Changing green leaf volatile biosynthesis in plants: An approach for improving plant resistance against both herbivores and pathogens

    Kaori Shiojiri;Kyutaro Kishimoto;Rika Ozawa;Soichi Kugimiya

  • Volatile C6-aldehydes and Allo-ocimene activate defense genes and induce resistance against Botrytis cinerea in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Kyutaro Kishimoto;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Junji Takabayashi

  • Herbivore-induced volatiles induce the emission of ethylene in neighboring lima bean plants.

    Gen-ichiro Arimura;Rika Ozawa;Takaaki Nishioka;Wilhelm Boland

  • Herbivore-induced defense response in a model legume. Two-spotted spider mites induce emission of (E)-beta-ocimene and transcript accumulation of (E)-beta-ocimene synthase in Lotus japonicus.

    Gen-ichiro Arimura;Rika Ozawa;Soichi Kugimiya;Junji Takabayashi

  • Intake and transformation to a glycoside of (Z)-3-hexenol from infested neighbors reveals a mode of plant odor reception and defense

    Koichi Sugimoto;Koichi Sugimoto;Kenji Matsui;Yoko Iijima;Yoshihiko Akakabe

  • Plant–plant interactions mediated by volatiles emitted from plants infested by spider mites

    Gen-ichiro Arimura;Rika Ozawa;Jun-ichiro Horiuchi;Takaaki Nishioka

  • Volatile 1-octen-3-ol induces a defensive response in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Kyutaro Kishimoto;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Junji Takabayashi

  • Recent Advances in Plant Early Signaling in Response to Herbivory

    Gen Ichiro Arimura;Rika Ozawa;Massimo E. Maffei

  • Differential metabolisms of green leaf volatiles in injured and intact parts of a wounded leaf meet distinct ecophysiological requirements.

    Kenji Matsui;Kohichi Sugimoto;Kohichi Sugimoto;Jun'ichi Mano;Rika Ozawa

  • Identification of receptors of main sex-pheromone components of three Lepidopteran species.

    Hidefumi Mitsuno;Takeshi Sakurai;Masatoshi Murai;Tetsuya Yasuda

  • Herbivore-Specific, Density-Dependent Induction of Plant Volatiles: Honest or “Cry Wolf” Signals?

    Kaori Shiojiri;Rika Ozawa;Soichi Kugimiya;Masayoshi Uefune

  • Direct fungicidal activities of C6-aldehydes are important constituents for defense responses in Arabidopsis against Botrytis cinerea.

    Kyutaro Kishimoto;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Junji Takabayashi

  • Gene responses in bean leaves induced by herbivory and by herbivore-induced volatiles.

    Gen ichiro Arimura;Kosuke Tashiro;Satoru Kuhara;Takaaki Nishioka

  • Plasma membrane potential depolarization and cytosolic calcium flux are early events involved in tomato (Solanum lycopersicon) plant-to-plant communication☆

    Simon A. Zebelo;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Massimo E. Maffei

  • A comparison of the responses of Tetranychus urticae (Acari : Tetranychidae) and Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari : Phytoseiidae) to volatiles emitted from lima bean leaves with different levels of damage made by T. urticae or Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae)

    Jun Ichiro Horiuchi;Gen Ichiro Arimura;Rika Ozawa;Takeshi Shimoda

  • Components of C6-aldehyde-induced resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana against a necrotrophic fungal pathogen, Botrytis cinerea

    Kyutaro Kishimoto;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Junji Takabayashi

  • Analysis of defensive responses activated by volatile allo-ocimene treatment in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Kyutaro Kishimoto;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Junji Takabayashi

  • Exposure of Lima Bean Leaves to Volatiles from Herbivore-Induced Conspecific Plants Results in Emission of Carnivore Attractants: Active or Passive Process?

    Yasuyuki Choh;Takeshi Shimoda;Rika Ozawa;Marcel Dicke

Frequent Co-Authors

Junji Takabayashi
Junji Takabayashi Kyoto University
Gen-ichiro Arimura
Gen-ichiro Arimura Tokyo University of Science
Kenji Matsui
Kenji Matsui Yamaguchi University
Takaaki Nishioka
Takaaki Nishioka Kyoto University
Massimo Maffei
Massimo Maffei University of Turin
Maurice W. Sabelis
Maurice W. Sabelis University of Amsterdam
Kazuya Akimitsu
Kazuya Akimitsu Kagawa University
Wilhelm Boland
Wilhelm Boland Max Planck Society
Toshiyuki Ohnishi
Toshiyuki Ohnishi Shizuoka University
Marcel Dicke
Marcel Dicke Wageningen University & Research

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