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Seigo Higashi

Seigo Higashi

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
33
Citations
4226
World Ranking
9558
National Ranking
198

Seigo Higashi 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 Seigo Higashi sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 112 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Seigo Higashi 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 Seigo Higashi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Seigo Higashi is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their academic work is oriented towards Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Insect Science.

The main themes of Higashi's research encompass Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and Animal Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Insect and Pesticide Research. This range reflects a focus on understanding animal behavior as well as the ecological interactions involving insects.

Higashi has published several papers, including:

  • Unusual chromosome numbers and polyploidy in invasive fire ant populations, 2021, Genetica
  • Evolution of acoustic communication in fungus-growing ant societies, 2021, Research Square (Research Square)
  • Evolution of surface-borne vibrational communication in fungus-growing ant societies, 2022, Research Square (Research Square)

Their frequent coauthors include Hironori Sakamoto, Takahiro Murakami, Carolina Paris, Mónica Gabriela Chirino, and Chifune Sasa. Collaborative work with these researchers has contributed to several studies, particularly on ant behavior and communication.

Higashi's publications are notably present in Research Square and Genetica, indicating active dissemination of findings through these venues. The authorship and research affiliations reinforce a consistent involvement in studies addressing the behavior and genetics of insects, especially ants.

Best Publications

  • Correlation among dominance status, metabolic rate and otolith size in masu salmon

    T. Yamamoto;H. Ueda;S. Higashi

  • Effects of inflorescence size on visits from pollinators and seed set of Corydalis ambigua (Papaveraceae).

    M Ohara;S Higashi

  • Establishment of a rearing system of the extremotolerant tardigrade Ramazzottius varieornatus: a new model animal for astrobiology.

    Daiki D. Horikawa;Takekazu Kunieda;Wataru Abe;Masahiko Watanabe

  • Reproductive dominance controlled by mutilation in the queenless ant Diacamma australe

    Chr. Peeters;S. Higashi

  • The feeding ecology and activity budget of proboscis monkeys.

    Ikki Matsuda;Augustine Tuuga;Seigo Higashi

  • A linear dominance hierarchy regulating reproduction and polyethism of the queenless ant Pachycondyla sublaevis

    F. Ito;S. Higashi

  • Relative importance of ballistic and ant dispersal in two diplochorous Viola species (Violaceae)

    Kyohsuke Ohkawara;Seigo Higashi

  • Ranging Behavior of Proboscis Monkeys in a Riverine Forest with Special Reference to Ranging in Inland Forest

    Ikki Matsuda;Augustine Tuuga;Seigo Higashi

  • Interference by ground beetles with the dispersal by ants of seeds of Trillium species (Liliaceae)

    Masashi Ohara;Seigo Higashi

  • Adaptive advantages of ant-dispersed seeds in the myrmecochorous plant Trillium tschonoskii (Liliaceae)

    Seigo Higashi;Shiro Tsuyuzaki;Masashi Ohara;Fuminori Ito

  • Species and sex identification from faecal samples of sympatric carnivores, Amur leopard and Siberian tiger, in the Russian Far East

    Taro Sugimoto;Junco Nagata;Vladimir V. Aramilev;Alexander Belozor

  • Effects of ants, ground beetles and the seed-fall patterns on myrmecochory of Erythronium japonicum Decne. (Liliaceae).

    Kyohsuke Ohkawara;Seigo Higashi;Masashi Ohara

  • Robber‐like pollinators: overwintered queen bumblebees foraging on Corydalis ambigua

    Seigo Higashi;Masashi Ohara;Hirohito Arai;Kazuhito Matsuo

  • Clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) predation on proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) in Sabah, Malaysia

    Ikki Matsuda;Augustine Tuuga;Seigo Higashi

  • Effects of water level on sleeping-site selection and inter-group association in proboscis monkeys: why do they sleep alone inland on flooded days?

    Ikki Matsuda;Augustine Tuuga;Seigo Higashi

  • HEAT‐PRODUCTION AND CROSS‐POLLINATION OF THE ASIAN SKUNK CABBAGE SYMPLOCARPUS RENIFOLIUS (ARACEAE)

    S. Uemura;K. Ohkawara;G. Kudo;N. Wada

  • Selection of river crossing location and sleeping site by proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) in Sabah, Malaysia.

    Ikki Matsuda;Augustine Tuuga;Yoshihiro Akiyama;Seigo Higashi

  • Mating frequency, colony size, polyethism and sex ratio in fungus-growing ants (Attini)

    Takahiro Murakami;Seigo Higashi;Donald Windsor

  • An indirect mutualism between oaks and wood ants via aphids.

    F. Ito;S. Higashi

  • A Bayesian analysis of the temporal change of local density of proboscis monkeys: implications for environmental effects on a multilevel society.

    Ikki Matsuda;Takuya Kubo;Augustine Tuuga;Seigo Higashi

  • The evolution of ant-dispersal in a spring-ephemeral Corydalis ambigua (Papaveraceae) : timing of seed-fall and effects of ants and ground beetles

    Kyohsuke Ohkawara;Masashi Ohara;Seigo Higashi

  • INFLUENCE OF A SUPERCOLONIAL ANT FORMICA (FORMICA) YESSENSIS FOREL ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF OTHER ANTS IN ISHIKARI COAST : Biological and ecological studies of a supercolonial ant Formica yessensis FOREL.X

    Seigo Higashi;Katsusuke Yamauchi

  • Notes on oil palm plantation use and seasonal spatial relationships of sun bears in Sabah, Malaysia

    Fuyuki Normua;Seigo Higashi;Laurentius Ambu;Maryati Mohamed

  • Degree-day accumulation controlling allopatric and sympatric variations in the sociality of sweat bees, Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) baleicum (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

    Masanori Hirata;Seigo Higashi

  • Worker's age regulates the linear dominance hierarchy in the queenless ponerine ant, Pachycondyla sublaevis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Seigo Higashi;Fuminori Ito;Naoto Sugiura;Kohsuke Ohkawara

  • Regurgitation and remastication in the foregut-fermenting proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)

    Ikki Matsuda;Tadahiro Murai;Marcus Clauss;Tomomi Yamada

  • Phylogeography of Asian weaver ants, Oecophylla smaragdina

    N. Azuma;Kazuo Ogata;T. Kikuchi;S. Higashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry Bernard
Henry Bernard Universiti of Malaysia Sabah
Toru Miura
Toru Miura University of Tokyo
Hiroaki Saito
Hiroaki Saito University of Tokyo
Richard T. Corlett
Richard T. Corlett Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
Jason B. Dunham
Jason B. Dunham United States Geological Survey
Masanobu Yamamoto
Masanobu Yamamoto Hokkaido University
Atsushi Tsuda
Atsushi Tsuda University of Tokyo
Hongbin Liu
Hongbin Liu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Shiro Tsuyuzaki
Shiro Tsuyuzaki Hokkaido University
Marcus Clauss
Marcus Clauss University of Zurich

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