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Takashi Kosaki

Takashi Kosaki

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
34
Citations
4425
World Ranking
9451
National Ranking
195

Overview

Takashi Kosaki is affiliated with Aichi University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their research primarily focuses on soil science and environmental chemistry, with significant work in public health related to environmental and occupational health. Additional contributions span industrial and manufacturing engineering as well as civil and structural engineering.

The scientist's research covers several main topics including soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, soil and water nutrient dynamics, municipal solid waste management, soil and unsaturated flow, soil erosion, and sediment transport. They have also explored agriculture sustainability and environmental impacts, along with zoonotic diseases and public health.

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on soil science and environmental management. These include:

  • Soils and sustainable development goals of the United Nations: An International Union of Soil Sciences perspective, 2021, Geoderma Regional
  • Managing Soils for Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, Soil Systems
  • Effects of forest management on soil acidification in cedar plantation, 2022, Geoderma
  • Effects of clearcutting and girdling on soil respiration and fluxes of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen in a Japanese cedar plantation, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management
  • A comparison of lignin-degrading enzyme activities in forest floor layers across a global climatic gradient, 2020, Soil Ecology Letters

Kosaki frequently publishes in venues such as Geoderma, Plant and Soil, SSRN Electronic Journal, Geoderma Regional, and Soil Systems. These journals reflect the breadth of their research interests within soil and environmental sciences.

  • Geoderma
  • Plant and Soil
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Geoderma Regional
  • Soil Systems

The scientist has collaborated with multiple researchers, with notable frequent co-authors including Kazumichi Fujii, Chie Hayakawa, Shinya Funakawa, Makoto Shibata, and Yoshiyuki Inagaki. These collaborations reflect an active engagement in multidisciplinary and cooperative scientific research efforts.

  • Kazumichi Fujii
  • Chie Hayakawa
  • Shinya Funakawa
  • Makoto Shibata
  • Yoshiyuki Inagaki

Best Publications

  • Soils and sustainable development goals of the United Nations: An International Union of Soil Sciences perspective

    Rattan Lal;Johan Bouma;Eric Brevik;Lorna Dawson

  • Effect of soil characteristics on Cd uptake by the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens.

    Junta Yanai;Fang-Jie Zhao;Steve P. McGrath;Takashi Kosaki

  • Characterization of the frayed edge site of micaceous minerals in soil clays influenced by different pedogenetic conditions in Japan and northern Thailand

    Atsushi Nakao;Yves Thiry;Shinya Funakawa;Takashi Kosaki

  • Spatial variability of nitrous oxide emissions and their soil-related determining factors in an agricultural field.

    Junta Yanai;Takuji Sawamoto;Taku Oe;Kanako Kusa

  • Geostatistical analysis of soil chemical properties and rice yield in a paddy field and application to the analysis of yield-determining factors

    Junta Yanai;Choung Keun Lee;Toshikazu Kaho;Michihisa Iida

  • Effect of land management and soil texture on seasonal variations in soil microbial biomass in dry tropical agroecosystems in Tanzania

    Soh Sugihara;Shinya Funakawa;Method Kilasara;Takashi Kosaki

  • Fluxes of dissolved organic carbon in two tropical forest ecosystems of East Kalimantan, Indonesia

    Kazumichi Fujii;Mari Uemura;Chie Hayakawa;Shinya Funakawa

  • Environmental control of lignin peroxidase, manganese peroxidase, and laccase activities in forest floor layers in humid Asia

    Kazumichi Fujii;Mari Uemura;Chie Hayakawa;Shinya Funakawa

  • Contribution of different proton sources to pedogenetic soil acidification in forested ecosystems in Japan

    Kazumichi Fujii;Shinya Funakawa;Chie Hayakawa;Takashi Kosaki

  • Biotic and abiotic processes of nitrogen immobilization in the soil-residue interface

    Naoki Moritsuka;Junta Yanai;Keiko Mori;Takashi Kosaki

  • Possible processes releasing nonexchangeable potassium from the rhizosphere of maize

    Naoki Moritsuka;Junta Yanai;Takashi Kosaki

  • Factors controlling mineralization of soil organic matter in the Eurasian steppe

    Atsunobu Kadono;Shinya Funakawa;Takashi Kosaki

  • Spatial prediction of soil organic matter in northern Kazakhstan based on topographic and vegetation information

    Yusuke Takata;Shinya Funakawa;Kanat Akshalov;Norio Ishida

  • Effects of land management on CO2 flux and soil C stock in two Tanzanian croplands with contrasting soil texture

    Soh Sugihara;Shinya Funakawa;Method Kilasara;Takashi Kosaki

  • Phosphorus Sorption-Desorption Characteristics of Selected Acid Upland Soils in Indonesia

    Arief Hartono;Shinya Funakawa;Takashi Kosaki

  • Spatial variability of soil chemical properties in a paddy field

    Junta Yanai;Choung Keun Lee;Mikio Umeda;Takashi Kosaki

  • Managing Soils for Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Rattan Lal;Eric C. Brevik;Lorna Dawson;Damien Field

  • Biodegradation of low molecular weight organic compounds and their contribution to heterotrophic soil respiration in three Japanese forest soils

    Kazumichi Fujii;Chie Hayakawa;Patrick A. W. Van Hees;Shinya Funakawa

  • Quantification of proton budgets in soils of cropland and adjacent forest in Thailand and Indonesia

    Kazumichi Fujii;Shinya Funakawa;Chie Hayakawa;Sukartiningsih

  • Soils of inland valleys of west Africa: General fertility parameters

    Roland Nuhu Issaka;Tsugiyuki Masunaga;Takashi Kosaki;Toshiyuki Wakatsuki

  • Dynamics of microbial biomass nitrogen in relation to plant nitrogen uptake during the crop growth period in a dry tropical cropland in Tanzania

    Soh Sugihara;Shinya Funakawa;Method Kilasara;Takashi Kosaki

  • Effects of inorganic nitrogen application on the dynamics of the soil solution composition in the root zone of maize

    Junta Yanai;Denis J. Linehan;David Robinson;Iain M. Young

Frequent Co-Authors

Norio Ishida
Norio Ishida Foundation for Advancement of International Science
Rattan Lal
Rattan Lal The Ohio State University
Kazuyuki Inubushi
Kazuyuki Inubushi Chiba University
R. J. Gilkes
R. J. Gilkes University of Western Australia
Ryusuke Hatano
Ryusuke Hatano Hokkaido University
Rainer Horn
Rainer Horn Kiel University
Nicola Senesi
Nicola Senesi University of Bari Aldo Moro
Bal Ram Singh
Bal Ram Singh Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Iain M. Young
Iain M. Young King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Bruno Glaser
Bruno Glaser Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

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