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Takashi Kunito

Takashi Kunito

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
50
Citations
7154
World Ranking
5091
National Ranking
89

Overview

Takashi Kunito is affiliated with Shinshu University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work engages deeply with subfields such as Plant Science, Soil Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Biomaterials. The focus of their research includes key topics like Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Phytase and its Applications, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Clay minerals and soil interactions, and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

Kunito has authored several papers, with notable publications including:

  • Microbial synthesis of arylsulfatase depends on the soluble and adsorbed sulfate concentration in soils (2022, European Journal of Soil Biology)
  • Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry as a temporally integrated indicator of nutrient availability in soils (2024, Soil Science & Plant Nutrition)

Among the frequent co-authors collaborating with Kunito are:

  • Kozue Sawada
  • Kazunari Nagaoka
  • Kazuki Fujita
  • Hitoshi Moro
  • Shigeto Otsuka

Kunito's work is often published in specialized journals and venues, including:

  • Soil Science & Plant Nutrition
  • European Journal of Soil Biology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • Biology and Fertility of Soils

The research emphasis within Kunito's portfolio centers on nutrient dynamics in soils and the microbial and biochemical processes affecting plant nutrition and soil health. Multiple works focus on soil enzymatic activities and nutrient availability, reflecting a consistent interest in understanding and improving soil fertility mechanisms.

Kunito's collaborations with repeated co-authors suggest an interdisciplinary approach, working alongside researchers with complementary expertise in soil biology, plant nutrition, and microbial ecology. This interaction reinforces the breadth and scope of their research within agricultural and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • Detoxification mechanism of heavy metals in marine mammals and seabirds: interaction of selenium with mercury, silver, copper, zinc, and cadmium in liver.

    T. Ikemoto;T. Kunito;H. Tanaka;N. Baba

  • Contamination by arsenic and other trace elements in tube-well water and its risk assessment to humans in Hanoi, Vietnam.

    Tetsuro Agusa;Takashi Kunito;Junko Fujihara;Reiji Kubota

  • Exposure assessment for trace elements from consumption of marine fish in Southeast Asia

    Tetsuro Agusa;Takashi Kunito;Agus Sudaryanto;In Monirith

  • Concentrations of trace elements in marine fish and its risk assessment in Malaysia

    Tetsuro Agusa;Takashi Kunito;Genta Yasunaga;Hisato Iwata

  • Mercury contamination in human hair and fish from Cambodia: levels, specific accumulation and risk assessment

    Tetsuro Agusa;Takashi Kunito;Hisato Iwata;In Monirith

  • Trace element accumulation in hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Yaeyama Islands, Japan.

    Yasumi Anan;Takashi Kunito;Izumi Watanabe;Haruya Sakai

  • Copper and zinc fractions affecting microorganisms in long-term sludge-amended soils.

    Takashi Kunito;Kazutoshi Saeki;Shigeko Goto;Hiroaki Hayashi

  • Comparison of trace element accumulation in Baikal seals (Pusa sibirica), Caspian seals (Pusa caspica) and northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus).

    Tokutaka Ikemoto;Takashi Kunito;Izumi Watanabe;Genta Yasunaga

  • Aluminum and acidity suppress microbial activity and biomass in acidic forest soils

    Takashi Kunito;Ikuko Isomura;Hirotaka Sumi;Hirotaka Sumi;Ho-Dong Park

  • Concentrations of trace elements in muscle of sturgeons in the Caspian Sea.

    Tetsuro Agusa;Takashi Kunito;Shinsuke Tanabe;Mohammad Pourkazemi

  • Body distribution of trace elements in black-tailed gulls from Rishiri Island, Japan : Age-dependent accumulation and transfer to feathers and eggs

    Tetsuro Agusa;Taro Matsumoto;Tokutaka Ikemoto;Yasumi Anan

  • Arsenic in Marine Mammals, Seabirds, and Sea Turtles

    Takashi Kunito;Takashi Kunito;Reiji Kubota;Junko Fujihara;Junko Fujihara;Tetsuro Agusa

  • Selected elements in Brown Birch Scaber Stalk Leccinum scabrum.

    Jerzy Falandysz;Takashi Kunito;Reiji Kubota;Leszek Bielawski

  • Chemical forms of mercury and cadmium accumulated in marine mammals and seabirds as determined by XAFS analysis.

    Teruko Arai;Tokutaka Ikemoto;Akiko Hokura;Yasuko Terada

  • Concentration and subcellular distribution of trace elements in liver of small cetaceans incidentally caught along the Brazilian coast.

    Takashi Kunito;Shinji Nakamura;Tokutaka Ikemoto;Yasumi Anan

  • Arsenic accumulation in the liver tissue of marine mammals

    R. Kubota;T. Kunito;S. Tanabe

  • High population of Sphingomonas species on plant surface

    H. Kim;M. Nishiyama;T. Kunito;K. Senoo

  • Some mineral constituents of Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera).

    J. Falandysz;T. Kunito;R. Kubota;M. Gucia

  • Multivariate characterization of elements accumulated in King Bolete Boletus edulis mushroom at lowland and high mountain regions.

    J Falandysz;T Kunito;R Kubota;L Bielawski

  • Arsenic accumulation in three species of sea turtles.

    Kazutoshi Saeki;Hiroyuki Sakakibara;Haruya Sakai;Takashi Kunito

Frequent Co-Authors

Shinsuke Tanabe
Shinsuke Tanabe Ehime University
Hisato Iwata
Hisato Iwata Ehime University
Nobuyuki Miyazaki
Nobuyuki Miyazaki University of Tokyo
Pham Hung Viet
Pham Hung Viet Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Hiroshi Oyaizu
Hiroshi Oyaizu University of Tokyo
Annamalai Subramanian
Annamalai Subramanian Ehime University
Tu Binh Minh
Tu Binh Minh Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Jerzy Falandysz
Jerzy Falandysz Medical University of Lodz
Shin Takahashi
Shin Takahashi Ehime University
Yasuyuki Shibata
Yasuyuki Shibata Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

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