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Tohru Nakashizuka

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Ecology and Evolution
Japan
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
58
Citations
15489
World Ranking
2523
National Ranking
5

Tohru Nakashizuka publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tohru Nakashizuka sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 229 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Tohru Nakashizuka D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tohru Nakashizuka sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Tohru Nakashizuka is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has a significant research output in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work focuses extensively on ecology, conservation, and the interaction between species and their environments.

Their primary fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields of research span:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation

Nakashizuka has multiple papers published in notable academic venues, with several contributions to journals such as Scientific Reports and Ecological Research. Some recent publications include:

  • "Intraspecific variations in leaf traits, productivity and resource use efficiencies in the dominant species of subalpine evergreen coniferous and deciduous broad-leaved forests along the altitudinal gradient" (2021, Journal of Ecology)
  • "Estimating possible bumblebee range shifts in response to climate and land cover changes" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "The Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network: 10-year achievements and new strategies to 2030" (2021, Ecological Research)
  • "Deep learning increases the availability of organism photographs taken by citizens in citizen science programs" (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • "Natural capital for nature's contributions to people: the case of Japan" (2021, Sustainability Science)

Frequent publication venues for Nakashizuka include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Ecological Research
  • Journal of Ecology
  • Sustainability Science
  • Forests

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Nakashizuka's research career. Frequent co-authors consist of:

  • Hiroko Kurokawa
  • Michio Oguro
  • Masahiro Aiba
  • Dokrak Marod
  • Kouki Hikosaka

Best Publications

  • Quantifying the evidence for biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning and services.

    Patricia Balvanera;Andrea B. Pfisterer;Nina Buchmann;Jing Shen He

  • A global meta-analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities

    Andrew Siefert;Cyrille Violle;Loïc Chalmandrier;Loïc Chalmandrier;Cécile H Albert

  • The age of tropical rain-forest canopy species, Borneo ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri), determined by 14C dating

    Hiroko Kurokawa;Toshiya Yoshida;Toshio Nakamura;Julaihi Lai

  • Biodiversity meets the atmosphere: A global view of forest canopies

    C. M. P. Ozanne;D. Anhuf;Sarah Boulter;M. Keller

  • Plant reproductive phenology over four years including an episode of general flowering in a lowland dipterocarp forest, Sarawak, Malaysia

    Shoko Sakai;Kuniyasu Momose;Takakazu Yumoto;Teruyoshi Nagamitsu

  • Species coexistence in temperate, mixed deciduous forests

    Tohru Nakashizuka

  • Impact of severe drought associated with the 1997-1998 El Nino in a tropical forest in Sarawak

    Michiko Nakagawa;Kenta Tanaka;Tohru Nakashizuka;Tatsuhiro Ohkubo

  • Regeneration of beech (Fagus crenata) after the simultaneous death of undergrowing dwarf bamboo (Sasa kurilensis).

    Tohru Nakashizuka

  • REGENERATION PROCESS OF CLIMAX BEECH FORESTS : I. STRUCTURE OF A BEECH FOREST WITH THE UNDERGROWTH OF SASA

    Tohru Nakashizuka;Makoto Numata

  • Community structure of a species-rich temperate forest, Ogawa Forest Reserve, central Japan

    T. Masaki;W. Suzuki;K. Niiyama;S. Iida

  • Effects of bark-stripping by Sika deer (Cervus nippon) on population dynamics of a mixed forest in Japan

    Nobuhiro Akashi;Tohru Nakashizuka

  • Irregular droughts trigger mass flowering in aseasonal tropical forests in asia

    Shoko Sakai;Rhett D. Harrison;Kuniyasu Momose;Koichiro Kuraji

  • Beech regeneration research: From ecological to silvicultural aspects

    Sven Wagner;Catherine Collet;Catherine Collet;Palle Madsen;Tohru Nakashizuka

  • Forest fragmentation and its effect on species diversity in sub-urban coppice forests in Japan

    Shigeo Iida;Tohru Nakashizuka

  • Role of Uprooting in Composition and Dynamics of an Old‐growth Forest in Japan

    Tohru Nakashizuka

  • Regeneration dynamics of beech forests in Japan

    Tohru Nakashizuka

  • Factors influencing sapling composition in canopy gaps of a temperate deciduous forest

    Shin Abe;Takashi Masaki;Tohru Nakashizuka

  • The change of a satoyama landscape and its causality in Kamiseya, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan between 1970 and 1995

    Katsue Fukamachi;Hirokazu Oku;Tohru Nakashizuka

  • Seed and Seedling Demography of Four Co‐Occurring Carpinus Species in a Temperate Deciduous Forest

    Mitsue Shibata;Tohru Nakashizuka

  • Leaf herbivory and decomposability in a Malaysian tropical rain forest.

    Hiroko Kurokawa;Tohru Nakashizuka

  • Mortality due to Japanese oak wilt disease and surrounding forest compositions

    Michio Oguro;Sawako Imahiro;Shoichi Saito;Tohru Nakashizuka

Frequent Co-Authors

Kouki Hikosaka
Kouki Hikosaka Tohoku University
Tomonori Kume
Tomonori Kume Kyushu University
Tomo'omi Kumagai
Tomo'omi Kumagai University of Tokyo
Nicolas Gross
Nicolas Gross University of Clermont Auvergne
Takakazu Yumoto
Takakazu Yumoto Kyoto University
Takayoshi Koike
Takayoshi Koike Hokkaido University
Shunsuke Managi
Shunsuke Managi Kyushu University
Honor C. Prentice
Honor C. Prentice Lund University
Bill Shipley
Bill Shipley Université de Sherbrooke

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