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Yoshito Chikaraishi 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 Yoshito Chikaraishi sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 193 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoshito Chikaraishi 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 Yoshito Chikaraishi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yoshito Chikaraishi is a researcher affiliated with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Japan. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers various main topics, including Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Astro and Planetary Science, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine and Fisheries Research, and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Yoshito Chikaraishi has published research in several notable venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science

The researcher has collaborated often with several coauthors, including:

  • Naohiko Ohkouchi (21 joint publications)
  • Nanako O. Ogawa (14 joint publications)
  • Yoshinori Takano (10 joint publications)
  • Yuko Takizawa (10 joint publications)
  • Toshihiro Yoshimura (7 joint publications)

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu," 2023, Science
  • "A new insight into isotopic fractionation associated with decarboxylation in organisms: implications for amino acid isotope approaches in biogeoscience," 2020, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in samples of Ryugu formed in the interstellar medium," 2023, Science
  • "Chemical evolution of primordial salts and organic sulfur molecules in the asteroid 162173 Ryugu," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Integrative assessment of amino acid nitrogen isotopic composition in biological tissue samples determined by GC/C/IRMS, LC × EA/IRMS, and LC × GC/C/IRMS," 2022, Limnology and Oceanography Methods

Best Publications

  • Molecular Paleohydrology: Interpreting the Hydrogen-Isotopic Composition of Lipid Biomarkers from Photosynthesizing Organisms

    Dirk Sachse;Isabelle Billault;Gabriel J. Bowen;Yoshito Chikaraishi

  • Determination of aquatic food-web structure based on compound-specific nitrogen isotopic composition of amino acids

    Yoshito Chikaraishi;Nanako O. Ogawa;Yuichiro Kashiyama;Yoshinori Takano

  • Compound-specific δD–δ13C analyses of n-alkanes extracted from terrestrial and aquatic plants

    Yoshito Chikaraishi;Hiroshi Naraoka

  • Metabolic control of nitrogen isotope composition of amino acids in macroalgae and gastropods: implications for aquatic food web studies

    Yoshito Chikaraishi;Yuichiro Kashiyama;Nanako O. Ogawa;Hiroshi Kitazato

  • Chemotaxonomic significance of distribution and stable carbon isotopic composition of long-chain alkanes and alkan-1-ols in C4 grass waxes

    Florian Rommerskirchen;Anna Plader;Geoffrey Eglinton;Yoshito Chikaraishi

  • Advances in the application of amino acid nitrogen isotopic analysis in ecological and biogeochemical studies

    Naohiko Ohkouchi;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Hilary G. Close;Brian Fry

  • Hydrogen and carbon isotopic fractionations of lipid biosynthesis among terrestrial (C3, C4 and CAM) and aquatic plants

    Yoshito Chikaraishi;Hiroshi Naraoka;Simon R. Poulson

  • Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu

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  • δ13C and δD relationships among three n-alkyl compound classes (n-alkanoic acid, n-alkane and n-alkanol) of terrestrial higher plants

    Yoshito Chikaraishi;Hiroshi Naraoka

  • Extraterrestrial ribose and other sugars in primitive meteorites.

    Yoshihiro Furukawa;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Naohiko Ohkouchi;Nanako O. Ogawa

  • High-resolution food webs based on nitrogen isotopic composition of amino acids.

    Yoshito Chikaraishi;Shawn A. Steffan;Nanako O. Ogawa;Naoto F. Ishikawa

  • A primordial and reversible TCA cycle in a facultatively chemolithoautotrophic thermophile

    Takuro Nunoura;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Rikihisa Izaki;Takashi Suwa

  • Geographical origin of polished rice based on multiple element and stable isotope analyses.

    Yaeko Suzuki;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Nanako O. Ogawa;Naohiko Ohkouchi

  • Microbes are trophic analogs of animals

    Shawn A. Steffan;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Cameron R. Currie;Heidi Horn

  • Carbon and hydrogen isotopic fractionation during lipid biosynthesis in a higher plant (Cryptomeria japonica).

    Yoshito Chikaraishi;Hiroshi Naraoka;Simon R. Poulson

  • Organic Reference Materials for Hydrogen, Carbon, and Nitrogen Stable Isotope-Ratio Measurements: Caffeines, n-Alkanes, Fatty Acid Methyl Esters, Glycines, l-Valines, Polyethylenes, and Oils

    Arndt Schimmelmann;Haiping Qi;Tyler B. Coplen;Willi A. Brand

  • 15N/14N ratios of amino acids as a tool for studying terrestrial food webs: a case study of terrestrial insects (bees, wasps, and hornets)

    Yoshito Chikaraishi;Nanako O. Ogawa;Hideyuki Doi;Naohiko Ohkouchi

  • Carbon and hydrogen isotope variation of plant biomarkers in a plant-soil system

    Yoshito Chikaraishi;Hiroshi Naraoka

  • Biochemical and physiological bases for the use of carbon and nitrogen isotopes in environmental and ecological studies

    Naohiko Ohkouchi;Nanako O Ogawa;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Hiroyuki Tanaka

  • Sedimentary membrane lipids recycled by deep-sea benthic archaea

    Yoshinori Takano;Yoshito Chikaraishi;Nanako O. Ogawa;Hidetaka Nomaki

  • SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL FOR "Molecular paleohydrology: interpreting the hydrogen-isotopic composition of lipid biomarkers from photosynthesizing organisms"

    Dirk Sachse;Isabelle Billault;Gabriel J. Bowen;Yoshito Chikaraishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Naohiko Ohkouchi
Naohiko Ohkouchi Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Nanako O. Ogawa
Nanako O. Ogawa Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Hiroshi Kitazato
Hiroshi Kitazato Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Yusuke Yokoyama
Yusuke Yokoyama University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Naraoka
Hiroshi Naraoka Kyushu University
Toshi Nagata
Toshi Nagata University of Tokyo
Peggy H. Ostrom
Peggy H. Ostrom Michigan State University
Dorothée G. Drucker
Dorothée G. Drucker University of Tübingen
Hervé Bocherens
Hervé Bocherens University of Tübingen
Elise F. Zipkin
Elise F. Zipkin Michigan State University

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