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Yutaka Watanuki

Yutaka Watanuki

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Ecology and Evolution
Japan
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
55
Citations
13844
World Ranking
2940
National Ranking
7

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

Yutaka Watanuki is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan, specializing in environmental science with a primary focus on ecology. Their research spans several subfields including ecology, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, and pollution. This broad expertise supports a comprehensive approach to environmental and ecological studies.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as avian ecology and behavior, marine and fisheries research, fish ecology and management studies, climate variability and models, marine animal studies, microplastics and plastic pollution, and wildlife-road interactions and conservation. These topics highlight a strong emphasis on the interaction between organisms and their environments, particularly in marine and avian contexts.

Watanuki's published works include several papers with notable citation counts, indicating engagement with important contemporary environmental issues. Significant recent publications are:

  • In Vivo Accumulation of Plastic-Derived Chemicals into Seabird Tissues, 2020, Current Biology
  • Plastic additives and legacy persistent organic pollutants in the preen gland oil of seabirds sampled across the globe, 2021, Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research
  • Hemispheric asymmetry in ocean change and the productivity of ecosystem sentinels, 2021, Science
  • Attenuation imaging based on ultrasound technology for assessment of hepatic steatosis: A comparison with magnetic resonance imaging-determined proton density fat fraction, 2020, Hepatology Research
  • Eosinophil counts can be a predictive marker of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced secondary adrenal insufficiency: a retrospective cohort study, 2022, Scientific Reports

Watanuki frequently publishes in established venues within their field. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
  • Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biological Conservation

The collaboration network of Yutaka Watanuki spans several researchers with whom they have co-authored multiple times. Frequent co-authors include Jumpei Okado, Akinori Takahashi, Bungo Nishizawa, Ken Yoda, and Jean-Baptiste Thiebot, reflecting a steady pattern of joint research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

    Emma L. Teuten;Jovita M. Saquing;Detlef R. U. Knappe;Morton A. Barlaz

  • Accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals in tissues of seabirds ingesting marine plastics.

    Kosuke Tanaka;Hideshige Takada;Rei Yamashita;Kaoruko Mizukawa

  • Can Ethograms Be Automatically Generated Using Body Acceleration Data from Free-Ranging Birds?

    Kentaro Q. Sakamoto;Katsufumi Sato;Mayumi Ishizuka;Yutaka Watanuki

  • Facilitated Leaching of Additive-Derived PBDEs from Plastic by Seabirds’ Stomach Oil and Accumulation in Tissues

    Kosuke Tanaka;Hideshige Takada;Rei Yamashita;Kaoruko Mizukawa

  • Buoyancy and maximal diving depth in penguins: do they control inhaling air volume?

    Katsufumi Sato;Y. Naito;A. Kato;Y. Niizuma

  • Research priorities for seabirds: improving conservation and management in the 21st century

    R. Lewison;D. Oro;B. J. Godley;L. Underhill

  • Stroke frequency, but not swimming speed, is related to body size in free-ranging seabirds, pinnipeds and cetaceans

    Katsufumi Sato;Yutaka Watanuki;Akinori Takahashi;Patrick J. O. Miller;Patrick J. O. Miller

  • Physical and chemical effects of ingested plastic debris on short-tailed shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris, in the North Pacific Ocean.

    Rei Yamashita;Hideshige Takada;Masa-aki Fukuwaka;Yutaka Watanuki

  • Moonlight avoidance behavior in Leach's Storm-Petrels as a defense against Slaty-backed Gulls

    Yutaka Watanuki

  • Stroke and glide of wing-propelled divers: deep diving seabirds adjust surge frequency to buoyancy change with depth

    Yutaka Watanuki;Yasuaki Niizuma;Geir Wing Gabrielsen;Katsufumi Sato

  • Age difference in activity pattern of Japanese monkeys: Effects of temperature, snow, and diet

    Yutaka Watanuki;Yuri Nakayama

  • Microhabitat use and prey capture of a bottom-feeding top predator, the European shag, shown by camera loggers

    Yutaka Watanuki;Francis Daunt;Akinori Takahashi;Mark Newell

  • Swim speeds and stroke patterns in wing-propelled divers: a comparison among alcids and a penguin

    Yutaka Watanuki;Sarah Wanless;Mike Harris;James R. Lovvorn

  • In Vivo Accumulation of Plastic-Derived Chemicals into Seabird Tissues.

    Kosuke Tanaka;Yutaka Watanuki;Hideshige Takada;Mayumi Ishizuka

  • VARIATION IN FORAGING AND PARENTAL BEHAVIOR OF KING CORMORANTS

    Akiko Kato;Yutaka Watanuki;Isao Nishiumi;Maki Kuroki

  • Global phenological insensitivity to shifting ocean temperatures among seabirds

    Katharine Keogan;Francis Daunt;Sarah Wanless;Richard A. Phillips

  • Sex‐specific food provisioning in a monomorphic seabird, the common guillemot Uria aalge: nest defence, foraging efficiency or parental effort?

    Chris B. Thaxter;Francis Daunt;Keith C. Hamer;Yutaka Watanuki

  • Influence of wing loading on the trade-off between pursuit-diving and flight in common guillemots and razorbills

    C.B. Thaxter;Sarah Wanless;Francis H.J. Daunt;Michael P. Harris

  • Stroke patterns and regulation of swim speed and energy cost in free-ranging Brünnich's guillemots

    James R. Lovvorn;Yutaka Watanuki;Akiko Kato;Yasuhiko Naito

  • Body mass and dive duration in alcids and penguins

    Yutaka Watanuki;Alan E. Burger

Frequent Co-Authors

Akinori Takahashi
Akinori Takahashi National Institute of Polar Research
Yasuhiko Naito
Yasuhiko Naito National Institute of Polar Research
Akiko Kato
Akiko Kato University of La Rochelle
Sarah Wanless
Sarah Wanless Natural Environment Research Council
Alexander S. Kitaysky
Alexander S. Kitaysky University of Alaska Fairbanks
Francis Daunt
Francis Daunt Natural Environment Research Council
Hideshige Takada
Hideshige Takada Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Michael P. Harris
Michael P. Harris UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
David Grémillet
David Grémillet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Nobuyuki Miyazaki
Nobuyuki Miyazaki University of Tokyo

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