Akiko Okusu

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

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Akiko Okusu is a scholar working on Insect Science, Oceanography and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Akiko Okusu has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Insect Science, 5 papers in Oceanography and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Akiko Okusu's work include Research on scale insects (7 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (5 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers). Akiko Okusu is often cited by papers focused on Research on scale insects (7 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (5 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers). Akiko Okusu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Akiko Okusu's co-authors include Gonzalo Giribet, Mark Q. Martindale, Ward C. Wheeler, William E. Browne, Casey W. Dunn, Martin V. Sørensen, Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Steven H. D. Haddock, Kevin Pang and Greg W. Rouse and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Evolution.

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Akiko Okusu

15 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life

2008 1.4k citations Casey W. Dunn, Andreas Hejnol et al. Nature profile →

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15 of 15 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Phylogeny and classification of armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) 2019 ·Zootaxa ·Benjamin B. Normark, Akiko Okusu, Geoffrey E. Morse, Daniel A. Peterson, Takao Itioka, (unknown)	35
2	A New Species of Thysanaspis Ferris (Hemiptera: Diaspididae: Leucaspidini) from Florida Mangroves 2019 ·Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington ·Benjamin B. Normark, Akiko Okusu, Douglass R. Miller	1
3	Molecular phylogenetics of Aspidiotini armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) reveals rampant paraphyly, curious species radiations, and multiple origins of association with Melissotarsus ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 2018 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·(unknown), Akiko Okusu, Benjamin B. Normark	16
4	Phylogenetic analysis reveals positive correlations between adaptations to diverse hosts in a group of pathogen-like herbivores 2015 ·Evolution ·Daniel A. Peterson, Nate B. Hardy, Geoffrey E. Morse, Ian Stocks, Akiko Okusu, Benjamin B. Normark	19
5	Armored Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) of San Lorenzo National Park, Panama, with Descriptions of Two New Species 2014 ·Annals of the Entomological Society of America ·Benjamin B. Normark, Geoffrey E. Morse, (unknown), Akiko Okusu	13
6	LARGE POPULATION SIZE PREDICTS THE DISTRIBUTION OF ASEXUALITY IN SCALE INSECTS 2012 ·Evolution ·Laura Ross, Nate B. Hardy, Akiko Okusu, Benjamin B. Normark	52
7	The nutrient supplying capabilities of U zinura , an endosymbiont of armoured scale insects 2012 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Zakee L. Sabree, (unknown), Akiko Okusu, Nancy A. Moran, Benjamin B. Normark	40
8	Exploring typhoon variability over the mid-to-late Holocene: evidence of extreme coastal flooding from Kamikoshiki, Japan 2009 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·Jonathan D. Woodruff, Jeffrey P. Donnelly, Akiko Okusu	144
9	Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life breakdown → 2008 ·Nature ·Casey W. Dunn, Andreas Hejnol, David Q. Matus, Kevin Pang, William E. Browne, Stephen A. Smith, Elaine C. Seaver, Greg W. Rouse, Matthias Obst, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Martin V. Sørensen, Steven H. D. Haddock, Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Akiko Okusu, Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen, Ward C. Wheeler, Mark Q. Martindale, Gonzalo Giribet	1435
10	Evidence for a clade composed of molluscs with serially repeated structures: Monoplacophorans are related to chitons 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Gonzalo Giribet, Akiko Okusu, Annie R. Lindgren, (unknown), Michael Schrödl, Michele K. Nishiguchi	147
11	The cell lineage of the polyplacophoran, Chaetopleura apiculata: variation in the spiralian program and implications for molluscan evolution 2004 ·Developmental Biology ·Jonathan Q. Henry, Akiko Okusu, Mark Q. Martindale	50
12	Towards a phylogeny of chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) based on combined analysis of five molecular loci 2003 ·Organisms Diversity & Evolution ·Akiko Okusu	92
13	New 18S rRNA sequences from neomenioid aplacophorans and the possibleorigin of persistent exogenous contamination 2003 ·Journal of Molluscan Studies ·Akiko Okusu, Gonzalo Giribet	21
14	Embryogenesis and Development ofEpimenia babai(Mollusca Neomeniomorpha) 2002 ·Biological Bulletin ·Akiko Okusu	46
15	Phylogenetic relationships among families of the Scaphopoda (Mollusca) 1999 ·Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society ·(unknown), Akiko Okusu	14

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