Eiji Nishihara

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Eiji Nishihara is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eiji Nishihara has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Plant Science, 14 papers in Soil Science and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Eiji Nishihara's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (11 papers), Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions (10 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers). Eiji Nishihara is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (11 papers), Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions (10 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers). Eiji Nishihara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Uganda and Russia. Eiji Nishihara's co-authors include Zahoor Ahmad, H. Andry, Kingsley Chinyere Uzoma, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Haruyuki Fujimaki, Sadahiro Yamamoto, Mohammad Masud Parvez, Hiroyuki Takeda, Kuniaki Takahashi and Keitaro Watanabe and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Eiji Nishihara

64 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Effect of cow manure biochar on maize productivity under sandy soil condition

2011 652 citations Kingsley Chinyere Uzoma, Mitsuhiro Inoue et al. Soil Use and Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eiji Nishihara Japan	23	878	744	237	228	209	71	2.2k
André Amblès France	29	214 0.2×	596 0.8×	153 0.6×	139 0.6×	47 0.2×	83	2.1k
Wade L. Berry United States	26	1.9k 2.1×	1.0k 1.4×	196 0.8×	55 0.2×	25 0.1×	70	3.2k
Marek Vaculík Slovakia	30	2.9k 3.3×	236 0.3×	155 0.7×	193 0.8×	29 0.1×	53	3.7k
Husein A. Ajwa United States	32	1.7k 1.9×	715 1.0×	140 0.6×	94 0.4×	111 0.5×	86	2.8k
Pavel Formánek Czechia	19	618 0.7×	579 0.8×	248 1.0×	73 0.3×	120 0.6×	59	1.6k
D. J. Greenwood United Kingdom	29	1.5k 1.7×	990 1.3×	162 0.7×	52 0.2×	238 1.1×	82	2.5k
Q.Y. Bai Germany	12	348 0.4×	872 1.2×	251 1.1×	55 0.2×	73 0.3×	18	1.5k
R. Martens Germany	27	631 0.7×	933 1.3×	172 0.7×	93 0.4×	139 0.7×	50	2.3k
Eva Oburger Austria	29	1.5k 1.7×	755 1.0×	212 0.9×	218 1.0×	91 0.4×	61	2.5k
Z. Filip Germany	26	364 0.4×	440 0.6×	183 0.8×	166 0.7×	66 0.3×	81	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eiji Nishihara

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All Works

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Mehta, Chandra Mohan, Eiji Nishihara, Kazuyuki Inubushi, et al.. (2025). A comparative study of fresh and residual biochar effects on wheat growth and yield metrics. EURASIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE (EJSS). 14(2). 158–177. 2 indexed citations

Inubushi, Kazuyuki, Shigeto Sudo, Eiji Nishihara, et al.. (2025). Sustainable soil and organic matter managements for reducing straw burning, greenhouse gas production and emission, and their influencing factors in Northwest India. Soil Science & Plant Nutrition. 71(3). 282–292.

Sugimoto, Yoshimi, et al.. (2020). Foliar nitrogen supply enhances the recovery of photosynthetic performance of cold-stressed coffee (Coffea arabica L.) seedlings. Photosynthetica. 58(4). 951–960. 1 indexed citations

Ogata, Naoki, et al.. (2019). Growth and K Nutrition of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Seedlings as Affected by Balancing Soil Exchangeable Cations Ca, Mg, and K of Continuously Monocropped Soil from Upland Fields Converted Paddy. Agronomy. 9(12). 819–819. 11 indexed citations

Yeasmin, Rumana, Stephen P. Bonser, Satoru Motoki, & Eiji Nishihara. (2019). Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Influences Growth and Nutrient Uptake of Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) under Heat Stress. HortScience. 54(5). 846–850. 20 indexed citations

Ogata, Naoki, et al.. (2019). Growth, Seed Yield, Mineral Nutrients and Soil Properties of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) as Influenced by Biochar Addition on Upland Field Converted from Paddy. Agronomy. 9(2). 55–55. 33 indexed citations

Takemura, Yoshihiro, et al.. (2015). Gene expression changes triggered by end-of-day far-red light treatment on early developmental stages of Eustoma grandiflorum (Raf.) Shinn.. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 17864–17864. 9 indexed citations

Yeasmin, Rumana, et al.. (2014). Inference of allelopathy and autotoxicity to varietal resistance of asparagus ('Asparagus officinalis' L.). Australian Journal of Crop Science. 8(2). 251–256. 8 indexed citations

Araya, Hiroshi, et al.. (2012). First isolation and identification of salicylate from Betula grossa var. ulmifolia - A potent root growth inhibitor. Allelopathy Journal. 30(1). 153–158. 5 indexed citations

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Motoki, Satoru, H. Kitazawa, Tomoo Maeda, et al.. (2012). Effects of Various Asparagus Production Methods on Rutin and Protodioscin Contents in Spears and Cladophylls. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 76(5). 1047–1050. 28 indexed citations

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Uzoma, Kingsley Chinyere, Mitsuhiro Inoue, H. Andry, et al.. (2011). Effect of cow manure biochar on maize productivity under sandy soil condition. Soil Use and Management. 27(2). 205–212. 652 indexed citations breakdown →

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Uzoma, Kingsley Chinyere, et al.. (2011). Influence of biochar application on sandy soil hydraulic properties and nutrient retention. Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment. 9. 1137–1143. 188 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yunxiang, Mitsuru Tsubo, Yoichi Ito, Eiji Nishihara, & M. Shinoda. (2011). Impact of rainfall variability and grazing pressure on plant diversity in Mongolian grasslands. Journal of Arid Environments. 75(5). 471–476. 60 indexed citations

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Shinoda, M., Reo Kimura, Masato Mikami, et al.. (2010). Characteristics of Dust Emission in the Mongolian Steppe during the 2008 DUVEX Intensive Observational Period. SOLA. 6. 9–12. 41 indexed citations

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Kondo, Kensuke, Noboru Nakata, & Eiji Nishihara. (2010). Effect of the purple non-sulfur bacterium (Rhodobacter sphaeroides) on the Brix, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid, organic acid, lycopene and β-carotene in tomato fruit.. Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment. 8(2). 743–746. 5 indexed citations

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Sato, Atsushi, et al.. (2010). Reduction of cadmium uptake in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) by soil amendment with animal waste compost. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 181(1-3). 298–304. 59 indexed citations

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Takeda, Hajime, Alice Sato, Eiji Nishihara, & Tomohito Arao. (2007). Reduction of cadmium concentration in eggplant (Solanum melongena) fruits by grafting with Solanum torvum rootstock. 5 indexed citations

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Hiradate, Syuntaro, et al.. (2004). Screening of allelopathic activity from major native, invasive and Brazilian weeds by Plant Box method.. Journal of Weed Science and Technology. 49(3). 169–183. 4 indexed citations

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Nishihara, Eiji, et al.. (2000). The Initial Mass Function of a Massive Star‐forming Region W51. The Astrophysical Journal. 543(2). 799–821. 32 indexed citations

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Takeuchi, Satoru, Hitoshi Hasegawa, J. Watanabe, et al.. (1995). Near‐IR imaging observations of the cometary impact into Jupiter. Geophysical Research Letters. 22(12). 1581–1584. 8 indexed citations

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