K. Yamazato

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

K. Yamazato is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Yamazato has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Oceanography and 4 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in K. Yamazato's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (16 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (5 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (4 papers). K. Yamazato is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (16 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (5 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (4 papers). K. Yamazato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Russia and Israel. K. Yamazato's co-authors include Robert van Woesik, Yossi Loya, Y. Nakano, Kazuhiko Sakai, Hariyani Sambali, T. V. Titlyanova, E. A. Titlyanov, Junzo Tsukahara, Michio Hidaka and Shoji Kimura and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology Letters, Marine Ecology Progress Series and Marine Biology.

In The Last Decade

K. Yamazato

19 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Coral bleaching: the winners and the losers 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Coral bleaching: the winners and the losers
    2001 1.2k citations Yossi Loya, Kazuhiko Sakai et al. Ecology Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Yamazato Japan 14 1.7k 1.3k 892 152 118 19 1.8k
L. R. McCloskey United States 16 1.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 716 0.8× 207 1.4× 76 0.6× 26 2.1k
RPM Bak Netherlands 21 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 719 0.8× 114 0.8× 130 1.1× 30 1.7k
John Stimson United States 18 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 735 0.8× 86 0.6× 152 1.3× 31 1.7k
R. D. Gates United States 22 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 658 0.7× 309 2.0× 87 0.7× 27 2.1k
BE Brown United Kingdom 13 1.2k 0.7× 772 0.6× 427 0.5× 212 1.4× 93 0.8× 15 1.3k
Emily J. Howells Australia 21 1.5k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 705 0.8× 101 0.7× 122 1.0× 33 1.7k
Tyrone Ridgway Australia 18 1.6k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 760 0.9× 122 0.8× 273 2.3× 31 1.8k
Takeshi Hayashibara Japan 21 1.4k 0.8× 822 0.7× 744 0.8× 134 0.9× 275 2.3× 42 1.5k
Ross Cunning United States 24 1.9k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 590 0.7× 246 1.6× 71 0.6× 47 2.0k
Stephanie Schopmeyer United States 21 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 692 0.8× 70 0.5× 123 1.0× 29 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. Yamazato

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Yamazato

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. Yamazato. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. Yamazato based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with K. Yamazato. K. Yamazato is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Nakano, Y., Makoto Tsuchiya, Sompop Rungsupa, & K. Yamazato. (2009). Influence of severe freshwater flooding during the rainy season on the coral community around Khang Khao Island in the inner Gulf of Tahiland. Galaxea Journal of Coral Reef Studies. 11(2). 131–138. 7 indexed citations
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Yamazato, K., et al.. (2008). Reproductive cycle of brooding corals at high latitude. 10(1). 1–11. 5 indexed citations
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Titlyanov, E. A., T. V. Titlyanova, Robert van Woesik, & K. Yamazato. (2002). Acclimation of the Hermatypic Coral Stylophora pistillata to Bright Light. Russian Journal of Marine Biology. 28(S1). S41–S47. 8 indexed citations
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Loya, Yossi, Kazuhiko Sakai, K. Yamazato, et al.. (2001). Coral bleaching: the winners and the losers. Ecology Letters. 4(2). 122–131. 1241 indexed citations breakdown →
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Titlyanov, E. A., T. V. Titlyanova, K. Yamazato, & Robert van Woesik. (2001). Photo-acclimation of the hermatypic coral Stylophora pistillata while subjected to either starvation or food provisioning. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 257(2). 163–181. 80 indexed citations
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Titlyanov, E. A., T. V. Titlyanova, K. Yamazato, & Robert van Woesik. (2001). Photo-acclimation dynamics of the coral Stylophora pistillata to low and extremely low light. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 263(2). 211–225. 105 indexed citations
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Titlyanov, E. A., T. V. Titlyanova, Asmiaty Amat, & K. Yamazato. (2001). Morphophysiological variations of symbiotic dinoflagellates in hermatypic corals from a fringing reef at Sesoko Island. 2001(3). 51–63. 16 indexed citations
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Titlyanov, E. A., et al.. (2000). Zooxanthellae population density and physiological state of the coral Stylophora pistillata during starvation and osmotic shock. Symbiosis. 28(4). 303–322. 34 indexed citations
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Titlyanov, E. A., T. V. Titlyanova, Junzo Tsukahara, Robert van Woesik, & K. Yamazato. (1999). Experimental increases of zooxanthellae density in the coral Stylophora pistillata elucidate adaptive mechanisms for zooxanthellae regulation. Symbiosis. 26(4). 347–362. 18 indexed citations
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Yamazato, K.. (1999). Coral bleaching in Okinawa, 1980 vs 1998. 1999(1). 83–87. 27 indexed citations
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Yamazato, K., et al.. (1999). Nitrogen and photosynthetic function of hermatypic corals (theoretical considerations). 603. 311–317. 2 indexed citations
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Titlyanov, E. A., T. V. Titlyanova, Yossi Loya, & K. Yamazato. (1998). Degradation and proliferation of zooxanthellae in planulae of the hermatypic coral Stylophora pistillata. Marine Biology. 130(3). 471–477. 34 indexed citations
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Tsukahara, Junzo, et al.. (1996). Degradation of zooxanthellae and regulation of their density in hermatypic corals. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 139. 167–178. 128 indexed citations
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Yamashiro, Hideyuki & K. Yamazato. (1996). Morphological studies of the soft tissues involved in skeletal dissolution in the coralFungia fungites. Coral Reefs. 15(3). 177–180. 15 indexed citations
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Yamazato, K., et al.. (1990). Community structure of coral reefs within the vicinity of Motobu and Sesoko, Okinawa, and the effects of human and natural influences. 91. 9–75. 9 indexed citations
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Fujiki, Hirota, Hiromi Hakii, Masami Suganuma, et al.. (1985). A blue-green alga from Okinawa contains aplysiatoxins, the third class of tumor promoters.. PubMed. 76(4). 257–9. 25 indexed citations
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Hidaka, Michio & K. Yamazato. (1984). Intraspecific interactions in a scleractinian coral, Galaxea fascicularis: Induced formation of sweeper tentacles. Coral Reefs. 3(2). 77–85. 38 indexed citations
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Yamazato, K., et al.. (1973). REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE IN A ZOANTHID PALYTHOA TUBERCULOSA ESPER. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. 20. 275–283. 16 indexed citations
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Kimura, Shoji, Yoshiro HASHIMOTO, & K. Yamazato. (1972). Toxicity of the zoanthid Palythoa tuberculosa. Toxicon. 10(6). 611–617. 37 indexed citations

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