Masami MONSI

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Masami MONSI is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masami MONSI has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Plant Science, 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Masami MONSI's work include Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science (3 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (3 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (3 papers). Masami MONSI is often cited by papers focused on Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science (3 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (3 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (3 papers). Masami MONSI collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Malawi and Czechia. Masami MONSI's co-authors include Takehisa Oikawa, Zenbei Uchijima, Yusho Aruga, Yukie Murata, Ivan Šetlík, Hideo Iwaki, Shigeki Kuroiwa, Tsumugu Totsuka, Toshiro Saeki and Shinichi Sawada and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Botany, Plant and Cell Physiology and Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics.

In The Last Decade

Masami MONSI

24 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Uber den Lichtfaktor in den Pflanzen-gesellschaften und s... 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Uber den Lichtfaktor in den Pflanzen-gesellschaften und seine Bedeutung fur die Stoffproduktion
    1953 1.2k citations Masami MONSI Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masami MONSI Japan 12 1.2k 945 578 531 227 25 2.1k
I. Impens Belgium 22 1.0k 0.9× 929 1.0× 312 0.5× 391 0.7× 186 0.8× 105 1.8k
G. C. Evans Portugal 12 866 0.7× 409 0.4× 245 0.4× 516 1.0× 296 1.3× 17 1.5k
C.J.T. Spitters Netherlands 20 1.8k 1.6× 763 0.8× 381 0.7× 301 0.6× 329 1.4× 42 2.6k
L. D. Incoll United Kingdom 23 857 0.7× 731 0.8× 344 0.6× 875 1.6× 493 2.2× 42 2.1k
Thomas W. Jurik United States 23 920 0.8× 686 0.7× 326 0.6× 606 1.1× 285 1.3× 39 1.5k
Herman S. Mayeux United States 24 1.0k 0.9× 956 1.0× 615 1.1× 414 0.8× 179 0.8× 78 2.3k
John C. Zasada United States 28 590 0.5× 1.4k 1.5× 905 1.6× 1.5k 2.9× 347 1.5× 87 2.7k
J.D. Deans United Kingdom 25 622 0.5× 697 0.7× 197 0.3× 737 1.4× 118 0.5× 44 1.6k
Robert P. Gibbens United States 20 288 0.2× 629 0.7× 689 1.2× 721 1.4× 168 0.7× 41 1.5k
Ronald E. Sosebee United States 20 603 0.5× 429 0.5× 365 0.6× 409 0.8× 188 0.8× 78 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masami MONSI

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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MONSI, Masami. (2004). On the Factor Light in Plant Communities and its Importance for Matter Production. Annals of Botany. 95(3). 549–567. 472 indexed citations
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MONSI, Masami, et al.. (1976). Factors that Control the Species Composition of Freshwater Phytoplankton, with Special Attention to Nutrient Concentrations. Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie. 61(4). 439–470. 7 indexed citations
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Sawada, Shinichi, Toshiro Saeki, & Masami MONSI. (1970). JIBP/PP-LABORATORY VANS FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR MEASUREMENTS IN FIELD. Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi. 20(5). 203–207. 4 indexed citations
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MONSI, Masami, Yukie Murata, & Ivan Šetlík. (1970). Development of photosynthetic systems as influenced by distribution of matter.. 115–129. 28 indexed citations
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MONSI, Masami, et al.. (1968). AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO SOME QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF GRAZING BY SILKWORMS(BOMBYX MORI). 日本生態学会誌. 18(5). 217–230. 15 indexed citations
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MONSI, Masami, et al.. (1964). Distribution Ratio of Net Photosynthate to Photosynthetic and Non-Photosynthetic Systems in Shaded Plants. Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. 77(908). 37–42. 16 indexed citations
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Totsuka, Tsumugu & Masami MONSI. (1964). An Analysis of the Ecophysiological Adaptation of Tobacco Plant to a Limited Water Supply. Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. 77(912). 206–215. 2 indexed citations
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MONSI, Masami, et al.. (1964). Physiological and Ecological Analyses of Shade Tolerance of Plants. Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. 77(907). 1–9. 5 indexed citations
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MONSI, Masami, et al.. (1963). Ecological Studies on Pinus densiflora Forest 1. Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. 76(905). 400–413. 36 indexed citations
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Aruga, Yusho & Masami MONSI. (1963). CHLOROPHYLL AMOUNT AS AN INDICATOR OF MATTER PRODUCTIVITY IN BIO-COMMUNITIES1. Plant and Cell Physiology. 4(1). 29–39. 25 indexed citations
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Kuroiwa, Shigeki & Masami MONSI. (1963). Theoretical Analysis of Light Factor and Photosynthesis in Plant Communities. (1). Journal of Agricultural Meteorology. 18(4). 143–151. 5 indexed citations
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MONSI, Masami, et al.. (1962). Physiological and Ecological Analyses of Shade Tolerance of Plants 2. Growth of Dark-treated Green-gram under Varying Light Intensities. Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. 75(887). 185–194. 1 indexed citations
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Aruga, Yusho & Masami MONSI. (1962). Primary Production in the Northwestern Part of the Pacific off Honshu, Japan. Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics. 18(2). 85–94. 15 indexed citations
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Iwaki, Hideo, et al.. (1961). Physiological and Ecological Analyses of Shade Tolerance of Plants. Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. 74(879). 386–394. 6 indexed citations
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Totsuka, Tsumugu & Masami MONSI. (1960). Effect of Water Economy on Plant Growth 2 An Analysis of Water Economy of Water-cultured Tobacco Plant. Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. 73(859). 14–21. 2 indexed citations
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Totsuka, Tsumugu, et al.. (1960). Effect of Water Economy on Plant Growth 3. Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. 73(868). 389–397. 1 indexed citations
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MONSI, Masami. (1960). Dry-matter reproduction in plants 1. Schemata of dry-matter reproduction.. 73(861). 81–90. 30 indexed citations
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MONSI, Masami, et al.. (1959). Dry Matter Production by Chamaecyparis pisifera in Winter. Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. 72(857-858). 450–455. 4 indexed citations
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Kuroiwa, Shigeki & Masami MONSI. (1956). On the Relation of Light and Temperature to the Structure of Plant Community. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology. 12(2). 41–47. 1 indexed citations
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MONSI, Masami. (1953). Uber den Lichtfaktor in den Pflanzen-gesellschaften und seine Bedeutung fur die Stoffproduktion. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 14. 22–52. 1237 indexed citations breakdown →

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