Masashi Soga

7.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
93 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Masashi Soga is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Social Psychology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Masashi Soga has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 36 papers in Social Psychology and 32 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Masashi Soga's work include Urban Green Space and Health (37 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (36 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers). Masashi Soga is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (37 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (36 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers). Masashi Soga collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and Australia. Masashi Soga's co-authors include Kevin J. Gaston, Yuichi Yamaura, Shinsuke Koike, Yuya Fukano, Maldwyn J. Evans, Kazuaki Tsuchiya, Kiyo Kurisu, Keisuke Hanaki, Daniel T. C. Cox and Tomoyo F. Koyanagi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Masashi Soga

87 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Extinction of experience: the loss of human–nature interactions

2016 1.1k citations Masashi Soga, Kevin J. Gaston Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment profile →
Gardening is beneficial for health: A meta-analysis

2016 431 citations Masashi Soga, Kevin J. Gaston et al. Preventive Medicine Reports profile →
Shifting baseline syndrome: causes, consequences, and implications

2018 383 citations Masashi Soga, Kevin J. Gaston Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment profile →
A room with a green view: the importance of nearby nature for mental health during the COVID‐19 pandemic

2020 273 citations Masashi Soga, Maldwyn J. Evans et al. profile →

Peers

Masashi Soga

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GPC

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Danielle F. Shanahan Australia

Katherine N. Irvine United Kingdom

Martin Dallimer United Kingdom

Marianne E. Krasny United States

Zoe G. Davies United Kingdom

Lincoln R. Larson United States

Sarah Bekessy Australia

Sarah C. Klain Canada

Kathryn Williams Australia

Spencer A. Wood United States

Danielle F. Shanahan Australia

Masashi Soga

3.3k ×1.3

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2.0k ×1.3

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851 ×0.6

1.0k ×1.1

493 ×0.6

MMPL

Citations per year, relative to Masashi Soga Masashi Soga (= 1×) peers Danielle F. Shanahan

Countries citing papers authored by Masashi Soga

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masashi Soga

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masashi Soga

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masashi Soga. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masashi Soga 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 Masashi Soga. Masashi Soga is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Soga, Masashi, et al.. (2025). Noticing nearby wildlife at home is associated with enhanced mental health and pro-conservation attitudes. Biological Conservation. 311. 111436–111436. 2 indexed citations

Soga, Masashi & Kevin J. Gaston. (2025). Cross-country variation in people’s connection to nature. One Earth. 8(2). 101194–101194. 6 indexed citations

Soga, Masashi & Kevin J. Gaston. (2025). Extinction of experience among ecologists. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 40(3). 212–215. 5 indexed citations

Mori, Akira, Masashi Soga, Tetsuji Ota, et al.. (2025). Assessing the priorities of stakeholders regarding forest ecosystem services in Japan. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(4). 753–760. 1 indexed citations

Fukano, Yuya, et al.. (2024). Beyond bees: A cross-country investigation into public perceptions of insect-mediated crop-pollination services. Biological Conservation. 292. 110524–110524. 3 indexed citations

Soga, Masashi & Maldwyn J. Evans. (2024). Biophobia: What it is, how it works and why it matters. People and Nature. 6(3). 922–931. 16 indexed citations

Gish, Moshe, Masumi Hisano, & Masashi Soga. (2024). Does aversion to insects affect insecticide use? An elusive answer calls for improved methods in biophobia research. People and Nature. 6(3). 1001–1014. 10 indexed citations

Soga, Masashi & Kevin J. Gaston. (2024). Global synthesis indicates widespread occurrence of shifting baseline syndrome. BioScience. 74(10). 686–694. 4 indexed citations

Evans, Maldwyn J., Kevin J. Gaston, Daniel T. C. Cox, & Masashi Soga. (2023). The research landscape of direct, sensory human–nature interactions. People and Nature. 5(6). 1893–1907. 5 indexed citations

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Soga, Masashi & Kevin J. Gaston. (2023). Do people who experience more nature act more to protect it? A meta-analysis. Biological Conservation. 289. 110417–110417. 23 indexed citations

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Jarić, Ivan, Uri Roll, Marino Bonaiuto, et al.. (2022). Societal extinction of species. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 37(5). 411–419. 38 indexed citations

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Spake, Rebecca, Masashi Soga, Jane A. Catford, & Felix Eigenbrod. (2021). Applying the stress‐gradient hypothesis to curb the spread of invasive bamboo. Journal of Applied Ecology. 58(9). 1993–2003. 9 indexed citations

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Soga, Masashi, Maldwyn J. Evans, Daniel T. C. Cox, & Kevin J. Gaston. (2021). Impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on human–nature interactions: Pathways, evidence and implications. People and Nature. 3(3). 518–527. 119 indexed citations

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Fukano, Yuya, et al.. (2019). Zoos and animated animals increase public interest in and support for threatened animals. The Science of The Total Environment. 704. 135352–135352. 23 indexed citations

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Sing, Kong‐Wah, et al.. (2019). Ring roads and urban biodiversity: distribution of butterflies in urban parks in Beijing city and correlations with other indicator species. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 7653–7653. 15 indexed citations

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Gaston, Kevin J., et al.. (2018). Personalised Ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 33(12). 916–925. 60 indexed citations

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Soga, Masashi, Kevin J. Gaston, Yuichi Yamaura, Kiyo Kurisu, & Keisuke Hanaki. (2016). Both Direct and Vicarious Experiences of Nature Affect Children’s Willingness to Conserve Biodiversity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13(6). 529–529. 183 indexed citations

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Soga, Masashi & Kevin J. Gaston. (2016). Extinction of experience: the loss of human–nature interactions. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 14(2). 94–101. 1117 indexed citations breakdown →

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Soga, Masashi, et al.. (2016). Effects of an increase in population of sika deer on beetle communities in deciduous forests. ZooKeys. 625(625). 67–85. 14 indexed citations

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Soga, Masashi, Kevin J. Gaston, & Yuichi Yamaura. (2016). Gardening is beneficial for health: A meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports. 5. 92–99. 431 indexed citations breakdown →

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