Tatuo Kira

7.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
22 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Tatuo Kira is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Tatuo Kira has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 4 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Tatuo Kira's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (3 papers) and Tree-ring climate responses (2 papers). Tatuo Kira is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (3 papers) and Tree-ring climate responses (2 papers). Tatuo Kira collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Tatuo Kira's co-authors include Kazuo Hozumi, Kichiro Shinozaki, Kyoji Yoda, Tsunahide Shidei, Husato Ogawa, Bernard Riéra, J. P. Lescure, Níro Higuchi, Michael A. Cairns and Sandra Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Oecologia, Plant and Cell Physiology and Plant Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Tatuo Kira

21 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Tree allometry and improved ... 1964 2026 1984 2005 2005 1964 1967 1964 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Tree allometry and improved estimation of carbon stocks and balance in tropical forests
    2005 2.6k citations Jérôme Chave, Christophe Andalo et al. Oecologia profile →
  2. A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLANT FORM-THE PIPE MODEL THEORY : I.BASIC ANALYSES
    1964 945 citations Kichiro Shinozaki, Kyoji Yoda et al. Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi profile →
  3. PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND TURNOVER OF ORGANIC MATTER IN DIFFERENT FOREST ECOSYSTEMS OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC
    1967 439 citations Tatuo Kira, Tsunahide Shidei Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi profile →
  4. A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLANT FORM-THE PIPE MODEL THEORY : II. FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE THEORY AND ITS APPLICATION IN FOREST ECOLOGY
    1964 422 citations Kichiro Shinozaki, Kyoji Yoda et al. Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi profile →

Peers

Tatuo Kira
Robert A. Monserud United States
Takuo Yamakura Japan
Kyoji Yoda Japan
J. J. Landsberg Australia
Douglas G. Sprugel United States
Bernard Riéra France
Thomas R. Crow United States
J. P. Kimmins Canada
Husato Ogawa Japan
Henri Puig France
Robert A. Monserud United States
Tatuo Kira
Citations per year, relative to Tatuo Kira Tatuo Kira (= 1×) peers Robert A. Monserud

Countries citing papers authored by Tatuo Kira

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tatuo Kira

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tatuo Kira

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chave, Jérôme, Christophe Andalo, Sandra Brown, et al.. (2005). Tree allometry and improved estimation of carbon stocks and balance in tropical forests. Oecologia. 145(1). 87–99. 2583 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schaefer, Paul W., et al.. (2005). The Asian Gypsy Moth Situation in Mongolia. 1 indexed citations
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Ohsawa, Masahiko, et al.. (1996). Vertical vegetation zones along 30 degrees N latitude in humid East Asia. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences OpenIR (Chinese Academy of Sciences). 126(2). 5 indexed citations
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Kira, Tatuo. (1991). Forest ecosystems of east and southeast Asia in a global perspective. Ecological Research. 6(2). 185–200. 257 indexed citations
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Kira, Tatuo. (1988). International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC). Environmental Conservation. 15(3). 277–278. 31 indexed citations
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Kira, Tatuo. (1988). Towards the environmentally sound management of lake/watershed systems. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 4(2). 124–126. 3 indexed citations
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Kira, Tatuo. (1988). Some aspects of ecological watershed management for the control of eutrophication. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 4(4). 259–269. 2 indexed citations
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Yoda, Kyoji & Tatuo Kira. (1982). ACCUMULATION OF ORGANIC MATTER, CARBON, NITROGEN AND OTHER NUTRIENT ELEMENTS IN THE SOILS OF A LOWLAND RAINFOREST AT PASOH, PENINSULAR MALAYSIA. 14 indexed citations
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Yoneda, Tsuyoshi, Kyoji Yoda, & Tatuo Kira. (1977). ACCUMULATION AND DECOMPOSITION OF BIG WOOD LITTER IN PASOH FOREST, WEST MALAYSIA. Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi. 27(1). 53–60. 36 indexed citations
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Kira, Tatuo. (1977). A climatological interpretation of Japanese vegetation zones. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 21–30. 106 indexed citations
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Kira, Tatuo. (1976). Distribution of forest vegetation and climate in the Korean peninsula, 2: Distribution of climatic humidity/aridity. Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi. 26(3). 157–164. 8 indexed citations
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Kira, Tatuo & Haruo Ogawa. (1971). Assessment of primary production in tropical and equatorial forests. e-Publications@Marquette (Marquette University). 25 indexed citations
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Kira, Tatuo, et al.. (1970). Effect of the blood worms (Chironomus sp.) and the rice fly (Ephydra macellaria Egger) on rice seedlings in U.A.R. (Diptera:Chironomidae and Ephydridae).. 54. 203–211. 2 indexed citations
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Ogawa, Husato, et al.. (1969). LIGHT INTERCEPTION BY STEMS IN PLANT COMMUNITIES. Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi. 19(6). 233–238. 13 indexed citations
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Kira, Tatuo, Kichiro Shinozaki, & Kazuo Hozumi. (1969). Structure of forest canopies as related to their primary productivity<xref ref-type="fn" rid="fn1"><sup>1</sup></xref>. Plant and Cell Physiology. 84 indexed citations
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Kira, Tatuo & Tsunahide Shidei. (1967). PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND TURNOVER OF ORGANIC MATTER IN DIFFERENT FOREST ECOSYSTEMS OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC. Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi. 17(2). 70–87. 439 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ogawa, Husato, et al.. (1965). Comparative ecological studies on three main types of forest vegetation in Thailand. II. Plant biomass. e-Publications@Marquette (Marquette University). 4. 174 indexed citations
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Shinozaki, Kichiro, Kyoji Yoda, Kazuo Hozumi, & Tatuo Kira. (1964). A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLANT FORM-THE PIPE MODEL THEORY : II. FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE THEORY AND ITS APPLICATION IN FOREST ECOLOGY. Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi. 14(4). 133–139. 422 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shinozaki, Kichiro, Kyoji Yoda, Kazuo Hozumi, & Tatuo Kira. (1964). A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLANT FORM-THE PIPE MODEL THEORY : I.BASIC ANALYSES. Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi. 14(3). 97–105. 945 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kira, Tatuo, Husato Ogawa, Kyoji Yoda, & Kazuhiko OGINO. (1964). Primary Production by a Tropical Rain Forest of Southern Thailand. Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. 77(917). 428–429. 24 indexed citations

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