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R. Yamashita

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h-index: 24
Works: 38
Citations: 6,344

Most-cited papers

Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife
E. Teuten, J. Saquing, D. Knappe, M. Barlaz +23 more
2009Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences2,655 citations Open access
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Organic micropollutants in marine plastics debris from the open ocean and remote and urban beaches.
Hisashi Hirai, H. Takada, Y. Ogata, R. Yamashita +11 more
2011Marine Pollution Bulletin770 citations
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Accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals in tissues of seabirds ingesting marine plastics.
Kosuke Tanaka, H. Takada, R. Yamashita, K. Mizukawa +2 more
2013Marine Pollution Bulletin670 citations
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Concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in beached resin pellets: variability among individual particles and regional differences.
S. Endo, Reiko Takizawa, K. Okuda, H. Takada +5 more
2005Marine Pollution Bulletin536 citations
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Facilitated Leaching of Additive-Derived PBDEs from Plastic by Seabirds' Stomach Oil and Accumulation in Tissues.
Kosuke Tanaka, H. Takada, R. Yamashita, K. Mizukawa +2 more
2015Environmental Science and Technology268 citations
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Measurement of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in plastic resin pellets from remote islands: toward establishment of background concentrations for International Pellet Watch.
M. Heskett, H. Takada, R. Yamashita, Masaki Yuyama +13 more
2012Marine Pollution Bulletin182 citations
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Physical and chemical effects of ingested plastic debris on short-tailed shearwaters, Puffinus tenuirostris, in the North Pacific Ocean.
R. Yamashita, H. Takada, M. Fukuwaka, Y. Watanuki
2011Marine Pollution Bulletin146 citations Open access
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Rosmarinic acid suppresses Alzheimer’s disease development by reducing amyloid β aggregation by increasing monoamine secretion
T. Hase, Syuntaro Shishido, So Yamamoto, R. Yamashita +9 more
2019Scientific Reports131 citations Open access
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Monitoring of a wide range of organic micropollutants on the Portuguese coast using plastic resin pellets.
K. Mizukawa, H. Takada, Maki Ito, Yeo Bee Geok +11 more
2013Marine Pollution Bulletin128 citations Open access
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In Vivo Accumulation of Plastic-Derived Chemicals into Seabird Tissues.
Kosuke Tanaka, Y. Watanuki, H. Takada, M. Ishizuka +10 more
2020Current Biology122 citations Open access
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PCBs and PBDEs in microplastic particles and zooplankton in open water in the Pacific Ocean and around the coast of Japan.
Bee Geok Yeo, H. Takada, R. Yamashita, Y. Okazaki +4 more
2020Marine Pollution Bulletin118 citations
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Spatial variability in persistent organic pollutants and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons found in beach-stranded pellets along the coast of the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil.
S. Taniguchi, F. Colabuono, P. Dias, R. Oliveira +12 more
2016Marine Pollution Bulletin88 citations Open access
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Evaluation of noninvasive approach for monitoring PCB pollution of seabirds using preen gland oil.
R. Yamashita, H. Takada, M. Murakami, M. Fukuwaka +1 more
2007Environmental Science and Technology65 citations Open access
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Hopanes in Plastic Resin Pellets as Markers of Oil Pollution via International Pellet Watch Monitoring
Bee Geok Yeo, H. Takada, J. Hosoda, A. Kondo +3 more
2017Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology57 citations
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Monitoring of organic micropollutants in Ghana by combination of pellet watch with sediment analysis: e-waste as a source of PCBs.
J. Hosoda, J. Ofosu-Anim, E. Sabi, Lailah Gifty Akita +3 more
2014Marine Pollution Bulletin50 citations
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Plastic additives and legacy persistent organic pollutants in the preen gland oil of seabirds sampled across the globe
R. Yamashita, N. Hiki, Fumika Kashiwada, H. Takada +20 more
2021Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research49 citations Open access
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PBDEs in leachates from municipal solid waste dumping sites in tropical Asian countries: phase distribution and debromination
C. Kwan, H. Takada, K. Mizukawa, Mai Torii +5 more
2013Environmental science and pollution research international40 citations
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Contaminants in tracked seabirds showing regional patterns of marine pollution.
A. Ito, R. Yamashita, H. Takada, Takashi Yamamoto +10 more
2013Environmental Science and Technology30 citations
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Hazardous Chemicals in Plastics in Marine Environments: International Pellet Watch
R. Yamashita, Kosuke Tanaka, Bee Geok Yeo, H. Takada +3 more
201829 citations Open access
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Transfer of Hazardous Chemicals from Ingested Plastics to Higher-Trophic-Level Organisms
Kosuke Tanaka, R. Yamashita, H. Takada
201828 citations
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The relationship between pink salmon biomass and the body condition of short-tailed shearwaters in the Bering Sea: can fish compete with seabirds?
Kanako Toge, R. Yamashita, K. Kazama, M. Fukuwaka +2 more
2011Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences28 citations Open access
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Temporal and spatial changes in persistent organic pollutants in Vietnamese coastal waters detected from plastic resin pellets.
Dung-Quang Le, H. Takada, R. Yamashita, K. Mizukawa +2 more
2016Marine Pollution Bulletin27 citations
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Global Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Using Seabird Preen Gland Oil
R. Yamashita, H. Takada, Arisa Nakazawa, A. Takahashi +13 more
2018Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology26 citations
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International pellet watch: Global monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in plastic resin pellets
Tae Ohgaki, H. Takada, Ryu Yoshida, K. Mizukawa +27 more
2021Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research25 citations Open access
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Floating plastic accumulation and distribution around Kuroshio Current, western North Pacific.
G. Thushari, Kentaro Miyazono, Takuya Sato, R. Yamashita +5 more
2023Marine Pollution Bulletin23 citations Open access
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Temporal Variation and Source Analysis of Radiocesium in an Urban River after the 2011 Nuclear Accident in Fukushima, Japan
R. Yamashita, M. Murakami, Y. Iwasaki, Naoyuki Shibayama +7 more
201513 citations Open access
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Mapping marine debris encountered by albatrosses tracked over oceanic waters
B. Nishizawa, J. Thiebot, F. Sato, N. Tomita +4 more
2021Scientific Reports10 citations Open access
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Marine Plastic Pollution: Dynamics of plastic debris in marine ecosystem and effect on marine organisms
R. Yamashita, Kosuke Tanaka, H. Takada
20169 citations
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Methods for sampling, processing, identification,and quantification of microplastics in the marine environment
R. Nakajima, R. Yamashita
2020Oceanography in Japan7 citations Open access
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Dynamics of microplastic transport and accumulation in a rural coastal area: Insights from the Otsuchi Bay, a small ria in Sanriku, Japan
Ye-Hao Wang, R. Yamashita, Yoshimasa Matsumura, S. Ito +1 more
2023Regional Studies in Marine Science6 citations Open access
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Source analysis of radiocesium in river waters using road dust tracers.
M. Murakami, M. Saha, Y. Iwasaki, R. Yamashita +5 more
2017Chemosphere6 citations Open access
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Pellet Watch : Global Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants ( POPs ) using Beached Plastic
H. Takada, Y. Mato, S. Endo, R. Yamashita +1 more
20056 citations
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Effects of Microplastics on Seabird Chicks: An Experiment Using Pellets with and Without Chemical Additives
Koki Shigeishi, R. Yamashita, Kosuke Tanaka, Mami T. Kazama +7 more
2025Ornithological science4 citations Open access
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Relationship between ocean area and incidence of anthropogenic debris ingested by longnose lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)
Mao Kuroda, Keichi Uchida, Y. Miyamoto, Ryuiti Hagita +8 more
2019bioRxiv2 citations Open access
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Direct In Vivo Evidence for Accumulation of Plastic Derived Chemicals in Seabird Tissue
Kosuke Tanaka, Y. Watanuki, H. Takada, M. Ishizuka +9 more
2019Social Science Research Network1 citations
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Peer Review #1 of "A laboratory comparison of the interactions between three plastic mulch types and 38 active substances found in pesticides (v0.2)"
N. Beriot, P. Zomer, R. Zornoza, V. Geissen +213 more
20200 citations Open access
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大水薙鳥―外洋性海鳥の研究最前線―オオミズナギドリをつかった海洋汚染モニタリング
R. Yamashita, H. Takada, Y. Watanuki
20160 citations
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Assimilation efficiency and growth of Rhinoceros Auklet chicks fed with Japanese Sand Lance and krill
Yuna Kume, Y. Niizuma, K. Kazama, Motohiro Ito +2 more
20150 citations Open access
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