Masaya Morita

Masaya Morita

University of the Ryukyus

H-index: 20

Asia-Japan

About Masaya Morita

Masaya Morita, With an exceptional h-index of 20 and a recent h-index of 12 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of the Ryukyus, specializes in the field of Reproductive bilogy, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Integrative taxonomic analyses reveal that rapid genetic divergence drives Acropora speciation

Conservation of Protein Kinase A Substrates in the Cnidarian Coral Spermatozoa Among Animals and Their Molecular Evolution

Plasticity of shallow reef corals across a depth gradient

Variation factor of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface seawater of the Sea of Japan during 2017-2022

Speciation due to rapid genetic divergence in coding and noncoding regions accompanied by phenotypic differences in the tabular coral Acropora

Positive selection on ADAM10 builds species recognition in the synchronous spawning coral Acropora

Variability in thermal stress thresholds of corals across depths

Reactions of juvenile coral to three years of consecutive thermal stress

Masaya Morita Information

University

Position

Associate professor of Tropical Biosphere Research Center

Citations(all)

1355

Citations(since 2020)

524

Cited By

1008

hIndex(all)

20

hIndex(since 2020)

12

i10Index(all)

30

i10Index(since 2020)

18

Email

University Profile Page

University of the Ryukyus

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Masaya Morita Skills & Research Interests

Reproductive bilogy

Cell Biology

Evolutionary Biology

Top articles of Masaya Morita

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Integrative taxonomic analyses reveal that rapid genetic divergence drives Acropora speciation

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Mao Furukawa

Seiya Kitanobo

Shun Ohki

Mariko M Teramoto

Nozomi Hanahara

...

2024/6/1

Conservation of Protein Kinase A Substrates in the Cnidarian Coral Spermatozoa Among Animals and Their Molecular Evolution

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Masaya Morita

Nozomi Hanahara

Mariko M Teramoto

Ariyo Imanuel Tarigan

2024/4/25

Plasticity of shallow reef corals across a depth gradient

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour

Frederic Sinniger

Masaya Morita

Sanaz Hazraty-Kari

Takashi Nakamura

...

2023/12/1

Variation factor of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface seawater of the Sea of Japan during 2017-2022

EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts

Tetsuya Matsunaka

Saki Tanaka

Rodrigo Mundo

Mone Ozawa

Mutsuo Inoue

...

2023/5

Speciation due to rapid genetic divergence in coding and noncoding regions accompanied by phenotypic differences in the tabular coral Acropora

Available at SSRN 4656117

Mao Furukawa

Seiya Kitanobo

Shun Ohki

Mariko M Teramoto

Nozomi Hanahara

...

2023/11/9

Positive selection on ADAM10 builds species recognition in the synchronous spawning coral Acropora

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Masaya Morita

Seiya Kitanobo

Shun Ohki

Kogiku Shiba

Kazuo Inaba

2023/4/20

Variability in thermal stress thresholds of corals across depths

Frontiers in Marine Science

Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour

Frederic Sinniger

Masaya Morita

Takashi Nakamura

Saki Harii

2023/9/14

Reactions of juvenile coral to three years of consecutive thermal stress

Science of The Total Environment

Sanaz Hazraty-Kari

Masaya Morita

Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour

Takashi Nakamura

Saki Harii

2023/3/10

Response of resistant larvae of the coral Acropora tenuis to future thermal stress

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Sanaz Hazraty-Kari

Masaya Morita

Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour

Saki Harii

2023/7/1

Acclimation potential of Acropora to mesophotic environment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour

Frederic Sinniger

Masaya Morita

Saki Harii

2023/3/1

Energy allocation trade-offs as a function of age in fungiid corals

Frontiers in Marine Science

Mila Grinblat

Lee Eyal-Shaham

Gal Eyal

Or Ben-Zvi

Saki Harii

...

2023/6/14

Sperm competition influences sperm quality and seminal plasma protein expression among territorial males of the courtship cichlid

bioRxiv

Masaya Morita

Shun Satoh

Takeshi Ito

Masanori Kohda

Satoshi Awata

2023

Adaptations by the coral Acropora tenuis confer resilience to future thermal stress

Communications Biology

Sanaz Hazraty-Kari

Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour

Seiya Kitanobo

Takashi Nakamura

Masaya Morita

2022/12/14

Transport of reactive materials in the Sea of Japan: Implications from fine-resolution surface distribution of 228Th/228Ra ratio

Continental Shelf Research

Mutsuo Inoue

Yuhei Shirotani

Toshiki Morokado

Shotaro Hanaki

Hiroaki Kameyama

...

2022/5/15

Fertilization modes and the evolution of sperm characteristics in marine fishes: Paired comparisons of externally and internally fertilizing species

Ecology and Evolution

Takeshi Ito

Masaya Morita

Seiya Okuno

Kazuo Inaba

Kogiku Shiba

...

2022/12

First evidence for backcrossing of F1 hybrids in Acropora corals under sperm competition

Scientific Reports

Seiya Kitanobo

Kenji Iwao

Hironobu Fukami

Naoko Isomura

Masaya Morita

2022/3/30

Genetic variation in released gametes produces genetic diversity in the offspring of the broadcast spawning coral Acroporatenuis

Scientific Reports

Seiya Kitanobo

Sho Toshino

Masaya Morita

2022/3/23

Adaptive strategies to increase fitness after thermal stress in the reef-building coral Acropora

Sanaz Hazraty-Kari

Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour

Seiya Kitanobo

Takashi Nakamura

Masaya Morita

2022/7/1

Coral reef research in Sesoko Island-50 years anniversary of Sesoko Station, University of the Ryukyus

Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies

Saki Harii

Masaya Morita

Kazuhiko Sakai

Frederic Sinniger

Akihiro Takemura

...

2022/1/31

Seasonal variations in marine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons off Oki Island, Sea of Japan, during 2015–2019

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Tetsuya Matsunaka

Seiya Nagao

Mutsuo Inoue

Rodrigo Mundo

Saki Tanaka

...

2022/7/1

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