Tsunemi Yamashita Data-verified

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Researcher

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-02

faculty

5 h-index 18 pubs 108 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Tsunemi Yamashita's research focuses on the ecology, biodiversity, and conservation of scorpions. His work includes investigating the genetic makeup of scorpions, as evidenced by his publications on genome and transcriptome assembly for the striped bark scorpion, *Centruroides vittatus*. Yamashita also studies the physiological aspects of scorpions, including research on toxin expression and protein production in relation to venom toxicity. He contributes to the understanding of arthropod ecology within desert environments and species delimitation for conservation purposes. Yamashita has collaborated with researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Jeff Pummill and Douglas D. Rhoads, as well as colleagues from Arkansas Tech University. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 5, with 18 total publications and 107 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 18
  • Citations: 108

Selected Publications

  • Comparative species delimitation of a biological conservation icon (2025)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A robust genome assembly with transcriptomic data from the striped bark scorpion, <i>Centruroides vittatus</i> (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A robust genome and assembly with transcriptomic data from the striped scorpion, <i>Centruroides vittatus</i> (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Reduced Toxicity of Centruroides vittatus (Say, 1821) May Result from Lowered Sodium β Toxin Gene Expression and Toxin Protein Production (2021)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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