Research

Selected Papers

Original Articles (Refereed Papers)

Otsuka, Y., Imanishi, J., Nasu, M., Shimahara, S. and Iwasaki, Y. 2023.
Investigation of factors that induce activities in green spaces of neighborhoods from the perspective of the behavioral change stage model using machine learning.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering. (2023.12.22)

Otsuka, Y., Imanishi, J., Nasu, M. and Iwasaki, Y. 2023.
Probabilistic inference on the factors promoting park use by machine learning using panel data from 2014 to 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
Cities 141, 104509. (2023.8.15)

Imanishi, J., Imanishi, A., Suyama, Y. and Isagi, Y. 2023.
Geographical genetic structure of Lespedeza cuneata var. cuneata in Japan: necessity of genetic considerations in slope revegetation.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering 19, 583-596. (2023.5.31)
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-023-00564-8
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Sancho-Knapik, D., Gil-Pelegrín, E., Ferrio, J.P., Alonso-Forn, D., Martín-Sánchez, R., Santos Silva, J.V.d., Imanishi, J., Peguero-Pina, J.J. and Sanz, M.Á. 2022.
Changes in the abundance of monoterpenes from breathable air of a Mediterranean conifer forest: When is the best time for a human healthy leisure activity?
Forests 13(6), 965, 1-13. (2022.6.20)
DOI: 10.3390/f13060965

Wagatsuma, S., Imanishi, J., Suyama, Y., Matsuo, A., Sato, M.P., Mitsuyuki, C., Tsunamoto, Y., Tominaga, T. and Shimono, Y. 2022.
Revegetation in Japan overlooks geographic genetic structure of native Artemisia indica var. maximowiczii populations.
Restoration Ecology 30(7), e13567, 1-10. (2021.9.24)
DOI: 10.1111/rec.13567

Imanishi, A., Natuhara, Y., Imanishi, J., Duangvongsa, I. and Southavong, S. 2021.
Effects of double rice cropping with irrigation on the diversity of herbaceous plants and their utilization as a food source in paddy fields of southern Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering 17(4), 493-505. (2021.7.23)

Niino, A., Imanishi, J. and Shibata, S. 2021.
Changes in vegetation cover and connectivity of private gardens at traditional wooden townhouses in the ancient city of Kyoto.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering 17, 157-163. (2021.2.17)

Shoda, T., Imanishi, J. and Shibata, S. 2020.
Growth characteristics and growth equations of the diameter at breast height using tree ring measurements of street trees in Kyoto City, Japan.
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 49, 126627. (2020.2.3)

Yagura, R., Imanishi, J., Ikushima, Y.and Katsumata, M. 2019.
Delayed fluorescence as a new screening method of plant species for urban greening: an experimental study using four bryophytes.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering 15, 437-445. (2019.9.4)

Oyake, Y., Imanishi, J., Ishihara, K., Ogura, I. and Shibata, S. 2019.
Long-term vegetation transition on man-made slopes 53 years after construction in Central Japan.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering 15, 363-378. (2019.7.16)

Yagura, R., Imanishi, J. and Shibata, S. 2019.
Effects of copper ions on the growth and photosynthetic activity of Scopelophila cataractae.
Lindbergia 2019(1), 1-7. (2019.6.4)

Sasaki, T., Imanishi, J., Iida, Y., Song, Y., Morimoto, Y. and Kojima, T. 2019.
Estimation of individual tree health condition for Japanese mountain cherry Cerasus jamasakura using airborne LiDAR.
Arboriculture and Urban Forestry 45(2), 54-64. (2019.3)

Imanishi, J. and Nakamura, R. 2019.
Effectiveness and disadvantages of designated administration in city parks through joint ventures.
International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development 7(1), 4-17. (2019.1.15)

Dahlan, M. Z., Fukamachi, K., Shibata, S. and Imanishi, J. 2017.
Importance of kabuyutan sacred natural sites as biodiversity hotspots in West Java Province, Indonesia.
Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology 43(1), 103-108. (2017.6.2)

Fan, L., Imanishi, J., Fukamachi, K. and Shibata, S. 2016.
The state of timber resource use for Korean-Chinese traditional wooden houses and accessory structures, from the perspective of landscape conservation.
Landscape Research Japan Online 9, 130-138. (2016.11.1)

Dahlan, M. Z., Fukamachi, K., Imanishi, J. and Shibata, S. 2016.
Local people's knowledge of plants in a kabuyutan sacred natural site in Indonesia and its implication for environmental conservation.
Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology 42(1), 32-37. (2016.6.14)

Imanishi, J., Song, Y., Sasaki, T., Iida, Y., Morimoto, Y. and Kojima, T. 2017.
Large-scale survey of flowering cherry trees using airborne LiDAR.
Post-conference Book of the 4th International Conference on Archi-Cultural Interactions through the Silk Road, July 16-18, 2016, Nishinomiya, Japan, Selected Papers, 245-249. (2017.3)

Kishida, Y., Imanishi, J. and Shibata, Y. 2017.
Current vegetation of the surrounding forest of Shugakuin Imperial Villa.
Post-conference Book of the 4th International Conference on Archi-Cultural Interactions through the Silk Road, July 16-18, 2016, Nishinomiya, Japan, Selected Papers, 239-244. (2017.3)

Sasaki, T., Imanishi, J., Fukui, W. and Morimoto, Y. 2016.
Fine-scale characterization of bird habitat using airborne LiDAR in an urban park in Japan.
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 17, 16-22. (2016.3.13)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2016.03.007

Fan, L., Imanishi, J., Fukamachi, K. and Shibata, S. 2016.
The use of edible wild plants and fungi in Korean-Chinese villages.
Journal of Environmental Information Science 44(5), accepted. (2016.3.3)

Song, Y., Imanishi, J., Sasaki, T., Ioki, K. and Morimoto, Y. 2016.
Estimation of broad-leaved canopy growth in the urban forested area using multi-temporal airborne LiDAR datasets.
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 16, 142–149. (2016.2.21)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2016.02.007

Toma, Y., Imanishi, J., Yokogawa, M., Hashimoto, H., Imanishi, A., Morimoto, Y., Hatanaka, Y., Isagi, Y. and Shibata, S. 2015.
Factors affecting the genetic diversity of a perennial herb Viola grypoceras A. Gray var. grypoceras in urban fragmented forests.
Landscape Ecology 30(8), 1435-1447. (2015.4.10)
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-015-0197-1

Hotta, K., Ishii, H., Sasaki, T., Doi, N., Azuma, W., Oyake, Y., Imanishi, J. and Yoshida, H. 2015.
Twenty-one years of stand dynamics in a 33-year-old urban forest restoration site at Kobe Municipal Sports Park, Japan.
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 14(2), 309-314. (2015.4.4)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2015.03.005

Imanishi, A., Kaneko, S., Isagi, Y., Imanishi, J., Natuhara, Y. and Morimoto, Y. 2015.
Genetic diversity and structure of Euryale ferox Salisb. (Nymphaeaceae) in Japan.
Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 66(1): 1-9. (2015.2.27)

Niino, A., Imanishi, J., Fukamachi, K. and Shibata, S. 2014.
Relationships between the use and environment of an unagi-no-nedoko-like green space in downtown Kyoto City.
Intercultural Understanding 4, 37-41. (2014.8.31)

Imanishi, A. and Imanishi, J. 2014.
Seed dormancy and germination traits of an endangered aquatic plant species, Euryale ferox Salisb. (Nymphaeaceae).
Aquatic Botany 119, 80-83. (2014.8.13)
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2014.08.001
http://hdl.handle.net/2433/191026

Sasaki, T., Imanishi, J., Ioki, K., Song, Y. and Morimoto, Y. 2013.
Estimation of leaf area index and gap fraction in two broad-leaved forests by using small-footprint airborne LiDAR.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering 12(1), 117-127. (2013.8.11)
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-013-0222-y

Ioki, K., Imanishi, J., Sasaki, T., Song, Y. and Morimoto, Y. 2013.
Vegetation mapping of urban forest using airborne laser scanning in Kyoto city, Japan: Towards woody biomass utilization.
Waste and Biomass Valorization 4(2), 213-220 (2013.6)
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-012-9158-y

Kang, N., Sakamoto, T., Imanishi, J., Fukamachi, K., Shibata, S. and Morimoto, Y. 2013.
Characterizing the historical changes in land use and landscape spatial pattern on the Oguraike floodplain after the Meiji period.
Intercultural Understanding 3, 11-16. (2013.3)

Imanishi, J., Harada, Y., Iida, Y., Higashiguchi, R. and Morimoto, Y. 2013.
Study on preferences among tourists regarding the landscape of flowering cherry trees at Yoshinoyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Archi-Cultural Translations through the Silk Road: The 2nd International Conference, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan, July 14-16, 2012, Selected Papers, 125-130. (2013.3)

Song, Y., Imanishi, J., Hashimoto, H., Morimura, A., Morimoto, Y. and Kitada, K. 2013.
Spectral correction for the effect of crown shape at the single-tree level: An approach using a Lidar-derived digital surface model for broad-leaved canopy.
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 51(2), 755-764. (2013.2)
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2012.2204404
http://hdl.handle.net/2433/170101

Sasaki, T., Imanishi, J., Fukui, W., Tokunaga, F. and Morimoto, Y. 2012.
Fine-scale replication and quantitative assessment of forest vertical structure using LiDAR for forest avian habitat characterization.
Forest Science and Technology 8(3), 145-153. (2012.8.6)
DOI: 10.1080/21580103.2012.704969

Ioki, K., Imanishi, J., Sasaki, T., Song, Y.K., Morimoto, Y and Hasegawa, H. 2012.
Estimating vertical distribution of vegetation cover in temperate heterogeneous forests using airborne laser scanning data.
Open Journal of Forestry 2(3), 89-96. (2012.7.17)
DOI: 10.4236/ojf.2012.23012

Kang, N., Imanishi, J., Fukamachi, K. and Morimoto, Y. 2012.
A study of spatial form and landscape characteristics in the Oguraike wetland during the Edo period based on Japanese poetry.
Journal of Environmental Information Science 40(5), 101-110. (2012.2)

Imanishi, A., Imanishi, J., Matsumoto, H., Morimoto, Y. and Natuhara, Y. 2012.
The propagule banks of the drained sites and remnant wetlands in the Ogura-ike area of Kyoto, Japan: Implications for restoration.
Journal of Environmental Information Science 40(5), 119-128. (2012.2)

Song, Y., Maki, M., Imanishi, J. and Morimoto, Y. 2011.
Voxel-based estimation of plant area density from airborne laser scanner data.
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XXXVIII-5/W12, ISPRS Workshop Laser Scanning 2011, August 29-31, 2011, Calgary, Canada. (2011.8.30)

Imanishi, A., Kaneko, S., Isagi, Y., Imanishi, J., Natuhara, Y. and Morimoto, Y. 2011.
Development of microsatellite markers for Euryale ferox (Nymphaeaceae), an endangered aquatic plant species in Japan.
American Journal of Botany, e233-e235. (2011.4.14)
DOI:10.3732/ajb.1100056

Song, Y.K., Imanishi, J., Hashimoto, H., Morimura, A. and Morimoto, Y. 2011.
Importance of the green spectral region for remote assessment of tree vigor condition: a case study of Cerasus species.
Journal of Environmental Information Science 39(5), 87-96. (2011.3)

Sasaki, T., Imanishi, J., Ioki, K., Morimoto, Y. and Kitada, K. 2011.
Object-based classification of land cover and tree species by integrating airborne LiDAR and high spatial resolution imagery data.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering 8(2), 157-171. (2011.3.23)
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-011-0158-z

Baba, T., Imanishi, J., Imanishi, A., Watanabe, E., Ohgitani, E., Imanishi, J. and Morimoto, Y. 2010.
Urban woodland for stress reduction: An experimental study on effects of walking, environment and experiences of woodland play.
Journal of Landscape Architecture in Asia 5, 249-254. (2010.10.30)

Imanishi, J., Nakayama, A., Suzuki, Y., Imanishi, A., Ueda, N., Morimoto, Y. and Yoneda, M. 2010.
Nondestructive determination of leaf chlorophyll content in two flowering cherries using reflectance and absorptance spectra.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering 6(2), 219-234. (2010.1.15)
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-009-0101-8
http://hdl.handle.net/2433/137218

Ioki, K., Imanishi, J., Sasaki, T., Morimoto, Y. and Kitada, K. 2009.
Estimating stand volume in broad-leaved forest using discrete-return LiDAR: plot-based approach.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering 6(1), 29-36. (2009.7.1)
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-009-0077-4
http://hdl.handle.net/2433/126726

Sasaki, T., Imanishi, J., Ioki, K., Morimoto, Y. and Kitada, K. 2008.
Estimation of leaf area index and canopy openness in broad-leaved forest using airborne laser scanner in comparison with high-resolution near-infrared digital photography.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering 4(1), 47-55. (2008.4)
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-008-0041-8

Imanishi, A., Kitagawa, C., Nakamura, S., Hashimoto, H., Tabata, K., Imanishi, J., Murakami, K., Morimoto, Y. and Miyamoto, M. 2007.
Changes in herbaceous plants in an urban habitat garden in Kyoto city, Japan, 9 years after construction.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 3(1), 67-77. (2007.3)
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-007-0021-4

Imanishi, J., Morimoto, Y., Imanishi, A., Sugimoto, K. and Isoda, K. 2007.
The independent detection of drought stress and leaf density using hyperspectral resolution data.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 3(1), 55-65. (2007.3)
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-007-0019-y

Imanishi, A., Imanishi, J., Murakami, K. and Morimoto, Y. 2005.
A study for conservation of herbaceous plants at urban green spaces: a comparison to suburban secondary forest.
Journal of Landscape Architecture in Asia, 1, 127-132. (2005.10)

Imanishi, J., Shimabayashi, Y. and Morimoto, Y. 2005.
A new analytical method for wildlife habitat conservation planning on a city scale using the classification of physiologically homogeneous areas.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 1(2), 157-168. (2005.9)
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-005-0020-2

Satomura, A., Imanishi, J., Morimoto, Y. and Kojima, A. 2005.
A study of diagnostic indices of vitality of Prunus jamasakura.
Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology 31(1), 15-20. (2005.8) (in Japanese)

Isoda, K., Imanishi, J., Kimura, H., Hasegawa, S. and Morimoto Y. 2005.
A simulation analysis on the effectiveness of Shisen peat as a soil for roof top planting.
Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology 31(1), 27-32. (2005.8) (in Japanese)

Imanishi, A., Murakami, K., Imanishi, J., Morimoto, Y. and Satomura, A. 2005.
Herbaceous plant species richness and species distribution pattern at fragmented forests in Kyoto City.
Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology 31(1), 51-56. (2005.8) (in Japanese)

Imanishi, J., Sugimoto, K. and Morimoto, Y. 2004.
Detecting drought status and LAI of two Quercus species canopies using derivative spectra.
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 43(2), 109-129. (2004.5)
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2003.12.001

Imanishi, J., Sugimoto, K. and Morimoto, Y. 2003.
An experimental analysis of thermal response numbers as indicators of vegetation water-stress for remote sensing.
Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology 29(1), 159-164. (2003.9) (in Japanese)

Imanishi, J. and Morimoto, Y. 2002.
An estimation procedure of habitat impacts of highways as a general guide for an initial route selection.
Proceedings for the 5th International Landscape Architectural Symposium of China, Japan and Korea, 2002, Beijing, China. 100-107. (2002.10)

Imanishi, J. 2002.
An analysis of the diversity and similarity of sequential experiences in walking based on the ecological perception theory.
Journal of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture 65(5). 829-832. (2002.5) (in Japanese)

Research Reports (Refereed Papers)

Nakau, M., Imanishi, J., Imanishi, J., Watanabe, S., Imanishi, A., Baba, T., Hirai, K., Ito, T., Chiba, W. and Morimoto, Y. 2013.
Spiritual care of cancer patients by integrated medicine in urban green space: A pilot study
EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing 9(2), 87-90. (2013.3)
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2012.12.002

Imanishi, A., Morimoto, J., Imanishi, J., Shibata, S., Nakanishi, A., Osawa, N., Sakai, S. 2009.
Sprout initiation and growth for three years after cutting in an abandoned secondary forest in Kyoto, Japan.
Landscape and Ecological Engineering 6(2), 325-333. (2009.9.30)
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-009-0090-7
http://hdl.handle.net/2433/126700

Others

Imanishi, J. 2022.
The garden taste of Kinmochi Saionji in Seifuso, Kyoto, Japan: Integrating beauty of nearby nature with modern garden design of Jihei Ogawa VII.
Yugen Landscape Journal 1, 24-31. (in Russian with English abstract)
https://yugenlandscape.ru

Song, Y., Imanishi, J. and Morimoto, Y. 2011.
Use of airborne laser scanning data for the assessment of tree condition.
Proceedings of the 32nd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing "Sensing for Green Asia", TS6-3 Natural Resources-1, October 3-7, 2011, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China). (2011.10.6)

Imanishi, J. 2000.
Evaluation of the Blackberry Creek daylighting project, Berkeley.
UCB Water Resources Center Archives MS 96/2 83. 1-31. (2000.12)

Books

Duraiappah, A. K., Nakamura, K., Takeuchi, K., Watanabe, M. and Nishi, M. ed. 2012. Satoyama-Satoumi Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes of Japan. United Nations University Press. Tokyo. 480pp. （Cluster assessment author）

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