Akemi Usui

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Akemi Usui is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Akemi Usui has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Infectious Diseases and 2 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Akemi Usui's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (3 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (3 papers) and Biochemical and Structural Characterization (2 papers). Akemi Usui is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (3 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (3 papers) and Biochemical and Structural Characterization (2 papers). Akemi Usui collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Akemi Usui's co-authors include Masaru Ohme‐Takagi, Susan Y. Fujimoto, Hideaki Shinshi, Masaru Ohta, Keiko Seki, Junji Sakurada, Shōgo Masuda, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kaname Saida and Tsuyoshi Uchide and has published in prestigious journals such as The Plant Cell, FEMS Microbiology Letters and Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Akemi Usui

12 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Arabidopsis Ethylene-Responsive Element Binding Factors Act as Transcriptional Activators or Repressors of GCC Box–Mediated Gene Expression

2000 887 citations Susan Y. Fujimoto, Masaru Ohta et al. The Plant Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akemi Usui Japan	6	955	584	54	42	27	12	1.1k
Angel M. Mingo‐Castel Spain	16	499 0.5×	616 1.1×	22 0.4×	20 0.5×	28 1.0×	24	934
Evelynn E. Kawata United States	9	322 0.3×	387 0.7×	23 0.4×	17 0.4×	19 0.7×	12	519
Olivia Sánchez Mexico	10	342 0.4×	533 0.9×	38 0.7×	79 1.9×	82 3.0×	13	670
Juan Manuel Bravo Spain	7	189 0.2×	291 0.5×	70 1.3×	43 1.0×	23 0.9×	9	513
P. Carbonero Spain	13	487 0.5×	378 0.6×	31 0.6×	11 0.3×	10 0.4×	15	672
Naoki Kadotani Japan	10	695 0.7×	537 0.9×	42 0.8×	31 0.7×	132 4.9×	11	937
Du Seok Choi South Korea	15	999 1.0×	479 0.8×	31 0.6×	9 0.2×	63 2.3×	20	1.1k
Min‐Jeong Kang South Korea	16	484 0.5×	565 1.0×	50 0.9×	12 0.3×	24 0.9×	36	796
Robert F. Cressman United States	10	844 0.9×	578 1.0×	56 1.0×	7 0.2×	59 2.2×	11	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akemi Usui

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12 of 12 papers shown

Saida, Kaname, Tsuyoshi Uchide, Akemi Usui, et al.. (2000). The Endothelin-2/Vasoactive Intestinal Contractor Gene. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 36(Supplement 1). S9–S11. 5 indexed citations

Fujimoto, Susan Y., Masaru Ohta, Akemi Usui, Hideaki Shinshi, & Masaru Ohme‐Takagi. (2000). Arabidopsis Ethylene-Responsive Element Binding Factors Act as Transcriptional Activators or Repressors of GCC Box–Mediated Gene Expression. The Plant Cell. 12(3). 393–404. 887 indexed citations breakdown →

Fujimoto, Susan Y., et al.. (2000). Arabidopsis Ethylene-Responsive Element Binding Factors Act as Transcriptional Activators or Repressors of GCC Box-Mediated Gene Expression. The Plant Cell. 12(3). 393–393. 132 indexed citations

Seki, Keiko, et al.. (1998). Inhibitory Effect of Bacterial Attachment on Candidal Growth Due to Adherence with Mannose‐Sensitive Pili. Microbiology and Immunology. 42(4). 321–324. 4 indexed citations

Seki, Keiko, et al.. (1995). Subcutaneous Growth of Staphylococcus aureus Concomitantly Inoculated with Ehrlich Ascites Tumor Cells. Microbiology and Immunology. 39(9). 725–728. 5 indexed citations

Seki, Keiko, et al.. (1995). Conspicuous Growth of Intravenously Inoculated Staphylococcus aureus in Subcutaneously Established Ehrlich Ascites Tumor Tissue of Mice. Microbiology and Immunology. 39(2). 153–155. 1 indexed citations

Seki, Keiko, et al.. (1995). Auxiliary Method for Clonal Identification of Staphylococcus aureus by Protein Band Pattern of Released Proteins on SDS‐Polyacrylamide Gel. Microbiology and Immunology. 39(8). 615–617. 3 indexed citations

Sakurada, Junji, et al.. (1994). Biochemical and genetic heterogeneity of staphylococcal protein A. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 119(1-2). 59–63. 7 indexed citations

Seki, Keiko, et al.. (1993). Effects of Cytochalasins B and D on Staphylococcus aureus Adherence to and Ingestion by Mouse Renal Cells from Primary Culture. Microbiology and Immunology. 37(1). 69–73. 10 indexed citations

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Sakurada, Junji, et al.. (1993). Efficient Adsorption of Lysostaphin on Bacterial Cells of Lysostaphin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Mutant. Microbiology and Immunology. 37(1). 29–34. 4 indexed citations

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Usui, Akemi, et al.. (1992). Conspicuous Ingestion of Staphylococcus aureus Organisms by Murine Fibroblasts In Vitro. Microbiology and Immunology. 36(5). 545–550. 31 indexed citations

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Usui, Akemi, et al.. (1992). Intracellular Localization of Staphylococcus aureus within Primary Cultured Mouse Kidney Cells. Microbiology and Immunology. 36(5). 431–443. 14 indexed citations

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