Akinobu Okabe

2.8k total citations
64 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Akinobu Okabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Akinobu Okabe has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Infectious Diseases and 16 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Akinobu Okabe's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (24 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (14 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (7 papers). Akinobu Okabe is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (24 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (14 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (7 papers). Akinobu Okabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Akinobu Okabe's co-authors include Osamu Matsushita, Junzaburo Minami, Seiichi Katayama, Shigeru Miyata, Eiji Tamai, Seiko Shimamoto, Yasuhiro Kanemasa, Nozomu Nishi, Hirofumi Nariya and Ryōji Kobayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Akinobu Okabe

64 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akinobu Okabe Japan 28 875 812 386 303 266 64 2.1k
Junzaburo Minami Japan 25 746 0.9× 637 0.8× 321 0.8× 265 0.9× 191 0.7× 47 1.7k
H.U. Graber Switzerland 35 609 0.7× 1.5k 1.9× 248 0.6× 370 1.2× 295 1.1× 95 3.5k
Gregory Govoni Canada 20 694 0.8× 836 1.0× 792 2.1× 107 0.4× 284 1.1× 22 3.1k
Gérard Tiraby France 27 303 0.3× 1.5k 1.8× 579 1.5× 393 1.3× 452 1.7× 66 2.7k
Michal Mudd United States 27 405 0.5× 1.8k 2.3× 450 1.2× 40 0.1× 465 1.7× 36 3.3k
Ambrose Jong United States 34 809 0.9× 2.3k 2.8× 755 2.0× 38 0.1× 290 1.1× 91 4.0k
Vaibhav Tiwari United States 32 336 0.4× 998 1.2× 582 1.5× 50 0.2× 362 1.4× 80 3.1k
Mark O. Clements United Kingdom 24 544 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 121 0.3× 199 0.7× 497 1.9× 39 2.3k
Lei Xu China 30 547 0.6× 879 1.1× 514 1.3× 51 0.2× 299 1.1× 129 2.5k
H. Ziegler United States 27 322 0.4× 623 0.8× 2.1k 5.4× 328 1.1× 283 1.1× 100 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Akinobu Okabe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Akinobu Okabe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akinobu Okabe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Akinobu Okabe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Akinobu Okabe based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Akinobu Okabe. Akinobu Okabe is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nariya, Hirofumi, Shigeru Miyata, Eiji Tamai, et al.. (2011). Identification and characterization of a putative endolysin encoded by episomal phage phiSM101 of Clostridium perfringens. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 90(6). 1973–1979. 40 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hiroaki, Hirofumi Nariya, Motoo Suzuki, et al.. (2010). High-level production and purification of clostripain expressed in a virulence-attenuated strain of Clostridium perfringens. Protein Expression and Purification. 76(1). 83–89. 5 indexed citations
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Nariya, Hirofumi, Shigeru Miyata, Motoo Suzuki, Eiji Tamai, & Akinobu Okabe. (2010). Development and Application of a Method for Counterselectable In-Frame Deletion in Clostridium perfringens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(4). 1375–1382. 49 indexed citations
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Tamai, Eiji, Shigeru Miyata, Hiroaki Tanaka, et al.. (2008). High-level expression of his-tagged clostridial collagenase in Clostridium perfringens. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 80(4). 627–35. 16 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hiroaki, Eiji Tamai, Shigeru Miyata, et al.. (2007). Construction and characterization of a clostripain-like protease-deficient mutant of Clostridium perfringens as a strain for clostridial gene expression. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 77(5). 1063–1071. 9 indexed citations
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Miyata, Shigeru, Junzaburo Minami, Eiji Tamai, et al.. (2002). Clostridium perfringens ε-Toxin Forms a Heptameric Pore within the Detergent-insoluble Microdomains of Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells and Rat Synaptosomes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(42). 39463–39468. 105 indexed citations
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Matsushita, Osamu & Akinobu Okabe. (2001). Clostridial hydrolytic enzymes degrading extracellular components. Toxicon. 39(11). 1769–1780. 91 indexed citations
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Miyata, Shigeru, Osamu Matsushita, Junzaburo Minami, et al.. (2001). Cleavage of a C-terminal Peptide Is Essential for Heptamerization of Clostridium perfringens ε-Toxin in the Synaptosomal Membrane. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(17). 13778–13783. 101 indexed citations
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Miyamoto, Osamu, Kazunori Sumitani, Takehiro Nakamura, et al.. (2000). Clostridium perfringensepsilon toxin causes excessive release of glutamate in the mouse hippocampus. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 189(1). 109–113. 59 indexed citations
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Taniguchi, Yuki, Osamu Matsushita, Seiichi Katayama, et al.. (1999). ThehydAgene encoding the H2-evolving hydrogenase ofClostridium perfringens: molecular characterization and expression of the gene. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 181(2). 329–336. 33 indexed citations
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Yamashita, Kayoko, et al.. (1999). Purification of Bovine S100A12 from RecombinantEscherichia coli. Protein Expression and Purification. 16(1). 47–52. 14 indexed citations
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Koyama, M, Seiichi Katayama, Yuki Taniguchi, et al.. (1999). A Clostridium perfringens hem Gene Cluster Contains a cysGB Homologue That Is Involved in Cobalamin Biosynthesis. Microbiology and Immunology. 43(10). 947–957. 1 indexed citations
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Matsushita, Osamu, et al.. (1999). Gene Duplication and Multiplicity of Collagenases in Clostridium histolyticum. Journal of Bacteriology. 181(3). 923–933. 110 indexed citations
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Matsushita, Osamu, et al.. (1998). A Study of the Collagen-binding Domain of a 116-kDaClostridium histolyticum Collagenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(6). 3643–3648. 111 indexed citations
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Matsushita, Osamu, et al.. (1996). An upstream activating sequence containing curved DNA involved in activation of the Clostridium perfringens plc promoter. Microbiology. 142(9). 2561–2566. 15 indexed citations
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Matsushita, Osamu, et al.. (1995). Identification of the gene encoding a mechanosensitive channel MscL homologue in Clostridium perfringens. Gene. 165(1). 147–148. 10 indexed citations
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Matsushita, Osamu, et al.. (1994). A Clostridium perfringens Vector for the Selection of Promoters. Plasmid. 31(3). 317–319. 20 indexed citations
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Minami, Junzaburo, Shûji Saito, Takashi Yoshida, Takafumi Uemura, & Akinobu Okabe. (1992). Biological activities and chemical composition of a cytotoxin of Klebsiella oxytoca. Journal of General Microbiology. 138(9). 1921–1927. 20 indexed citations
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Minami, Junzaburo, Akinobu Okabe, Junji Shiode, & Hideo Hayashi. (1989). Production of a unique cytotoxin by Klebsiella oxytoca. Microbial Pathogenesis. 7(3). 203–211. 29 indexed citations
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Okabe, Akinobu, Osamu Matsushita, & Hideo Hayashi. (1988). Effects of lincomycin on synthesis of TEM .BETA.-lactamase by Escherichia coli.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 41(5). 667–674. 3 indexed citations

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