Akio Murai

4.7k total citations
234 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Akio Murai is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akio Murai has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Organic Chemistry, 74 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 72 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Akio Murai's work include Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (74 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (43 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (31 papers). Akio Murai is often cited by papers focused on Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (74 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (43 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (31 papers). Akio Murai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Akio Murai's co-authors include Kenshu Fujiwara, Tadashi Masamune, Hideshi Nakamura, Jun Ishihara, Kazunori Tsushima, Akio Fukuzawa, Naoki Kanoh, Takahiro Oka, Nobukatsu Katsui and Takanori Suzuki and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Akio Murai

232 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akio Murai Japan	29	2.3k	1.1k	1.1k	961	337	234	3.6k
Hideshi Nakamura Japan	38	1.8k 0.8×	758 0.7×	1.7k 1.6×	1.6k 1.7×	153 0.5×	120	4.4k
Silvana Magno Italy	34	980 0.4×	653 0.6×	922 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	255 0.8×	110	3.0k
Kiyoyuki Yamada Japan	39	2.2k 1.0×	597 0.5×	2.8k 2.6×	1.2k 1.2×	357 1.1×	223	5.5k
Kazuo Tachibana Japan	39	2.7k 1.2×	2.3k 2.1×	2.2k 2.0×	1.5k 1.5×	165 0.5×	145	5.2k
Francis J. Schmitz United States	38	2.2k 0.9×	609 0.6×	1.6k 1.5×	2.6k 2.7×	134 0.4×	148	5.1k
Manuel Norte Spain	31	761 0.3×	989 0.9×	956 0.9×	873 0.9×	134 0.4×	130	3.0k
Takenori Kusumi Japan	29	2.8k 1.2×	398 0.4×	2.2k 2.1×	1.9k 1.9×	711 2.1×	103	6.1k
Francesco Pietra Italy	32	2.2k 1.0×	238 0.2×	1.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.7×	111 0.3×	316	4.2k
Tatsufumi Okino Japan	33	817 0.4×	605 0.6×	736 0.7×	971 1.0×	96 0.3×	94	2.8k
Hiroshi Kakisawa Japan	31	3.1k 1.4×	342 0.3×	2.4k 2.3×	1.8k 1.9×	796 2.4×	168	6.5k

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Fujiwara, Kenshu, Yuki Suzuki, Yuta Kikuchi, et al.. (2013). Total Synthesis of Pectenotoxin‐2. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(3). 780–784. 17 indexed citations

Jin, Shigeki, Midori Yoshida, Takashi Nakajima, & Akio Murai. (2003). Accumulation of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Amides in Winter Wheat under Snow. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 67(6). 1245–1249. 18 indexed citations

Ishihara, Jun & Akio Murai. (2001). Biosynthesis of Cyclic Bromo-Ethers, Derived from Red Algae.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 59(12). 1181–1189. 4 indexed citations

Moriya, Takahiro, Ken‐Ichi Furukawa, Hideshi Nakamura, Akio Murai, & Yasushi Ohizumi. (2001). The vaso-contractile action of zooxanthellatoxin-B from a marine dinoflagellate is mediated via Ca<sup>2+</sup> influx in the rabbit aorta. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 79(12). 1030–1035. 3 indexed citations

Nakamura, Hideshi, et al.. (2000). Absolute configuration of the common terminal acid portion of zooxanthellatoxins from a symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium sp. established by the synthesis of its ozonolysis product. Tetrahedron Letters. 41(12). 1927–1930. 12 indexed citations

Tokiwano, Tetsuo, Kenshu Fujiwara, & Akio Murai. (2000). ChemInform Abstract: Biomimetic Construction of Fused Tricyclic Ether by Cascaded endo‐Cyclization of the Hydroxy Triepoxide.. ChemInform. 31(25). 1 indexed citations

Barriault, Louis, et al.. (1999). Synthesis and biological evaluation of analogs of the marine toxin polycavernoside A. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 9(14). 2069–2072. 15 indexed citations

Fujiwara, Kenshu & Akio Murai. (1999). Total Synthesis of Polycavernoside A.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 57(11). 993–1003. 2 indexed citations

Shimomura, Osamu, Chun Wu, Akio Murai, & Hideshi Nakamura. (1998). Evaluation of Five Imidazopyrazinone-Type Chemiluminescent Superoxide Probes and Their Application to the Measurement of Superoxide Anion Generated byListeria monocytogenes. Analytical Biochemistry. 258(2). 230–235. 59 indexed citations

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Fujiwara, Kenshu, et al.. (1997). Synthesis of 3-Hydroxy-5-oxonene via 2, 3-Epoxy-5-oxonene. Chemistry Letters. 1997(7). 665–666. 1 indexed citations

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Ishihara, Jun, T Sugimoto, & Akio Murai. (1997). Asymmetric total synthesis of syringolide 1, a nonproteinaceous elicitor. Tetrahedron. 53(47). 16029–16040. 14 indexed citations

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Rho, Mun‐Chual, Norimichi Nakahata, Hideshi Nakamura, Akio Murai, & Yasushi Ohizumi. (1997). Tyrphostin 23 blocks phosphorylation of p42 but not p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase by zooxanthellatoxin-A. European Journal of Pharmacology. 319(2-3). 375–378. 16 indexed citations

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Nakamura, H., et al.. (1995). The Sugar Composition and Partial Structure of the Self-Induced Endogenous Elicitor from Potato. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 215(2). 768–773. 1 indexed citations

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Rho, Mun‐Chual, Norimichi Nakahata, Hideshi Nakamura, Akio Murai, & Yasushi Ohizumi. (1995). Activation of rabbit platelets by Ca²⁺ influx and thromboxane A₂ release in an external Ca²⁺‐dependent manner by zooxanthellatoxin‐A, a novel polyol. British Journal of Pharmacology. 115(3). 433–440. 25 indexed citations

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Gao, Lianxun & Akio Murai. (1992). Total synthesis of (−)-dactylyne and (−)-isodactylyne. Tetrahedron Letters. 33(30). 4349–4352. 18 indexed citations

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Murai, Akio. (1989). Total synthesis of glycinoeclepin A. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 61(3). 393–396. 6 indexed citations

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Masamune, Tadashi, Mitsuo Takasugi, & Akio Murai. (1985). On the chemistry of phytoalexins.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 43(3). 217–225. 2 indexed citations

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Sato, Norio, et al.. (1981). . NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 659–664. 2 indexed citations

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Murai, Akio. (1981). . Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 39(10). 893–908. 13 indexed citations

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Murai, Akio, et al.. (1978). ChemInform Abstract: 12,13‐EPOXY‐C‐NOR‐D‐HOMOSTEROIDS. V. THE TRANSFORMATION OF JERVINE INTO TESTOSTERONE. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 9(5). 1 indexed citations

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