Akira Kawaguchi

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Akira Kawaguchi is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Kawaguchi has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Plant Science, 29 papers in Cell Biology and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Akira Kawaguchi's work include Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (50 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (30 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (28 papers). Akira Kawaguchi is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (50 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (30 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (28 papers). Akira Kawaguchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and South Korea. Akira Kawaguchi's co-authors include Masaki Miya, Mutsumi Nishida, Koji Inoue, Kohji Mabuchi, Jun Inoue, Takashi Satoh, Hirohiko Takeshima, Shigeru Shirai, Takahiko Mukai and Naoya B. Ishiguro and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Human Molecular Genetics and Molecular Biology and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Akira Kawaguchi

87 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Major patterns of higher teleostean phylogenies: a new perspective based on 100 complete mitochondrial DNA sequences
    2002 655 citations Masaki Miya, Akira Kawaguchi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akira Kawaguchi Japan 21 1.1k 793 552 491 322 90 2.4k
Pierre Lagoda France 15 943 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 275 0.5× 1.3k 2.6× 85 0.3× 34 2.9k
Palle Villesen Denmark 22 752 0.7× 331 0.4× 117 0.2× 805 1.6× 64 0.2× 58 2.1k
Érick Desmarais France 20 407 0.4× 193 0.2× 252 0.5× 525 1.1× 247 0.8× 41 1.2k
Atushi Fujiwara Japan 24 652 0.6× 541 0.7× 140 0.3× 761 1.5× 331 1.0× 84 1.9k
Morten T. Limborg Denmark 26 882 0.8× 203 0.3× 355 0.6× 887 1.8× 272 0.8× 62 2.1k
Karen L. Bell Australia 21 499 0.5× 334 0.4× 85 0.2× 302 0.6× 100 0.3× 52 1.7k
Robin Floyd Canada 13 812 0.7× 539 0.7× 125 0.2× 368 0.7× 58 0.2× 18 2.0k
Magali SanCristobal France 21 594 0.5× 275 0.3× 102 0.2× 1.3k 2.6× 103 0.3× 33 2.0k
Derek E. Dimcheff United States 15 979 0.9× 120 0.2× 213 0.4× 978 2.0× 27 0.1× 25 2.3k
Hélio Chiarini‐Garcia Brazil 25 599 0.5× 89 0.1× 266 0.5× 1.2k 2.4× 390 1.2× 80 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akira Kawaguchi

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All Works

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Kawaguchi, Akira. (2024). Insight into the new infection pathway resulting from above-ground pathogen infection of grapevine crown gall. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1420401–1420401.
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Watanabe, Megumi, Atsushi Toyoda, Takehiro Matsubara, et al.. (2024). Rhizoviticin is an alphaproteobacterial tailocin that mediates biocontrol of grapevine crown gall disease. The ISME Journal. 18(1). 12 indexed citations
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Kawaguchi, Akira, et al.. (2024). Biological control for grapevine crown gall through soil injection with Allorhizobium vitis strain ARK-1. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 170(3). 479–489. 1 indexed citations
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Kawaguchi, Akira, Daigo Abe, Takeshi Saito, et al.. (2021). Pink seed of barley caused by Erwinia persicina. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 87(2). 106–109. 10 indexed citations
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Noutoshi, Yoshiteru, et al.. (2020). Complete Genome Sequence Data of Tumorigenic Rhizobium vitis Strain VAT03-9, a Causal Agent of Grapevine Crown Gall Disease. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 33(11). 1280–1282. 6 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Megumi, Hidenori Matsui, Mikihiro Yamamoto, et al.. (2017). Characterization of the suppressive effects of the biological control strain VAR03-1 of Rhizobium vitis on the virulence of tumorigenic R. vitis. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 84(1). 58–64. 17 indexed citations
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Kimura, Ryosuke, Akira Kawaguchi, Takehiro Sato, et al.. (2016). A comparative study of craniofacial measurements between Ryukyuan and mainland Japanese females using lateral cephalometric images. Anthropological Science. 124(1). 45–62. 2 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Tetsutaro, Chiaki Watanabe, Akira Kawaguchi, et al.. (2012). Effects of an Asian-specific nonsynonymous EDAR variant on multiple dental traits. Journal of Human Genetics. 57(8). 508–514. 58 indexed citations
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Kawaguchi, Akira, et al.. (2012). Spatiotemporal distribution of tomato plants naturally infected with bacterial canker in greenhouses. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 79(1). 46–50. 9 indexed citations
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Kawaguchi, Akira, et al.. (2011). Simplified method to isolate Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis using ImmunoStripTMCmm.. Japanese Journal of Phytopathology. 77(4). 287–290. 4 indexed citations
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Kawaguchi, Akira. (2011). Genetic diversity of Rhizobium vitis strains in Japan based on multilocus sequence analysis of pyrG, recA and rpoD. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 77(5). 299–303. 19 indexed citations
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Kawaguchi, Akira. (2009). Studies on the diagnosis and biological control of grapevine crown gall and phylogenetic analysis of tumorigenic Rhizobium vitis. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 75(6). 462–463. 15 indexed citations
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Kawaguchi, Akira, Koji Inoue, & Yuki Ichinose. (2008). Biological Control of Crown Gall of Grapevine, Rose, and Tomato by NonpathogenicAgrobacterium vitisStrain VAR03-1. Phytopathology. 98(11). 1218–1225. 52 indexed citations
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Lavoué, Sébastien, Masaki Miya, Akira Kawaguchi, Tetsuo Yoshino, & Mutsumi Nishida. (2008). The phylogenetic position of an undescribed paedomorphic clupeiform taxon: mitogenomic evidence. Ichthyological Research. 55(4). 328–334. 13 indexed citations
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Kawaguchi, Akira, et al.. (2007). Bacterial rot of endive (Cichorium endivia L.) caused by Pseudomonas cichorii.. Japanese Journal of Phytopathology. 73(3). 172–174. 1 indexed citations
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Yamazaki, Kazuto, Takashi Mikami, Satoru Hosokawa, et al.. (1995). A New Mutant Rat With Hyperbilirubinuria (hyb). Journal of Heredity. 86(4). 314–317. 10 indexed citations

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