Bun‐ichi Shimizu

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Bun‐ichi Shimizu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bun‐ichi Shimizu has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Bun‐ichi Shimizu's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (6 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (4 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (3 papers). Bun‐ichi Shimizu is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (6 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (4 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (3 papers). Bun‐ichi Shimizu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Spain and United States. Bun‐ichi Shimizu's co-authors include Masaharu Mizutani, Kanzo Sakata, Kosuke Kai, Hisashi Miyagawa, Naoki Hirotsu, Naomi Murakami, Ken Ishimaru, Yuka Madoka, Kazuhiro Ujiie and Etsuko Katoh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, PLoS ONE and The Plant Journal.

In The Last Decade

Bun‐ichi Shimizu

19 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Loss of function of the IAA-glucose hydrolase gene TGW6 enhances rice grain weight and increases yield
    2013 472 citations Ken Ishimaru, Naoki Hirotsu et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bun‐ichi Shimizu Japan 13 860 538 373 103 99 19 1.4k
Kohei Kazuma Japan 20 522 0.6× 756 1.4× 101 0.3× 44 0.4× 180 1.8× 42 1.4k
Zhengqi Fan China 15 601 0.7× 911 1.7× 84 0.2× 79 0.8× 93 0.9× 47 1.2k
W. Kubelka Austria 18 502 0.6× 467 0.9× 101 0.3× 157 1.5× 231 2.3× 71 1.1k
Bingkai Hou China 29 1.9k 2.2× 1.9k 3.6× 104 0.3× 48 0.5× 89 0.9× 49 2.7k
Betty Y. Shih United States 13 332 0.4× 342 0.6× 111 0.3× 251 2.4× 166 1.7× 14 885
Qingyan Shu China 23 678 0.8× 1.1k 2.0× 87 0.2× 47 0.5× 161 1.6× 68 1.6k
Benoît Biais France 20 845 1.0× 670 1.2× 54 0.1× 63 0.6× 272 2.7× 24 1.5k
Jean-Étienne Bassard Denmark 15 495 0.6× 1.1k 2.0× 48 0.1× 25 0.2× 101 1.0× 19 1.4k
Hexin Tan China 21 970 1.1× 1.5k 2.7× 76 0.2× 19 0.2× 55 0.6× 38 1.7k
Lahoucine Achnine United States 12 1.3k 1.5× 1.7k 3.2× 40 0.1× 79 0.8× 137 1.4× 14 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Bun‐ichi Shimizu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bun‐ichi Shimizu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Bun‐ichi Shimizu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Bun‐ichi Shimizu. The network helps show where Bun‐ichi Shimizu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bun‐ichi Shimizu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bun‐ichi Shimizu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bun‐ichi Shimizu 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 Bun‐ichi Shimizu. Bun‐ichi Shimizu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Jeewanthi, Renda Kankanamge Chaturika, et al.. (2021). Clean vs dirty labels: Transparency and authenticity of the labels of Ceylon cinnamon. PLoS ONE. 16(11). e0260474–e0260474. 8 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Bunta, Takao Koeduka, Yoshiyuki Naito, et al.. (2018). Synthesis and inhibitory activity of mechanism-based 4-coumaroyl-CoA ligase inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 26(9). 2466–2474. 9 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Bun‐ichi. (2014). 2-Oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases in the biosynthesis of simple coumarins. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5. 549–549. 45 indexed citations
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Okazawa, Atsushi, Eiichiro Ono, Hyun Jung Kim, et al.. (2014). Glucosyltransferase activity of <i>Arabidopsis</i> UGT71C1 towards pinoresinol and lariciresinol. Plant Biotechnology. 31(5). 561–566. 11 indexed citations
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Ishimaru, Ken, Naoki Hirotsu, Yuka Madoka, et al.. (2013). Loss of function of the IAA-glucose hydrolase gene TGW6 enhances rice grain weight and increases yield. Nature Genetics. 45(6). 707–711. 472 indexed citations breakdown →
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Watanabe, Bunta, Bun‐ichi Shimizu, Kei Wada, et al.. (2013). Glutathione-analogous peptidyl phosphorus esters as mechanism-based inhibitors of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase for probing cysteinyl-glycine binding site. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 22(3). 1176–1194. 20 indexed citations
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Rahman, Azizur, Kanzo Sakata, Masaharu Mizutani, et al.. (2012). Understanding Darjeeling tea flavour on a molecular basis. Plant Molecular Biology. 78(6). 577–597. 44 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Tomoaki, Bun‐ichi Shimizu, Suguru Takatsuto, et al.. (2011). Rice CYP734As function as multisubstrate and multifunctional enzymes in brassinosteroid catabolism. The Plant Journal. 67(1). 1–12. 63 indexed citations
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Kai, Kosuke, Masaharu Mizutani, Naohiro Kawamura, et al.. (2008). Scopoletin is biosynthesized viaortho‐hydroxylation of feruloyl CoA by a 2‐oxoglutarate‐dependent dioxygenase inArabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 55(6). 989–999. 209 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Bun‐ichi, et al.. (2008). Biosynthetic Origin of the 1-Oxygen of Umbelliferone in the Root Tissue of Sweet Potato. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 63(9-10). 687–690. 3 indexed citations
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Cho, Jeong‐Yong, et al.. (2007). Chemical Profiling and Gene Expression Profiling during the Manufacturing Process of Taiwan Oolong Tea “Oriental Beauty”. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 71(6). 1476–1486. 93 indexed citations
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Kai, Kosuke, Bun‐ichi Shimizu, Masaharu Mizutani, Ken Watanabe, & Kanzo Sakata. (2006). Accumulation of coumarins in Arabidopsis thaliana. Phytochemistry. 67(4). 379–386. 136 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Bun‐ichi, Hisashi Miyagawa, Ken Watanabe, et al.. (2005). Phytotoxic Components Produced by Pathogenic Fusarium against Morning Glory. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 60(11-12). 862–866. 4 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Bun‐ichi, Hisashi Miyagawa, Tamio Ueno, et al.. (2005). Morning Glory Systemically Accumulates Scopoletin and Scopolin after Interaction with Fusarium oxysporum. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 60(1-2). 83–90. 28 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Bun‐ichi, et al.. (2000). Resistance against Fusarium Wilt Induced by Non-Pathogenic <i>Fusarium</i> in <i>Ipomoea tricolor</i>. Journal of Pesticide Science. 25(4). 365–372. 6 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Yoshiaki, Kazunari Hattori, Bun‐ichi Shimizu, et al.. (1998). Quantitative structure-activity studies of insect growth regulators xiv. Three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship of ecdysone agonists including dibenzoylhydrazine analogs. Pesticide Science. 53(4). 267–277. 38 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Bun‐ichi, Yoshiaki Nakagawa, Kazunari Hattori, et al.. (1997). Molting hormonal and larvicidal activities of aliphatic acyl analogs of dibenzoylhydrazine insecticides. Steroids. 62(10). 638–642. 32 indexed citations

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