Bunta Watanabe

2.8k total citations
62 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Bunta Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bunta Watanabe has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Bunta Watanabe's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (10 papers), Potato Plant Research (9 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (7 papers). Bunta Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (10 papers), Potato Plant Research (9 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (7 papers). Bunta Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Spain and United States. Bunta Watanabe's co-authors include Masaharu Mizutani, Toshiyuki Ohnishi, Kanzo Sakata, Takao Yokota, Jun Hiratake, Yoshiaki Nakagawa, Shozo Fujioka, Naoyuki Umemoto, Hisashi Miyagawa and Yukihiro Sugimoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Bunta Watanabe

58 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
Bunta Watanabe Japan 23 1.3k 881 208 138 116 62 2.0k
Jin‐Bin Wu Taiwan 25 899 0.7× 641 0.7× 105 0.5× 104 0.8× 99 0.9× 71 1.9k
Wenping Xu China 29 1.3k 1.0× 651 0.7× 179 0.9× 106 0.8× 78 0.7× 91 2.2k
Junichi Kitajima Japan 29 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 364 1.8× 54 0.4× 97 0.8× 124 2.4k
Li Cao China 23 954 0.7× 515 0.6× 294 1.4× 112 0.8× 144 1.2× 60 2.3k
Yasuyuki Ohtake Japan 25 1.3k 1.0× 284 0.3× 241 1.2× 182 1.3× 97 0.8× 48 2.3k
Tetsuya Mori Japan 22 1.1k 0.9× 758 0.9× 134 0.6× 44 0.3× 59 0.5× 77 1.9k
Dong Xiao China 30 2.0k 1.5× 1.9k 2.1× 58 0.3× 243 1.8× 136 1.2× 75 3.4k
Jung Ho Choi South Korea 21 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.5× 82 0.4× 81 0.6× 45 0.4× 37 2.1k
Eliana Aparecida Varanda Brazil 27 681 0.5× 701 0.8× 371 1.8× 145 1.1× 283 2.4× 92 2.0k
Wei‐Jern Tsai Taiwan 30 963 0.7× 489 0.6× 178 0.9× 85 0.6× 245 2.1× 62 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Bunta Watanabe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bunta Watanabe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bunta Watanabe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bunta Watanabe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bunta Watanabe 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 Bunta Watanabe. Bunta Watanabe 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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Akiyama, Ryota, Bunta Watanabe, Naoyuki Umemoto, et al.. (2025). Two reductases complete steroidal glycoalkaloids biosynthesis in potato. New Phytologist. 245(6). 2632–2644. 1 indexed citations
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Mori, Kotaro, et al.. (2024). Novel ability of diflubenzuron as an inhibitor of mitochondrial function. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 167. 104088–104088. 1 indexed citations
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Hayashi, Ken’ichiro, Masaaki Kobayashi, Kotaro Mori, et al.. (2024). The benzoylphenylurea derivative BPU17 acts as an inhibitor of prohibitin and exhibits antifibrotic activity. Experimental Cell Research. 442(1). 114221–114221.
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Li, Hao, Takuji Ichino, Keishi Osakabe, et al.. (2024). Peroxisomal 4-coumaroyl-CoA ligases participate in shikonin production in Lithospermum erythrorhizon. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 195(4). 2843–2859. 1 indexed citations
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Akiyama, Ryota, Yuki Masuda, Bunta Watanabe, et al.. (2023). Solanoeclepin B, a hatching factor for potato cyst nematode. Science Advances. 9(11). eadf4166–eadf4166. 6 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Bunta, et al.. (2020). Two BAHD Acyltransferases Catalyze the Last Step in the Shikonin/Alkannin Biosynthetic Pathway. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 184(2). 753–761. 25 indexed citations
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Suwannarach, Nakarin, Jaturong Kumla, Bunta Watanabe, Kenji Matsui, & Saisamorn Lumyong. (2019). Characterization of melanin and optimal conditions for pigment production by an endophytic fungus, Spissiomyces endophytica SDBR-CMU319. PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0222187–e0222187. 79 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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Kodan, Atsushi, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Toru Nakatsu, et al.. (2014). Structural basis for gating mechanisms of a eukaryotic P-glycoprotein homolog. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(11). 4049–4054. 148 indexed citations
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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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Watanabe, Bunta, et al.. (2012). A sulfoximine-based inhibitor of human asparagine synthetase kills l-asparaginase-resistant leukemia cells. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 20(19). 5915–5927. 41 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Tomoaki, Toshiyuki Ohnishi, Shozo Fujioka, Bunta Watanabe, & Masaharu Mizutani. (2012). Rice CYP90D2 and CYP90D3 catalyze C-23 hydroxylation of brassinosteroids in vitro. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 58. 220–226. 40 indexed citations
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Ohnishi, Toshiyuki, Bunta Watanabe, Shozo Fujioka, et al.. (2012). CYP90A1/CPD, a Brassinosteroid Biosynthetic Cytochrome P450 of Arabidopsis, Catalyzes C-3 Oxidation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(37). 31551–31560. 130 indexed citations
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Todoroki, Yasushi, et al.. (2007). Structure–activity relationship of uniconazole, a potent inhibitor of ABA 8′-hydroxylase, with a focus on hydrophilic functional groups and conformation. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 16(6). 3141–3152. 22 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Bunta, et al.. (2007). Identification of crinosterol from astigamatid mites. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 37(5). 506–511. 7 indexed citations
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Ohnishi, Toshiyuki, Bunta Watanabe, Bancos Simona, et al.. (2006). C-23 Hydroxylation by Arabidopsis CYP90C1 and CYP90D1 Reveals a Novel Shortcut in Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis. The Plant Cell. 18(11). 3275–3288. 165 indexed citations
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Ohnishi, Toshiyuki, T. Nomura, Bunta Watanabe, et al.. (2006). Tomato cytochrome P450 CYP734A7 functions in brassinosteroid catabolism. Phytochemistry. 67(17). 1895–1906. 71 indexed citations
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Ohnishi, Toshiyuki, Bunta Watanabe, Takao Yokota, et al.. (2006). Arabidopsis CYP90B1 catalyses the early C‐22 hydroxylation of C27, C28 and C29 sterols. The Plant Journal. 45(5). 765–774. 137 indexed citations

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