Denichiro Otsuga

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Denichiro Otsuga is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Denichiro Otsuga has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Plant Science and 1 paper in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Denichiro Otsuga's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (8 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (3 papers). Denichiro Otsuga is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (8 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (3 papers). Denichiro Otsuga collaborates with scholars based in United States. Denichiro Otsuga's co-authors include Gary N. Drews, Michael J. Prigge, Steven E. Clark, Kellee R. Siegfried, Stuart F. Baum, John L. Bowman, Yuval Eshed, José M. Alonso, Joseph R. Ecker and Greg J. Hermann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Cell Biology and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Denichiro Otsuga

9 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Members of the YABBY gene family specify abaxial cell fat... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2004 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Members of the YABBY gene family specify abaxial cell fate in Arabidopsis
    1999 630 citations Kellee R. Siegfried, Yuval Eshed et al. Development profile →
  2. Class III Homeodomain-Leucine Zipper Gene Family Members Have Overlapping, Antagonistic, and Distinct Roles in Arabidopsis Development
    2004 616 citations Michael J. Prigge, Denichiro Otsuga et al. The Plant Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Denichiro Otsuga United States 9 2.2k 2.1k 145 98 74 9 2.6k
H. Fujisawa Japan 16 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 60 0.4× 92 0.9× 8 0.1× 20 1.8k
Achim Haecker Germany 8 3.5k 1.5× 3.8k 1.8× 167 1.2× 99 1.0× 4 0.1× 11 3.9k
Michael G. Muszynski United States 24 1.3k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 99 0.7× 514 5.2× 16 0.2× 34 2.3k
Maria P. Arrieta-Montiel United States 9 969 0.4× 557 0.3× 103 0.7× 127 1.3× 40 0.5× 12 1.1k
Jianping Yang China 16 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 19 0.1× 83 0.8× 7 0.1× 48 1.6k
Dana Hareven Israel 17 1.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 164 1.1× 203 2.1× 3 0.0× 24 2.2k
York-Dieter Stierhof Germany 9 1.4k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 43 0.3× 15 0.2× 5 0.1× 10 1.8k
Sally Ward United Kingdom 14 1.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 279 1.9× 47 0.5× 4 0.1× 17 1.8k
Sota Fujii Japan 24 2.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 452 3.1× 255 2.6× 6 0.1× 40 2.5k
Kyoko Ohashi‐Ito Japan 20 2.3k 1.0× 2.7k 1.3× 107 0.7× 37 0.4× 29 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Denichiro Otsuga

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Fields of papers citing papers by Denichiro Otsuga

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Denichiro Otsuga

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Portereiko, Michael F., Alan Lloyd, Joshua G. Steffen, et al.. (2006). AGL80 Is Required for Central Cell and Endosperm Development in Arabidopsis  . The Plant Cell. 18(8). 1862–1872. 188 indexed citations
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Portereiko, Michael F., et al.. (2006). NUCLEAR FUSION DEFECTIVE1 Encodes the Arabidopsis RPL21M Protein and Is Required for Karyogamy during Female Gametophyte Development and Fertilization. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 141(3). 957–965. 91 indexed citations
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Prigge, Michael J., Denichiro Otsuga, José M. Alonso, et al.. (2004). Class III Homeodomain-Leucine Zipper Gene Family Members Have Overlapping, Antagonistic, and Distinct Roles in Arabidopsis Development. The Plant Cell. 17(1). 61–76. 616 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jones, Linda G., et al.. (2002). An Arabidopsis histidine kinase is essential for megagametogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(24). 15800–15805. 118 indexed citations
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Otsuga, Denichiro, et al.. (2001). REVOLUTA regulates meristem initiation at lateral positions. The Plant Journal. 25(2). 223–236. 365 indexed citations
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Otsuga, Denichiro, et al.. (2001). REVOLUTA regulates meristem initiation at lateral positions. The Plant Journal. 25(2). 223–236. 84 indexed citations
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Chen, Qiuyun, et al.. (1999). The Arabidopsis FILAMENTOUS FLOWER gene is required for flower formation. Development. 126(12). 2715–2726. 116 indexed citations
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Siegfried, Kellee R., Yuval Eshed, Stuart F. Baum, et al.. (1999). Members of the YABBY gene family specify abaxial cell fate in Arabidopsis. Development. 126(18). 4117–4128. 630 indexed citations breakdown →
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Otsuga, Denichiro, et al.. (1998). The Dynamin-related GTPase, Dnm1p, Controls Mitochondrial Morphology in Yeast. The Journal of Cell Biology. 143(2). 333–349. 353 indexed citations

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