Eiichi Imai

1.1k total citations
35 papers, 668 citations indexed

About

Eiichi Imai is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eiichi Imai has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 668 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Eiichi Imai's work include Origins and Evolution of Life (16 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (12 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (8 papers). Eiichi Imai is often cited by papers focused on Origins and Evolution of Life (16 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (12 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (8 papers). Eiichi Imai collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Eiichi Imai's co-authors include Koichiro Matsuno, H. Honda, Kuniyuki Hatori, André Brack, Akihiko Yamagishi, Shin‐ichi Yokobori, Hajime Yano, Hirofumi Hashimoto, Atsushi Nemoto and Yuko Kawaguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

Eiichi Imai

34 papers receiving 642 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eiichi Imai Japan 12 495 293 106 71 58 35 668
Kuniyuki Hatori Japan 14 375 0.8× 357 1.2× 116 1.1× 33 0.5× 32 0.6× 46 743
Matthew A. Carrigan United States 12 880 1.8× 794 2.7× 256 2.4× 99 1.4× 41 0.7× 17 1.4k
A. Ricardo United States 3 409 0.8× 391 1.3× 120 1.1× 24 0.3× 13 0.2× 3 641
Fabiana Ciciriello Italy 17 615 1.2× 504 1.7× 138 1.3× 45 0.6× 25 0.4× 36 976
John H. Chalmers United States 9 329 0.7× 167 0.6× 74 0.7× 50 0.7× 10 0.2× 20 513
Janusz J. Petkowski United States 20 531 1.1× 490 1.7× 22 0.2× 119 1.7× 36 0.6× 74 1.4k
Eric T. Parker United States 14 525 1.1× 292 1.0× 114 1.1× 147 2.1× 9 0.2× 29 803
Г. Н. Тимошенко Russia 11 263 0.5× 123 0.4× 63 0.6× 23 0.3× 47 0.8× 74 528
Marylène Bertrand France 12 319 0.6× 80 0.3× 36 0.3× 78 1.1× 50 0.9× 25 472
Anastassia Kanavarioti United States 15 560 1.1× 736 2.5× 124 1.2× 43 0.6× 8 0.1× 44 1000

Countries citing papers authored by Eiichi Imai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eiichi Imai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eiichi Imai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eiichi Imai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eiichi Imai 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 Eiichi Imai. Eiichi Imai 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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Kobayashi, Kensei, Hajime Mita, Yoko Kebukawa, et al.. (2021). Space Exposure of Amino Acids and Their Precursors during the Tanpopo Mission. Astrobiology. 21(12). 1479–1493. 7 indexed citations
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Yamagishi, Akihiko, Hirofumi Hashimoto, Hajime Yano, et al.. (2021). Four-Year Operation of Tanpopo: Astrobiology Exposure and Micrometeoroid Capture Experiments on the JEM Exposed Facility of the International Space Station. Astrobiology. 21(12). 1461–1472. 10 indexed citations
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Kawaguchi, Yuko, Issay Narumi, Hiromi Shibata, et al.. (2020). DNA Damage and Survival Time Course of Deinococcal Cell Pellets During 3 Years of Exposure to Outer Space. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 2050–2050. 44 indexed citations
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Yamagishi, Akihiko, Yuko Kawaguchi, Shin‐ichi Yokobori, et al.. (2018). Environmental Data and Survival Data of Deinococcus aetherius from the Exposure Facility of the Japan Experimental Module of the International Space Station Obtained by the Tanpopo Mission. Astrobiology. 18(11). 1369–1374. 24 indexed citations
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Yamagishi, Akihiko, Takehiko Satoh, Atsuo Miyakawa, et al.. (2018). LDM (Life Detection Microscope): In Situ Imaging of Living Cells on Surface of Mars. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN. 16(3). 299–305. 6 indexed citations
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Miyakawa, Atsuo, Hajime Honda, Eiichi Imai, et al.. (2016). LDM (Life Detection Microscope): In situ Imaging of Living Cells on Surface of Mars. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN. 14(ists30). Pk_117–Pk_124. 6 indexed citations
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Yamagishi, Akihiko, Hajime Yano, Hirofumi Hashimoto, et al.. (2014). Tanpopo: Astrobiology Exposure and Micrometeoroid Capture Experiments: Proposed Experiments at the Exposure Facility of ISS-JEM. 40. 3 indexed citations
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Yamagishi, Akihiko, Shin‐ichi Yokobori, Hirofumi Hashimoto, et al.. (2014). Tanpopo: Astrobiology Exposure and Micrometeoroid Capture Experiments— Proposed Experiments at the Exposure Facility of ISS-JEM. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN. 12(ists29). Tk_49–Tk_55. 12 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Kensei, Hajime Mita, Hikaru Yabuta, et al.. (2014). Space Exposure of Amino Acids and Their Precursors in the Tanpopo Mission Using the International Space Station. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN. 12(ists29). Pp_1–Pp_6. 3 indexed citations
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Yamagishi, Akihiko, Takehiko Satoh, Keigo Enya, et al.. (2014). Life Detection Microscope - in-situ imaging of living cells on Mars surface -. 40.
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Yano, Hiroaki, Akihiko Yamagishi, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, et al.. (2013). Tanpopo: Astrobiology Exposure and Micrometeoroid Capture, a Sample Return Experiment to Test Quasi-Panspermia Hypothesis Onboard the ISS-Kibo Exposed Facility. LPICo. 1766. 1040. 1 indexed citations
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Chandru, Kuhan, Eiichi Imai, Takeo Kaneko, Yumiko Obayashi, & Kensei Kobayashi. (2013). Survivability and Abiotic Reactions of Selected Amino Acids in Different Hydrothermal System Simulators. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 43(2). 99–108. 12 indexed citations
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Nemoto, Atsushi, et al.. (2005). Enantiomeric Excess of Amino Acids in Hydrothermal Environments. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 35(2). 167–174. 3 indexed citations
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Imai, Eiichi, et al.. (2005). Evolving lipid vesicles in prebiotic hydrothermal environments. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 35(4). 333–343. 24 indexed citations
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Imai, Eiichi, et al.. (2004). Prebiotic oligomerization of amino acids inside lipid vesicles of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids in hydrothermal environments. 35. 1024. 1 indexed citations
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Imai, Eiichi, et al.. (2002). Prebiotic Oligomerization on or Inside Lipid Vesicles in Hydrothermal Environments. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 32(1). 13–21. 35 indexed citations
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Imai, Eiichi, et al.. (2000). Hydrothermal Circulation of Seawater through Hot Vents and Contribution of Interface Chemistry to Prebiotic Synthesis. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 30(6). 527–537. 53 indexed citations
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Imai, Eiichi, et al.. (2000). Synthesizing Oligomers from Monomeric Nucleotides in Simulated Hydrothermal Environments. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 30(6). 519–526. 27 indexed citations
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Imai, Eiichi, H. Honda, Kuniyuki Hatori, & Koichiro Matsuno. (1999). Autocatalytic Synthesis of Oligoglycine in a Simulated Submarine Hydrothermal System. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 29(3). 249–259. 53 indexed citations
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Imai, Eiichi, et al.. (1992). Contribution of temperature gradient to aggregation of thermal heterocopolymers of amino acids in aqueous milieu. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 21(4). 243–249. 7 indexed citations

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