Haruo Kanatani

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Haruo Kanatani is a scholar working on Oceanography, Physiology and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Haruo Kanatani has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Oceanography, 27 papers in Physiology and 21 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Haruo Kanatani's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (28 papers), Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (27 papers) and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (21 papers). Haruo Kanatani is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (28 papers), Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (27 papers) and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (21 papers). Haruo Kanatani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Haruo Kanatani's co-authors include Hiroko Shirai, Takeo Kishimoto, Koji Nakanishi, Tadashi Kurokawa, Setsuro Hirai, Shingo Hirai, Ryoko Kuriyama, S. S. Koide, H. Shirai and Susumu Ikegami and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Cell Science.

In The Last Decade

Haruo Kanatani

69 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation and Identification of Meiosis Inducing Substanc... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 100 200 300
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  1. Isolation and Identification of Meiosis Inducing Substance in Starfish Asterias amurensis
    1969 389 citations Haruo Kanatani, Hiroko Shirai et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Haruo Kanatani Japan 30 934 928 922 750 744 71 3.3k
Pièrre Guerrier France 31 377 0.4× 989 1.1× 472 0.5× 936 1.2× 188 0.3× 83 2.8k
Motonori Hoshi Japan 31 326 0.3× 544 0.6× 339 0.4× 1.3k 1.7× 409 0.5× 144 3.0k
Frank J. Longo United States 40 538 0.6× 1.8k 1.9× 352 0.4× 1.6k 2.1× 202 0.3× 119 4.4k
Ikuo Yasumasu Japan 24 348 0.4× 174 0.2× 313 0.3× 591 0.8× 620 0.8× 178 2.2k
Albert Tyler United States 31 505 0.5× 182 0.2× 268 0.3× 640 0.9× 575 0.8× 83 2.9k
Gary W. Moy United States 27 370 0.4× 254 0.3× 174 0.2× 807 1.1× 292 0.4× 46 2.2k
Hiroko Shirai Japan 16 314 0.3× 311 0.3× 324 0.4× 282 0.4× 288 0.4× 35 1.2k
Allen W. Schuetz United States 26 168 0.2× 1.1k 1.1× 145 0.2× 434 0.6× 190 0.3× 94 2.0k
Sheldon S. Shen United States 23 215 0.2× 352 0.4× 129 0.1× 582 0.8× 224 0.3× 38 1.6k
Masatoshi Mita Japan 23 244 0.3× 676 0.7× 156 0.2× 339 0.5× 541 0.7× 122 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haruo Kanatani

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kanatani, Haruo. (1983). Hormonal Mechanism in Inducing Starfish Oocyte Maturation. 20. 103–119.
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Shirai, Hiroko & Haruo Kanatani. (1982). Effect of 1-Methyladenine on Responses of Spermatozoa to Egg Jelly in Starfish : A Convenient Method for Counting the Rate of Acrosome Reaction and for Measuring Sperm Motility. 91(3). 272–280. 1 indexed citations
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Hirai, Setsuro, Yoshitaka Nagahama, Takeo Kishimoto, & Haruo Kanatani. (1981). Cytoplasmic Maturity Revealed by the Structural Changes in Incorporated Spermatozoon during the Course of Starfish Oocyte Maturation. Development Growth & Differentiation. 23(5). 465–478. 49 indexed citations
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Kawai, Norio, et al.. (1981). Concanavalin A‐Induced Morphological Changes and Its Binding Sites in Starfish Follicle Cells as Revealed by Electron Microscopy. Development Growth & Differentiation. 23(2). 111–123. 3 indexed citations
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Shirai, Hiroko & Haruo Kanatani. (1980). EFFECT OF LOCAL APPLICATION OF 1-METHYLADENINE ON THE SITE OF POLAR BODY FORMATION IN STARFISH OOCYTE*. Development Growth & Differentiation. 22(3). 555–560. 23 indexed citations
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Kishimoto, Takeo, et al.. (1979). INHIBITION OF GERMINAL VESICLE BREAKDOWN AND POLAR BODY FORMATION BY NICOTINAMIDE IN STARFISH AND SURF CLAM OOCYTES*. Development Growth & Differentiation. 21(5). 457–464. 9 indexed citations
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Kubota, Junko & Haruo Kanatani. (1978). BINDING OF CONCANAVALIN A TO THE SURFACE OF STARFISH FOLLICLE CELLS AND PRODUCTION OF 1‐METHYLADENINE. Development Growth & Differentiation. 20(4). 349–351. 3 indexed citations
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Kubota, Junichiro, Kazuki Nakao, H. Shirai, & Haruo Kanatani. (1977). 1-Methyladenine-producing cell in starfish testis. Experimental Cell Research. 106(1). 63–70. 30 indexed citations
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Kanatani, Haruo, et al.. (1976). METHIONINE-ACTIVATING ENZYME IN STARFISH FOLLICLE CELLS *. Development Growth & Differentiation. 18(1). 25–31. 19 indexed citations
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Kubota, Junko & Haruo Kanatani. (1975). Concanavalin A: Its Action in Inducing Oocyte Maturation-Inducing Substance in Starfish Follicle Cells. Science. 187(4177). 654–655. 16 indexed citations
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Kanatani, Haruo & Takeo Kishimoto. (1974). On the Maturation-Inducing Activity of Phytohemagglutinin M in Starfish Oocytes. 日本動物学彙報. 47(1). 22–29.
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Kanatani, Haruo. (1973). Maturation-Inducing Substance in Starfishes. International review of cytology. 35. 253–298. 181 indexed citations
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Shirai, Hiroko & Haruo Kanatani. (1973). INDUCTION OF SPAWNING AND OOCYTE MATURATION IN STARFISH BY 1-METHYL-ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE. Development Growth & Differentiation. 15(3). 217–224. 14 indexed citations
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Hirai, Setsuro, et al.. (1973). ROLE OF FOLLICLE CELLS IN MATURATION OF STARFISH OOCYTES. Development Growth & Differentiation. 15(1). 21–31. 96 indexed citations
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Shirai, H., et al.. (1972). Presence of Granules Containing Gonad-Stimulating Substance in Starfish Radial Nerve. 日本動物学彙報. 45(1). 16–21. 12 indexed citations
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Ikegami, Susumu, Hiroko Shirai, & Haruo Kanatani. (1971). On the Occurrence of Progesterone in Ovary of the Starfish, Asterias amurensis.. 80(1). 26–28. 11 indexed citations
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Hirai, Shingo & Haruo Kanatani. (1971). Site of production of meiosis-inducing substance in ovary of starfish. Experimental Cell Research. 67(1). 224–227. 95 indexed citations
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Kanatani, Haruo. (1967). Neural Substance Responsible for Maturation of Oocytes and Shedding of Gametes in Starfish. 4. 65–76. 15 indexed citations
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Kanatani, Haruo, et al.. (1966). Jelly dispersing enzyme obtained from spermatozoa of sea urchin, Anthocidaris crassispina. Experimental Cell Research. 44(1). 66–72. 17 indexed citations
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Kanatani, Haruo. (1957). Effects of Crowding on the Supplementary Eye-formation and Fission in the Planarian,Dugesia gonocephala. 日本動物学彙報. 30(3). 133–137. 4 indexed citations

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