Hirokazu Kobayashi

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Hirokazu Kobayashi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hirokazu Kobayashi has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Hirokazu Kobayashi's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (33 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (11 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (10 papers). Hirokazu Kobayashi is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (33 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (11 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (10 papers). Hirokazu Kobayashi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Hirokazu Kobayashi's co-authors include Yasuo Niwa, Takanori Hirano, Jen Sheen, Weike Zeng, Wan-Ling Chiu, Takashi Akazawa, Masanori Shimizu, Kohki Yoshimoto, David W. Galbraith and Seongbin Hwang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hirokazu Kobayashi

70 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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Engineered GFP as a vital reporter in plants

1996 1.2k citations Wan-Ling Chiu, Yasuo Niwa et al. Current Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hirokazu Kobayashi Japan	22	2.5k	2.0k	477	191	183	70	3.3k
Jun Cao China	35	2.8k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	321 0.7×	129 0.7×	73 0.4×	106	4.2k
Hideyuki Takahashi Japan	40	2.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	375 0.8×	469 2.5×	91 0.5×	104	4.4k
Atsuhiko Shinmyō Japan	38	3.1k 1.2×	3.1k 1.5×	931 2.0×	222 1.2×	142 0.8×	127	4.8k
William H. Vensel United States	33	1.6k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	240 0.5×	202 1.1×	84 0.5×	64	3.6k
Ray J. Rose Australia	29	1.9k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	101 0.2×	157 0.8×	61 0.3×	83	2.6k
Antje von Schaewen Germany	29	2.2k 0.9×	2.5k 1.2×	376 0.8×	161 0.8×	74 0.4×	50	3.6k
Thomas K. Hodges United States	36	2.9k 1.2×	2.9k 1.5×	763 1.6×	154 0.8×	48 0.3×	86	4.2k
Francisco José Muñoz Spain	32	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	301 0.6×	116 0.6×	145 0.8×	80	3.3k
Michael Melzer Germany	43	3.3k 1.3×	3.9k 1.9×	117 0.2×	128 0.7×	126 0.7×	135	5.3k
Katsura Izui Japan	36	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	193 0.4×	773 4.0×	113 0.6×	127	4.2k

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Kurohane, Kohta, et al.. (2018). Plant-derived secretory component forms secretory IgA with shiga toxin 1-specific dimeric IgA produced by mouse cells and whole plants. Plant Cell Reports. 38(2). 161–172. 3 indexed citations

Ahmad, Aftab, Yasuo Niwa, Shingo Goto, et al.. (2015). Genome-Wide Screening of Salt Tolerant Genes by Activation-Tagging Using Dedifferentiated Calli of Arabidopsis and Its Application to Finding Gene for Myo-Inositol-1-P-Synthase. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0115502–e0115502. 8 indexed citations

Shimizu, Masanori, Maki Goto, Tsutomu Shimizu, et al.. (2008). Selectable Tolerance to Herbicides by Mutated Acetolactate Synthase Genes Integrated into the Chloroplast Genome of Tobacco . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 147(4). 1976–1983. 32 indexed citations

Smith, Annette C., et al.. (2004). Structure, circadian regulation and bioinformatic analysis of the unique sigma factor gene in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Photosynthesis Research. 82(3). 339–349. 25 indexed citations

Isono, Kyoichi, Kimiyuki Satoh, & Hirokazu Kobayashi. (2000). Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding a novel Ca2+-dependent nuclease of Arabidopsis that is similar to staphylococcal nuclease. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1491(1-3). 267–272. 11 indexed citations

Narusaka, Yoshihiro, Mari Narusaka, Kimiyuki Satoh, & Hirokazu Kobayashi. (1999). In Vitro Random Mutagenesis of the D1 Protein of the Photosystem II Reaction Center Confers Phototolerance on the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(33). 23270–23275. 9 indexed citations

Momose, Mitsuru, et al.. (1998). Evaluation of regional cardiac sympathetic innervation in congenital long QT syndrome using 123I-MIBG scintigraphy. Nuclear Medicine Communications. 19(10). 943–952. 5 indexed citations

Narusaka, Yoshihiro, Mari Narusaka, Hirokazu Kobayashi, & Kimiyuki Satoh. (1998). The Herbicide-Resistant Species of the Cyanobacterial Dl Protein Obtained by Thorough and Random in vitro Mutagenesis. Plant and Cell Physiology. 39(6). 620–626. 14 indexed citations

Isono, Kyoichi, Masanori Shimizu, Kohki Yoshimoto, et al.. (1997). Leaf-specifically expressed genes for polypeptides destined for chloroplasts with domains of σ ⁷⁰ factors of bacterial RNA polymerases in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(26). 14948–14953. 109 indexed citations

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Sato, Itaru, Naonori Matsusaka, Hirokazu Kobayashi, & Yoshikazu Nishimura. (1996). Effects of Dietary Manganese Contents on 54Mn Metabolism in Mice.. Journal of Radiation Research. 37(2). 125–132. 8 indexed citations

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Chiu, Wan-Ling, Yasuo Niwa, Weike Zeng, et al.. (1996). Engineered GFP as a vital reporter in plants. Current Biology. 6(3). 325–330. 1210 indexed citations breakdown →

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Narusaka, Yoshihiro, et al.. (1996). Preliminary characterization of a photo-tolerant mutant of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 obtained by in vitro random mutagenesis of psbA2. Plant Science. 115(2). 261–266. 8 indexed citations

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Sheen, Jen, Seongbin Hwang, Yasuo Niwa, Hirokazu Kobayashi, & David W. Galbraith. (1995). Green‐fluorescent protein as a new vital marker in plant cells. The Plant Journal. 8(5). 777–784. 306 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Hirokazu, et al.. (1990). [An in vitro study on the mechanism of CA125 production of endometrial cells--comparison of eutopic and heterotopic endometrium].. PubMed. 42(9). 1161–7. 2 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Hirokazu, et al.. (1990). Ritodrine-induced agranulocytosis. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 248(1). 53–54. 4 indexed citations

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Tsuge, Takashi, Syoyo NISHIMURA, & Hirokazu Kobayashi. (1990). Efficient integrative transformation of the phytopathogenic fungus Alternaria alternata mediated by the repetitive rDNA sequences. Gene. 90(2). 207–214. 28 indexed citations

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Ngernprasirtsiri, Jarunya & Hirokazu Kobayashi. (1990). Application of an efficient strategy with a phage λ vector for constructing a physical map of the amyloplast genome of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 276(1). 172–179. 4 indexed citations

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Yokota, Akiho, Atsushi Harada, Hirokazu Kobayashi, & Shôzaburo Kitaoka. (1989). Photosynthetic carbon metabolism in Euglena gracilis. Part XXIII. Effects of photosynthetic intermediates on the activation state of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase from Euglena gracilis Z.. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 53(8). 2045–2052. 3 indexed citations

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Ngernprasirtsiri, Jarunya, David Macherel, Hirokazu Kobayashi, & Takashi Akazawa. (1988). Expression of Amyloplast and Chloroplast DNA in Suspension-Cultured Cells of Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 86(1). 137–142. 19 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Hirokazu & Takashi Akazawa. (1983). Biosynthetic mechanism of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in the purple photosynthetic bacterium, Chromatium vinosum. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 224(1). 152–160. 2 indexed citations

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