Hiroko Kitamoto

2.7k total citations
83 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Hiroko Kitamoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pollution and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroko Kitamoto has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Pollution and 26 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Hiroko Kitamoto's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (20 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (20 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (20 papers). Hiroko Kitamoto is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (20 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (20 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (20 papers). Hiroko Kitamoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Hiroko Kitamoto's co-authors include Yukiko Shinozaki, Takashi Watanabe, Motoo Koitabashi, Yuka Sameshima‐Yamashita, Tomotake Morita, Shigenobu Yoshida, Daï Kitamoto, Ken Suzuki, Tokuma Fukuoka and Sadahiro Ohmomo and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Hiroko Kitamoto

83 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hiroko Kitamoto Japan 25 973 765 575 497 374 83 2.1k
Motoo Koitabashi Japan 21 332 0.3× 496 0.6× 712 1.2× 381 0.8× 161 0.4× 48 1.4k
Shigenobu Yoshida Japan 24 573 0.6× 440 0.6× 1.3k 2.2× 318 0.6× 140 0.4× 83 2.1k
Vincent Phalip France 22 571 0.6× 321 0.4× 299 0.5× 383 0.8× 352 0.9× 48 1.4k
Yasser S. Mostafa Saudi Arabia 24 379 0.4× 292 0.4× 646 1.1× 243 0.5× 224 0.6× 78 1.6k
Benjaphorn Prapagdee Thailand 22 243 0.2× 684 0.9× 612 1.1× 429 0.9× 151 0.4× 58 1.6k
Larry P. Walker United States 36 1.2k 1.3× 267 0.3× 831 1.4× 691 1.4× 1.9k 5.1× 111 3.5k
Elı́as R. Olivera Spain 24 1.3k 1.3× 511 0.7× 173 0.3× 498 1.0× 195 0.5× 44 2.0k
Geoff Robson United Kingdom 14 368 0.4× 307 0.4× 382 0.7× 204 0.4× 161 0.4× 23 1.1k
A. Sivan Israel 12 279 0.3× 1.0k 1.4× 642 1.1× 685 1.4× 180 0.5× 23 1.9k
Anna Salerno Italy 20 309 0.3× 296 0.4× 487 0.8× 494 1.0× 190 0.5× 49 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroko Kitamoto

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hiroko Kitamoto. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hiroko Kitamoto 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 Hiroko Kitamoto. Hiroko Kitamoto 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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Kitamoto, Hiroko. (2019). The phylloplane yeast Pseudozyma: a rich potential for biotechnology. FEMS Yeast Research. 19(5). 10 indexed citations
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Ueda, Hirokazu, Daisuke Kurose, Soichi Kugimiya, et al.. (2018). Disease severity enhancement by an esterase from non-phytopathogenic yeast Pseudozyma antarctica and its potential as adjuvant for biocontrol agents. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 16455–16455. 14 indexed citations
3.
Tanaka, Takumi, et al.. (2018). High-throughput method for the evaluation of esterase activity in soils. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 146. 22–24. 7 indexed citations
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Sameshima‐Yamashita, Yuka, Hirokazu Ueda, Motoo Koitabashi, & Hiroko Kitamoto. (2018). Pretreatment with an esterase from the yeast Pseudozyma antarctica accelerates biodegradation of plastic mulch film in soil under laboratory conditions. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 127(1). 93–98. 24 indexed citations
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Sato, Shun, Azusa Saika, Yukiko Shinozaki, et al.. (2017). Degradation profiles of biodegradable plastic films by biodegradable plastic-degrading enzymes from the yeast Pseudozyma antarctica and the fungus Paraphoma sp. B47-9. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 141. 26–32. 32 indexed citations
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Ueda, Hirokazu, Ichiro Mitsuhara, Jun Tabata, et al.. (2015). Extracellular esterases of phylloplane yeast Pseudozyma antarctica induce defect on cuticle layer structure and water-holding ability of plant leaves. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99(15). 6405–6415. 18 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Ken, Masako Tsujimoto Noguchi, Yukiko Shinozaki, et al.. (2014). Purification, characterization, and cloning of the gene for a biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from Paraphoma-related fungal strain B47-9. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 98(10). 4457–4465. 44 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Takashi, Yukiko Shinozaki, Ken Suzuki, et al.. (2014). Production of a biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from cheese whey by the phyllosphere yeast Pseudozyma antarctica GB-4(1)W. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 118(2). 183–187. 18 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Takashi, et al.. (2013). Involvement of Phytophthora rot caused by Phytophthora nicotianae in growth failure of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) in replanted fields in Ehime Prefecture. 67(2). 77–82. 1 indexed citations
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Shinozaki, Yukiko, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Shun Sato, et al.. (2013). Enzymatic degradation of polyester films by a cutinase-like enzyme from Pseudozyma antarctica: surface plasmon resonance and atomic force microscopy study. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97(19). 8591–8598. 33 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Takashi, Haruyuki Iefuji, & Hiroko Kitamoto. (2013). Treatment of, and Candida utilis biomass production from shochu wastewater; the effects of maintaining a low pH on DOC removal and feeding cultivation on biomass production. SpringerPlus. 2(1). 514–514. 10 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Takashi, Yukiko Shinozaki, Shigenobu Yoshida, et al.. (2013). Xylose induces the phyllosphere yeast Pseudozyma antarctica to produce a cutinase-like enzyme which efficiently degrades biodegradable plastics. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 117(3). 325–329. 35 indexed citations
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Shinozaki, Yukiko, Takashi Watanabe, Toshiaki Nakajima‐Kambe, & Hiroko Kitamoto. (2012). Rapid and simple colorimetric assay for detecting the enzymatic degradation of biodegradable plastic films. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 115(1). 111–114. 14 indexed citations
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Shinozaki, Yukiko, Tomotake Morita, Xiaohong Cao, et al.. (2012). Biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from Pseudozyma antarctica: cloning, sequencing, and characterization. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97(7). 2951–2959. 97 indexed citations
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Kitamoto, Hiroko, Yukiko Shinozaki, Xiaohong Cao, et al.. (2011). Phyllosphere yeasts rapidly break down biodegradable plastics. AMB Express. 1(1). 44–44. 78 indexed citations
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Morita, Tomotake, Masaaki Konishi, Tokuma Fukuoka, et al.. (2006). Characterization of the genusPseudozymaby the formation of glycolipid biosurfactants, mannosylerythritol lipids. FEMS Yeast Research. 7(2). 286–292. 113 indexed citations
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Fichtner, Lars, Daniel Jablonowski, Angelika Schierhorn, et al.. (2003). Elongator's toxin‐target (TOT) function is nuclear localization sequence dependent and suppressed by post‐translational modification. Molecular Microbiology. 49(5). 1297–1307. 80 indexed citations
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Nakano, Takeshi, et al.. (2002). CONGENER SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN SAMPLES. Organohalogen compounds. 55. 339–342. 2 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Osamu, et al.. (1997). Effect of Cell-wall Degrading Enzymes of Acremonium cellulolyticus Y-94 on the Fermentation of Ensiling Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). 42(4). 343–347. 3 indexed citations
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Kitamoto, Daï, Hiroshi Yanagishita, Kenji Haraya, & Hiroko Kitamoto. (1995). Effect of cerulenin on the production of mannosyl-erythritol lipids as biosurfactants by Candida antarctica. Biotechnology Letters. 17(1). 25–30. 13 indexed citations

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