Hiroshi Kouchi

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

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Hiroshi Kouchi is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshi Kouchi has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Plant Science, 32 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hiroshi Kouchi's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (93 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (60 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (31 papers). Hiroshi Kouchi is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (93 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (60 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (31 papers). Hiroshi Kouchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Hiroshi Kouchi's co-authors include Shingo Hata, Haruko Imaizumi‐Anraku, Masayoshi Kawaguchi, Makoto Hayashi, Shoichiro Akao, Yosuke Umehara, Hirotaka Kumagai, Shusei Sato, Satoshi Tabata and Tadakatsu Yoneyama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshi Kouchi

128 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Isolation and characterization of novel nodulin cDNAs representing genes expressed at early stages of soybean nodule development

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hiroshi Kouchi Japan	40	5.6k	1.6k	1.5k	211	205	132	6.1k
Julie V. Cullimore France	39	3.8k 0.7×	656 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	131 0.6×	170 0.8×	82	4.3k
Niels Sandal Denmark	38	6.9k 1.2×	2.2k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	127 0.6×	336 1.6×	70	7.4k
Ton Timmers France	31	3.3k 0.6×	721 0.5×	992 0.7×	254 1.2×	176 0.9×	51	3.8k
Jiangqi Wen United States	48	7.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	3.6k 2.4×	153 0.7×	113 0.6×	188	8.1k
N. J. Brewin United Kingdom	38	3.8k 0.7×	874 0.6×	537 0.4×	49 0.2×	396 1.9×	98	4.1k
Tianfu Han China	35	3.4k 0.6×	601 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	39 0.2×	85 0.4×	136	4.1k
Per L. Gregersen Denmark	30	2.9k 0.5×	286 0.2×	1.5k 1.0×	228 1.1×	42 0.2×	51	3.4k
R. Varma Penmetsa United States	36	5.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	559 0.4×	67 0.3×	139 0.7×	58	5.4k
Zonglie Hong United States	31	4.6k 0.8×	292 0.2×	2.4k 1.6×	245 1.2×	60 0.3×	76	5.2k
J. Stephen Gantt United States	31	2.3k 0.4×	260 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	70 0.3×	73 0.4×	55	2.8k

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Hata, Shingo, et al.. (2023). Both incompatible and compatible rhizobia inhabit the intercellular spaces of leguminous root nodules. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 18(1). 2245995–2245995. 4 indexed citations

Hata, Shingo, et al.. (2023). Characterization of photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium sp. strain SSBR45 isolated from the root nodules of Aeschynomene indica. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 18(1). 2184907–2184907. 2 indexed citations

Yano, Koji, Seishirō Aoki, Meng Liu, et al.. (2016). Function and evolution of aLotus japonicusAP2/ERF family transcription factor that is required for development of infection threads. DNA Research. 24(2). dsw052–dsw052. 25 indexed citations

Hayashi, Masaki, Hiroyuki Kanamori, Takashi Sayama, et al.. (2014). A Thaumatin-Like Protein, Rj4, Controls Nodule Symbiotic Specificity in Soybean. Plant and Cell Physiology. 55(9). 1679–1689. 63 indexed citations

Murakami, Yasuhiro, Haruko Imaizumi‐Anraku, Hiroshi Kouchi, Masayoshi Kawaguchi, & Shinji Kawasaki. (2013). The transcription activation and homodimerization ofLotus japonicusNod factor Signaling Pathway2 protein. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 8(12). e26457–e26457. 3 indexed citations

Fukai, Eigo, Yosuke Umehara, Shusei Sato, et al.. (2010). Derepression of the Plant Chromovirus LORE1 Induces Germline Transposition in Regenerated Plants. PLoS Genetics. 6(3). e1000868–e1000868. 39 indexed citations

Yokota, Keisuke, Takashi Soyano, Hiroshi Kouchi, & Makoto Hayashi. (2010). Function of GRAS Proteins in Root Nodule Symbiosis is Retained in Homologs of a Non-Legume, Rice. Plant and Cell Physiology. 51(9). 1436–1442. 32 indexed citations

Kouchi, Hiroshi, Haruko Imaizumi‐Anraku, Makoto Hayashi, et al.. (2010). How Many Peas in a Pod? Legume Genes Responsible for Mutualistic Symbioses Underground. Plant and Cell Physiology. 51(9). 1381–1397. 157 indexed citations

Hossain, Md Shakhawat, Yosuke Umehara, & Hiroshi Kouchi. (2006). A Novel Fix¯ Symbiotic Mutant of Lotus japonicus, Ljsym105, Shows Impaired Development and Premature Deterioration of Nodule Infected Cells and Symbiosomes. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 19(7). 780–788. 18 indexed citations

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Takabatake, Reona, et al.. (2002). Cloning, Functional Expression, and Mutational Analysis of a cDNA for Lotus japonicus Mitochondrial Phosphate Transporter. Plant and Cell Physiology. 43(10). 1250–1253. 22 indexed citations

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Takabatake, Reona, et al.. (2001). Characterization of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Gene That Encodes a Mitochondrial Phosphate Transporter--Like Protein. The Journal of Biochemistry. 129(5). 827–833. 21 indexed citations

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Kouchi, Hiroshi, et al.. (1999). Rice ENOD40: isolation and expression analysis in rice and transgenic soybean root nodules. The Plant Journal. 18(2). 121–129. 99 indexed citations

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Tajima, Shigeyuki, et al.. (1997). Two Distinct Uricase II (Nodulin 35) Genes Are Differentially Expressed in Soybean Plants. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 10(6). 735–741. 28 indexed citations

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Renaudin, Jean‐Pierre, John H. Doonan, Junji Hashimoto, et al.. (1996). Plant cyclins: a unified nomenclature for plant A-, B- and D-type cyclins based on sequence organization. Plant Molecular Biology. 32(6). 1003–1018. 195 indexed citations

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Nouchi, Isamu, Osamu Ito, Yoshinobu Harazono, & Hiroshi Kouchi. (1995). Acceleration of 13C-labelled photosynthate partitioning from leaves to panicles in rice plants exposed to chronic ozone at the reproductive stage. Environmental Pollution. 88(3). 253–260. 37 indexed citations

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Suganuma, Norio, Masanori Tamaoki, & Hiroshi Kouchi. (1995). Expression of nodulin genes in plant-determined ineffective nodules of pea. Plant Molecular Biology. 28(6). 1027–1038. 14 indexed citations

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Kouchi, Hiroshi. (1993). Host Plant Genes Involved in Root Nodule Formation.. Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 67(7). 1077–1081.

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Yoneyama, Tadakatsu, et al.. (1990). Differences in Ear Formation and Carbon Partitioning among Tillers of High-Yielding and Conventional Japonica Varieties of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) : An Analysis with ^C Tracer Experiments. Nihon Dojo Hiryogaku zasshi/Nippon dojō hiryōgaku zasshi. 61(4). 361–368. 2 indexed citations

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Kouchi, Hiroshi, et al.. (1985). Determination of 13C abundance in trace amounts of plant metabolites by the infrared 13CO2 analyzer.. RADIOISOTOPES. 34(6). 322–325. 2 indexed citations

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Kouchi, Hiroshi. (1980). Studies on Relationships between Ozone Absorption Rate and Stomatal Diffusion Resistance of Plant Leaf. Journal of Japan Society of Air Pollution. 15(3). 109–117. 4 indexed citations

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