Howard K. Kuramitsu

12.5k total citations
203 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Howard K. Kuramitsu is a scholar working on Periodontics, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard K. Kuramitsu has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Periodontics, 100 papers in Molecular Biology and 55 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Howard K. Kuramitsu's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (107 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (43 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (38 papers). Howard K. Kuramitsu is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (107 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (43 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (38 papers). Howard K. Kuramitsu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Howard K. Kuramitsu's co-authors include Teruaki Shiroza, Nobuhiro Hanada, Ashu Sharma, Akihiro Yoshida, Wenyuan Shi, Robert J. Genco, Dennis Perry, Mingshan Qi, W.H. Bowen and Kazuyuki Ishihara and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Howard K. Kuramitsu

203 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Howard K. Kuramitsu United States 57 6.0k 4.0k 3.3k 1.4k 1.3k 203 10.5k
Takashi Ooshima Japan 51 3.9k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 1.9k 1.3× 356 0.3× 253 7.7k
Richard J. Lamont United States 71 12.8k 2.1× 6.5k 1.6× 5.3k 1.6× 1.9k 1.3× 584 0.4× 260 18.7k
B. Guggenheim Switzerland 44 3.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 1.0k 0.3× 524 0.4× 589 0.4× 110 5.3k
José A. Lemos United States 39 2.3k 0.4× 2.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 266 0.2× 109 5.7k
Joseph J. Ferretti United States 43 1.1k 0.2× 2.2k 0.5× 2.7k 0.8× 990 0.7× 585 0.4× 120 5.8k
Caroline A. Genco United States 53 4.2k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 156 0.1× 143 8.6k
Itzhak Ofek Israel 63 609 0.1× 3.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 1.9k 1.4× 366 0.3× 184 10.8k
Stuart G. Dashper Australia 42 3.1k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 453 0.3× 165 0.1× 126 5.2k
Haroun N. Shah United Kingdom 38 1.8k 0.3× 2.0k 0.5× 977 0.3× 786 0.6× 371 0.3× 143 5.0k
Jeffrey B. Kaplan United States 45 1.8k 0.3× 4.8k 1.2× 552 0.2× 471 0.3× 332 0.3× 83 7.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Howard K. Kuramitsu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kuramitsu, Howard K. & Bingyan Wang. (2011). The whole is greater than the sum of its parts: dental plaque bacterial interactions can affect the virulence properties of cariogenic Streptococcus mutans.. PubMed. 24(3). 153–4. 20 indexed citations
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Cameron, Caroline E., et al.. (2008). Heterologous Expression of the Treponema pallidum Laminin-Binding Adhesin Tp0751 in the Culturable Spirochete Treponema phagedenis. Journal of Bacteriology. 190(7). 2565–2571. 22 indexed citations
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Saito, Yuki, et al.. (2007). Stimulation of Fusobacterium nucleatum biofilm formation by Porphyromonas gingivalis. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 23(1). 1–6. 86 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Akihiro, Toshihiro Ansai, Tadamichi Takehara, & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (2005). LuxS-Based Signaling Affects Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Formation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(5). 2372–2380. 179 indexed citations
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Han, Yiping W., Akihiko Ikegami, Chythanya Rajanna, et al.. (2005). Identification and Characterization of a Novel Adhesin Unique to Oral Fusobacteria. Journal of Bacteriology. 187(15). 5330–5340. 202 indexed citations
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Chauhan, Sarita & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (2003). Sequence analysis of plasmid pTS1 isolated from oral spirochetes. Plasmid. 51(1). 61–65. 7 indexed citations
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Kang, In‐Chol & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (2002). Induction of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 byPorphyromonas gingivalisin human endothelial cells. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 34(4). 311–317. 33 indexed citations
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Hayashi, J, Nobushiro Hamada, & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (2002). The autolysin ofPorphyromonas gingivalisis involved in outer membrane vesicle release. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 216(2). 217–222. 53 indexed citations
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Kuramitsu, Howard K.. (2001). Virulence Properties of Oral Bacteria: Impact of Molecular Biology. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 3(2). 35–6. 17 indexed citations
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Kuramitsu, Howard K. & Richard P. Ellen. (2000). Oral bacterial ecology: the molecular basis.. 46 indexed citations
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Baev, Didi, Seung‐Ho Ohk, & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (2000). Protein interactions of SGP, an essentialStreptococcus mutansGTPase, revealed by biochemical and yeast two-hybrid system analyses. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 184(2). 149–153. 8 indexed citations
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Han, Yiping W., Wenyuan Shi, George T.‐J. Huang, et al.. (2000). Interactions between Periodontal Bacteria and Human Oral Epithelial Cells: Fusobacterium nucleatum Adheres to and Invades Epithelial Cells. Infection and Immunity. 68(6). 3140–3146. 358 indexed citations
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Sato, Takuichi & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (1999). Restriction fragment‐length polymorphism analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA genes amplified by polymerase chain reaction for rapid identification of cultivable oral treponemes. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 14(2). 117–121. 9 indexed citations
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Shibata, Yukie & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (1996). Identification of theStreptococcus mutans frpgene as a potential regulator of fructosyltransferase expression. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 140(1). 49–54. 8 indexed citations
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Bowen, W.H., et al.. (1992). Molecular analysis of a Streptococcus mutans strain exhibiting polymorphism in the tandem gtfB and gtfC genes. Infection and Immunity. 60(4). 1618–1624. 34 indexed citations
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Kato, Chiaki & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (1990). Carboxyl-terminal deletion analysis of theStreptococcus mutansglucosyltransferase-I enzyme. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 72(3). 299–302. 40 indexed citations
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Shiroza, Teruaki & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (1988). Sequence analysis of the Streptococcus mutans fructosyltransferase gene and flanking regions. Journal of Bacteriology. 170(2). 810–816. 108 indexed citations
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Hanada, Nobuhiro & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (1988). Isolation and characterization of the Streptococcus mutans gtfC gene, coding for synthesis of both soluble and insoluble glucans. Infection and Immunity. 56(8). 1999–2005. 195 indexed citations
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Ooshima, Takashi & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (1985). Actinomyces viscosus Cell‐Free Synthesis of Extracellular Slime Polysaccharide. Microbiology and Immunology. 29(6). 479–485. 1 indexed citations
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Ooshima, Takashi & Howard K. Kuramitsu. (1981). Regulation of extracellular slime production by Actinomyces viscosus. Infection and Immunity. 32(3). 1105–1112. 8 indexed citations

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