Junko Kyozuka

19.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
117 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Junko Kyozuka is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Junko Kyozuka has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Plant Science, 74 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Junko Kyozuka's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (73 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (36 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (35 papers). Junko Kyozuka is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (73 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (36 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (35 papers). Junko Kyozuka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Junko Kyozuka's co-authors include Ko Shimamoto, Masahiko Maekawa, Tomotsugu Arite, Shinjiro Yamaguchi, Mikihisa Umehara, Atsushi Hanada, Yasuo Nagato, Kaoru Kobayashi, Hitoshi Sakakibara and Mikiko Kojima and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Junko Kyozuka

116 papers receiving 12.6k 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.

Inhibition of shoot branching by new terpenoid plant hormones

2008 1.5k citations Mikihisa Umehara, Atsushi Hanada et al. Nature profile →
Direct control of shoot meristem activity by a cytokinin-activating enzyme

2007 761 citations Masahiko Maekawa, Hitoshi Sakakibara et al. Nature profile →
Over‐expression of a single Ca²⁺‐dependent protein kinase confers both cold and salt/drought tolerance on rice plants

2000 635 citations Yusuke Saijo, Shingo Hata et al. The Plant Journal profile →
d14, a Strigolactone-Insensitive Mutant of Rice, Shows an Accelerated Outgrowth of Tillers

2009 492 citations Tomotsugu Arite, Mikihisa Umehara et al. Plant and Cell Physiology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	snRNA-seq analysis of the moss Physcomitrium patens identifies a conserved cytokinin-ESR module promoting pluripotent stem cell identity 2025 ·Developmental Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), Kai Battenberg, (unknown), Aki Minoda, Makoto Hayashi, Junko Kyozuka	5
2	Activation of Strigolactone Biosynthesis by the DWARF14-LIKE/KARRIKIN-INSENSITIVE2 Pathway in Mycorrhizal Angiosperms, but Not in Arabidopsis, a Non-mycorrhizal Plant 2023 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Kiyoshi Mashiguchi, Ryo Morita, (unknown), Kyoichi Kodama, Hiromu Kameoka, Junko Kyozuka, Yoshiya Seto, Shinjiro Yamaguchi	8
3	The D14 and KAI2 Orthologs of Gymnosperms Sense Strigolactones and KL Mimics, Respectively, and the Signals Are Transduced to Control Downstream Genes 2023 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Kyoichi Kodama, Xiaonan Xie, Junko Kyozuka	6
4	Precise and heritable gene targeting in rice using a sequential transformation strategy 2023 ·Cell Reports Methods ·Wenxin Zhang, Rui Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Mei Chen, Wenjie Zeng, (unknown), Sheng He, Hui Zhang, Zhen Wang, Junko Kyozuka, Jian‐Kang Zhu, Fabio Fornara, Daisuke Miki	6
5	Major components of the KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2-dependent signaling pathway are conserved in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha 2021 ·The Plant Cell ·Yohei Mizuno, Aino Komatsu, (unknown), Satoshi Naramoto, Keisuke Inoue, Xiaonan Xie, Kimitsune Ishizaki, Takayuki Kohchi, Junko Kyozuka	31
6	Plant stem cell research is uncovering the secrets of longevity and persistent growth 2021 ·The Plant Journal ·Masaaki Umeda, Momoko Ikeuchi, Masaki Ishikawa, Toshiro Ito, Ryuichi Nishihama, Junko Kyozuka, Keiko U. Torii, Akiko Satake, Gohta Goshima, Hitoshi Sakakibara	22
7	Fundamental mechanisms of the stem cell regulation in land plants: lesson from shoot apical cells in bryophytes 2021 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·(unknown), Junko Kyozuka	23
8	Suppression of Leaf Blade Development by BLADE-ON-PETIOLE Orthologs Is a Common Strategy for Underground Rhizome Growth 2020 ·Current Biology ·Taiyo Toriba, Hiroki Tokunaga, (unknown), (unknown), Akiko Yoshida, Junko Kyozuka	25
9	A conserved regulatory mechanism mediates the convergent evolution of plant shoot lateral organs 2019 ·PLoS Biology ·Satoshi Naramoto, Victor Arnold Shivas Jones, (unknown), Mayuko Sato, Kiminori Toyooka, Masaki Shimamura, Sakiko Ishida, Kazuhiko Nishitani, Kimitsune Ishizaki, Ryuichi Nishihama, Takayuki Kohchi, Liam Dolan, Junko Kyozuka	30
10	Two-Step Regulation of LAX PANICLE1 Protein Accumulation in Axillary Meristem Formation in Rice 2009 ·The Plant Cell ·Tetsuo Oikawa, Junko Kyozuka	190
11	Inhibition of shoot branching by new terpenoid plant hormones breakdown → 2008 ·Nature ·Mikihisa Umehara, Atsushi Hanada, Satoko Yoshida, Kohki Akiyama, Tomotsugu Arite, Noriko Takeda‐Kamiya, Hiroshi Magome, Yuji Kamiya, Ken Shirasu, Koichi Yoneyama, Junko Kyozuka, Shinjiro Yamaguchi	1539
12	Control of shoot and root meristem function by cytokinin 2007 ·Current Opinion in Plant Biology ·Junko Kyozuka	105
13	Characterization of OsPID, the Rice Ortholog of PINOID, and its Possible Involvement in the Control of Polar Auxin Transport 2007 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Yohei Morita, Junko Kyozuka	61
14	Suppression of Tiller Bud Activity in Tillering Dwarf Mutants of Rice 2005 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Shinji Ishikawa, Masahiko Maekawa, Tomotsugu Arite, Kazumitsu Onishi, Itsuro Takamure, Junko Kyozuka	411
15	The LAX1 and FRIZZY PANICLE 2 Genes Determine the Inflorescence Architecture of Rice by Controlling Rachis-Branch and Spikelet Development 2001 ·Developmental Biology ·Mai Komatsu, Masahiko Maekawa, Ko Shimamoto, Junko Kyozuka	186
16	A SINGLE Ca^ -DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE PROMOTES BOTH COLD-AND SALT/DROUGHT-TOLERANCE IN RICE PLANTS 2000 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Yusuke Saijo, Natsuko Kinoshita, Shingo Hata, Junko Kyozuka, Ko Shimamoto, Katsura Izui	1
17	Spatially and Temporally Regulated Expression of Rice MADS Box Genes with Similarity to Arabidopsis Class A, B and C Genes 2000 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Junko Kyozuka, Tetsuo Kobayashi, Manabu Morita, Ko Shimamoto	179
18	Ac as a tool for the functional genomics of rice 1999 ·The Plant Journal ·Hiroyuki Enoki, Takeshi Izawa, (unknown), Mai Komatsu, Serry Koh, Junko Kyozuka, Ko Shimamoto	74
19	Eucalyptus has functional equivalents of the Arabidopsis AP1 gene 1997 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Junko Kyozuka, R. Harcourt, W. James Peacock, Elizabeth S. Dennis	82
20	Effect of the promoter and the first intron of maize Adh1 on foreign gene expression in rice. 1990 ·Maydica ·Junko Kyozuka, Takeshi Izawa, (unknown), Ko Shimamoto	28

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