Junzo Sunamoto

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Junzo Sunamoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Junzo Sunamoto has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Organic Chemistry and 17 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Junzo Sunamoto's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (56 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (21 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (19 papers). Junzo Sunamoto is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (56 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (21 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (19 papers). Junzo Sunamoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and New Zealand. Junzo Sunamoto's co-authors include Kazunari Akiyoshi, Shigeru Deguchi, Takehiro Nishikawa, Shigehiko Yamaguchi, Nobuhiro Moriguchi, Kiyoshi Iwamoto, Toshinori Sato, Hiroki Kondo, Yoshihiro Sasaki and Anil K. Ratty and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Junzo Sunamoto

112 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Self-aggregates of hydrophobized polysaccharides in water... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Self-aggregates of hydrophobized polysaccharides in water. Formation and characteristics of nanoparticles
    1993 496 citations Kazunari Akiyoshi, Junzo Sunamoto et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Junzo Sunamoto Japan 28 1.7k 1.1k 918 537 450 112 3.5k
Srinivas Ganta United States 21 1.3k 0.8× 1.9k 1.7× 594 0.6× 449 0.8× 529 1.2× 31 3.7k
Jacqueline Marchand‐Brynaert Belgium 31 1.2k 0.7× 937 0.9× 1.4k 1.5× 209 0.4× 358 0.8× 201 4.3k
Maria Carafa Italy 37 1.4k 0.8× 739 0.7× 437 0.5× 218 0.4× 1.5k 3.4× 115 3.6k
Marianne Ashford United Kingdom 31 1.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.6× 425 0.5× 207 0.4× 995 2.2× 73 4.2k
Anan Yaghmur Denmark 45 2.4k 1.4× 1.2k 1.1× 2.3k 2.5× 198 0.4× 1.0k 2.3× 111 5.4k
Mario Sechi Italy 41 1.5k 0.9× 777 0.7× 948 1.0× 242 0.5× 223 0.5× 96 4.0k
Dirk T. S. Rijkers Netherlands 41 3.7k 2.2× 868 0.8× 1.8k 2.0× 225 0.4× 131 0.3× 121 5.4k
Keiichi Motoyama Japan 35 1.6k 1.0× 932 0.9× 623 0.7× 173 0.3× 666 1.5× 177 3.5k
Heike Bunjes Germany 36 2.0k 1.2× 807 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 228 0.4× 2.6k 5.8× 117 5.2k
Luigi Cattel Italy 37 2.9k 1.8× 2.0k 1.8× 498 0.5× 94 0.2× 543 1.2× 142 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Junzo Sunamoto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junzo Sunamoto

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Junzo Sunamoto. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Junzo Sunamoto 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 Junzo Sunamoto. Junzo Sunamoto 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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Okumura, Yukihisa, Hiroki Mizushima, & Junzo Sunamoto. (2006). Relocation of active acetylcholinesterase to liposome–gel conjugate. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 307(1). 296–299. 2 indexed citations
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Okumura, Yukihisa, et al.. (2006). Immobilization of liposomes on hydrophobically modified polymer gel particles in batch mode interaction. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 55(2). 235–240. 2 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Hiroshi, Yukihisa Okumura, & Junzo Sunamoto. (2005). Structure and thermal history dependant phase behavior of hydrated synthetic sphingomyelin analogue: 1,2-dimyristamido-1,2-deoxyphosphatidylcholine. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1713(1). 40–50. 9 indexed citations
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Ogawa, Yoshikatsu, Philippe Garnier, Nobuaki Higashi, et al.. (2002). Regioselective Photolabeling of Glycophorin A in Membranes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 8(8). 1843–1843. 8 indexed citations
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Shiku, Hiroshi, Lijie Wang, Yasushi Ikuta, et al.. (2000). Development of a cancer vaccine: peptides, proteins, and DNA. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 46(0). S77–S82. 36 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Kenichi, Yutaka Okumura, & Junzo Sunamoto. (1999). Induction of Acetylcholinesterase Release from Erythrocytes in the Presence of Liposomes. The Journal of Biochemistry. 125(5). 876–882. 10 indexed citations
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Schmitt, Michael, Atsunori Hiasa, Yasuhiro Nagata, et al.. (1998). A novel hydrophobized polysaccharide/oncoprotein complex vaccine induces in vitro and in vivo cellular and humoral immune responses against HER2-expressing murine sarcomas.. PubMed. 58(15). 3385–90. 95 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Masayoshi, Kaoru Tsujii, & Junzo Sunamoto. (1998). Liposome-induced release of cell membrane proteins from intact tissue epithelium. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 36(5). 645–653. 1 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Kenichi, et al.. (1996). Direct extraction of A and B blood group antigens from human red cells by liposomes. Transfusion. 36(11-12). 966–968. 2 indexed citations
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Higashi, Nobuaki, Masahiro Yamauchi, Yukihisa Okumura, Mahito Nakanishi, & Junzo Sunamoto. (1996). Fusion between Jurkat cell and PEO-lipid modified liposome. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1285(2). 183–191. 18 indexed citations
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Okumura, Yukihisa & Junzo Sunamoto. (1996). Supramolecular assembly of functionalized lipids. Supramolecular Science. 3(1-3). 171–176. 5 indexed citations
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Akiyoshi, Kazunari, et al.. (1994). Partition of polysaccharide-coated liposomes in aqueous two-phase systems. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 16(6). 348–353. 11 indexed citations
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OʼConnor, Charmian J., et al.. (1990). Lysis of egg phosphatidylcholine vesicles by tricyclic carboxamide antitumor agents. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 75(1). 93–104. 1 indexed citations
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Sunamoto, Junzo, et al.. (1990). Deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance studies on the interaction of glycophorin with 1,2-dimyristoylamido-1,2-deoxyphosphatidylcholine. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1024(2). 220–226. 16 indexed citations
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Sunamoto, Junzo & Toshinori Sato. (1989). Development of cell-specific liposome and its application in biotechnology.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 161–173. 5 indexed citations
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Ratty, Anil K., Junzo Sunamoto, & N.P. Das. (1988). Interaction of flavonoids with 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl free radical, liposomal membranes and soybean lipoxygenase-1. Biochemical Pharmacology. 37(6). 989–995. 183 indexed citations
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Sunamoto, Junzo, et al.. (1987). Lectin-induced aggregation of glycophorin-reconstituted liposomes.. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 569–574. 5 indexed citations
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Walde, Peter, Junzo Sunamoto, & Charmian J. OʼConnor. (1987). The mechanism of liposomal damage by taurocholate. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 905(1). 30–38. 27 indexed citations

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