Kanefumi Kitahara

1.3k total citations
58 papers, 979 citations indexed

About

Kanefumi Kitahara is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kanefumi Kitahara has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 979 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 31 papers in Plant Science and 26 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Kanefumi Kitahara's work include Enzyme Production and Characterization (26 papers), Food composition and properties (21 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (20 papers). Kanefumi Kitahara is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Production and Characterization (26 papers), Food composition and properties (21 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (20 papers). Kanefumi Kitahara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Kanefumi Kitahara's co-authors include Toshihiko Suganuma, Kiyotaka Fujita, Tomonori Nagahama, Maher M. Al-Dabbas, Motoyasu Otani, Yasuhiro Takahata, Masaru Yoshinaga, Kenjiro Tadera, Yuki Sasaki and ‍Kenji Katayama and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kanefumi Kitahara

55 papers receiving 946 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kanefumi Kitahara Japan 19 494 445 335 219 202 58 979
Toshihiko Suganuma Japan 19 450 0.9× 503 1.1× 275 0.8× 357 1.6× 378 1.9× 74 1.2k
Maria Vardakou United Kingdom 17 331 0.7× 196 0.4× 204 0.6× 389 1.8× 296 1.5× 19 1.0k
Regina Aparecida Correia Gonçalves Brazil 15 351 0.7× 362 0.8× 223 0.7× 284 1.3× 100 0.5× 69 864
Charlene E. Wolf‐Hall United States 19 175 0.4× 588 1.3× 395 1.2× 142 0.6× 191 0.9× 35 1.0k
Arildo José Braz de Oliveira Brazil 20 356 0.7× 575 1.3× 352 1.1× 370 1.7× 83 0.4× 76 1.3k
Shuichi Onodera Japan 22 844 1.7× 520 1.2× 186 0.6× 297 1.4× 348 1.7× 71 1.2k
Seung-Taik Lim South Korea 16 663 1.3× 699 1.6× 545 1.6× 148 0.7× 94 0.5× 22 1.3k
Veda Krishnan India 24 496 1.0× 685 1.5× 406 1.2× 321 1.5× 86 0.4× 82 1.3k
Lianliang Liu China 17 201 0.4× 149 0.3× 311 0.9× 235 1.1× 70 0.3× 31 754
Yong-Suk Kim South Korea 16 209 0.4× 226 0.5× 541 1.6× 280 1.3× 94 0.5× 72 864

Countries citing papers authored by Kanefumi Kitahara

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kanefumi Kitahara

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kanefumi Kitahara

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kanefumi Kitahara. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kanefumi Kitahara 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 Kanefumi Kitahara. Kanefumi Kitahara is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ishiwata, Akihiro, et al.. (2025). Structural analysis of (2 → 1)-β-d-fructofuranosides linked to a terminal difructose dianhydride III produced by Bacteroides endo-type inulin fructotransferase. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 310(Pt 1). 143064–143064.
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Sasaki, Yuki, Hiroyuki Koshino, Katsunori Tanaka, et al.. (2024). Structural analysis of gum arabic side chains from Acacia seyal released by bifidobacterial β-arabino-oligosaccharide 3-O-β-l-arabinopyranosyl-α-l-arabinofuranosidase. Carbohydrate Polymers. 349(Pt A). 122965–122965. 4 indexed citations
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Fujita, Kiyotaka, Masayuki Miyake, Kanefumi Kitahara, et al.. (2024). Bifidobacterial GH146 β-l-arabinofuranosidase for the removal of β1,3-l-arabinofuranosides on plant glycans. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108(1). 199–199. 1 indexed citations
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Ye, Ting, Ayako Horigome, Hiroki Kaneko, et al.. (2024). Degradation mechanism of difructose dianhydride III in Blautia species. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108(1). 502–502. 1 indexed citations
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Kitahara, Kanefumi, et al.. (2023). Characterization of cell wall polysaccharide from Cladosiphon okamuranus cultivated in different locations. Phycological Research. 72(1). 3–11. 1 indexed citations
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Yuguchi, Yoshiaki, et al.. (2022). Fractionation and characterization of cell wall polysaccharides from the brown alga Cladosiphon okamuranus. Carbohydrate Research. 523. 108722–108722. 7 indexed citations
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Ishiwata, Akihiro, Masayuki Nakamura, Kanefumi Kitahara, et al.. (2022). Bifidobacterial GH146 β‐l‐Arabinofuranosidase (Bll4HypBA1) as the Last Enzyme for the Complete Removal of Oligoarabinofuranosides from Hydroxyproline‐Rich Glycoproteins. ChemBioChem. 24(5). e202200637–e202200637. 1 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Yuki, Akihiro Ishiwata, Ayako Horigome, et al.. (2022). Mechanism of Cooperative Degradation of Gum Arabic Arabinogalactan Protein by Bifidobacterium longum Surface Enzymes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88(6). e0218721–e0218721. 19 indexed citations
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Katayama, ‍Kenji, et al.. (2018). New Sweetpotato Lines have High Amylose and Resistant Starch Contents. Starch - Stärke. 71(3-4). 3 indexed citations
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Fujita, Kiyotaka, Kanefumi Kitahara, & Toshihiko Suganuma. (2012). Functional Analysis of Degradative Enzymes for Hydroxyproline-linked ^|^beta;-L-Arabinofuranosides in Bifidobacterium longum. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 24(139). 215–224. 8 indexed citations
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Al-Dabbas, Maher M., Toshihiko Suganuma, Kanefumi Kitahara, De‐Xing Hou, & Makoto Fujii. (2006). Cytotoxic, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Varthemia iphionoides Boiss. extracts. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 108(2). 287–293. 56 indexed citations
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Ishiguro, Koji, Takahiro Noda, Kanefumi Kitahara, & Osamu Yamakawa. (2000). Retrogradation of Sweetpotato Starch. Starch - Stärke. 52(1). 13–17. 47 indexed citations
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Kitahara, Kanefumi, et al.. (1997). Characteristics of Adsorption of Some Compounds into Sweetpotato Starch and Their Participation in Starch Quality. Journal of Applied Glycoscience. 44(4). 497–504. 2 indexed citations
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Suganuma, Toshihiko, Yoshiaki Maeda, Kanefumi Kitahara, & Tomonori Nagahama. (1997). Study of the action of human salivary alpha-amylase on 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl α-maltotrioside in the presence of potassium thiocyanate. Carbohydrate Research. 303(2). 219–227. 20 indexed citations
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Suganuma, Toshihiko, Shigeo Fujimoto, Kanefumi Kitahara, & Tomonori Nagahama. (1996). Classification of Starches from Wild Plants in Japan by Cluster Analysis and Their Visualization by Radar Chart. Journal of Applied Glycoscience. 43(4). 525–533. 3 indexed citations
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Kitahara, Kanefumi, et al.. (1996). Physicochemical Properties of Starches from Sweetpotato Cultivars. Journal of Applied Glycoscience. 43(1). 59–66. 16 indexed citations
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Kitahara, Kanefumi, et al.. (1996). A New Line of Sweetpotato with a Low Amylose Content. Journal of Applied Glycoscience. 43(4). 551–554. 6 indexed citations
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Nagahama, Tomonori, et al.. (1996). Effects of Storage Conditions on Deterioration of Mechanically Injured Sweet Potato Tuberous Roots, Especially on Induction of Ipomeamarone. Nettai Nogyo/Nettai nougyou. 40(4). 204–212. 1 indexed citations

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