Kaoru Urano

7.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
27 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Kaoru Urano is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaoru Urano has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kaoru Urano's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (21 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (6 papers). Kaoru Urano is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (21 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (6 papers). Kaoru Urano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Brazil and France. Kaoru Urano's co-authors include Kazuo Shinozaki, Motoaki Seki, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Taishi Umezawa, Grant R. Cramer, Serge Delrot, Mario Pezzotti, Kazuki Saito, Kyonoshin Maruyama and Yoshu Yoshiba and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kaoru Urano

26 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Enhancement of oxidative and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by overaccumulation of antioxidant flavonoids

2013 941 citations Kaoru Urano, Mikiko Kojima et al. The Plant Journal profile →
Effects of abiotic stress on plants: a systems biology perspective

2011 855 citations Grant R. Cramer, Kaoru Urano et al. BMC Plant Biology profile →
Regulatory metabolic networks in drought stress responses

2007 717 citations Motoaki Seki, Taishi Umezawa et al. Current Opinion in Plant Biology profile →
Drought Stress Responses and Resistance in Plants: From Cellular Responses to Long-Distance Intercellular Communication

2020 283 citations Fuminori Takahashi, Takashi Kuromori et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaoru Urano Japan	21	4.5k	2.6k	222	209	200	27	5.3k
Na Sui China	47	4.1k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	105 0.5×	147 0.7×	241 1.2×	105	5.1k
Oliver E. Bläsing Germany	18	4.4k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	88 0.4×	139 0.7×	203 1.0×	22	5.6k
Sneh L. Singla‐Pareek India	49	6.8k 1.5×	3.1k 1.2×	108 0.5×	204 1.0×	189 0.9×	164	8.1k
Takashi Kuromori Japan	37	4.8k 1.1×	3.3k 1.3×	113 0.5×	101 0.5×	208 1.0×	52	5.9k
Susheng Gan United States	37	7.3k 1.6×	5.4k 2.1×	172 0.8×	137 0.7×	293 1.5×	60	8.1k
Oliver Thimm Germany	11	4.2k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	85 0.4×	152 0.7×	118 0.6×	11	5.2k
Teruaki Taji Japan	22	4.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	67 0.3×	131 0.6×	213 1.1×	52	4.8k
Vicent Arbona Spain	38	4.9k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	192 0.9×	276 1.3×	300 1.5×	96	5.8k
Karin Krupinska Germany	38	3.5k 0.8×	3.3k 1.3×	388 1.7×	92 0.4×	305 1.5×	107	4.8k
Satoshi Iuchi Japan	31	5.1k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	106 0.5×	103 0.5×	171 0.9×	56	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kaoru Urano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kaoru Urano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaoru Urano

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sasaki, Kentaro, Kaoru Urano, Naozumi Mimida, et al.. (2025). A long shelf-life melon created via CRISPR/Cas9 RNP-based in planta genome editing. Frontiers in Genome Editing. 7. 1623097–1623097.

Urano, Kaoru, Yoshimi Oshima, Toshiki Ishikawa, et al.. (2024). Arabidopsis DREB26/ERF12 and its close relatives regulate cuticular wax biosynthesis under drought stress condition. The Plant Journal. 120(5). 2057–2075. 7 indexed citations

Kim, June‐Sik, Yuki Sakamoto, Fuminori Takahashi, et al.. (2022). Arabidopsis TBP-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 12 ortholog NOBIRO6 controls root elongation with unfolded protein response cofactor activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(6). 14 indexed citations

Urano, Kaoru, Kyonoshin Maruyama, Tomotsugu Koyama, et al.. (2022). CIN-like TCP13 is essential for plant growth regulation under dehydration stress. Plant Molecular Biology. 108(3). 257–275. 22 indexed citations

Takahashi, Fuminori, Takashi Kuromori, Kaoru Urano, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, & Kazuo Shinozaki. (2020). Drought Stress Responses and Resistance in Plants: From Cellular Responses to Long-Distance Intercellular Communication. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 703149–703149. 283 indexed citations breakdown →

Fuganti‐Pagliarini, Renata, Silvana Regina Rockenbach Marin, Leonardo César Ferreira, et al.. (2020). Overexpression of AtNCED3 gene improved drought tolerance in soybean in greenhouse and field conditions. Genetics and Molecular Biology. 43(3). e20190292–e20190292. 32 indexed citations

Fujita, Miki, et al.. (2018). RIPPS: A Plant Phenotyping System for Quantitative Evaluation of Growth Under Controlled Environmental Stress Conditions. Plant and Cell Physiology. 59(10). 2030–2038. 27 indexed citations

Urano, Kaoru, Kyonoshin Maruyama, Yusuke Jikumaru, et al.. (2016). Analysis of plant hormone profiles in response to moderate dehydration stress. The Plant Journal. 90(1). 17–36. 109 indexed citations

Maruyama, Kyonoshin, T. Ogata, Norihito Kanamori, et al.. (2016). Design of an optimal promoter involved in the heat‐induced transcriptional pathway in Arabidopsis, soybean, rice and maize. The Plant Journal. 89(4). 671–680. 27 indexed citations

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Kuromori, Takashi, Miki Fujita, Kaoru Urano, et al.. (2016). Overexpression of AtABCG25 enhances the abscisic acid signal in guard cells and improves plant water use efficiency. Plant Science. 251. 75–81. 48 indexed citations

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Fujita, Miki, Yasunari Fujita, Satoshi Iuchi, et al.. (2012). Natural variation in a polyamine transporter determines paraquat tolerance in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(16). 6343–6347. 105 indexed citations

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Cramer, Grant R., Kaoru Urano, Serge Delrot, Mario Pezzotti, & Kazuo Shinozaki. (2011). Effects of abiotic stress on plants: a systems biology perspective. BMC Plant Biology. 11(1). 163–163. 855 indexed citations breakdown →

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Urano, Kaoru, Yukio Kurihara, Motoaki Seki, & Kazuo Shinozaki. (2010). ‘Omics’ analyses of regulatory networks in plant abiotic stress responses. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 13(2). 132–138. 342 indexed citations

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Urano, Kaoru, Kyonoshin Maruyama, Yoshiyuki Ogata, et al.. (2008). Characterization of the ABA‐regulated global responses to dehydration in Arabidopsis by metabolomics. The Plant Journal. 57(6). 1065–1078. 426 indexed citations

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Seki, Motoaki, Taishi Umezawa, Kaoru Urano, & Kazuo Shinozaki. (2007). Regulatory metabolic networks in drought stress responses. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 10(3). 296–302. 717 indexed citations breakdown →

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Umezawa, Taishi, Kaoru Urano, & Kazuo Shinozaki. (2007). [Molecular mechanisms of drought tolerance and signal transduction in plants].. PubMed. 52(6 Suppl). 550–6. 1 indexed citations

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Yamada, Mika, Hiromasa Morishita, Kaoru Urano, et al.. (2005). Effects of free proline accumulation in petunias under drought stress. Journal of Experimental Botany. 56(417). 1975–1981. 329 indexed citations

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Urano, Kaoru, Tokunori Hobo, & Kazuo Shinozaki. (2005). Arabidopsis ADC genes involved in polyamine biosynthesis are essential for seed development. FEBS Letters. 579(6). 1557–1564. 115 indexed citations

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Urano, Kaoru, Yoshu Yoshiba, Tokihiko Nanjo, et al.. (2003). Arabidopsis stress-inducible gene for arginine decarboxylase AtADC2 is required for accumulation of putrescine in salt tolerance. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 313(2). 369–375. 163 indexed citations

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Urano, Kaoru, Yoshu Yoshiba, Tokihiko Nanjo, et al.. (2003). Characterization of Arabidopsis genes involved in biosynthesis of polyamines in abiotic stress responses and developmental stages. Plant Cell & Environment. 26(11). 1917–1926. 162 indexed citations

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