Katsuro Yaoi

2.7k total citations
73 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Katsuro Yaoi is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Katsuro Yaoi has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Biotechnology, 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 33 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Katsuro Yaoi's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (41 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (41 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (26 papers). Katsuro Yaoi is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (41 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (41 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (26 papers). Katsuro Yaoi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, South Korea and United States. Katsuro Yaoi's co-authors include Tomohiko Matsuzawa, Yasushi Mitsuishi, Ryoichi Sato, Kentaro Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Kadotani, Hidenori Iwahana, Taku Uchiyama, Morikazu Imamura, Nobuo Koizumi and Satoshi Kaneko and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Katsuro Yaoi

71 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Katsuro Yaoi Japan 28 1.1k 1.0k 844 747 418 73 2.2k
João Atı́lio Jorge Brazil 31 1.9k 1.8× 2.4k 2.3× 2.2k 2.6× 679 0.9× 130 0.3× 101 3.5k
Jelle Lahnstein Australia 27 577 0.5× 416 0.4× 282 0.3× 950 1.3× 88 0.2× 45 1.8k
Antonio Llobell Spain 27 1.5k 1.3× 489 0.5× 483 0.6× 1.6k 2.1× 196 0.5× 49 2.5k
Gen Zou China 23 1.3k 1.2× 709 0.7× 514 0.6× 445 0.6× 300 0.7× 60 1.8k
Masatoshi Nakamura Japan 20 686 0.6× 86 0.1× 125 0.1× 444 0.6× 541 1.3× 58 1.4k
Robert G. Birch Australia 30 1.8k 1.7× 463 0.5× 739 0.9× 2.2k 2.9× 46 0.1× 80 3.0k
Michael Bölker Germany 38 3.5k 3.2× 633 0.6× 120 0.1× 2.1k 2.8× 116 0.3× 76 4.5k
Akihito Ochiai Japan 22 807 0.7× 87 0.1× 353 0.4× 262 0.4× 80 0.2× 62 1.4k
Nina Aro Finland 17 1.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.3× 622 0.7× 639 0.9× 39 0.1× 27 2.0k
Verena Seidl‐Seiboth Austria 22 1.2k 1.1× 448 0.4× 290 0.3× 1.8k 2.4× 203 0.5× 29 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Katsuro Yaoi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Katsuro Yaoi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katsuro Yaoi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Katsuro Yaoi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Katsuro Yaoi 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 Katsuro Yaoi. Katsuro Yaoi 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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Nakamichi, Yusuke, et al.. (2025). Structural insights into substrate recognition of tri-modular xyloglucanase from Aspergillus oryzae. Journal of Structural Biology. 217(2). 108213–108213.
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Takaku, Hiroaki, Kazuki Mori, Tomohiko Matsuzawa, et al.. (2023). LsSpt23p is a regulator of triacylglycerol synthesis in the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 107(4). 1269–1284. 7 indexed citations
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Imai, Tomoya, Masato Naruse, Yoshiki Horikawa, et al.. (2023). Disturbance of the hydrogen bonding in cellulose by bacterial expansin. Cellulose. 30(13). 8423–8438. 6 indexed citations
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Matsuzawa, Tomohiko, Masahiro Watanabe, Yusuke Nakamichi, Hironaga Akita, & Katsuro Yaoi. (2022). Structural basis for the catalytic mechanism of the glycoside hydrolase family 3 isoprimeverose‐producing oligoxyloglucan hydrolase from Aspergillus oryzae. FEBS Letters. 596(15). 1944–1954. 8 indexed citations
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Nakamichi, Yusuke, Tomohiko Matsuzawa, Masahiro Watanabe, & Katsuro Yaoi. (2022). Crystal structure of glycoside hydrolase family 31 α-xylosidase from a soil metagenome. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 86(7). 855–864. 1 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Akira, Shinya Nakamura, Eitaro Matsumura, et al.. (2021). Selection of the optimal tyrosine hydroxylation enzyme for (S)-reticuline production in Escherichia coli. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 105(13). 5433–5447. 15 indexed citations
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Furubayashi, Maiko, Akiko Kubo, Miho Takemura, et al.. (2021). Capsanthin Production in Escherichia coli by Overexpression of Capsanthin/Capsorubin Synthase from Capsicum annuum. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 69(17). 5076–5085. 34 indexed citations
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Takemura, Miho, Akiko Kubo, Asuka Watanabe, et al.. (2021). Pathway engineering for high-yield production of lutein in Escherichia coli. PubMed. 6(1). ysab012–ysab012. 15 indexed citations
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Takemura, Miho, Akiko Kubo, Yuki Higuchi, et al.. (2019). Pathway engineering for efficient biosynthesis of violaxanthin in Escherichia coli. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 103(23-24). 9393–9399. 26 indexed citations
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Kumagai, Toshitaka, Masatoshi Tsukahara, Katsuro Yaoi, et al.. (2019). Whole-Genome Sequence of Monascus purpureus GB-01, an Industrial Strain for Food Colorant Production. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 8(24). 6 indexed citations
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Matsuzawa, Tomohiko, Masahiro Watanabe, Yusuke Nakamichi, Zui Fujimoto, & Katsuro Yaoi. (2018). Crystal structure and substrate recognition mechanism of Aspergillus oryzae isoprimeverose-producing enzyme. Journal of Structural Biology. 205(1). 84–90. 16 indexed citations
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Maehara, Tomoko, Tomoko Sato, Mayumi Ohnishi‐Kameyama, et al.. (2017). GH30 Glucuronoxylan-Specific Xylanase from Streptomyces turgidiscabies C56. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84(4). 43 indexed citations
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Ishii, Tadashi, Keita Matsuoka, Hiroshi Ono, et al.. (2017). Characterization of xylan in the early stages of secondary cell wall formation in tobacco bright yellow-2 cells. Carbohydrate Polymers. 176. 381–391. 5 indexed citations
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Matsuzawa, Tomohiko, Masahiro Watanabe, & Katsuro Yaoi. (2017). Improved thermostability of a metagenomic glucose-tolerant β-glycosidase based on its X-ray crystal structure. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 101(23-24). 8353–8363. 15 indexed citations
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Matsuzawa, Tomohiko & Katsuro Yaoi. (2016). GH74 Xyloglucanases: Structures and Modes of Activity. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 28(162). J63–J70. 1 indexed citations
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Matsuzawa, Tomohiko & Katsuro Yaoi. (2016). GH74 Xyloglucanases: Structures and Modes of Activity. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 28(162). E63–E70. 12 indexed citations
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Matsuzawa, Tomohiko, Nobutada Kimura, Hikaru Suenaga, & Katsuro Yaoi. (2016). Screening, identification, and characterization of α-xylosidase from a soil metagenome. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 122(4). 393–399. 21 indexed citations
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Ishida, Takuya, et al.. (2007). Substrate recognition by glycoside hydrolase family 74 xyloglucanase from the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. FEBS Journal. 274(21). 5727–5736. 42 indexed citations
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Yaoi, Katsuro, et al.. (2003). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic study on a xyloglucan-specific exo-β-glycosidase, oligoxyloglucan reducing-end specific cellobiohydrolase. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 59(10). 1838–1839. 5 indexed citations
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Yaoi, Katsuro, Tomoyuki Kadotani, Morikazu Imamura, et al.. (1999). Binding of Phylogenetically Distant Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Toxins to a Bombyx mori Aminopeptidase N Suggests Importance of Cry Toxin's Conserved Structure in Receptor Binding. Current Microbiology. 39(1). 14–20. 17 indexed citations

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