Kazuhito Watabe

3.3k total citations
76 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Kazuhito Watabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuhito Watabe has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Genetics and 29 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kazuhito Watabe's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (32 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (29 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (11 papers). Kazuhito Watabe is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (32 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (29 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (11 papers). Kazuhito Watabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Belgium. Kazuhito Watabe's co-authors include Hiromu Takamatsu, Ritsuko Kuwana, Takeko Kodama, Naotake Ogasawara, Daisuke Imamura, Kei Asai, Takeyuki Kohno, Ernst Freese, Tatsuo Nakayama and Hiroko Murata and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bacteriology, Chemosphere and European Journal of Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kazuhito Watabe

73 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kazuhito Watabe Japan 23 898 618 576 327 257 76 1.6k
Hiromu Takamatsu Japan 22 932 1.0× 822 1.3× 667 1.2× 241 0.7× 169 0.7× 53 1.5k
Yoshito Sadaie Japan 26 1.4k 1.6× 979 1.6× 754 1.3× 250 0.8× 136 0.5× 61 2.1k
Marie Alberti United States 18 1.6k 1.8× 483 0.8× 306 0.5× 211 0.6× 133 0.5× 21 2.4k
P T Barth United Kingdom 24 1.3k 1.5× 919 1.5× 646 1.1× 444 1.4× 77 0.3× 36 2.3k
Ivan Moszer France 22 1.3k 1.5× 745 1.2× 538 0.9× 397 1.2× 186 0.7× 40 2.3k
Roland Plapp Germany 24 1.0k 1.1× 437 0.7× 275 0.5× 103 0.3× 515 2.0× 75 1.5k
James L. Botsford United States 16 836 0.9× 510 0.8× 167 0.3× 233 0.7× 99 0.4× 34 1.4k
Wei Lin China 24 1.1k 1.2× 436 0.7× 171 0.3× 179 0.5× 255 1.0× 71 2.1k
Angela Tramonti Italy 20 1.0k 1.1× 538 0.9× 185 0.3× 238 0.7× 292 1.1× 68 1.8k
Gen Nonaka Japan 16 839 0.9× 519 0.8× 238 0.4× 113 0.3× 114 0.4× 27 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kazuhito Watabe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kazuhito Watabe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kazuhito Watabe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kazuhito Watabe 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 Kazuhito Watabe. Kazuhito Watabe 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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Imamura, Daisuke, Ritsuko Kuwana, Hiromu Takamatsu, & Kazuhito Watabe. (2011). Proteins Involved in Formation of the Outermost Layer of Bacillus subtilis Spores. Journal of Bacteriology. 193(16). 4075–4080. 80 indexed citations
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Kuwana, Ritsuko, Hiromu Takamatsu, Hisashi Hemmi, et al.. (2007). A Novel Lipolytic Enzyme, YcsK (LipC), Located in the Spore Coat of Bacillus subtilis , Is Involved in Spore Germination. Journal of Bacteriology. 189(6). 2369–2375. 21 indexed citations
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Kohno, Takeyuki, Shuji Uchida, Ryoji Hirose, et al.. (2006). Preparation of antibodies against a novel immunosuppressant, FTY720, and development of an enzyme immunoassay for FTY720. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 14(12). 4182–4192. 6 indexed citations
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Kuwana, Ritsuko, Naoyuki Okuda, Hiromu Takamatsu, & Kazuhito Watabe. (2006). Modification of GerQ Reveals a Functional Relationship between Tgl and YabG in the Coat of Bacillus subtilis Spores. The Journal of Biochemistry. 139(5). 887–901. 29 indexed citations
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Kohno, Takeyuki, Takumi Tsuji, Kazuhito Watabe, et al.. (2005). A Novel Immunomodulator, FTY720, Prevents Development of Experimental Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis in C57BL/6 Mice. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 28(4). 736–739. 29 indexed citations
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Naka, Takashi, Nagatoshi Fujiwara, Ikuya Yano, et al.. (2003). Structural analysis of sphingophospholipids derived from Sphingobacterium spiritivorum, the type species of genus Sphingobacterium. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1635(2-3). 83–92. 42 indexed citations
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Mori, Masahiro, et al.. (2002). Inhibition of elastase activity by essential oils in vitro. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 1(4). 183–187. 21 indexed citations
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Kohno, Takeyuki, et al.. (2002). Antibodies to food antigens in Japanese patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 55(1). 1–9. 11 indexed citations
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Takamatsu, Hiromu & Kazuhito Watabe. (2002). Assembly and genetics of spore protective structures. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 59(3). 434–444. 44 indexed citations
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Kakeshita, Hiroshi, et al.. (2001). Effect of depletion of FtsY on spore morphology and the protein composition of the spore coat layer inBacillus subtilis. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 195(1). 41–46. 7 indexed citations
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Sakagami, Yoshikazu, Hiroko Murata, Yuka Inatomi, et al.. (2001). Inhibitory Effect of Plant Extracts on Production of Verotoxin by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 : H7.. JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE. 47(5). 473–477. 45 indexed citations
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Kodama, T, Hiromu Takamatsu, Kei Asai, et al.. (2000). Synthesis and Characterization of the Spore Proteins of Bacillus subtilis YdhD, YkuD, and YkvP, Which Carry a Motif Conserved among Cell Wall Binding Proteins. The Journal of Biochemistry. 128(4). 655–663. 21 indexed citations
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Takamatsu, Hiromu, et al.. (2000). The yabG gene of Bacillus subtilis encodes a sporulation specific protease which is involved in the processing of several spore coat proteins. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 192(1). 33–38. 34 indexed citations
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Takamatsu, Hiromu, Takeko Kodama, & Kazuhito Watabe. (1999). Assembly of the CotSA coat protein into spores requires CotS inBacillus subtilis. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 174(1). 201–206. 18 indexed citations
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Takamatsu, Hiromu, et al.. (1998). Cloning of a novel geneyrbB, encoding a protein located in the spore integument ofBacillus subtilis. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 166(2). 361–367. 14 indexed citations
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Kohno, Takeyuki, Hiroki Sakurai, Kazuhito Watabe, et al.. (1998). Development of a highly sensitive and specific two-site enzyme immunoassay for parathyroid hormone (1-34): Application to pharmacokinetic study on intranasal parathyroid hormone (1-34) in human. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 12(5). 268–275. 8 indexed citations
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Nakamuta, Hiromichi, et al.. (1997). Plasma level monitoring of nasal salmon calcitonin in the rat by a heterogeneous two-site enzyme immunoassay. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 11(3). 129–131. 5 indexed citations
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Yamazaki, Miho, et al.. (1997). Spore Germinability of Bacillus coagulans and Acidophile Bacillus spp. Isolated from PET-bottled Tea and Juices.. Biocontrol Science. 2(1). 27–30. 1 indexed citations
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Watabe, Kazuhito, et al.. (1988). Analysis for bacterial spore-specific dipicolinic acid by high-pressure liquid chromatography.. Nippon Saikingaku Zasshi. 43(5). 927–930. 2 indexed citations
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Kishi, Takeo, et al.. (1982). Metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene in rat by oral administration. Chemosphere. 11(3). 337–347. 9 indexed citations

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