Kazuo Nakashima

20.1k total citations · 11 hit papers
120 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Kazuo Nakashima is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Horticulture. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuo Nakashima has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Plant Science, 54 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Horticulture. Recurrent topics in Kazuo Nakashima's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (48 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (42 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (20 papers). Kazuo Nakashima is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (48 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (42 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (20 papers). Kazuo Nakashima collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Brazil and United States. Kazuo Nakashima's co-authors include Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Kazuo Shinozaki, Kyonoshin Maruyama, Yusuke Ito, Yasunari Fujita, Motoaki Seki, Yoh Sakuma, Junya Mizoi, Miki Fujita and Lam‐Son Phan Tran and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kazuo Nakashima

119 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Isolation and Functional Analysis of Arabidopsis Stress-Inducible NAC Transcription Factors That Bind to a Drought-Responsivecis-Element in theearly responsive to dehydration stress 1Promoter[W]
    2004 1.2k citations Lam‐Son Phan Tran, Kazuo Nakashima et al. profile →
  2. Transcriptional Regulatory Networks in Response to Abiotic Stresses in Arabidopsis and Grasses
    2009 937 citations Kazuo Nakashima, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  3. Functional analysis of a NAC‐type transcription factor OsNAC6 involved in abiotic and biotic stress‐responsive gene expression in rice
    2007 870 citations Kazuo Nakashima, Lam‐Son Phan Tran et al. profile →
  4. NAC transcription factors in plant abiotic stress responses
    2011 779 citations Kazuo Nakashima, Junya Mizoi et al. profile →
  5. Molecular Basis of the Core Regulatory Network in ABA Responses: Sensing, Signaling and Transport
    2010 675 citations Taishi Umezawa, Kazuo Nakashima et al. Plant and Cell Physiology profile →
  6. The transcriptional regulatory network in the drought response and its crosstalk in abiotic stress responses including drought, cold, and heat
    2014 640 citations Kazuo Nakashima, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki et al. profile →
  7. Interaction between two cis‐acting elements, ABRE and DRE, in ABA‐dependent expression of Arabidopsis rd29A gene in response to dehydration and high‐salinity stresses
    2003 627 citations Yoshihiro Narusaka, Kazuo Nakashima et al. profile →
  8. ABA signaling in stress-response and seed development
    2013 611 citations Kazuo Nakashima, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki profile →
  9. Three Arabidopsis SnRK2 Protein Kinases, SRK2D/SnRK2.2, SRK2E/SnRK2.6/OST1 and SRK2I/SnRK2.3, Involved in ABA Signaling are Essential for the Control of Seed Development and Dormancy
    2009 605 citations Kazuo Nakashima, Yasunari Fujita et al. Plant and Cell Physiology profile →
  10. Three SnRK2 Protein Kinases are the Main Positive Regulators of Abscisic Acid Signaling in Response to Water Stress in Arabidopsis
    2009 572 citations Yasunari Fujita, Kazuo Nakashima et al. Plant and Cell Physiology profile →
  11. Regulation of Levels of Proline as an Osmolyte in Plants under Water Stress
    1997 551 citations Kazuo Nakashima, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki et al. Plant and Cell Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kazuo Nakashima Japan 49 13.1k 8.3k 616 285 256 120 15.1k
Kyonoshin Maruyama Japan 51 17.2k 1.3× 10.8k 1.3× 715 1.2× 269 0.9× 167 0.7× 71 18.8k
Bernd Mueller‐Roeber Germany 69 11.6k 0.9× 9.2k 1.1× 542 0.9× 420 1.5× 249 1.0× 180 14.5k
Zhizhong Gong China 69 14.2k 1.1× 9.4k 1.1× 536 0.9× 322 1.1× 162 0.6× 153 16.9k
Angus Murphy United States 70 12.6k 1.0× 9.3k 1.1× 491 0.8× 485 1.7× 231 0.9× 117 14.9k
Yan Guo China 61 13.7k 1.0× 7.9k 1.0× 465 0.8× 285 1.0× 180 0.7× 213 16.2k
Jianhua Zhu United States 45 12.0k 0.9× 7.4k 0.9× 388 0.6× 273 1.0× 124 0.5× 73 13.9k
Chun‐Peng Song China 58 11.3k 0.9× 6.2k 0.8× 307 0.5× 297 1.0× 183 0.7× 171 13.2k
Sarah M. Assmann United States 73 12.4k 1.0× 9.5k 1.1× 503 0.8× 464 1.6× 124 0.5× 211 16.4k
Tong Zhu United States 63 12.1k 0.9× 7.2k 0.9× 1.0k 1.6× 453 1.6× 183 0.7× 173 14.6k
Viswanathan Chinnusamy India 47 12.5k 1.0× 6.4k 0.8× 687 1.1× 322 1.1× 176 0.7× 254 14.3k

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All Works

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Selvaraj, Michael Gomez, Asad Jan, Takuma Ishizaki, et al.. (2020). Expression of the CCCH‐tandem zinc finger protein gene OsTZF5 under a stress‐inducible promoter mitigates the effect of drought stress on rice grain yield under field conditions. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 18(8). 1711–1721. 56 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Leonardo César, Renata Fuganti‐Pagliarini, Silvana Regina Rockenbach Marin, et al.. (2018). AGRONOMIC EVALUATION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED SOYBEAN GENOTYPES IN RESPONSE TO WATER DEFICIT. Global Science and Technology. 11(1). 1 indexed citations
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Polonio, Júlio César, João Lúcio de Azevedo, Silvana Regina Rockenbach Marin, et al.. (2018). Endophytic bacterial microbiome associated with leaves of genetically modified (AtAREB1) and conventional (BR 16) soybean plants. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34(4). 56–56. 3 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Takumi, Naohiko Ohama, Jun Nakajima, et al.. (2011). Arabidopsis HsfA1 transcription factors function as the main positive regulators in heat shock-responsive gene expression. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 286(5-6). 321–332. 367 indexed citations
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Umezawa, Taishi, Kazuo Nakashima, Takuya Miyakawa, et al.. (2010). Molecular Basis of the Core Regulatory Network in ABA Responses: Sensing, Signaling and Transport. Plant and Cell Physiology. 51(11). 1821–1839. 675 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nakashima, Kazuo, Yasunari Fujita, Koji Katsura, et al.. (2006). Transcriptional Regulation of ABI3- and ABA-responsive Genes Including RD29B and RD29A in Seeds, Germinating Embryos, and Seedlings of Arabidopsis. Plant Molecular Biology. 60(1). 51–68. 283 indexed citations
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Satoh, Rie, Yasunari Fujita, Kazuo Nakashima, Kazuo Shinozaki, & Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki. (2004). A Novel Subgroup of bZIP Proteins Functions as Transcriptional Activators in Hypoosmolarity-Responsive Expression of the ProDH Gene in Arabidopsis. Plant and Cell Physiology. 45(3). 309–317. 135 indexed citations
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Han, Sun‐Young, Nobutaka Kitahata, Katsuhiko Sekimata, et al.. (2004). A Novel Inhibitor of 9-cis-Epoxycarotenoid Dioxygenase in Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis in Higher Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 135(3). 1574–1582. 83 indexed citations
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Tran, Lam‐Son Phan, Kazuo Nakashima, Yasunari Fujita, et al.. (2003). Functional analysis of the members of Arabidopsis NAC transcription factors controlling the expression of the ERD1 gene under drought stress. 74–74. 1 indexed citations
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Takeshima, Takao, et al.. (2001). GAPDH antisense oligonucleotide protects dopaminergic neuronal death occurring with exposure of the cerebrospinal fluid from PD patients. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 27(1). 527. 2 indexed citations
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Nakashima, Kazuo, Zabta Khan Shinwari, Yoh Sakuma, et al.. (2000). Organization and expression of two Arabidopsis DREB2 genes encoding DRE-binding proteins involved in dehydration- and high-salinity-responsive gene expression. Plant Molecular Biology. 42(4). 657–665. 308 indexed citations
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Hibasami, Hiroshige, et al.. (2000). Induction of apoptosis by Acanthopanax senticosus HARMS and its component, sesamin in human stomach cancer KATO III cells.. Oncology Reports. 7(6). 1213–6. 64 indexed citations
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Narusaka, Yoshihiro, et al.. (1999). THE ROLES OF THE TWO CIS-ACTING ELEMENTS, DRE AND ABRE IN THE DEHYDRARION, HIGH SALT AND LOW TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE EXPRESSION OF THE RD29A GENE IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA. Plant and Cell Physiology. 40. 2 indexed citations
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Nakashima, Kazuo, et al.. (1999). Molecular Detection and Characterization of Phytoplasmas That Cause Sugarcane White Leaf Disease. 7. 1–17. 2 indexed citations
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Shinozaki, Kazuo, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Tsuyoshi Mizoguchi, et al.. (1998). Molecular responses to water stress inArabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Plant Research. 111(2). 345–351. 32 indexed citations
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Imaoka, Teruyoshi, et al.. (1997). Modes of Occurrence and K-Ar ages of Yamashima volcanic rocks in western San-in district, Southwest Japan.. JOURNAL OF MINERALOGY PETROLOGY AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. 92(8). 302–315. 4 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Zahoor, et al.. (1995). Bermuda grass white leaf caused by phytoplasmas in Pakistan.. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 27(1). 251–252. 6 indexed citations
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Hirata, Hitoshi, Hiroshige Hibasami, Akemi Morita, et al.. (1995). Role of ornithine decarboxylase in proliferation of schwann cells during wallerian degeneration and its enhancement by nerve expansion. Muscle & Nerve. 18(11). 1341–1343. 9 indexed citations

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