Keiji Nishida

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Keiji Nishida is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Keiji Nishida has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Plant Science and 11 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Keiji Nishida's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (22 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (21 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (19 papers). Keiji Nishida is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (22 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (21 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (19 papers). Keiji Nishida collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Keiji Nishida's co-authors include Akihiko Kondo, Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa, Yoshiji Ohta, Takayuki Arazoe, Zenpei Shimatani, Isao Ishiguro, Haruko Kuroiwa, Nozomu Yachie, Michihiro Araki and Kiyotaka Y. Hara and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Keiji Nishida

87 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Targeted nucleotide editing using hybrid prokaryotic and vertebrate adaptive immune systems

2016 988 citations Keiji Nishida, Nozomu Yachie et al. Science profile →
Targeted base editing in rice and tomato using a CRISPR-Cas9 cytidine deaminase fusion

2017 544 citations Zenpei Shimatani, Rie Terada et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keiji Nishida

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Development of CT109-CAR-T, a novel CAR-T therapy for solid tumors manufactured at Point of Care (POC) 2025 ·Cytotherapy ·(unknown), Elizabeth P. Jeffries, (unknown), Keiji Nishida, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	Development of a highly efficient base editing system for Lactobacilli to improve probiotics and dissect essential functions 2025 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Hitoshi Mitsunobu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kensuke Nakajima, Toshiaki Taoka, (unknown), Keiji Nishida	1
3	LsMybW-encoding R2R3-MYB transcription factor is responsible for a shift from black to white in lettuce seed 2024 ·Plant Cell Reports ·(unknown), Kenji Komatsu, (unknown), (unknown), Keiji Nishida, (unknown), Yuichi Uno	1
4	Phenotypic Characterization of High Carotenoid Tomato Mutants Generated by the Target-AID Base-Editing Technology 2022 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·(unknown), Keiji Nishida, Akihiko Kondo, Tohru Ariizumi, Hiroshi Ezura	5
5	Publisher Correction: Base editors for simultaneous introduction of C-to-T and A-to-G mutations 2020 ·Nature Biotechnology ·(unknown), Soh Ishiguro, Hideto Mori, Mamoru Tanaka, Kenji Tatsuno, Hiroki Ueda, Shogo Yamamoto, M. Seki, (unknown), Keiji Nishida, Hiroshi Nishimasu, Kazuharu Arakawa, Akihiko Kondo, Osamu Nureki, Masaru Tomita, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Nozomu Yachie	2
6	Base editors for simultaneous introduction of C-to-T and A-to-G mutations 2020 ·Nature Biotechnology ·(unknown), Soh Ishiguro, Hideto Mori, Mamoru Tanaka, Kenji Tatsuno, Hiroki Ueda, Shogo Yamamoto, M. Seki, (unknown), Keiji Nishida, Hiroshi Nishimasu, Kazuharu Arakawa, Akihiko Kondo, Osamu Nureki, Masaru Tomita, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Nozomu Yachie	151
7	Multiple gene substitution by Target-AID base-editing technology in tomato 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Keiji Nishida, Akihiko Kondo, Sanae Kishimoto, Tohru Ariizumi, Hiroshi Ezura	37
8	In vivo targeted single-nucleotide editing in zebrafish 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Shin Yoshioka, Keiji Nishida, Hiroshi Hosokawa, Akira Kakizuka, S. Maegawa	22
9	Inheritance of co-edited genes by CRISPR-based targeted nucleotide substitutions in rice 2018 ·Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ·Zenpei Shimatani, Ushio Fujikura, Hisaki Ishii, Yusuke Matsui, Minoru Suzuki, (unknown), Toshiaki Taoka, Rie Terada, Keiji Nishida, Akihiko Kondo	31
10	Development of a comprehensive set of tools for genome engineering in a cold- and thermo-tolerant Kluyveromyces marxianus yeast strain 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Keiji Nishida, Tomohisa Hasunuma, Akihiko Kondo	54
11	Improvement of oxidized glutathione fermentation by thiol redox metabolism engineering in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2015 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Kiyotaka Y. Hara, Naoko Aoki, (unknown), (unknown), Keiji Nishida, Michihiro Araki, Akihiko Kondo	14
12	Identification of novel proteins in isolated polyphosphate vacuoles in the primitive red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae 2009 ·The Plant Journal ·Fumi Yagisawa, Keiji Nishida, Masaki Yoshida, Mio Ohnuma, (unknown), Takayuki Fujiwara, Yamato Yoshida, Osami Misumi, Haruko Kuroiwa, Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa	51
13	A 100%-complete sequence reveals unusually simple genomic features in the hot-spring red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae 2007 ·BMC Biology ·Hisayoshi Nozaki, Hiroyoshi Takano, Osami Misumi, Kimihiro Terasawa, Motomichi Matsuzaki, Shinichiro Maruyama, Keiji Nishida, Fumi Yagisawa, Yamato Yoshida, Takayuki Fujiwara, Susumu Takio, Katsunori Tamura, Sung Jin Chung, Soichi Nakamura, Haruko Kuroiwa, Kan Tanaka, Naoki Sato, Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa	221
14	Isolated Chloroplast Division Machinery Can Actively Constrict After Stretching 2006 ·Science ·Yamato Yoshida, Haruko Kuroiwa, Osami Misumi, Keiji Nishida, Fumi Yagisawa, Takayuki Fujiwara, Hideaki Nanamiya, Fujio Kawamura, Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa	74
15	Structure, function and evolution of the mitochondrial division apparatus 2006 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research ·Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa, Keiji Nishida, Yamato Yoshida, Takayuki Fujiwara, Toshiyuki Mori, Haruko Kuroiwa, Osami Misumi	40
16	Cell Cycle-regulated, Microtubule-independent Organelle Division in Cyanidioschyzon merolae 2005 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Keiji Nishida, Fumi Yagisawa, Haruko Kuroiwa, Toshiyuki Nagata, Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa	47
17	Involvement of the Xanthine-Xanthine Oxidase System and Neutrophils in the Development of Acute Gastric Mucosal Lesions in Rats with Water Immersion Restraint Stress 1997 ·Digestion ·Keiji Nishida, Yoshiji Ohta, (unknown), Isao Ishiguro	83
18	Role of Gastric Mucosal Constitutive and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthases in the Development of Stress-Induced Gastric Mucosal Lesions in Rats 1997 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Keiji Nishida, Yoshiji Ohta, Isao Ishiguro	39
19	Increased Brain Levels of Platelet‐Activating Factor in a Murine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Are NMDA Receptor‐Mediated 1996 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Keiji Nishida, (unknown), (unknown), Herbert C. Morse, Phil Skolnick, Anthony S. Basile, Yoshitatsu Sei	35
20	Early increases in TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β levels following transient cerebral ischemia in gerbil brain 1996 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Kuniaki Saito, Kazuhiko Suyama, Keiji Nishida, Yoshitatsu Sei, Anthony S. Basile	223

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