Kenichi Hitomi

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Kenichi Hitomi is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenichi Hitomi has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Plant Science, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 31 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Kenichi Hitomi's work include Light effects on plants (41 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (31 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (23 papers). Kenichi Hitomi is often cited by papers focused on Light effects on plants (41 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (31 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (23 papers). Kenichi Hitomi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Kenichi Hitomi's co-authors include Elizabeth D. Getzoff, Julian I. Schroeder, Noriyuki Nishimura, Takeshi Todo, Shigenori Iwai, A.S. Arvai, John A. Tainer, Katharine Hubbard, Chiharu Hitomi and Stefan Weber and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Kenichi Hitomi

78 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Differential regulation of mammalian Period genes and circadian rhythmicity by cryptochromes 1 and 2

1999 559 citations Takeshi Todo, Kenichi Hitomi et al. profile →
Early abscisic acid signal transduction mechanisms: newly discovered components and newly emerging questions

2010 511 citations Katharine Hubbard, Noriyuki Nishimura et al. Genes & Development profile →

Peers

Kenichi Hitomi

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André P. M. Eker Netherlands

Shigehiko Hayashi Japan

Erik Schleicher Germany

Chentao Lin United States

Masashi Takao Japan

Brian Kloss United States

Mark D. Fricker United Kingdom

Aba Losi Italy

Patrick Scheerer Germany

Moritoshi Sato Japan

André P. M. Eker Netherlands

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenichi Hitomi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenichi Hitomi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kenichi Hitomi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kenichi Hitomi 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 Kenichi Hitomi. Kenichi Hitomi 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

Hibi, Yusuke, Kenichi Hitomi, Ken‐ichi Niihara, et al.. (2025). A Nearly Zero-Cost Lot-by-Lot Inspection of Recycled Plastics: Prediction of Mechanical Properties from Viscosity Evolution during Melt Kneading. ACS Sustainable Resource Management. 2(4). 673–680.

Iwata, Tatsuya, Junpei Yamamoto, Kenichi Hitomi, et al.. (2014). Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide Chromophore Charge Controls the Conformation of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer Photolyase α-Helices. Biochemistry. 53(37). 5864–5875. 11 indexed citations

Müller, Pavel, Jean‐Pierre Bouly, Kenichi Hitomi, et al.. (2014). ATP Binding Turns Plant Cryptochrome Into an Efficient Natural Photoswitch. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 5175–5175. 81 indexed citations

Biskup, Till, Asako Okafuji, Kenichi Hitomi, et al.. (2013). Variable Electron Transfer Pathways in an Amphibian Cryptochrome. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(13). 9249–9260. 54 indexed citations

Zhang, Yu, Tatsuya Iwata, Junpei Yamamoto, et al.. (2013). Detection of Distinct α-Helical Rearrangements of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer Photolyase upon Substrate Binding by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Biochemistry. 52(6). 1019–1027. 19 indexed citations

Christie, John M., A.S. Arvai, Katherine J. Baxter, et al.. (2012). Plant UVR8 Photoreceptor Senses UV-B by Tryptophan-Mediated Disruption of Cross-Dimer Salt Bridges. Science. 335(6075). 1492–1496. 350 indexed citations

Müller, Pavel, et al.. (2011). Light-Induced Conformational Changes in Full-Length Arabidopsis thaliana Cryptochrome. Journal of Molecular Biology. 413(1). 128–137. 62 indexed citations

Biskup, Till, Kenichi Hitomi, Elizabeth D. Getzoff, et al.. (2011). Unexpected Electron Transfer in Cryptochrome Identified by Time‐Resolved EPR Spectroscopy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(52). 12647–12651. 42 indexed citations

Zhang, Yu, Tatsuya Iwata, Junpei Yamamoto, et al.. (2011). FTIR Study of Light-Dependent Activation and DNA Repair Processes of (6–4) Photolyase. Biochemistry. 50(18). 3591–3598. 21 indexed citations

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Kuraoka, Isao, Yoshie Fujiwara, Kenichi Hitomi, et al.. (2010). Characterization of a Y‐Family DNA Polymerase eta from the Eukaryotic Thermophile Alvinella pompejana. Journal of Nucleic Acids. 2010(1). 9 indexed citations

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Hubbard, Katharine, Noriyuki Nishimura, Kenichi Hitomi, Elizabeth D. Getzoff, & Julian I. Schroeder. (2010). Early abscisic acid signal transduction mechanisms: newly discovered components and newly emerging questions. Genes & Development. 24(16). 1695–1708. 511 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hitomi, Kenichi, Shigenori Iwai, & John A. Tainer. (2007). The intricate structural chemistry of base excision repair machinery: Implications for DNA damage recognition, removal, and repair. DNA repair. 6(4). 410–428. 174 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Junpei, Kenichi Hitomi, Takeshi Todo, & Shigenori Iwai. (2006). Chemical synthesis of oligodeoxyribonucleotides containing the Dewar valence isomer of the (6–4) photoproduct and their use in (6–4) photolyase studies. Nucleic Acids Research. 34(16). 4406–4415. 20 indexed citations

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Doi, Yusuke, Kenichi Hitomi, John A. Tainer, & Shigenori Iwai. (2005). Synthesis of oligonucleotides containing 2′-fluorinated thymidine glycol as mechanism-based inhibitors of endonuclease III. Nucleic Acids Symposium Series. 49(1). 195–196. 1 indexed citations

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Hitomi, Kenichi. (2000). Bacterial cryptochrome and photolyase: characterization of two photolyase-like genes of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. Nucleic Acids Research. 28(12). 2353–2362. 96 indexed citations

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Nakajima, Satoshi, Munetaka Sugiyama, Shigenori Iwai, et al.. (1998). Cloning and characterization of a gene (UVR3) required for photorepair of 6-4 photoproducts in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nucleic Acids Research. 26(2). 638–644. 124 indexed citations

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Todo, Takeshi, Hideo Tsuji, Eriko Otoshi, et al.. (1997). Characterization of a human homolog of (6-4)photolyase. Mutation Research/DNA Repair. 384(3). 195–204. 35 indexed citations

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Hitomi, Kenichi, Sang‐Tae Kim, Shigenori Iwai, et al.. (1997). Binding and Catalytic Properties of Xenopus (6-4) Photolyase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(51). 32591–32598. 98 indexed citations

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Mineura, Katsuyoshi, et al.. (1996). Enhancement effect of O6-Fluorobenzylguanines on chloroethylnitrosourea cytotoxicity in tumor cells. Life Sciences. 58(19). PL303–PL308. 4 indexed citations

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Kanazawa, Hiroshi, et al.. (1986). THE EFFECT OF S.S.P.TREATMENT BY COLONOSCOPY. Acta gastro-enterologica belgica. 28(10). 2306–2313. 1 indexed citations

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