Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki

9.3k citations

113 papers · 7.4k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 48

Plant Science top 0.1%
Molecular Biology top 1%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 5%
Global and Planetary Change top 5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 5%

Co-authors: Toshinori Kinoshita Michio Doi Sarah M. Assmann Atsushi Takemiya Masamitsu Wada Eduardo Zeiger Noriyuki Suetsugu Noriaki Kondo
Topics: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (65 papers)Light effects on plants (54 papers)Plant Molecular Biology Research (47 papers)
Cited by: Plant Science Molecular Biology Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Journals: Nature Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nature Communications
Partner nations: Japan United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki

112 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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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.

phot1 and phot2 mediate blue light regulation of stomatal opening

2001 716 citations Toshinori Kinoshita, Michio Doi et al. profile →
Light Regulation of Stomatal Movement

2007 714 citations Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki, Michio Doi et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Light-induced stomatal opening requires phosphorylation of the C-terminal autoinhibitory domain of plasma membrane H+-ATPase 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown),Shota Yamauchi,Naoyuki Sugiyama,Takayuki Kohchi,Ryuichi Nishihama,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki,Atsushi Takemiya	19
2	A BLUS1 kinase signal and a decrease in intercellular CO2 concentration are necessary for stomatal opening in response to blue light 2021 ·The Plant Cell ·(unknown),Shota Yamauchi,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki,Atsushi Takemiya	45
3	Autophagy controls reactive oxygen species homeostasis in guard cells that is essential for stomatal opening 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Shota Yamauchi,Shoji Mano,Kazusato Oikawa,(unknown),Kosuke M. Teshima,Yoshitaka Kimori,Mikio Nishimura,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki,Atsushi Takemiya	71
4	Guard cell photosynthesis is crucial in abscisic acid‐induced stomatal closure 2019 ·Plant Direct ·Sumio Iwai,(unknown),Naotaka Yamada,(unknown),Kintake Sonoike,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	18
5	Blue light and CO2 signals converge to regulate light-induced stomatal opening 2017 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown),Atsushi Takemiya,Shintaro Munemasa,Eiji Okuma,Naoyuki Sugiyama,Yasuomi Tada,Yoshiyuki Murata,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	120
6	Reconstitution of Abscisic Acid Signaling from the Receptor to DNA via bHLH Transcription Factors 2017 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Yohei Takahashi,(unknown),Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	33
7	Arabidopsis phot1 and phot2 phosphorylate BLUS1 kinase with different efficiencies in stomatal opening 2016 ·Journal of Plant Research ·Atsushi Takemiya,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	33
8	Multiple Roles of the Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase and Its Regulation 2014 ·The Enzymes ·Yin Wang,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki,Toshinori Kinoshita	10
9	Phosphorylation of BLUS1 kinase by phototropins is a primary step in stomatal opening 2013 ·Nature Communications ·Atsushi Takemiya,Naoyuki Sugiyama,Hiroshi Fujimoto,(unknown),Shota Yamauchi,(unknown),Yasuomi Tada,John M. Christie,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	164
10	Phytochrome Kinase Substrate 4 is phosphorylated by the phototropin 1 photoreceptor 2012 ·The EMBO Journal ·Emilie Demarsy,Isabelle Schepens,Koji Okajima,Micha Hersch,Sven Bergmann,John M. Christie,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki,Satoru Tokutomi,Christian Fankhauser	77
11	FLOWERING LOCUS T Regulates Stomatal Opening 2011 ·Current Biology ·Toshinori Kinoshita,(unknown),Yuki Hayashi,Sayuri Morimoto,Suguru Nakamura,(unknown),(unknown),Masato Ohnishi,Takeshi Nakano,Shin‐ichiro Inoue,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	177
12	Phototropins Promote Plant Growth in Response to Blue Light in Low Light Environments 2005 ·The Plant Cell ·Atsushi Takemiya,Shin-ichiro Inoue,Michio Doi,Toshinori Kinoshita,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	207
13	Biochemical Characterization of Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase Activation in Guard Cell Protoplasts of Arabidopsis thaliana in Response to Blue Light 2005 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·(unknown),Toshinori Kinoshita,Shin‐ichiro Inoue,Takashi Emi,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	143
14	A transgene encoding a blue-light receptor, phot1, restores blue-light responses in the Arabidopsis phot1 phot2 double mutant 2004 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Mitsunobu Doi,Ayako Shigenaga,Takashi Emi,Toshinori Kinoshita,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	67
15	Blue-Light- and Phosphorylation-Dependent Binding of a 14-3-3 Protein to Phototropins in Stomatal Guard Cells of Broad Bean 2003 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Toshinori Kinoshita,Takashi Emi,(unknown),Koji Sakamoto,Ayako Shigenaga,Michio Doi,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	122
16	Evidence for Nucleotide-Dependent Passive H+ Transport Protein in the Plasma Membrane of Barley Roots 2003 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·(unknown),Tetsuro Mimura,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	3
17	Chapter 35 Analysis of the Light Signaling Pathway in Stomatal Guard Cells 1995 ·Methods in cell biology ·Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki,Toshinori Kinoshita	1
18	Profiles of Proteins in Guard-cell and Mesophyll Protoplasts from Vicia faba L. Fractionated by Sodium Dodecylsulfate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis 1989 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Toshihide Ohya,Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	8
19	Ribulosebisphosphate Carboxylase Activity and Photosynthetic O₂ Evolution Rate in Vicia Guard-Cell Protoplasts 1989 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki	26
20	Red Light-Dependent CO₂ Uptake and Oxygen Evolution in Guard Cell Protoplasts of Vicia faba L.: Evidence for Photosynthetic CO₂ Fixation 1987 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki,Eduardo Zeiger	38

About Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki

Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 113 papers that have together received 7.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (65 papers), Light effects on plants (54 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (47 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (6.6k citations), Molecular Biology (4.5k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (595 citations). Ken‐ichiro Shimazaki has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Toshinori Kinoshita, Michio Doi, Sarah M. Assmann, Atsushi Takemiya, Masamitsu Wada, Eduardo Zeiger, Noriyuki Suetsugu, Noriaki Kondo, Shin-ichiro Inoue and Takatoshi Kagawa. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

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