Kenji Matsui

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
208 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Kenji Matsui is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Matsui has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Plant Science, 78 papers in Molecular Biology and 41 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Kenji Matsui's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (40 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (38 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (26 papers). Kenji Matsui is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (40 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (38 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (26 papers). Kenji Matsui collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Thailand and United States. Kenji Matsui's co-authors include Junji Takabayashi, Tadahiko Kajiwara, Rika Ozawa, Kyutaro Kishimoto, Gen‐ichiro Arimura, Takao Koeduka, Yoshihiko Akakabe, Nakarin Suwannarach, Saisamorn Lumyong and Akikazu Hatanaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Matsui

203 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Green leaf volatiles: hydroperoxide lyase pathway of oxylipin metabolism

2006 569 citations Kenji Matsui profile →
Chemical and Molecular Ecology of Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles: Proximate Factors and Their Ultimate Functions

2009 415 citations Kenji Matsui, Junji Takabayashi et al. Plant and Cell Physiology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenji Matsui Japan	45	3.5k	2.7k	1.7k	1.1k	667	208	6.9k
Bernd Schneider Germany	50	4.9k 1.4×	5.0k 1.9×	1.2k 0.7×	664 0.6×	532 0.8×	319	9.8k
Dorothea Tholl United States	35	3.1k 0.9×	5.0k 1.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	829 1.2×	55	7.7k
Paul W. Paré United States	43	7.9k 2.2×	3.0k 1.1×	2.9k 1.7×	1.8k 1.6×	782 1.2×	174	11.5k
Søren Bak Denmark	52	5.4k 1.5×	6.1k 2.3×	1.4k 0.8×	756 0.7×	587 0.9×	116	10.1k
David R. Gang United States	51	3.0k 0.8×	5.0k 1.9×	485 0.3×	747 0.7×	861 1.3×	142	8.7k
Danièle Werck‐Reichhart France	56	5.9k 1.7×	7.9k 3.0×	677 0.4×	663 0.6×	542 0.8×	118	11.7k
Axel Mithöfer Germany	54	7.7k 2.2×	3.0k 1.1×	2.7k 1.6×	1.6k 1.5×	332 0.5×	185	10.0k
Jean‐Luc Wolfender Switzerland	59	5.0k 1.4×	6.6k 2.5×	1.1k 0.6×	791 0.7×	1.5k 2.3×	382	13.5k
Elmar W. Weiler Germany	58	8.1k 2.3×	6.2k 2.3×	1.9k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	270 0.4×	201	11.6k
Robert L. Last United States	60	8.0k 2.3×	8.6k 3.2×	669 0.4×	837 0.8×	486 0.7×	143	12.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenji Matsui

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All Works

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Nakada, Haruka, et al.. (2023). General public’s understanding of rare diseases and their opinions on medical resource allocation in Japan: a cross-sectional study. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 18(1). 143–143. 3 indexed citations

Sugimoto, Koichi, Yoko Iijima, Junji Takabayashi, & Kenji Matsui. (2021). Processing of Airborne Green Leaf Volatiles for Their Glycosylation in the Exposed Plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 721572–721572. 10 indexed citations

Yamashita, Yüko, Katsuyuki T. Yamato, Ryuichi Nishihama, et al.. (2020). Fungal-Type Terpene Synthases in Marchantia polymorpha Are Involved in Sesquiterpene Biosynthesis in Oil Body Cells. Plant and Cell Physiology. 62(3). 528–537. 10 indexed citations

Kumla, Jaturong, Nakarin Suwannarach, Kenji Matsui, & Saisamorn Lumyong. (2020). Biosynthetic pathway of indole-3-acetic acid in ectomycorrhizal fungi collected from northern Thailand. PLoS ONE. 15(1). e0227478–e0227478. 39 indexed citations

Nakada, Haruka, et al.. (2020). Public Attitudes Toward the Secondary Uses of Patient Records for Pharmaceutical Companies’ Activities in Japan. Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science. 54(3). 701–708. 1 indexed citations

Suwannarach, Nakarin, Jaturong Kumla, Bunta Watanabe, Kenji Matsui, & Saisamorn Lumyong. (2019). Characterization of melanin and optimal conditions for pigment production by an endophytic fungus, Spissiomyces endophytica SDBR-CMU319. PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0222187–e0222187. 79 indexed citations

Kumla, Jaturong, et al.. (2018). Biosynthetic pathway and optimal conditions for the production of indole-3-acetic acid by an endophytic fungus, Colletotrichum fructicola CMU-A109. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0205070–e0205070. 58 indexed citations

Takai, Hiroki, Rika Ozawa, Junji Takabayashi, et al.. (2018). Silkworms suppress the release of green leaf volatiles by mulberry leaves with an enzyme from their spinnerets. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 11942–11942. 29 indexed citations

Suwannarach, Nakarin, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of Muscodor cinnamomi as an egg biofumigant for the reduction of microorganisms on eggshell surfaces and its effect on egg quality. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 244. 52–61. 22 indexed citations

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Ono, Eiichiro, Takao Koeduka, Hiromi Toyonaga, et al.. (2015). CYP74B24 is the 13-hydroperoxide lyase involved in biosynthesis of green leaf volatiles in tea (Camellia sinensis). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 98. 112–118. 13 indexed citations

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Sugimoto, Koichi, Kenji Matsui, Yoko Iijima, et al.. (2014). Intake and transformation to a glycoside of ( Z )-3-hexenol from infested neighbors reveals a mode of plant odor reception and defense. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(19). 7144–7149. 158 indexed citations

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Matsui, Kenji, et al.. (2013). Development of electrolarynx with hands-free prosody control.. SSW. 273–277. 6 indexed citations

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Sugimoto, Koichi, et al.. (2011). Oxylipin-specific cytochrome P450s (CYP74s) in Lotus japonicus : their implications in response to mechanical wounding and nodule formation. Journal of Plant Interactions. 6(4). 255–264. 6 indexed citations

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Kishimoto, Kyutaro, Kenji Matsui, Rika Ozawa, & Junji Takabayashi. (2006). ETR1-, JAR1- and PAD2-dependent signaling pathways are involved in C6-aldehyde-induced defense responses of Arabidopsis. Plant Science. 171(3). 415–423. 37 indexed citations

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Matsui, Kenji, et al.. (2004). A tomato lipase homologous to DAD1 (LeLID1) is induced in post‐germinative growing stage and encodes a triacylglycerol lipase. FEBS Letters. 569(1-3). 195–200. 41 indexed citations

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Stumpe, Michael, et al.. (2003). On the specificity of lipid hydroperoxide fragmentation by fatty acid hydroperoxide lyase from Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Plant Physiology. 160(7). 803–809. 21 indexed citations

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Kajiwara, Tadahiko, et al.. (2003). Biomimetic Conversion of (3S)-(–)-Neodictyoprolenol to Optically Pure (1S,2R)-(–)-Dictyopterene B, Marine Algal Sex Pheromone. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 58(1-2). 109–112. 8 indexed citations

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Matsui, Kenji, et al.. (2000). Fatty Acid Hydroperoxide Lyase in Tomato Fruits: Cloning and Properties of a Recombinant Enzyme Expressed inEscherichia coli. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 64(6). 1189–1196. 44 indexed citations

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Kosasa, Takashi, Yuka Kuriya, Kenji Matsui, & Yoshiharu Yamanishi. (2000). Inhibitory effect of orally administered donepezil hydrochloride (E2020), a novel treatment for Alzheimer's disease, on cholinesterase activity in rats. European Journal of Pharmacology. 389(2-3). 173–179. 60 indexed citations

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Matsui, Kenji, et al.. (1994). 5,6-Epoxidation of All-trans-retinoic Acid with Soybean Lipoxygenase-2 and -3. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 58(1). 140–145. 5 indexed citations

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