Kenro Oshima

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Kenro Oshima is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Horticulture. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenro Oshima has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Plant Science, 26 papers in Insect Science and 24 papers in Horticulture. Recurrent topics in Kenro Oshima's work include Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens (59 papers), Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (41 papers) and Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (24 papers). Kenro Oshima is often cited by papers focused on Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens (59 papers), Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (41 papers) and Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (24 papers). Kenro Oshima collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Kenro Oshima's co-authors include S. Namba, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, Hisashi Nishigawa, Kensaku Maejima, Masashi Ugaki, Hee–Young Jung, Yasuyuki Yamaji, Shin-ichi Miyata, El‐Desouky Ammar and Heather N. Kingdom and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Kenro Oshima

79 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Phytoplasmas: bacteria that manipulate plants and insects 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Phytoplasmas: bacteria that manipulate plants and insects
    2008 463 citations Kenro Oshima, Shigeyuki Kakizawa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenro Oshima Japan 31 3.2k 1.4k 1.3k 503 139 80 3.4k
Shigeyuki Kakizawa Japan 27 2.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 925 0.7× 280 0.6× 86 0.6× 45 2.5k
Dawn E. Gundersen‐Rindal United States 25 2.7k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 641 1.3× 201 1.4× 64 3.4k
Yan Zhao United States 30 2.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 543 1.1× 224 1.6× 143 3.4k
Xavier Foissac France 29 2.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 581 0.5× 383 0.8× 115 0.8× 90 2.4k
Bruce C. Kirkpatrick United States 25 2.5k 0.8× 674 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 196 0.4× 338 2.4× 65 2.7k
Cristina Marzachì Italy 27 2.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 505 0.4× 281 0.6× 178 1.3× 121 2.2k
Giuseppe Firrao Italy 23 1.4k 0.5× 509 0.4× 374 0.3× 341 0.7× 318 2.3× 88 1.9k
Svetlana Y. Folimonova United States 28 2.3k 0.7× 928 0.6× 539 0.4× 384 0.8× 79 0.6× 61 2.5k
E. Seemüller Germany 34 4.7k 1.5× 1.3k 0.9× 2.4k 1.9× 349 0.7× 635 4.6× 134 4.9k
Laurène Lévy United States 25 2.5k 0.8× 832 0.6× 437 0.3× 579 1.2× 369 2.7× 56 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kenro Oshima

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenro Oshima

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenro Oshima

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All Works

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Kitazawa, Yugo, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Kensaku Maejima, et al.. (2023). Random mutagenesis-based screening of the interface of phyllogen, a bacterial phyllody-inducing effector, for interaction with plant MADS-box proteins. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1058059–1058059. 2 indexed citations
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Kitazawa, Yugo, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Kensaku Maejima, et al.. (2022). A phytoplasma effector acts as a ubiquitin-like mediator between floral MADS-box proteins and proteasome shuttle proteins. The Plant Cell. 34(5). 1709–1723. 24 indexed citations
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Bertaccini, Assunta, Yaima Arocha Rosete, Nicoletta Contaldo, et al.. (2022). Revision of the ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ species description guidelines. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 72(4). 81 indexed citations
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Iwabuchi, Nozomu, Kensaku Maejima, Yugo Kitazawa, et al.. (2019). Crystal structure of phyllogen, a phyllody-inducing effector protein of phytoplasma. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 513(4). 952–957. 24 indexed citations
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Nijo, Takamichi, Yutaro Neriya, Hiroaki Koinuma, et al.. (2017). Genome-Wide Analysis of the Transcription Start Sites and Promoter Motifs of Phytoplasmas. DNA and Cell Biology. 36(12). 1081–1092. 4 indexed citations
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Himeno, Misako, Yugo Kitazawa, Tetsuya Yoshida, et al.. (2014). Purple top symptoms are associated with reduction of leaf cell death in phytoplasma-infected plants. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 4111–4111. 31 indexed citations
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Minato, Nami, Misako Himeno, Ayaka Hoshi, et al.. (2014). The phytoplasmal virulence factor TENGU causes plant sterility by downregulating of the jasmonic acid and auxin pathways. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 7399–7399. 80 indexed citations
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Oshima, Kenro, Kensaku Maejima, & Shigetou Namba. (2013). Genomic and evolutionary aspects of phytoplasmas. Frontiers in Microbiology. 4. 230–230. 78 indexed citations
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Miura, Chihiro, Kyoko Sugawara, Yutaro Neriya, et al.. (2012). Functional characterization and gene expression profiling of superoxide dismutase from plant pathogenic phytoplasma. Gene. 510(2). 107–112. 24 indexed citations
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Oshima, Kenro, Yoshiko Ishii, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, et al.. (2011). Dramatic Transcriptional Changes in an Intracellular Parasite Enable Host Switching between Plant and Insect. PLoS ONE. 6(8). e23242–e23242. 62 indexed citations
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Kakizawa, Shigeyuki, Kenro Oshima, Yoshiko Ishii, et al.. (2009). Cloning of immunodominant membrane protein genes of phytoplasmas and theirin plantaexpression. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 293(1). 92–101. 61 indexed citations
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Oshima, Kenro & Hiromi Nishida. (2008). Detection of the Genes Evolving Under Ureaplasma-Specific Selection. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 66(5). 529–532. 4 indexed citations
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Arashida, Ryo, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, Ayaka Hoshi, et al.. (2008). Cloning and Characterization of the Antigenic Membrane Protein (Amp) Gene and In Situ Detection of Amp from Malformed Flowers Infected with Japanese Hydrangea Phyllody Phytoplasma. Phytopathology. 98(7). 769–775. 29 indexed citations
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Arashida, Ryo, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, Ayaka Hoshi, et al.. (2007). Heterogeneic Dynamics of the Structures of Multiple Gene Clusters in Two Pathogenetically Different Lines Originating from the Same Phytoplasma. DNA and Cell Biology. 27(4). 209–217. 33 indexed citations
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Nishigawa, Hisashi, Kenro Oshima, Shin-ichi Miyata, Masashi Ugaki, & S. Namba. (2003). Complete set of extrachromosomal DNAs from three pathogenic lines of onion yellows phytoplasma and use of PCR to differentiate each line. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 69(3). 194–198. 18 indexed citations
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Jung, Hee–Young, Shin-ichi Miyata, Kenro Oshima, et al.. (2003). First Complete Nucleotide Sequence and Heterologous Gene Organization of the Two rRNA Operons in the Phytoplasma Genome. DNA and Cell Biology. 22(3). 209–215. 25 indexed citations
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Miyata, Shin-ichi, Kenro Oshima, Toshimi Sawayanagi, et al.. (2002). Complete Nucleotide Sequence of the S10- spc Operon of Phytoplasma: Gene Organization and Genetic Code Resemble Those of Bacillus subtilis. DNA and Cell Biology. 21(7). 527–534. 20 indexed citations
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Oshima, Kenro, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, Hisashi Nishigawa, et al.. (2001). A Plasmid of Phytoplasma Encodes a Unique Replication Protein Having Both Plasmid- and Virus-like Domains: Clue to Viral Ancestry or Result of Virus/Plasmid Recombination?. Virology. 285(2). 270–277. 43 indexed citations

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