Kohji Ito

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Kohji Ito is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kohji Ito has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 23 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kohji Ito's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (24 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (16 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (10 papers). Kohji Ito is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (24 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (16 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (10 papers). Kohji Ito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Kohji Ito's co-authors include Zen‐ichiro Honda, Takao Shimizu, M. Tominaga, Keiichi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Yousuke Seyama, Ichiro Miki, Hiroyuki Toh, Haruo Okado and Motonao Nakamura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kohji Ito

61 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Cloning by functional expression of platelet-activating f... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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. Cloning by functional expression of platelet-activating factor receptor from guinea-pig lung
    1991 503 citations Zen‐ichiro Honda, Motonao Nakamura et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kohji Ito Japan 21 874 343 286 259 216 67 1.6k
Günter Stier Germany 30 2.9k 3.4× 472 1.4× 475 1.7× 349 1.3× 220 1.0× 59 3.6k
H. Satoh Japan 27 1.1k 1.3× 329 1.0× 343 1.2× 776 3.0× 276 1.3× 85 2.7k
Sang Hoon Ha South Korea 24 1.8k 2.0× 439 1.3× 102 0.4× 120 0.5× 193 0.9× 49 2.6k
Catherine J. Pears United Kingdom 23 1.3k 1.5× 527 1.5× 97 0.3× 94 0.4× 136 0.6× 62 1.9k
Marcia A. Kaetzel United States 35 2.2k 2.6× 237 0.7× 572 2.0× 79 0.3× 446 2.1× 63 3.0k
John A. Putkey United States 34 2.2k 2.5× 275 0.8× 939 3.3× 119 0.5× 364 1.7× 69 3.0k
Merridee A. Wouters Australia 25 1.4k 1.7× 203 0.6× 123 0.4× 74 0.3× 85 0.4× 44 2.2k
Fei Huang United States 30 2.0k 2.3× 230 0.7× 107 0.4× 123 0.5× 108 0.5× 114 2.9k
Gitte Neubauer Germany 25 2.3k 2.6× 181 0.5× 173 0.6× 85 0.3× 103 0.5× 34 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kohji Ito

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kohji Ito

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kohji Ito

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Belausov, Eduard, M. Tominaga, Takeshi Haraguchi, et al.. (2024). Functional characterization of calmodulin-like proteins, CML13 and CML14, as novel light chains of Arabidopsis class VIII myosins. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75(8). 2313–2329. 3 indexed citations
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Ito, Kohji, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the fastest myosin: Discovery history and structure-function relationships of algae <i>Chara</i> myosin XI. Biophysics and Physicobiology. 21(3). n/a–n/a.
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Haraguchi, Takeshi, K. Suzuki, M. Tominaga, et al.. (2022). Discovery of ultrafast myosin, its amino acid sequence, and structural features. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(8). 13 indexed citations
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Kanazawa, Takehiko, Takeshi Haraguchi, Atsuko Era, et al.. (2020). Characterization of ancestral myosin XI from Marchantia polymorpha by heterologous expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 104(2). 460–473. 4 indexed citations
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Tominaga, M., Atsushi Kimura, Etsuo Yokota, et al.. (2013). Cytoplasmic Streaming Velocity as a Plant Size Determinant. Developmental Cell. 27(3). 345–352. 85 indexed citations
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Haraguchi, Takeshi, et al.. (2013). Function of the head–tail junction in the activity of myosin II. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 440(4). 490–494. 3 indexed citations
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Umeki, Nobuhisa, Jun Nakajima, Taro Noguchi, et al.. (2012). Rapid Nucleotide Exchange Renders Asp-11 Mutant Actins Resistant to Depolymerizing Activity of Cofilin, Leading to Dominant Toxicity in Vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(3). 1739–1749. 10 indexed citations
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Konno, Satoshi, Yoshitaka Hirooka, Takuya Kishi, et al.. (2009). Increased oxidative stress in cardiovascular center of brain stem causes sympatho-excitation in dietary-induced obesity rat. Circulation. 73(1). 406. 1 indexed citations
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Ito, Kohji, et al.. (2007). Enzymatic Activity and Motility of Recombinant Arabidopsis Myosin XI, MYA1. Plant and Cell Physiology. 48(6). 886–891. 23 indexed citations
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Shimada, Kiyo, et al.. (2007). Binding of Chara Myosin Globular Tail Domain to Phospholipid Vesicles. Plant and Cell Physiology. 48(11). 1558–1566. 4 indexed citations
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Kon, Takahide, et al.. (2007). Kinetic Characterization of Tail Swing Steps in the ATPase Cycle of Dictyostelium Cytoplasmic Dynein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(30). 21639–21644. 31 indexed citations
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Ito, Kohji, et al.. (2007). Kinetic Mechanism of the Fastest Motor Protein, Chara Myosin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(27). 19534–19545. 53 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Keiichi, Kiyo Shimada, Kohji Ito, et al.. (2006). Chara Myosin and the Energy of Cytoplasmic Streaming. Plant and Cell Physiology. 47(10). 1427–1431. 13 indexed citations
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Kashiyama, Taku, et al.. (2004). Importance of the Converter Region for the Motility of Myosin as Revealed by the Studies on Chimeric Chara Myosins. Journal of Molecular Biology. 344(2). 311–315. 3 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Takuma, et al.. (2001). Learning by Problem-Solving Assisted of Planning and Retrieval of Sample Problems with Solutions Indexed by Structured Solution Plan. Journal on Educational Technology. 25(2). 95–102.
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Liu, Xiong, Kohji Ito, Randall J. Lee, & Taro Q.P. Uyeda. (2000). Involvement of Tail Domains in Regulation of Dictyostelium Myosin II. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 271(1). 75–81. 19 indexed citations
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Honda, Zen‐ichiro, Motonao Nakamura, Ichiro Miki, et al.. (1991). Cloning by functional expression of platelet-activating factor receptor from guinea-pig lung. Nature. 349(6307). 342–346. 503 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ito, Kohji. (1990). Development of new material for aerospace uses "heat resistant composites".. JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 59(6). 446–452.
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Mizuno, Takeshi & Kohji Ito. (1988). Random cloning of bent DNA segments from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and primary characterization of their structures. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 214(2). 249–256. 5 indexed citations
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Iioka, H, et al.. (1987). [The study on human placental DHA-S transport mechanism (using placental microvillous membrane vesicles)].. PubMed. 39(10). 1756–60. 2 indexed citations

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