Kohki Yoshimoto

10.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
51 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Kohki Yoshimoto is a scholar working on Plant Science, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kohki Yoshimoto has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Plant Science, 24 papers in Epidemiology and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kohki Yoshimoto's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (24 papers), Plant responses to water stress (14 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers). Kohki Yoshimoto is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (24 papers), Plant responses to water stress (14 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers). Kohki Yoshimoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and United States. Kohki Yoshimoto's co-authors include Yoshinori Ohsumi, Céline Masclaux‐Daubresse, Ken Shirasu, H. Ishida, Yasuo Niwa, Liliana Ávila, Masanori Shimizu, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Anne Guiboileau and Masanori Izumi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kohki Yoshimoto

50 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Processing of ATG8s, Ubiquitin-Like Proteins, and Their D... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2009 2008 2006 2008 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Processing of ATG8s, Ubiquitin-Like Proteins, and Their Deconjugation by ATG4s Are Essential for Plant Autophagy
    2004 484 citations Kohki Yoshimoto, Hideki Hanaoka et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  2. Autophagy Negatively Regulates Cell Death by Controlling NPR1-Dependent Salicylic Acid Signaling during Senescence and the Innate Immune Response inArabidopsis   
    2009 472 citations Kohki Yoshimoto, Yoshinori Ohsumi et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  3. Mobilization of Rubisco and Stroma-Localized Fluorescent Proteins of Chloroplasts to the Vacuole by anATGGene-Dependent Autophagic Process  
    2008 285 citations H. Ishida, Kohki Yoshimoto et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  4. Autophagy in Development and Stress Responses of Plants
    2006 283 citations Yoshinori Ohsumi, Kohki Yoshimoto et al. Autophagy profile →
  5. Autophagy Plays a Role in Chloroplast Degradation during Senescence in Individually Darkened Leaves  
    2008 268 citations H. Ishida, Masanori Izumi et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kohki Yoshimoto Japan 29 3.6k 2.4k 2.1k 444 345 51 4.8k
Diane C. Bassham United States 48 5.8k 1.6× 4.4k 1.9× 2.7k 1.3× 588 1.3× 1.6k 4.7× 117 8.2k
Shoji Mano Japan 31 1.6k 0.4× 2.2k 0.9× 279 0.1× 603 1.4× 261 0.8× 74 3.1k
Francis Marty France 16 1.2k 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 318 0.2× 96 0.2× 402 1.2× 27 1.9k
Jing Bo Jin China 34 4.1k 1.1× 3.6k 1.5× 96 0.0× 252 0.6× 475 1.4× 50 5.4k
Henri Batoko Belgium 23 1.7k 0.5× 1.7k 0.7× 274 0.1× 101 0.2× 565 1.6× 47 2.5k
Enrique Rojo Spain 32 3.2k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 160 0.1× 121 0.3× 712 2.1× 51 4.3k
Bruno André Belgium 37 1.4k 0.4× 3.1k 1.3× 179 0.1× 358 0.8× 964 2.8× 63 4.0k
Nozomu Koizumi Japan 40 2.9k 0.8× 2.7k 1.1× 681 0.3× 110 0.2× 1.4k 4.1× 94 4.7k
Fionn McLoughlin United States 19 944 0.3× 930 0.4× 364 0.2× 168 0.4× 218 0.6× 28 1.6k
Yongheng Liang China 21 560 0.2× 698 0.3× 405 0.2× 131 0.3× 496 1.4× 59 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kurotani, Ken‐ichi, Ryo Tabata, Ryohei Sugita, et al.. (2025). Autophagy is induced during plant grafting to promote wound healing. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3483–3483. 3 indexed citations
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Kawakami, Naoto, et al.. (2024). Autophagy maintains endosperm quality during seed storage to preserve germination ability in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(14). e2321612121–e2321612121. 4 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Kohki, et al.. (2023). Intracellular phosphate recycling systems for survival during phosphate starvation in plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1088211–1088211. 7 indexed citations
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Oikawa, Kazusato, Shino Goto‐Yamada, Yasuko Hayashi, et al.. (2022). Pexophagy suppresses ROS-induced damage in leaf cells under high-intensity light. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7493–7493. 24 indexed citations
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Kanno, Yuri, et al.. (2022). Seed dormancy 4 like1 of Arabidopsis is a key regulator of phase transition from embryo to vegetative development. The Plant Journal. 112(2). 460–475. 15 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Kohki, et al.. (2022). Autophagy triggered by iron‐mediated ER stress is an important stress response to the early phase of Pi starvation in plants. The Plant Journal. 110(5). 1370–1381. 7 indexed citations
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Marmagne, Anne, Adeline Berger, Kohki Yoshimoto, et al.. (2018). Autophagy controls resource allocation and protein storage accumulation in Arabidopsis seeds. Journal of Experimental Botany. 69(6). 1403–1414. 65 indexed citations
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Pottier, Mathieu, Céline Masclaux‐Daubresse, Kohki Yoshimoto, & Sébastien Thomine. (2014). Autophagy as a possible mechanism for micronutrient remobilization from leaves to seeds. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5. 11–11. 62 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Kohki, Michitaro Shibata, Maki Kondo, et al.. (2014). Quality control of plant peroxisomes in organ specific manner via autophagy. Journal of Cell Science. 127(Pt 6). 1161–8. 95 indexed citations
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Ávila, Liliana, Michaël Moison, Kohki Yoshimoto, & Céline Masclaux‐Daubresse. (2014). Autophagy, plant senescence, and nutrient recycling. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65(14). 3799–3811. 271 indexed citations
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Guiboileau, Anne, et al.. (2014). Assessment and Optimization of Autophagy Monitoring Methods in Arabidopsis Roots Indicate Direct Fusion of Autophagosomes with Vacuoles. Plant and Cell Physiology. 55(4). 715–726. 61 indexed citations
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Kwon, Soon Il, Hong Joo Cho, Jin Hee Jung, et al.. (2010). The Rab GTPase RabG3b functions in autophagy and contributes to tracheary element differentiation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 64(1). no–no. 138 indexed citations
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Shin, Jun‐Hye, Kohki Yoshimoto, Yoshinori Ohsumi, Jong‐Seong Jeon, & Gynheung An. (2009). OsATG10b, an Autophagosome Component, Is Needed for Cell Survival against Oxidative Stresses in Rice. Molecules and Cells. 27(1). 67–74. 90 indexed citations
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Ishida, H., Kohki Yoshimoto, Masanori Izumi, et al.. (2008). Mobilization of Rubisco and Stroma-Localized Fluorescent Proteins of Chloroplasts to the Vacuole by anATGGene-Dependent Autophagic Process  . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 148(1). 142–155. 285 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fujioka, Yūko, Nobuo N. Noda, Kiyonaga Fujii, et al.. (2007). In Vitro Reconstitution of Plant Atg8 and Atg12 Conjugation Systems Essential for Autophagy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(4). 1921–1928. 101 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Kohki. (2006). [Recent advances in plant autophagy research: plant atg mutants].. PubMed. 51(10 Suppl). 1532–6. 1 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Nobuo, Kohki Yoshimoto, Yūko Fujioka, Yoshinori Ohsumi, & Fuyuhiko Inagaki. (2005). The Crystal Structure of Plant ATG12 and its Biological Implication in Autophagy. Autophagy. 1(2). 119–126. 99 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Kohki, Hideki Hanaoka, Shusei Sato, et al.. (2004). Processing of ATG8s, Ubiquitin-Like Proteins, and Their Deconjugation by ATG4s Are Essential for Plant Autophagy. The Plant Cell. 16(11). 2967–2983. 484 indexed citations breakdown →
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Isono, Kyoichi, Masanori Shimizu, Kohki Yoshimoto, et al.. (1997). Leaf-specifically expressed genes for polypeptides destined for chloroplasts with domains of σ 70 factors of bacterial RNA polymerases in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(26). 14948–14953. 109 indexed citations

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