Koichi Watanabe

12.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
119 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Koichi Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Koichi Watanabe has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Molecular Biology, 57 papers in Food Science and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Koichi Watanabe's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (56 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (41 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (28 papers). Koichi Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (56 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (41 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (28 papers). Koichi Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Taiwan and Germany. Koichi Watanabe's co-authors include Ryuichiro Tanaka, Takahiro Matsuki, Junji Fujimoto, Toshihiko Takada, Hiroshi Oyaizu, Jyoti Prakash Tamang, Wilhelm H. Holzapfel, Paola Mattarelli, Bruno Pot and Giovanna E. Felis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Koichi Watanabe

116 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae

2020 2.2k citations Jinshui Zheng, Stijn Wittouck et al. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY profile →
Use of 16S rRNA Gene-Targeted Group-Specific Primers for Real-Time PCR Analysis of Predominant Bacteria in Human Feces

2004 562 citations Takahiro Matsuki, Koichi Watanabe et al. profile →
Development of 16S rRNA-Gene-Targeted Group-Specific Primers for the Detection and Identification of Predominant Bacteria in Human Feces

2002 542 citations Takahiro Matsuki, Koichi Watanabe et al. profile →
Review: Diversity of Microorganisms in Global Fermented Foods and Beverages

2016 535 citations Koichi Watanabe et al. profile →
Promoting effect of bile acids in colon carcinogenesis in germ-free and conventional F344 rats.

1977 371 citations Bandaru S. Reddy, Koichi Watanabe et al. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Koichi Watanabe

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effects of heat‐killed Lactiplantibacillus plantarumTWK10 on exercise performance, fatigue, and muscle growth in healthy male adults 2023 ·Physiological Reports ·(unknown), Chia‐Chia Lee, Mon‐Chien Lee, (unknown), Jin‐Seng Lin, Chi‐Chang Huang, Koichi Watanabe	13
2	A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae breakdown → 2020 ·INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·Jinshui Zheng, Stijn Wittouck, Elisa Salvetti, Charles M. A. P. Franz, Hugh M. B. Harris, Paola Mattarelli, Paul W. O’Toole, Bruno Pot, Peter Vandamme, Jens Walter, Koichi Watanabe, Sander Wuyts, Giovanna E. Felis, Michael G. Gänzle, Sarah Lebeer	2189
3	Simple and rapid method for the detection of Filobasidiella neoformans in a probiotic dairy product by using loop-mediated isothermal amplification 2014 ·International Journal of Food Microbiology ·Hiroshi Ishikawa, Kohei Kasahara, (unknown), (unknown), Koichi Watanabe	3
4	Microbial Diversity Analysis of Fermented Mung Beans (Lu-Doh-Huang) by Using Pyrosequencing and Culture Methods 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Shiou-Huei Chao, Hui-Yu Huang, Chuan-Hsiung Chang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Koichi Watanabe, Ying-Chieh Tsai	11
5	Diversity of lactic acid bacteria in suan-tsai and fu-tsai, traditional fermented mustard products of Taiwan 2009 ·International Journal of Food Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Koichi Watanabe, Ying-Chieh Tsai	86
6	Brown leaf spot disease of gentian, Gentiana scabra var. buergeri (Miq.) Maxim. and its causal fungus 2009 ·Japanese Journal of Phytopathology ·Takaomi Kobayashi, (unknown), (unknown), Yosuke Ono, Koichi Watanabe	4
7	Lactobacillus kisonensis sp. nov., Lactobacillus otakiensis sp. nov., Lactobacillus rapi sp. nov. and Lactobacillus sunkii sp. nov., heterofermentative species isolated from sunki, a traditional Japanese pickle 2009 ·INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·Koichi Watanabe, Jiro Fujimoto, Yoshifumi Tomii, Masae Sasamoto, Hirofumi Makino, Yotaro Kudo, Shinji Okada	48
8	Lactobacillus capillatus sp. nov., a motile bacterium isolated from stinky tofu brine 2008 ·INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·Shiou-Huei Chao, Yoshifumi Tomii, Masae Sasamoto, Junji Fujimoto, Yien Che Tsai, Koichi Watanabe	31
9	Size and number of tandem repeat arrays can determine somatic homologous pairing of transgene loci mediated by epigenetic modifications in Arabidopsis thaliana nuclei 2008 ·Chromosoma ·Gabriele Jovtchev, Koichi Watanabe, Aleš Pečinka, Faye M. Rosin, Michael Florian Mette, Eric Lam, Ingo Schubert	25
10	Diversity of lactic acid bacteria in fermented brines used to make stinky tofu 2008 ·International Journal of Food Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Koichi Watanabe, Ying-Chieh Tsai	89
11	Induction of Interleukin-12 by Lactobacillus Strains Having a Rigid Cell Wall Resistant to Intracellular Digestion 2006 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·K. Shida, Junko Kiyoshima‐Shibata, Masato Nagaoka, Koichi Watanabe, Masanobu Nanno	131
12	DNA hypomethylation reduces homologous pairing of inserted tandem repeat arrays in somatic nuclei ofArabidopsis thaliana 2005 ·The Plant Journal ·Koichi Watanabe, Aleš Pečinka, Armin Meister, Ingo Schubert, Eric Lam	23
13	Mobilization of transposons by a mutation abolishing full DNA methylation in Arabidopsis 2001 ·Nature ·Asuka Miura, (unknown), Koichi Watanabe, T. Toyama, Hiroaki Shimada, Tetsuji Kakutani	467
14	Rapid identification of human intestinal bifidobacteria by 16S rRNA-targeted species- and group-specific primers 1998 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Takahiro Matsuki, Koichi Watanabe, Ryuichiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Oyaizu	132
15	Thoracoscopic transdiaphragmatic microwave coagulation therapy for a liver tumor 1998 ·Surgical Endoscopy ·Yuichi Yamashita, (unknown), Takafumi Maekawa, Koichi Watanabe, A. Iwasaki, Takayuki Shirakusa	34
16	Measurement of Gaseous Hydrogen Peroxide (H<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB>) Concentrations in the Urban Atmosphere 1995 ·Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II ·Koichi Watanabe, Hiroshi Tanaka	18
17	Immunobiological activities of bacteria isolated from the root canals of postendodontic teeth with persistent periapical lesions 1992 ·Journal of Endodontics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Koichi Watanabe, Tomoyuki Umemoto	4
18	New Fluorine-Substituted Analogue of Eticlopride with High Affinity toward Dopamine D2 Receptors. 1991 ·Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin ·Koichi Watanabe, Toshimitsu Fukumura, Shigeki Sasaki, Minoru Maëda, (unknown)	5
19	Biotechnological tools for plant genetic resources management. 1990 ·Diversity ·J. H. Dodds, Koichi Watanabe	1
20	Promoting effect of bile acids in colon carcinogenesis in germ-free and conventional F344 rats. breakdown → 1977 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·Bandaru S. Reddy, Koichi Watanabe, John H. Weisburger, Ernst L. Wynder	371

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