Koichiro Aya

4.0k citations

29 papers · 2.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 23

Plant Science top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Genetics top 5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 5%
Agronomy and Crop Science top 5%

Co-authors: Makoto Matsuoka Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka Hidemi Kitano Ko Hirano Tokunori Hobo Kenji Yano Eiji Yamamoto Kentaro Yano
Topics: Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers)Plant Reproductive Biology (12 papers)Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (5 papers)
Cited by: Plant Science Genetics Molecular Biology
Journals: Science Nature Communications Nature Genetics
Partner nations: Japan Canada

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Koichiro Aya

28 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Genome-wide association study using whole-genome sequencing rapidly identifies new genes influencing agronomic traits in rice

2016 461 citations Kenji Yano, Eiji Yamamoto et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Characterizing the tumor immune environment in thymic epithelial tumors using T-cell receptor repertoire analysis and gene expression profiling 2025 ·JTCVS Open ·(unknown),(unknown),Koichiro Aya,Yoichiro Nakatani,Masafumi Horie,Daichi Maeda,Soichiro Funaki,Yasushi Shintani,Shinichi Yachida	0
2	SMALL ORGAN SIZE 1 and SMALL ORGAN SIZE 2/DWARF AND LOW-TILLERING Form a Complex to Integrate Auxin and Brassinosteroid Signaling in Rice 2017 ·Molecular Plant ·Ko Hirano,Hideki Yoshida,Koichiro Aya,Mayuko Kawamura,Makoto Hayashi,Tokunori Hobo,Kanna Sato‐Izawa,Hidemi Kitano,Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka,Makoto Matsuoka	112
3	Genome-wide association study using whole-genome sequencing rapidly identifies new genes influencing agronomic traits in ricebreakdown → 2016 ·Nature Genetics ·Kenji Yano,Eiji Yamamoto,Koichiro Aya,Hideyuki Takeuchi,(unknown),Li Hu,Masanori Yamasaki,Shinya Yoshida,Hidemi Kitano,Ko Hirano,Makoto Matsuoka	461
4	Isolation of a Novel Lodging Resistance QTL Gene Involved in Strigolactone Signaling and Its Pyramiding with a QTL Gene Involved in Another Mechanism 2015 ·Molecular Plant ·Kenji Yano,Taiichiro Ookawa,Koichiro Aya,(unknown),Tadashi Hirasawa,Takeshi Ebitani,(unknown),Masahiro Yano,Toshio Yamamoto,Shuichi Fukuoka,Jian Wu,Tsuyu Ando,Reynante Lacsamana Ordonio,Ko Hirano,Makoto Matsuoka	104
5	De Novo Transcriptome Assembly of a Fern, Lygodium japonicum, and a Web Resource Database, Ljtrans DB 2014 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Koichiro Aya,Masaaki Kobayashi,(unknown),Hajime Ohyanagi,Takayuki Suzuki,Kenji Yano,(unknown),Kentaro Yano,Makoto Matsuoka	35
6	A Novel AP2-Type Transcription Factor, SMALL ORGAN SIZE1, Controls Organ Size Downstream of an Auxin Signaling Pathway 2014 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Koichiro Aya,Tokunori Hobo,Kanna Sato‐Izawa,Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka,Hidemi Kitano,Makoto Matsuoka	115
7	Isolation of a novel lodging resistance QTL gene involved in strigolactone signaling and its pyramiding with a QTL gene involved in another mechanism 2014 ·Molecular Plant ·Kenji Yano,Taiichiro Ookawa,Koichiro Aya,(unknown),Tadashi Hirasawa,Takeshi Ebitani,(unknown),Masahiro Yano,Toshio Yamamoto,Shuichi Fukuoka,Jian Wu,Tsuyu Ando,Reynante Lacsamana Ordonio,Ko Hirano,Makoto Matsuoka	29
8	Identification of Transcription Factors Involved in Rice Secondary Cell Wall Formation 2013 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Ko Hirano,Mari Kondo,Koichiro Aya,Akio Miyao,Yutaka Sato,Baltazar A. Antonio,Nobukazu Namiki,Yoshiaki Nagamura,Makoto Matsuoka	87
9	Survey of Genes Involved in Rice Secondary Cell Wall Formation Through a Co-Expression Network 2013 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Ko Hirano,Koichiro Aya,Yoichi Morinaka,(unknown),Yutaka Sato,Baltazar A. Antonio,Nobukazu Namiki,Yoshiaki Nagamura,Makoto Matsuoka	49
10	The suppressive function of the rice DELLA protein SLR1 is dependent on its transcriptional activation activity 2012 ·The Plant Journal ·Ko Hirano,(unknown),(unknown),Koichiro Aya,Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka,Makoto Matsuoka	98
11	Molecular Determinants that Convert Hormone Sensitive Lipase into Gibberellin Receptor 2012 ·Protein and Peptide Letters ·Ko Hirano,Koichiro Aya,Makoto Matsuoka,Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka	4
12	Efficacy of Microarray Profiling Data Combined with QTL Mapping for the Identification of a QTL Gene Controlling the Initial Growth Rate in Rice 2012 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Kenji Yano,Tomonori Takashi,(unknown),Mikiko Kojima,Hitoshi Sakakibara,Hidemi Kitano,Makoto Matsuoka,Koichiro Aya	34
13	OsCAD2 is the major CAD gene responsible for monolignol biosynthesis in rice culm 2011 ·Plant Cell Reports ·Ko Hirano,Koichiro Aya,Mari Kondo,(unknown),Yoichi Morinaka,Makoto Matsuoka	83
14	Comprehensive Network Analysis of Anther-Expressed Genes in Rice by the Combination of 33 Laser Microdissection and 143 Spatiotemporal Microarrays 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Koichiro Aya,Go Suzuki,Keita Suwabe,Tokunori Hobo,Hirokazu Takahashi,Katsuhiro Shiono,Kentaro Yano,Nobuhiro Tsutsumi,Mikio Nakazono,Yoshiaki Nagamura,Makoto Matsuoka,Masao Watanabe	51
15	The auxin responsive AP2/ERF transcription factor CROWN ROOTLESS5 is involved in crown root initiation in rice through the induction of OsRR1, a type‐A response regulator of cytokinin signaling 2011 ·The Plant Journal ·Yuka Kitomi,Hiroko Itô,Tokunori Hobo,Koichiro Aya,Hidemi Kitano,Yoshiaki Inukai	189
16	The Gibberellin perception system evolved to regulate a pre-existing GAMYB-mediated system during land plant evolution 2011 ·Nature Communications ·Koichiro Aya,Yuji Hiwatashi,Mikiko Kojima,Hitoshi Sakakibara,Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka,Mitsuyasu Hasebe,Makoto Matsuoka	71
17	Phytotoxicity testing for herbicide regulation: Shortcomings in relation to biodiversity and ecosystem services in agrarian systems 2011 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Céline Boutin,Koichiro Aya,David Carpenter,Philippe J. Thomas,Owen Rowland	60
18	Gibberellin Modulates Anther Development in Rice via the Transcriptional Regulation of GAMYB 2009 ·The Plant Cell ·Koichiro Aya,Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka,Maki Kondo,Kazuki Hamada,Kentaro Yano,Mikio Nishimura,Makoto Matsuoka	308
19	NPHS1 gene mutation in Japanese patients with congenital nephrotic syndrome 2009 ·Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation ·Koichiro Aya,Junya Shimizu,Yoshiyuki Ohtomo,Kenichi Satomura,Hodaka Suzuki,Kunimasa Yan,Yoshikazu Sado,Tsuneo Morishima,Hiroyuki Tanaka	7
20	Comprehensive Transcriptome Analysis of Phytohormone Biosynthesis and Signaling Genes in Microspore/Pollen and Tapetum of Rice 2008 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Ko Hirano,Koichiro Aya,Tokunori Hobo,Hitoshi Sakakibara,Mikiko Kojima,Rosalyn B. Angeles‐Shim,Yasuko Hasegawa,Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka,Makoto Matsuoka	166

About Koichiro Aya

Koichiro Aya is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology, having authored 29 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (12 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (2.5k citations), Genetics (705 citations) and Molecular Biology (1.4k citations). Koichiro Aya has collaborated with scholars based in Japan and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Makoto Matsuoka, Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka, Hidemi Kitano, Ko Hirano, Tokunori Hobo, Kenji Yano, Eiji Yamamoto, Kentaro Yano, Mikiko Kojima and Hitoshi Sakakibara. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

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