Koichiro Aya

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Koichiro Aya is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Koichiro Aya has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Plant Science, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Koichiro Aya's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (12 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (5 papers). Koichiro Aya is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (12 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (5 papers). Koichiro Aya collaborates with scholars based in Japan and Canada. Koichiro Aya's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Koichiro Aya

28 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. 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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Koichiro Aya Japan 23 2.5k 1.4k 705 240 133 29 2.8k
Akemi Tagiri Japan 25 3.2k 1.3× 1.7k 1.2× 631 0.9× 93 0.4× 322 2.4× 40 3.5k
Longping Yuan China 23 3.0k 1.2× 868 0.6× 1.6k 2.3× 162 0.7× 161 1.2× 48 3.3k
Ko Hirano Japan 30 2.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 796 1.1× 192 0.8× 389 2.9× 41 3.3k
Yoichi Morinaka Japan 15 1.9k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 497 0.7× 75 0.3× 216 1.6× 29 2.2k
Brian Watson United States 15 2.8k 1.1× 2.0k 1.5× 517 0.7× 217 0.9× 195 1.5× 18 3.3k
Donghui Fu China 28 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 362 0.5× 81 0.3× 75 0.6× 54 2.0k
Takeshi Kuroha Japan 22 2.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 287 0.4× 118 0.5× 56 0.4× 37 2.8k
Robert Hasterok Poland 29 2.7k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 389 0.6× 798 3.3× 143 1.1× 103 3.1k
Kevin Fengler United States 15 2.3k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 689 1.0× 60 0.3× 79 0.6× 27 2.5k
Philip W. Becraft United States 26 2.6k 1.1× 1.9k 1.3× 460 0.7× 107 0.4× 163 1.2× 47 3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Koichiro Aya

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All Works

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Hirano, Ko, Hideki Yoshida, Koichiro Aya, et al.. (2017). SMALL ORGAN SIZE 1 and SMALL ORGAN SIZE 2/DWARF AND LOW-TILLERING Form a Complex to Integrate Auxin and Brassinosteroid Signaling in Rice. Molecular Plant. 10(4). 590–604. 112 indexed citations
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Yano, Kenji, Eiji Yamamoto, Koichiro Aya, et al.. (2016). Genome-wide association study using whole-genome sequencing rapidly identifies new genes influencing agronomic traits in rice. Nature Genetics. 48(8). 927–934. 461 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yano, Kenji, Taiichiro Ookawa, Koichiro Aya, et al.. (2015). Isolation of a Novel Lodging Resistance QTL Gene Involved in Strigolactone Signaling and Its Pyramiding with a QTL Gene Involved in Another Mechanism. Molecular Plant. 8(2). 303–314. 104 indexed citations
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Aya, Koichiro, Masaaki Kobayashi, Hajime Ohyanagi, et al.. (2014). De Novo Transcriptome Assembly of a Fern, Lygodium japonicum, and a Web Resource Database, Ljtrans DB. Plant and Cell Physiology. 56(1). e5–e5. 35 indexed citations
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Aya, Koichiro, Tokunori Hobo, Kanna Sato‐Izawa, et al.. (2014). A Novel AP2-Type Transcription Factor, SMALL ORGAN SIZE1, Controls Organ Size Downstream of an Auxin Signaling Pathway. Plant and Cell Physiology. 55(5). 897–912. 115 indexed citations
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Yano, Kenji, Taiichiro Ookawa, Koichiro Aya, et al.. (2014). Isolation of a novel lodging resistance QTL gene involved in strigolactone signaling and its pyramiding with a QTL gene involved in another mechanism. Molecular Plant. 29 indexed citations
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Hirano, Ko, Mari Kondo, Koichiro Aya, et al.. (2013). Identification of Transcription Factors Involved in Rice Secondary Cell Wall Formation. Plant and Cell Physiology. 54(11). 1791–1802. 87 indexed citations
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Hirano, Ko, Koichiro Aya, Yoichi Morinaka, et al.. (2013). Survey of Genes Involved in Rice Secondary Cell Wall Formation Through a Co-Expression Network. Plant and Cell Physiology. 54(11). 1803–1821. 49 indexed citations
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Hirano, Ko, et al.. (2012). The suppressive function of the rice DELLA protein SLR1 is dependent on its transcriptional activation activity. The Plant Journal. 71(3). 443–453. 98 indexed citations
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Hirano, Ko, Koichiro Aya, Makoto Matsuoka, & Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka. (2012). Molecular Determinants that Convert Hormone Sensitive Lipase into Gibberellin Receptor. Protein and Peptide Letters. 19(2). 180–185. 4 indexed citations
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Yano, Kenji, Tomonori Takashi, Mikiko Kojima, et al.. (2012). Efficacy of Microarray Profiling Data Combined with QTL Mapping for the Identification of a QTL Gene Controlling the Initial Growth Rate in Rice. Plant and Cell Physiology. 53(4). 729–739. 34 indexed citations
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Hirano, Ko, et al.. (2011). OsCAD2 is the major CAD gene responsible for monolignol biosynthesis in rice culm. Plant Cell Reports. 31(1). 91–101. 83 indexed citations
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Aya, Koichiro, Go Suzuki, Keita Suwabe, et al.. (2011). Comprehensive Network Analysis of Anther-Expressed Genes in Rice by the Combination of 33 Laser Microdissection and 143 Spatiotemporal Microarrays. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e26162–e26162. 51 indexed citations
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Aya, Koichiro, Yuji Hiwatashi, Mikiko Kojima, et al.. (2011). The Gibberellin perception system evolved to regulate a pre-existing GAMYB-mediated system during land plant evolution. Nature Communications. 2(1). 544–544. 71 indexed citations
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Boutin, Céline, Koichiro Aya, David Carpenter, Philippe J. Thomas, & Owen Rowland. (2011). Phytotoxicity testing for herbicide regulation: Shortcomings in relation to biodiversity and ecosystem services in agrarian systems. The Science of The Total Environment. 415. 79–92. 60 indexed citations
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Aya, Koichiro, Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka, Maki Kondo, et al.. (2009). Gibberellin Modulates Anther Development in Rice via the Transcriptional Regulation of GAMYB. The Plant Cell. 21(5). 1453–1472. 308 indexed citations
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Aya, Koichiro, Junya Shimizu, Yoshiyuki Ohtomo, et al.. (2009). NPHS1 gene mutation in Japanese patients with congenital nephrotic syndrome. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 24(8). 2411–2414. 7 indexed citations
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Hirano, Ko, Koichiro Aya, Tokunori Hobo, et al.. (2008). Comprehensive Transcriptome Analysis of Phytohormone Biosynthesis and Signaling Genes in Microspore/Pollen and Tapetum of Rice. Plant and Cell Physiology. 49(10). 1429–1450. 166 indexed citations

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