Koji Muramoto

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
190 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Koji Muramoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Koji Muramoto has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Immunology and 23 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Koji Muramoto's work include Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (36 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (27 papers) and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (23 papers). Koji Muramoto is often cited by papers focused on Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (36 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (27 papers) and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (23 papers). Koji Muramoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, South Africa and United States. Koji Muramoto's co-authors include Fumio Yamauchi, Hisao Kamiya, Tomohisa Ogawa, Kiyoshi Nokihara, Kenshiro Fujimoto, Hiroshi Kawauchi, Hiroaki Tateno, Takeshi Naganuma, Abayomi P. Adebiyi and Ayobamitale O. Adebiyi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Koji Muramoto

186 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Antioxidative Properties of Histidine-Containing Peptides Designed from Peptide Fragments Found in the Digests of a Soybean Protein

1998 577 citations Koji Muramoto, Kiyoshi Nokihara et al. profile →
Antioxidant Activity of Designed Peptides Based on the Antioxidative Peptide Isolated from Digests of a Soybean Protein

1996 564 citations Koji Muramoto, Kiyoshi Nokihara et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Koji Muramoto Japan	41	3.9k	1.4k	1.0k	945	789	190	6.1k
D. Sklan Israel	63	1.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	475 0.5×	504 0.5×	907 1.1×	260	12.7k
Zhigang Zhou China	46	2.4k 0.6×	3.8k 2.8×	192 0.2×	291 0.3×	355 0.4×	160	7.1k
Tsukasa Matsuda Japan	43	3.2k 0.8×	869 0.6×	480 0.5×	120 0.1×	842 1.1×	210	6.4k
Kanehisa HASHIMOTO Japan	40	2.0k 0.5×	339 0.2×	432 0.4×	167 0.2×	275 0.3×	282	6.0k
Yuji Nagashima Japan	35	1.5k 0.4×	381 0.3×	210 0.2×	174 0.2×	351 0.4×	168	4.0k
Irvin E. Liener United States	36	2.6k 0.7×	653 0.5×	154 0.1×	189 0.2×	1.1k 1.4×	124	5.5k
Edgar Zenteno Mexico	34	1.5k 0.4×	1.8k 1.3×	424 0.4×	221 0.2×	89 0.1×	240	4.6k
Morihiko Sakaguchi Japan	28	943 0.2×	439 0.3×	162 0.2×	176 0.2×	455 0.6×	155	3.2k
Eliot M. Herman United States	43	2.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	88 0.1×	181 0.2×	532 0.7×	96	6.5k
Masahiro Sakai Japan	49	1.7k 0.4×	7.0k 5.1×	236 0.2×	301 0.3×	176 0.2×	325	9.7k

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Ogawa, Tomohisa, Koji Muramoto, Masafumi Hidaka, et al.. (2021). Focused Proteomics Analysis of Habu Snake (Protobothrops flavoviridis) Venom Using Antivenom-Based Affinity Chromatography Reveals Novel Myonecrosis-Enhancing Activity of Thrombin-Like Serine Proteases. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 766406–766406. 7 indexed citations

Ogawa, Tomohisa, et al.. (2017). Effects of Alkaline Deamidation on the Chemical Properties of Rice Bran Protein. Food Science and Technology Research. 23(5). 697–704. 21 indexed citations

Muramoto, Koji. (2017). Lectins as Bioactive Proteins in Foods and Feeds. Food Science and Technology Research. 23(4). 487–494. 40 indexed citations

Yamazaki, Takashi, et al.. (2016). Isolation and Biochemical Characterization of Mucus Proteins in Japanese Bunching Onion (<i>Allium fistulosum</i>) Green Leaves. Food Science and Technology Research. 22(2). 235–243. 2 indexed citations

Onuma, Ryo, Takeshi Naganuma, Tomohisa Ogawa, et al.. (2015). Antioxidant Properties of Tripeptides Revealed by a Comparison of Six Different Assays. Food Science and Technology Research. 21(5). 695–704. 28 indexed citations

Muramoto, Koji, et al.. (2012). Effects of the First Bearing Age on Tree Growth, Fruit Yield and Quality of Satsuma Mandarin ‘Otsu-No. 4’ Grafted on Dwarf Rootstock ‘Hiryu’. Horticultural Research (Japan). 11(1). 69–74. 1 indexed citations

Muramoto, Koji, et al.. (2007). A petroleum system in the deep water of the Sado Nanseioki area in the Japan Sea based on the results of the MITI "Sadooki Nansei" Seismic Survey and the METI "Sado Nanseioki" Wells. Journal of the Japanese Association for Petroleum Technology. 72(1). 76–88. 13 indexed citations

Adebiyi, Abayomi P., Ayobamitale O. Adebiyi, Tomohisa Ogawa, & Koji Muramoto. (2007). Purification and characterisation of antioxidative peptides from unfractionated rice bran protein hydrolysates. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 43(1). 35–43. 60 indexed citations

Watanabe, Yasuharu, Nobuyuki Shiina, Hiroshi Yokoyama, et al.. (2007). Isolation and characterization of l-rhamnose-binding lectin, which binds to microsporidian Glugea plecoglossi, from ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) eggs. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 32(5). 487–499. 58 indexed citations

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Matsubara, Hiroki, Tomohisa Ogawa, & Koji Muramoto. (2006). Structures and Functions of C-type Lectins in Marine Invertebrates. Tohoku Journal of Agricultural Research. 57(1). 71–86. 3 indexed citations

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Uehara, Akiko, Koji Muramoto, Takahisa Imamura, et al.. (2005). Arginine-Specific Gingipains from Porphyromonas gingivalis Stimulate Production of Hepatocyte Growth Factor (Scatter Factor) through Protease-Activated Receptors in Human Gingival Fibroblasts in Culture. The Journal of Immunology. 175(9). 6076–6084. 41 indexed citations

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Jimbo, Mitsuru, Kazuhiko Koike, Ryuichi Sakai, Koji Muramoto, & Hisao Kamiya. (2005). Cloning and characterization of a lectin from the octocoral Sinularia lochmodes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 330(1). 157–162. 30 indexed citations

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Prinsloo, Earl, Vaughan Oosthuizen, Koji Muramoto, & Ryno J. Naudé. (2005). In vitro refolding of recombinant human free secretory component using equilibrium gradient dialysis. Protein Expression and Purification. 47(1). 179–185. 12 indexed citations

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Ogawa, Tomohisa, Tsuyoshi Shirai, Takashi Yamane, Hisao Kamiya, & Koji Muramoto. (2002). Adaptive Evolution of Conger Eel Galectins.. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 14(77). 177–187. 1 indexed citations

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Nokihara, Kiyoshi, Tadashi Yasuhara, Koji Muramoto, Eiji Ando, & Victor Wray. (1996). Studies on Peptides Exhibiting Antioxidative Activity : Construction of a Peptide Library and Screening. 1996. 245–248. 1 indexed citations

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Takamatsu, Nobuhiko, Tadayoshi Shiba, Koji Muramoto, & Hisao Kamiya. (1995). Molecular cloning of the defense factor in the albumen gland of the sea hare Aplysia kurodai. FEBS Letters. 377(3). 373–376. 38 indexed citations

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Yoshino, Yoshikazu, Koji Muramoto, Rina Goto, & Hisao Kamiya. (1993). Studies on Bioactive Marine Metabolite-XIII. Isolation and Characterization of a Protease Inhibitor from the Marine Gastropod Tugali gigas.. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 59(11). 1923–1928. 2 indexed citations

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Muramoto, Koji & Hisao Kamiya. (1991). Analysis of Sugar Compositions of Glycoproteins Electroblotted onto PVDF Membranes.. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 57(6). 1121–1126. 3 indexed citations

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Kamiya, Hisao, et al.. (1986). A Hemagglutinin in the Sponge Phyllospongia foliascens. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 52(12). 2205–2205. 4 indexed citations

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Muramoto, Koji, et al.. (1983). Studies on bioactive marine metabolites. VI. Isolation and characterization of Balanus balanoides agglutinin.. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 49(9). 1371–1375. 9 indexed citations

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