Kuni Takayama

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Kuni Takayama is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kuni Takayama has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kuni Takayama's work include Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (14 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (9 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (9 papers). Kuni Takayama is often cited by papers focused on Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (14 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (9 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (9 papers). Kuni Takayama collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Kuni Takayama's co-authors include Gurdyal S. Besra, Cindy Wang, John T. Belisle, Varalakshmi Vissa, Patrick J. Brennan, Hugo L. David, Nilofer Qureshi, Emma Lee Armstrong, Dexter S. Goldman and Robert J. Cotter and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kuni Takayama

49 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Role of the Major Antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Cell Wall Biogenesis

1997 591 citations Kuni Takayama, Gurdyal S. Besra et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kuni Takayama United States	24	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	394	394	49	2.6k
Patrick J. Brennan United States	30	1.6k 1.3×	966 0.8×	956 0.9×	489 1.2×	1.1k 2.8×	61	3.1k
Sudagar S. Gurcha United Kingdom	32	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	541 1.4×	789 2.0×	61	3.1k
L A Collins United States	13	880 0.7×	971 0.8×	685 0.6×	118 0.3×	658 1.7×	15	2.3k
Patricia Constant France	27	866 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	891 2.3×	478 1.2×	53	2.8k
Anne Lemassu France	24	757 0.6×	951 0.8×	997 0.9×	188 0.5×	256 0.6×	41	1.9k
Hugo L. David France	29	765 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	1.9k 1.8×	131 0.3×	391 1.0×	106	2.8k
Marie‐Antoinette Lanéelle France	29	1.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	1.9k 1.7×	131 0.3×	342 0.9×	50	3.1k
Liem Nguyen United States	23	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	199 0.5×	149 0.4×	38	2.4k
G S Kobayashi United States	40	1.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.9×	2.1k 1.9×	259 0.7×	274 0.7×	111	4.8k
Luiz Pedro S. de Carvalho United Kingdom	32	2.4k 1.9×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	457 1.2×	231 0.6×	69	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Kuni Takayama

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kuni Takayama

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Mishra, Arun Kumar, Luke J. Alderwick, Doris Rittmann, et al.. (2008). Identification of a novel α(1→6) mannopyranosyltransferase MptB from Corynebacterium glutamicum by deletion of a conserved gene, NCgl1505, affords a lipomannan‐ and lipoarabinomannan‐deficient mutant. Molecular Microbiology. 68(6). 1595–1613. 50 indexed citations

Rimbach, Gerald, Young Chul Park, Qiong Guo, et al.. (2000). Nitric oxide synthesis and TNF-α secretion in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Life Sciences. 67(6). 679–694. 49 indexed citations

Qureshi, Nilofer, Galina D. Kutuzova, Kuni Takayama, Peter A. Rice, & Douglas T. Golenbock. (1999). Structure of lipid A and cell activation. Journal of Endotoxin Research. 5(3). 147–150. 5 indexed citations

Agrawal, Pawan K., C. Allen Bush, Nilofer Qureshi, & Kuni Takayama. (1998). 1H and13C NMR assignments of a lipopolysaccharide obtained from the deep rough mutant ofEscherichia coliD31m4. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 36(1). 1–7. 7 indexed citations

Qureshi, Nilofer, Igor A. Kaltashov, Vladimir M. Doroshenko, et al.. (1997). Structure of the Monophosphoryl Lipid A Moiety Obtained from the Lipopolysaccharide of Chlamydia trachomatis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(16). 10594–10600. 55 indexed citations

Kaltashov, Igor A., Vladimir M. Doroshenko, Robert J. Cotter, Kuni Takayama, & Nilofer Qureshi. (1997). Confirmation of the Structure of Lipid A Derived from the Lipopolysaccharide of Rhodobacter sphaeroides by a Combination of MALDI, LSIMS, and Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 69(13). 2317–2322. 50 indexed citations

Din, Zafeer Z., Pasupati Mukerjee, M. Kastowsky, & Kuni Takayama. (1993). Effect of pH on solubility and ionic state of lipopolysaccharide obtained from the deep rough mutant of Escherichia coli. Biochemistry. 32(17). 4579–4586. 42 indexed citations

Datta, Arun K. & Kuni Takayama. (1993). Biosynthesis of a novel 3-oxo-2-tetradecyloctadecanoate-containing phospholipid by a cell-free extract of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1169(2). 135–145. 13 indexed citations

Chen, Ling, et al.. (1992). Fragmentation of lipopolysaccharide anchors in plasma desorption mass spectrometry. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 15(3). 151–166. 11 indexed citations

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Myers, Kent R., J. Terry Ulrich, Nilofer Qureshi, et al.. (1992). Preparation and characterization of biologically active 6'-O-(6-aminocaproyl)-4'-O-monophosphoryl lipid A and its conjugated derivative. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 3(6). 540–548. 8 indexed citations

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Datta, Arun K., Kuni Takayama, Mina A. Nashed, & Laurens Anderson. (1991). An improved synthesis of trehalose 6-mono and 6,6′-dicorynomycolates and related esters. Carbohydrate Research. 218. 95–109. 37 indexed citations

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England, Douglas M., et al.. (1988). Stimulation of rabbit synoviocyte prostaglandin e₂ SYNTHESIS BY LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES AND THEIR SUBUNIT STRUCTURES. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 31(2). 238–247. 3 indexed citations

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Cotter, Robert J., Jeffrey P. Honovich, Nilofer Qureshi, & Kuni Takayama. (1987). Structural determination of lipid a from gram negative bacteria using laser desorption mass spectrometry. Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 14(11). 591–598. 54 indexed citations

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Sathyamoorthy, Neeraja, Nilofer Qureshi, & Kuni Takayama. (1985). Purification and characterization of C_28–55 fatty acids from Mycobacterium smegmatis. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 31(3). 214–219. 11 indexed citations

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Takayama, Kuni, Emma Lee Armstrong, Keith A. Kunugi, & J O Kilburn. (1979). Inhibition by Ethambutol of Mycolic Acid Transfer into the Cell Wall of Mycobacterium smegmatis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 16(2). 240–242. 81 indexed citations

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Takayama, Kuni, et al.. (1979). Recycling HPLC ofp-Bromophenacyl Esters of Saturated C_35–56Fatty Acids fromMycobacterium TuberculosisH37Ra on a Silica Column. Journal of Liquid Chromatography. 2(6). 861–873. 9 indexed citations

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Takayama, Kuni, Alec D. Keith, & Wallace Snipes. (1975). Effect of Isoniazid on the Protoplasmic Viscosity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 7(1). 22–24. 11 indexed citations

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Takayama, Kuni. (1974). SELECTIVE ACTION OF ISONIAZID ON THE SYNTHESIS OF CELL WALL MYCOLATES IN MYCOBACTERIA*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 235(1). 426–438. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Y. Lynn & Kuni Takayama. (1972). Relationship Between the Uptake of Isoniazid and Its Action on In Vivo Mycolic Acid Synthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2(6). 438–441. 28 indexed citations

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Takayama, Kuni & Emma Lee Armstrong. (1971). Mannolipid synthesis in a cell‐free system of Mycobacterium smegmatis. FEBS Letters. 18(1). 67–69. 11 indexed citations

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