Kunihiko Watanabe

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
186 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Kunihiko Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunihiko Watanabe has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Biotechnology and 31 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kunihiko Watanabe's work include Enzyme Production and Characterization (32 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (23 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (19 papers). Kunihiko Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Production and Characterization (32 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (23 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (19 papers). Kunihiko Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Kunihiko Watanabe's co-authors include Fumihiro Yoshinaga, Yuzuru Suzuki, Shigeru Yamanaka, Yasushi Morinaga, Osamu Tachibana, Kousaku Murata, Yasuhiro Yonekawa, Mari Tabuchi, Paul Kleihues and Kazufumi Sato and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kunihiko Watanabe

180 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Overexpression of the EGF Receptor and p53 Mutations are Mutually Exclusive in the Evolution of Primary and Secondary Glioblastomas

1996 564 citations Kunihiko Watanabe, Yasuhiro Yonekawa et al. profile →
The structure and mechanical properties of sheets prepared from bacterial cellulose

1989 457 citations Shigeru Yamanaka, Kunihiko Watanabe et al. profile →

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Frank Stahl Germany

Rama Shanker Verma India

Philip J. Day United Kingdom

Yang Luo China

Kazunori Mizuno Japan

J. Haveman Netherlands

Chitrangada Acharya India

Teruya Nakamura Japan

Jia Song China

Takeo Ohnishi Japan

Frank Stahl Germany

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kunihiko Watanabe

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fujiwara, Hisashi, Kunihiko Watanabe, & Yoshinori Wakai. (2023). Combination of four bacterial strains isolated from Yamahai‐shubo in traditional Japanese sake brewing. Food Science & Nutrition. 11(6). 2990–3001. 5 indexed citations

Nishikawa, T, Eisuke F. Sato, Kumiko Nagata, et al.. (2009). Effect of Nitric Oxide on the Oxygen Metabolism and Growth of E. faecalis. Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 44(2). 178–184. 12 indexed citations

Suzuki, Yasunori, Hiroshi Matsui, Yoshiyuki Tsujimoto, & Kunihiko Watanabe. (2009). Enzymatic degradation of fibroin fiber by a fibroinolytic enzyme of Brevibacillus thermoruber YAS-1. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 108(3). 211–215. 7 indexed citations

Hirata, Kenji, Eric L. Geist, Tetsuzo Seno, et al.. (2008). The fifth model for the huge tsunami generation off northwest Sumatra during the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 2 indexed citations

Yoshikawa, Masakazu, Kensuke Kawamura, & Kunihiko Watanabe. (2007). Evaluation of the Recognition Ability of Molecularly Imprinted Proteins by Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Spectroscopy. MEMBRANE. 32(1). 40–44. 7 indexed citations

Yoshikawa, Masakazu, Kensuke Kawamura, Takashi Aoki, et al.. (2004). Thermostable Natural Protein Polymers from Geobacillus thermodenificans DSM465 as Membrane Materials for Vapor Permeation. MEMBRANE. 29(6). 384–387. 7 indexed citations

Yamazaki, K., H. Yamada, Kunihiko Watanabe, et al.. (1999). Overview of the Large Helical Device (LHD) Control System and Its First Operation. 1 indexed citations

Sagara, A., Kunihiko Watanabe, K. Yamazaki, et al.. (1998). LHD-Type Compact Helical Reactors. 1 indexed citations

Yamanaka, Shigeru, Kunihiko Watanabe, Masatoshi Iguchi, & Yoshio Nishi. (1998). Production, Property, and Application of Bacterial Cellulose.. Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 72(9). 1039–1044. 5 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Kunihiko, Aurelia Peraud, Catherine Gratas, et al.. (1998). p53 and PTEN gene mutations in gemistocytic astrocytomas. Acta Neuropathologica. 95(6). 559–564. 68 indexed citations

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Yoshinaga, Fumihiro, Naoto Tonouchi, & Kunihiko Watanabe. (1997). Advance on Research for Bacterial Cellulose.. KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU. 35(11). 772–779. 3 indexed citations

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Peraud, Aurelia, Kunihiko Watanabe, Karl H. Plate, et al.. (1997). p53 Mutations versus EGF Receptor Expression in Giant Cell Glioblastomas. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 56(11). 1236–1241. 46 indexed citations

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Yoshinaga, Fumihiro, Naoto Tonouchi, & Kunihiko Watanabe. (1997). Research Progress in Production of Bacterial Cellulose by Aeration and Agitation Culture and Its Application as a New Industrial Material. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 61(2). 219–224. 171 indexed citations

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Meshitsuka, Gyosuke, et al.. (1995). Preparation of sulfoalkyl derivatives of cellulose and other polysaccharides and assay of their anti-HIV activity. 51(12). 571–579. 2 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Kunihiko, Yuzuru Eto, Sadamu Takano, et al.. (1993). A new bacterial cellulose substrate for mammalian cell culture. Cytotechnology. 13(2). 107–114. 82 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Kunihiko. (1991). Strain Variations of the Yamasaki Fault Zone, Southwest Japan, Derived from Extensometer Observations. Part 1 - On the Long-term Strain Variations. Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University). 41(1). 29–52. 2 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Kunihiko. (1991). Strain Variations of the Yamasaki Fault Zone, Southwest Japan, Derived from Extensometer Observations. Part 2 --On the Short-term Strain Variations Derived from Strain Steps--. Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University). 41(2). 53–85. 6 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Kunihiko. (1989). On the Duration Time of Aftershock Activity. Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University). 39(1). 1–22. 6 indexed citations

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Inoue, Yoshiharu, Hae-Ik Rhee, Kunihiko Watanabe, Kousaku Murata, & Akira Kimura. (1988). Metabolism of 2‐oxoaldehyde in mold. European Journal of Biochemistry. 171(1-2). 213–218. 18 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Kunihiko, et al.. (1980). Upper Crustal Structure in the Northwestern Chubu District, Japan as Derive d from the Tedori-River Quarry Blasts.. Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University). 30(2). 31–52. 3 indexed citations

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