Kunio Imai

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Kunio Imai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunio Imai has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 17 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Kunio Imai's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (28 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (15 papers) and Silk-based biomaterials and applications (12 papers). Kunio Imai is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (28 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (15 papers) and Silk-based biomaterials and applications (12 papers). Kunio Imai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Brazil and Italy. Kunio Imai's co-authors include Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Takashi Komiya, Hiroshige Hibasami, Minoru Isobe, Okitsugu Yamashita, Yasuhiko Shirota, Takeo Wakimoto, Hiroshi Inada, Toshio Goto and Shin Kawami and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kunio Imai

105 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

  1. Multilayered organic electroluminescent device using a novel starburst molecule, 4,4′,4″-tris(3-methylphenylphenylamino)triphenylamine, as a hole transport material
    1994 434 citations Kunio Imai et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kunio Imai 788 760 520 477 398 108 2.8k
Glenn R. Carlson 622 0.8× 470 0.6× 287 0.6× 846 1.8× 408 1.0× 14 2.1k
Manickam Sugumaran 965 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 77 0.1× 1.5k 3.1× 493 1.2× 119 4.0k
Francisco J. Lara 1.2k 1.5× 136 0.2× 252 0.5× 393 0.8× 323 0.8× 119 3.0k
Antoine Puigserver 2.0k 2.5× 242 0.3× 60 0.1× 87 0.2× 406 1.0× 142 4.0k
Wentao Xu 2.2k 2.8× 238 0.3× 121 0.2× 129 0.3× 1.5k 3.9× 160 4.0k
Ting Yu 1.3k 1.7× 73 0.1× 102 0.2× 123 0.3× 767 1.9× 139 3.6k
M‐Concepción Aristoy 3.6k 4.6× 154 0.2× 103 0.2× 1.4k 3.0× 226 0.6× 116 5.9k
Tadashi Yasuhara 1.8k 2.2× 822 1.1× 18 0.0× 755 1.6× 255 0.6× 118 3.4k
Celia White Tabor 5.9k 7.5× 323 0.4× 110 0.2× 154 0.3× 734 1.8× 60 6.9k
Saburo Tamura 1.9k 2.4× 656 0.9× 13 0.0× 727 1.5× 1.2k 3.0× 403 4.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kunio Imai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kunio Imai

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All Works

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Sugiura, Yoshimasa, Masakatsu Usui, Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Kunio Imai, & Masaaki Miyata. (2017). Anti-inflammatory Effects of 6,6′-bieckol and 6,8′-bieckol from <i>Eisenia arborea</i> on Mouse Ear Swelling. Food Science and Technology Research. 23(3). 475–480. 13 indexed citations
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Nishio, Masahiro, et al.. (2012). Cellular Effects Of Tamari Soy Sauce-derived 1-[5-(Hydroxymethyl)furan-2-yl]-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylic Acid (Flazin). Food Science and Technology Research. 18(6). 919–922. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Ping, Ying An, Kikukatsu Ito, et al.. (2010). A palmitoyl conjugate of insect pentapeptide Yamamarin arrests cell proliferation and respiration. Peptides. 31(5). 827–833. 7 indexed citations
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Sugiura, Yoshimasa, Kohji Matsuda, Yasuhiro Yamada, et al.. (2008). Radical Scavenging and Hyaluronidase Inhibitory Activities of Phlorotannins from the Edible Brown Alga Eisenia arborea. Food Science and Technology Research. 14(6). 595–598. 14 indexed citations
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Sugiura, Yoshimasa, Kohji Matsuda, Yasuhiro Yamada, et al.. (2007). Anti-Allergic Phlorotannins from the Edible Brown Alga, Eisenia Arborea. Food Science and Technology Research. 13(1). 54–60. 65 indexed citations
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Yang, Ping, et al.. (2007). A Palmitonyl Conjugate of an Insect Pentapeptide Causes Growth Arrest in Mammalian Cells and Mimics the Action of Diapause Hormone. Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology. 76(2). 6 indexed citations
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An, Ying, et al.. (2007). Functional Mimicry of the Silkworm Diapause Hormone by an Insect Paralytic Peptide. Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology. 76(1). 51–55. 1 indexed citations
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Itoh, Tomohiro, Yuko Itoh, Hiroshige Hibasami, et al.. (2005). Vignoside, A Novel New Sesquiterpene Glucoside obtained from a Hot-Water Extract of Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis). Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi. 52(7). 319–323. 6 indexed citations
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Imai, Kunio, et al.. (2004). 1H-Pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolines and their performance in electroluminescent devices. Polish Journal of Chemistry. 78(6). 843–850. 26 indexed citations
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Hibasami, Hiroshige, et al.. (2001). Enin Isolated from Skin of Red Grape(Vitris vinifera) Induces Apoptosis in Human Lymphoid Leukemia Molt 4B Cells.. Food Science and Technology Research. 7(2). 131–134. 2 indexed citations
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Imai, Kunio, et al.. (2001). Multiple Gene Expression Up-Regulated by Diapause Hormone in Developing Ovaries of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori. Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology. 70(2). 113–120. 6 indexed citations
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Miyahara, Yoshiyuki, Hiroshige Hibasami, Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Kunio Imai, & Takashi Komiya. (2000). Sesamol Induces Apoptosis in Human Lymphoid Leukemia Molt 4B Cells.. Food Science and Technology Research. 6(3). 201–203. 8 indexed citations
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Nakanishi, Isao, et al.. (2000). 1H‐NMR determination of the solution structure and absolute configuration of FR134043, a novel inhibitor of human leukocyte elastase. Journal of Peptide Research. 55(2). 120–128. 3 indexed citations
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Achiwa, Yumiko, Hiroshige Hibasami, Hirotaka Katsuzaki, et al.. (1999). Effect of Eucommiol Isolated from Aucuba(Aucuba japonica Thunb) on the Growth of Human Lymphoid Leukemia Cells.. Food Science and Technology Research. 5(2). 181–182.
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Kimura, Tetsuya, et al.. (1998). Cloning and characterization of two genes encoding dihydroxyacetone kinase from Schizosaccharomyces pombe IFO 0354. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1442(2-3). 361–368. 9 indexed citations
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Achiwa, Yumiko, Hiroshige Hibasami, Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Kunio Imai, & Takashi Komiya. (1997). Inhibitory Effects of Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) Extract and Related Polyphenol Compounds on Growth of Human Lymphoid Leukemia Cells. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 61(7). 1099–1101. 83 indexed citations
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Saito, Hiroyuki, Reiji Takeda, Y. Hayashi, et al.. (1994). The core and complementary sequence responsible for biological activity of the diapause hormone of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Peptides. 15(7). 1173–1178. 18 indexed citations
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Imai, Kunio, Naoto Kondo, Minoru Isobe, et al.. (1982). The Neurohormones from the Suboesophageal Ganglion of Bombyx mori. Nihon sanshigaku zasshi. 51(2). 111–125. 1 indexed citations

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