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 Argentina. 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

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Multilayered organic electroluminescent device using a novel starburst molecule, 4,4′,4″-tris(3-methylphenylphenylamino)triphenylamine, as a hole transport material

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Anti-inflammatory Effects of 6,6′-bieckol and 6,8′-bieckol from <i>Eisenia arborea</i> on Mouse Ear Swelling 2017 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Yoshimasa Sugiura, Masakatsu Usui, Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Kunio Imai, Masaaki Miyata	13
2	Cellular Effects Of Tamari Soy Sauce-derived 1-[5-(Hydroxymethyl)furan-2-yl]-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylic Acid (Flazin) 2012 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Masahiro Nishio, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kunio Imai, Hirotaka Katsuzaki, (unknown), Hayato Umekawa	4
3	Radical Scavenging and Hyaluronidase Inhibitory Activities of Phlorotannins from the Edible Brown Alga Eisenia arborea 2008 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Yoshimasa Sugiura, Kohji Matsuda, Yasuhiro Yamada, Kunio Imai, Makoto Kakinuma, Hideomi Amano	14
4	Anti-Allergic Phlorotannins from the Edible Brown Alga, Eisenia Arborea 2007 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Yoshimasa Sugiura, Kohji Matsuda, Yasuhiro Yamada, Masashi Nishikawa, (unknown), Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Kunio Imai, Hideomi Amano	65
5	Functional Mimicry of the Silkworm Diapause Hormone by an Insect Paralytic Peptide 2007 ·Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology ·Ying An, Tetsuro Yamashita, (unknown), Kunio Imai, Koichi Suzuki	1
6	A Palmitonyl Conjugate of an Insect Pentapeptide Causes Growth Arrest in Mammalian Cells and Mimics the Action of Diapause Hormone 2007 ·Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology ·Ping Yang, (unknown), Yoshinori Sato, Tetsuro Yamashita, (unknown), (unknown), Kunio Imai, Koichi Suzuki	6
7	Diapause Hormone Levels in Subesophageal Ganglia of Uni-, Bi- and Poly-voltine Races during Pupal-adult Development of Bombyx mori, and the Effects of Ouabain, an Inhibitor of Na^+-K^+ ATPase, on the Hormone Levels 2005 ·Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology ·(unknown), Kunihiro Shiomi, Kunio Imai, Teruyuki Niimi, Okitsugu Yamashita, Toshinobu Yaginuma	6
8	Vignoside, A Novel New Sesquiterpene Glucoside obtained from a Hot-Water Extract of Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis) 2005 ·Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi ·Tomohiro Itoh, Yuko Itoh, Hiroshige Hibasami, Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Kunio Imai, Yukio Furuichi, Takashi Komiya	6
9	Establishment of a Sandwich ELISA System to Detect Diapause Hormone, and Developmental Profile of Hormone Levels in Egg and Subesophageal Ganglion of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori 2005 ·ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE ·(unknown), Kunihiro Shiomi, Kunio Imai, Teruyuki Niimi, Toshinobu Yaginuma, Okitsugu Yamashita	27
10	1H-Pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolines and their performance in electroluminescent devices 2004 ·Polish Journal of Chemistry ·(unknown), Kunio Imai, Koji Araki, Andrzej Danel, Piotr Tomasik	26
11	Chemistry and antioxidative activity of hot water extract of Japanese radish (daikon) 2004 ·BioFactors ·Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Yoshiyuki Miyahara, (unknown), Kunio Imai, Takashi Komiya	14
12	Enin Isolated from Skin of Red Grape(Vitris vinifera) Induces Apoptosis in Human Lymphoid Leukemia Molt 4B Cells. 2001 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·(unknown), Hiroshige Hibasami, (unknown), Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Kunio Imai, (unknown), Masako Nakagawa, Takashi Komiya	2
13	Multiple Gene Expression Up-Regulated by Diapause Hormone in Developing Ovaries of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori 2001 ·Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology ·(unknown), Kunio Imai, Okitsugu Yamashita	6
14	Isolation and Characterization of the Novel Lipophilic Protein, Pb CP-12.7, from the Shell of the Pink Shrimp, Pandalus borealis 2001 ·Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Takashi Komiya, Kunio Imai	5
15	Sesamol Induces Apoptosis in Human Lymphoid Leukemia Molt 4B Cells. 2000 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Yoshiyuki Miyahara, Hiroshige Hibasami, Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Kunio Imai, Takashi Komiya	8
16	Effect of Eucommiol Isolated from Aucuba(Aucuba japonica Thunb) on the Growth of Human Lymphoid Leukemia Cells. 1999 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Yumiko Achiwa, Hiroshige Hibasami, Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Kunio Imai, Kazumi Yoshioka, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Takashi Komiya	0
17	A hydrophobic peptide (VAP-peptide) of the silkworm, Bombyx mori: Structure, expression and an enhancing function of diapause hormone activity 1998 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Kunihiro Shiomi, Yukihiro Sato, Kunio Imai, Okitsugu Yamashita	6
18	The core and complementary sequence responsible for biological activity of the diapause hormone of the silkworm, Bombyx mori 1994 ·Peptides ·Hiroyuki Saito, (unknown), Reiji Takeda, Y. Hayashi, Kunio Watanabe, Masaru Shin, Kunio Imai, Minoru Isobe, Okitsugu Yamashita	18
19	In Vitro Cell Proliferation Assay Method Using Rat Gastric Cultured Cells and Effect of Anti-ulcer Drugs on the Proliferation of Cultured Cells 1994 ·YAKUGAKU ZASSHI ·Kunio Imai, (unknown), Kazuhiro Ishikawa, Hirotaka Aoki, (unknown), (unknown), Tohru Marunouchi	1
20	The Neurohormones from the Suboesophageal Ganglion of Bombyx mori 1982 ·Nihon sanshigaku zasshi ·Kunio Imai, Naoto Kondo, Minoru Isobe, Toshio Goto, Okitsugu Yamashita, Kinsaku Hasegawa	1

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