Mamoru Okamoto

4.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Mamoru Okamoto is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mamoru Okamoto has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Mamoru Okamoto's work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (19 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (10 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (6 papers). Mamoru Okamoto is often cited by papers focused on Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (19 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (10 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (6 papers). Mamoru Okamoto collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and Japan. Mamoru Okamoto's co-authors include Nigel M. Crawford, Anthony D. M. Glass, Fang‐Qing Guo, J. John Vidmar, Rongchen Wang, M. Yaeesh Siddiqi, Wenbin Li, Degen Zhuo, Ye Wang and Mei Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Mamoru Okamoto

34 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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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.

Identification of a Plant Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Involved in Hormonal Signaling

2003 667 citations Fang‐Qing Guo, Mamoru Okamoto et al. Science profile →
Microarray Analysis of the Nitrate Response in Arabidopsis Roots and Shoots Reveals over 1,000 Rapidly Responding Genes and New Linkages to Glucose, Trehalose-6-Phosphate, Iron, and Sulfate Metabolism

2003 550 citations Mamoru Okamoto, Nigel M. Crawford et al. profile →
GABA signalling modulates stomatal opening to enhance plant water use efficiency and drought resilience

2021 158 citations Bo Xu, Yu Long et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mamoru Okamoto Australia	24	3.2k	787	291	279	135	36	3.5k
Rongchen Wang United States	24	3.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	127 0.4×	227 0.8×	103 0.8×	37	4.0k
Laurence Lejay France	27	2.9k 0.9×	777 1.0×	130 0.4×	257 0.9×	114 0.8×	33	3.3k
Françoise Daniel‐Vedele France	24	3.2k 1.0×	783 1.0×	194 0.7×	300 1.1×	130 1.0×	32	3.4k
Mathilde Orsel France	20	2.7k 0.9×	708 0.9×	203 0.7×	330 1.2×	125 0.9×	33	3.0k
Yali Zhang China	34	2.6k 0.8×	781 1.0×	158 0.5×	72 0.3×	202 1.5×	98	3.1k
Anne Krapp France	33	4.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.8×	241 0.8×	233 0.8×	237 1.8×	53	4.9k
Sophie Filleur France	20	3.0k 1.0×	687 0.9×	151 0.5×	276 1.0×	100 0.7×	26	3.2k
Sonia Gazzarrini Canada	24	2.5k 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	67 0.2×	89 0.3×	98 0.7×	35	2.8k
Francisco M. Cánovas Spain	40	3.0k 1.0×	2.3k 2.9×	181 0.6×	53 0.2×	188 1.4×	132	4.0k
G Chardon France	31	4.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.5×	604 2.1×	177 0.6×	240 1.8×	79	5.1k

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Thompson, Michael, Mamoru Okamoto, Anke Martin, & Saman Seneweera. (2022). Grain protein concentration at elevated [CO2] is determined by genotype dependent variations in nitrogen remobilisation and nitrogen utilisation efficiency in wheat. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 192. 120–128. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Bo, Yu Long, Xueying Feng, et al.. (2021). GABA signalling modulates stomatal opening to enhance plant water use efficiency and drought resilience. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1952–1952. 158 indexed citations breakdown →

Sharma, Niharika, Sayuri Watanabe, Wayne S. Skinner, et al.. (2021). Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency Through Overexpression of Alanine Aminotransferase in Rice, Wheat, and Barley. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 628521–628521. 40 indexed citations

Okamoto, Mamoru, Trevor Garnett, Paul Eckermann, et al.. (2020). Strengths and Weaknesses of National Variety Trial Data for Multi-Environment Analysis: A Case Study on Grain Yield and Protein Content. Agronomy. 10(5). 753–753. 11 indexed citations

Matsukawa, Tetsuya, Mamoru Okamoto, Norimichi Tomohiro, et al.. (2020). Inhibitory Effect of Several Mangifera indica Cultivar Leaf Extracts on the Formation of Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs). 9(2). 33–33. 1 indexed citations

Melino, Vanessa, Ute Baumann, Matteo Riboni, et al.. (2019). Opposite fates of the purine metabolite allantoin under water and nitrogen limitations in bread wheat. Plant Molecular Biology. 99(4-5). 477–497. 41 indexed citations

Ramesh, Sunita A., Muhammad Kamran, Wendy Sullivan, et al.. (2018). Aluminum-Activated Malate Transporters Can Facilitate GABA Transport. The Plant Cell. 30(5). 1147–1164. 85 indexed citations

Melino, Vanessa, J. Ronald George, Thusitha Rupasinghe, et al.. (2018). RNA Catabolites Contribute to the Nitrogen Pool and Support Growth Recovery of Wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1539–1539. 23 indexed citations

Plett, Darren, et al.. (2017). Nitrate uptake and its regulation in relation to improving nitrogen use efficiency in cereals. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 74. 97–104. 45 indexed citations

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Taylor, Julian, et al.. (2016). The Genetic Control of Grain Protein Content under Variable Nitrogen Supply in an Australian Wheat Mapping Population. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159371–e0159371. 21 indexed citations

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Taylor, Julian, Beata Sznajder, Fahimeh Shahinnia, et al.. (2016). Genetic Basis for Variation in Wheat Grain Yield in Response to Varying Nitrogen Application. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159374–e0159374. 26 indexed citations

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Cai, Jinhai, et al.. (2016). Quantifying the Onset and Progression of Plant Senescence by Color Image Analysis for High Throughput Applications. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0157102–e0157102. 23 indexed citations

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Chiasson, David, Patrick C. Loughlin, Manijeh Mohammadi‐Dehcheshmeh, et al.. (2014). Soybean SAT1 ( Symbiotic Ammonium Transporter 1 ) encodes a bHLH transcription factor involved in nodule growth and NH ₄ ⁺ transport. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(13). 4814–4819. 79 indexed citations

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Wang, Weihong, Barbara Köhler, Fengqiu Cao, et al.. (2011). Rice DUR3 mediates high‐affinity urea transport and plays an effective role in improvement of urea acquisition and utilization when expressed in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist. 193(2). 432–444. 86 indexed citations

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Tischner, Rudolf, et al.. (2007). Interference with the citrulline‐based nitric oxide synthase assay by argininosuccinate lyase activity in Arabidopsis extracts. FEBS Journal. 274(16). 4238–4245. 33 indexed citations

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Guo, Fang‐Qing, Mamoru Okamoto, & Nigel M. Crawford. (2003). Identification of a Plant Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Involved in Hormonal Signaling. Science. 302(5642). 100–103. 667 indexed citations breakdown →

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Okamoto, Mamoru, J. John Vidmar, & Anthony D. M. Glass. (2003). Regulation of NRT1 and NRT2 Gene Families of Arabidopsis thaliana: Responses to Nitrate Provision. Plant and Cell Physiology. 44(3). 304–317. 272 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Mamoru, et al.. (2003). Inhibition of restriction enzyme's DNA sequence recognition by PUVA treatment. Nucleic Acids Symposium Series. 3(1). 297–298.

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Okamoto, Mamoru, J. John Vidmar, & Anthony D. M. Glass. (2001). EXPRESSION OF 11 NITRATE TRANSPORTER (AtNRT) GENES IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA. Plant and Cell Physiology. 42. 1 indexed citations

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Zhuo, Degen, Mamoru Okamoto, J. John Vidmar, & Anthony D. M. Glass. (1999). Regulation of a putative high‐affinity nitrate transporter (Nrt2;1At) in roots ofArabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 17(5). 563–568. 233 indexed citations

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