Michiko Nakano

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Michiko Nakano is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michiko Nakano has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Genetics and 25 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michiko Nakano's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (52 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (22 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (20 papers). Michiko Nakano is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (52 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (22 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (20 papers). Michiko Nakano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Michiko Nakano's co-authors include Peter Zuber, Christopher T. Walsh, Luis E. N. Quadri, Paul H. Weinreb, Ming Lei, Yi Zhu, Mohamed A. Marahiel, Shunji Nakano, Cletus A. D’Souza and Hiroshi Ogawara and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Michiko Nakano

131 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Characterization of Sfp, a Bacillus subtilis Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase for Peptidyl Carrier Protein Domains in Peptide Synthetases

1998 571 citations Michiko Nakano, Peter Zuber et al. Biochemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michiko Nakano Japan	42	3.6k	2.0k	1.2k	748	575	136	5.5k
Peter Zuber United States	48	5.6k 1.6×	3.6k 1.8×	2.5k 2.1×	1.2k 1.6×	985 1.7×	107	8.1k
Alexei Savchenko Canada	55	5.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.5×	678 0.6×	375 0.5×	1.2k 2.0×	215	8.2k
Wim J. Quax Netherlands	53	7.4k 2.1×	2.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	509 0.7×	570 1.0×	239	9.7k
Haike Antelmann Germany	51	5.3k 1.5×	2.7k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	228 0.3×	970 1.7×	127	8.0k
Richard D’Ari France	40	4.2k 1.2×	3.0k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	141 0.2×	548 1.0×	95	6.0k
Tzu‐Ping Ko Taiwan	46	4.4k 1.2×	655 0.3×	406 0.3×	821 1.1×	971 1.7×	217	7.3k
Sun Chang Kim South Korea	54	6.4k 1.8×	943 0.5×	618 0.5×	483 0.6×	294 0.5×	167	9.4k
Martin Welch United Kingdom	42	3.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	530 0.5×	332 0.4×	306 0.5×	134	5.6k
Tracy Palmer United Kingdom	59	7.2k 2.0×	4.8k 2.3×	3.5k 3.0×	375 0.5×	860 1.5×	179	10.9k
Frédéric Barras France	52	4.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	702 0.6×	180 0.2×	803 1.4×	134	8.4k

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Sato, Yuichi, Soichiro Ogawa, Norio Takahashi, et al.. (2013). Prostatic Adenocarcinoma With Pseudocapsule. 2(1). 18–20. 1 indexed citations

Nakano, Michiko, et al.. (2013). Manufacturing of Trial Rotor Forging of 9%Cr Steel Containing Co and B (X13CrMoCoVNbNB9-2-1) for Ultrasupercritical Steam Turbines. Advances in materials technology for fossil power plants :. 84666. 321–332. 1 indexed citations

Nakano, Michiko, et al.. (2010). Promoter Recognition by a Complex of Spx and the C-Terminal Domain of the RNA Polymerase α Subunit. PLoS ONE. 5(1). e8664–e8664. 44 indexed citations

Kawashiri, Shin‐ya, Michiko Nakano, Atsushi Kawakami, & Katsumi Eguchi. (2009). Monitoring of therapeutic efficacy in a patient with RS3PE syndrome by serologic variables and radiographic methods. Rheumatology International. 30(12). 1677–1680. 10 indexed citations

Yukl, Erik T., et al.. (2008). Transcription Factor NsrR from Bacillus subtilis Senses Nitric Oxide with a 4Fe−4S Cluster. Biochemistry. 47(49). 13084–13092. 83 indexed citations

Geng, Hao, Peter Zuber, & Michiko Nakano. (2007). Regulation of Respiratory Genes by ResD–ResE Signal Transduction System in Bacillus subtilis. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 422. 448–464. 16 indexed citations

Nakano, Michiko & F. Marion Hulett. (2006). Adaptation of Bacillus subtilis to oxygen limitation. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 157(1). 1–7. 38 indexed citations

Geng, Hao, et al.. (2006). Characterization of ResDE-DependentfnrTranscription inBacillus subtilis. Journal of Bacteriology. 189(5). 1745–1755. 20 indexed citations

Andruzzi, Luisa, Michiko Nakano, Mark J. Nilges, & Ninian J. Blackburn. (2005). Spectroscopic Studies of Metal Binding and Metal Selectivity in Bacillus subtilis BSco, a Homologue of the Yeast Mitochondrial Protein Sco1p. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127(47). 16548–16558. 50 indexed citations

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Nakano, Shunji, Michiko Nakano, Ying Zhang, Montira Leelakriangsak, & Peter Zuber. (2003). A regulatory protein that interferes with activator-stimulated transcription in bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(7). 4233–4238. 121 indexed citations

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Kimura, Shinji, et al.. (2003). The Development of Grammatical Competence of Japanese EFL Learners : Focusing on Unaccusative/Unergative Verbs. 14. 1–10. 1 indexed citations

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Nakano, Michiko, et al.. (2003). A Study on Interactions between Nonnative Speakers with Different L1s.. Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics. 7(1). 59–75. 2 indexed citations

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Nakano, Michiko, et al.. (2001). Interlanguage Pragmatic Features of Japanese and Korean Learners of English.. Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics. 5(1). 1 indexed citations

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Nakano, Michiko, et al.. (2001). Interaction of Syntaxin with α-Fodrin, a Major Component of the Submembranous Cytoskeleton. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 288(2). 468–475. 41 indexed citations

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Nakano, Michiko, et al.. (1999). A Study on Pragmatic Functions of Apology Expressions among Japanese and Korean Learners of English.. Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics. 3. 4 indexed citations

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Hirakata, Yoichi, Michiko Nakano, Junichi Matsuda, et al.. (1999). Two sporadic cases of infections due to Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins in Japan. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 5(2). 91–96. 2 indexed citations

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Nakano, Michiko, et al.. (1996). Plasmid-amplified comS enhances genetic competence and suppresses sinR in Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Bacteriology. 178(17). 5144–5152. 35 indexed citations

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Nakano, Michiko. (1980). Isolation and characterization of a plasmid pSL1 from Streptomyces lavendulae. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 9(2). 111–113. 1 indexed citations

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Nakano, Michiko, Kenji Ozawa, & Hiroshi Ogawara. (1980). Isolation and characterization of a plasmid pSL1 fromStreptomyces lavendulae. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 9(2). 111–113. 14 indexed citations

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Nakano, Michiko, Kenji Ozawa, & Hiroshi Ogawara. (1980). Possible involvement of a plasmid in arginine auxotrophic mutation of Streptomyces kasugaensis. Journal of Bacteriology. 143(3). 1501–1503. 6 indexed citations

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