Minoru Yamakawa

5.3k total citations
140 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Minoru Yamakawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Minoru Yamakawa has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Molecular Biology, 66 papers in Immunology and 57 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Minoru Yamakawa's work include Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (60 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (57 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (44 papers). Minoru Yamakawa is often cited by papers focused on Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (60 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (57 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (44 papers). Minoru Yamakawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Nepal and United States. Minoru Yamakawa's co-authors include Seiichi Hara, Jun Ishibashi, Hiromitsu Tanaka, Kiyoko Taniai, Seiichi Furukawa, Ai Asaoka, DeMar Taylor, Aki Sagisaka, Yusuke Kato and Yoshiro Nakajima and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Minoru Yamakawa

138 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Minoru Yamakawa Japan 40 2.2k 2.0k 1.8k 1.4k 602 140 4.4k
Xiao‐Fan Zhao China 50 2.5k 1.1× 4.7k 2.4× 2.0k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 1.7k 2.8× 239 7.5k
Shun-ichiro Kawabata Japan 42 2.0k 0.9× 2.9k 1.5× 953 0.5× 578 0.4× 667 1.1× 81 5.0k
Shoichiro Kurata Japan 37 1.7k 0.8× 2.4k 1.2× 1.8k 1.0× 627 0.5× 907 1.5× 121 4.5k
Reto Stöcklin Switzerland 30 2.3k 1.0× 711 0.4× 595 0.3× 1.1k 0.8× 341 0.6× 73 3.9k
José L. Soulages United States 23 1.5k 0.7× 487 0.2× 1.3k 0.7× 276 0.2× 918 1.5× 51 3.6k
Anchalee Tassanakajon Thailand 50 1.7k 0.7× 6.8k 3.4× 2.0k 1.1× 1.8k 1.3× 894 1.5× 181 8.2k
Hidehiro Kondo Japan 43 1.3k 0.6× 4.5k 2.2× 435 0.2× 551 0.4× 159 0.3× 282 6.1k
Shaoping Weng China 47 1.9k 0.9× 6.4k 3.2× 1.2k 0.7× 512 0.4× 424 0.7× 307 8.1k
Paul S. Gross United States 29 796 0.4× 2.7k 1.3× 638 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 224 0.4× 42 3.4k
Wen Wang China 34 1.3k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 630 0.4× 247 0.2× 224 0.4× 170 4.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minoru Yamakawa

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All Works

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Furukawa, Seiichi, Hiromitsu Tanaka, Aki Sagisaka, Jun Ishibashi, & Minoru Yamakawa. (2012). Both κB and C/EBP binding sites are indispensable for full expression of a nitric oxide synthase gene in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology. 81(1). 13–20. 2 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hiromitsu & Minoru Yamakawa. (2011). Regulation of the innate immune responses in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 46 indexed citations
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Pascua, Chelo S., Carlo A. Arcilla, W. Russell Alexander, et al.. (2009). Origin of the Manleluag hyperalkaline hot spring, Philippines. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 73. 3 indexed citations
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Pascua, Chelo S., Carlo A. Arcilla, W. Russell Alexander, et al.. (2009). Smectite and zeolite formation from the pyroclastic deposits of the Aksitero Formation, Philippines. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 73. 1 indexed citations
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Arcilla, Carlo A., Chelo S. Pascua, W. Russell Alexander, et al.. (2009). Reaction pathways for rising hyperalkaline groundwater in a bentonite mine in the Philippines. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 73. 1 indexed citations
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Iwasaki, Takashi, et al.. (2009). Multiple Functions of Short Synthetic Enantiomeric Peptides Based on Beetle Defensins. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 73(3). 683–687. 5 indexed citations
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Kaneko, Yoichi, Seiichi Furukawa, Hiromitsu Tanaka, & Minoru Yamakawa. (2007). Expression of Antimicrobial Peptide Genes Encoding Enbocin and Gloverin Isoforms in the Silkworm,Bombyx mori. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 71(9). 2233–2241. 50 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hiromitsu, Seiichi Furukawa, Aki Sagisaka, et al.. (2007). Identification and functional analysis of Relish homologs in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1769(9-10). 559–568. 59 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Seiichi, Aki Sagisaka, Hiromitsu Tanaka, et al.. (2007). Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Histone H2A.Z Gene of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori. Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology. 76(3). 121–127. 2 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hiromitsu, Seiichi Furukawa, Hiroshi Nakazawa, Aki Sagisaka, & Minoru Yamakawa. (2005). Regulation of Gene Expression of Attacin, an Antibacterial Protein in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori. Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology. 74(2). 45–56. 5 indexed citations
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Saido‐Sakanaka, Hisako, Eiichi Momotani, Hiromi Yamada, et al.. (2005). Effect of a Synthetic Peptide Designed on the Basis of the Active Site of Insect Defensins on the Proliferation of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus under the Conditions for External Application. Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology. 74(1). 15–20. 3 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Satoe, Ai Asaoka, Mitsuhiro Miyazawa, Jun Ishibashi, & Minoru Yamakawa. (2005). Interactions of an Antimicrobial Peptide Moricin with Lipid Bilayers. 2004. 251–254. 1 indexed citations
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Yamada, Manabu, Kikuyasu Nakamura, Hisako Saido‐Sakanaka, et al.. (2004). Effect of Modified Oligopeptides from the Beetle Allomyrina dichotoma on Escherichia coli Infection in Mice. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 66(2). 137–142. 16 indexed citations
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Nakazawa, Hiroshi, Fumiko Yukuhiro, Seiichi Furukawa, et al.. (2003). Spontaneous Synthesis of an Antibacterial Peptide Linked to Ecdysis in Lepidopteran Insects. Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology. 72(3). 133–137. 2 indexed citations
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Yamakawa, Minoru. (1998). Insect antibacterial proteins. Nihon sanshigaku zasshi. 67(3). 163–182. 17 indexed citations
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Miyanoshita, Akihiro, Seiichi Hara, Masao Sugiyama, et al.. (1996). Isolation and Characterization of a New Member of the Insect Defensin Family from a Beetle, Allomyrina dichotoma. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 220(3). 526–531. 64 indexed citations
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Taniai, Kiyoko, Yusuke Kato, Keiko Kadono‐Okuda, et al.. (1995). Induction of activity of protein kinase C and A by bacterial lipopolysaccharide in isolated hemocytes from the silkworm, Bombyx mori.. Nihon sanshigaku zasshi. 64(5). 450–456. 10 indexed citations
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Kotani, Eiji, Minoru Yamakawa, Shinichi Iwamoto, et al.. (1995). Cloning and expression of the gene of hemocytin, an insect humoral lectin which is homologous with the mammalian von Willebrand factor. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1260(3). 245–258. 105 indexed citations
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Sugiyama, Masao, Hisato Kuniyoshi, Eiji Kotani, et al.. (1995). Characterization of a Bombyx mori cDNA encoding a novel member of the attacin family of insect antibacterial proteins. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 25(3). 385–392. 71 indexed citations

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