Misako Kato

2.3k total citations
41 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Misako Kato is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Misako Kato has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Pharmacology and 15 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Misako Kato's work include Coffee research and impacts (14 papers), Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (10 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (9 papers). Misako Kato is often cited by papers focused on Coffee research and impacts (14 papers), Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (10 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (9 papers). Misako Kato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and China. Misako Kato's co-authors include Seki Shimizu, Kouichi Mizuno, Alan Crozier, Hiroshi Ashihara, Hiroshi Ashihara, Tatsuhito Fujimura, Chuangxing Ye, Hideya Fukuzawa, Masataka Kajikawa and Hiroshi Sano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Misako Kato

41 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Misako Kato Japan 22 835 730 447 248 172 41 1.8k
Ana S. P. Moreira Portugal 27 474 0.6× 210 0.3× 282 0.6× 176 0.7× 144 0.8× 65 1.7k
Filippos Ververidis Greece 18 738 0.9× 655 0.9× 109 0.2× 43 0.2× 194 1.1× 40 1.6k
Yongmei Du China 24 676 0.8× 675 0.9× 107 0.2× 82 0.3× 58 0.3× 57 1.6k
Quinton J. Cumbes United Kingdom 8 571 0.7× 1.4k 1.9× 152 0.3× 36 0.1× 92 0.5× 8 2.1k
Yoshihiko Akakabe Japan 21 458 0.5× 339 0.5× 83 0.2× 32 0.1× 113 0.7× 69 1.2k
Dongfeng Yang China 30 1.6k 1.9× 1.2k 1.6× 364 0.8× 50 0.2× 23 0.1× 99 2.6k
Neil D. Westcott Canada 21 551 0.7× 549 0.8× 47 0.1× 462 1.9× 61 0.4× 61 1.7k
António E. Leitão Portugal 28 287 0.3× 1.2k 1.7× 750 1.7× 111 0.4× 17 0.1× 54 1.9k
Emiko Harada Japan 26 887 1.1× 1.2k 1.7× 109 0.2× 34 0.1× 23 0.1× 57 2.2k
R. Neil Reese United States 24 689 0.8× 1.2k 1.7× 56 0.1× 48 0.2× 75 0.4× 53 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Misako Kato

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Misako Kato

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Misako Kato. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Misako Kato based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Misako Kato. Misako Kato is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Shimada, Takashi, Tomoo Shimada, Yozo Okazaki, et al.. (2019). HIGH STEROL ESTER 1 is a key factor in plant sterol homeostasis. Nature Plants. 5(11). 1154–1166. 32 indexed citations
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Kajikawa, Masataka, Manabu Tanaka, Kyoko Hatano, et al.. (2018). Isolation and Characterization ofChlamydomonasAutophagy-Related Mutants in Nutrient-Deficient Conditions. Plant and Cell Physiology. 60(1). 126–138. 42 indexed citations
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Kajikawa, Masataka, et al.. (2015). Accumulation of Squalene in a Microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by Genetic Modification of Squalene Synthase and Squalene Epoxidase Genes. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0120446–e0120446. 56 indexed citations
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Kajikawa, Masataka, Takashi Yamano, Akira Ando, et al.. (2015). Algal Dual-Specificity Tyrosine Phosphorylation-Regulated Kinase, Triacylglycerol Accumulation Regulator1, Regulates Accumulation of Triacylglycerol in Nitrogen or Sulfur Deficiency. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 168(2). 752–764. 54 indexed citations
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Mizuno, Kouichi, et al.. (2014). Conversion of nicotinic acid to trigonelline is catalyzed by N-methyltransferase belonged to motif B′ methyltransferase family in Coffea arabica. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 452(4). 1060–1066. 24 indexed citations
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Abe, Jun, et al.. (2011). Stable Nuclear Transformation of the Closterium peracerosum–strigosum–littorale Complex. Plant and Cell Physiology. 52(9). 1676–1685. 33 indexed citations
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Kawachi, Masanobu, et al.. (2011). Changes in the hydrocarbon-synthesizing activity during growth of Botryococcus braunii B70. Bioresource Technology. 109. 297–299. 8 indexed citations
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Ashihara, Hiroshi, Misako Kato, & Alan Crozier. (2010). Distribution, Biosynthesis and Catabolism of Methylxanthines in Plants. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 11–31. 47 indexed citations
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Ishida, Mariko, et al.. (2008). Occurrence of theobromine synthase genes in purine alkaloid-free species of Camellia plants. Planta. 229(3). 559–568. 15 indexed citations
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Kato, Misako & Hiroshi Ashihara. (2008). Biosynthesis and Catabolism of Purine Alkaloids in Camellia Plants. Natural Product Communications. 3(9). 5 indexed citations
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Ye, Chuangxing, et al.. (2005). Substrate specificity of N-methyltransferase involved in purine alkaloids synthesis is dependent upon one amino acid residue of the enzyme. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 275(2). 125–135. 57 indexed citations
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Zheng, Xin‐Qiang, Chuangxing Ye, Misako Kato, Alan Crozier, & Hiroshi Ashihara. (2002). Theacrine (1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid) synthesis in leaves of a Chinese tea, kucha (Camellia assamica var. kucha). Phytochemistry. 60(2). 129–134. 70 indexed citations
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Kato, Misako, Kouichi Mizuno, Alan Crozier, Tatsuhito Fujimura, & Hiroshi Ashihara. (2000). Caffeine synthase gene from tea leaves. Nature. 406(6799). 956–957. 154 indexed citations
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Kato, Misako, Kouichi Mizuno, Tatsuhito Fujimura, & Hiroshi Ashihara. (1999). PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CAFFEINE SYSTHASE FROM TEA LEAVES. Plant and Cell Physiology. 40. 2 indexed citations
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Kato, Misako, Kouichi Mizuno, Tatsuhito Fujimura, et al.. (1999). Purification and Characterization of Caffeine Synthase from Tea Leaves1. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 120(2). 579–586. 89 indexed citations
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Kato, Misako, Hisayo Shimizu, Takeo Suzuki, et al.. (1996). Caffeine biosynthesis in young leaves of Camellia sinensis: In vitro studies on N‐methyltransferase activity involved in the conversion of xanthosine to caffeine. Physiologia Plantarum. 98(3). 629–636. 63 indexed citations
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Shibagaki, Yoshio, Hideo Gotoh, Misako Kato, & Kiyohisa Mizumoto. (1995). Localization and In Vitro Mutagenesis of the Active Site in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mRNA Capping Enzyme1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 118(6). 1303–1309. 17 indexed citations

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