Misuzu Baba

13.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Misuzu Baba is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Misuzu Baba has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cell Biology, 22 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Misuzu Baba's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (22 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (15 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (15 papers). Misuzu Baba is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (22 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (15 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (15 papers). Misuzu Baba collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Misuzu Baba's co-authors include Daniel J. Klionsky, Yoshinori Ohsumi, Yang Cao, Masako Osumi, Takeshi Noda, Ke Wang, Tomotake Kanki, Sidney V. Scott, Kouichi Miyazawa and Tamotsu Yoshimori and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, The Journal of Cell Biology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Misuzu Baba

46 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Formation Process of Autophagosome Is Traced with Apg8/Au... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2009 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Formation Process of Autophagosome Is Traced with Apg8/Aut7p in Yeast
    1999 723 citations Misuzu Baba, Takeshi Noda et al. profile →
  2. Atg32 Is a Mitochondrial Protein that Confers Selectivity during Mitophagy
    2009 633 citations Tomotake Kanki, Ke Wang et al. Developmental Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Misuzu Baba Japan 28 3.8k 2.7k 2.3k 499 458 47 5.1k
Claudine Kraft Austria 33 2.9k 0.8× 3.0k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 557 1.1× 406 0.9× 63 5.1k
Yūko Fujioka Japan 32 3.3k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 513 1.0× 517 1.1× 55 4.8k
Kuninori Suzuki Japan 30 5.4k 1.4× 3.5k 1.3× 2.7k 1.2× 774 1.6× 686 1.5× 50 7.1k
Mariko Ohsumi Japan 17 5.0k 1.3× 3.3k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 660 1.3× 606 1.3× 25 6.5k
Takayoshi Kirisako Japan 11 2.8k 0.7× 2.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 335 0.7× 392 0.9× 18 4.8k
Michael Thumm Germany 36 2.4k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 306 0.6× 393 0.9× 61 3.8k
Hitoshi Nakatogawa Japan 37 5.5k 1.5× 4.2k 1.5× 2.7k 1.2× 845 1.7× 603 1.3× 67 7.9k
Tomohiro Yorimitsu Japan 17 2.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 300 0.6× 238 0.5× 29 3.7k
Alexandra Stolz Germany 18 2.3k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 305 0.6× 128 0.3× 31 3.5k
Toku Kanaseki Japan 13 1.7k 0.4× 1.9k 0.7× 799 0.4× 269 0.5× 158 0.3× 20 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Misuzu Baba

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Fields of papers citing papers by Misuzu Baba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Misuzu Baba

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Misuzu Baba. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Misuzu Baba 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 Misuzu Baba. Misuzu Baba is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Baba, Norio, Kenji Kaneko, & Misuzu Baba. (2020). Novel nonlinear reconstruction method with grey-level quantisation units for electron tomography. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 20146–20146. 3 indexed citations
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Jin, Meiyan, Ting Han, Yao Yao, et al.. (2017). Glycolytic Enzymes Coalesce in G Bodies under Hypoxic Stress. Cell Reports. 20(4). 895–908. 143 indexed citations
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Feng, Yuchen, et al.. (2016). Phosphorylation of Atg9 regulates movement to the phagophore assembly site and the rate of autophagosome formation. Autophagy. 12(4). 648–658. 66 indexed citations
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Baba, Misuzu, et al.. (2014). Estimation Of Global Positioning System Measurement Errors For GAGAN Applications. IOSR Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering. 9(6). 66–79. 2 indexed citations
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Baba, Misuzu, et al.. (2014). Subthreshold Dual Mode Logic. Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics. 3(2). 2 indexed citations
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Nair, Usha, Jiefei Geng, Noor Gammoh, et al.. (2011). SNARE Proteins Are Required for Macroautophagy. Cell. 146(2). 290–302. 356 indexed citations
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Eskelinen, Eeva‐Liisa, Fulvio Reggiori, Misuzu Baba, Tibor Kovács, & Per O. Seglen. (2011). Seeing is believing: The impact of electron microscopy on autophagy research. Autophagy. 7(9). 935–956. 219 indexed citations
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He, Congcong, Misuzu Baba, & Daniel J. Klionsky. (2009). Double duty of Atg9 self-association in autophagosome biogenesis. Autophagy. 5(3). 385–387. 16 indexed citations
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Kanki, Tomotake, Ke Wang, Misuzu Baba, et al.. (2009). A Genomic Screen for Yeast Mutants Defective in Selective Mitochondria Autophagy. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(22). 4730–4738. 207 indexed citations
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Kanki, Tomotake, Ke Wang, Yang Cao, Misuzu Baba, & Daniel J. Klionsky. (2009). Atg32 Is a Mitochondrial Protein that Confers Selectivity during Mitophagy. Developmental Cell. 17(1). 98–109. 633 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baba, Misuzu. (2008). Chapter 10 Electron Microscopy in Yeast. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 451. 133–149. 28 indexed citations
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Hamasaki, Maho, Takeshi Noda, Misuzu Baba, & Yoshinori Ohsumi. (2004). Starvation Triggers the Delivery of the Endoplasmic Reticulum to the Vacuole via Autophagy in Yeast. Traffic. 6(1). 56–65. 138 indexed citations
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Ano, Yoshitaka, Takeshi Hattori, Masahide Oku, et al.. (2004). A Sorting Nexin PpAtg24 Regulates Vacuolar Membrane Dynamics during Pexophagy via Binding to Phosphatidylinositol-3-Phosphate. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(2). 446–457. 58 indexed citations
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Mukaiyama, Hiroyuki, Masahide Oku, Misuzu Baba, et al.. (2002). Paz2 and 13 other PAZ gene products regulate vacuolar engulfment of peroxisomes during micropexophagy. Genes to Cells. 7(1). 75–90. 97 indexed citations
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Baba, Misuzu, Masako Osumi, & Yoshinori Ohsumi. (1995). Analysis of the Membrane Structures Involved in Autophagy in Yeast by Freeze-Replica Method.. Cell Structure and Function. 20(6). 465–471. 116 indexed citations
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Osumi, Masako, Naoko Yamada, Hiromi Kobori, et al.. (1989). Cell Wall Formation in Regenerating Protoplasts of <italic>Schizosaccharomyces pombe</italic>: Study by High Resolution, Low Voltage Scanning Electron Microscopy. Journal of Electron Microscopy. 38(6). 457–68. 46 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Hideyo, Tamio Hiratani, Misuzu Baba, & Masako Osumi. (1987). Effect of Aculeacin A on Reverting Protoplasts of Candida albicans. Microbiology and Immunology. 31(7). 625–638. 10 indexed citations

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