Mitsuhiro Yanagida

30.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
294 papers, 22.4k citations indexed

About

Mitsuhiro Yanagida is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsuhiro Yanagida has authored 294 papers receiving a total of 22.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 268 papers in Molecular Biology, 124 papers in Cell Biology and 82 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mitsuhiro Yanagida's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (132 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (108 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (69 papers). Mitsuhiro Yanagida is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (132 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (108 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (69 papers). Mitsuhiro Yanagida collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Mitsuhiro Yanagida's co-authors include Takashi Toda, Iain Hagan, Tadashi Uemura, Noriyuki Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Ohkura, Yasuhisa Adachi, Yasushi Hiraoka, Hironori Funabiki, Kohta Takahashi and Yukinobu Nakaseko and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Mitsuhiro Yanagida

291 papers receiving 22.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

DNA topoisomerase II is required for condensation and separation of mitotic chromosomes in S. pombe

1987 608 citations Yasuhisa Adachi, Mitsuhiro Yanagida et al. Cell profile →
Cut2 proteolysis required for sister-chromatid separation in fission yeast

1996 408 citations Hiroyuki Yamano, Mitsuhiro Yanagida et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mitsuhiro Yanagida Japan	84	20.3k	9.5k	5.8k	1.2k	1.2k	294	22.4k
Jeremy Thorner United States	81	19.4k 1.0×	6.6k 0.7×	2.7k 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	231	22.5k
Peter Philippsen Switzerland	51	17.4k 0.9×	5.0k 0.5×	3.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	365 0.3×	102	19.0k
James R. Broach United States	70	16.0k 0.8×	2.6k 0.3×	2.7k 0.5×	1.7k 1.5×	920 0.8×	224	18.2k
Fred Sherman United States	75	27.6k 1.4×	4.6k 0.5×	4.0k 0.7×	2.3k 2.0×	3.0k 2.5×	251	32.7k
Howard Riezman Switzerland	85	17.9k 0.9×	10.3k 1.1×	2.1k 0.4×	898 0.8×	797 0.7×	236	23.0k
Alan G. Hinnebusch United States	89	23.5k 1.2×	2.7k 0.3×	2.1k 0.4×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	269	26.3k
David Y. Thomas Canada	78	13.2k 0.6×	6.2k 0.7×	1.9k 0.3×	940 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	260	19.2k
Jasper Rine United States	68	14.1k 0.7×	2.2k 0.2×	2.5k 0.4×	2.0k 1.6×	824 0.7×	203	16.8k
Gottfried Schatz Switzerland	94	21.6k 1.1×	2.8k 0.3×	1.1k 0.2×	1.2k 1.0×	705 0.6×	217	23.7k
Walter Neupert Germany	101	29.7k 1.5×	3.4k 0.4×	1.0k 0.2×	1.4k 1.2×	715 0.6×	341	31.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yanagida, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2023). Cohesin organization, dynamics, and subdomain functions revealed by genetic suppressor screening. Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B. 99(3). 61–74.

Toyoda, Yusuke, et al.. (2023). In fission yeast, 65 non-essential mitochondrial proteins related to respiration and stress become essential in low-glucose conditions. Royal Society Open Science. 10(10). 230404–230404. 2 indexed citations

Teruya, Takayuki, et al.. (2021). Whole-blood metabolomics of dementia patients reveal classes of disease-linked metabolites. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(37). 85 indexed citations

Saitoh, Shigeaki, et al.. (2021). Multiple nutritional phenotypes of fission yeast mutants defective in genes encoding essential mitochondrial proteins. Open Biology. 11(4). 200369–200369. 3 indexed citations

Teruya, Takayuki, et al.. (2020). Aging markers in human urine: A comprehensive, non‐targeted LC‐MS study. FASEB BioAdvances. 2(12). 720–733. 13 indexed citations

Chaleckis, Romanas, Masahiro Ebe, Tomáš Pluskal, et al.. (2014). Unexpected similarities between the Schizosaccharomyces and human blood metabolomes, and novel human metabolites. Molecular BioSystems. 10(10). 2538–2551. 44 indexed citations

Shimura, Mari, Yusuke Toyoda, Kenta Iijima, et al.. (2011). Epigenetic displacement of HP1 from heterochromatin by HIV-1 Vpr causes premature sister chromatid separation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 194(5). 721–735. 33 indexed citations

Pluskal, Tomáš, et al.. (2011). Specific biomarkers for stochastic division patterns and starvation‐induced quiescence under limited glucose levels in fission yeast. FEBS Journal. 278(8). 1299–1315. 65 indexed citations

Pluskal, Tomáš, Takahiro Nakamura, Alejandro Villar‐Briones, & Mitsuhiro Yanagida. (2009). Metabolic profiling of the fission yeast S. pombe : quantification of compounds under different temperatures and genetic perturbation. Molecular BioSystems. 6(1). 182–198. 68 indexed citations

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Williams, Jessica S., Takeshi Hayashi, Mitsuhiro Yanagida, & Paul Russell. (2009). Fission Yeast Scm3 Mediates Stable Assembly of Cnp1/CENP-A into Centromeric Chromatin. Molecular Cell. 33(3). 287–298. 161 indexed citations

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Takeda, Kojiro & Mitsuhiro Yanagida. (2005). Regulation of Nuclear Proteasome by Rhp6/Ubc2 through Ubiquitination and Destruction of the Sensor and Anchor Cut8. Cell. 122(3). 393–405. 71 indexed citations

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Yanagida, Mitsuhiro. (2005). Basic mechanism of eukaryotic chromosome segregation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 360(1455). 609–621. 73 indexed citations

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Furuya, Kanji, Kohta Takahashi, & Mitsuhiro Yanagida. (1998). Faithful anaphase is ensured by Mis4, a sister chromatid cohesion molecule required in S phase and not destroyed in G₁ phase. Genes & Development. 12(21). 3408–3418. 131 indexed citations

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Su, Sophia & Mitsuhiro Yanagida. (1997). 9 Mitosis and Cytokinesis in the Fission Yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 765–825. 2 indexed citations

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Samejima, Itaru & Mitsuhiro Yanagida. (1994). Identification of cut8 ⁺ and cek1 ⁺ , a Novel Protein Kinase Gene, Which Complement a Fission Yeast Mutation That Blocks Anaphase. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(9). 6361–6371. 8 indexed citations

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Takeuchi, Masayuki & Mitsuhiro Yanagida. (1993). A mitotic role for a novel fission yeast protein kinase dsk1 with cell cycle stage dependent phosphorylation and localization.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4(3). 247–260. 75 indexed citations

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Yanagida, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (1992). Protein phosphatases and cell division cycle control. UCL Discovery (University College London). 8 indexed citations

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Yanagida, Mitsuhiro & Rolf Sternglanz. (1990). 10 Genetics of DNA Topoisomerases. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 20. 299–320. 4 indexed citations

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Adachi, Yasuhisa, Takashi Toda, Osami Niwa, & Mitsuhiro Yanagida. (1986). Differential Expressions of Essential and Nonessential α-Tubulin Genes in Schizosaccharomyces Pombe. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 6(6). 2168–2178. 33 indexed citations

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Yanagida, Mitsuhiro, Tsuneko Uchida, & Fujio Egami. (1964). Culture of Ustilago zeae with RNA or Poly U as Phosphorus Source. Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 38(11). 531–535. 2 indexed citations

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