Mitsunori Kato

5.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
18 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Mitsunori Kato is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsunori Kato has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 3 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Mitsunori Kato's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (4 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (4 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (3 papers). Mitsunori Kato is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (4 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (4 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (3 papers). Mitsunori Kato collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Switzerland. Mitsunori Kato's co-authors include Arieh Warshel, Pankaz K. Sharma, Yun Xiang, Hanbin Liu, Mats H. M. Olsson, Andrei V. Pisliakov, Walther Parson, Marek Štrajbl, Avital Shurki and Anton Burykin and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Mitsunori Kato

18 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Electrostatic Basis for Enzyme Catalysis

2006 1.1k citations Arieh Warshel, Pankaz K. Sharma et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
Modeling electrostatic effects in proteins

2006 440 citations Arieh Warshel, Pankaz K. Sharma et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics profile →
Polarizable Force Fields: History, Test Cases, and Prospects

2007 273 citations Arieh Warshel, Mitsunori Kato et al. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mitsunori Kato United States	12	1.6k	586	555	289	262	18	2.4k
Carsten Kötting Germany	31	1.4k 0.8×	539 0.9×	503 0.9×	329 1.1×	389 1.5×	87	2.8k
Zhen T. Chu United States	21	1.8k 1.1×	699 1.2×	446 0.8×	227 0.8×	178 0.7×	29	2.3k
Victor B. Luzhkov Russia	22	1.4k 0.8×	477 0.8×	319 0.6×	429 1.5×	305 1.2×	64	2.3k
Pär Söderhjelm Sweden	26	1.3k 0.8×	684 1.2×	415 0.7×	289 1.0×	229 0.9×	45	2.2k
Stephen D. Fried United States	25	1.3k 0.8×	920 1.6×	515 0.9×	193 0.7×	432 1.6×	55	2.8k
Stanley K. Burt United States	32	1.3k 0.8×	459 0.8×	477 0.9×	487 1.7×	297 1.1×	67	2.5k
G. Matthias Ullmann Germany	36	2.6k 1.6×	806 1.4×	566 1.0×	344 1.2×	284 1.1×	110	3.6k
Milan Hodošček Slovenia	24	1.1k 0.6×	474 0.8×	411 0.7×	296 1.0×	263 1.0×	84	1.9k
Demian Riccardi United States	20	834 0.5×	522 0.9×	335 0.6×	272 0.9×	218 0.8×	31	1.6k
Krzysztof Kuczera United States	30	2.1k 1.3×	683 1.2×	759 1.4×	494 1.7×	576 2.2×	130	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Mitsunori Kato

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mitsunori Kato

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All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

Lagiakos, H. Rachel, Éric Therrien, Mitsunori Kato, et al.. (2024). In Silico Enabled Discovery of KAI-11101, a Preclinical DLK Inhibitor for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease and Neuronal Injury. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(3). 2720–2741. 4 indexed citations

Svensson, Mats, Mitsunori Kato, Karen H. Dingley, et al.. (2023). A Computational Physics-based Approach to Predict Unbound Brain-to-Plasma Partition Coefficient, K _p,uu. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 63(12). 3786–3798. 11 indexed citations

Berta, Dénes, Tamás Földes, Callum J. Dickson, et al.. (2022). Combined Free-Energy Calculation and Machine Learning Methods for Understanding Ligand Unbinding Kinetics. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 18(4). 2543–2555. 21 indexed citations

Kato, Mitsunori, et al.. (2019). Structure–Activity Relationship Evaluation of Wasp Toxin β-PMTX Leads to Analogs with Superior Activity for Human Neuronal Sodium Channels. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 11(3). 353–357. 2 indexed citations

Kato, Mitsunori, et al.. (2010). Experimental study of steel grid dam for debris flow composed by small rock. 62(6). 30–33. 1 indexed citations

Ishizuka, Tomoko, Mitsunori Kato, Motoko Saito, et al.. (2010). Human Carboxymethylenebutenolidase as a Bioactivating Hydrolase of Olmesartan Medoxomil in Liver and Intestine. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(16). 11892–11902. 48 indexed citations

Kato, Mitsunori, Keiji Kito, Kazuhisa Ota, & Takashi Ito. (2009). Remodeling of the SCF complex‐mediated ubiquitination system by compositional alteration of incorporated F‐box proteins. PROTEOMICS. 10(1). 115–123. 6 indexed citations

Warshel, Arieh, Mitsunori Kato, & Andrei V. Pisliakov. (2007). Polarizable Force Fields: History, Test Cases, and Prospects. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 3(6). 2034–2045. 273 indexed citations breakdown →

Warshel, Arieh, Pankaz K. Sharma, Mitsunori Kato, & Walther Parson. (2006). Modeling electrostatic effects in proteins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1764(11). 1647–1676. 440 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kato, Mitsunori, Andrei V. Pisliakov, & Arieh Warshel. (2006). The barrier for proton transport in aquaporins as a challenge for electrostatic models: The role of protein relaxation in mutational calculations. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 64(4). 829–844. 113 indexed citations

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Kato, Mitsunori & Arieh Warshel. (2006). Using a Charging Coordinate in Studies of Ionization Induced Partial Unfolding. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 110(23). 11566–11570. 54 indexed citations

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Warshel, Arieh, et al.. (2006). Electrostatic Basis for Enzyme Catalysis. ChemInform. 37(42). 5 indexed citations

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Warshel, Arieh, Pankaz K. Sharma, Mitsunori Kato, et al.. (2006). Electrostatic Basis for Enzyme Catalysis. Chemical Reviews. 106(8). 3210–3235. 1113 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sharma, Pankaz K., Yun Xiang, Mitsunori Kato, & Arieh Warshel. (2005). What Are the Roles of Substrate-Assisted Catalysis and Proximity Effects in Peptide Bond Formation by the Ribosome?. Biochemistry. 44(34). 11307–11314. 97 indexed citations

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Kato, Mitsunori & Arieh Warshel. (2005). Through the Channel and around the Channel: Validating and Comparing Microscopic Approaches for the Evaluation of Free Energy Profiles for Ion Penetration through Ion Channels. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 109(41). 19516–19522. 36 indexed citations

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Burykin, Anton, Mitsunori Kato, & Arieh Warshel. (2003). Exploring the origin of the ion selectivity of the KcsA potassium channel. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 52(3). 412–426. 79 indexed citations

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Štrajbl, Marek, Avital Shurki, Mitsunori Kato, & Arieh Warshel. (2003). Apparent NAC Effect in Chorismate Mutase Reflects Electrostatic Transition State Stabilization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 125(34). 10228–10237. 123 indexed citations

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Kato, Mitsunori, et al.. (1971). Effect of Cord Factor (Mycobacterial Toxic Glycolipid) on Liver Microsomes <italic>in vivo</italic>. The Journal of Biochemistry. 69(3). 511–6. 1 indexed citations

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