Mitsutomo Abe

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Mitsutomo Abe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsutomo Abe has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mitsutomo Abe's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (32 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (27 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers). Mitsutomo Abe is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (32 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (27 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers). Mitsutomo Abe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Mitsutomo Abe's co-authors include Ayako Yamaguchi, Takashi Araki, Teizo Kitagawa, Yoshibumi Komeda, Yasushi Kobayashi, Taku Takahashi, Koji Goto, Yoshimasa Kyōgoku, Yasufumi Daimon and Michitaka Notaguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Mitsutomo Abe

48 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

FD, a bZIP Protein Mediating Signals from the Floral Pathway Integrator FT at the Shoot Apex

2005 1.2k citations Mitsutomo Abe, Yasushi Kobayashi et al. Science profile →
Resonance Raman spectra of octaethylporphyrinato-Ni(II) and m e s o-deuterated and 15N substituted derivatives. II. A normal coordinate analysis

1978 489 citations Mitsutomo Abe et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mitsutomo Abe Japan	30	3.8k	3.5k	389	272	198	49	4.9k
Hidetaka Hori Japan	30	990 0.3×	2.0k 0.6×	463 1.2×	118 0.4×	192 1.0×	135	3.1k
Chojiro Kojima Japan	29	1.4k 0.4×	3.1k 0.9×	201 0.5×	375 1.4×	355 1.8×	118	4.2k
Steven W. Meinhardt United States	33	2.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	651 1.7×	96 0.4×	224 1.1×	57	3.7k
R. G. Herrmann Germany	46	2.7k 0.7×	4.2k 1.2×	213 0.5×	148 0.5×	763 3.9×	113	5.7k
Andreas Möglich Germany	31	1.8k 0.5×	3.2k 0.9×	199 0.5×	562 2.1×	380 1.9×	77	4.2k
Richard Wagner Germany	42	624 0.2×	5.2k 1.5×	488 1.3×	144 0.5×	443 2.2×	107	6.1k
David von Stetten Germany	30	1.2k 0.3×	2.0k 0.6×	146 0.4×	394 1.4×	64 0.3×	58	2.7k
Sven J. Saupe France	40	1.3k 0.3×	3.4k 1.0×	669 1.7×	245 0.9×	194 1.0×	97	4.6k
Li-Shar Huang United States	24	363 0.1×	2.6k 0.7×	299 0.8×	354 1.3×	139 0.7×	49	3.3k
E. Weber Germany	20	994 0.3×	1.6k 0.5×	277 0.7×	157 0.6×	212 1.1×	47	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mitsutomo Abe

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

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Sakoda, Kazuma, et al.. (2025). PROTON ATPASE TRANSLOCATION CONTROL 1-mediated H + -ATPase translocation boosts plant growth under drought by optimizing root and leaf functions. PNAS Nexus. 4(5). pgaf151–pgaf151. 2 indexed citations

Abe, Mitsutomo, et al.. (2023). A conserved mechanism determines the activity of two pivotal transcription factors that control epidermal cell differentiation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Plant Research. 136(3). 349–358. 7 indexed citations

Abe, Mitsutomo, et al.. (2019). Transient activity of the florigen complex during the floral transition in Arabidopsis thaliana. Development. 146(7). 42 indexed citations

Abe, Mitsutomo, et al.. (2017). FE Controls the Transcription of Downstream Flowering Regulators Through Two Distinct Mechanisms in Leaf Phloem Companion Cells. Plant and Cell Physiology. 58(11). 2017–2025. 15 indexed citations

Saiga, Shunsuke, et al.. (2016). OBE3 and WUS Interaction in Shoot Meristem Stem Cell Regulation. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0155657–e0155657. 12 indexed citations

Yamada, Yusuke, et al.. (2015). ATML1 and PDF2 Play a Redundant and Essential Role in Arabidopsis Embryo Development. Plant and Cell Physiology. 56(6). 1183–1192. 72 indexed citations

Kaya, Hidetaka, Megumi Iwano, Seiji Takeda, et al.. (2015). Apoplastic ROS production upon pollination by RbohH and RbohJ in Arabidopsis. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 10(2). e989050–e989050. 47 indexed citations

Kaya, Hidetaka, Ryo Nakajima, Megumi Iwano, et al.. (2014). Ca²⁺-Activated Reactive Oxygen Species Production by Arabidopsis RbohH and RbohJ Is Essential for Proper Pollen Tube Tip Growth. The Plant Cell. 26(3). 1069–1080. 230 indexed citations

Kimura, Sachie, et al.. (2013). A low temperature-inducible protein AtSRC2 enhances the ROS-producing activity of NADPH oxidase AtRbohF. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1833(12). 2775–2780. 85 indexed citations

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Yamaguchi, Ayako & Mitsutomo Abe. (2012). Regulation of reproductive development by non-coding RNA in Arabidopsis: to flower or not to flower. Journal of Plant Research. 125(6). 693–704. 118 indexed citations

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Yamaguchi, Ayako, et al.. (2012). The Florigen Genes FT and TSF Modulate Lateral Shoot Outgrowth in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant and Cell Physiology. 54(3). 352–368. 92 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Yasushi, Sumiko Yamamoto, Masahiko Furutani, et al.. (2012). CRYPTIC PRECOCIOUS/MED12 is a Novel Flowering Regulator with Multiple Target Steps in Arabidopsis. Plant and Cell Physiology. 53(2). 287–303. 51 indexed citations

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Kaya, Hidetaka, Shin Takeda, Mitsutomo Abe, et al.. (2006). Chromatin assembly factor 1 ensures the stable maintenance of silent chromatin states in Arabidopsis. Genes to Cells. 11(2). 153–162. 80 indexed citations

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Abe, Mitsutomo, Yasushi Kobayashi, Sumiko Yamamoto, et al.. (2005). FD, a bZIP Protein Mediating Signals from the Floral Pathway Integrator FT at the Shoot Apex. Science. 309(5737). 1052–1056. 1247 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yamaguchi, Ayako, Yasushi Kobayashi, Koji Goto, Mitsutomo Abe, & Takashi Araki. (2005). TWIN SISTER OF FT (TSF) Acts as a Floral Pathway Integrator Redundantly with FT. Plant and Cell Physiology. 46(8). 1175–1189. 408 indexed citations

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Abe, Mitsutomo, Hiroshi Katsumata, Yoshibumi Komeda, & Taku Takahashi. (2003). Regulation of shoot epidermal cell differentiation by a pair of homeodomain proteins in Arabidopsis. Development. 130(4). 635–643. 297 indexed citations

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Abe, Mitsutomo, Taku Takahashi, & Yoshibumi Komeda. (2001). Identification of a cis‐regulatory element for L1 layer‐specific gene expression, which is targeted by an L1‐specific homeodomain protein. The Plant Journal. 26(5). 487–494. 176 indexed citations

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Hidaka, Shigekazu, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Ken Ebihara, et al.. (2001). [Pathology and significance of leptin resistance in obesity].. PubMed. 59(3). 472–80. 2 indexed citations

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Abe, Mitsutomo, Taku Takahashi, & Yoshibumi Komeda. (1999). Cloning and Characterization of an L1 Layer-Specific Gene in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant and Cell Physiology. 40(6). 571–580. 62 indexed citations

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IRIKI, Tsunenori, et al.. (1991). On the necessity of Non-Microbial Protein in Male Holstein Calves above 90kg in Body Weight. Nihon Chikusan Gakkaiho. 62(8). 777–780. 1 indexed citations

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