N. Munakata

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 772 citations indexed

About

N. Munakata is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Munakata has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 772 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in N. Munakata's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (4 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (4 papers). N. Munakata is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (4 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (4 papers). N. Munakata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Hungary and Greece. N. Munakata's co-authors include Fumiko Morohoshi, Fumiko Makino, Kazuo Kobayashi, Takashi Ito, Atsushi Ito, Kotaro Hieda, Kenshi Hayashi, G. Horneck, Kenshi Hayashi and Stelios Kazadzis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bacteriology, Photochemistry and Photobiology and Radiation Research.

In The Last Decade

N. Munakata

21 papers receiving 730 citations

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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.

[Genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans].

1989 466 citations N. Munakata PubMed profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. Munakata Japan	13	343	314	95	90	87	22	772
Long Miao China	18	305 0.9×	483 1.5×	59 0.6×	99 1.1×	78 0.9×	35	1.1k
Pamela A. Padilla United States	17	367 1.1×	597 1.9×	131 1.4×	92 1.0×	162 1.9×	34	1.0k
William J. Sharrock United States	12	379 1.1×	321 1.0×	112 1.2×	207 2.3×	80 0.9×	13	765
Maxim V. Gerashchenko United States	19	305 0.9×	1.2k 3.7×	61 0.6×	131 1.5×	186 2.1×	27	1.7k
Armand M. Leroi United Kingdom	20	734 2.1×	490 1.6×	185 1.9×	252 2.8×	201 2.3×	28	1.3k
Joan Smith‐Sonneborn United States	16	92 0.3×	338 1.1×	30 0.3×	37 0.4×	111 1.3×	35	551
Timothy P. O’Connor United States	14	140 0.4×	253 0.8×	31 0.3×	76 0.8×	215 2.5×	20	905
Matthieu Pophillat France	15	101 0.3×	242 0.8×	43 0.5×	25 0.3×	70 0.8×	19	649
R. Shownkeen United Kingdom	9	412 1.2×	506 1.6×	83 0.9×	145 1.6×	54 0.6×	15	983
James A. Waddle United States	11	373 1.1×	1.2k 3.9×	53 0.6×	58 0.6×	67 0.8×	12	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. Munakata

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Sato, Kota, et al.. (2025). Impact of the ATM/Chk2 pathway and cell cycle phase on radiation‑induced senescence in A549 human lung cancer cells. Biomedical Reports. 23(5). 1–11.

Yoshino, Hideaki, et al.. (2024). Involvement of cellular senescence in the effect of X-irradiated human lung fibroblast WI-38 cells on human lung cancer A549 cell clonogenic potential. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 200(16-18). 1608–1614. 1 indexed citations

Schuch, André Passáglia, Ricardo A. Guarnieri, Marcelo Barcellos da Rosa, et al.. (2005). Comparisons of biologically effective doses of solar UV-radiation determined with spore dosimetry and spectral photometry in 2000–2003 at Southern Space Observatory, Brazil. Advances in Space Research. 37(9). 1784–1788. 5 indexed citations

Munakata, N., et al.. (2004). Mutagenesis of Bacillus subtilis spores exposed to simulated space environment. cosp. 35. 898. 2 indexed citations

Munakata, N., Minoru Maëda, & Kotaro Hieda. (2002). Vacuum-induced Mutations In Bacillus Subtilis Spores. EGSGA. 2047. 1 indexed citations

Munakata, N., Kazuo Makita, David Bolsée, D. Gillotay, & G. Horneck. (2000). Spore dosimetry of solar UV radiation: applications to monitoring of daily irradiance and personal exposure. Advances in Space Research. 26(12). 1995–2003. 10 indexed citations

Munakata, N., Stelios Kazadzis, Alkiviadis Bais, et al.. (2000). Comparisons of Spore Dosimetry and Spectral Photometry of Solar-UV Radiation at Four Sites in Japan and Europe¶. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 72(6). 739–739. 27 indexed citations

Rettberg, Petra, G. Horneck, Alkiviadis Bais, et al.. (1997). Development of biological dosimetry systems for monitoring the impact of solar UVB radiation on the biosphere and on human health (BIODOS). elib (German Aerospace Center). 2 indexed citations

Suzuki, Takaaki, Masahito Ueda, Katsumi OGATA, et al.. (1996). Doses of solar ultraviolet radiation correlate with skin cancer rates in Japan.. PubMed. 42(6). 375–88. 16 indexed citations

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Munakata, N.. (1995). Continual increase in biologically effective dose of solar UV radiation determined by spore dosimetry from 1980 to 1993 in Tokyo. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 31(1-2). 63–68. 15 indexed citations

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Munakata, N., et al.. (1994). Molecular characterization of thirteen gyrA mutations conferring nalidixic acid resistance in Bacillus subtilis. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 244(1). 97–103. 18 indexed citations

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Munakata, N., Kotaro Hieda, Noriko Usami, Akinari Yokoya, & K. Kobayashi. (1992). Inactivation Action Spectra of Bacillus subtilis Spores with Monochromatic Soft X Rays (0.1-0.6 nm) of Synchrotron Radiation. Radiation Research. 131(1). 72–72. 13 indexed citations

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Morohoshi, Fumiko, Kenshi Hayashi, & N. Munakata. (1991). Molecular analysis of Bacillus subtilis ada mutants deficient in the adaptive response to simple alkylating agents. Journal of Bacteriology. 173(24). 7834–7840. 18 indexed citations

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Morohoshi, Fumiko & N. Munakata. (1987). Multiple species of Bacillus subtilis DNA alkyltransferase involved in the adaptive response to simple alkylating agents. Journal of Bacteriology. 169(2). 587–592. 26 indexed citations

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Munakata, N., et al.. (1986). ACTION SPECTRA IN ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTHS (150‐250 nm) FOR INACTIVATION AND MUTAGENESIS OF Bacillus subtilis SPORES OBTAINED WITH SYNCHROTRON RADIATION. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 44(3). 385–390. 39 indexed citations

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Morohoshi, Fumiko & N. Munakata. (1985). Bacillus subtilis mutants deficient in the adaptive response to simple alkylating agents. Journal of Bacteriology. 161(3). 825–830. 12 indexed citations

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Munakata, N.. (1981). Killing and mutagenic action of sunlight upon Bacillus subtilis spores: A dosimetric system. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 82(2). 263–268. 45 indexed citations

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Makino, Fumiko & N. Munakata. (1978). Deoxyuridine residues in DNA of thymine-requiring Bacillus subtilis strains with defective N-glycosidase activity for uracil-containing DNA. Journal of Bacteriology. 134(1). 24–29. 35 indexed citations

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Munakata, N., P. C. Fitz-James, & I. Elizabeth Young. (1975). Ultraviolet sensitivity and photoproducts in spore-like bodies of an excision-repair-deficient and dipicolinic-acid-less strain of Bacillus subtilis. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 21(7). 1129–1132. 4 indexed citations

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Munakata, N., et al.. (1972). Receptor sites for concanavalin A on human peripheral lymphocytes and on lymphoblasts grown in long-term culture.. PubMed. 32(11). 2463–8. 15 indexed citations

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