Nahoko Higashitani

1.0k total citations
28 papers, 768 citations indexed

About

Nahoko Higashitani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nahoko Higashitani has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 768 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Aging and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Nahoko Higashitani's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (12 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (9 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers). Nahoko Higashitani is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (12 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (9 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers). Nahoko Higashitani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Nahoko Higashitani's co-authors include Atsushi Higashitani, K Horiuchi, Yutaka Miyazawa, Hideyuki Takahashi, Masao Watanabe, Tadashi Sakata, S. MIURA, Nathaniel J. Szewczyk, Kensuke Horiuchi and Timothy Etheridge and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Nahoko Higashitani

27 papers receiving 755 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nahoko Higashitani Japan 17 477 335 151 134 134 28 768
Kerry L. Bubb United States 11 786 1.6× 451 1.3× 267 1.8× 98 0.7× 356 2.7× 20 1.2k
Hugo Tapia United States 8 317 0.7× 159 0.5× 35 0.2× 177 1.3× 42 0.3× 10 767
Stanly B. Williams United States 14 844 1.8× 491 1.5× 187 1.2× 59 0.4× 26 0.2× 14 1.2k
Hervé Lalucque France 15 554 1.2× 438 1.3× 61 0.4× 49 0.4× 19 0.1× 26 885
Mika Teranishi Japan 17 443 0.9× 565 1.7× 213 1.4× 16 0.1× 21 0.2× 34 800
Marie E. Petracek United States 16 878 1.8× 729 2.2× 36 0.2× 139 1.0× 25 0.2× 20 1.1k
Corrado Caggese Italy 19 886 1.9× 508 1.5× 148 1.0× 24 0.2× 21 0.2× 41 1.1k
Eve G. Stringham Canada 12 403 0.8× 82 0.2× 53 0.4× 135 1.0× 574 4.3× 14 863
Joan Smith‐Sonneborn United States 16 338 0.7× 57 0.2× 37 0.2× 111 0.8× 92 0.7× 35 551
Nurit Wolf United States 13 634 1.3× 112 0.3× 232 1.5× 104 0.8× 613 4.6× 14 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nahoko Higashitani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nahoko Higashitani

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Higashitani, Nahoko, et al.. (2025). Gene expression and mucilage adaptations to salinity in germination of extreme halophyte Schrenkiella parvula seeds. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 220. 109517–109517.
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Chiba, Shuhei, Nahoko Higashitani, Atsushi Higashitani, et al.. (2024). Solo regulates the localization and activity of PDZ-RhoGEF for actin cytoskeletal remodeling in response to substrate stiffness. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 35(6). ar87–ar87. 2 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Nahoko, et al.. (2023). A stratagem for primary root elongation under moderate salt stress in the halophyte Schrenkiella parvula. Physiologia Plantarum. 175(3). e13937–e13937. 5 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Atsushi, Nahoko Higashitani, Timothy Etheridge, et al.. (2023). Comparative Analysis of Muscle Atrophy During Spaceflight, Nutritional Deficiency and Disuse in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(16). 12640–12640. 3 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Nahoko, Akira Higashibata, Colleen S. Deane, et al.. (2022). Loss of physical contact in space alters the dopamine system in C. elegans. iScience. 25(2). 103762–103762. 17 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Atsushi, et al.. (2021). Histone deacetylase HDA-4-mediated epigenetic regulation in space-flown C. elegans. npj Microgravity. 7(1). 33–33. 9 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Nahoko, et al.. (2019). Autophagy mitigates high-temperature injury in pollen development of Arabidopsis thaliana. Developmental Biology. 456(2). 190–200. 35 indexed citations
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Pancha, Imran, Hiroki Shima, Nahoko Higashitani, et al.. (2018). Target of rapamycin‐signaling modulates starch accumulation via glycogenin phosphorylation status in the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae. The Plant Journal. 97(3). 485–499. 30 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Nahoko, Timothy Etheridge, Nathaniel J. Szewczyk, et al.. (2016). Fluid dynamics alter Caenorhabditis elegans body length via TGF-β/DBL-1 neuromuscular signaling. npj Microgravity. 2(1). 16006–16006. 12 indexed citations
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Higashibata, Akira, Nahoko Higashitani, Timothy Etheridge, et al.. (2013). Space Flight Induces Reduction of Paramyosin and Troponin T: Proteomic Analysis of Space-Flown Caenorhabditis elegans. Current Biotechnology. 999(999). 19–24. 1 indexed citations
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Nakayama, Mayumi, Yasuko Kaneko, Yutaka Miyazawa, et al.. (2012). A possible involvement of autophagy in amyloplast degradation in columella cells during hydrotropic response of Arabidopsis roots. Planta. 236(4). 999–1012. 33 indexed citations
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Sakata, Tadashi, S. MIURA, Nahoko Higashitani, et al.. (2010). Auxins reverse plant male sterility caused by high temperatures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(19). 8569–8574. 271 indexed citations
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Sasagawa, Yohei, Mieko Otani, Nahoko Higashitani, et al.. (2009). Caenorhabditis elegans p97 controls germline-specific sex determination by controlling the TRA-1 level in a CUL-2-dependent manner. Journal of Cell Science. 122(20). 3663–3672. 19 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Nahoko, et al.. (2008). Involvement of HMG-12 and CAR-1 in the cdc-48.1 expression of Caenorhabditis elegans. Developmental Biology. 318(2). 348–359. 5 indexed citations
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Higashibata, Akira, Atsushi Higashitani, Hiroaki Kagawa, et al.. (2007). Biochemical and molecular biological analyses of space-flown nematodes in Japan, the first international caenorhabditis elegans experiment (ICE-First). Microgravity Science and Technology. 19(5-6). 159–163. 12 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Atsushi, Nahoko Higashitani, & Kensuke Horiuchi. (1997). Minus-strand origin of filamentous phage versus transcriptional promoters in recognition of RNA polymerase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(7). 2909–2914. 20 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Nahoko, et al.. (1996). Recognition mechanisms of the minus‐strand origin of phage f1 by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase. Genes to Cells. 1(9). 829–841. 16 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Atsushi, Nahoko Higashitani, & K Horiuchi. (1995). A Cell Division Inhibitor SulA of Escherichia coli Directly Interacts with FtsZ Through GTP Hydrolysis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 209(1). 198–204. 56 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Nahoko, Atsushi Higashitani, & K Horiuchi. (1993). Nucleotide sequence of the primer RNA for DNA replication of filamentous bacteriophages. Journal of Virology. 67(4). 2175–2181. 22 indexed citations
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Higashitani, Nahoko, et al.. (1992). SOS induction in Escherichia coli by infection with mutant filamentous phage that are defective in initiation of complementary-strand DNA synthesis. Journal of Bacteriology. 174(5). 1612–1618. 30 indexed citations

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