Naoto Shibuya

17.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
180 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Naoto Shibuya is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Naoto Shibuya has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Plant Science, 74 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Naoto Shibuya's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (65 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (51 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (27 papers). Naoto Shibuya is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (65 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (51 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (27 papers). Naoto Shibuya collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Laos. Naoto Shibuya's co-authors include Hanae Kaku, Eiichi Minami, Irwin Goldstein, Tomonori Shinya, Yoshitake Desaki, Yoko Nishizawa, Willy J. Peumans, E. Minami, Hisakazu Yamane and Kazunori Okada and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Naoto Shibuya

178 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. CERK1, a LysM receptor kinase, is essential for chitin elicitor signaling in Arabidopsis
    2007 1.0k citations Albert Premkumar, Tomonori Shinya et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Plant cells recognize chitin fragments for defense signaling through a plasma membrane receptor
    2006 842 citations Hanae Kaku, Yoko Nishizawa et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. The elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) bark lectin recognizes the Neu5Ac(alpha 2-6)Gal/GalNAc sequence.
    1987 694 citations Naoto Shibuya et al. profile →
  4. Conserved Fungal LysM Effector Ecp6 Prevents Chitin-Triggered Immunity in Plants
    2010 542 citations Ronnie de Jonge, H. Peter van Esse et al. Science profile →
  5. Two LysM receptor molecules, CEBiP and OsCERK1, cooperatively regulate chitin elicitor signaling in rice
    2010 533 citations Yoshitake Desaki, Naoko Ishii-Minami et al. The Plant Journal profile →
  6. Effector-Mediated Suppression of Chitin-Triggered Immunity by Magnaporthe oryzae Is Necessary for Rice Blast Disease 
    2012 401 citations Anja Kombrink, Tomonori Shinya et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Naoto Shibuya Japan 61 10.0k 5.6k 1.3k 938 774 180 13.5k
Bruno P.A. Cammue Belgium 64 8.3k 0.8× 8.4k 1.5× 1.6k 1.3× 911 1.0× 1.9k 2.4× 197 15.6k
Frans M. Klis Netherlands 67 5.6k 0.6× 9.3k 1.7× 1.9k 1.5× 460 0.5× 1.3k 1.7× 161 14.6k
Antonio Molina Spain 57 11.2k 1.1× 5.8k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 433 0.5× 851 1.1× 97 13.8k
Jian‐Min Zhou China 74 19.2k 1.9× 6.9k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 570 0.6× 650 0.8× 167 21.9k
Gustavo H. Goldman Brazil 53 3.7k 0.4× 5.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 287 0.3× 826 1.1× 312 10.3k
César Nombela Spain 55 2.8k 0.3× 6.6k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 515 0.5× 463 0.6× 199 10.6k
Phillips W. Robbins United States 72 2.7k 0.3× 10.4k 1.9× 2.2k 1.7× 1.6k 1.7× 1.5k 2.0× 189 14.5k
Jijie Chai China 68 8.2k 0.8× 9.8k 1.8× 961 0.8× 1.8k 1.9× 601 0.8× 148 16.7k
Patrice Lerouge France 52 5.2k 0.5× 4.7k 0.8× 292 0.2× 864 0.9× 2.1k 2.7× 156 9.2k
Karin Thevissen Belgium 51 2.3k 0.2× 5.6k 1.0× 503 0.4× 811 0.9× 1.2k 1.6× 137 8.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ye, Wenxiu, Shintaro Munemasa, Tomonori Shinya, et al.. (2020). Stomatal immunity against fungal invasion comprises not only chitin-induced stomatal closure but also chitosan-induced guard cell death. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(34). 20932–20942. 66 indexed citations
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Takahara, Hiroyuki, Stéphane Hacquard, Anja Kombrink, et al.. (2016). Colletotrichum higginsianum extracellular LysM proteins play dual roles in appressorial function and suppression of chitin‐triggered plant immunity. New Phytologist. 211(4). 1323–1337. 104 indexed citations
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Kaku, Hanae & Naoto Shibuya. (2016). Molecular mechanisms of chitin recognition and immune signaling by LysM-receptors. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 95. 60–65. 19 indexed citations
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Jonge, Ronnie de, H. Peter van Esse, Anja Kombrink, et al.. (2010). Conserved Fungal LysM Effector Ecp6 Prevents Chitin-Triggered Immunity in Plants. Science. 329(5994). 953–955. 542 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kishi‐Kaboshi, Mitsuko, Kazunori Okada, Shinya Murakami, et al.. (2010). A rice fungal MAMP‐responsive MAPK cascade regulates metabolic flow to antimicrobial metabolite synthesis. The Plant Journal. 63(4). 599–612. 203 indexed citations
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Silipo, Alba, Gitte Erbs, J. Maxwell Dow, et al.. (2009). Glyco-conjugates as elicitors or suppressors of plant innate immunity. Glycobiology. 20(4). 406–419. 137 indexed citations
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Chujo, Tetsuya, Tomoaki Kato, Kazunari Yamada, et al.. (2008). Characterization of an Elicitor-Induced Rice WRKY Gene,OsWRKY71. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 72(1). 240–245. 41 indexed citations
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Premkumar, Albert, Tomonori Shinya, Yoshitake Desaki, et al.. (2007). CERK1, a LysM receptor kinase, is essential for chitin elicitor signaling in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(49). 19613–19618. 1041 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kaku, Hanae, Yoko Nishizawa, Naoko Ishii-Minami, et al.. (2006). Plant cells recognize chitin fragments for defense signaling through a plasma membrane receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(29). 11086–11091. 842 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sugimori, Miho, M. Takeda, Takashi Otani, et al.. (2004). RERJ1, a jasmonic acid-responsive gene from rice, encodes a basic helix–loop–helix protein. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 325(3). 857–863. 59 indexed citations
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Sugimori, Miho, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Eiichi Minami, et al.. (2002). Cloning and Characterization of cDNAs for the Jasmonic Acid-responsive GenesRRJ1andRRJ2in Suspension-cultured Rice Cells. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 66(5). 1140–1142. 6 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Takeshi, Yuki Ito, & Naoto Shibuya. (2000). Oligosaccharide Elicitors and Their Receptors for Plant Defense Responses.. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 12(64). 113–120. 35 indexed citations
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Shibuya, Naoto, Yuki Ito, & Hanae Kaku. (1996). Receptor for Chitin-Oligosaccharide Elicitor in Rice. 31(2). 125–133. 2 indexed citations
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Shimamura, Michio, et al.. (1994). Repulsive contribution of surface sialic acid residues to cell adhesion to substratum.. PubMed. 33(5). 871–8. 6 indexed citations
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Shibuya, Naoto, Hanae Kaku, Kazuyuki Kuchitsu, & Mary Maliarik. (1993). Identification of a novel high‐affinity binding site for N‐acetylchitooligosaccharide elicitor in the membrane fraction from suspension‐cultured rice cells. FEBS Letters. 329(1-2). 75–78. 107 indexed citations
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Shibuya, Naoto, Nobutaka Suzuki, & Tetsuya Iwasaki. (1983). . Journal of the Japanese Society of Starch Science. 30(3). 284–287. 5 indexed citations
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Juliano, B. O., A. B. Blakeney, Nurul Choudhury, et al.. (1982). International Cooperative Testing of the Alkali Digestibility Values for Milled Rice. Starch - Stärke. 34(1). 21–26. 6 indexed citations
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Shibuya, Naoto. (1981). Gas—liquid chromatographic analysis of partially methylated alditol acetates on a glass capillary column. Journal of Chromatography A. 208(1). 96–99. 21 indexed citations
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Shibuya, Naoto, et al.. (1977). . Journal of the Japanese Society of Starch Science. 24(3). 55–58. 5 indexed citations

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