R. Tokuoka

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 935 citations indexed

About

R. Tokuoka is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Tokuoka has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 935 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Organic Chemistry and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R. Tokuoka's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (3 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (2 papers) and Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (2 papers). R. Tokuoka is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (3 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (2 papers) and Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (2 papers). R. Tokuoka collaborates with scholars based in Japan and Germany. R. Tokuoka's co-authors include J. Deisenhofer, Robert Huber, Wolfram Saenger, Raghuvir K. Arni, Udo Heinemann, Ken‐ichi Tomita, T. Fujiwara, Gour P. Pal, K. Harata and George Harauz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

R. Tokuoka

10 papers receiving 904 citations

Hit Papers

Human α1-proteinase inhibitor 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 200 400 600
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.

  1. Human α1-proteinase inhibitor
    1984 681 citations R. Tokuoka, J. Deisenhofer et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Tokuoka Japan 8 563 403 225 141 135 11 935
Andrej Karshikov Germany 9 854 1.5× 320 0.8× 493 2.2× 91 0.6× 170 1.3× 10 1.5k
Steven P. Leytus United States 14 508 0.9× 178 0.4× 387 1.7× 71 0.5× 139 1.0× 19 1.2k
Margit Bauer Germany 14 528 0.9× 228 0.6× 360 1.6× 70 0.5× 158 1.2× 26 1.0k
Chang H. Park United States 13 483 0.9× 205 0.5× 459 2.0× 46 0.3× 134 1.0× 19 1.1k
Brett Lovejoy United States 9 756 1.3× 441 1.1× 133 0.6× 55 0.4× 430 3.2× 10 1.2k
Anzhi Wei United States 14 428 0.8× 228 0.6× 222 1.0× 50 0.4× 121 0.9× 25 861
Chih-Min Kam United States 21 676 1.2× 231 0.6× 127 0.6× 78 0.6× 361 2.7× 35 1.3k
Chih Min Kam United States 15 589 1.0× 151 0.4× 145 0.6× 77 0.5× 207 1.5× 20 1.1k
J.P. Priestle Switzerland 10 603 1.1× 101 0.3× 176 0.8× 55 0.4× 137 1.0× 15 1.0k
François Pochon France 21 931 1.7× 94 0.2× 126 0.6× 147 1.0× 116 0.9× 70 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by R. Tokuoka

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Tokuoka

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Tokuoka

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Yamagishi, Ayana, R. Tokuoka, Akira Nagasaki, et al.. (2025). Nestin Forms a Flexible Cytoskeleton by Means of a Huge Tail Domain That Is Reversibly Stretched and Contracted by Weak Forces. Cells. 14(2). 138–138.
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Arni, Raghuvir K., Udo Heinemann, R. Tokuoka, & Wolfram Saenger. (1988). Three-dimensional structure of the ribonuclease T1 2'-GMP complex at 1.9-A resolution.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263(30). 15358–15368. 142 indexed citations
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Holzenburg, Andreas, Frank Mayer, George Harauz, et al.. (1987). Structure of D-ribulose-l,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase from Alcaligenes eutrophyus H16. Nature. 325(6106). 730–732. 24 indexed citations
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Arni, Raghuvir K., et al.. (1987). Restrained least-squares refinement of the crystal structure of the ribonuclease T1*2'-guanylic acid complex at 1·9 Å resolution. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 43(6). 548–554. 34 indexed citations
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Tokuoka, R., et al.. (1984). Human α1-proteinase inhibitor. Journal of Molecular Biology. 177(3). 531–557. 681 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tokuoka, R., et al.. (1981). Structure of the α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) inclusion complex with the potassium salt of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Acta Crystallographica Section B. 37(2). 445–447. 7 indexed citations
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Tokuoka, R., T. Fujiwara, & Ken‐ichi Tomita. (1981). Structure of the β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) inclusion complex with p-ethylaniline (PEA). Acta Crystallographica Section B. 37(5). 1158–1160. 12 indexed citations
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Tokuoka, R., Nobuo Okabe, & Ken‐ichi Tomita. (1980). Circular Dichroism Studies on the Interaction between Human Serum Albumin and Thyroxine. The Journal of Biochemistry. 87(6). 1729–1734. 6 indexed citations
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Tokuoka, R., Masako Abe, T. Fujiwara, Ken‐ichi Tomita, & Wolfram Saenger. (1980). CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A β-CYCLODEXTRIN·ETHANOL·OCTAHYDRATE. Chemistry Letters. 9(5). 491–494. 16 indexed citations
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Tokuoka, R., et al.. (1979). The crystal and molecular structrue of 8-methyladenosine 3′-monophosphate dihydrate. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 561(1). 240–247. 10 indexed citations

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