Rie Koga

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Rie Koga is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Rie Koga has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Materials Chemistry and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Rie Koga's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (10 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (7 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (6 papers). Rie Koga is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (10 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (7 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (6 papers). Rie Koga collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Rie Koga's co-authors include Nobuyasu Koga, David Baker, G.T. Montelione, Gaohua Liu, Thomas Acton, Rong Xiao, Juergen Kast, Yu‐Ru Lin, Hongbin Li and Chunguang Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Rie Koga

22 papers receiving 990 citations

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Principles for designing ideal protein structures

2012 410 citations Nobuyasu Koga, Rie Koga et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rie Koga Japan	13	691	248	96	95	76	22	1.0k
Carlo Santambrogio Italy	24	612 0.9×	288 1.2×	243 2.5×	46 0.5×	31 0.4×	69	1.6k
Cheol Moon South Korea	22	537 0.8×	183 0.7×	247 2.6×	289 3.0×	24 0.3×	47	1.4k
Alex Kang United States	17	878 1.3×	162 0.7×	138 1.4×	116 1.2×	18 0.2×	34	1.2k
Renzo Vanna Italy	23	610 0.9×	110 0.4×	312 3.3×	120 1.3×	32 0.4×	60	1.3k
David Fancy United States	11	529 0.8×	88 0.4×	119 1.2×	143 1.5×	37 0.5×	22	925
Tamara L. Kinzer‐Ursem United States	16	481 0.7×	111 0.4×	255 2.7×	97 1.0×	15 0.2×	42	1.0k
S. V. Burov Russia	16	373 0.5×	57 0.2×	93 1.0×	119 1.3×	18 0.2×	54	702
Wenjia Wang China	19	574 0.8×	235 0.9×	317 3.3×	92 1.0×	11 0.1×	68	1.2k
Sebastian Kraszewski France	18	449 0.6×	218 0.9×	328 3.4×	75 0.8×	21 0.3×	46	870
Birgit Plochberger Austria	18	321 0.5×	119 0.5×	228 2.4×	46 0.5×	23 0.3×	39	795

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Matsuzaki, Takashi, T. Saeki, Takashi Okubo, et al.. (2025). Development and Production of Moderate-Thermophilic PET Hydrolase for PET Bottle and Fiber Recycling. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13(27). 10404–10417. 1 indexed citations

Tsuneyoshi, Norihiro, Tomonori Hosoya, Rie Koga, et al.. (2024). Hypoimmunogenic human iPSCs expressing HLA-G, PD-L1, and PD-L2 evade innate and adaptive immunity. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 193–193. 12 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Naohiro, Toshihiko Sugiki, Toshio Nagashima, et al.. (2024). Design of complicated all-α protein structures. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 31(2). 275–282. 7 indexed citations

Minami, Shintaro, Naohiro Kobayashi, Toshihiko Sugiki, et al.. (2023). Exploration of novel αβ-protein folds through de novo design. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 30(8). 1132–1140. 12 indexed citations

Koga, Nobuyasu, Rie Koga, Gaohua Liu, et al.. (2021). Role of backbone strain in de novo design of complex α/β protein structures. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3921–3921. 16 indexed citations

Koga, Rie, Mami Yamamoto, Takahiro Kosugi, et al.. (2020). Robust folding of a de novo designed ideal protein even with most of the core mutated to valine. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(49). 31149–31156. 20 indexed citations

Nobrega, R. Paul, Laura M. Deveau, Nobuyasu Koga, et al.. (2019). Networks of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions modulate the complex folding free energy surface of a designed βα protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(14). 6806–6811. 22 indexed citations

Nakagawa, Shinsuke, Rie Koga, Yoichi Morofuji, et al.. (2015). Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Strengthens the Barrier Integrity in Primary Cultures of Rat Brain Endothelial Cells Under Basal and Hyperglycemia Conditions. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 59(2). 211–219. 44 indexed citations

Lin, Yu‐Ru, Nobuyasu Koga, Rie Koga, et al.. (2015). Control over overall shape and size in de novo designed proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(40). E5478–85. 93 indexed citations

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Nakagawa, Shinsuke, Rie Koga, Kentaro Hayashi, et al.. (2014). Cilostazol attenuates ischemia–reperfusion-induced blood–brain barrier dysfunction enhanced by advanced glycation endproducts via transforming growth factor-β1 signaling. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 60. 1–9. 29 indexed citations

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Fang, Jie, Alexander Mehlich, Nobuyasu Koga, et al.. (2013). Forced protein unfolding leads to highly elastic and tough protein hydrogels. Nature Communications. 4(1). 2974–2974. 159 indexed citations

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Koga, Rie & Nobuyasu Koga. (2013). Principles for Designing Ideal Protein Structures. Seibutsu Butsuri. 53(4). 190–193. 10 indexed citations

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Koga, Nobuyasu, Rie Koga, Gaohua Liu, et al.. (2012). Principles for designing ideal protein structures. Nature. 491(7423). 222–227. 410 indexed citations breakdown →

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Saitō, Akira, Keigo Sawada, Satoshi Fujimura, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of bioartificial renal tubule device prepared with lifespan-extended human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 27(8). 3091–3099. 17 indexed citations

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Komamura, Kazuo, Rie Koga, Kunio Matsumoto, et al.. (2010). Cellular Injury of Cardiomyocytes during Hepatocyte Growth Factor Gene Transfection with Ultrasound-Triggered Bubble Liposome Destruction. Journal of Drug Delivery. 2011. 1–8. 12 indexed citations

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Koga, Rie, Yoshifumi Fukunishi, & Haruki Nakamura. (2004). A hybrid method of molecular dynamics and harmonic dynamics for docking of flexible ligand to flexible receptor. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 25(16). 1995–2005. 39 indexed citations

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Komamura, Kazuo, Rie Koga, Jun‐ichi Miyazaki, et al.. (2004). Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Electroporation of Hepatocyte Growth Factor Gene Into Skeletal Muscle. Hypertension. 44(3). 365–371. 15 indexed citations

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Noriyuki, Toshio, et al.. (2004). A CASE OF CANCER OF THE SIGMOID COLON WITH INTUSSUSCEPTION PROLAPSED FROM THE ANUS. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 65(3). 747–750. 5 indexed citations

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Komamura, Kazuo, Hiroko Shirotani-Ikejima, Rie Koga, et al.. (2003). Differential Gene Expression in the Rat Skeletal and Heart Muscle in Glucocorticoid-Induced Myopathy: Analysis by Microarray. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 17(4). 303–310. 51 indexed citations

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Koga, Rie & George Chikenji. (1999). Origin of the designability of protein structures. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 60(4). 4696–4700. 5 indexed citations

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