Ronald Okimoto

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Ronald Okimoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Animal Science and Zoology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald Okimoto has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ronald Okimoto's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (7 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers). Ronald Okimoto is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (7 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers). Ronald Okimoto collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Ronald Okimoto's co-authors include David R. Wolstenholme, Jane L. Macfarlane, Martin M. Sachs, Michael Freeling, D O Clary, Z. Renee Sung, Michel Georges, C. Timothy Beagley, A. Mishra and Dahlia M. Nielsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Ronald Okimoto

38 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

The anaerobic proteins of maize 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 100 200 300 400
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. The anaerobic proteins of maize
    1980 493 citations Martin M. Sachs, Michael Freeling 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
Ronald Okimoto United States 24 1.4k 1.1k 911 503 219 38 3.1k
Lior David Israel 25 1.4k 1.0× 289 0.3× 958 1.1× 283 0.6× 350 1.6× 58 3.0k
Pierre Lagoda France 15 943 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 540 1.1× 33 0.2× 34 2.9k
Kent M. Reed United States 27 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 154 0.3× 403 1.8× 140 2.8k
Matthew Kent Norway 40 1.1k 0.8× 525 0.5× 3.0k 3.3× 635 1.3× 715 3.3× 125 4.8k
U. Kühnlein Canada 30 1.0k 0.7× 248 0.2× 1.1k 1.2× 543 1.1× 373 1.7× 87 2.5k
Ivan Jakovlić China 23 2.0k 1.4× 873 0.8× 732 0.8× 1000 2.0× 60 0.3× 73 3.9k
Denis M. Larkin United Kingdom 32 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 2.1k 2.3× 131 0.3× 190 0.9× 103 2.9k
Gui T. Wang China 15 1.6k 1.1× 774 0.7× 561 0.6× 801 1.6× 39 0.2× 29 2.9k
W. Barendse Australia 38 852 0.6× 599 0.5× 3.9k 4.3× 280 0.6× 989 4.5× 153 5.0k
Wen X. Li China 16 1.6k 1.1× 771 0.7× 577 0.6× 824 1.6× 40 0.2× 41 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ronald Okimoto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ronald Okimoto

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

All Works

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Packialakshmi, Balamurugan, Rohana Liyanage, Jackson O. Lay, Ronald Okimoto, & N.C. Rath. (2016). Proteomic Changes in the Plasma of Broiler Chickens with Femoral Head Necrosis. Biomarker Insights. 11. BMI.S38291–BMI.S38291. 12 indexed citations
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Fragomeni, Breno, et al.. (2014). Changes in variance explained by top SNP windows over generations for three traits in broiler chicken. Frontiers in Genetics. 5. 332–332. 44 indexed citations
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Clark, F. Dustan, et al.. (2012). Effects of high fat diets or prednisolone treatment on femoral head separation in chickens. British Poultry Science. 53(2). 198–203. 11 indexed citations
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Balog, J.M., et al.. (2003). The chicken bone morphogenetic protein receptor type II(BMPR2) gene maps to chromosome 71. Animal Genetics. 34(6). 475–476. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Juan, J.D. Kirby, Kathryn Scarbrough, & Ronald Okimoto. (2003). Assignment of the chicken glycoprotein hormones, alpha polypeptide (CGA) gene to chromosome 3. Animal Genetics. 35(1). 67–68. 1 indexed citations
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Bottje, Walter, M. Iqbal, Zhaoxin Tang, et al.. (2002). Association of mitochondrial function with feed efficiency within a single genetic line of male broilers. Poultry Science. 81(4). 546–555. 127 indexed citations
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Beagley, C. Timothy, Ronald Okimoto, & David R. Wolstenholme. (1998). The Mitochondrial Genome of the Sea Anemone Metridium senile (Cnidaria): Introns, a Paucity of tRNA Genes, and a Near-Standard Genetic Code. Genetics. 148(3). 1091–1108. 126 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hans H., et al.. (1997). DNA marker technology: a revolution in animal genetics. Poultry Science. 76(8). 1108–1114. 47 indexed citations
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Okimoto, Ronald, et al.. (1997). Characterization of CR1 repeat random PCR markers for mapping the chicken genome. Animal Genetics. 28(2). 139–145. 6 indexed citations
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Pasquino, Anna Maria, Xiaomin Zhao, Ronald Okimoto, et al.. (1995). Mapping quantitative trait loci controlling milk production in dairy cattle by exploiting progeny testing.. Genomics. 19 indexed citations
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Shi, Liang, et al.. (1995). Genomic organization and evolution of the soybean SB92 satellite sequence. Plant Molecular Biology. 29(4). 857–862. 14 indexed citations
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Georges, Michel, Dahlia M. Nielsen, Margaret J. Mackinnon, et al.. (1995). Mapping quantitative trait loci controlling milk production in dairy cattle by exploiting progeny testing.. Genetics. 139(2). 907–920. 497 indexed citations
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Okimoto, Ronald, Jane L. Macfarlane, & David R. Wolstenholme. (1994). The mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes of the nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans and Ascaris suum: Consensus secondary-structure models and conserved nucleotide sets for phylogenetic analysis. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 39(6). 598–613. 38 indexed citations
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Libert, Frédérick, et al.. (1993). Construction of a Bovine Genomic Library of Large Yeast Artificial Chromosome Clones. Genomics. 18(2). 270–276. 47 indexed citations
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Okimoto, Ronald & David R. Wolstenholme. (1993). A tRNASer(UCN) gene in Artemia salina mitochondrial DNA: a case of mistaken identity. Current Genetics. 24(4). 313–315. 2 indexed citations
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Okimoto, Ronald, Jane L. Macfarlane, D O Clary, & David R. Wolstenholme. (1992). The mitochondrial genomes of two nematodes, Caenorhabditis elegans and Ascaris suum.. Genetics. 130(3). 471–498. 414 indexed citations
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Okimoto, Ronald, et al.. (1980). Patterns of polypeptide synthesis in various maize organs under anaerobiosis. Planta. 150(1). 89–94. 61 indexed citations

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