Setsuko Wakao

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Setsuko Wakao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Setsuko Wakao has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Setsuko Wakao's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (13 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (7 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). Setsuko Wakao is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (13 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (7 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). Setsuko Wakao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Italy. Setsuko Wakao's co-authors include Krishna Niyogi, Beat B. Fischer, Zhirong Li, Christoph Benning, Erika Erickson, Carl André, Bin Yu, Jilian Fan, Rachel M. Dent and Matteo Pellegrini and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Setsuko Wakao

13 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Sensing and Responding to Excess Light 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750
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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. Sensing and Responding to Excess Light
    2008 781 citations Zhirong Li, Setsuko Wakao et al. Annual Review of Plant 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
Setsuko Wakao United States 13 1.3k 870 622 196 157 13 1.7k
Britta Förster Australia 22 1.3k 1.0× 669 0.8× 571 0.9× 88 0.4× 132 0.8× 29 1.6k
Marika Lindahl Spain 25 1.9k 1.4× 822 0.9× 353 0.6× 186 0.9× 68 0.4× 36 2.2k
María Esther Pérez‐Pérez Spain 26 1.6k 1.2× 793 0.9× 624 1.0× 114 0.6× 128 0.8× 37 2.5k
Taina Tyystjärvi Finland 25 1.5k 1.1× 607 0.7× 724 1.2× 267 1.4× 113 0.7× 49 1.8k
Marianna Król Canada 24 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 266 0.4× 111 0.6× 89 0.6× 43 1.8k
Szilvia Z. Tóth Hungary 27 1.6k 1.3× 1.5k 1.7× 537 0.9× 272 1.4× 196 1.2× 66 2.6k
Jean Alric France 23 1.9k 1.4× 567 0.7× 1.2k 1.9× 434 2.2× 307 2.0× 47 2.3k
Marion Eisenhut Germany 28 2.0k 1.5× 909 1.0× 882 1.4× 151 0.8× 258 1.6× 53 2.6k
Thomas Roach Austria 23 949 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 345 0.6× 196 1.0× 108 0.7× 56 1.8k
Xenie Johnson France 22 1.3k 1.0× 709 0.8× 798 1.3× 283 1.4× 232 1.5× 30 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Setsuko Wakao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Setsuko Wakao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Setsuko Wakao

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

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Perin, Giorgio, Alessandra Bellan, Dagmar Lyska, et al.. (2023). Modulation of xanthophyll cycle impacts biomass productivity in the marine microalga Nannochloropsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(25). e2214119120–e2214119120. 25 indexed citations
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Wakao, Setsuko, Patrick M. Shih, Wendy Schackwitz, et al.. (2021). Discovery of photosynthesis genes through whole-genome sequencing of acetate-requiring mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLoS Genetics. 17(9). e1009725–e1009725. 14 indexed citations
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Wakao, Setsuko & Krishna Niyogi. (2021). Chlamydomonas as a model for reactive oxygen species signaling and thiol redox regulation in the green lineage. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 187(2). 687–698. 21 indexed citations
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Gabilly, Stéphane T., Christopher R. Baker, Setsuko Wakao, et al.. (2019). Regulation of photoprotection gene expression in Chlamydomonas by a putative E3 ubiquitin ligase complex and a homolog of CONSTANS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(35). 17556–17562. 36 indexed citations
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Galvis, Viviana Correa, et al.. (2016). Photosystem II Subunit PsbS Is Involved in the Induction of LHCSR Protein-dependent Energy Dissipation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(33). 17478–17487. 90 indexed citations
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Erickson, Erika, Setsuko Wakao, & Krishna Niyogi. (2015). Light stress and photoprotection inChlamydomonas reinhardtii. The Plant Journal. 82(3). 449–465. 280 indexed citations
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Dent, Rachel M., Marina N. Sharifi, Alizée Malnoë, et al.. (2015). Large‐scale insertional mutagenesis of Chlamydomonas supports phylogenomic functional prediction of photosynthetic genes and analysis of classical acetate‐requiring mutants. The Plant Journal. 82(2). 337–351. 53 indexed citations
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Wakao, Setsuko, Brian Chin, Heidi Ledford, et al.. (2014). Phosphoprotein SAK1 is a regulator of acclimation to singlet oxygen in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. eLife. 3. e02286–e02286. 39 indexed citations
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Fischer, Beat B., Heidi Ledford, Setsuko Wakao, et al.. (2012). SINGLET OXYGEN RESISTANT 1 links reactive electrophile signaling to singlet oxygen acclimation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(20). E1302–11. 84 indexed citations
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Li, Zhirong, Setsuko Wakao, Beat B. Fischer, & Krishna Niyogi. (2008). Sensing and Responding to Excess Light. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 60(1). 239–260. 781 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wakao, Setsuko, Carl André, & Christoph Benning. (2007). Functional Analyses of Cytosolic Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenases and Their Contribution to Seed Oil Accumulation in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 146(1). 277–288. 83 indexed citations
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Wakao, Setsuko & Christoph Benning. (2004). Genome‐wide analysis of glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenases in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 41(2). 243–256. 145 indexed citations
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Yu, Bin, Setsuko Wakao, Jilian Fan, & Christoph Benning. (2004). Loss of Plastidic Lysophosphatidic Acid Acyltransferase Causes Embryo-Lethality in Arabidopsis. Plant and Cell Physiology. 45(5). 503–510. 93 indexed citations

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