Shigeru Kitani

1.5k total citations
59 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Shigeru Kitani is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shigeru Kitani has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Pharmacology, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Shigeru Kitani's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (50 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (10 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (10 papers). Shigeru Kitani is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (50 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (10 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (10 papers). Shigeru Kitani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Thailand and South Korea. Shigeru Kitani's co-authors include Takuya Nihira, Haruo Ikeda, Yasuhiro Yamada, Yasuhiro Igarashi, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Takako Sakamoto, S. Noguchi, Watanalai Panbangred, Tohru Nagamitsu and Satoshi Takamatsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Shigeru Kitani

57 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shigeru Kitani Japan 21 904 661 313 300 248 59 1.2k
Xu‐Ming Mao China 22 788 0.9× 824 1.2× 293 0.9× 204 0.7× 191 0.8× 67 1.3k
Torsten Schwecke Germany 17 966 1.1× 986 1.5× 243 0.8× 368 1.2× 288 1.2× 21 1.6k
Bertrand Aigle France 23 923 1.0× 914 1.4× 321 1.0× 228 0.8× 255 1.0× 48 1.3k
Markiyan Oliynyk United Kingdom 11 1.1k 1.2× 988 1.5× 264 0.8× 280 0.9× 348 1.4× 13 1.6k
Yuhui Sun China 26 1.3k 1.4× 1.4k 2.1× 372 1.2× 184 0.6× 487 2.0× 72 2.0k
Ikuko Kozone Japan 18 777 0.9× 702 1.1× 276 0.9× 180 0.6× 203 0.8× 46 1.1k
Hisayuki Komaki Japan 23 1.1k 1.3× 1.0k 1.5× 454 1.5× 323 1.1× 257 1.0× 116 1.7k
Maksym Myronovskyi Germany 19 933 1.0× 956 1.4× 348 1.1× 156 0.5× 200 0.8× 42 1.3k
Robert Finking Germany 10 930 1.0× 1.2k 1.8× 249 0.8× 275 0.9× 231 0.9× 11 1.7k
Marta V. Mendes Portugal 21 785 0.9× 857 1.3× 204 0.7× 238 0.8× 187 0.8× 39 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Shigeru Kitani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shigeru Kitani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shigeru Kitani

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

All Works

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Kuzuyama, Tomohisa, et al.. (2021). Stable isotope and chemical inhibition analyses suggested the existence of a non-mevalonate-like pathway in the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 5598–5598. 7 indexed citations
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Kitani, Shigeru, et al.. (2018). Engineered production of kitasetalic acid, a new tetrahydro-β-carboline with the ability to suppress glucose-regulated protein synthesis. The Journal of Antibiotics. 71(10). 854–861. 8 indexed citations
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Kitani, Shigeru, et al.. (2017). Rakicidin F, a new antibacterial cyclic depsipeptide from a marine sponge-derived Streptomyces sp.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 71(1). 139–141. 31 indexed citations
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Kitani, Shigeru, et al.. (2017). Identification and characterization of lbpA, an indigoidine biosynthetic gene in the γ-butyrolactone signaling system of Streptomyces lavendulae FRI-5. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 124(4). 369–375. 11 indexed citations
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Kitani, Shigeru, et al.. (2017). Activation of cryptic phthoxazolin A production in Streptomyces avermitilis by the disruption of autoregulator-receptor homologue AvaR3. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 124(6). 611–617. 6 indexed citations
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Kitani, Shigeru, Junko Hashimoto, Arinthip Thamchaipenet, et al.. (2015). Characterization of the biosynthetic gene cluster for maklamicin, a spirotetronate-class antibiotic of the endophytic Micromonospora sp. NBRC 110955. Microbiological Research. 180. 30–39. 12 indexed citations
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Kitani, Shigeru, et al.. (2015). Regulation of production of the blue pigment indigoidine by the pseudo γ-butyrolactone receptor FarR2 in Streptomyces lavendulae FRI-5. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 121(4). 372–379. 11 indexed citations
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Putri, Sastia Prama, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Shigeru Kitani, et al.. (2013). Production of antioomycete compounds active against the phytopathogens Phytophthora sojae and Aphanomyces cochlioides by clavicipitoid entomopathogenic fungi. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 117(5). 557–562. 12 indexed citations
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Kinoshita, Hiroshi, et al.. (2013). Bipolamides A and B, triene amides isolated from the endophytic fungus Bipolaris sp. MU34. The Journal of Antibiotics. 67(2). 167–170. 14 indexed citations
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Kinoshita, Hiroshi, et al.. (2012). Mycoleptione, a new chromone derivative isolated from the endophytic fungus Mycoleptodiscus sp. MU41. The Journal of Antibiotics. 65(12). 627–629. 12 indexed citations
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Kinoshita, Hiroshi, et al.. (2010). Xylaropyrone, a new γ-pyrone from the endophytic fungus Xylaria feejeensis MU18. The Journal of Antibiotics. 64(2). 217–219. 14 indexed citations
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Kitani, Shigeru, et al.. (2010). Control of secondary metabolism by farX, which is involved in the γ-butyrolactone biosynthesis of Streptomyces lavendulae FRI-5. Archives of Microbiology. 192(3). 211–220. 20 indexed citations
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Nakayama, Satoshi, Maria Elena Merlo, Marcel de Vries, et al.. (2009). Analysis of Two Additional Signaling Molecules in Streptomyces coelicolor and the Development of a Butyrolactone-Specific Reporter System. Chemistry & Biology. 16(9). 951–960. 60 indexed citations
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Lee, Yong Jik, Shigeru Kitani, Hiroshi Kinoshita, & Takuya Nihira. (2007). Identification by gene deletion analysis of barS2, a gene involved in the biosynthesis of γ-butyrolactone autoregulator in Streptomyces virginiae. Archives of Microbiology. 189(4). 367–374. 12 indexed citations
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Lee, Yong-Jik, Soo‐Hwan Yeo, In Seon Lee, et al.. (2006). Cloning and Characterization of a Gene Encoding γ-Butyrolactone Autoregulator Receptor from Saccharopolyspora erythraea. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 16(1). 77–83. 2 indexed citations
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Kitani, Shigeru, Mervyn J. Bibb, Takuya Nihira, & Yasuhiro Yamada. (2000). Conjugal transfer of plasmid DNA from Escherichia coli to Streptomyces lavendulae FRI-5. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 10(4). 535–538. 25 indexed citations

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