Shujiro Seo

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Shujiro Seo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shujiro Seo has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Organic Chemistry and 8 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Shujiro Seo's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (24 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (22 papers) and Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities (10 papers). Shujiro Seo is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (24 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (22 papers) and Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities (10 papers). Shujiro Seo collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Shujiro Seo's co-authors include Kazuo Tori, Yohko Yoshimura, Yutaka Tomita, Jun‐ichiro Nakajima, Veronika Butterweck, Oliver Grundmann, Atsuko Uomori, Ken’ichi Takeda, Kazuki Saito and Ippei Tanaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, FEBS Letters and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Shujiro Seo

69 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Determination of the absolute configuration of a secondary hydroxy group in a chiral secondary alcohol using glycosidation shifts in carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

1978 423 citations Shujiro Seo, Yutaka Tomita et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shujiro Seo Japan	25	1.5k	681	353	286	254	69	2.5k
Kunihide Mihashi Japan	26	1.6k 1.1×	876 1.3×	561 1.6×	310 1.1×	256 1.0×	65	2.7k
Yoshiteru Ida Japan	29	1.8k 1.2×	751 1.1×	393 1.1×	221 0.8×	207 0.8×	114	2.5k
Shigenobu Arihara Japan	32	1.8k 1.2×	844 1.2×	378 1.1×	235 0.8×	347 1.4×	136	3.0k
Michio Takido Japan	30	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.8×	259 0.7×	360 1.3×	415 1.6×	125	2.9k
Toru Okuyama Japan	28	1.3k 0.9×	829 1.2×	284 0.8×	223 0.8×	604 2.4×	91	2.5k
Yukio Ogihara Japan	30	2.0k 1.4×	1.2k 1.8×	546 1.5×	279 1.0×	408 1.6×	198	3.2k
Munehisa Arisawa Japan	28	1.3k 0.9×	941 1.4×	411 1.2×	253 0.9×	360 1.4×	124	2.4k
Kazuhiro Ohtani Japan	34	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	221 0.6×	334 1.2×	354 1.4×	96	3.1k
JUNZO SHOJI Japan	30	2.1k 1.4×	719 1.1×	157 0.4×	179 0.6×	435 1.7×	107	2.6k
Liselotte Krenn Austria	29	1.1k 0.7×	914 1.3×	213 0.6×	343 1.2×	246 1.0×	110	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Shujiro Seo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shujiro Seo

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Sato, Takahiro, Masako Akiyama, Ken‐ichi Nakahama, et al.. (2017). A novel mode of stimulating platelet formation activity in megakaryocytes with peanut skin extract. Journal of Natural Medicines. 72(1). 211–219. 6 indexed citations

Grundmann, Oliver, et al.. (2009). Kaempferol from the leaves of Apocynum venetum possesses anxiolytic activities in the elevated plus maze test in mice. Phytomedicine. 16(4). 295–302. 93 indexed citations

Seo, Shujiro, et al.. (2007). Constituents from leaves of Apocynum venetum L.. Journal of Natural Medicines. 62(2). 160–163. 44 indexed citations

Grundmann, Oliver, Jun‐ichiro Nakajima, Shujiro Seo, & Veronika Butterweck. (2006). Anti-anxiety effects of Apocynum venetum L. in the elevated plus maze test. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 110(3). 406–411. 130 indexed citations

Kwan, Chiu‐Yin, Wenbo Zhang, Sansei Nishibe, & Shujiro Seo. (2005). A NOVEL IN VITRO ENDOTHELIUM‐DEPENDENT VASCULAR RELAXANT EFFECT OF APOCYNUM VENETUM LEAF EXTRACT. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 32(9). 789–795. 32 indexed citations

Butterweck, Veronika, et al.. (2003). Long-term effects of an Apocynum venetum extract on brain monoamine levels and β-AR density in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 75(3). 557–564. 37 indexed citations

Shiono, Yoshihito, et al.. (2002). Effects of Polyphenolic Anthrone Derivatives, Resistomycin and Hypericin, on Apoptosis in Human Megakaryoblastic Leukemia CMK-7 Cell Line. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 57(9-10). 923–929. 24 indexed citations

Nagai, Masahiro, et al.. (2000). Oleanane Acid from Myrica cerifera.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 48(10). 1427–1428. 7 indexed citations

Watanabe, Masamichi, et al.. (1997). Synthesis and Biological Activity of Methanesulfonamide Pyrimidine- and N-Methanesulfonyl Pyrrole-Substituted 3,5-Dihydroxy-6-heptenoates, a Novel Series of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 5(2). 437–444. 135 indexed citations

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Seo, Shujiro, et al.. (1993). Effect of sterol biosynthesis inhibitor, SSF-109, on cholesterol synthesis in isolated rat hepatocytes. Steroids. 58(2). 74–78. 8 indexed citations

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Nomura, Yasuharu, et al.. (1990). Effect of Vitamin C Depletion on Serum Cholesterol and Lipoprotein Levels in ODS (od/od) Rats Unable to Synthesize Ascorbic Acid. Journal of Nutrition. 120(10). 1140–1147. 19 indexed citations

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Uchida, Kiyohisa, Haruto Takase, Yasuharu Nomura, et al.. (1990). Age–related changes of bile acid metabolism in rats. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 10(1). 37–48. 19 indexed citations

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Seo, Shujiro, Yohko Yoshimura, Ken’ichi Takeda, et al.. (1989). Biosynthesis of 24β-ethylsterols in cultured cells of Trichosanthes kirilowii(cucurbitaceae) fed with [1,2-¹³C₂]- and [2-¹³C²H₃]-acetate: reinvestigation of the stereochemistry at C-25. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 1969–1974. 8 indexed citations

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Seo, Shujiro, Yohko Yoshimura, Atsuko Uomori, et al.. (1988). Biosynthesis of triterpenes, ursolic acid and oleanolic acid in tissue cultures of Rabdosia japonica Hara fed [5-13C2H2]mevalonolactone and [2-13C2H3]acetate. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 110(6). 1740–1745. 28 indexed citations

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Seo, Shujiro, Ushio Sankawa, Haruo Seto, et al.. (1986). Biosynthesis of sitosterol in tissue cultures of Rabdosia japonica hara and ergosterol in yeast from [2-13C,2-2H3]acetate. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1139–1139. 11 indexed citations

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Seo, Shujiro, Yutaka Tomita, & Kazuo Tori. (1981). Biosynthesis of oleanene- and ursene-type triterpenes from [4-13C]mevalonolactone and sodium [1,2-13C2]acetate in tissue cultures of Isodon japonicus Hara. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 103(8). 2075–2080. 59 indexed citations

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Tori, Kazuo, et al.. (1981). Carbon-13 nmr spectra of 5β-steroidal sapogenins. Reassignment of the F-ring carbon signals of (25)-spirostans. Tetrahedron Letters. 22(25). 2405–2408. 57 indexed citations

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Seo, Shujiro, Yutaka Tomita, Kazuo Tori, & Yohko Yoshimura. (1980). Additions and Corrections - Determination of the Absolute Configuration of a Secondary Hydroxy Group in a Chiral Secondary Alcohol Using Glycosidation Shifts in Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 102(7). 2512–2512. 3 indexed citations

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Seo, Shujiro, Yutaka Tomita, & Kazuo Tori. (1978). Biosynthesis of β-sitosterol from [4-¹³C]mevalonic acid and sodium [1,2-¹³C]acetate in tissue cultures of Isodon japonicus hara. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 319–320. 8 indexed citations

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Seo, Shujiro, Yutaka Tomita, & Kazuo Tori. (1975). Biosynthesis of oleanene- and ursene-type triterpenes from [4-13C]mevalonic acid in tissue cultures of Isodon japonicus Hara. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 270–270. 10 indexed citations

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