Shuta Asai

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Shuta Asai is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shuta Asai has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Shuta Asai's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (28 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (11 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (9 papers). Shuta Asai is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (28 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (11 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (9 papers). Shuta Asai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Shuta Asai's co-authors include Hirofumi Yoshioka, Ken Shirasu, Jonathan D. G. Jones, Kohji Ohta, Cyril Zipfel, Yasuhiro Kadota, Jan Sklenář, Frank L.H. Menke, Alexandra M. E. Jones and Vardis Ntoukakis and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Shuta Asai

36 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Direct Regulation of the NADPH Oxidase RBOHD by the PRR-Associated Kinase BIK1 during Plant Immunity

2014 713 citations Yasuhiro Kadota, Jan Sklenář et al. Molecular Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shuta Asai Japan	22	2.5k	815	242	94	59	37	2.7k
Yangrong Cao China	30	3.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	136 0.6×	86 0.9×	66 1.1×	67	3.6k
Aiko Uemura Japan	17	2.0k 0.8×	842 1.0×	218 0.9×	49 0.5×	52 0.9×	24	2.4k
Lucía Jordá Spain	18	1.7k 0.7×	778 1.0×	205 0.8×	68 0.7×	42 0.7×	24	1.9k
Takashi Yaeno Japan	16	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	134 0.6×	99 1.1×	62 1.1×	45	2.4k
Carine Denoux United States	8	2.2k 0.9×	921 1.1×	219 0.9×	144 1.5×	82 1.4×	8	2.4k
Yves Marco France	22	2.7k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	198 0.8×	90 1.0×	33 0.6×	30	3.0k
Karolina M. Pajerowska‐Mukhtar United States	18	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	439 1.8×	157 1.7×	63 1.1×	51	2.9k
Il‐Pyung Ahn South Korea	23	1.7k 0.7×	794 1.0×	351 1.5×	91 1.0×	91 1.5×	57	1.9k
Christian A. Voigt Germany	20	1.6k 0.7×	780 1.0×	400 1.7×	70 0.7×	85 1.4×	37	2.0k
Shunyuan Xiao United States	30	3.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	392 1.6×	121 1.3×	71 1.2×	83	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shuta Asai

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mii, Shinji, Shuta Asai, Nobutoshi Esaki, et al.. (2025). Superoxide dismutase 2 deficiency in mesenchymal stromal cells induces sympathetic denervation and functional impairment of brown adipose tissue. Pathology International. 75(2). 69–81.

Asai, Shuta, Volkan Çevik, Jonathan D. G. Jones, & Ken Shirasu. (2023). Cell-specific RNA profiling reveals host genes expressed in Arabidopsis cells haustoriated by downy mildew. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 193(1). 259–270. 4 indexed citations

Furci, Leonardo, et al.. (2023). Long-read direct RNA sequencing reveals epigenetic regulation of chimeric gene-transposon transcripts in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3248–3248. 20 indexed citations

Kato, Hiroaki, Keiichirou Nemoto, Motoki Shimizu, et al.. (2022). Recognition of pathogen-derived sphingolipids in Arabidopsis. Science. 376(6595). 857–860. 31 indexed citations

Wirthmueller, Lennart, Shuta Asai, Ghanasyam Rallapalli, et al.. (2018). Arabidopsis downy mildew effector HaRxL106 suppresses plant immunity by binding to RADICAL‐INDUCED CELL DEATH1. New Phytologist. 220(1). 232–248. 43 indexed citations

Asai, Shuta, Oliver J. Furzer, Volkan Çevik, et al.. (2018). A downy mildew effector evades recognition by polymorphism of expression and subcellular localization. Nature Communications. 9(1). 5192–5192. 32 indexed citations

Hillmer, Rachel, Kenichi Tsuda, Ghanasyam Rallapalli, et al.. (2017). The highly buffered Arabidopsis immune signaling network conceals the functions of its components. PLoS Genetics. 13(5). e1006639–e1006639. 92 indexed citations

Yoshioka, Hirofumi, Hiroaki Adachi, Nobuaki Ishihama, et al.. (2015). Molecular mechanisms of ROS burst conferred by protein phosphorylation.. Japanese Journal of Phytopathology. 81(1). 1–8. 4 indexed citations

Asai, Shuta, Ghanasyam Rallapalli, Sophie J. M. Piquerez, et al.. (2014). Expression Profiling during Arabidopsis/Downy Mildew Interaction Reveals a Highly-Expressed Effector That Attenuates Responses to Salicylic Acid. PLoS Pathogens. 10(10). e1004443–e1004443. 76 indexed citations

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Kadota, Yasuhiro, Jan Sklenář, Paul Derbyshire, et al.. (2014). Direct Regulation of the NADPH Oxidase RBOHD by the PRR-Associated Kinase BIK1 during Plant Immunity. Molecular Cell. 54(1). 43–55. 713 indexed citations breakdown →

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Asai, Shuta, Hironari Nomura, Michie Kobayashi, et al.. (2013). The Variable Domain of a Plant Calcium-dependent Protein Kinase (CDPK) Confers Subcellular Localization and Substrate Recognition for NADPH Oxidase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(20). 14332–14340. 95 indexed citations

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Bellin, Diana, Shuta Asai, Massimo Delledonne, & Hirofumi Yoshioka. (2012). Nitric Oxide as a Mediator for Defense Responses. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 26(3). 271–277. 155 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Michie, Miki Yoshioka, Shuta Asai, et al.. (2012). StCDPK5 confers resistance to late blight pathogen but increases susceptibility to early blight pathogen in potato via reactive oxygen species burst. New Phytologist. 196(1). 223–237. 116 indexed citations

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Minamiyama, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2012). A new sweet pepper variety, 'Kyoto Manganji No. 2', with non-pungent fruit. Horticultural Research (Japan). 3 indexed citations

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Caillaud, Marie‐Cécile, Lennart Wirthmueller, Georgina Fabro, et al.. (2012). Mechanisms of Nuclear Suppression of Host Immunity by Effectors from the Arabidopsis Downy Mildew Pathogen Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis (Hpa). Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 77(0). 285–293. 16 indexed citations

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Yoshioka, Hirofumi, Keisuke Mase, Miki Yoshioka, Michie Kobayashi, & Shuta Asai. (2010). Regulatory mechanisms of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species generation and their role in plant immunity. Nitric Oxide. 25(2). 216–221. 62 indexed citations

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Yoshioka, Hirofumi, Shuta Asai, Miki Yoshioka, & Michie Kobayashi. (2009). Molecular Mechanisms of Generation for Nitric Oxide and Reactive Oxygen Species, and Role of the Radical Burst in Plant Immunity. Molecules and Cells. 28(4). 321–330. 82 indexed citations

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Asai, Shuta & Hirofumi Yoshioka. (2008). The role of radical burst via MAPK signaling in plant immunity. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 3(11). 920–922. 29 indexed citations

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Kudo, Chikako, Tomoko Suzuki, Shuta Asai, et al.. (2007). Suppression of Cdc27B expression induces plant defence responses. Molecular Plant Pathology. 8(4). 365–373. 2 indexed citations

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Yunoki, Masatoshi, Yuji Noguchi, Shinsaku Nishio, et al.. (1997). Effects of Lecithinized SOD on Contusion Injury in Rats. PubMed. 70. 182–184. 1 indexed citations

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