Sumiko Kimura

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

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Sumiko Kimura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sumiko Kimura has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 33 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Sumiko Kimura's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (50 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (38 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (21 papers). Sumiko Kimura is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (50 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (38 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (21 papers). Sumiko Kimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Sumiko Kimura's co-authors include Kosçak Maruyama, Kazunori Tanaka, Satoshi Inoue, Fumio Arisaka, Kohei Ohtomo, Shigeki Mizuno, Hideo Higuchi, Kazuyo Ohashi, Kohei Shiota and Di Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sumiko Kimura

110 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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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.

Silk Fibroin of Bombyx mori Is Secreted, Assembling a High Molecular Mass Elementary Unit Consisting of H-chain, L-chain, and P25, with a 6:6:1 Molar Ratio

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sumiko Kimura Japan	30	2.4k	1.7k	1.2k	670	425	112	3.8k
Takashi Obinata Japan	35	2.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	2.2k 1.9×	114 0.2×	273 0.6×	120	5.0k
John C. Sparrow United Kingdom	32	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	797 0.7×	103 0.2×	264 0.6×	76	3.2k
Bernhard Kolmerer Germany	22	2.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	71 0.1×	177 0.4×	27	3.7k
Dieter O. Fürst Germany	49	5.4k 2.3×	4.1k 2.4×	2.1k 1.8×	110 0.2×	375 0.9×	125	7.5k
Pradeep K. Luther United Kingdom	29	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	376 0.3×	146 0.2×	133 0.3×	67	2.6k
Carol C. Gregorio United States	41	4.7k 2.0×	4.1k 2.4×	1.9k 1.6×	76 0.1×	378 0.9×	101	6.6k
Harald Jockusch Germany	33	2.9k 1.2×	762 0.5×	588 0.5×	133 0.2×	281 0.7×	141	4.1k
Frank A. Pepe United States	25	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	425 0.4×	69 0.1×	110 0.3×	61	2.0k
Françoise Fougerousse France	27	3.4k 1.4×	810 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	73 0.1×	833 2.0×	55	4.4k
Roy A. Quinlan United Kingdom	52	6.2k 2.7×	168 0.1×	2.9k 2.4×	309 0.5×	859 2.0×	162	8.1k

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Nishikawa, Akira, et al.. (2019). Transcripts of the nebulin gene from Ciona heart and their implications for the evolution of nebulin family genes. Gene. 716. 144036–144036. 2 indexed citations

Ogasawara, Michio, et al.. (2012). Genomic- and protein-based approaches for connectin (titin) identification in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis. Methods. 56(1). 18–24. 9 indexed citations

Takano, Kazunori, Haruko Watanabe‐Takano, Shiro Suetsugu, et al.. (2010). Nebulin and N-WASP Cooperate to Cause IGF-1–Induced Sarcomeric Actin Filament Formation. Science. 330(6010). 1536–1540. 69 indexed citations

Kimura, Sumiko, Hirotomo Saitsu, Blanka A. Schaumann, et al.. (2010). Rudimentary claws and pigmented nail‐like structures on the distal tips of the digits of Wnt7a mutant mice: Wnt7A suppresses nail‐like structure development in mice. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 88(6). 487–496. 3 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Masayoshi, S. Takemori, Masako Kimura, et al.. (2009). Protruding masticatory (superfast) myosin heads from staggered thick filaments of dog jaw muscle revealed by X-ray diffraction. The Journal of Biochemistry. 147(1). 53–61. 7 indexed citations

Noguchi, Hiroshi, et al.. (2007). Chicken Breast Muscle Connectin: Passive Tension and I-Band Region Primary Structure. Journal of Molecular Biology. 370(2). 213–219. 6 indexed citations

Kimura, Sumiko, Blanka A. Schaumann, & Kohei Shiota. (2005). Ectopic dermal ridge configurations on the interdigital webbings of Hammertoe mutant mice (Hm): Another possible role of programmed cell death in limb development. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 73(2). 92–102. 8 indexed citations

Maruyama, Kosçak, et al.. (2003). Localization of projectin in locust flight muscle. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 136(3). 419–423. 7 indexed citations

Kimura, Sumiko, et al.. (1999). Tropomodulin isolated from rabbit skeletal muscle inhibits filament formation of actin in the presence of tropomyosin and troponin. European Journal of Biochemistry. 263(2). 396–401. 8 indexed citations

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Fox, Kathleen M., et al.. (1995). Bilateral asymmetry in bone weight at various skeletal sites of the rat. The Anatomical Record. 241(2). 284–287. 13 indexed citations

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Mori, Chisato, Noriko Nakamura, Sumiko Kimura, et al.. (1995). Programmed cell death in the interdigital tissue of the fetal mouse limb is apoptosis with DNA fragmentation. The Anatomical Record. 242(1). 103–110. 101 indexed citations

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Kimura, Sumiko, Blanka A. Schaumann, & Chris C. Plato. (1994). Palmar and plantar pads and flexion creases of the rat (Rattus norvegicus). Journal of Morphology. 220(3). 237–242. 12 indexed citations

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Endo, Takeshi, et al.. (1994). A Partial Connectin cDNA Encoding a Novel Type of RSP Motifs Isolated from Chicken Embryonic Skeletal Muscle1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 115(1). 147–149. 14 indexed citations

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Kawamura, Yuuki, et al.. (1993). Connectin, giant elastic protein, in giant sarcomeres of crayfish claw muscle. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 14(6). 654–665. 33 indexed citations

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Murata, Akira, Kazuo Kon, Kazuo Maruyama, et al.. (1993). Isolation and Characterization of a Trisiallactosylceramide, GT3, Containing an O-Acetylated Silaic Acid in Cod Fish Brain1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 113(4). 502–507. 21 indexed citations

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Ohtsuka, Satoshi, et al.. (1992). Chicken leg muscle α-connectin as studied by a monoclonal antibody to the1200 kDa fragment. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry. 103(3). 543–546. 4 indexed citations

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Hu, Di, Akira Matsuno, Kiyoshi Terakado, et al.. (1990). Projectin is an invertebrate connectin (titin): Isolation from crayfish claw muscle and localization in crayfish claw muscle and insect flight muscle. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 11(6). 497–511. 56 indexed citations

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Kimura, Sumiko & Blanka A. Schaumann. (1988). Embryological development and prevalence of thumb flexion creases. The Anatomical Record. 222(1). 83–89. 10 indexed citations

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Maruyama, Kosçak, Toshitada Yoshioka, Hideo Higuchi, et al.. (1985). Connectin filaments link thick filaments and Z lines in frog skeletal muscle as revealed by immunoelectron microscopy.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 101(6). 2167–2172. 126 indexed citations

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Maruyama, Kosçak, et al.. (1977). I-protein, a new regulatory protein from vertebrate skeletal muscle. III. Function.:III. Function. The Journal of Biochemistry. 81(1). 243–247. 3 indexed citations

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