Susumu Ohno

16.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
143 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Susumu Ohno is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Susumu Ohno has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Molecular Biology, 67 papers in Genetics and 22 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Susumu Ohno's work include Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (45 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (21 papers) and Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (19 papers). Susumu Ohno is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (45 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (21 papers) and Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (19 papers). Susumu Ohno collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Susumu Ohno's co-authors include Niels B. Atkin, Barbara Attardi, Willy Be�ak, L.C. Christian, Stephen S. Wachtel, Gloria C. Koo, Maria Luiza Be�ak, U. Wolf, Sergei N. Rodin and Edward A. Boyse and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Susumu Ohno

139 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Evolution by Gene Duplication

1970 4.7k citations Susumu Ohno profile →
Sex Chromosomes and Sex-Linked Genes

1967 837 citations Susumu Ohno profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susumu Ohno United States	49	7.1k	5.6k	3.9k	796	774	143	12.1k
Yoichi Matsuda Japan	62	8.5k 1.2×	5.4k 1.0×	4.2k 1.1×	862 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	343	15.1k
R. White United States	58	10.2k 1.4×	8.1k 1.4×	3.6k 0.9×	153 0.2×	734 0.9×	225	23.7k
Jennifer A. Marshall Graves Australia	68	7.2k 1.0×	11.4k 2.0×	5.7k 1.5×	1.3k 1.7×	633 0.8×	376	15.1k
Frank H. Ruddle United States	63	8.9k 1.3×	4.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	171 0.2×	1.1k 1.4×	267	12.4k
Alec J. Jeffreys United Kingdom	54	8.7k 1.2×	7.2k 1.3×	2.7k 0.7×	124 0.2×	474 0.6×	131	14.5k
J. B. Gurdon United Kingdom	85	19.2k 2.7×	4.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.3×	496 0.6×	692 0.9×	290	23.5k
Manfred Schartl Germany	73	8.7k 1.2×	10.4k 1.8×	3.9k 1.0×	998 1.3×	1.6k 2.0×	450	19.1k
Igor B. Dawid United States	82	18.8k 2.7×	4.0k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	184 0.2×	1.0k 1.3×	263	22.5k
Rodger Staden United Kingdom	37	13.4k 1.9×	4.4k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	100 0.1×	811 1.0×	59	18.9k
Roy J. Britten United States	68	14.1k 2.0×	4.3k 0.8×	4.5k 1.2×	107 0.1×	853 1.1×	200	19.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Susumu Ohno

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Fields of papers citing papers by Susumu Ohno

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susumu Ohno

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Zhang, Jinbo, et al.. (2025). Safe operation plan for high-speed rail based on dynamical prediction model of short-term rainfall. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. 29(4). 100058–100058. 1 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Atsushi, Susumu Ohno, & Yoshihiro Kimura. (2024). Risk Assessment of Overturning of Freestanding Non-Structural Building Contents in Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames. Buildings. 14(10). 3195–3195. 1 indexed citations

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Sato, Shosuke, et al.. (2014). A Planning Process of Tsunami Evacuation Plan for Local Government with Combination of Walking and Cars - Implementation in Watari Town, Miyagi Prefecture -. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser B2 (Coastal Engineering). 70(2). I_1371–I_1375. 2 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu, et al.. (2011). Development of Immediate Earthquake Intensity Information Aggregation System Using PC Built-In Sensors and IP Multicast. Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering. 11(4). 17–33. 1 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu, U. Wolf, & Niels B. Atkin. (2009). EVOLUTION FROM FISH TO MAMMALS BY GENE DUPLICATION. Hereditas. 59(1). 169–187. 225 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu. (2001). The one-to-four rule and paralogues of sex-determining genes. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Polarization Phenomena in Nuclear Reactions. 1–10. 1 indexed citations

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Iwata, Akihisa, Takanori Kobayashi, Kazuho Ikeo, et al.. (2000). Evolutionary aspects of gobioid fishes based upon a phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome b genes. Gene. 259(1-2). 5–15. 121 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu. (1999). Gene duplication and the uniqueness of vertebrate genomes circa 1970–1999. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10(5). 517–522. 260 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu. (1995). Active sites of ligands and their receptors are made of common peptides that are also found elsewhere. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 40(1). 102–106. 4 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu. (1991). To be or not to be a responder in T-cell responses: ubiquitous oligopeptides in all proteins. Immunogenetics. 34(4). 215–221. 11 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu. (1990). Commentary on “The Protecton: The Evolutionarily Selected Unit of Humoral Immunity”. Immunological Reviews. 115(1). 191–194. 4 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu. (1984). Molecular evolution and organization of the chromosome. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 36(5). 1149–1149. 68 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu, et al.. (1983). Polymorphism and monomorphism in class-I MHC antigens. Immunology Today. 4(11). 320–322. 5 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu. (1977). Molecular human cytogenetics. Nature. 266(5603). 589–590. 53 indexed citations

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Nagai, Yukifumi & Susumu Ohno. (1977). Testis-determining H-Y antigen in XO males of the mole-vole (Ellobius lutescens). Cell. 10(4). 729–732. 21 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu. (1971). A discussion on determination of sex. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 23(3). 328–329. 3 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu. (1969). EVOLUTION OF SEX CHROMOSOMES IN MAMMALS. Annual Review of Genetics. 3(1). 495–524. 135 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu. (1967). Karyotype, meiosis and spermatogenesis in a sample of men attending an infertility clinic. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 19(5). 690–691. 14 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu, et al.. (1961). NUCLEOLUS-ORGANISERS IN THE CAUSATION OF CHROMOSOMAL ANOMALIES IN MAN. The Lancet. 278(7194). 123–126. 189 indexed citations

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Ohno, Susumu, et al.. (1958). Comparative Pathological Changes in AKR Mice Following Intranasal Instillation of Tumor Cells and Streptococci. Cancer Research. 18(1). 47–50. 8 indexed citations

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