Takashi Okamoto

20.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
264 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Takashi Okamoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Takashi Okamoto has authored 264 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 172 papers in Molecular Biology, 77 papers in Plant Science and 42 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Takashi Okamoto's work include HIV Research and Treatment (42 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (33 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (29 papers). Takashi Okamoto is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (42 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (33 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (29 papers). Takashi Okamoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Takashi Okamoto's co-authors include Michael P. Lisanti, Philipp E. Scherer, Shengwen Calvin Li, Ikuo Nishimoto, Amnon Schlegel, Kenneth Song, Tsuneya Ikezu, Jeffrey A. Engelman, Massimo Sargiacomo and Jacques Couët and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Takashi Okamoto

260 papers receiving 16.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Caveolins, a Family of Scaffolding Proteins for Organizing “Preassembled Signaling Complexes” at the Plasma Membrane

1998 1.3k citations Takashi Okamoto et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Co-purification and Direct Interaction of Ras with Caveolin, an Integral Membrane Protein of Caveolae Microdomains

1996 904 citations Takashi Okamoto et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Caveolins, Liquid-Ordered Domains, and Signal Transduction

1999 850 citations Takashi Okamoto et al. profile →
Identification of Peptide and Protein Ligands for the Caveolin-scaffolding Domain

1997 789 citations Takashi Okamoto et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Molecular Cloning of Caveolin-3, a Novel Member of the Caveolin Gene Family Expressed Predominantly in Muscle

1996 603 citations Takashi Okamoto et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Expression of Caveolin-3 in Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle Cells

1996 598 citations Takashi Okamoto et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Evidence for a Regulated Interaction between Heterotrimeric G Proteins and Caveolin

1995 555 citations Takashi Okamoto et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Takashi Okamoto Japan	63	11.4k	7.1k	2.1k	1.8k	1.8k	264	16.9k
Terje Johansen Norway	76	16.1k 1.4×	6.8k 1.0×	2.8k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	2.6k 1.5×	169	30.2k
Eiki Kominami Japan	78	14.9k 1.3×	8.1k 1.1×	5.0k 2.4×	1.1k 0.6×	2.2k 1.3×	313	31.3k
Marc Pypaert United States	61	7.4k 0.7×	4.1k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	352 0.2×	2.2k 1.3×	85	13.8k
Patrice Codogno France	78	12.7k 1.1×	4.8k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	887 0.5×	1.9k 1.1×	251	25.0k
Ronald C. Wek United States	62	12.5k 1.1×	8.2k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	527 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	178	18.4k
Trond Lamark Norway	49	10.4k 0.9×	4.8k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	67	20.2k
Andreas Brech Norway	57	10.7k 0.9×	6.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	577 0.3×	2.0k 1.1×	118	19.9k
Takashi Ueno Japan	52	8.7k 0.8×	4.8k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	633 0.3×	1.3k 0.7×	128	19.5k
David P. Siderovski United States	62	13.7k 1.2×	2.7k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	956 0.5×	2.3k 1.3×	176	17.9k
Suresh Subramani United States	76	15.7k 1.4×	2.2k 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	209	19.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takashi Okamoto

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

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Satoh, Aya, et al.. (2025). Role of paternal Oryza sativa Baby Booms (OsBBMs) in initiating de novo gene expression and regulating early zygotic development in rice. The Plant Journal. 122(6). e70305–e70305.

Ishii, Takayoshi, et al.. (2024). Wheat Cybrid Plants, OryzaWheat, Regenerated from Wheat–Rice Hybrid Zygotes via in Vitro Fertilization System Possess Wheat–Rice Hybrid Mitochondria. Plant and Cell Physiology. 65(8). 1344–1357. 1 indexed citations

Macabeo, Allan Patrick G., et al.. (2022). Voacanga globosa Spirobisindole Alkaloids Exert Antiviral Activity in HIV Latently Infected Cell Lines by Targeting the NF-κB Cascade: In Vitro and In Silico Investigations. Molecules. 27(3). 1078–1078. 5 indexed citations

Sato, Yoshikatsu, et al.. (2021). Dynamics of mitochondrial distribution during development and asymmetric division of rice zygotes. Plant Reproduction. 35(1). 47–60.

Toda, Erika, et al.. (2021). Regulatory functions of ROS dynamics via glutathione metabolism and glutathione peroxidase activity in developing rice zygote. The Plant Journal. 108(4). 1097–1115. 34 indexed citations

Tan, Tze King, Phuong Cao Thi Ngoc, Wei Zhong Leong, et al.. (2020). Feed-forward regulatory loop driven by IRF4 and NF-κB in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Blood. 135(12). 934–947. 27 indexed citations

Ono, A., Stefan Scholten, Tetsu Kinoshita, et al.. (2019). DNA demethylation by ROS1a in rice vegetative cells promotes methylation in sperm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(19). 9652–9657. 54 indexed citations

Toda, Erika & Takashi Okamoto. (2019). Polyspermy in angiosperms: Its contribution to polyploid formation and speciation. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 87(3). 374–379. 10 indexed citations

Toda, Erika, et al.. (2016). Development of Polyspermic Rice Zygotes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 171(1). 206–214. 22 indexed citations

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Victoriano, Ann Florence B. & Takashi Okamoto. (2011). Transcriptional Control of HIV Replication by Multiple Modulators and Their Implication for a Novel Antiviral Therapy. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 28(2). 125–138. 25 indexed citations

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Imai, Kenichi, et al.. (2010). Involvement of Histone H3 Lysine 9 (H3K9) Methyltransferase G9a in the Maintenance of HIV-1 Latency and Its Reactivation by BIX01294. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(22). 16538–16545. 206 indexed citations

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Satô, Akiko, Kiminori Toyooka, & Takashi Okamoto. (2010). Asymmetric cell division of rice zygotes located in embryo sac and produced by in vitro fertilization. Sexual Plant Reproduction. 23(3). 211–217. 35 indexed citations

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Imai, Kenichi, Kaori Asamitsu, Ann Florence B. Victoriano, et al.. (2009). Cyclin T1 stabilizes expression levels of HIV‐1 Tat in cells. FEBS Journal. 276(23). 7124–7133. 15 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Takashi & Erhard Kranz. (2005). Major proteins in plant and animal eggs. Acta Biologica Cracoviensia s Botanica. 47(1). 2 indexed citations

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Flores, Ana I., Barbara S. Mallon, Takashi Matsui, et al.. (2000). Akt-Mediated Survival of Oligodendrocytes Induced by Neuregulins. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(20). 7622–7630. 151 indexed citations

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Kimoto, Hiromi, Sadahiro Ohmomo, Masaru Nomura, Miho Kobayashi, & Takashi Okamoto. (2000). In vitro studies on probiotic properties of lactococci.. Milk science international/Milchwissenschaft. 55(5). 245–249. 38 indexed citations

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Fujita, Yasuhito & Takashi Okamoto. (1999). CLONING AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE LACTOCOCCIN A AND M GENE CLUSTER FROM LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS BIOVAR DIACETYLACTIS DRC1. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly JARQ. 33(2). 133–137. 4 indexed citations

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Tsujibo, Hiroshi, Naoya Hatano, Takashi Okamoto, et al.. (1999). Synthesis of chitinase inStreptomyces thermoviolaceusis regulated by a two-component sensor-regulator system. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 181(1). 83–90. 33 indexed citations

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Schröder, Heinz C., et al.. (1990). Binding of Tat Protein to TAR Region of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Blocks TAR-Mediated Activation of (2′-5′)Oligoadenylate Synthetase. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 6(5). 659–672. 60 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Takashi, T. Matsuyama, Shigehisa Mori, et al.. (1989). Augmentation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gene Expression by Tumor Necrosis Factor α. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 5(2). 131–138. 92 indexed citations

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