Takayuki Tohge

29.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
188 papers, 18.4k citations indexed

About

Takayuki Tohge is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Takayuki Tohge has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 18.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Molecular Biology, 109 papers in Plant Science and 19 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Takayuki Tohge's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (80 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (58 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (50 papers). Takayuki Tohge is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (80 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (58 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (50 papers). Takayuki Tohge collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Japan and United States. Takayuki Tohge's co-authors include Alisdair R. Fernie, Kazuki Saito, Keiko Yonekura‐Sakakibara, Mutsumi Watanabe, Mami Yamazaki, Fumio Matsuda, Ryo Nakabayashi, Rainer Hoefgen, Leonardo Perez de Souza and Sonia Osorio and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Takayuki Tohge

183 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

Enhancement of oxidative and drought tolerance in Ara... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2013 2005 2013 2007 2009 250 500 750
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  1. Enhancement of oxidative and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by overaccumulation of antioxidant flavonoids
    2013 941 citations Ryo Nakabayashi, Fumio Matsuda et al. The Plant Journal profile →
  2. Functional genomics by integrated analysis of metabolome and transcriptome of Arabidopsis plants over‐expressing an MYB transcription factor
    2005 761 citations Takayuki Tohge, Hideki Takahashi et al. The Plant Journal profile →
  3. The flavonoid biosynthetic pathway in Arabidopsis: Structural and genetic diversity
    2013 665 citations Kazuki Saito, Ryo Nakabayashi et al. profile →
  4. Omics-based identification of Arabidopsis Myb transcription factors regulating aliphatic glucosinolate biosynthesis
    2007 538 citations Takayuki Tohge, Kazuki Saito et al. profile →
  5. Members of the LBD Family of Transcription Factors Repress Anthocyanin Synthesis and Affect Additional Nitrogen Responses in Arabidopsis    
    2009 523 citations Takayuki Tohge, Fumio Matsuda et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  6. JUNGBRUNNEN1 , a Reactive Oxygen Species–Responsive NAC Transcription Factor, Regulates Longevity in Arabidopsis
    2012 482 citations Annapurna Devi Allu, Prashanth Garapati et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  7. Mercator: a fast and simple web server for genome scale functional annotation of plant sequence data
    2013 451 citations Marc Lohse, Takayuki Tohge et al. profile →
  8. Metabolic priming by a secreted fungal effector
    2011 423 citations Takayuki Tohge, Alisdair R. Fernie et al. profile →
  9. Current understanding of the pathways of flavonoid biosynthesis in model and crop plants
    2017 346 citations Takayuki Tohge, Leonardo Perez de Souza et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Takayuki Tohge Germany 69 12.5k 11.8k 1.9k 792 759 188 18.4k
Asaph Aharoni Israel 76 10.7k 0.9× 10.2k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 1.7k 2.2× 607 0.8× 207 17.5k
Erich Grotewold United States 68 14.5k 1.2× 12.3k 1.0× 2.7k 1.4× 751 0.9× 944 1.2× 183 19.4k
Bernd Weißhaar Germany 62 17.0k 1.4× 15.0k 1.3× 2.6k 1.3× 768 1.0× 936 1.2× 165 21.7k
Loı̈c Lepiniec France 55 15.0k 1.2× 12.9k 1.1× 2.7k 1.4× 645 0.8× 429 0.6× 122 19.4k
Nicholas Smirnoff United Kingdom 59 7.2k 0.6× 14.0k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 403 0.5× 136 19.0k
Robert L. Last United States 60 8.6k 0.7× 8.0k 0.7× 823 0.4× 486 0.6× 320 0.4× 143 12.4k
Jian Zhao China 55 6.8k 0.5× 6.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 802 1.0× 225 0.3× 263 11.4k
Donald Grierson United Kingdom 73 9.3k 0.7× 13.3k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 1.9× 366 0.5× 302 17.3k
Miroslav Strnad Czechia 76 10.9k 0.9× 14.5k 1.2× 866 0.4× 1.1k 1.3× 454 0.6× 471 21.6k
Cathie Martin United Kingdom 76 12.8k 1.0× 12.1k 1.0× 3.1k 1.6× 1.5k 1.9× 606 0.8× 198 19.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shirakawa, Makoto, Shigeo S. Sugano, Shohei Yamaoka, et al.. (2025). Co-option and neofunctionalization of stomatal executors for defence against herbivores in Brassicales. Nature Plants. 11(3). 483–504. 3 indexed citations
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Cui, Songkui, Simon B. Saucet, Shoko Inaba, et al.. (2025). Glucosylation of endogenous haustorium-inducing factors underpins kin avoidance in parasitic plants. Science. 390(6771). 405–410. 2 indexed citations
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Kreuzer, Ines, Federico Scossa, Takayuki Tohge, Alisdair R. Fernie, & Rainer Hedrich. (2025). Venus flytraps' metabolome analysis discloses the metabolic fate of prey animal foodstock. The Plant Journal. 123(3). e70391–e70391.
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Tohge, Takayuki, Jie Luo, Zhirong Wang, et al.. (2025). Learning from nature: phytochemical strategies to protect against UV-B damage. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9927–9927.
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Naake, Thomas, Feng Zhu, Saleh Alseekh, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide association studies identify loci controlling specialized seed metabolites in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 194(3). 1705–1721. 4 indexed citations
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Aghajanzadeh, Tahereh A., Mutsumi Watanabe, Takayuki Tohge, et al.. (2023). Necrotrophic fungal infection affects indolic glucosinolate metabolism in Brassica rapa. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 45(5). 6 indexed citations
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Yue, Jing, Mutsumi Watanabe, Fayezeh Aarabi, et al.. (2023). Cross-Species Metabolomic Analyses in the Brassicaceae Reveals Common Responses to Ultraviolet-B Exposure. Plant and Cell Physiology. 64(12). 1523–1533. 5 indexed citations
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Borghi, Monica, Leonardo Perez de Souza, Takayuki Tohge, et al.. (2022). High-energy-level metabolism and transport occur at the transition from closed to open flowers. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 190(1). 319–339. 8 indexed citations
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Lemaire‐Chamley, Martine, Joana Jorly, Takuya Yoshida, et al.. (2021). A Chimeric TGA Repressor Slows Down Fruit Maturation and Ripening in Tomato. Plant and Cell Physiology. 63(1). 120–134. 11 indexed citations
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Bottcher, Alexandra, Leonardo Perez de Souza, Takayuki Tohge, et al.. (2021). Sugarcane cell suspension reveals major metabolic changes under different nitrogen starvation regimes. Bragantia. 80. 2 indexed citations
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Naake, Thomas, Hiroshi Maéda, Sebastian Proost, Takayuki Tohge, & Alisdair R. Fernie. (2020). Kingdom-wide analysis of the evolution of the plant type III polyketide synthase superfamily. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 185(3). 857–875. 23 indexed citations
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Tohge, Takayuki, Federico Scossa, Regina Wendenburg, et al.. (2020). Exploiting Natural Variation in Tomato to Define Pathway Structure and Metabolic Regulation of Fruit Polyphenolics in the Lycopersicum Complex. Molecular Plant. 13(7). 1027–1046. 68 indexed citations
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Souza, Leonardo Perez de, et al.. (2019). The Acetate Pathway Supports Flavonoid and Lipid Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 182(2). 857–869. 48 indexed citations
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Schulz, Elisa, Takayuki Tohge, Ellen Zuther, Alisdair R. Fernie, & Dirk K. Hincha. (2016). Flavonoids are determinants of freezing tolerance and cold acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 34027–34027. 207 indexed citations
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Tohge, Takayuki, Rebecca De Clercq, Géraldine Brunoud, et al.. (2015). Overexpression of theArabidopsis thalianasignalling peptide TAXIMIN1 affects lateral organ development. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(17). 5337–5349. 9 indexed citations
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Florian, Alexandra, Stefan Timm, Zoran Nikoloski, et al.. (2014). Analysis of metabolic alterations in Arabidopsis following changes in the carbon dioxide and oxygen partial pressures. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 56(9). 941–959. 18 indexed citations
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Allu, Annapurna Devi, Prashanth Garapati, Hamad Siddiqui, et al.. (2012). JUNGBRUNNEN1 , a Reactive Oxygen Species–Responsive NAC Transcription Factor, Regulates Longevity in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 24(2). 482–506. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tohge, Takayuki, Miyako Kusano, Atsushi Fukushima, Kazuki Saito, & Alisdair R. Fernie. (2011). Transcriptional and metabolic programs following exposure of plants to UV-B irradiation. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 6(12). 1987–1992. 44 indexed citations
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Tohge, Takayuki, et al.. (2009). Members of the LBD Family of Transcription Factors Repress Anthocyanin Synthesis and Affect Additional Nitrogen Responses in Arabidopsis    . The Plant Cell. 21(11). 3567–3584. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Maruyama, Akiko, Yumiko Nakamura, Takayuki Tohge, Kazuki Saito, & Hideki Takahashi. (2006). Arabidopsis SLIM1 Is a Central Transcriptional Regulator of Plant Sulfur Response and Metabolism. The Plant Cell. 18(11). 3235–3251. 276 indexed citations

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