Takuya Ito

11.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
196 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Takuya Ito is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Takuya Ito has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Plant Science and 33 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Takuya Ito's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (24 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (23 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (19 papers). Takuya Ito is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (24 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (23 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (19 papers). Takuya Ito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Myanmar and United States. Takuya Ito's co-authors include Kazuo Shinozaki, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Motoaki Seki, Takeshi Urao, Hiroshi Abe, K. Toriumi, Ryōji Noyori, Akira Miyashita, T. Souchi and Hidemasa Takaya and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Takuya Ito

189 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

Arabidopsis AtMYC2 (bHLH) and AtMYB2 (MYB) Function as Transcriptional Activators in Abscisic Acid Signaling

2002 1.7k citations Takuya Ito et al. profile →
Synthesis of 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl (BINAP), an atropisomeric chiral bis(triaryl)phosphine, and its use in the rhodium(I)-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of .alpha.-(acylamino)acrylic acids

1980 812 citations Takuya Ito et al. profile →
Three SnRK2 Protein Kinases are the Main Positive Regulators of Abscisic Acid Signaling in Response to Water Stress in Arabidopsis

2009 572 citations Takuya Ito et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Takuya Ito Japan	40	4.4k	4.2k	981	770	527	196	8.5k
Rafal Gumienny Switzerland	10	1.3k 0.3×	6.2k 1.5×	426 0.4×	458 0.6×	615 1.2×	10	9.9k
Christine Rempfer Germany	5	1.3k 0.3×	5.7k 1.4×	417 0.4×	454 0.6×	625 1.2×	6	9.3k
Florian Heer Switzerland	3	1.2k 0.3×	5.3k 1.3×	385 0.4×	418 0.5×	567 1.1×	4	8.7k
Anlong Xu China	49	628 0.1×	4.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	845 1.1×	178 0.3×	287	9.1k
Ignacio Fita Spain	46	1.2k 0.3×	3.8k 0.9×	259 0.3×	278 0.4×	219 0.4×	155	6.8k
Herbert Tabor United States	49	1.4k 0.3×	10.1k 2.4×	615 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	277 0.5×	127	12.1k
Ruth Welti United States	55	6.2k 1.4×	6.8k 1.6×	328 0.3×	162 0.2×	100 0.2×	144	11.7k
Kazuo Nagai Japan	48	670 0.2×	4.1k 1.0×	955 1.0×	925 1.2×	521 1.0×	202	7.0k
Alexei Savchenko Canada	55	910 0.2×	5.4k 1.3×	284 0.3×	375 0.5×	694 1.3×	215	8.2k
Ian W. Dawes Australia	57	1.4k 0.3×	7.5k 1.8×	147 0.1×	331 0.4×	285 0.5×	187	9.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Takuya Ito

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takuya Ito

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Nakao, Ryo, Ben J. Mans, Dmitry A. Apanaskevich, et al.. (2025). Are there 16 species of brown dog ticks? Phylogenies from 60 entire mitochondrial genomes and 162 cox1 sequences reveal 16 species-level clades in the Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus group☆☆. International Journal for Parasitology. 55(11). 581–594.

Ito, Takuya, Shun Nakano, Katsuya Sato, et al.. (2024). Regulation of RHOV signaling by interaction with SH3 domain-containing adaptor proteins and phosphorylation by PKA. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 728. 150325–150325.

Ikejiri, Masahiro, Takuya Ito, Katsuhito Nagai, et al.. (2023). Impact of Different Attitudes toward Face-to-Face and Online Classes on Learning Outcomes in Japan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(1). 16–16. 1 indexed citations

Ito, Takuya, et al.. (2023). Acarbose May Function as a Competitive Exclusion Agent for the Producing Bacteria. ACS Chemical Biology. 18(2). 367–376. 5 indexed citations

Kobori, Takuro, et al.. (2023). Cellular Membrane Localization of Innate Immune Checkpoint Molecule CD47 Is Regulated by Radixin in Human Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cells. Biomedicines. 11(4). 1117–1117. 5 indexed citations

Kodama, Takeshi, Tetsuro Shinada, Hironobu Takahashi, et al.. (2023). Catalytic Potential of Cannabis Prenyltransferase to Expand Cannabinoid Scaffold Diversity. Organic Letters. 25(48). 8601–8605. 4 indexed citations

Kobori, Takuro, et al.. (2022). Ezrin Contributes to the Plasma Membrane Expression of PD–L1 in A2780 Cells. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(9). 2457–2457. 4 indexed citations

Shiro, M., Masayoshi Isezaki, Akira Taneno, et al.. (2021). Characterisation of a cysteine protease from poultry red mites and its potential use as a vaccine for chickens. Parasite. 28. 9–9. 12 indexed citations

Mizuno, Tadahaya, et al.. (2019). Development of Orthogonal Linear Separation Analysis (OLSA) to Decompose Drug Effects into Basic Components. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 1824–1824. 8 indexed citations

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Win, Nwet Nwet, So-Yeun Woo, Hla Ngwe, et al.. (2018). Tetrahydrofuran lignans: Melanogenesis inhibitors from Premna integrifolia wood collected in Myanmar. Fitoterapia. 127. 308–313. 15 indexed citations

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Lu, Wanli, et al.. (2018). Global and pathway-specific transcriptional regulations of pactamycin biosynthesis in Streptomyces pactum. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 102(24). 10589–10601. 12 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Tadahaya, et al.. (2018). GLUT6 is a lysosomal transporter that is regulated by inflammatory stimuli and modulates glycolysis in macrophages. FEBS Letters. 593(2). 195–208. 51 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Hien Minh, Takuya Ito, Shin‐ichiro Kurimoto, et al.. (2017). New merosesquiterpenes from a Vietnamese marine sponge of Spongia sp. and their biological activities. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 27(14). 3043–3047. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lihan, Takuya Hashimoto, Bin Qin, et al.. (2017). Characterization of Giant Modular PKSs Provides Insight into Genetic Mechanism for Structural Diversification of Aminopolyol Polyketides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(7). 1740–1745. 105 indexed citations

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Andoh, Masako, Akiko Sakata, Takuya Ito, et al.. (2014). Isolation of the Rickettsial Agent Genetically Similar to Candidatus Rickettsia kotlanii, from Haemaphysalis megaspinosa in Japan. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 14(9). 681–684. 8 indexed citations

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Wakimoto, Toshiyuki, Yoko Egami, Hiromichi Kenmoku, et al.. (2012). Porphyrins from a metagenomic library of the marine sponge Discodermia calyx. Molecular BioSystems. 8(9). 2334–2338. 11 indexed citations

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Murase, Yusuke, Satoru Konnai, Arata Hidano, et al.. (2010). Molecular detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in cattle and Ixodes persulcatus ticks. Veterinary Microbiology. 149(3-4). 504–507. 25 indexed citations

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Ito, Takuya, et al.. (2009). Internal Pressure Creep Test and Life Evaluation for Full Size Reheat Elbow of Mod.9Cr-1Mo Steel. Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan. 58(11). 930–936. 4 indexed citations

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Mitsushima, Masaru, et al.. (2005). Role of interaction with vinculin in recruitment of vinexins to focal adhesions. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 336(1). 239–246. 32 indexed citations

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Shoji, Sadao, et al.. (1987). Propertres of Humus of Andosols from New Zealand, Chili and Ecuador. Nihon Dojo Hiryogaku zasshi/Nippon dojō hiryōgaku zasshi. 58(4). 473–479. 7 indexed citations

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