Takuya Morimoto

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
98 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Takuya Morimoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Takuya Morimoto has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Plant Science and 20 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Takuya Morimoto's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (16 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (12 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (10 papers). Takuya Morimoto is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (16 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (12 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (10 papers). Takuya Morimoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Takuya Morimoto's co-authors include Naotake Ogasawara, Taku Oshima, Shigehiko Kanaya, P. C. Loh, Hiroki Takahashi, Takashi Akagi, Ryutaro Tao, Shu Ishikawa, Katsutoshi Ara and Hirofumi Yoshikawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Takuya Morimoto

92 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Sequence-specific error profile of Illumina sequencers

2011 435 citations Takuya Morimoto, Hiroki Takahashi et al. profile →
A highly photostable and bright green fluorescent protein

2022 158 citations Masahiko Hirano, Ryoko Ando et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Takuya Morimoto Japan	27	1.5k	689	441	319	186	98	2.7k
Eric Lai United States	35	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.5×	294 0.7×	192 0.6×	274 1.5×	73	4.8k
Ulrich Busch Germany	39	1.9k 1.3×	466 0.7×	509 1.2×	272 0.9×	562 3.0×	176	4.7k
Congjun Li United States	35	2.3k 1.5×	1.0k 1.5×	382 0.9×	117 0.4×	135 0.7×	170	4.1k
Stavros J. Hamodrakas Greece	38	3.0k 2.0×	739 1.1×	279 0.6×	257 0.8×	119 0.6×	136	4.8k
Yuko Yamada Japan	40	2.7k 1.8×	476 0.7×	655 1.5×	153 0.5×	191 1.0×	176	5.1k
Christopher T. Workman Denmark	37	4.4k 2.9×	781 1.1×	614 1.4×	171 0.5×	136 0.7×	96	6.0k
Zhenyu Sun China	23	2.2k 1.4×	607 0.9×	262 0.6×	336 1.1×	152 0.8×	57	3.7k
So Nakagawa Japan	28	1.9k 1.3×	560 0.8×	361 0.8×	239 0.7×	588 3.2×	105	3.2k
Charles Ansong United States	33	2.0k 1.3×	321 0.5×	199 0.5×	344 1.1×	152 0.8×	85	3.4k
Apurva Narechania United States	27	2.5k 1.6×	794 1.2×	719 1.6×	269 0.8×	725 3.9×	58	4.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takuya Morimoto

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Morimoto, Takuya, et al.. (2026). Spatially resolved analysis of growth dynamics in pome and drupe fruits of Rosaceae using 3D Gaussian Splatting. Plant Phenomics. 100166–100166.

Morimoto, Takuya, et al.. (2024). Introduction of a diverse genetic background of Pyrus into Malus through intergeneric hybridization. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 299(1). 21–21. 2 indexed citations

Numaguchi, Koji, et al.. (2023). Genomic region and origin for selected traits during differentiation of small-fruit cultivars in Japanese apricot (Prunus mume). Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 298(6). 1365–1375.

Kamitakahara, Hiroshi, Toshiyuki Takano, Takuya Morimoto, et al.. (2023). Stone cell formation in the pedicel of pears and apples. Planta. 258(5). 85–85. 3 indexed citations

Hirano, Masahiko, Ryoko Ando, Satoshi Shimozono, et al.. (2022). A highly photostable and bright green fluorescent protein. Nature Biotechnology. 40(7). 1132–1142. 158 indexed citations breakdown →

Yamashita, Shinji, Makoto Kataoka, Yuki Suzaki, et al.. (2015). An Assessment of the Oral Bioavailability of Three Ca-Channel Blockers Using a Cassette-Microdose Study: A New Strategy for Streamlining Oral Drug Development. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 104(9). 3154–3161. 10 indexed citations

Morimoto, Takuya, Takashi Shimizu, Hiromitsu Takakura, et al.. (2014). Feasibility of marrow harvesting from pediatric sibling donors without hematopoietic growth factors and allotransfusion. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 49(7). 921–926. 6 indexed citations

Toya, Yoshihiro, Takashi Hirasawa, Takuya Morimoto, et al.. (2014). 13C-metabolic flux analysis in heterologous cellulase production by Bacillus subtilis genome-reduced strain. Journal of Biotechnology. 179. 42–49. 27 indexed citations

Morimoto, Takuya, Katsutoshi Ara, Katsuya Ozaki, & Naotake Ogasawara. (2011). A Simple Method for Introducing Marker-Free Deletions in the Bacillus subtilis Genome. Methods in molecular biology. 765. 345–358. 12 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Hiroki, Takuya Morimoto, Naotake Ogasawara, & Shigehiko Kanaya. (2011). AMDORAP: Non-targeted metabolic profiling based on high-resolution LC-MS. BMC Bioinformatics. 12(1). 259–259. 17 indexed citations

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Tomita, Yosuke, Hiroyuki Ishiguro, Y. Yasuda, et al.. (2010). High incidence of fatty liver and insulin resistance in long-term adult survivors of childhood SCT. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 46(3). 416–425. 14 indexed citations

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Imai, Hiromitsu, Tsutomu Kotegawa, Kimiko Tsutsumi, et al.. (2008). The recovery time‐course of CYP3A after induction by St John's wort administration. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 65(5). 701–707. 44 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Keisuke, Atsushi Yamashita, Ken Kurokawa, et al.. (2008). The Whole-genome Sequencing of the Obligate Intracellular Bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi Revealed Massive Gene Amplification During Reductive Genome Evolution. DNA Research. 15(4). 185–199. 134 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Takuya, Ryosuke Kadoya, Keiji Endo, et al.. (2008). Enhanced Recombinant Protein Productivity by Genome Reduction in Bacillus subtilis. DNA Research. 15(2). 73–81. 157 indexed citations

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Arakawa, Ryosuke, Hiroshi Ito, Akihiro Takano, et al.. (2007). Dose-finding study of paliperidone ER based on striatal and extrastriatal dopamine D2 receptor occupancy in patients with schizophrenia. Psychopharmacology. 197(2). 229–235. 88 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Takuya, et al.. (2003). Effect of St. John's Wort on the Pharmacokinetics of Theophylline in Healthy Volunteers. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 44(1). 95–101. 41 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Takuya. (2002). Neuropharmacological Profile of a Novel Potential Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Y-931 (8-fluoro-12-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)- 6H-[1]benzothieno[2,3-b][1,5] benzodiazepine maleate). Neuropsychopharmacology. 26(4). 456–467. 29 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Takuya & Minoru Watanabe. (1964). SEROLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION OF PORCINE ENTEROVIRUSES ISOLATED IN JAPAN.. PubMed. 4. 177–82. 3 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Takuya, T. Omori, & M. Matumoto. (1962). Interference of Russian spring summer encephalitis virus with Newcastle disease virus in cell culture of bovine embryonic kidney.. 32(2). 163–183. 1 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Takuya, T. Omori, Shinya Ishii, & M. Matumoto. (1958). Miyagawanella: psittacosis-lymphogranuloma group of viruses. 6. Detection of Indirect complement fixing antibodies against psittacoses in chicken serum.. PubMed. 28(3). 213–24. 2 indexed citations

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