Toru Ekimoto

769 total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 487 citations indexed

About

Toru Ekimoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Toru Ekimoto has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 487 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Materials Chemistry and 6 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Toru Ekimoto's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (13 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (8 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (6 papers). Toru Ekimoto is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (13 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (8 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (6 papers). Toru Ekimoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and South Korea. Toru Ekimoto's co-authors include Mitsunori Ikeguchi, Tsutomu Yamane, Umeharu Ohto, Toshiyuki Shimizu, Kehong Liu, Takashi Odagaki, Norimichi Nomura, Kohei Sato, Takeshi Noda and Kazuhito V. Tabata and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Toru Ekimoto

35 papers receiving 484 citations

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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.

Structure of SARS-CoV-2 membrane protein essential for virus assembly

2022 108 citations Zhikuan Zhang, Norimichi Nomura et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Toru Ekimoto Japan	13	264	102	94	69	51	39	487
Dhabaleswar Patra United States	9	393 1.5×	82 0.8×	48 0.5×	61 0.9×	33 0.6×	13	610
Stuart A. MacGowan United Kingdom	9	357 1.4×	229 2.2×	258 2.7×	46 0.7×	49 1.0×	14	776
Cláudia Elisabeth Munte Germany	15	398 1.5×	51 0.5×	138 1.5×	121 1.8×	26 0.5×	33	608
Mert Gür Türkiye	15	731 2.8×	161 1.6×	141 1.5×	67 1.0×	107 2.1×	36	955
Fa-An Chao United States	12	369 1.4×	110 1.1×	100 1.1×	91 1.3×	39 0.8×	19	513
Shawn Witham United States	10	559 2.1×	35 0.3×	120 1.3×	40 0.6×	61 1.2×	12	738
InSuk Joung South Korea	11	470 1.8×	47 0.5×	186 2.0×	79 1.1×	81 1.6×	22	662
Markus Schade Germany	14	557 2.1×	67 0.7×	79 0.8×	37 0.5×	61 1.2×	27	818
William A. McLaughlin United States	10	522 2.0×	77 0.8×	93 1.0×	24 0.3×	145 2.8×	22	651
Lane Votapka United States	13	614 2.3×	40 0.4×	84 0.9×	45 0.7×	179 3.5×	25	784

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ekimoto, Toru, et al.. (2026). Structural mapping of NTCP distinguishes its dual functionality as a hepatitis B virus receptor and bile acid transporter. PLoS Pathogens. 22(1). e1013824–e1013824.

Kozai, Daisuke, Masao Inoue, Akiko Kamegawa, et al.. (2025). Narrowed pore conformations of aquaglyceroporins AQP3 and GlpF. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2653–2653. 1 indexed citations

Fujita, Junso, Masao Inoue, Koichiro Suzuki, et al.. (2025). Structural Analysis and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Urease From Ureaplasma parvum. Journal of Molecular Biology. 437(21). 169368–169368.

Shionoya, Kaho, Toru Ekimoto, Junko S. Takeuchi, et al.. (2024). Structural basis for hepatitis B virus restriction by a viral receptor homologue. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9241–9241. 5 indexed citations

Ekimoto, Toru, Masayasu Suzuki, Tsutomu Yamane, et al.. (2024). Synergistic Activation of TLR7 and 8 Mediated by Reduction of Electrostatic Repulsion. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 72(11). 1005–1013. 2 indexed citations

Kurihara, Yukiko, Toru Ekimoto, Christopher T. Gordon, et al.. (2023). Mandibulofacial dysostosis with alopecia results from ETAR gain-of-function mutations via allosteric effects on ligand binding. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(4). 2 indexed citations

Fujimura, Akiko, Takuma Shibata, Hideki Shigematsu, et al.. (2023). TLR3 forms a laterally aligned multimeric complex along double-stranded RNA for efficient signal transduction. Nature Communications. 14(1). 164–164. 28 indexed citations

Kawakami, Kouki, Tatsuya Ikuta, Mio Ohki, et al.. (2023). Structural basis for ligand recognition and signaling of hydroxy-carboxylic acid receptor 2. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7150–7150. 13 indexed citations

Sato, Kohei, Ryo Sasaki, Mayuko Nakagawa, et al.. (2022). Supramolecular Mechanosensitive Potassium Channel Formed by Fluorinated Amphiphilic Cyclophane. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(26). 11802–11809. 30 indexed citations

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Ekimoto, Toru, Tsutomu Yamane, Emiko Mihara, et al.. (2022). Hybrid in vitro/in silico analysis of low‐affinity protein–protein interactions that regulate signal transduction by Sema6D. Protein Science. 31(11). e4452–e4452. 5 indexed citations

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Kidera, Akinori, Kei Moritsugu, Toru Ekimoto, & Mitsunori Ikeguchi. (2022). Functional dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 3C-like protease as a member of clan PA. Biophysical Reviews. 14(6). 1473–1485. 4 indexed citations

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Hirose, Mika, Toru Ekimoto, T. Miyake, et al.. (2021). Moving toward generalizable NZ-1 labeling for 3D structure determination with optimized epitope-tag insertion. Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology. 77(5). 645–662. 15 indexed citations

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Kidera, Akinori, Kei Moritsugu, Toru Ekimoto, & Mitsunori Ikeguchi. (2021). Allosteric Regulation of 3CL Protease of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV Observed in the Crystal Structure Ensemble. Journal of Molecular Biology. 433(24). 167324–167324. 15 indexed citations

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Muraoka, Takahiro, Rinshi S. Kasai, Kohei Sato, et al.. (2020). A synthetic ion channel with anisotropic ligand response. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2924–2924. 53 indexed citations

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Ekimoto, Toru, Miwa Sato, Takashi Oda, et al.. (2020). Serine 298 Phosphorylation in Linker 2 of UHRF1 Regulates Ligand-Binding Property of Its Tandem Tudor Domain. Journal of Molecular Biology. 432(14). 4061–4075. 11 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Tomohiko, et al.. (2019). An accurate and rapid method for calculating hydration free energies of a variety of solutes including proteins. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 150(17). 175101–175101. 17 indexed citations

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Singharoy, Abhishek, Chris Chipot, Toru Ekimoto, et al.. (2019). Rotational Mechanism Model of the Bacterial V1 Motor Based on Structural and Computational Analyses. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 46–46. 7 indexed citations

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Ekimoto, Toru & Mitsunori Ikeguchi. (2018). Hybrid Methods for Modeling Protein Structures Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering Data. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1105. 237–258. 11 indexed citations

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Ekimoto, Toru, Tsutomu Yamane, & Mitsunori Ikeguchi. (2018). Elimination of Finite-Size Effects on Binding Free Energies via the Warp-Drive Method. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 14(12). 6544–6559. 8 indexed citations

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Ekimoto, Toru, et al.. (2017). Rotation Mechanism of Molecular Motor V1-ATPase Studied by Multiscale Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Biophysical Journal. 112(5). 911–920. 9 indexed citations

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