Toshio Kanda

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Toshio Kanda is a scholar working on Insect Science, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Toshio Kanda has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Insect Science, 14 papers in Biomaterials and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Toshio Kanda's work include Silkworms and Sericulture Research (16 papers), Silk-based biomaterials and applications (14 papers) and Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (10 papers). Toshio Kanda is often cited by papers focused on Silkworms and Sericulture Research (16 papers), Silk-based biomaterials and applications (14 papers) and Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (10 papers). Toshio Kanda collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Toshio Kanda's co-authors include Toshiki Tamura, Pierre Couble, Natuo Kômoto, Gérard Chavancy, Corinne Royer, Bernard Mauchamp, Jean‐Claude Prudhomme, Mari Kamba, Malcolm J. Fraser and Chantal Thibert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Biotechnology, Genetics and European Journal of Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Toshio Kanda

29 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Germline transformation of the silkworm Bombyx mori L. us... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Germline transformation of the silkworm Bombyx mori L. using a piggyBac transposon-derived vector
    2000 624 citations Toshiki Tamura, Toshio Kanda et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Toshio Kanda Japan 15 806 550 522 444 325 29 1.4k
Bernard Mauchamp France 20 947 1.2× 568 1.0× 741 1.4× 481 1.1× 603 1.9× 59 1.8k
Michal Žurovec Czechia 25 844 1.0× 707 1.3× 772 1.5× 446 1.0× 401 1.2× 65 1.8k
Natuo Kômoto Japan 10 652 0.8× 355 0.6× 354 0.7× 251 0.6× 184 0.6× 15 1.0k
Paul D. Shirk United States 19 874 1.1× 339 0.6× 788 1.5× 601 1.4× 503 1.5× 60 1.7k
Boxiong Zhong China 20 565 0.7× 423 0.8× 468 0.9× 208 0.5× 230 0.7× 78 1.1k
Jean‐Claude Prudhomme France 15 847 1.1× 801 1.5× 473 0.9× 265 0.6× 270 0.8× 21 1.3k
Muwang Li China 22 868 1.1× 422 0.8× 794 1.5× 283 0.6× 311 1.0× 101 1.6k
Mari Kamba Japan 7 502 0.6× 304 0.6× 268 0.5× 203 0.5× 262 0.8× 10 832
Hiromu Akai China 16 283 0.4× 294 0.5× 515 1.0× 284 0.6× 385 1.2× 75 1.0k
Corinne Royer France 13 786 1.0× 375 0.7× 361 0.7× 227 0.5× 184 0.6× 19 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Toshio Kanda

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Fields of papers citing papers by Toshio Kanda

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toshio Kanda

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tamura, Toshiki, Nobuo Kuwabara, Keiro Uchino, Isao Kobayashi, & Toshio Kanda. (2007). An Improved DNA Injection Method for Silkworm Eggs Drastically Increases the Efficiency of Producing Transgenic Silkworms. Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology. 76(3). 155–159. 39 indexed citations
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Uchino, Keiro, Morikazu Imamura, Hideki Sezutsu, et al.. (2006). Evaluating Promoter Sequences for Trapping an Enhancer Activity in the Silkworm Bombyx mori. Journal of insect biotechnology and sericology. 75(2). 89–97. 30 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Masataka G., et al.. (2005). Role of the male BmDSX protein in the sexual differentiation of Bombyx mori. Evolution & Development. 7(1). 58–68. 92 indexed citations
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Inoue, Satoshi, Kazunori Tanaka, Hiromitsu Tanaka, et al.. (2003). Assembly of the silk fibroin elementary unit in endoplasmic reticulum and a role of L‐chain for protection of α1,2‐mannose residues in N‐linked oligosaccharide chains of fibrohexamerin/P25. European Journal of Biochemistry. 271(2). 356–366. 45 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Masataka G., et al.. (2003). Analysis of the biological functions of a doublesex homologue in Bombyx mori. Development Genes and Evolution. 213(7). 345–354. 105 indexed citations
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Yamada, Yoji, Takahiro Matsuyama, Guoxing Quan, et al.. (2002). Use of an N-terminal half truncated IE1 as an antagonist of IE1, an essential regulatory protein in baculovirus. Virus Research. 90(1-2). 253–261. 7 indexed citations
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Kanda, Toshio, et al.. (2000). Artificial insemination using cryopreserved sperm in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Journal of Insect Physiology. 46(4). 491–497. 17 indexed citations
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Tamura, Toshiki, Toshio Kanda, Natuo Kômoto, et al.. (1999). Rescue of oq, og and ogt mutants by injection of xanthine oxidase. Nihon sanshigaku zasshi. 68(2). 111–117. 8 indexed citations
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Kanda, Toshio, et al.. (1999). Artificial insemination using trypsin-treated sperm in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Journal of Insect Physiology. 45(5). 471–477. 14 indexed citations
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Yasukochi, Yuji, Toshio Kanda, & Toshiki Tamura. (1998). Cloning of two Bombyx homologues of the Drosophila rosy gene and their relationship to larval translucent skin colour mutants. Genetics Research. 71(1). 11–19. 17 indexed citations
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Kanda, Toshio, et al.. (1996). Development of new method for artificial insemination of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Nihon sanshigaku zasshi. 65(6). 456–463. 8 indexed citations
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Kanda, Toshio, Toshiki Tamura, & Hajime Inoue. (1988). Feeding response of the silkworm larva to the LP-1 artificial diet designed by a linear programming method and its inheritance. Nihon sanshigaku zasshi. 57(6). 489–494. 6 indexed citations
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Niino, Takao, et al.. (1987). Defects and structure of translocated chromosome in the sex-limited yellow cocoon strain of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Nihon sanshigaku zasshi. 56(3). 240–246. 7 indexed citations
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Kanda, Toshio, et al.. (1978). Characteristic structure of egg shell in the collapsing egg strain of the silkworm. Nihon sanshigaku zasshi. 47(3). 215–220. 3 indexed citations
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Kanda, Toshio, et al.. (1976). Morphological observation on the embryonic moult in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Nihon sanshigaku zasshi. 45(3). 225–231. 4 indexed citations
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Kitazawa, Toshio, et al.. (1967). Infection of Cultured Silkworm Embryos with the Cytoplasmic-Polyhedrosis Virus. Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology. 11(4). 182–186. 1 indexed citations
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Kitazawa, Toshio, et al.. (1966). Infection of Cultured Silkworm Eggs with the Nuclear-Polyhedrosis Virus. Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology. 10(4). 197–204. 15 indexed citations

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