Y. Itakura

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Y. Itakura is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Itakura has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Plant Science, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Y. Itakura's work include Garlic and Onion Studies (27 papers), Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities (10 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (8 papers). Y. Itakura is often cited by papers focused on Garlic and Onion Studies (27 papers), Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities (10 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (8 papers). Y. Itakura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Russia and Bulgaria. Y. Itakura's co-authors include Hiromichi Matsuura, Shigeo Kasuga, Harunobu Amagase, Toru Moriguchi, Naoto Uda, Eikai Kyo, N. Ide, Junya Imai, Nagatoshi Ide and Mitsuyasu Ushijima and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Nutrition, Life Sciences and Tetrahedron Letters.

In The Last Decade

Y. Itakura

55 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Intake of Garlic and Its Bioactive Components 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750
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.

  1. Intake of Garlic and Its Bioactive Components
    2001 838 citations Harunobu Amagase, Hiromichi Matsuura et al. Journal of Nutrition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Y. Itakura Japan 25 2.1k 981 339 336 316 56 3.0k
Zhichao Xu China 34 988 0.5× 2.4k 2.5× 162 0.5× 311 0.9× 144 0.5× 176 3.9k
Hitoshi Ito Japan 29 940 0.5× 704 0.7× 339 1.0× 79 0.2× 96 0.3× 188 3.0k
Yulin Fang China 33 2.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.7× 117 0.3× 177 0.5× 490 1.6× 117 3.9k
Sukchan Lee South Korea 31 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 86 0.3× 54 0.2× 110 0.3× 190 3.2k
Takashi Yamakawa Japan 27 917 0.4× 927 0.9× 249 0.7× 73 0.2× 44 0.1× 118 2.3k
Guangyuan He China 49 4.5k 2.2× 3.3k 3.3× 101 0.3× 98 0.3× 741 2.3× 196 7.0k
Hiroki Takahashi Japan 31 986 0.5× 2.1k 2.2× 119 0.4× 123 0.4× 63 0.2× 133 3.8k
Tetsuya Suzuki Japan 35 722 0.4× 1.4k 1.4× 158 0.5× 72 0.2× 32 0.1× 221 4.1k
Xiaoqian Wang China 41 1.1k 0.5× 2.4k 2.5× 131 0.4× 54 0.2× 60 0.2× 285 5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Y. Itakura

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Fields of papers citing papers by Y. Itakura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y. Itakura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Y. Itakura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Y. Itakura 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 Y. Itakura. Y. Itakura 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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Moriguchi, Toru, et al.. (2001). The Effects of Aged Garlic Extract on Lipid Peroxidation and the Deformability of Erythrocytes. Journal of Nutrition. 131(3). 1016S–1019S. 48 indexed citations
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Horie, Toshiharu, Shoji Awazu, Y. Itakura, & Tohru Fuwa. (2001). Alleviation by Garlic of Antitumor Drug–Induced Damage to the Intestine. Journal of Nutrition. 131(3). 1071S–1074S. 18 indexed citations
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Amagase, Harunobu, et al.. (2001). Intake of Garlic and Its Bioactive Components. Journal of Nutrition. 131(3). 955S–962S. 838 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ide, Nagatoshi, et al.. (2001). Nα-(1-Deoxy-D-fructos-1-yl)-L-Arginine, an Antioxidant Compound Identified in Aged Garlic Extract. Journal of Nutrition. 131(3). 972S–976S. 104 indexed citations
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Kasuga, Shigeo, Naoto Uda, Eikai Kyo, et al.. (2001). Pharmacologic Activities of Aged Garlic Extract in Comparison with Other Garlic Preparations. Journal of Nutrition. 131(3). 1080S–1084S. 75 indexed citations
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Ide, N., et al.. (1999). Antioxidant effects of fructosyl arginine, a Maillard reaction product in aged garlic extract. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 10(6). 372–376. 55 indexed citations
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Sugiyama, Akiko, et al.. (1999). Protective Effect of Aged Garlic Extract on the Small Intestinal Damage of Rats Induced by Methotrexate Administration. Planta Medica. 65(6). 545–548. 22 indexed citations
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Uddin, Mohammad Shorif, Hajime Inaba, Y. Itakura, Yasuo Yoshida, & M. Kasahara. (1999). Adaptive computer-based spatial-filtering method for more accurate estimation of the surface velocity of debris flow. Applied Optics. 38(32). 6714–6714. 16 indexed citations
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Kasuga, Shigeo, Masaru Ushijima, Naoaki Morihara, Y. Itakura, & Yoshihiro Nakata. (1999). Effect of aged garlic extract(AGE) on hyperglycemia induced by immobilization stress in mice.. Folia Pharmacologica Japonica. 114(3). 191–197. 53 indexed citations
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Kyo, Eikai, Naoto Uda, Mitsuyasu Ushijima, Shigeo Kasuga, & Y. Itakura. (1999). Prevention of psychological stress-induced immune suppression by aged garlic extract. Phytomedicine. 6(5). 325–330. 21 indexed citations
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Kyo, Eikai, et al.. (1998). Immunomodulation and antitumor activities of Aged Garlic Extract. Phytomedicine. 5(4). 259–267. 84 indexed citations
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Inagaki, Masanori, Yasuo Harada, Koji Yamada, et al.. (1998). Isolation and Structure Determination of Cerebrosides from Garlic, the Bulbs of Allium sativum L.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 46(7). 1153–1156. 18 indexed citations
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Moriguchi, Toru, Hiromichi Matsuura, Y. Itakura, et al.. (1997). Allixin, a phytoalexin produced by garlic, and its analogues as novel exogenous substances with neurotrophic activity. Life Sciences. 61(14). 1413–1420. 41 indexed citations
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Moriguchi, Toru, Hiromichi Matsuura, Y Kodera, et al.. (1997). Neurotrophic Activity of Organosulfur Compounds Having a Thioallyl Group on Cultured Rat Hippocampal Neurons. Neurochemical Research. 22(12). 1449–1452. 65 indexed citations
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Kyo, Eikai, Naoto Uda, Koji Yokoyama, et al.. (1997). Anti-allergic effects of aged garlic extract. Phytomedicine. 4(4). 335–340. 21 indexed citations
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Takahashi, M., Masakiyo Tsunoda, Shin Saito, et al.. (1995). GIANT MAGNETO-OPTICAL TRANSITION FOR Pt SUBSTITUTED MnSb FILMS WITH NiAs STRUCTURE. Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan. 19(S_1_MORIS_94). S1_23–28.
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Imai, Junya, et al.. (1994). Antioxidant and Radical Scavenging Effects of Aged Garlic Extract and its Constituents. Planta Medica. 60(5). 417–420. 397 indexed citations
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Morita, Toshinobu, et al.. (1988). Steroidal saponins from elephant garlic, bulbs of Allium ampeloprasum L.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 36(9). 3480–3486. 34 indexed citations
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Itakura, Y., Gerhard Habermehl, & Dietrich Mebs. (1987). Tannins occurring in the toxic Brazilian plant Thiloa glaucocarpa. Toxicon. 25(12). 1291–1300. 15 indexed citations
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Komori, Tetsuya, et al.. (1983). Biologically active glycosides from asteroidea 2. steroid oligo glycosides from the starfish acanthaster planci 1. isolation and structure of the oligo glycoside sulfates. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 1. 24–36. 1 indexed citations

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