Yasuhiro Higashi

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
111 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Yasuhiro Higashi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuhiro Higashi has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Yasuhiro Higashi's work include Ion-surface interactions and analysis (14 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (10 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (8 papers). Yasuhiro Higashi is often cited by papers focused on Ion-surface interactions and analysis (14 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (10 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (8 papers). Yasuhiro Higashi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Yasuhiro Higashi's co-authors include Kazuki Saito, Ryo Nakabayashi, Keiko Yonekura‐Sakakibara, Y Fujii-Kuriyama, Osamu Gotoh, Mami Yamazaki, Takayuki Tohge, Alisdair R. Fernie, H. Yoshioka and Miki Yamane and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Yasuhiro Higashi

101 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

The flavonoid biosynthetic pathway in Arabidopsis: Structural and genetic diversity

2013 665 citations Kazuki Saito, Keiko Yonekura‐Sakakibara et al. profile →
A lipidome atlas in MS-DIAL 4

2020 550 citations Yasuhiro Higashi, Yozo Okazaki et al. profile →
The Origin and Evolution of Plant Flavonoid Metabolism

2019 334 citations Keiko Yonekura‐Sakakibara, Yasuhiro Higashi et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yasuhiro Higashi Japan	29	2.8k	876	575	475	378	111	4.8k
Dolph L. Hatfield United States	74	7.7k 2.8×	986 1.1×	464 0.8×	636 1.3×	316 0.8×	269	17.2k
J. Mark Petrash United States	44	3.0k 1.1×	434 0.5×	892 1.6×	275 0.6×	306 0.8×	123	6.2k
Koichiro Tsuchiya Japan	46	1.9k 0.7×	384 0.4×	370 0.6×	419 0.9×	117 0.3×	215	5.6k
Mark W. Duncan United States	46	2.6k 0.9×	274 0.3×	445 0.8×	240 0.5×	131 0.3×	126	6.2k
Philippe Legrand France	44	2.1k 0.8×	372 0.4×	412 0.7×	316 0.7×	289 0.8×	230	7.1k
Wolfgang Voelter Germany	52	6.6k 2.4×	904 1.0×	349 0.6×	577 1.2×	605 1.6×	748	14.5k
Wenyun Lu United States	51	6.4k 2.3×	392 0.4×	598 1.0×	679 1.4×	397 1.1×	120	10.5k
William E. Hull Germany	45	2.8k 1.0×	991 1.1×	361 0.6×	163 0.3×	748 2.0×	209	8.4k
Thomas M. Harris United States	52	5.3k 1.9×	843 1.0×	143 0.2×	372 0.8×	189 0.5×	306	9.3k
Edmund Maser Germany	44	2.7k 1.0×	192 0.2×	1.2k 2.0×	370 0.8×	350 0.9×	194	6.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasuhiro Higashi

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Yamaguchi, Masashi, Shuji Shigenobu, Katsushi Yamaguchi, et al.. (2025). LIPID RICH 1 modulates allocation of carbon between starch and triacylglycerol in Arabidopsis leaves. Journal of Experimental Botany. 76(8). 2144–2161. 1 indexed citations

Yamaji, Toshiyuki, Fatimah Md. Yusoff, Masato Kajikawa, et al.. (2024). Relationship of cumulative low-density lipoprotein cholesterol with atherosclerosis. European Heart Journal. 45(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Keting, Yozo Okazaki, Yasuhiro Higashi, et al.. (2024). Dynamic relationships among pathways producing hydrocarbons and fatty acids of maize silk cuticular waxes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 195(3). 2234–2255. 1 indexed citations

Ichino, Takuji, Akifumi Sugiyama, Yozo Okazaki, et al.. (2022). Excretion of triacylglycerol as a matrix lipid facilitating apoplastic accumulation of a lipophilic metabolite shikonin. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(1). 104–117. 2 indexed citations

Shimada, Takashi, Tomoo Shimada, Yozo Okazaki, et al.. (2019). HIGH STEROL ESTER 1 is a key factor in plant sterol homeostasis. Nature Plants. 5(11). 1154–1166. 32 indexed citations

Yonekura‐Sakakibara, Keiko, Yasuhiro Higashi, & Ryo Nakabayashi. (2019). The Origin and Evolution of Plant Flavonoid Metabolism. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 943–943. 334 indexed citations breakdown →

Higashi, Yasuhiro & Kazuki Saito. (2019). Lipidomic studies of membrane glycerolipids in plant leaves under heat stress. Progress in Lipid Research. 75. 100990–100990. 111 indexed citations

Higashi, Yasuhiro, Yozo Okazaki, Fumiyoshi Myouga, et al.. (2018). HEAT INDUCIBLE LIPASE1 Remodels Chloroplastic Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol by Liberating α-Linolenic Acid in Arabidopsis Leaves under Heat Stress. The Plant Cell. 30(8). 1887–1905. 80 indexed citations

Higashi, Yasuhiro, Kazue Takahashi, & Takashi Sawada. (2015). R&D on Conservation of Material Resources in Telecom Facilities. NTT technical review. 13(3). 17–22.

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Nakamura, Mariko, et al.. (2012). Cracking of a High Strength Steel Charged with Hydrogen in Ammonium Thiocyanate Solution. Zairyo-to-Kankyo. 61(4). 158–160.

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Sawada, Takashi, et al.. (2011). Anti-corrosion Technologies for Telecommunications Structures and Equipment. NTT technical review. 9(2). 37–43.

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Higashi, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2011). Hydrogen Entry into Steel in Ammonium Thiocyanate Solution. Zairyo-to-Kankyo. 60(11). 476–478.

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Nakamura, Mariko, et al.. (2011). Atmospheric Corrosion of Steel Telecommunication Wire Strands Exposed in Miyake Island. Zairyo-to-Kankyo. 60(9). 411–416.

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Nakamura, Mariko, et al.. (2010). Corrosion of Steel Wire Strands for Telecommunication exposed in Miyake Island. Zairyo-to-Kankyo. 59(10). 377–378. 2 indexed citations

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Sawada, Takashi, et al.. (2009). Recent Strides to Make Telecommunications Plant More Environmentally Friendly and Reliable. NTT technical review. 7(10). 19–25. 3 indexed citations

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Umemura, Takashi, Junko Soga, Hiroaki Takemoto, et al.. (2008). Aging and Hypertension Are Independent Risk Factors for Reduced Number of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells. American Journal of Hypertension. 21(11). 1203–1209. 76 indexed citations

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Higashi, Yasuhiro, Shota Sasaki, Yukihiro Fukuda, et al.. (2002). Tetrahydrobiopterin enhances forearm vascular response to acetylcholine in both normotensive and hypertensive individuals. American Journal of Hypertension. 15(4). 326–332. 141 indexed citations

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Suga, Kenji, Kazue Imai, Hidetaka Eguchi, et al.. (2001). Molecular Significance of Excess Body Weight in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients, in Relation to Expression of Insulin‐like Growth Factor I Receptor and Insulin‐like Growth Factor II Genes. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 92(2). 127–134. 35 indexed citations

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Kurosumi, Masafumi, et al.. (1994). Invasive ductal carcinoma with a predominant intraductal component arising in a fibroadenoma of the breast. Pathology International. 44(12). 874–877. 21 indexed citations

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Takubo, Kaiyo, et al.. (1989). A case of breast carcinoid.. The Journal of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology. 28(6). 919–923.

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