Yasuhiro Ishimaru

9.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
73 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Yasuhiro Ishimaru is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuhiro Ishimaru has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Yasuhiro Ishimaru's work include Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (42 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (39 papers) and Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (21 papers). Yasuhiro Ishimaru is often cited by papers focused on Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (42 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (39 papers) and Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (21 papers). Yasuhiro Ishimaru collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Italy and South Korea. Yasuhiro Ishimaru's co-authors include Naoko K. Nishizawa, Hiromi Nakanishi, Khurram Bashir, Ryuichi Takahashi, Satoshi Mori, Takeshi Senoura, Hugo Shimo, Michiko Takahashi, Takanori Kobayashi and Satoru Ishikawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yasuhiro Ishimaru

72 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

Rice plants take up iron as an Fe3+‐phytosiderophore and ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2012 2011 2012 2012 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. Rice plants take up iron as an Fe3+‐phytosiderophore and as Fe2+
    2006 603 citations Yasuhiro Ishimaru, Motofumi Suzuki et al. profile →
  2. The OsHMA2 transporter is involved in root‐to‐shoot translocation of Zn and Cd in rice
    2012 496 citations Ryuichi Takahashi, Yasuhiro Ishimaru et al. profile →
  3. The OsNRAMP1 iron transporter is involved in Cd accumulation in rice
    2011 461 citations Ryuichi Takahashi, Yasuhiro Ishimaru et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →
  4. Characterizing the role of rice NRAMP5 in Manganese, Iron and Cadmium Transport
    2012 421 citations Yasuhiro Ishimaru, Ryuichi Takahashi et al. profile →
  5. Ion-beam irradiation, gene identification, and marker-assisted breeding in the development of low-cadmium rice
    2012 401 citations Satoru Ishikawa, Yasuhiro Ishimaru et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yasuhiro Ishimaru Japan 37 6.3k 1.4k 644 442 433 73 6.8k
Stéphane Mari France 27 3.5k 0.6× 623 0.4× 615 1.0× 179 0.4× 364 0.8× 42 4.1k
Kengo Yokosho Japan 31 4.1k 0.6× 905 0.7× 431 0.7× 107 0.2× 284 0.7× 39 4.4k
María Patricia Benavides Argentina 34 4.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 2.2× 126 0.3× 191 0.4× 69 6.1k
Janette Palma Fett Brazil 33 3.7k 0.6× 318 0.2× 778 1.2× 215 0.5× 374 0.9× 59 4.3k
Mitsuo Chino Japan 30 2.4k 0.4× 461 0.3× 987 1.5× 226 0.5× 239 0.6× 89 3.1k
Lorraine E. Williams United Kingdom 34 4.2k 0.7× 629 0.5× 1.2k 1.9× 194 0.4× 452 1.0× 72 5.0k
Daisei Ueno Japan 22 2.7k 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 202 0.3× 116 0.3× 189 0.4× 33 3.1k
Erin L. Connolly United States 24 4.2k 0.7× 282 0.2× 811 1.3× 217 0.5× 386 0.9× 34 4.7k
Riet Vooijs Netherlands 30 3.3k 0.5× 1.5k 1.1× 429 0.7× 134 0.3× 246 0.6× 47 4.3k
Marc Hanikenne Belgium 26 2.2k 0.4× 623 0.4× 681 1.1× 79 0.2× 251 0.6× 62 3.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Furuta, Tadaomi, Tsutomu Kume, Nobuaki Sekido, et al.. (2025). Structure reveals a regulation mechanism of plant outward-rectifying K + channel GORK by structural rearrangements in the CNBD–Ankyrin bridge. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(30). e2500070122–e2500070122.
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Miwa, Misako, et al.. (2024). Comparison of in-vacuum micro-PIXE and in-air micro-PIXE for unfixed plant sample. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 557. 165536–165536. 2 indexed citations
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Kera, Kota, Tomoko Takagi, Noriko Nagata, et al.. (2024). Na + -driven pH regulation by Na+/H+ antiporters promotes photosynthetic efficiency in cyanobacteria. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 197(1). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Gangqiang, Shintaro Munemasa, Yusuke Takeuchi, et al.. (2023). An outward-rectifying plant K+ channel SPORK2 exhibits temperature-sensitive ion-transport activity. Current Biology. 33(24). 5488–5494.e7. 3 indexed citations
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Kono, Masaru, Megumi Kato, Shin Hamamoto, et al.. (2022). Green Tea Catechins, (−)‐Catechin Gallate, and (−)‐Gallocatechin Gallate are Potent Inhibitors of ABA‐Induced Stomatal Closure. Advanced Science. 9(21). e2201403–e2201403. 13 indexed citations
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Ishimaru, Yasuhiro, Takeshi Suzuki, Hidehiro Fukaki, et al.. (2018). Jasmonic Acid Inhibits Auxin-Induced Lateral Rooting Independently of the CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1 Receptor. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 177(4). 1704–1716. 36 indexed citations
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Ueda, Minoru, Syusuke Egoshi, Yasuhiro Ishimaru, et al.. (2018). The alkyne-tag Raman imaging of coronatine, a plant pathogen virulence factor, in Commelina communis and its possible mode of action. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 16(18). 3348–3352. 6 indexed citations
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Ueda, Minoru, Syusuke Egoshi, Kosuke Dodo, et al.. (2017). Noncanonical Function of a Small-Molecular Virulence Factor Coronatine against Plant Immunity: An In Vivo Raman Imaging Approach. ACS Central Science. 3(5). 462–472. 20 indexed citations
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Bashir, Khurram, Ryuichi Takahashi, Shamim Akhtar, et al.. (2013). The knockdown of OsVIT2 and MIT affects iron localization in rice seed. Rice. 6(1). 31–31. 66 indexed citations
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Masuda, Hiroshi, Takanori Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Ishimaru, et al.. (2013). Iron-biofortification in rice by the introduction of three barley genes participated in mugineic acid biosynthesis with soybean ferritin gene. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4. 132–132. 78 indexed citations
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Ishikawa, Satoru, Yasuhiro Ishimaru, Masato Igura, et al.. (2012). Ion-beam irradiation, gene identification, and marker-assisted breeding in the development of low-cadmium rice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(47). 19166–19171. 401 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kakei, Yusuke, Yasuhiro Ishimaru, Takanori Kobayashi, et al.. (2012). OsYSL16 plays a role in the allocation of iron. Plant Molecular Biology. 79(6). 583–594. 112 indexed citations
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Bashir, Khurram, Yasuhiro Ishimaru, & Naoko K. Nishizawa. (2011). Identification and characterization of the major mitochondrial Fe transporter in rice. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 6(10). 1591–1593. 33 indexed citations
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Bashir, Khurram, Yasuhiro Ishimaru, Masaru Fujimoto, et al.. (2009). Characterization of a rice Mitochondrial Iron Transporter (OsMIT). eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Ryuichi, Yasuhiro Ishimaru, Takeshi Senoura, et al.. (2009). Characterization of OsNramp1, a metal transporter from rice. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Ishimaru, Yasuhiro, Khurram Bashir, Masaru Fujimoto, et al.. (2009). Rice-Specific Mitochondrial Iron-Regulated Gene (MIR) Plays an Important Role in Iron Homeostasis. Molecular Plant. 2(5). 1059–1066. 47 indexed citations
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Ishimaru, Yasuhiro, Suyeon Kim, Takashi Tsukamoto, et al.. (2007). Mutational reconstructed ferric chelate reductase confers enhanced tolerance in rice to iron deficiency in calcareous soil. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(18). 7373–7378. 136 indexed citations
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Ishimaru, Yasuhiro, Motofumi Suzuki, Takanori Kobayashi, et al.. (2005). OsZIP4, a novel zinc-regulated zinc transporter in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany. 56(422). 3207–3214. 283 indexed citations
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Ishimaru, Yasuhiro, et al.. (1990). Transverse migration of trace elements in woody stems under a direct current potential.. Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society. 36(12). 1089–1094. 3 indexed citations
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Katayama, Y., et al.. (1990). Trace elements in the stems of trees. IV. Radial distribution in mizunara (Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata).. Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society. 36(2). 93–97. 4 indexed citations

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