Yasuko Watanabe

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
134 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

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Yasuko Watanabe is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuko Watanabe has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Plant Science, 47 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Yasuko Watanabe's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (30 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (24 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (16 papers). Yasuko Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (30 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (24 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (16 papers). Yasuko Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Vietnam and United States. Yasuko Watanabe's co-authors include Lam‐Son Phan Tran, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Kazuo Shinozaki, Dung Tien Le, Rie Nishiyama, Chien Van Ha, Motoaki Seki, Maho Tanaka, Keiichi Mochida and Kien Huu Nguyen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Yasuko Watanabe

129 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

Analysis of Cytokinin Mutants and Regulation of Cytokinin Metabolic Genes Reveals Important Regulatory Roles of Cytokinins in Drought, Salt and Abscisic Acid Responses, and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis

2011 591 citations Rie Nishiyama, Yasuko Watanabe et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Positive regulatory role of strigolactone in plant responses to drought and salt stress

2013 518 citations Chien Van Ha, Yuriko Osakabe et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The KAI2 ‐ SMAX1 / SMXL2 Module Regulates Organ Size Through Interaction With Other Hormone Pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana 2025 ·Physiologia Plantarum ·(unknown), Kun Xu, Chenbo Zhu, Ke Yang, (unknown), Jijun Fu, Keiichi Mochida, Yasuko Watanabe, Kien Huu Nguyen, Xianzhong Feng, Chunjie Tian, Xiaojian Yin, Lam‐Son Phan Tran, Weiqiang Li	0
2	Comparative transcriptome analysis of respiration-related genes in nodules of phosphate-deficient soybean (Glycine max cv. Williams 82) 2024 ·Plant Stress ·Saad Sulieman, Chien Van Ha, Dung Tien Le, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Cuong Duy Tran, Yasuko Watanabe, Maho Tanaka, Zaid Ulhassan, Mohamed S. Sheteiwy, Sunil S. Gangurde, Keiichi Mochida, Motoaki Seki, Lam‐Son Phan Tran	1
3	Altering endogenous cytokinin content by GmCKX13 as a strategy to develop drought-tolerant plants 2024 ·Plant Stress ·Dung Tien Le, Chien Van Ha, Kien Huu Nguyen, Ha Duc Chu, Chenbo Zhu, Weiqiang Li, Yasuko Watanabe, Mikiko Kojima, Yumiko Takebayashi, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Keiichi Mochida, Lam‐Son Phan Tran	3
4	The histidine phosphotransfer AHP4 plays a negative role in Arabidopsis plant response to drought 2022 ·The Plant Journal ·Chien Van Ha, Mohammad Golam Mostofa, Kien Huu Nguyen, Cuong Duy Tran, Yasuko Watanabe, Weiqiang Li, Yuriko Osakabe, Mayuko Sato, Kiminori Toyooka, Maho Tanaka, Motoaki Seki, David J. Burritt, (unknown), Ru Zhang, Huong Mai Nguyen, (unknown), (unknown), Keiichi Mochida, Lam‐Son Phan Tran	14
5	Modulation of osmoprotection and antioxidant defense by exogenously applied acetate enhances cadmium stress tolerance in lentil seedlings 2022 ·Environmental Pollution ·Md. Shahadat Hossain, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Cuong Duy Tran, Kien Huu Nguyen, Ha Duc Chu, Yasuko Watanabe, Masayuki Fujita, Lam‐Son Phan Tran	11
6	Divergent metabolic adjustments in nodules are indispensable for efficient N2 fixation of soybean under phosphate stress 2019 ·Plant Science ·Saad Sulieman, Miyako Kusano, Chien Van Ha, Yasuko Watanabe, Muna Ali Abdalla, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Makoto Kobayashi, Kazuki Saito, Karl H. Mühling, Lam‐Son Phan Tran	22
7	Crosstalk between the cytokinin and MAX2 signaling pathways in growth and callus formation of Arabidopsis thaliana 2019 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Weiqiang Li, Kien Huu Nguyen, Chien Van Ha, Yasuko Watanabe, Lam‐Son Phan Tran	17
8	Effects of overproduced ethylene on the contents of other phytohormones and expression of their key biosynthetic genes 2018 ·Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ·Weiqiang Li, Rie Nishiyama, Yasuko Watanabe, Chien Van Ha, Mikiko Kojima, Ping An, Lei Tian, Chunjie Tian, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Lam‐Son Phan Tran	21
9	Antiviral and antiproliferative effects of canine interferon-λ1 2013 ·Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology ·(unknown), Atsushi ASANO, Tatsufumi Usui, Takashi Takeuchi, Yasuko Watanabe, Yoshiaki Yamano	8
10	Characterization of the Newly Developed Soybean Cultivar DT2008 in Relation to the Model Variety W82 Reveals a New Genetic Resource for Comparative and Functional Genomics for Improved Drought Tolerance 2012 ·BioMed Research International ·Chien Van Ha, Dung Tien Le, Rie Nishiyama, Yasuko Watanabe, Uyen Tran, Nguyễn Văn Đông, Lam‐Son Phan Tran	22
11	Analysis of Cytokinin Mutants and Regulation of Cytokinin Metabolic Genes Reveals Important Regulatory Roles of Cytokinins in Drought, Salt and Abscisic Acid Responses, and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis breakdown → 2011 ·The Plant Cell ·Rie Nishiyama, Yasuko Watanabe, Yasunari Fujita, Dung Tien Le, Mikiko Kojima, Tomáš Werner, Radomı́ra Vaňková, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Kazuo Shinozaki, Tatsuo Kakimoto, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Thomas Schmülling, Lam‐Son Phan Tran	591
12	Genome-Wide Expression Profiling of Soybean Two-Component System Genes in Soybean Root and Shoot Tissues under Dehydration Stress 2011 ·DNA Research ·Dung Tien Le, Ryo Nishiyama, Yasuko Watanabe, Keiichi Mochida, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Kazuo Shinozaki, Lam‐Son Phan Tran	108
13	Molecular MRI assessment of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 in rat C6 gliomas 2010 ·Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine ·Ting He, Nataliya Smith, Debra Saunders, Sabrina Doblas, Yasuko Watanabe, (unknown), Robert Silasi‐Mansat, Florea Lupu, Megan R. Lerner, Daniel J. Brackett, Rheal A. Towner	13
14	Neuron is the primary target of Ca2+ paradox-type insult-induced cell injury in neuron/astrocyte co-cultures 2007 ·Neurochemistry International ·(unknown), Koichi Kawahara, (unknown), Yasuko Watanabe, Osamu Inanami	2
15	1P047 Modeling of Loops in Protein Structures 2004 ·Seibutsu Butsuri ·Yasuko Watanabe, Yoshifumi Fukunishi, H. Nakamura	3
16	The mature form of adrenomedullin correlates with brain natriuretic peptide in plasma of chronic hemodialysis patients 2002 ·Clinical Nephrology ·Takeshi Suda, Akihiko Osajima, Masako Iwamoto, Hirofumi Anai, Masaru Tamura, Narutoshi Kabashima, Takahiro Ota, Yasuko Watanabe, Kaori Kanegae, Masahiro Okazaki, Yasuhide Nakashima	6
17	Glucocorticoid inhibits cAMP production induced by vasoactive agents in aortic smooth muscle cells 1994 ·Atherosclerosis ·Yoshiaki Ito, Osamu Kozawa, Haruhiko Tokuda, Atsushi Suzuki, Yasuko Watanabe, Jun Kotoyori, Yutaka Oiso	19
18	The function of "wa" and "ga" in Japanese discourse 1989 ·UMI Dissertation Information Service eBooks ·Yasuko Watanabe	4
19	Classification for Transferrin and Esterase Types in Horses 1989 ·Nihon Chikusan Gakkaiho ·Michinari Yokohama, Yasuko Watanabe, Etsuko Kobayashi, Takayoshi Shotake, Ken NOZAWA, (unknown)	2
20	On the Hemoglobin Types of Japanese Native Horses 1985 ·Nihon Chikusan Gakkaiho ·Michinari Yokohama, Yasuko Watanabe, (unknown)	0

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