Yoh Sakuma

16.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
37 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Yoh Sakuma is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoh Sakuma has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Plant Science, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Yoh Sakuma's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (22 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (19 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (9 papers). Yoh Sakuma is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (22 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (19 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (9 papers). Yoh Sakuma collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Egypt and India. Yoh Sakuma's co-authors include Kazuo Shinozaki, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Kyonoshin Maruyama, Qiang Liu, Mie Kasuga, Setsuko Miura, Motoaki Seki, Feng Qin, Joseph G. Dubouzet and Hiroshi Abe and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Plant Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Yoh Sakuma

37 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

Two Transcription Factors, DREB1 and DREB2, with an EREBP... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2002 2003 2004 2006 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Two Transcription Factors, DREB1 and DREB2, with an EREBP/AP2 DNA Binding Domain Separate Two Cellular Signal Transduction Pathways in Drought- and Low-Temperature-Responsive Gene Expression, Respectively, in Arabidopsis
    1998 2.4k citations Qiang Liu, Mie Kasuga et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  2. DNA-Binding Specificity of the ERF/AP2 Domain of Arabidopsis DREBs, Transcription Factors Involved in Dehydration- and Cold-Inducible Gene Expression
    2002 1.5k citations Yoh Sakuma, Qiang Liu et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
  3. OsDREB genes in rice, Oryza sativa L., encode transcription activators that function in drought‐, high‐salt‐ and cold‐responsive gene expression
    2003 1.3k citations Joseph G. Dubouzet, Yoh Sakuma et al. The Plant Journal profile →
  4. Isolation and Functional Analysis of Arabidopsis Stress-Inducible NAC Transcription Factors That Bind to a Drought-Responsivecis-Element in theearly responsive to dehydration stress 1Promoter[W]
    2004 1.2k citations Lam‐Son Phan Tran, Kazuo Nakashima et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  5. Functional Analysis of anArabidopsisTranscription Factor, DREB2A, Involved in Drought-Responsive Gene Expression
    2006 898 citations Yoh Sakuma, Kyonoshin Maruyama et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  6. Interaction between two cis‐acting elements, ABRE and DRE, in ABA‐dependent expression of Arabidopsis rd29A gene in response to dehydration and high‐salinity stresses
    2003 627 citations Yoshihiro Narusaka, Kazuo Nakashima et al. The Plant Journal profile →
  7. Dual function of an Arabidopsis transcription factor DREB2A in water-stress-responsive and heat-stress-responsive gene expression
    2006 625 citations Yoh Sakuma, Kyonoshin Maruyama et al. profile →
  8. Arabidopsis Cys2/His2-Type Zinc-Finger Proteins Function as Transcription Repressors under Drought, Cold, and High-Salinity Stress Conditions
    2004 506 citations Kyonoshin Maruyama, Yoh Sakuma et al. profile →
  9. ArabidopsisDREB2A-Interacting Proteins Function as RING E3 Ligases and Negatively Regulate Plant Drought Stress–Responsive Gene Expression
    2008 438 citations Feng Qin, Yoh Sakuma et al. The Plant Cell profile →

Peers

Yoh Sakuma
Yasunari Fujita Japan
Liming Xiong United States
Jianhua Zhu United States
Chung‐Mo Park South Korea
Jin‐Song Zhang China
Zhizhong Gong China
Kyonoshin Maruyama Japan
Eiji Nambara Canada
Andy Pereira United States
Shuhua Yang China
Yasunari Fujita Japan
Yoh Sakuma
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All Works

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Loutfy, Naglaa, Yoh Sakuma, Dharmendra K. Gupta, & Masahiro Inouhe. (2020). Modifications of water status, growth rate and antioxidant system in two wheat cultivars as affected by salinity stress and salicylic acid. Journal of Plant Research. 133(4). 549–570. 19 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Yoh, et al.. (2013). Identification and species-typing of wood rotting fungi using melting curve analysis. Journal of Wood Science. 59(5). 432–441. 12 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Takumi, Naohiko Ohama, Jun Nakajima, et al.. (2011). Arabidopsis HsfA1 transcription factors function as the main positive regulators in heat shock-responsive gene expression. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 286(5-6). 321–332. 367 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Takumi, Yoh Sakuma, Daisuke Todaka, et al.. (2008). Functional analysis of an Arabidopsis heat-shock transcription factor HsfA3 in the transcriptional cascade downstream of the DREB2A stress-regulatory system. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 368(3). 515–521. 179 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Yoh, et al.. (2007). Profiling of a microbial community under confined conditions in a fed-batch garbage decomposer by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Bioresource Technology. 99(8). 3084–3093. 8 indexed citations
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Qin, Feng, Yoh Sakuma, Kyonoshin Maruyama, et al.. (2007). Regulation and functional analysis of ZmDREB2A in response to drought and heat stresses in Zea mays L. The Plant Journal. 50(1). 54–69. 387 indexed citations
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Tran, Lam‐Son Phan, Kazuo Nakashima, Yoh Sakuma, et al.. (2006). Co‐expression of the stress‐inducible zinc finger homeodomain ZFHD1 and NAC transcription factors enhances expression of the ERD1 gene in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 49(1). 46–63. 238 indexed citations
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Maruyama, Kyonoshin, Yoh Sakuma, Mie Kasuga, et al.. (2004). Identification of cold‐inducible downstream genes of the Arabidopsis DREB1A/CBF3 transcriptional factor using two microarray systems. The Plant Journal. 38(6). 982–993. 478 indexed citations
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Qin, Feng, Yoh Sakuma, Jie Li, et al.. (2004). Cloning and Functional Analysis of a Novel DREB1/CBF Transcription Factor Involved in Cold-Responsive Gene Expression in Zea mays L.. Plant and Cell Physiology. 45(8). 1042–1052. 303 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Yoh, et al.. (2003). Effect of Wood Matrix Moisture Content on the Degradation Rate and Microbial Composition in the Household Garbage Automatic Decomposer-Extinguisher (GADE) Machine. Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers (Hokkaido University). 6(2). 137–142. 2 indexed citations
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Tran, Lam‐Son Phan, Kazuo Nakashima, Yasunari Fujita, et al.. (2003). Functional analysis of the members of Arabidopsis NAC transcription factors controlling the expression of the ERD1 gene under drought stress. 74–74. 1 indexed citations
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Dubouzet, Joseph G., Yoh Sakuma, Yusuke Ito, et al.. (2003). OsDREB genes in rice, Oryza sativa L., encode transcription activators that function in drought‐, high‐salt‐ and cold‐responsive gene expression. The Plant Journal. 33(4). 751–763. 1299 indexed citations breakdown →
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Narusaka, Yoshihiro, Kazuo Nakashima, Zabta Khan Shinwari, et al.. (2003). Interaction between two cis‐acting elements, ABRE and DRE, in ABA‐dependent expression of Arabidopsis rd29A gene in response to dehydration and high‐salinity stresses. The Plant Journal. 34(2). 137–148. 627 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sakuma, Yoh, Qiang Liu, Joseph G. Dubouzet, et al.. (2002). DNA-Binding Specificity of the ERF/AP2 Domain of Arabidopsis DREBs, Transcription Factors Involved in Dehydration- and Cold-Inducible Gene Expression. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 290(3). 998–1009. 1517 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dubouzet, Joseph G., et al.. (2001). DREB genes in Rice, Oryza sativa L. :. Plant and Cell Physiology. 42. 3 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Yoh, et al.. (2001). Succession of the Community of Dominant Growth Bacteria in an Aerobic Biodegradation Machine for Garbage Which Uses a Wood Matrix. Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers (Hokkaido University). 3. 11–22. 3 indexed citations
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Nakashima, Kazuo, Zabta Khan Shinwari, Yoh Sakuma, et al.. (2000). Organization and expression of two Arabidopsis DREB2 genes encoding DRE-binding proteins involved in dehydration- and high-salinity-responsive gene expression. Plant Molecular Biology. 42(4). 657–665. 308 indexed citations
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