Yuichi Oba

3.9k total citations
108 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Yuichi Oba is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuichi Oba has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 16 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Yuichi Oba's work include bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (53 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (27 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (23 papers). Yuichi Oba is often cited by papers focused on bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (53 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (27 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (23 papers). Yuichi Oba collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Thailand. Yuichi Oba's co-authors include S Inouye, Makoto Ojika, Yoshitaka Nagahama, Yasutoshi Yoshiura, Michiyasu Yoshikuni, Toshiaki Hirai, Tohru Kobayashi, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Shinichi Kato and Hiroshi Kawauchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yuichi Oba

104 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yuichi Oba Japan 28 1.4k 755 688 507 274 108 2.6k
Michael Whitaker United Kingdom 41 2.9k 2.1× 357 0.5× 1.1k 1.6× 662 1.3× 165 0.6× 110 5.9k
Kazuo Inaba Japan 38 2.4k 1.7× 1.2k 1.5× 657 1.0× 841 1.7× 214 0.8× 157 5.0k
Akikazu Yasuda Japan 24 555 0.4× 616 0.8× 613 0.9× 222 0.4× 70 0.3× 61 2.0k
Héctor Escrivá France 35 2.9k 2.1× 1.4k 1.9× 709 1.0× 368 0.7× 160 0.6× 93 4.8k
John S. Taylor Canada 32 2.9k 2.1× 1.3k 1.8× 503 0.7× 198 0.4× 434 1.6× 88 5.3k
Stephen A. Stricker United States 25 813 0.6× 200 0.3× 312 0.5× 216 0.4× 177 0.6× 81 2.9k
Yi‐Lin Yan United States 17 4.2k 3.1× 2.0k 2.7× 391 0.6× 295 0.6× 229 0.8× 18 6.0k
Takuya Nishigaki Mexico 25 680 0.5× 233 0.3× 487 0.7× 457 0.9× 104 0.4× 52 2.4k
Ronald B. Walter United States 30 1.3k 0.9× 998 1.3× 120 0.2× 372 0.7× 164 0.6× 130 3.2k
Motonori Hoshi Japan 31 1.3k 0.9× 268 0.4× 262 0.4× 605 1.2× 213 0.8× 144 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yuichi Oba

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yuichi Oba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuichi Oba

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yuichi Oba. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yuichi Oba 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 Yuichi Oba. Yuichi Oba is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Oba, Yuichi, et al.. (2024). A practical, biomimetic, one-pot synthesis of firefly luciferin. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 30461–30461. 3 indexed citations
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Nakamori, Taizo, et al.. (2023). Contribution to the taxonomy of Lobellini (Collembola: Neanurinae) and investigations on luminous Collembola from Japan. Zootaxa. 5325(1). 63–89. 1 indexed citations
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Sutcharit, Chirasak, et al.. (2023). A new discovery of the bioluminescent terrestrial snail genus Phuphania (Gastropoda: Dyakiidae). Scientific Reports. 13(1). 15137–15137. 3 indexed citations
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Iwasaka, Masakazu, et al.. (2022). 14-3-3 proteins are luciferases candidate proteins from lanternfish Diaphus watasei. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 22(2). 263–277. 3 indexed citations
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Panha, Somsak, et al.. (2021). Occurrence of bioluminescent and nonbioluminescent species in the littoral earthworm genus Pontodrilus. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 8407–8407. 5 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Naoyuki, et al.. (2020). Kleptoprotein bioluminescence: Parapriacanthus fish obtain luciferase from ostracod prey. Science Advances. 6(2). eaax4942–eaax4942. 26 indexed citations
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Takei, Shiro, et al.. (2019). Reflector of the body photophore in lanternfish is mechanistically tuned to project the biochemical emission in photocytes for counterillumination. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 521(4). 821–826. 10 indexed citations
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Oba, Yuichi & Darrin T. Schultz. (2014). Eco-Evo Bioluminescence on Land and in the Sea. Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology. 144. 3–36. 18 indexed citations
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Senthilkumaran, Balasubramanian, C.C. Sudhakumari, Guijun Guan, et al.. (2012). 20β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene promoter: Potential role for cyclic AMP and xenobiotic responsive elements. Gene. 509(1). 68–76. 15 indexed citations
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Shimokawa, Kenichiro, Kaoru Yamada, Osamu Ohno, Yuichi Oba, & Daisuke Uemura. (2008). Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of biotin-labeled (−)-ternatin, a potent fat-accumulation inhibitor against 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(1). 92–95. 6 indexed citations
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Oba, Yuichi, et al.. (2006). 日本のホタルLuciola cruciataと非発光性のカブトムシTenebrio molitorにおけるホタルルシフェラーゼの相同遺伝子. Luminescence. 21(5). 287. 1 indexed citations
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Oba, Yuichi, et al.. (2006). Phylogenetic relationships of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) inferred from 28S ribosomal DNA: Insights into the evolution of bioluminescence in Elateridae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 42(2). 410–421. 53 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Hideshi, et al.. (2004). Zooxanthellamide B, a Novel Large Polyhydroxy Metabolite from a Marine Dinoflagellate ofSymbiodiniumsp.. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 68(4). 955–958. 12 indexed citations
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Oba, Yuichi, Makoto Ojika, & S Inouye. (2004). Characterization of CG6178 gene product with high sequence similarity to firefly luciferase in Drosophila melanogaster. Gene. 329. 137–145. 32 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2003). Synthesis of biotinylated xestoquinone that retains inhibitory activity against Ca2+ ATPase of skeletal muscle myosin. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 11(14). 3077–3082. 14 indexed citations
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Oba, Yuichi, Toshiaki Hirai, Yasutoshi Yoshiura, et al.. (1999). The Duality of Fish Gonadotropin Receptors: Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Second Gonadotropin Receptor cDNA Expressed in the Ovary and Testis of Amago Salmon (Oncorhynchus rhodurus). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 265(2). 366–371. 100 indexed citations

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