Yuji Kohara

27.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
123 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Yuji Kohara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuji Kohara has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Aging and 38 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Yuji Kohara's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (47 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (16 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (14 papers). Yuji Kohara is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (47 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (16 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (14 papers). Yuji Kohara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Yuji Kohara's co-authors include Kiyotaka Akiyama, Katsumi Isono, Tadasu Shin‐I, Yutaka Satou, Atsushi Toyoda, Asako Sugimoto, Jonathan J. Ewbank, Nathalie Pujol, Asao Fujiyama and Hiroyuki Takeda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yuji Kohara

122 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The physical map of the whole E. coli chromosome: Application of a new strategy for rapid analysis and sorting of a large genomic library

1987 1.6k citations Yuji Kohara et al. profile →
Endogenous siRNAs from naturally formed dsRNAs regulate transcripts in mouse oocytes

2008 861 citations Atsushi Toyoda, Yuji Kohara et al. profile →
Efficient de novo assembly of highly heterozygous genomes from whole-genome shotgun short reads

2014 717 citations Rei Kajitani, Atsushi Toyoda et al. Genome Research profile →
Large-scale analysis of gene function in Caenorhabditis elegans by high-throughput RNAi

2001 579 citations Yuji Kohara et al. profile →
Genome linking with yeast artificial chromosomes

1988 371 citations Yuji Kohara et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yuji Kohara Japan	54	8.3k	3.3k	2.5k	2.1k	1.1k	123	11.9k
Ruth Lehmann United States	76	14.4k 1.7×	3.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	299 0.3×	156	17.6k
Barbara J Meyer United States	62	9.9k 1.2×	3.5k 1.1×	4.4k 1.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	219	14.2k
R Waterston United States	74	11.9k 1.4×	3.3k 1.0×	6.6k 2.7×	2.6k 1.2×	934 0.8×	155	17.3k
LaDeana Hillier United States	22	5.0k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	856 0.3×	2.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	32	8.4k
Herbert Jäckle Germany	67	11.8k 1.4×	2.9k 0.9×	707 0.3×	1.7k 0.8×	353 0.3×	200	14.5k
Michael B. O’Connor United States	72	11.2k 1.3×	3.0k 0.9×	768 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	205	16.6k
Judith Kimble United States	71	11.7k 1.4×	2.2k 0.7×	10.6k 4.3×	1.1k 0.5×	323 0.3×	204	17.9k
Marvin Wickens United States	68	12.6k 1.5×	1.3k 0.4×	1.9k 0.8×	931 0.4×	416 0.4×	156	14.4k
Mark Yandell United States	44	6.2k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	346 0.1×	2.8k 1.3×	812 0.7×	114	9.8k
Daniel St Johnston United Kingdom	70	12.7k 1.5×	2.4k 0.7×	910 0.4×	2.1k 1.0×	265 0.2×	167	16.7k

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Tabara, Hiroaki, et al.. (2023). A small RNA system ensures accurate homologous pairing and unpaired silencing of meiotic chromosomes. The EMBO Journal. 42(11). e105002–e105002. 3 indexed citations

Kajitani, Rei, Dai Yoshimura, Miki Okuno, et al.. (2019). Platanus-allee is a de novo haplotype assembler enabling a comprehensive access to divergent heterozygous regions. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1702–1702. 92 indexed citations

Kraus, Christopher, Philipp H. Schiffer, Hiroshi Kagoshima, et al.. (2017). Differences in the genetic control of early egg development and reproduction between C. elegans and its parthenogenetic relative D. coronatus. EvoDevo. 8(1). 16–16. 9 indexed citations

Rastogi, Suchita, Nanette J. Pazdernik, Paul Fox, et al.. (2015). Caenorhabditis elegans glp-4 Encodes a Valyl Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetase. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 5(12). 2719–2728. 27 indexed citations

Kagoshima, Hiroshi & Yuji Kohara. (2015). Co-expression of the transcription factors CEH-14 and TTX-1 regulates AFD neuron-specific genes gcy-8 and gcy-18 in C. elegans. Developmental Biology. 399(2). 325–336. 4 indexed citations

Langenhan, Tobias, Simone Prömel, Lamia Mestek, et al.. (2009). Latrophilin Signaling Links Anterior-Posterior Tissue Polarity and Oriented Cell Divisions in the C. elegans Embryo. Developmental Cell. 17(4). 494–504. 102 indexed citations

Sato, Kazuhiro, Tadasu Shin‐I, Motoaki Seki, et al.. (2009). Development of 5006 Full-Length CDNAs in Barley: A Tool for Accessing Cereal Genomics Resources. DNA Research. 16(2). 81–89. 73 indexed citations

Sasaki, Shin, Cecilia C. Mello, Atsuko Shimada, et al.. (2008). Chromatin-Associated Periodicity in Genetic Variation Downstream of Transcriptional Start Sites. Science. 323(5912). 401–404. 104 indexed citations

Suzuki, Shunsuke, Ryuichi Ono, Takanori Narita, et al.. (2007). Retrotransposon Silencing by DNA Methylation Can Drive Mammalian Genomic Imprinting. PLoS Genetics. 3(4). e55–e55. 166 indexed citations

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Nakatani, Yoichiro, Hiroyuki Takeda, Yuji Kohara, & Shinichi Morishita. (2007). Reconstruction of the vertebrate ancestral genome reveals dynamic genome reorganization in early vertebrates. Genome Research. 17(9). 1254–1265. 361 indexed citations

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Tominaga, Nobuaki, et al.. (2006). Graphical Gaussian Modeling for Gene Association Structures Based on Expression Deviation Patterns Induced by Various Chemical Stimuli(Biological Engineering). IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems. 89(4). 1563–1574. 2 indexed citations

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McGhee, James D., Monica C. Sleumer, Mikhail Bilenky, et al.. (2006). The ELT-2 GATA-factor and the global regulation of transcription in the C. elegans intestine. Developmental Biology. 302(2). 627–645. 140 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Takashi, Tadasu Shin‐I, Asao Fujiyama, Yuji Kohara, & Masanori Kasahara. (2005). Hagfish Leukocytes Express a Paired Receptor Family with a Variable Domain Resembling Those of Antigen Receptors. The Journal of Immunology. 174(5). 2885–2891. 39 indexed citations

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Ogihara, Yasunari, Keiichi Mochida, Kanako Kawaura, et al.. (2004). Construction of a full-length cDNA library from young spikelets of hexaploid wheat and its characterization by large-scale sequencing of expressed sequence tags. Genes & Genetic Systems. 79(4). 227–232. 38 indexed citations

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Ogasawara, Michio, Akane Sasaki, Tadasu Shin‐I, et al.. (2002). Gene expression profiles in young adult Ciona intestinalis. Development Genes and Evolution. 212(4). 173–185. 89 indexed citations

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Nishikata, Takahito, Lixy Yamada, Yasuaki Mochizuki, et al.. (2001). Profiles of Maternally Expressed Genes in Fertilized Eggs of Ciona intestinalis. Developmental Biology. 238(2). 315–331. 69 indexed citations

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Shin‐I, Tadasu & Yuji Kohara. (1999). NEXTDB: The Expression Pattern Map Database for C. elegans. Proceedings Genome Informatics Workshop/Genome informatics. 10. 213–214. 6 indexed citations

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Fields, Stanley, Yuji Kohara, & David J. Lockhart. (1999). Functional genomics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(16). 8825–8826. 54 indexed citations

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Kohara, Yuji. (1995). EXPRESSION MAP OF THE C. ELEGANS GENOME. The Japanese Journal of Genetics. 70(6). 699. 1 indexed citations

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Kohara, Yuji, et al.. (1985). The distribution and properties of RNA primed initiation sites of DNA synthesis at the replication origin ofEscherichia colichromosome. Nucleic Acids Research. 13(19). 6847–6866. 56 indexed citations

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