Yuji Sawada

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Yuji Sawada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuji Sawada has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yuji Sawada's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (17 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (9 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (9 papers). Yuji Sawada is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (17 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (9 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (9 papers). Yuji Sawada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Egypt. Yuji Sawada's co-authors include Masami Yokota Hirai, Kazuki Saito, Kazuhiro Matsumoto, Tsutomu Katsuki, Tetsuya Sakurai, Ayuko Kuwahara, Bunnai Saito, Kenji Akiyama, Muneo Sato and Toshio Aoki and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yuji Sawada

73 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Omics-based identification of Arabidopsis Myb transcription factors regulating aliphatic glucosinolate biosynthesis

2007 538 citations Masami Yokota Hirai, Yuji Sawada et al. profile →

Peers

Yuji Sawada

Konrad Lerch Switzerland

Alejandro F. Barrero Spain

Kun Gao China

Andrea Porzel Germany

Junya Mizutani Japan

Yasuyuki Yamada Japan

Eun‐Hee Kim South Korea

Toni M. Kutchan Germany

Shuichi Yanagisawa Japan

Francisco Camps Spain

Konrad Lerch Switzerland

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sawada, Yuji, et al.. (2020). Cultivation of spinach in hot seasons using a micro-mist-based temperature-control system. Scientia Horticulturae. 273. 109603–109603. 4 indexed citations

Li, Yimeng, Rui Li, Yuji Sawada, et al.. (2020). Abscisic acid-mediated induction of FLAVIN-CONTAINING MONOOXYGENASE 2 leads to reduced accumulation of methylthioalkyl glucosinolates in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Science. 303. 110764–110764. 8 indexed citations

Izumi, Yoshihiro, Fumio Matsuda, Akiyoshi Hirayama, et al.. (2019). Inter-Laboratory Comparison of Metabolite Measurements for Metabolomics Data Integration. Metabolites. 9(11). 257–257. 31 indexed citations

Abdelrahman, Mostafa, Yuji Sawada, Masami Yokota Hirai, et al.. (2019). Widely targeted metabolome and transcriptome landscapes of Allium fistulosum–A. cepa chromosome addition lines revealed a flavonoid hot spot on chromosome 5A. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 3541–3541. 25 indexed citations

Sawada, Yuji, Masami Yokota Hirai, Hanna M. Heidel‐Fischer, et al.. (2019). Differential regulation of host plant adaptive genes in Pieris butterflies exposed to a range of glucosinolate profiles in their host plants. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 7256–7256. 13 indexed citations

Tada, Yuichi, Hideki Nishimura, Maki Katsuhara, et al.. (2018). Functional screening of salt tolerance genes from a halophyte Sporobolus virginicus and transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of salt tolerant plants expressing glycine-rich RNA-binding protein. Plant Science. 278. 54–63. 14 indexed citations

Miwa, Akihiro, Yuji Sawada, Daisuke Tamaoki, et al.. (2017). Nicotinamide mononucleotide and related metabolites induce disease resistance against fungal phytopathogens in Arabidopsis and barley. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 6389–6389. 25 indexed citations

Nakabayashi, Ryo, Yuji Sawada, Yutaka Yamada, et al.. (2016). Chemical Assignment of Structural Isomers of Sulfur-Containing Metabolites in Garlic by Liquid Chromatography−Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance−Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Nutrition. 146(2). 397S–402S. 25 indexed citations

Mizuno, Hiroshi, Takayuki Yazawa, Shigemitsu Kasuga, et al.. (2016). Expression of Flavone Synthase II and Flavonoid 3′-Hydroxylase Is Associated with Color Variation in Tan-Colored Injured Leaves of Sorghum. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 1718–1718. 18 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Hiroshi, Takayuki Yazawa, Shigemitsu Kasuga, et al.. (2014). Expression level of a flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase gene determines pathogen-induced color variation in sorghum. BMC Research Notes. 7(1). 761–761. 24 indexed citations

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Stotz, Henrik U., Yuji Sawada, Yukihisa Shimada, et al.. (2011). Role of camalexin, indole glucosinolates, and side chain modification of glucosinolate‐derived isothiocyanates in defense of Arabidopsis against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The Plant Journal. 67(1). 81–93. 166 indexed citations

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Sawada, Yuji, et al.. (2010). Widely targeted metabolomics and coexpression analysis as tools to identify genes involved in the side-chain elongation steps of aliphatic glucosinolate biosynthesis. Amino Acids. 39(4). 1067–1075. 27 indexed citations

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Hirai, Masami Yokota, Yuji Sawada, Shigehiko Kanaya, et al.. (2010). Toward genome-wide metabolotyping and elucidation of metabolic system: metabolic profiling of large-scale bioresources. Journal of Plant Research. 123(3). 291–298. 10 indexed citations

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Okazaki, Yozo, Mie Shimojima, Yuji Sawada, et al.. (2009). A Chloroplastic UDP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase from Arabidopsis Is the Committed Enzyme for the First Step of Sulfolipid Biosynthesis . The Plant Cell. 21(3). 892–909. 168 indexed citations

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Sawada, Yuji, et al.. (2009). Arabidopsis Bile Acid:Sodium Symporter Family Protein 5 is Involved in Methionine-Derived Glucosinolate Biosynthesis. Plant and Cell Physiology. 50(9). 1579–1586. 72 indexed citations

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Sawada, Yuji, Kenji Akiyama, Ayuko Kuwahara, et al.. (2008). Widely Targeted Metabolomics Based on Large-Scale MS/MS Data for Elucidating Metabolite Accumulation Patterns in Plants. Plant and Cell Physiology. 50(1). 37–47. 229 indexed citations

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Sawada, Yuji, Kazuhiro Matsumoto, & Tsutomu Katsuki. (2007). Titanium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Epoxidation of Non‐Activated Olefins with Hydrogen Peroxide. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(24). 4559–4561. 99 indexed citations

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Akashi, Tomoyoshi, et al.. (2003). cDNA Cloning and Biochemical Characterization of S-Adenosyl-l-Methionine: 2,7,4′-Trihydroxyisoflavanone 4′-O-Methyltransferase, a Critical Enzyme of the Legume Isoflavonoid Phytoalexin Pathway. Plant and Cell Physiology. 44(2). 103–112. 56 indexed citations

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Sawada, Yuji, Kengo Kinoshita, Tomoyoshi Akashi, Toshio Aoki, & Shin‐ichi Ayabe. (2002). Key amino acid residues required for aryl migration catalysed by the cytochrome P450 2‐hydroxyisoflavanone synthase. The Plant Journal. 31(5). 555–564. 60 indexed citations

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Akashi, Tomoyoshi, Yuji Sawada, Toshio Aoki, & Shin‐ichi Ayabe. (2000). New Scheme of the Biosynthesis of Formononetin Involving 2,7,4′-Trihydroxyisoflavanone but Not Daidzein as the Methyl Acceptor. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 64(10). 2276–2279. 24 indexed citations

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