Yuka Kitomi

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Yuka Kitomi is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuka Kitomi has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yuka Kitomi's work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (15 papers), Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (13 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers). Yuka Kitomi is often cited by papers focused on Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (15 papers), Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (13 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers). Yuka Kitomi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Colombia and United States. Yuka Kitomi's co-authors include Yusaku Uga, Yoshiaki Inukai, Noriko Kanno, Masahiro Yano, Hinako Takehisa, Jian Wu, Haruhiko Inoue, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Naho Hara and Toshiyuki Takai and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Genetics and Development.

In The Last Decade

Yuka Kitomi

22 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Control of root system architecture by DEEPER ROOTING 1 increases rice yield under drought conditions

2013 1.1k citations Yusaku Uga, Kazuhiko Sugimoto et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yuka Kitomi Japan	15	2.0k	435	349	159	96	23	2.1k
Ritsuko Motoyama Japan	9	1.6k 0.8×	441 1.0×	266 0.8×	116 0.7×	61 0.6×	9	1.7k
Noriko Kanno Japan	10	1.5k 0.7×	222 0.5×	322 0.9×	135 0.8×	76 0.8×	24	1.6k
Long‐Xi Yu United States	20	1.1k 0.5×	209 0.5×	410 1.2×	228 1.4×	43 0.4×	48	1.3k
Rodante E. Tabien United States	17	1.6k 0.8×	224 0.5×	908 2.6×	90 0.6×	55 0.6×	44	1.9k
Prakash R. Arelli United States	30	2.3k 1.2×	221 0.5×	181 0.5×	150 0.9×	184 1.9×	71	2.6k
Zenglu Li United States	25	1.7k 0.8×	296 0.7×	204 0.6×	127 0.8×	16 0.2×	110	1.8k
Anne Laperche France	17	905 0.4×	219 0.5×	232 0.7×	266 1.7×	65 0.7×	31	971
Swetlana Friedel Germany	10	1.1k 0.5×	285 0.7×	143 0.4×	94 0.6×	65 0.7×	11	1.2k
Julie King United Kingdom	23	1.8k 0.9×	242 0.6×	537 1.5×	454 2.9×	84 0.9×	59	1.9k
Uttam Kumar India	19	1.4k 0.7×	104 0.2×	464 1.3×	297 1.9×	42 0.4×	79	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kitomi, Yuka, et al.. (2025). QTL pyramiding reveals a crucial role of <i>DEEPER ROOTING 1</i> on root system architecture adapted to drought stress in rice. 19(0). 13–29.

Kamoshita, Akihiko, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of rice breeding lines containing root QTLs under different water management environments. 18(0). 22–34. 2 indexed citations

Soma, Fumiyuki, Yuka Kitomi, Taiji Kawakatsu, & Yusaku Uga. (2023). Life-Cycle Multiomics of Rice Shoots Reveals Growth Stage–Specific Effects of Drought Stress and Time–Lag Drought Responses. Plant and Cell Physiology. 65(1). 156–168. 6 indexed citations

Kuya, Noriyuki, Ryo Nishijima, Yuka Kitomi, Taiji Kawakatsu, & Yusaku Uga. (2023). Transcriptome profiles of rice roots under simulated microgravity conditions and following gravistimulation. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1193042–1193042. 6 indexed citations

Hanzawa, Eiko, Yuka Kitomi, Yusaku Uga, & Tadashi Sato. (2022). Quantification of Soil-surface Roots in Seedlings and Mature Rice Plants. BIO-PROTOCOL. 12(9). e4409–e4409. 1 indexed citations

Kawakatsu, Taiji, Shota Teramoto, Satoko Takayasu, et al.. (2021). The transcriptomic landscapes of rice cultivars with diverse root system architectures grown in upland field conditions. The Plant Journal. 106(4). 1177–1190. 17 indexed citations

Tanaka, Tsuyoshi, Ryo Nishijima, Shota Teramoto, et al.. (2020). De novoGenome Assembly of theindicaRice Variety IR64 Using Linked-Read Sequencing and Nanopore Sequencing. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 10(5). 1495–1501. 23 indexed citations

Teramoto, Shota, Satoko Takayasu, Yuka Kitomi, et al.. (2020). High-throughput three-dimensional visualization of root system architecture of rice using X-ray computed tomography. Plant Methods. 16(1). 66–66. 85 indexed citations

Kitomi, Yuka, Eiko Hanzawa, Noriyuki Kuya, et al.. (2020). Root angle modifications by the DRO1 homolog improve rice yields in saline paddy fields. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(35). 21242–21250. 162 indexed citations

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Teramoto, Shota, et al.. (2019). Backhoe-assisted monolith method for plant root phenotyping under upland conditions. Breeding Science. 69(3). 508–513. 17 indexed citations

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Uga, Yusaku, Yuka Kitomi, Brandon Larson, et al.. (2018). Genomic regions responsible for seminal and crown root lengths identified by 2D & 3D root system image analysis. BMC Genomics. 19(1). 273–273. 11 indexed citations

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Kitomi, Yuka, Sawako Kawai, Noriko Kanno, et al.. (2017). Fine Mapping of QUICK ROOTING 1 and 2, Quantitative Trait Loci Increasing Root Length in Rice. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 8(2). 727–735. 24 indexed citations

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Hibara, Ken‐ichiro, Naoki Sentoku, Mikiko Kojima, et al.. (2016). Jasmonate regulates juvenile-adult phase transition in rice. Development. 143(18). 3407–16. 57 indexed citations

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Uga, Yusaku, Yuka Kitomi, Eiji Yamamoto, et al.. (2015). A QTL for root growth angle on rice chromosome 7 is involved in the genetic pathway of DEEPER ROOTING 1. Rice. 8(1). 8–8. 67 indexed citations

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Kitomi, Yuka, Noriko Kanno, Sawako Kawai, et al.. (2015). QTLs underlying natural variation of root growth angle among rice cultivars with the same functional allele of DEEPER ROOTING 1. Rice. 8(1). 16–16. 70 indexed citations

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Uga, Yusaku, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Satoshi Ogawa, et al.. (2013). Control of root system architecture by DEEPER ROOTING 1 increases rice yield under drought conditions. Nature Genetics. 45(9). 1097–1102. 1078 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kitomi, Yuka, et al.. (2012). OsIAA13-mediated auxin signaling is involved in lateral root initiation in rice. Plant Science. 190. 116–122. 107 indexed citations

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Kitomi, Yuka & Yoshiaki Inukai. (2011). Molecular mechanisms of crown root initiation in rice. 20(2). 61–71. 1 indexed citations

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Kitomi, Yuka, Hiroko Itô, Tokunori Hobo, et al.. (2011). The auxin responsive AP2/ERF transcription factor CROWN ROOTLESS5 is involved in crown root initiation in rice through the induction of OsRR1, a type‐A response regulator of cytokinin signaling. The Plant Journal. 67(3). 472–484. 189 indexed citations

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Kitomi, Yuka, et al.. (2011). Molecular mechanism of crown root initiation and the different mechanisms between crown root and radicle in rice. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 6(9). 1276–1278. 19 indexed citations

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