Kazuya Akimitsu

Kazuya Akimitsu publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Kazuya Akimitsu D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kazuya Akimitsu sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Host-selective toxins produced by the plant pathogenic fungus Alternaria alternata

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  453
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• Endopolygalacturonase is essential for citrus black rot caused by Alternaria citri but not brown spot caused by Alternaria alternata.

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  311
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• A Conditionally Dispensable Chromosome Controls Host-Specific Pathogenicity in the Fungal Plant Pathogen Alternaria alternata

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  278
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• Involvement of OsJAZ8 in jasmonate-induced resistance to bacterial blight in rice

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  269
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• Jasmonic acid and salicylic acid activate a common defense system in rice

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  217
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• Jasmonate induction of the monoterpene linalool confers resistance to rice bacterial blight and its biosynthesis is regulated by JAZ protein in rice

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  181
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• Molecular, ecological and evolutionary approaches to understanding Alternaria diseases of citrus

  Kazuya Akimitsu;Tobin L. Peever;L. W. Timmer

  176
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• Overexpression of OsMYC2 Results in the Up-Regulation of Early JA-Rresponsive Genes and Bacterial Blight Resistance in Rice.

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  154
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• Worldwide Phylogeography of the Citrus Brown Spot Pathogen, Alternaria alternata

  T. L. Peever;A. Ibañez;K. Akimitsu;L. W. Timmer

  151
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• Alternaria diseases of citrus - Novel pathosystems.

  Lavern W. Timmer;Tobin L. Peever;Zvi Solel;Kazuya Akimitsu

  151
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• Isolation of jasmonate-induced sesquiterpene synthase of rice: product of which has an antifungal activity against Magnaporthe oryzae.

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  135
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• Characterization of a hydroperoxide lyase gene and effect of C6-volatiles on expression of genes of the oxylipin metabolism in Citrus

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  130
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• An Isolate of Alternaria alternata That Is Pathogenic to Both Tangerines and Rough Lemon and Produces Two Host-Selective Toxins, ACT- and ACR-Toxins

  A. Masunaka;K. Ohtani;T. L. Peever;L. W. Timmer

  129
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• Dissection of the host range of the fungal plant pathogen Alternaria alternata by modification of secondary metabolism.

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  123
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• Contribution of Peroxisomes to Secondary Metabolism and Pathogenicity in the Fungal Plant Pathogen Alternaria alternata

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  121
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• Biological roles of monoterpene volatiles derived from rough lemon ( Citrus jambhiri Lush) in citrus defense

  Yumiko Yamasaki;Hitoshi Kunoh;Hiroyuki Yamamoto;Kazuya Akimitsu

  105
  Citations

• Distribution and Characterization of AKT Homologs in the Tangerine Pathotype of Alternaria alternata.

  A. Masunaka;A. Tanaka;T. Tsuge;T. L. Peever

  100
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• Host-Specific Effects of Toxin from the Rough Lemon Pathotype of Alternaria alternata on Mitochondria

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  99
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• Sensitivity to Alternaria alternata toxin in citrus because of altered mitochondrial RNA processing.

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  93
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• Role of hydroperoxide lyase in white-backed planthopper (Sogatella furcifera Horváth)-induced resistance to bacterial blight in rice, Oryza sativa L.

  Kenji Gomi;Masaru Satoh;Rika Ozawa;Yumi Shinonaga

  92
  Citations