Masahiro Nishihara

Masahiro Nishihara publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Masahiro Nishihara 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 Masahiro Nishihara sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Genetic engineering of flavonoid pigments to modify flower color in floricultural plants

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  230
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• Overexpression of the wasabi defensin gene confers enhanced resistance to blast fungus ( Magnaporthe grisea) in transgenic rice.

  H. Kanzaki;S. Nirasawa;H. Saitoh;M. Ito

  224
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• Flavonoid components and flower color change in transgenic tobacco plants by suppression of chalcone isomerase gene

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  197
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• Identification and Characterization of R2R3-MYB and bHLH Transcription Factors Regulating Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Gentian Flowers

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  197
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• Temporal expression of flavonoid biosynthesis-related genes regulates flower pigmentation in gentian plants

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  153
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• Application of the CRISPR/Cas9 system for modification of flower color in Torenia fournieri

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  130
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• Identification of the glucosyltransferase that mediates direct flavone C‐glucosylation in Gentiana triflora

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  116
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• Isolation and characterization of GtMYBP3 and GtMYBP4, orthologues of R2R3-MYB transcription factors that regulate early flavonoid biosynthesis, in gentian flowers

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  115
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• Production of red-flowered plants by genetic engineering of multiple flavonoid biosynthetic genes

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  113
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• Consistent transcriptional silencing of 35S‐driven transgenes in gentian

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  110
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• Genetic engineering of novel flower colour by suppression of anthocyanin modification genes in gentian.

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  97
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• Production of antimicrobial defensin in Nicotiana benthamiana with a potato virus X vector.

  Hiromasa Saitoh;Akinori Kiba;Masahiro Nishihara;Saburo Yamamura

  92
  Citations

• The Composite Effect of Transgenic Plant Volatiles for Acquired Immunity to Herbivory Caused by Inter-Plant Communications

  Atsushi Muroi;Abdelaziz Ramadan;Abdelaziz Ramadan;Masahiro Nishihara;Masaki Yamamoto

  88
  Citations

• Flower color alteration in Lotus japonicus by modification of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway

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  87
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• Metabolic engineering of the C16 homoterpene TMTT in Lotus japonicus through overexpression of (E,E)-geranyllinalool synthase attracts generalist and specialist predators in different manners.

  Carla Brillada;Carla Brillada;Masahiro Nishihara;Takeshi Shimoda;Stefan Garms

  86
  Citations

• Two different mutations are involved in the formation of white-flowered gentian plants

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  76
  Citations

• Pathogenesis-related protein 1 homologue is an antifungal protein in Wasabia japonica leaves and confers resistance to Botrytis cinerea in transgenic tobacco

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  70
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• Genetic Engineering of Novel Flower Colors in Floricultural Plants: Recent Advances via Transgenic Approaches

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  70
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• A Peroxiredoxin Q Homolog from Gentians is Involved in Both Resistance Against Fungal Disease and Oxidative Stress

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  68
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• Cloning and characterization of the UDP-glucose:anthocyanin 5-O-glucosyltransferase gene from blue-flowered gentian.

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  67
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