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Muneharu Esaka

Muneharu Esaka

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
32
Citations
4394
World Ranking
5911
National Ranking
261

Muneharu Esaka publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Muneharu Esaka sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 89 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Muneharu Esaka 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 Muneharu Esaka sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Effects of plant hormones and shading on the accumulation of anthocyanins and the expression of anthocyanin biosynthetic genes in grape berry skins

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  • Generation and properties of ascorbic acid-deficient transgenic tobacco cells expressing antisense RNA for L-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase

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  • Expression of the flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase and flavonoid 3′,5′-hydroxylase genes and flavonoid composition in grape (Vitis vinifera)

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  • Suppressed expression of the apoplastic ascorbate oxidase gene increases salt tolerance in tobacco and Arabidopsis plants

    Atsuko Yamamoto;Md. Nazmul H. Bhuiyan;Rungaroon Waditee;Yoshito Tanaka

  • Changes in ascorbate oxidase gene expression and ascorbate levels in cell division and cell elongation in tobacco cells

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  • Regulation of ascorbate oxidase expression in pumpkin by auxin and copper.

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  • Generation and properties of ascorbic acid-overproducing transgenic tobacco cells expressing sense RNA for l-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase.

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  • Gene expression of ascorbic acid-related enzymes in tobacco

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  • The Dof domain, a zinc finger DNA-binding domain conserved only in higher plants, truly functions as a Cys2/Cys2 Zn finger domain

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  • Characterization and Expression of a New Class of Zinc Finger Protein that Binds to Silencer Region of Ascorbate Oxidase Gene

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  • Expansion of transgenic tobacco protoplasts expressing pumpkin ascorbate oxidase is more rapid than that of wild-type protoplasts.

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  • Gene expression of ascorbic acid biosynthesis related enzymes of the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway in acerola (Malpighia glabra).

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  • Overexpression of the acerola (Malpighia glabra) monodehydroascorbate reductase gene in transgenic tobacco plants results in increased ascorbate levels and enhanced tolerance to salt stress

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  • Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of full-length cDNA for ascorbate oxidase from cultured pumpkin cells.

    Muneharu Esaka;Tsukaho Hattori;Kouichi Fujisawa;Shigeru Sakajo

  • Analysis of GDP-D-Mannose Pyrophosphorylase Gene Promoter from Acerola (Malpighia glabra) and Increase in Ascorbate Content of Transgenic Tobacco Expressing the Acerola Gene

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  • cDNA cloning and differential gene expression of three catalases in pumpkin

    Muneharu Esaka;Naoko Yamada;Masao Kitabayashi;Yuji Setoguchi

  • Induction of a Novel XIP-Type Xylanase Inhibitor by External Ascorbic Acid Treatment and Differential Expression of XIP-Family Genes in Rice

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  • Gene expression of monodehydroascorbate reductase and dehydroascorbate reductase during fruit ripening and in response to environmental stresses in acerola (Malpighia glabra)

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  • Increase in Ascorbate Content of Transgenic Tobacco Plants Overexpressing the Acerola (Malpighia glabra) Phosphomannomutase Gene

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  • Functional analyses of the Dof domain, a zinc finger DNA-binding domain, in a pumpkin DNA-binding protein AOBP

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Frequent Co-Authors

Mikio Nishimura
Mikio Nishimura National Institute for Basic Biology
Akihiro Ueda
Akihiro Ueda Hiroshima University
Mitsuo Itakura
Mitsuo Itakura University of Tokushima
Tadayuki Imanaka
Tadayuki Imanaka Ritsumeikan University
Maki Kondo
Maki Kondo National Institute for Basic Biology
Andre T. Jagendorf
Andre T. Jagendorf Cornell University
Hiroshi Onishi
Hiroshi Onishi Kobe University
Tsukaho Hattori
Tsukaho Hattori Nagoya University
Masayoshi Maeshima
Masayoshi Maeshima Nagoya University
Teruhiro Takabe
Teruhiro Takabe Meijo University

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