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Yukihiro Sugimoto

Yukihiro Sugimoto

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
42
Citations
6937
World Ranking
3461
National Ranking
135

Yukihiro Sugimoto 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 Yukihiro Sugimoto sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 173 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yukihiro Sugimoto 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 Yukihiro Sugimoto sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

Yukihiro Sugimoto mainly focuses on Botany, Germination, Striga, Orobanche and Strigolactone. His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Sorghum and Parasitic plant. His work deals with themes such as Diastereomer, Stereochemistry, Synthon, Red Clover and Bioassay, which intersect with Striga.

In general Orobanche study, his work on Orobanche minor often relates to the realm of Target site, thereby connecting several areas of interest. Yukihiro Sugimoto interconnects Ethephon, Moiety, Biosynthesis and Scrophulariaceae in the investigation of issues within Horticulture. His Cell wall study incorporates themes from Vascular tissue and Cultivar.

His most cited work include:

  • Nitrogen deficiency as well as phosphorus deficiency in sorghum promotes the production and exudation of 5-deoxystrigol, the host recognition signal for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and root parasites (276 citations)
  • Vapor-induced luminescence switching in crystals of the syn isomer of a dinuclear (bipyridine)platinum(II) complex bridged with pyridine-2-thiolate ions. (179 citations)
  • Silicification in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) cultivars with different drought tolerance. (150 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Yukihiro Sugimoto mostly deals with Botany, Germination, Horticulture, Stereochemistry and Biochemistry. His study on Striga hermonthica, Striga and Orobanche minor is often connected to Strigolactone as part of broader study in Botany. The various areas that Yukihiro Sugimoto examines in his Striga study include Host and Orobanche.

His Parasitic Weeds study, which is part of a larger body of work in Germination, is frequently linked to Sorgolactone, bridging the gap between disciplines. His work carried out in the field of Horticulture brings together such families of science as Exudate and Agronomy. In the field of Stereochemistry, his study on Alkaloid overlaps with subjects such as Ring.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (43.12%)
  • Germination (29.37%)
  • Horticulture (18.13%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Biochemistry (15.63%)
  • Biosynthesis (15.00%)
  • Botany (43.12%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Yukihiro Sugimoto mainly investigates Biochemistry, Biosynthesis, Botany, Gene and Strigolactone. Yukihiro Sugimoto has included themes like Solanum and Shoot in his Biochemistry study. His work on Germination, Striga and Furostanol glycosides as part of general Botany research is frequently linked to Lesser yam, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.

He works on Germination which deals in particular with Orobanche minor. Yukihiro Sugimoto studies Striga hermonthica which is a part of Striga. His Strigolactone study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as 5-deoxystrigol and Heliolactone.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Generation of α-solanine-free hairy roots of potato by CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing of the St16DOX gene. (47 citations)
  • Direct conversion of carlactonoic acid to orobanchol by cytochrome P450 CYP722C in strigolactone biosynthesis (27 citations)
  • A Dioxygenase Catalyzes Steroid 16α-Hydroxylation in Steroidal Glycoalkaloid Biosynthesis (25 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

His primary areas of investigation include Biochemistry, Biosynthesis, Gene, Enzyme and Cytochrome P450. His research in Biochemistry intersects with topics in Sunflower, Cultivar and Orobanchaceae. His Biosynthesis study combines topics in areas such as Solanum, Shoot and Germination.

His study in the field of Transgene and CRISPR also crosses realms of Rhizosphere. His Enzyme research includes elements of Regulation of gene expression and Function. He has researched Cytochrome P450 in several fields, including Hydroxylation, Glycoalkaloid, Solanaceae and Dioxygenase.

Best Publications

  • Nitrogen deficiency as well as phosphorus deficiency in sorghum promotes the production and exudation of 5-deoxystrigol, the host recognition signal for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and root parasites

    Kaori Yoneyama;Xiaonan Xie;Dai Kusumoto;Hitoshi Sekimoto

  • Malondialdehyde generated from peroxidized linolenic acid causes protein modification in heat-stressed plants.

    Yasuo Yamauchi;Ai Furutera;Kumiko Seki;Yasuyuki Toyoda

  • Vapor-induced luminescence switching in crystals of the syn isomer of a dinuclear (bipyridine)platinum(II) complex bridged with pyridine-2-thiolate ions.

    Masako Kato;Ai Omura;Asami Toshikawa;Shinobu Kishi

  • Silicification in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) cultivars with different drought tolerance

    Alexander Lux;Miroslava Luxová;Taiichiro Hattori;Shinobu Inanaga

  • Generation of α-solanine-free hairy roots of potato by CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing of the St16DOX gene.

    Masaru Nakayasu;Ryota Akiyama;Hyoung Jae Lee;Keishi Osakabe

  • Silicon-induced changes in viscoelastic properties of sorghum root cell walls.

    Taiichiro Hattori;Shinobu Inanaga;Eiichi Tanimoto;Alexander Lux

  • NADPH-dependent Reductases Involved in the Detoxification of Reactive Carbonyls in Plants

    Yasuo Yamauchi;Ayaka Hasegawa;Ai Taninaka;Masaharu Mizutani

  • Heliolactone, a non-sesquiterpene lactone germination stimulant for root parasitic weeds from sunflower.

    Kotomi Ueno;Toshio Furumoto;Shuhei Umeda;Masaharu Mizutani

  • Direct conversion of carlactonoic acid to orobanchol by cytochrome P450 CYP722C in strigolactone biosynthesis

    Takatoshi Wakabayashi;Misaki Hamana;Ayami Mori;Ryota Akiyama

  • A 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase from Ruta graveolens L. exhibits p-coumaroyl CoA 2′-hydroxylase activity (C2′H): a missing step in the synthesis of umbelliferone in plants

    Guilhem Vialart;Alain Hehn;Alexandre Olry;Kyoko Ito

  • Rooting, Water Uptake, and Xylem Structure Adaptation to Drought of Two Sorghum Cultivars

    A. A. Salih;I. A. Ali;A. Lux;M. Luxová

  • Practicality of the suicidal germination approach for controlling Striga hermonthica

    Hiroaki Samejima;Hiroaki Samejima;Abdel Gabar Babiker;Hirosato Takikawa;Mitsuru Sasaki

  • Biosynthetic considerations could assist the structure elucidation of host plant produced rhizosphere signalling compounds (strigolactones) for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and parasitic plants.

    Kumkum Rani;Binne Zwanenburg;Yukihiro Sugimoto;Koichi Yoneyama

  • Effect of drought on ear and flag leaf photosynthesis of two wheat cultivars differing in drought resistance

    T. Inoue;S. Inanaga;Y. Sugimoto;P. An

  • Reactive short-chain leaf volatiles act as powerful inducers of abiotic stress-related gene expression.

    Yasuo Yamauchi;Mikiko Kunishima;Masaharu Mizutani;Yukihiro Sugimoto

  • Synthesis of All Eight Stereoisomers of the Germination Stimulant Sorgolactone

    Yukihiro Sugimoto;Suzanne C. M. Wigchert;Jan Willem J. F. Thuring;Binne Zwanenburg

  • Analysis of strigolactones, germination stimulants for striga and orobanche, by high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry.

    Daisuke Sato;Ayman A Awad;Sang Heon Chae;Takao Yokota

  • Damage to photosystem II due to heat stress without light-driven electron flow: involvement of enhanced introduction of reducing power into thylakoid membranes.

    Yoko Marutani;Yasuo Yamauchi;Yukihiro Kimura;Masaharu Mizutani

  • Ent-2'-epi-Orobanchol and its acetate, as germination stimulants for Striga gesnerioides seeds isolated from cowpea and red clover.

    Kotomi Ueno;Saki Nomura;Satoru Muranaka;Masaharu Mizutani

  • Contribution of Pre-Anthesis Assimilates and Current Photosynthesis to Grain Yield, and their Relationships to Drought Resistance in Wheat Cultivars Grown Under Different Soil Moisture

    T. Inoue;S. Inanaga;Y. Sugimoto;K. El Siddig

  • CYP722C from Gossypium arboreum catalyzes the conversion of carlactonoic acid to 5-deoxystrigol.

    Takatoshi Wakabayashi;Kasumi Shida;Yurie Kitano;Hirosato Takikawa

  • Structural requirements of strigolactones for germination induction and inhibition of Striga gesnerioides seeds.

    Saki Nomura;Hitomi Nakashima;Masaharu Mizutani;Hirosato Takikawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Shinobu Inanaga
Shinobu Inanaga Tottori University
Masaharu Mizutani
Masaharu Mizutani Kobe University
Koichi Yoneyama
Koichi Yoneyama Ehime University
Toshiya Muranaka
Toshiya Muranaka Osaka University
Yasuyuki Yamada
Yasuyuki Yamada Hosei University
Masako Kato
Masako Kato Hokkaido University
Yasutomo Takeuchi
Yasutomo Takeuchi Utsunomiya University
Alexander Lux
Alexander Lux Comenius University
Xiaonan Xie
Xiaonan Xie Utsunomiya University

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