Ai Kitano

1.2k total citations
30 papers, 996 citations indexed

About

Ai Kitano is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ai Kitano has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 996 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Ai Kitano's work include Corneal Surgery and Treatments (19 papers), Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (5 papers) and Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research (4 papers). Ai Kitano is often cited by papers focused on Corneal Surgery and Treatments (19 papers), Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (5 papers) and Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research (4 papers). Ai Kitano collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Ai Kitano's co-authors include Shizuya Saika, Yuka Okada, Osamu Yamanaka, Kazuo Ikeda, Kumi Shirai, Takayoshi Sumioka, Kathleen C. Flanders, Takeshi Miyamoto, Winston W.‐Y. Kao and K. Miyazaki and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal Of Pathology, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology and Progress in Retinal and Eye Research.

In The Last Decade

Ai Kitano

29 papers receiving 986 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ai Kitano Japan 20 462 319 205 195 125 30 996
Kumi Shirai Japan 21 473 1.0× 355 1.1× 345 1.7× 307 1.6× 72 0.6× 49 1.1k
Takayoshi Sumioka Japan 18 384 0.8× 239 0.7× 291 1.4× 198 1.0× 62 0.5× 42 864
Mina Massaro‐Giordano United States 19 524 1.1× 266 0.8× 743 3.6× 389 2.0× 14 0.1× 53 1.4k
Haoyun Duan China 20 638 1.4× 212 0.7× 454 2.2× 136 0.7× 83 0.7× 41 1.1k
Yi‐Jen Hsueh Taiwan 17 354 0.8× 173 0.5× 231 1.1× 128 0.7× 29 0.2× 47 759
Yiqin Dai China 14 136 0.3× 245 0.8× 146 0.7× 58 0.3× 15 0.1× 33 702
Daisy Y. Shu Australia 13 269 0.6× 440 1.4× 76 0.4× 389 2.0× 40 0.3× 26 892
M Ménasche France 16 245 0.5× 489 1.5× 77 0.4× 264 1.4× 6 0.0× 47 902
M. Rocı́o Sierra-Honigmann United States 10 54 0.1× 497 1.6× 38 0.2× 55 0.3× 56 0.4× 11 1.8k
Yoichi Honma Japan 13 160 0.3× 195 0.6× 98 0.5× 60 0.3× 19 0.2× 28 573

Countries citing papers authored by Ai Kitano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ai Kitano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ai Kitano

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ai Kitano. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ai Kitano based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ai Kitano. Ai Kitano is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sumioka, Takayoshi, Ai Kitano, Kathleen C. Flanders, et al.. (2012). Impaired cornea wound healing in a tenascin C-deficient mouse model. Laboratory Investigation. 93(2). 207–217. 37 indexed citations
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Saika, Shizuya, Takayoshi Sumioka, Yuka Okada, et al.. (2012). Wakayama Symposium: Modulation of Wound Healing Response in the Corneal Stroma by Osteopontin and Tenascin-C. The Ocular Surface. 11(1). 12–15. 13 indexed citations
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Okada, Yuka, Peter S. Reinach, Kumi Shirai, et al.. (2011). TRPV1 Involvement in Inflammatory Tissue Fibrosis in Mice. American Journal Of Pathology. 178(6). 2654–2664. 86 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Sai‐ichi, Takayoshi Sumioka, Ai Kitano, et al.. (2010). Suppression of injury-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in a mouse lens epithelium lacking tenascin-C.. PubMed. 16. 1194–205. 22 indexed citations
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Saika, Shizuya, Ai Kitano, K. Miyazaki, et al.. (2010). Impaired Cornea Wound Healing in an Tenascin C-Deficient Mouse. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 4784–4784. 1 indexed citations
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Okada, Yoshinori, et al.. (2010). Trpa1 Gene Ablation in Mice Improves Corneal Wound Healing Response to Injury. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 2496–2496. 1 indexed citations
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Sumioka, Takayoshi, et al.. (2010). Impaired Angiogenic Response in the Cornea of Mice Lacking Tenascin C. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(5). 2462–2462. 24 indexed citations
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Saika, Shizuya, Osamu Yamanaka, Takayoshi Sumioka, et al.. (2010). Transforming Growth Factor β Signal Transduction: A Potential Target for Maintenance/Restoration of Transparency of the Cornea. Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice. 36(5). 286–289. 30 indexed citations
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Kitano, Ai, Kumi Shirai, Yuka Okada, & Shizuya Saika. (2010). Two Cases of Congenital Retrobulbar Cyst or Peripapillary Staphyloma With an Alcoholic Mother. Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus. 47(3). 1–5.
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Kitano, Ai, Osamu Yamanaka, Yoshinori Okada, Kumi Shirai, & Shizuya Saika. (2009). A Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, Trichostatin A, Suppresses TGFb/Smad Signal and Has a Therapeutic Effects on Experimental Alkali Burn in Mice. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 3065–3065. 1 indexed citations
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Okada, Yuka, Shizuya Saika, Kumi Shirai, et al.. (2009). JNK MAPK Signaling Contributes in vivo to Injury-Induced Corneal Epithelial Migration. Ophthalmic Research. 42(4). 185–192. 16 indexed citations
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Okada, Yuka, et al.. (2009). Impaired cutaneous wound healing with excess granulation tissue formation in TNFα-null mice. Archives of Dermatological Research. 301(7). 531–537. 46 indexed citations
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Yamanaka, Osamu, Shizuya Saika, Kazuo Ikeda, et al.. (2008). Connective tissue growth factor modulates extracellular matrix production in human subconjunctival fibroblasts and their proliferation and migration in vitro. Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology. 52(1). 8–15. 21 indexed citations
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Saika, Shizuya, Osamu Yamanaka, Kathleen C. Flanders, et al.. (2008). Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition as a Therapeutic Target for Prevention of Ocular Tissue Fibrosis. Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets. 8(1). 69–76. 66 indexed citations
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Kitano, Ai, Osamu Yamanaka, Kazuo Ikeda, et al.. (2008). Tetrandrine Suppresses Activation of Human Subconjunctival FibroblastsIn Vitro. Current Eye Research. 33(7). 559–565. 9 indexed citations
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Saika, Shizuya, Kumi Shirai, Osamu Yamanaka, et al.. (2007). Loss of osteopontin perturbs the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in an injured mouse lens epithelium. Laboratory Investigation. 87(2). 130–138. 25 indexed citations
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Saika, Shizuya, Osamu Yamanaka, Takayoshi Sumioka, et al.. (2007). Fibrotic disorders in the eye: Targets of gene therapy. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 27(2). 177–196. 140 indexed citations
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Saika, Shizuya, Kazuo Ikeda, Osamu Yamanaka, et al.. (2006). Loss of Tumor Necrosis Factor α Potentiates Transforming Growth Factor β-mediated Pathogenic Tissue Response during Wound Healing. American Journal Of Pathology. 168(6). 1848–1860. 71 indexed citations
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Kitano, Ai, Shizuya Saika, Osamu Yamanaka, et al.. (2006). Genipin suppression of fibrogenic behaviors of the α-TN4 lens epithelial cell line. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 32(10). 1727–1735. 26 indexed citations
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Kitano, Ai, Shizuya Saika, Osamu Yamanaka, et al.. (2006). Genipin Suppresses Subconjunctival Fibroblast Migration, Proliferation and Myofibroblast Transdifferentiation. Ophthalmic Research. 38(6). 355–360. 33 indexed citations

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