Ai Watanabe

1.5k total citations
51 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ai Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ai Watanabe has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ai Watanabe's work include Photopolymerization techniques and applications (6 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (4 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (4 papers). Ai Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Photopolymerization techniques and applications (6 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (4 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (4 papers). Ai Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Ai Watanabe's co-authors include Hideo Honjo, Naoko Imamoto, Tsuneyasu Kaisho, Toshiaki Ohteki, Akinori Takaoka, Kenya Honda, Tsukasa Seya, Tadatsugu Taniguchi, Hideyuki Yanai and Tomoko Funakoshi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ai Watanabe

49 papers receiving 1.1k 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 Watanabe Japan 17 465 294 126 95 86 51 1.2k
Cheng-Fen Tu Taiwan 19 545 1.2× 268 0.9× 99 0.8× 51 0.5× 43 0.5× 28 994
Yana Wang China 21 721 1.6× 355 1.2× 145 1.2× 108 1.1× 189 2.2× 90 1.7k
Hsien‐Bin Huang Taiwan 22 663 1.4× 142 0.5× 123 1.0× 113 1.2× 73 0.8× 64 1.4k
Abdel Aouacheria France 22 956 2.1× 180 0.6× 94 0.7× 133 1.4× 119 1.4× 47 1.4k
Li W China 17 531 1.1× 268 0.9× 84 0.7× 46 0.5× 62 0.7× 107 1.2k
Maria Grazia Aluigi Italy 21 495 1.1× 190 0.6× 188 1.5× 49 0.5× 100 1.2× 34 1.4k
Ayako Kobayashi Japan 20 375 0.8× 301 1.0× 122 1.0× 28 0.3× 73 0.8× 74 1.1k
Stephane R. Gross United Kingdom 21 941 2.0× 180 0.6× 119 0.9× 254 2.7× 101 1.2× 36 1.8k
Jennifer J. Rahn United States 19 897 1.9× 190 0.6× 211 1.7× 201 2.1× 104 1.2× 31 1.5k
Weina Li China 20 617 1.3× 261 0.9× 229 1.8× 83 0.9× 60 0.7× 79 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Ai Watanabe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ai Watanabe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ai Watanabe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ai Watanabe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ai Watanabe 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 Watanabe. Ai Watanabe 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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Watanabe, Ai, Lu Jin, Shinichi Hashimoto, et al.. (2025). UBE2T promotes epithelial‑mesenchymal transition and motility in oral cancer cells via induction of IL‑6 expression. Oncology Letters. 30(4). 1–11.
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Takasaki, Ichiro, Ai Watanabe, Takuya Okada, et al.. (2022). Design and synthesis of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives for a novel PAC1 receptor antagonist. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 231. 114160–114160. 10 indexed citations
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Ogura, Yoshio, Munehiro Kitada, Itaru Monno, et al.. (2018). Renal mitochondrial oxidative stress is enhanced by the reduction of Sirt3 activity, in Zucker diabetic fatty rats. Redox Report. 23(1). 153–159. 47 indexed citations
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Kanasaki, Keizo, Shinichi TSUDA, Ai Watanabe, et al.. (2018). Severe electrolytes disorders with the interstitial kidney alterations in the patient with the history of total thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy: possible role of vitamin D deficiency. Clinical Case Reports. 6(6). 983–989. 1 indexed citations
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Kitada, Munehiro, Yoshio Ogura, Taeko Suzuki, et al.. (2018). A low-protein diet exerts a beneficial effect on diabetic status and prevents diabetic nephropathy in Wistar fatty rats, an animal model of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Nutrition & Metabolism. 15(1). 20–20. 23 indexed citations
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Igawa, Takeshi, Ai Watanabe, Atsushi Suzuki, et al.. (2015). Inbreeding Ratio and Genetic Relationships among Strains of the Western Clawed Frog, Xenopus tropicalis. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0133963–e0133963. 15 indexed citations
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Funakoshi, Tomoko, Michaela Clever, Ai Watanabe, & Naoko Imamoto. (2011). Localization of Pom121 to the inner nuclear membrane is required for an early step of interphase nuclear pore complex assembly. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 22(7). 1058–1069. 72 indexed citations
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Maeshima, Kazuhiro, Saera Hihara, Tomoko Funakoshi, et al.. (2010). Nuclear pore formation but not nuclear growth is governed by cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks) during interphase. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 17(9). 1065–1071. 84 indexed citations
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Koshiba, Hisato, et al.. (2009). Intravenous Paclitaxel Is Specifically Retained in Human Gynecologic Carcinoma Tissues In Vivo. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 19(4). 484–488. 14 indexed citations
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Koshiba, Hisato, et al.. (2009). Junctional Adhesion Molecule: An Expression in Human Endometrial Carcinoma. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 19(2). 208–213. 29 indexed citations
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Koshiba, Hisato, Koji Hosokawa, Akiko Kubo, et al.. (2009). Incidence of Carboplatin-Related Hypersensitivity Reactions in Japanese Patients With Gynecologic Malignancies. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 19(3). 460–465. 38 indexed citations
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Mori, Taisuke, Yoshiyuki Kinoshita, Ai Watanabe, et al.. (2007). A pilot study of docetaxel-carboplatin versus paclitaxel-carboplatin in Japanese patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 12(3). 205–211. 12 indexed citations
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Usui, Takeo, Yoko Nagumo, Ai Watanabe, et al.. (2006). Brasilicardin A, a Natural Immunosuppressant, Targets Amino Acid Transport System L. Chemistry & Biology. 13(11). 1153–1160. 35 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Ai, et al.. (2006). Function of Estrogen-Related Receptor α in Human Endometrial Cancer. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 91(4). 1573–1577. 29 indexed citations
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Mori, Taisuke, et al.. (2006). Retention of paclitaxel in cancer cells for 1 week in vivo and in vitro. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 58(5). 665–672. 54 indexed citations
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Kimura, Hideto, Ai Watanabe, Mitsuo Jisaka, et al.. (2004). Chemical Structures of Saponins from Seeds of Edible Horse Chestnuts (Aesculus turbinata) after Treatment with Wooden Ashes and Their Hypoglycemic Activity. Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi. 51(12). 672–679. 10 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Yasuhito, Nobutake Yamamichi, K. Saitoh, et al.. (2003). Kinetics of v-src-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition in developing glandular stomach. Oncogene. 22(6). 884–893. 17 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Ai. (1959). Dye-sensitized Photopolymerization of Vinyl Compounds. Polymerization of Styrene by Cyanine Dyes. III. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 32(6). 557–564. 8 indexed citations

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