Akihiro Harada

12.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
109 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Akihiro Harada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Akihiro Harada has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Cell Biology and 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Akihiro Harada's work include Cellular transport and secretion (30 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (16 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (11 papers). Akihiro Harada is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (30 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (16 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (11 papers). Akihiro Harada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Indonesia. Akihiro Harada's co-authors include Nobutaka Hirokawa, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Yasushi Okada, Yosuke Tanaka, Yosuke Takei, Shigenori Nonaka, Sén Takeda, Kouji Matsushima, Kazutoshi Mori and Tetsuya Okada and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Akihiro Harada

107 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Randomization of Left–Right Asymmetry due to Loss of Nodal Cilia Generating Leftward Flow of Extraembryonic Fluid in Mice Lacking KIF3B Motor Protein

1998 1.2k citations Shigenori Nonaka, Yosuke Tanaka et al. Cell profile →
Transcriptional Induction of Mammalian ER Quality Control Proteins Is Mediated by Single or Combined Action of ATF6α and XBP1

2007 858 citations Keisuke Yamamoto, Takashi Sato et al. Developmental Cell profile →
Recombinant human interferon-inducible protein 10 is a chemoattractant for human monocytes and T lymphocytes and promotes T cell adhesion to endothelial cells.

1993 675 citations D D Taub, Andrew R. Lloyd et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Targeted Disruption of Mouse Conventional Kinesin Heavy Chain kif5B, Results in Abnormal Perinuclear Clustering of Mitochondria

1998 524 citations Yosuke Tanaka, Yoshimitsu Kanai et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akihiro Harada Japan	43	4.6k	3.9k	1.4k	1.3k	1.3k	109	9.3k
Kenji Kohno Japan	56	7.2k 1.6×	5.4k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	2.3k 1.7×	195	13.3k
Ron Prywes United States	55	8.3k 1.8×	5.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.7×	84	12.6k
Hiroshi Kiyonari Japan	62	7.7k 1.7×	2.3k 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	539 0.4×	251	13.0k
Vivek Malhotra United States	66	7.8k 1.7×	7.1k 1.8×	709 0.5×	921 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	147	11.6k
Peter W. Gunning Australia	61	9.4k 2.0×	4.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	426 0.3×	240	15.0k
Jeffrey L. Brodsky United States	68	10.1k 2.2×	7.4k 1.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	2.9k 2.2×	268	15.6k
Johan Peränen Finland	51	5.7k 1.2×	4.4k 1.1×	2.2k 1.6×	480 0.4×	698 0.5×	82	9.4k
Roman Polishchuk Italy	54	6.2k 1.4×	4.6k 1.2×	635 0.5×	583 0.4×	2.2k 1.7×	118	10.9k
Rohan D. Teasdale Australia	50	5.3k 1.1×	3.6k 0.9×	766 0.6×	661 0.5×	803 0.6×	111	8.2k
Oliver Ullrich Germany	43	4.2k 0.9×	3.2k 0.8×	620 0.5×	709 0.5×	654 0.5×	144	8.8k

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Miyasaka, Tomohiro, et al.. (2025). Microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) deficiency causes high-frequency hearing loss. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3.

Kunii, Masataka & Akihiro Harada. (2024). Molecular mechanisms of polarized transport to the apical plasma membrane. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 12. 1477173–1477173.

Kizuka, Yasuhiko, Tomoaki Sobajima, Miyako Nakano, et al.. (2021). Rab11-mediated post-Golgi transport of the sialyltransferase ST3GAL4 suggests a new mechanism for regulating glycosylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100354–100354. 16 indexed citations

Kunii, Masataka, Shin‐ichiro Yoshimura, Satoshi Kanda, et al.. (2020). SNAP23 deficiency causes severe brain dysplasia through the loss of radial glial cell polarity. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(1). 10 indexed citations

Aoyagi, Kyota, Makoto Itakura, Toshiyuki Fukutomi, et al.. (2018). VAMP7 Regulates Autophagosome Formation by Supporting Atg9a Functions in Pancreatic β-Cells From Male Mice. Endocrinology. 159(11). 3674–3688. 24 indexed citations

Burikhanov, Ravshan, Nikhil Hebbar, Sunil K. Noothi, et al.. (2017). Chloroquine-Inducible Par-4 Secretion Is Essential for Tumor Cell Apoptosis and Inhibition of Metastasis. Cell Reports. 18(2). 508–519. 47 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Shintaro, Tadaki Suzuki, Akira Kawaguchi, et al.. (2016). Rab8b Regulates Transport of West Nile Virus Particles from Recycling Endosomes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(12). 6559–6568. 27 indexed citations

Akiyama, Masahiro, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Tsunaki Hongu, et al.. (2014). Trans-regulation of oligodendrocyte myelination by neurons through small GTPase Arf6-regulated secretion of fibroblast growth factor-2. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4744–4744. 26 indexed citations

Kawamura, Nobuyuki, Ge‐Hong Sun‐Wada, Akihiro Harada, et al.. (2012). Delivery of endosomes to lysosomes via microautophagy in the visceral endoderm of mouse embryos. Nature Communications. 3(1). 1071–1071. 78 indexed citations

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Sakamori, Ryotaro, Soumyashree Das, Shiyan Yu, et al.. (2012). Cdc42 and Rab8a are critical for intestinal stem cell division, survival, and differentiation in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(3). 1052–1065. 87 indexed citations

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Sato, Miyuki, et al.. (2011). Caenorhabditis elegansSNAP-29 is required for organellar integrity of the endomembrane system and general exocytosis in intestinal epithelial cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 22(14). 2579–2587. 47 indexed citations

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Sato, Mahito, Shin‐ichiro Yoshimura, Ayako Goto, et al.. (2011). The Role of VAMP7/TI‐VAMP in Cell Polarity and Lysosomal Exocytosis in vivo. Traffic. 12(10). 1383–1393. 28 indexed citations

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Mogi, Chihiro, Masayuki Tobo, Hideaki Tomura, et al.. (2009). Involvement of Proton-Sensing TDAG8 in Extracellular Acidification-Induced Inhibition of Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Peritoneal Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 182(5). 3243–3251. 142 indexed citations

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Sato, Mahito, et al.. (2007). 14-3-3 proteins and protein phosphatases are not reduced in tau-deficient mice. Neuroreport. 18(10). 1049–1052. 27 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Keisuke, Takashi Sato, Masanori Sato, et al.. (2007). Transcriptional Induction of Mammalian ER Quality Control Proteins Is Mediated by Single or Combined Action of ATF6α and XBP1. Developmental Cell. 13(3). 365–376. 858 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harada, Akihiro, et al.. (2004). DEVELOPING A DRIVING SIMULATOR AND AN ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY TO ESTIMATE A DRIVER'S MENTAL STATE WHEN DISTRACTED. IN: HUMAN FACTORS IN DRIVING AND TELEMATICS, AND SEATING COMFORT. 1 indexed citations

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Nonaka, Shigenori, Yosuke Tanaka, Yasushi Okada, et al.. (1999). Randomization of Left–Right Asymmetry due to Loss of Nodal Cilia Generating Leftward Flow of Extraembryonic Fluid in Mice Lacking KIF3B Motor Protein. Cell. 99(1). 116–116. 41 indexed citations

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Fujimura, M, Shigeharu Myou, Masatoshi Nomura, et al.. (1999). Interleukin‐8 inhalation directly provokes bronchoconstriction in guinea pigs. Allergy. 54(4). 386–391. 17 indexed citations

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Wada, Takashi, Naohisa Tomosugi, Tatsushi Naito, et al.. (1994). Prevention of proteinuria by the administration of anti-interleukin 8 antibody in experimental acute immune complex-induced glomerulonephritis.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 180(3). 1135–1140. 115 indexed citations

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Taub, D D, Andrew R. Lloyd, Kevin Conlon, et al.. (1993). Recombinant human interferon-inducible protein 10 is a chemoattractant for human monocytes and T lymphocytes and promotes T cell adhesion to endothelial cells.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 177(6). 1809–1814. 675 indexed citations breakdown →

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