Akira Kudō

16.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
275 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Akira Kudō is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Kudō has authored 275 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Molecular Biology, 45 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 38 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Akira Kudō's work include Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (41 papers), Radioactive contamination and transfer (23 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (23 papers). Akira Kudō is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (41 papers), Radioactive contamination and transfer (23 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (23 papers). Akira Kudō collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and United States. Akira Kudō's co-authors include Fritz Melchers, Sunao Takeshita, Keisuke Kaji, Isao Kii, Norio Amizuka, Hajime Karasuyama, Keiji Inohaya, Yoshiaki Azuma, Takashi Nishiyama and Mitsuru Saito and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Akira Kudō

270 papers receiving 13.2k citations

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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.

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Protein, Periostin, with Restricted Expression to Periosteum and Periodontal Ligament and Increased Expression by Transforming Growth Factor β

1999 820 citations Norio Amizuka, Sunao Takeshita et al. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research profile →
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induces Differentiation of and Bone Resorption by Osteoclasts

2000 616 citations Keisuke Kaji, Sunao Takeshita et al. profile →
Identification and Characterization of the New Osteoclast Progenitor with Macrophage Phenotypes Being Able to Differentiate into Mature Osteoclasts

2000 523 citations Sunao Takeshita, Keisuke Kaji et al. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akira Kudō

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Akira Kudō. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Akira Kudō 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 Akira Kudō. Akira Kudō is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Introductory review: periostin—gene and protein structure 2017 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·Akira Kudō	57
2	Periostin is required for matricellular localization of CCN3 in periodontal ligament of mice 2016 ·Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling ·(unknown), Hideyuki Tanabe, Takashi Nishiyama, (unknown), Norio Amizuka, Minqi Li, Ken‐ichi Katsube, Isao Kii, Akira Kudō	17
3	Pkd1l1 complexes with Pkd2 on motile cilia and functions to establish the left-right axis 2011 ·Development ·(unknown), Daisuke Kobayashi, (unknown), Sumito Koshida, Norio Iijima, Akira Kudō, Takahiko Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Takeda	99
4	Periostin is essential for cardiac healingafter acute myocardial infarction 2008 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Masashi Shimazaki, Kazuto Nakamura, Isao Kii, Takeshi Kashima, Norio Amizuka, Minqi Li, Mitsuru Saito, Keiichi Fukuda, Takashi Nishiyama, Satoshi Kitajima, Yumiko Saga, Masashi Fukayama, Masataka Sata, Akira Kudō	388
5	Medaka unextended-fin mutants suggest a role for Hoxb8a in cell migration and osteoblast differentiation during appendage formation 2006 ·Developmental Biology ·(unknown), Yuki Nakatani, Naofumi Takamatsu, Hiroshi Hori, Atsushi Kawakami, Keiji Inohaya, Akira Kudō	13
6	Osteopetrosis and thalamic hypomyelinosis with synaptic degeneration in DAP12-deficient mice 2003 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Tomonori Kaifu, Jin Nakahara, (unknown), Kenichi Mishima, Toshihiko Momiyama, Mitsuji Kaji, (unknown), Hisami Koito, (unknown), Akira Nakamura, Kiyoshi Kanazawa, Kyoko Tan‐Takeuchi, Katsunori Iwasaki, Wayne M. Yokoyama, Akira Kudō, Michihiro Fujiwara, Hiroaki Asou, Toshiyuki Takai	280
7	A possible functional role of cadherins to prevent osteosarcoma metastasis 2002 ·Journal of Bone and Mineral Research ·Takeshi Kashima, K. Nakamura, Jitsutaro Kawaguchi, Akira Kudō, Agamemnon E. Grigoriadis	1
8	The Pre-B Cell Receptor Signaling for Apoptosis Is Negatively Regulated by FcγRIIB 2002 ·The Journal of Immunology ·(unknown), Toshiyuki Takai, Akira Kudō	29
9	Plutonium in the environment : edited proceedings of the second invited International Symposium, November 9-12, 1999, Osaka, Japan 2001 ·Elsevier eBooks ·Akira Kudō	2
10	Functional Association of CD9 with the Fcγ Receptors in Macrophages 2001 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Keisuke Kaji, Sunao Takeshita, Kensuke Miyake, Toshiyuki Takai, Akira Kudō	48
11	A FIELD SURVEY ON FLOW CHARACTERISTICS AND ASCENDING OF FISHES IN ICE-HARBOR TYPE FISHWAY OF MITUMENAI HEADWORKS 2000 ·(unknown), Akira Kudō, Nobuyuki Azuma	2
12	Snow chemistry of Agassiz Ice Cap, Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, Canada 1997 ·Journal of Glaciology ·Kumiko Goto‐Azuma, Roy M. Koerner, Masayoshi Nakawo, Akira Kudō	3
13	Snow chemistry of Agassiz Ice Cap, Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, Canada 1997 ·Journal of Glaciology ·Kumiko Goto‐Azuma, Roy M. Koerner, Masayoshi Nakawo, Akira Kudō	13
14	Expression of trkC in a Mouse Osteoblastic Cell Line and Its Response to Neurotrophin-3 1994 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Tohru Nakanishi, Kazuhiko Ohyama, Chiye Aoki, Akira Kudō, Tetsuo Hattori, (unknown), Shigehiko Taniguchi, Masaharu Takigawa	22
15	B cell development in mice with a defective λ₅ gene 1993 ·European Journal of Immunology ·Antonius Rolink, Hajime Karasuyama, Ulf Grawunder, Dirk Haasner, Akira Kudō, Fritz Melchers	84
16	BOOK REVIEWS 3:Nitchitsu kontserun no kenkyitu[A Study of the Nippon Nitrogen Fertilizers Konzern], by Takeshi OSHIO, 1989, Nihon Keizai Hyoronsha, Tokyo. 1991 ·Akira Kudō	2
17	B Cell Development in Fetal Liver 1991 ·Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·Fritz Melchers, Andreas Strasser, Steven R. Bauer, Akira Kudō, Philipp Thalmann, (unknown)	5
18	Our methods for evaluating the results of maxillo-facial surgery 1989 ·Ono I, Takehiko Ohura, (unknown), (unknown), Sanae Chiba, (unknown), Masayoshi Kawakami, Akira Kudō, Shuji Nakamura, (unknown), (unknown), Hidetomo Saito, Y. Uchiyama	1
19	Cellular Stages and Molecular Steps of Murine B-cell Development 1989 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Fritz Melchers, Andreas Strasser, Steven R. Bauer, Akira Kudō, Philipp Thalmann, A Rolink	36
20	Recombinant human-mouse chimeric monoclonal antibody specific for common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen. 1987 ·PubMed ·Yushi Nishimura, Masatoshi Yokoyama, Kazuo Araki, Ryuzo Ueda, Akira Kudō, Takeshi Watanabe	68

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