Akira Mizoguchi

21.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
315 papers, 17.2k citations indexed

About

Akira Mizoguchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Mizoguchi has authored 315 papers receiving a total of 17.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Molecular Biology, 139 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 70 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Akira Mizoguchi's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (76 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (43 papers) and Insect Utilization and Effects (29 papers). Akira Mizoguchi is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (76 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (43 papers) and Insect Utilization and Effects (29 papers). Akira Mizoguchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Akira Mizoguchi's co-authors include Yoshimi Takai, Chizuka Idé, Hiroshi Kataoka, Hideo Nishioka, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Hironori Ishizaki, Kazushi Kimura, Tasuku Honjo, Yoshimasa Tanaka and Taku Okazaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Akira Mizoguchi

310 papers receiving 16.9k citations

Hit Papers

Autoimmune Dilated Cardio... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2001 2000 2001 2003 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Autoimmune Dilated Cardiomyopathy in PD-1 Receptor-Deficient Mice
    2001 1.5k citations Akira Mizoguchi et al. profile →
  2. Prostaglandin D 2 as a Mediator of Allergic Asthma
    2000 625 citations Akira Mizoguchi et al. profile →
  3. The Membrane-Anchored MMP Inhibitor RECK Is a Key Regulator of Extracellular Matrix Integrity and Angiogenesis
    2001 567 citations Akira Mizoguchi et al. profile →
  4. Autoantibodies against cardiac troponin I are responsible for dilated cardiomyopathy in PD-1-deficient mice
    2003 544 citations Akira Mizoguchi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akira Mizoguchi Japan 68 7.9k 5.4k 3.1k 2.9k 2.3k 315 17.2k
Hermann Steller United States 65 12.9k 1.6× 3.4k 0.6× 3.5k 1.1× 3.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 127 17.7k
Konrad Basler Switzerland 75 19.1k 2.4× 3.6k 0.7× 5.6k 1.8× 2.0k 0.7× 3.3k 1.4× 199 23.2k
Masayuki Miura Japan 64 8.6k 1.1× 2.4k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 817 0.4× 253 13.2k
Hugo J. Bellen United States 96 19.7k 2.5× 9.8k 1.8× 9.5k 3.1× 2.2k 0.7× 3.5k 1.6× 298 29.5k
Shuo Lin United States 71 12.2k 1.6× 2.0k 0.4× 5.3k 1.7× 2.0k 0.7× 2.2k 1.0× 293 19.7k
Ralf Kühn Germany 64 11.2k 1.4× 3.6k 0.7× 750 0.2× 8.4k 2.9× 4.3k 1.9× 234 25.8k
Andrew G. Engel United States 86 12.2k 1.6× 3.3k 0.6× 4.1k 1.3× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 359 22.7k
Kai Zinn United States 47 9.4k 1.2× 3.7k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 105 14.1k
Michael A. Frohman United States 70 13.5k 1.7× 1.8k 0.3× 4.6k 1.5× 1.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 161 19.1k
Masaru Okabe Japan 94 14.3k 1.8× 2.3k 0.4× 2.5k 0.8× 6.3k 2.2× 5.6k 2.5× 404 30.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Akira Mizoguchi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akira Mizoguchi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tani, Kazutoshi, Kenji V. P. Nagashima, M Kawakami, et al.. (2025). A Native LH1–RC–HiPIP Supercomplex from an Extremophilic Phototroph. Communications Biology. 8(1). 42–42. 2 indexed citations
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Tani, Kazutoshi, Saori Maki-Yonekura, Tasuku Hamaguchi, et al.. (2024). Structure of endothelin ETB receptor–Gi complex in a conformation stabilized by unique NPxxL motif. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1303–1303. 3 indexed citations
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Tani, Kazutoshi, Yuki Kobayashi, Shinji Takenaka, et al.. (2024). High-resolution structure and biochemical properties of the LH1–RC photocomplex from the model purple sulfur bacterium, Allochromatium vinosum. Communications Biology. 7(1). 176–176. 3 indexed citations
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Tani, Kazutoshi, Yuki Kobayashi, Long‐Jiang Yu, et al.. (2023). Rhodobacter capsulatus forms a compact crescent-shaped LH1–RC photocomplex. Nature Communications. 14(1). 846–846. 15 indexed citations
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Makita, Noriko, Junichiro Sato, Katsunori Manaka, et al.. (2022). Successful prednisolone or calcimimetic treatment of acquired hypocalciuric hypercalcemia caused by biased allosteric CaSR autoantibodies. JCI Insight. 7(20). 6 indexed citations
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Tani, Kazutoshi, Shinichi Takaichi, Kenji V. P. Nagashima, et al.. (2022). An LH1–RC photocomplex from an extremophilic phototroph provides insight into origins of two photosynthesis proteins. Communications Biology. 5(1). 1197–1197. 20 indexed citations
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Tani, Kazutoshi, Kenji V. P. Nagashima, Long‐Jiang Yu, et al.. (2022). Asymmetric structure of the native Rhodobacter sphaeroides dimeric LH1–RC complex. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1904–1904. 27 indexed citations
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Tani, Kazutoshi, Kenji V. P. Nagashima, Long‐Jiang Yu, et al.. (2021). A previously unrecognized membrane protein in the Rhodobacter sphaeroides LH1-RC photocomplex. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6300–6300. 25 indexed citations
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Tani, Kazutoshi, Long‐Jiang Yu, Yukihiro Kimura, et al.. (2021). Cryo-EM Structure of the Photosynthetic LH1-RC Complex from Rhodospirillum rubrum. Biochemistry. 60(32). 2483–2491. 34 indexed citations
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Takagi, Hiroshi, Tomonori Hirose, Akira Mizoguchi, et al.. (2021). Dietary sodium chloride attenuates increased β-cell mass to cause glucose intolerance in mice under a high-fat diet. PLoS ONE. 16(3). e0248065–e0248065. 4 indexed citations
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Yokoyama, Yuichi, Tohru Terada, Kentaro Shimizu, et al.. (2020). Development of a deep learning-based method to identify “good” regions of a cryo-electron microscopy grid. Biophysical Reviews. 12(2). 349–354. 19 indexed citations
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Miyamoto, Tatsuo, Tohru Kiyono, Shujie Wang, et al.. (2020). A novel CDK-independent function of p27Kip1 in preciliary vesicle trafficking during ciliogenesis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 527(3). 716–722. 1 indexed citations
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Ota, Shinya, et al.. (2017). Magnet Wire with Enhanced Tolerance for High Frequency Voltage. 92. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Ji, Min Sung Choi, Akira Mizoguchi, et al.. (2015). Isoform-specific expression of the neuropeptide orcokinin in Drosophila melanogaster. Peptides. 68. 50–57. 32 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Koji, Yuji Toiyama, Yoshinaga Okugawa, et al.. (2014). In vivo optical imaging of cancer metastasis using multiphoton microscopy: a short review.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 29 indexed citations
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Yasuda, Takao, Tadao Shibasaki, Kohtaro Minami, et al.. (2010). Rim2α Determines Docking and Priming States in Insulin Granule Exocytosis. Cell Metabolism. 12(2). 117–129. 88 indexed citations
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Ohtsuka, Toshihisa, Yutaka Hata, Nobuyuki Ide, et al.. (1999). nRap GEP: A Novel Neural GDP/GTP Exchange Protein for Rap1 Small G Protein That Interacts with Synaptic Scaffolding Molecule (S-SCAM). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 265(1). 38–44. 93 indexed citations
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Mizoguchi, Akira. (1998). JUVENILE HORMONE PROMOTES THE SECRETION OF THE PROTHORACICOTROPIC HORMONE IN THE SILKWORM BOMBYX MORI(Endocrinology)(Proceedings of the Sixty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan). ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 15. 17. 2 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Tomoyuki, Takashi Matozaki, Akira Mizoguchi, & Masato Kasuga. (1995). Localization and Subcellular Distribution of SH-PTP2, a Protein-Tyrosine-Phosphatase with Src Homology-2 Domains, in Rat Brain. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 211(3). 950–959. 30 indexed citations
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Mizoguchi, Akira, et al.. (1990). A monoclonal antibody against a synthetic carboxyl-terminal fragment of the eclosion hormone of the silkworm, Bombyx mori: characterization and application to immunohistochemistry and affinity chromatography.. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 7(1). 47–54. 19 indexed citations

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