Akira Nakai

10.8k total citations
195 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Akira Nakai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Nakai has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Cell Biology and 36 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Akira Nakai's work include Heat shock proteins research (121 papers), thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses (36 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (28 papers). Akira Nakai is often cited by papers focused on Heat shock proteins research (121 papers), thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses (36 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (28 papers). Akira Nakai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Akira Nakai's co-authors include Mitsuaki Fujimoto, Kazuhiro Nagata, Richard I. Morimoto, Eiichi Takaki, Sachiye Inouye, Masako Tanabe, K. Nagata, Yoshinori Kawazoe, Naoki Hayashida and Ryosuke Takii and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Akira Nakai

193 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akira Nakai Japan	57	6.5k	1.7k	960	937	741	195	8.8k
Lea Sistonen Finland	58	9.5k 1.5×	2.6k 1.5×	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	1.3k 1.8×	137	11.8k
Dick D. Mosser Canada	38	6.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	843 0.9×	899 1.0×	490 0.7×	64	8.1k
André‐Patrick Arrigo France	51	6.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	747 0.8×	407 0.5×	102	8.4k
Ruben Mestril United States	40	4.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	287 0.3×	249 0.3×	72	6.0k
Kevin D. Sarge United States	40	5.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	633 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	788 1.1×	81	6.2k
David S. Latchman United Kingdom	66	7.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.8×	195 0.2×	188 0.3×	295	13.0k
Matthias Gaestel Germany	70	11.6k 1.8×	2.1k 1.2×	1.5k 1.5×	407 0.4×	321 0.4×	259	16.7k
Thomas Langer Germany	77	15.8k 2.4×	3.0k 1.7×	1.9k 2.0×	127 0.1×	473 0.6×	175	18.5k
Anne A. Knowlton United States	47	4.1k 0.6×	583 0.3×	902 0.9×	154 0.2×	119 0.2×	108	6.7k
J. Fred Dice United States	49	6.0k 0.9×	4.3k 2.5×	1.9k 2.0×	96 0.1×	370 0.5×	95	11.3k

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Oka, Shintaro, Ryosuke Takii, Mitsuaki Fujimoto, Akira Nakai, & Koji Shiraishi. (2024). HSF1/HSP25 system protects mitochondria function from heat stress and assists steroidogenesis in MA-10 Leydig cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 595. 112391–112391. 1 indexed citations

Takii, Ryosuke, et al.. (2024). HSF1 is required for cellular adaptation to daily temperature fluctuations. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 21361–21361. 1 indexed citations

Takii, Ryosuke, Mitsuaki Fujimoto, Masaki Matsumoto, et al.. (2019). The pericentromeric protein shugoshin 2 cooperates with HSF 1 in heat shock response and RNA Pol II recruitment. The EMBO Journal. 38(24). e102566–e102566. 23 indexed citations

Oka, Shintaro, Koji Shiraishi, Mitsuaki Fujimoto, et al.. (2017). Role of Heat Shock Factor 1 in Conserving Cholesterol Transportation in Leydig Cell Steroidogenesis via Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein. Endocrinology. 158(8). 2648–2658. 20 indexed citations

Fujimoto, Mitsuaki, Naohito Isoyama, Eiichi Takaki, et al.. (2016). Anti-TNF-α Agent Infliximab and Splenectomy Are Protective Against Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Transplantation. 100(8). 1675–1682. 19 indexed citations

Nakai, Akira, et al.. (2012). A case of metachronous multiple plasmacytoma involving the mandible. Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. 58(5). 302–306. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Hong, Hui Gong, Zhidan Chen, et al.. (2012). Association of Stat3 with HSF1 plays a critical role in G-CSF-induced cardio-protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 52(6). 1282–1290. 46 indexed citations

Uchida, Shusaku, K. Hara, Ayumi Kobayashi, et al.. (2011). Impaired hippocampal spinogenesis and neurogenesis and altered affective behavior in mice lacking heat shock factor 1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(4). 1681–1686. 79 indexed citations

Nakamoto, Tetsuya, Kazuma Sugahara, Yoshinobu Hirose, et al.. (2011). Geranylgeranylacetone suppresses noise-induced expression of proinflammatory cytokines in the cochlea. Auris Nasus Larynx. 39(3). 270–274. 28 indexed citations

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Takii, Ryosuke, Sachiye Inouye, Mitsuaki Fujimoto, et al.. (2009). Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 Inhibits Expression of IL-6 through Activating Transcription Factor 3. The Journal of Immunology. 184(2). 1041–1048. 84 indexed citations

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Ariyoshi, Mariko, Ryuji Igarashi, Hideyuki Hara, et al.. (2008). Molecular Basis for SUMOylation-dependent Regulation of DNA Binding Activity of Heat Shock Factor 2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(4). 2435–2447. 34 indexed citations

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Sugahara, Kazuma, Kazutaka Sugimoto, Mitsuaki Fujimoto, et al.. (2008). Attenuation of progressive hearing loss in a model of age-related hearing loss by a heat shock protein inducer, geranylgeranylacetone. Brain Research. 1212. 9–17. 35 indexed citations

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Hayakawa, Nobuki, Keiko Uchimura, Masaki Makino, et al.. (1998). Vitamin E and Coenzyme Q Concentrations in the Thyroid Tissues of Patients With Various Thyroid Disorders. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 315(4). 230–232. 7 indexed citations

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Nakai, Akira, et al.. (1997). HSF4, a New Member of the Human Heat Shock Factor Family Which Lacks Properties of a Transcriptional Activator. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(1). 469–481. 284 indexed citations

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Noguchi, Tetsuo, Kazuo Chin, Motoharu Ohi, et al.. (1997). Heat Shock Protein 72 Level Decreases During Sleep in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 155(4). 1316–1322. 29 indexed citations

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Nakai, Akira, Yoshinori Kawazoe, Masako Tanabe, Kazuhiro Nagata, & Richard I. Morimoto. (1995). The DNA-Binding Properties of Two Heat Shock Factors, HSF1 and HSF3, Are Induced in the Avian Erythroblast Cell Line HD6. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(10). 5268–5278. 91 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Richard I., Donald A. Jurivich, Paul E. Kroeger, et al.. (1994). 17 Regulation of Heat Shock Gene Transcription by a Family of Heat Shock Factors. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 26. 417–455. 21 indexed citations

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Koishi, Mototsugu, Nobuko Hosokawa, Mamoru Sato, et al.. (1992). Quercetin, an Inhibitor of Heat Shock Protein Synthesis, Inhibits the Acquisition of Thermotolerance in a Human Colon Carcinoma Cell Line. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 83(11). 1216–1222. 74 indexed citations

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Nakai, Akira, Mamoru Satoh, Kazunori Hirayoshi, & Kazuhiro Nagata. (1991). Identification of the ATP-binding heat-inducible protein of MR=37,000 as glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 176(1). 59–64. 11 indexed citations

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Nagasaka, Akio, Hiroyoshi Hidaka, Akira Nakai, et al.. (1986). Effect of Somatostatin and Dopaminergic Agents on Bovine Pituitary Phosphodiesterase Activity. Neuroendocrinology. 43(3). 410–415. 1 indexed citations

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