Akira Shimamoto

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
224 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Akira Shimamoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Shimamoto has authored 224 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 41 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Akira Shimamoto's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (26 papers), Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (22 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (21 papers). Akira Shimamoto is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (26 papers), Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (22 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (21 papers). Akira Shimamoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and South Korea. Akira Shimamoto's co-authors include Yasuhiro Furuichi, Makoto Goto, Saori Kitao, Noralane M. Lindor, William A. Smithson, Robert W. Miller, Timothy H. Pohlman, Hideo Ikeda, Edward D. Verrier and Hidetoshi Tahara and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Akira Shimamoto

200 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mutations in RECQL4 cause a subset of cases of Rothmund-Thomson syndrome

1999 532 citations Saori Kitao, Akira Shimamoto et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akira Shimamoto Japan	41	3.8k	1.3k	668	650	459	224	5.6k
Qi Pan China	43	2.9k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	334 0.5×	901 1.4×	517 1.1×	329	6.1k
Xiaoting Chen China	29	2.9k 0.8×	597 0.5×	335 0.5×	466 0.7×	632 1.4×	116	4.7k
Yuan Zhang China	42	2.7k 0.7×	860 0.7×	193 0.3×	719 1.1×	600 1.3×	325	6.6k
Bo Zhang China	43	3.2k 0.8×	816 0.6×	229 0.3×	410 0.6×	379 0.8×	223	6.0k
Peng Chen China	38	1.9k 0.5×	691 0.5×	375 0.6×	271 0.4×	404 0.9×	252	4.8k
Dali Li China	44	4.2k 1.1×	779 0.6×	191 0.3×	1.2k 1.8×	586 1.3×	164	6.0k
Chun‐Hao Tsai Taiwan	45	2.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	186 0.3×	1.0k 1.5×	715 1.6×	251	6.2k
Ning Sun China	38	5.3k 1.4×	784 0.6×	483 0.7×	279 0.4×	227 0.5×	151	7.5k
Guodong Yang China	53	6.0k 1.6×	2.5k 2.0×	2.4k 3.6×	364 0.6×	573 1.2×	241	9.3k
Umberto Galderisi Italy	45	3.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	230 0.3×	931 1.4×	515 1.1×	182	7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Akira Shimamoto

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akira Shimamoto

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kawaguchi, Koji, et al.. (2025). Subcostal approach using the single-port robotic system for a giant ganglioneuroma in a child. JTCVS Techniques. 32. 141–143.

Ogata, Haruhiko, Koichiro Higasa, Hidetoshi Tahara, et al.. (2023). Relationship between circulating mitochondrial DNA and microRNA in patients with major depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 339. 538–546. 22 indexed citations

Kato, Masaki, Haruhiko Ogata, Hidetoshi Tahara, et al.. (2022). Multiple Pre-Treatment miRNAs Levels in Untreated Major Depressive Disorder Patients Predict Early Response to Antidepressants and Interact with Key Pathways. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(7). 3873–3873. 15 indexed citations

Tsuge, Kyoshiro, Tomoaki Inazumi, Akira Shimamoto, & Yukihiko Sugimoto. (2019). Molecular mechanisms underlying prostaglandin E2-exacerbated inflammation and immune diseases. International Immunology. 31(9). 597–606. 192 indexed citations

Wakitani, Shigeyuki, et al.. (2017). Magnetic Targeted Delivery of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Promotes Articular Cartilage Repair. Stem Cells International. 2017. 1–7. 10 indexed citations

Hosoi, Toru, et al.. (2014). TERT attenuated ER stress-induced cell death. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 447(2). 378–382. 10 indexed citations

Nagasawa, Naoki, et al.. (2014). Development of Estimated Time of Arrival Method and Usefulness in Pulmonary Artery/Vein Separation 3D-CT. Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology. 70(11). 1258–1264. 2 indexed citations

Takano, Mikihisa, Keisuke Oda, Junya Nagai, et al.. (2013). 【Original Contribution】 Introduction of a Single Transporter Gene <i>ABCA3</i> Directs RLE-6TN to More Type II-like Alveolar Epithelial Cells. MEMBRANE. 38(5). 246–253. 7 indexed citations

Takano, Mikihisa, Keisuke Oda, Junya Nagai, et al.. (2013). Introduction of a Single Transporter Gene ABCA3 Directs RLE-6TN to More Type II-like Alveolar Epithelial Cells. 38(5). 246–253. 7 indexed citations

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Shomura, Shin, et al.. (2013). A case of obstructive pneumonia caused by Mycobacterium malmoense with marked increase of CA19-9 and SLX in serum. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Chest Surgery. 27(6). 778–781.

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Suzuki, Hitoshi, et al.. (2012). A case of mediastinal epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) treated via resection of the right brachiocephalic vein. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Chest Surgery. 26(6). 633–637. 2 indexed citations

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Takao, Motoshi, et al.. (2012). Pulmonary foreign body granuloma on the staple line five years after wedge resection for metastatic lung cancer. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Chest Surgery. 26(1). 52–55. 4 indexed citations

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Shimamoto, Akira, Motoshi Takao, Hiroshi Kodama, et al.. (2008). A Case of Left Apicoposterior Segmentectomy for Lung Cancer Occurring in a Displaced Anomalous Bronchus. 30(4). 210–214. 6 indexed citations

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Nemoto, Tetsuya, Zenzo Isogai, Kaoru Koide, et al.. (2007). Viscoelasticity measurement of skin in vivo by rheometer. Journal of Achievements of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering. 21. 33–36. 3 indexed citations

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Shibata, Satoshi, Mitsuho Sasaki, Takashi Miki, et al.. (2006). Exportin-5 orthologues are functionally divergent among species. Nucleic Acids Research. 34(17). 4711–4721. 66 indexed citations

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Lan, Li, Satoshi Nakajima, Kenshi Komatsu, et al.. (2005). Accumulation of Werner protein at DNA double-strand breaks in human cells. Journal of Cell Science. 118(18). 4153–4162. 111 indexed citations

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Chong, Albert J., Akira Shimamoto, Craig R. Hampton, et al.. (2004). Toll-like receptor 4 mediates ischemia/reperfusion injury of the heart. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 128(2). 170–179. 191 indexed citations

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Heo, Seok‐Jin, et al.. (1999). Bloom's syndrome gene suppresses premature ageing caused by Sgs1 deficiency in yeast. Genes to Cells. 4(11). 619–625. 77 indexed citations

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Nakai, Hiroshi, et al.. (1999). Characteristics of Hybrid Cable-Wires Consisting of New Fiber Materials and Steel Wires.. Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan. 48(6). 623–628. 1 indexed citations

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Matsumoto, Takehisa, Osamu Imamura, Yukako Yamabe, et al.. (1997). Mutation and haplotype analyses of the Werner's syndrome gene based on its genomic structure: genetic epidemiology in the Japanese population. Human Genetics. 100(1). 123–130. 79 indexed citations

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