Akira Suwa

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Akira Suwa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Suwa has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Rheumatology and 23 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Akira Suwa's work include Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (20 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (11 papers) and Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes (7 papers). Akira Suwa is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (20 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (11 papers) and Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes (7 papers). Akira Suwa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Czechia. Akira Suwa's co-authors include Tsuneyo Mimori, Michito Hirakata, Yasuo Ikeda, Masataka Kuwana, Shinji Sato, Takeshi Kurama, Shinichi Inada, Teruhiko Shimokawa, John Hardin and Chester V. Oddis 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 Suwa

82 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Autoantibodies to a 140‐kd polypeptide, CADM‐140, in Japanese patients with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis

2005 522 citations Shinji Sato, Michito Hirakata et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →

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Kazumitsu Sugiura Japan

Yoshihiko Usui Japan

Xuming Mao United States

Kenichi Namba Japan

Shohei Shimajiri Japan

Ghada Alsaleh France

Swapan K. Nath United States

Stefano Alivernini Italy

Tania Colasanti Italy

Sanna Rosengren United States

Kazumitsu Sugiura Japan

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827 ×0.8

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904 ×0.9

954 ×1.2

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799 ×2.0

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190 ×0.6

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akira Suwa

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kakuta, Hirotoshi, Eiji Kurosaki, Tatsuya Niimi, et al.. (2014). Distinct Properties of Telmisartan on Agonistic Activities for Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ among Clinically Used Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers: Drug-Target Interaction Analyses. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 349(1). 10–20. 20 indexed citations

Takada, Tetsuya, Michito Hirakata, Akira Suwa, et al.. (2009). Clinical and histopathological features of myopathies in Japanese patients with anti-SRP autoantibodies. Modern Rheumatology. 19(2). 165–165. 6 indexed citations

Suwa, Akira, Masayasu Yoshino, Chihiro Yamazaki, et al.. (2009). RMI1 deficiency in mice protects from diet and genetic‐induced obesity. FEBS Journal. 277(3). 677–686. 14 indexed citations

Wolfgang, Michael J., Seung Hun, David S. Millington, et al.. (2008). Brain‐specific carnitine palmitoyl‐transferase‐1c: role in CNS fatty acid metabolism, food intake, and body weight. Journal of Neurochemistry. 105(4). 1550–1559. 75 indexed citations

Wada, Akira, et al.. (2008). Automated microfluidic assay system for autoantibodies found in autoimmune diseases using a photoimmobilized autoantigen microarray. Biotechnology Progress. 24(6). 1384–1392. 22 indexed citations

Takada, Tetsuya, Michito Hirakata, Akira Suwa, et al.. (2008). Clinical and histopathological features of myopathies in Japanese patients with anti-SRP autoantibodies. Modern Rheumatology. 19(2). 156–164. 42 indexed citations

Hirakata, Michito, Akira Suwa, Tetsuya Takada, et al.. (2007). Clinical and immunogenetic features of patients with autoantibodies to asparaginyl–transfer RNA synthetase. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 56(4). 1295–1303. 77 indexed citations

Hirakata, Michito, Akira Suwa, Masataka Kuwana, et al.. (2005). Association between autoantibodies to the Ku protein and DPB1*. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 52(2). 668–669. 14 indexed citations

Sato, Shinji, Michito Hirakata, Masataka Kuwana, et al.. (2005). Autoantibodies to a 140‐kd polypeptide, CADM‐140, in Japanese patients with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 52(5). 1571–1576. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

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Suwa, Akira. (2001). Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Modern Rheumatology. 11(2). 91–102. 1 indexed citations

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Suwa, Akira, et al.. (1999). Rheumatoid arthritis associated with methotrexate-induced pneumonitis: improvement with i.v. cyclophosphamide therapy.. PubMed. 17(3). 355–8. 32 indexed citations

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Aota, Shin‐ichi, Akira Suwa, Kazumitsu Ueda, et al.. (1999). Vinexin Forms a Signaling Complex with Sos and Modulates Epidermal Growth Factor-induced c-Jun N-terminal Kinase/Stress-activated Protein Kinase Activities. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(50). 35933–35937. 43 indexed citations

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Hirakata, Michito, Akira Suwa, Sonoko Nagai, et al.. (1999). Anti-KS: Identification of Autoantibodies to Asparaginyl-Transfer RNA Synthetase Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease. The Journal of Immunology. 162(4). 2315–2320. 150 indexed citations

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Fujii, Takao, Akira Suwa, Tsuneyo Mimori, & M Akizuki. (1998). Chronic arthritis and carpo:metacarpal ratio in Japanese patients with adult Still's disease.. PubMed. 25(12). 2402–7. 6 indexed citations

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Suwa, Akira, et al.. (1998). Malignant melanoma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis [2]. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 16(4). 2 indexed citations

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Teraoka, Hirobumi, Fumiaki Watanabe, Kinji Tsukada, et al.. (1996). CPP32/Yama/apopain cleaves the catalytic component of DNA‐dependent protein kinase in the holoenzyme. FEBS Letters. 393(1). 1–6. 32 indexed citations

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Chung, Ung‐il, Tetsuya Igarashi, Toshihide Nishishita, et al.. (1996). The Interaction between Ku Antigen and REF1 Protein Mediates Negative Gene Regulation by Extracellular Calcium. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(15). 8593–8598. 64 indexed citations

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Suwa, Akira, M. Hirakata, Yoshihiko Takeda, et al.. (1996). Autoantibodies to DNA-dependent protein kinase. Probes for the catalytic subunit.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 97(6). 1417–1421. 30 indexed citations

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McCauliffe, Daniel P., Edward L. Treadwell, Takashi Ogasawara, et al.. (1994). Characterization of the Su Antigen, a Macromolecular Complex of 100/102 and 200-kDa Proteins Recognized by Autoantibodies in Systemic Rheumatic Diseases. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology. 73(1). 132–141. 37 indexed citations

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Hirakata, M., Yutaka Okano, Uttam Pati, et al.. (1993). Identification of autoantibodies to RNA polymerase II. Occurrence in systemic sclerosis and association with autoantibodies to RNA polymerases I and III.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 91(6). 2665–2672. 52 indexed citations

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