Akira Tsuji

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
218 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Akira Tsuji is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Tsuji has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Oncology, 56 papers in Molecular Biology and 42 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Akira Tsuji's work include Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (46 papers), Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (38 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (25 papers). Akira Tsuji is often cited by papers focused on Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (46 papers), Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (38 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (25 papers). Akira Tsuji collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Akira Tsuji's co-authors include Ikumi Tamai, Yoshimichi Sai, Tsukinaka Yamana, Jun‐ichi Nezu, Miyuki Shimane, Asuka Oku, Rikiya Ohashi, Tetsuya Terasaki, Hikaru Yabuuchi and Hiroshi Uchino and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Akira Tsuji

212 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Molecular and Functional Identification of Sodium Ion-dependent, High Affinity Human Carnitine Transporter OCTN2

1998 584 citations Ikumi Tamai, Yoshimichi Sai et al. profile →
Molecular Identification and Characterization of Novel Members of the Human Organic Anion Transporter (OATP) Family

2000 505 citations Ikumi Tamai, Yoshimichi Sai et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akira Tsuji Japan	44	3.0k	2.5k	1.5k	1.5k	963	218	7.4k
Hideyuki Saito Japan	55	4.9k 1.6×	2.5k 1.0×	877 0.6×	2.6k 1.8×	1.3k 1.3×	273	9.5k
Takeo Nakanishi Japan	51	3.2k 1.1×	2.7k 1.1×	660 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	206	7.2k
Gerhard Burckhardt Germany	41	2.8k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	761 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	761 0.8×	164	6.3k
Toshimitsu Niwa Japan	60	1.2k 0.4×	4.1k 1.6×	2.5k 1.7×	701 0.5×	705 0.7×	311	13.0k
Gert Fricker Germany	56	4.2k 1.4×	3.3k 1.3×	305 0.2×	1.9k 1.3×	343 0.4×	258	10.6k
Irwin M. Arias United States	58	3.4k 1.1×	4.4k 1.7×	916 0.6×	2.8k 1.9×	621 0.6×	196	10.0k
Masahiro Okuda Japan	36	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	406 0.3×	1.3k 0.9×	491 0.5×	193	5.3k
Akira Yoshida Japan	57	1.1k 0.4×	5.4k 2.1×	808 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	874 0.9×	507	12.6k
W. Gerok Germany	51	1.9k 0.6×	2.7k 1.1×	948 0.6×	516 0.4×	714 0.7×	379	10.0k
Tomohiro Terada Japan	48	3.1k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	248 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	862 0.9×	229	6.2k

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Sato, Kousuke, et al.. (2018). Isolation and characterization of peptides with dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) inhibitory activity from natto using DPPIV from Aspergillus oryzae. Food Chemistry. 261. 51–56. 43 indexed citations

Yoshizaki, Tomokazu, Akira Tsuji, & Shigeyuki Murono. (2009). Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Papillomatosis with Anti-viral Drug Cidofovir. Nihon Kikan Shokudoka Gakkai Kaiho. 60(4). 344–347.

Tsuji, Akira, Naohiro Wakisaka, Satoru Kondo, et al.. (2008). Induction of Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products by EBV Latent Membrane Protein 1 and Its Correlation with Angiogenesis and Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(17). 5368–5375. 40 indexed citations

Tsuji, Akira. (2007). Can we predict pharmacokinetic profiles of drugs in humans from data of experimental animals?. Drug Delivery System. 22(1). 43–47. 2 indexed citations

Kato, Yukio, et al.. (2004). PDZK1 Directly Regulates the Function of Organic Cation/Carnitine Transporter OCTN2. Molecular Pharmacology. 67(3). 734–743. 67 indexed citations

Teramachi, Hitomi, et al.. (2002). Comparative Examination of the Initial Dosage Setting of Vancomycin Therapy in the Adult MRSA Patients.. Iryo Yakugaku (Japanese Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences). 28(6). 530–540. 6 indexed citations

Yoshimura, Ichiro, et al.. (2001). IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF p53 AND Ki-67 OVEREXPRESSION IN GRADE 3 SUPERFICIAL BLADDER TUMOR IN RELATIONSHIP TO TUMOR RECURRENCE AND PROGNOSIS. The Japanese Journal of Urology. 92(7). 656–665. 2 indexed citations

Mochizuki, Kiyofumi, et al.. (2000). Effects of Oral Kallidinogenase on Fundus and Retrobulbar Blood Flow in Retinal Vein Occlusion. 17(10). 1433–1436. 1 indexed citations

Tamai, Ikumi, et al.. (2000). . KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU. 38(7). 432–438. 1 indexed citations

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Tamai, Ikumi, Junko Yamashita, Yasuto Kido, et al.. (2000). Limited Distribution of New Quinolone Antibacterial Agents into Brain Caused by Multiple Efflux Transporters at the Blood-Brain Barrier. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 295(1). 146–152. 70 indexed citations

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Hashimoto, Noriyoshi, Fumio Suzuki, Ikumi Tamai, et al.. (1998). Gene-Dose Effect on Carnitine Transport Activity in Embryonic Fibroblasts of JVS Mice as a Model of Human Carnitine Transporter Deficiency. Biochemical Pharmacology. 55(10). 1729–1732. 32 indexed citations

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Sai, Yoshimichi, Ikumi Tamai, Haruhiro Higashida, et al.. (1996). Development of screening system for oral drug delivery of .BETA.-lactam antibiotics using a clone of intestinal oligopeptide transporter.. Drug Delivery System. 11(3). 205–213. 1 indexed citations

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Tsuji, Akira, et al.. (1996). The Effect of the Ortho-Bonding Unit in Novolak on the Photoresist.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 53(4). 231–238. 4 indexed citations

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Kimura, Fumihiro, et al.. (1995). EXPRESSION OF GP160 mRNA IN RENAL CELL CARCINOMA: AN ATTEMPT TO PREDICT THE SENSITIVITY OF IFN-^|^alpha; THERAPY. The Japanese Journal of Urology. 86(9). 1424–1428. 1 indexed citations

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Nagata, Osamu, et al.. (1988). Disposition and metabolism of NY-198. IV. Absorption, distribution and excretion of 14C-NY-198 in rats and dogs. Chemotherapy. 36. 151–173. 9 indexed citations

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Nagata, Osamu, et al.. (1988). Disposition and metabolism of NY-198 V. Metabolism of 14c-ny-198 in rats and dogs. Chemotherapy. 36(2). 174–187. 3 indexed citations

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Makino, Eiichi, et al.. (1988). Disposition and metabolism of NY-198 II. Hplc and bioassay studies of absorption and excretion in the dog. Chemotherapy. 36. 138–143. 8 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Yoshie, et al.. (1988). Bioassay study of absorption, distribution and excretion of NY-198 compared with norfloxacin and ofloxacin. Chemotherapy. 36. 188–194. 2 indexed citations

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Tamai, Ikumi, et al.. (1987). INTESTINAL UPTAKE OF β-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS WITHOUT AN α-AMINO GROUP AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO DIPEPTIDE TRANSPORT. Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics. 10(4). 6 indexed citations

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Nakashima, Emi, Hitoshi Mizuo, Akira Tsuji, & Tsukinaka Yamana. (1983). CARRIER-MEDIATED TRANSPORT MECHANISM IN THE RAT INTESTINAL ABSORPTION OF AMINO-β-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS. Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics. 6(4). 1 indexed citations

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