Akira Yamauchi

12.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
289 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Akira Yamauchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akira Yamauchi has authored 289 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 73 papers in Immunology and 38 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Akira Yamauchi's work include Galectins and Cancer Biology (32 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (28 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (27 papers). Akira Yamauchi is often cited by papers focused on Galectins and Cancer Biology (32 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (28 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (27 papers). Akira Yamauchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Akira Yamauchi's co-authors include Mitsuomi Hirashima, Nozomu Nishi, Hiroyasu Yokomise, Souichi Oomizu, Toshiro Niki, Shigeki Katoh, Minoru Kihara, Tomohiro Arikawa, Takanori Nakamura and Takashi Inamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Akira Yamauchi

283 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

The role of shared receptor motifs and common stat proteins in the generation of cytokine pleiotropy and redundancy by IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-13, and IL-15

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akira Yamauchi Japan	51	4.2k	3.1k	1.9k	698	690	289	9.1k
Hiroshi Kawamoto Japan	56	5.5k 1.3×	3.9k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	197 0.3×	1.4k 2.0×	349	11.5k
Takanori Nakamura Japan	58	4.7k 1.1×	6.5k 2.1×	1.7k 0.9×	163 0.2×	1.1k 1.6×	251	13.0k
Zhongyun Dong United States	42	1.6k 0.4×	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	506 0.7×	382 0.6×	117	6.6k
Hiroshi Inagaki Japan	51	2.2k 0.5×	1.0k 0.3×	2.2k 1.2×	428 0.6×	1.4k 2.0×	393	10.0k
Weihong Liu China	36	3.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	872 0.5×	802 1.1×	507 0.7×	165	8.2k
Roland Kaufmann Germany	57	2.5k 0.6×	3.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	97 0.1×	906 1.3×	489	12.1k
Akira Matsuda Japan	62	1.6k 0.4×	9.5k 3.1×	1.4k 0.8×	133 0.2×	565 0.8×	961	18.0k
Karel Smetana Czechia	41	1.5k 0.4×	4.1k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	104 0.1×	548 0.8×	418	7.6k
Lin Wang China	45	1.6k 0.4×	3.4k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	91 0.1×	612 0.9×	323	8.4k
Zhaohui Wang China	44	1.6k 0.4×	3.6k 1.2×	884 0.5×	156 0.2×	450 0.7×	202	7.7k

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Miyano, Kei, Shuichiro Okamoto, Yasuhiro Takenouchi, et al.. (2025). NADPH oxidase subunit p22 : A marker of oxidase-dependent oxidative stress and target for stress suppression in nonphagocytic cells. Journal of Immunological Methods. 539. 113850–113850. 1 indexed citations

Shigeta, Ayako, Shu Meguro, Jiro Morimoto, et al.. (2025). Effect of administration and withdrawal of the sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, tofogliflozin, on renal protection in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy: A multicenter, single‐arm study (RESTORE‐nephropathy study). Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 16(5). 817–826.

Katase, Naoki, et al.. (2022). DKK3/CKAP4 axis is associated with advanced stage and poorer prognosis in oral cancer. Oral Diseases. 29(8). 3193–3204. 10 indexed citations

Sugie, Tomoharu, Eiji Suzuki, Akira Yamauchi, et al.. (2018). Combined effects of neoadjuvant letrozole and zoledronic acid on γδT cells in postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer. The Breast. 38. 114–119. 9 indexed citations

Oomizu, Souichi, Tomohiro Arikawa, Toshiro Niki, et al.. (2012). Cell Surface Galectin-9 Expressing Th Cells Regulate Th17 and Foxp3+ Treg Development by Galectin-9 Secretion. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e48574–e48574. 108 indexed citations

Yamauchi, Akira, et al.. (2012). The phagocyte NADPH oxidase and bacterial infections. 38(1). 11–18. 3 indexed citations

Yamauchi, Akira, et al.. (2011). Fabrication of Alumina Coating on Ni-Al Alloy Microchannel Wall for Catalyst Supporting. Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers (Hokkaido University). 11.

Kontani, Keiichi, Masahiro Ohtani, Yoshio Kushida, et al.. (2010). Indication for skin-sparing mastectomy with or without nipple preservation for primary breast cancer.. PubMed. 95(1). 12–20. 2 indexed citations

Kuroda, Junya, Hisao Nagoshi, Tsutomu Kobayashi, et al.. (2010). Targeting Activating Transcription Factor 3 by Galectin-9 Induces Apoptosis and Overcomes Various Types of Treatment Resistance in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Molecular Cancer Research. 8(7). 994–1001. 61 indexed citations

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Yamauchi, Akira, Masafumi Tsunekane, Kazuya Kurokawa, Shuji Hanada, & Kyosuke Yoshimi. (2009). Influence of vacuum annealing conditions on the surface oxidation and vacancy condensation in the surface of an FeAl single crystal. Intermetallics. 18(4). 412–416. 6 indexed citations

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Yamauchi, Akira, et al.. (2008). A double epitope tag for quantification of recombinant protein using fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Analytical Biochemistry. 380(2). 249–256. 4 indexed citations

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Katoh, Shigeki, Naoki Ishii, Atsuya Nobumoto, et al.. (2007). Galectin-9 Inhibits CD44–Hyaluronan Interaction and Suppresses a Murine Model of Allergic Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 176(1). 27–35. 140 indexed citations

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Nishi, Nozomu, Hiroko Abe, Yumiko Kashio, et al.. (2007). Carbohydrate-recognition domains of galectin-9 are involved in intermolecular interaction with galectin-9 itself and other members of the galectin family. Glycobiology. 17(4). 423–432. 37 indexed citations

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Seki, Masako, Ken-mei Sakata, Souichi Oomizu, et al.. (2007). Beneficial effect of galectin 9 on rheumatoid arthritis by induction of apoptosis of synovial fibroblasts. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 56(12). 3968–3976. 95 indexed citations

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Yoshikawa, Kiyotsugu, Tomoko Ogawa, Richard Baer, et al.. (2000). Abnormal expression of BRCA1 and BRCA1-interactive DNA-repair proteins in breast carcinomas. International Journal of Cancer. 88(1). 28–36. 77 indexed citations

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Tsuyuki, Shigeru, Akira Yamauchi, Koichi Kinoshita, et al.. (1998). Possible Availability ofN-Acetylcysteine as an Adjunct to Cytokine Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology. 88(2). 192–198. 6 indexed citations

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Yamauchi, Akira, et al.. (1987). MEMBRANE POTENTIAL , ION FLUX , AND ION CONCENTRATION WITHIN LIQUID MEMBRANE IN REVERSE TRANSPORT SYSTEM. 16(2). 123–128. 1 indexed citations

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Yamauchi, Akira, et al.. (1986). SELECTIVITIES OF IONS IN MIXED ELECTROLYTES-AMPHOTERIC MEMBRANE SYSTEM. 15(2). 195–200. 1 indexed citations

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Yamauchi, Akira, Makoto Itoh, Kozue Kaibara, & Hideo Kimizuka. (1983). Ion Flux and Membrane Potential in Reverse Transport System. NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI. 1983(6). 888–892. 3 indexed citations

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Yamauchi, Akira. (1958). A NEUROPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE MYENTERIC PLEXUS IN GASTRIC PTOSIS. Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University). 27(6). 1325–1332. 1 indexed citations

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