Akito Maeda

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Akito Maeda is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Akito Maeda has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Akito Maeda's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (8 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers). Akito Maeda is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (8 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers). Akito Maeda collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and India. Akito Maeda's co-authors include Tomohiro Kurosaki, Tai Kubo, Shosaku Numa, Masayoshi Mishina, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Taku Okazaki, Tasuku Honjo, Takaharu Okada, Kazuhiko Fukuda and Koko Katagiri and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Akito Maeda

36 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Cloning, sequencing and expression of complementary DNA encoding the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor

1986 764 citations Tai Kubo, Kazuhiko Fukuda et al. Nature profile →
PD-1 immunoreceptor inhibits B cell receptor-mediated signaling by recruiting src homology 2-domain-containing tyrosine phosphatase 2 to phosphotyrosine

2001 676 citations Taku Okazaki, Akito Maeda et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akito Maeda Japan	26	2.6k	1.6k	1.4k	670	600	36	4.8k
James I. Healy United States	13	2.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	562 0.4×	362 0.5×	431 0.7×	15	4.4k
Paul K. Goldsmith United States	46	4.2k 1.6×	724 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	778 1.2×	117 0.2×	102	6.4k
Jean‐Pierre Galizzi France	31	1.3k 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	603 0.4×	348 0.5×	91 0.2×	58	3.6k
James Sinnett‐Smith United States	44	4.8k 1.9×	365 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 2.0×	325 0.5×	109	6.9k
Andrew J. H. Smith United Kingdom	33	3.4k 1.3×	726 0.5×	701 0.5×	465 0.7×	105 0.2×	57	5.7k
Rejean L. Idzerda United States	34	3.2k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.7×	66 0.1×	42	5.7k
Alan V. Smrcka United States	50	7.1k 2.7×	1.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	800 1.2×	197 0.3×	145	9.1k
Anne Lefort Belgium	30	2.0k 0.8×	422 0.3×	906 0.7×	526 0.8×	285 0.5×	65	3.9k
Thomas M. Wilkie United States	36	4.3k 1.7×	407 0.3×	1.0k 0.7×	400 0.6×	110 0.2×	67	5.6k
Glen A. Evans United States	36	2.3k 0.9×	808 0.5×	429 0.3×	353 0.5×	92 0.2×	80	4.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Maeda, Akito. (2020). Recruitment of Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Damaged Sites by Plant-Derived Components. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 437–437. 18 indexed citations

Hayashi, Hiroki, Hironori Nakagami, M Takeichi, et al.. (2012). HIG1, a novel regulator of mitochondrial γ‐secretase, maintains normal mitochondrial function. The FASEB Journal. 26(6). 2306–2317. 40 indexed citations

Nakagami, Hironori, Tomoyuki Nishikawa, Akito Maeda, et al.. (2011). Modification of a novel angiogenic peptide, AG30, for the development of novel therapeutic agents. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 16(7). 1629–1639. 24 indexed citations

Nishikawa, Tomoyuki, Hironori Nakagami, Akito Maeda, et al.. (2008). Development of a novel antimicrobial peptide, AG‐30, with angiogenic properties. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 13(3). 535–546. 27 indexed citations

Kawano, Hirokazu, et al.. (2007). New potential therapy for orthotopic bladder carcinoma by combining HVJ envelope with doxorubicin. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 61(6). 973–978. 18 indexed citations

Katagiri, Koko, et al.. (2003). RAPL, a Rap1-binding molecule that mediates Rap1-induced adhesion through spatial regulation of LFA-1. Nature Immunology. 4(8). 741–748. 396 indexed citations

Niiro, Hiroaki, Akito Maeda, Tomohiro Kurosaki, & Edward A. Clark. (2002). The B Lymphocyte Adaptor Molecule of 32 kD (Bam32) Regulates B Cell Antigen Receptor Signaling and Cell Survival. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 195(1). 143–149. 50 indexed citations

Okazaki, Taku, Akito Maeda, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Tomohiro Kurosaki, & Tasuku Honjo. (2001). PD-1 immunoreceptor inhibits B cell receptor-mediated signaling by recruiting src homology 2-domain-containing tyrosine phosphatase 2 to phosphotyrosine. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(24). 13866–13871. 676 indexed citations breakdown →

Okada, Takaharu, et al.. (2000). BCAP. Immunity. 13(6). 817–827. 224 indexed citations

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Maeda, Akito, Andrew M. Scharenberg, Satoshi Tsukada, et al.. (1999). Paired immunoglobulin-like receptor B (PIR-B) inhibits BCR-induced activation of Syk and Btk by SHP-1. Oncogene. 18(14). 2291–2297. 124 indexed citations

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Sawai, Terumitsu, T. Ito, S Nakata, et al.. (1999). A successful induction of tolerance by perioperative intrathymic injection in rat “High-Responder” heart transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings. 31(7). 2747–2748. 1 indexed citations

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Okada, Takaharu, Ryuji Inoue, Kazuto Yamazaki, et al.. (1999). Molecular and Functional Characterization of a Novel Mouse Transient Receptor Potential Protein Homologue TRP7. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(39). 27359–27370. 386 indexed citations

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Matsumoto, Hisako, Keiichiro Suzuki, Eisaku Tanaka, et al.. (1997). Interleukin-12 gene expression in human monocyte-derived macrophages stimulated with Mycobacterium bovis BCG: cytokine regulation and effect of NK cells. Infection and Immunity. 65(11). 4405–4410. 38 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Seiichiro, Akito Maeda, Edward L. Barsoumian, et al.. (1997). Molecular cloning and characterization of a human brain ryanodine receptor¹. FEBS Letters. 417(1). 157–162. 34 indexed citations

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Maeda, Akito, et al.. (1996). Generation of Cell Transfectants Expressing Cardiac Calcium Ion Channel and Calcium Indicator Protein Aequorin. Analytical Biochemistry. 242(1). 31–39. 11 indexed citations

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Akiba, Isamu, Tai Kubo, Akito Maeda, et al.. (1988). Primary structure of porcine muscarinic acetylcholine receptor III and antagonist binding studies. FEBS Letters. 235(1-2). 257–261. 82 indexed citations

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Fukuda, Kazuhiko, Haruhiro Higashida, Tai Kubo, et al.. (1988). Selective coupling with K+ currents of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes in NG108-15 cells. Nature. 335(6188). 355–358. 186 indexed citations

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Maeda, Akito, Tai Kubo, Masayoshi Mishina, & Shosaku Numa. (1988). Tissue distribution of mRNAs encoding muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. FEBS Letters. 239(2). 339–342. 202 indexed citations

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Bujo, Hideaki, Junichi Nakai, Tai Kubo, et al.. (1988). Different sensitivities to agonist of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. FEBS Letters. 240(1-2). 95–100. 34 indexed citations

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Numa, Shosaku, Kazuhiko Fukuda, Tai Kubo, et al.. (1988). Molecular Basis of the Functional Heterogeneity of the Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 53(0). 295–301. 5 indexed citations

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