Akito Takamura

4.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
13 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Akito Takamura is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akito Takamura has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Epidemiology, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Akito Takamura's work include Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (4 papers), Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (4 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (3 papers). Akito Takamura is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (4 papers), Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (4 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (3 papers). Akito Takamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Akito Takamura's co-authors include Taichi Hara, Noboru Mizushima, Chieko Kishi, Tohru Natsume, Jun‐Lin Guan, Shun-ichiro Iemura, Naoyuki Yamada, Yutaka Miura, Kenji Takehana and Noriko Oshiro and has published in prestigious journals such as Genes & Development, The Journal of Cell Biology and Molecular Biology of the Cell.

In The Last Decade

Akito Takamura

13 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Nutrient-dependent mTORC1 Association with the ULK1–Atg13–FIP200 Complex Required for Autophagy

2009 1.6k citations Taichi Hara, Takeshi Kaizuka et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell profile →
Autophagy-deficient mice develop multiple liver tumors

2011 1.1k citations Akito Takamura, Masaaki Komatsu et al. Genes & Development profile →
FIP200, a ULK-interacting protein, is required for autophagosome formation in mammalian cells

2008 783 citations Taichi Hara, Akito Takamura et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akito Takamura Japan	10	2.8k	1.8k	821	464	365	13	3.6k
Neil Otto United States	8	2.7k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	759 0.9×	456 1.0×	346 0.9×	13	4.0k
Chang Hwa Jung United States	8	2.9k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	818 1.0×	496 1.1×	360 1.0×	9	4.2k
Maria Perander Norway	17	2.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	804 1.0×	291 0.6×	207 0.6×	20	3.7k
Ezgi Tasdemir France	16	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	538 0.7×	318 0.7×	275 0.8×	16	3.4k
Ivana Novak Croatia	19	2.6k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	887 1.1×	334 0.7×	198 0.5×	28	4.3k
Edmond Y.W. Chan United Kingdom	17	2.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	932 1.1×	467 1.0×	203 0.6×	19	2.9k
Francesca Nazio Italy	25	2.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	552 0.7×	239 0.5×	180 0.5×	38	3.1k
Hai‐Xin Yuan China	22	1.8k 0.6×	2.8k 1.5×	2.0k 2.4×	299 0.6×	214 0.6×	45	5.0k
Kenneth Bowitz Larsen Norway	16	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	740 0.9×	282 0.6×	208 0.6×	22	2.9k
Carla F. Bento United Kingdom	21	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	893 1.1×	278 0.6×	159 0.4×	28	3.0k

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Fujiwara, Yu, et al.. (2021). A severe case of thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, renal insufficiency or reticulin fibrosis, and organomegaly syndrome with myocardial and skeletal muscle calcification despite hypocalcemia: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 15(1). 3–3. 8 indexed citations

Kamiya, Mari, Fumitaka Mizoguchi, Akito Takamura, et al.. (2019). A new in vitro model of polymyositis reveals CD8+ T cell invasion into muscle cells and its cytotoxic role. Lara D. Veeken. 59(1). 224–232. 16 indexed citations

Fujiwara, Yu, et al.. (2018). The first case of thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, renal impairment or reticulin fibrosis, and organomegaly (TAFRO) syndrome with unilateral adrenal necrosis: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 12(1). 295–295. 13 indexed citations

Sasaki, Hirokazu, Akito Takamura, Kimito Kawahata, et al.. (2018). Peripheral blood lymphocyte subset repertoires are biased and reflect clinical features in patients with dermatomyositis. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 48(3). 225–229. 11 indexed citations

Ota, Mineto, et al.. (2016). Anti-EJ antibody positive interstitial lung disease with skin changes at the fingertips. Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology. 39(2). 150–153. 5 indexed citations

Harigai, Masayoshi, Akito Takamura, Tatsuya Atsumi, et al.. (2013). Elevation of KL-6 serum levels in clinical trials of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a report from the Japan College of Rheumatology Ad Hoc Committee for Safety of Biological DMARDs. Modern Rheumatology. 23(2). 284–296. 12 indexed citations

Takamura, Akito, Shintaro Hirata, Hayato Nagasawa, et al.. (2013). A retrospective study of serum KL-6 levels during treatment with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a report from the Ad Hoc Committee for Safety of Biological DMARDs of the Japan College of Rheumatology. Modern Rheumatology. 23(2). 297–303. 11 indexed citations

Harigai, Masayoshi, Akito Takamura, Tatsuya Atsumi, et al.. (2012). Elevation of KL-6 serum levels in clinical trials of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a report from the Japan College of Rheumatology Ad Hoc Committee for Safety of Biological DMARDs. Modern Rheumatology. 23(2). 284–296. 11 indexed citations

Takamura, Akito, Shintaro Hirata, Hayato Nagasawa, et al.. (2012). A retrospective study of serum KL-6 levels during treatment with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a report from the Ad Hoc Committee for Safety of Biological DMARDs of the Japan College of Rheumatology. Modern Rheumatology. 23(2). 297–303. 10 indexed citations

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Takamura, Akito, Masaaki Komatsu, Taichi Hara, et al.. (2011). Autophagy-deficient mice develop multiple liver tumors. Genes & Development. 25(8). 795–800. 1066 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hara, Taichi, Takeshi Kaizuka, Chieko Kishi, et al.. (2009). Nutrient-dependent mTORC1 Association with the ULK1–Atg13–FIP200 Complex Required for Autophagy. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(7). 1981–1991. 1642 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hara, Taichi, Akito Takamura, Chieko Kishi, et al.. (2008). FIP200, a ULK-interacting protein, is required for autophagosome formation in mammalian cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 181(3). 497–510. 783 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moriwaki, Hisataka, Akito Takamura, Kazuo Nagura, et al.. (1988). [Systematized therapeutic intervention in intrahepatic cholestasis, with special reference to ursodeoxycholic acid therapy of corticosteroid non-effective cases].. PubMed. 85(11). 2420–9. 1 indexed citations

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