Asuka Morizane

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Asuka Morizane is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Asuka Morizane has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 17 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Asuka Morizane's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (40 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (21 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (17 papers). Asuka Morizane is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (40 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (21 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (17 papers). Asuka Morizane collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Sweden and United States. Asuka Morizane's co-authors include Jun Takahashi, Daisuke Doi, Masato Nakagawa, Tetsuhiro Kikuchi, Shinya Yamanaka, Keisuke Okita, Jun Takahashi, Yoshiko Sato, Yoshiki Sasai and Takuya Hayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Asuka Morizane

62 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

A more efficient method to generate integration-free human iPS cells

2011 1.4k citations Keisuke Okita, Asuka Morizane et al. profile →
Human iPS cell-derived dopaminergic neurons function in a primate Parkinson’s disease model

2017 488 citations Tetsuhiro Kikuchi, Asuka Morizane et al. profile →
A novel efficient feeder-free culture system for the derivation of human induced pluripotent stem cells

2014 480 citations Masato Nakagawa, Yukimasa Taniguchi et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Asuka Morizane Japan	31	4.7k	1.8k	965	805	715	62	5.9k
Yohei Okada Japan	32	4.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	731 0.9×	612 0.9×	69	5.6k
Frank Soldner United States	23	6.2k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	865 0.9×	606 0.8×	748 1.0×	25	7.6k
Stuart M. Chambers United States	24	5.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	859 0.9×	574 0.7×	894 1.3×	29	6.8k
Su‐Chun Zhang United States	38	5.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.9×	553 0.7×	944 1.3×	69	6.8k
Alison C. Lloyd United Kingdom	30	2.7k 0.6×	2.6k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	625 0.8×	320 0.4×	52	5.9k
Malin Parmar Sweden	48	6.0k 1.3×	3.6k 2.0×	2.0k 2.1×	631 0.8×	1.0k 1.4×	123	8.1k
John T. Dimos United States	16	3.5k 0.7×	670 0.4×	642 0.7×	488 0.6×	491 0.7×	19	4.5k
Oliver Brüstle Germany	34	3.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.7×	362 0.4×	451 0.6×	77	4.8k
Jan Pruszak Germany	23	3.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	605 0.6×	278 0.3×	361 0.5×	39	4.4k
In-Hyun Park United States	26	7.0k 1.5×	941 0.5×	380 0.4×	1.2k 1.5×	1.0k 1.5×	32	8.1k

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Adachi, Hiromasa, Asuka Morizane, Yukimasa Taniguchi, et al.. (2022). Pretreatment with Perlecan-Conjugated Laminin-E8 Fragment Enhances Maturation of Grafted Dopaminergic Progenitors in Parkinson’s Disease Model. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 11(7). 767–777. 9 indexed citations

Morizane, Asuka & Jun Takahashi. (2021). Evading the Immune System: Immune Modulation and Immune Matching in Cell Replacement Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 11(s2). S167–S172. 7 indexed citations

Morizane, Asuka, et al.. (2021). Cryopreservation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Dopaminergic Neurospheres for Clinical Application. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 12(3). 871–884. 13 indexed citations

Nakano-Kobayashi, Akiko, Akiko Fukumoto, Asuka Morizane, et al.. (2020). Therapeutics potentiating microglial p21-Nrf2 axis can rescue neurodegeneration caused by neuroinflammation. Science Advances. 6(46). 38 indexed citations

Morizane, Asuka, et al.. (2020). Exercise Promotes Neurite Extensions from Grafted Dopaminergic Neurons in the Direction of the Dorsolateral Striatum in Parkinson’s Disease Model Rats. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 10(2). 511–521. 11 indexed citations

Sunohara, Tadashi, Asuka Morizane, S. Matsuura, et al.. (2019). MicroRNA-Based Separation of Cortico-Fugal Projection Neuron-Like Cells Derived From Embryonic Stem Cells. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 1141–1141. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Shuang, Asuka Morizane, Yasuyuki Suzuki, et al.. (2018). Efficacy of constant long-term delivery of YM-58483 for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. European Journal of Pharmacology. 824. 89–98. 8 indexed citations

Morizane, Asuka, Tetsuhiro Kikuchi, Takuya Hayashi, et al.. (2017). MHC matching improves engraftment of iPSC-derived neurons in non-human primates. Nature Communications. 8(1). 385–385. 183 indexed citations

Shimogawa, Takafumi, et al.. (2017). Enhanced Axonal Extension of Subcortical Projection Neurons Isolated from Murine Embryonic Cortex using Neuropilin-1. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 11. 123–123. 7 indexed citations

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Nakamori, Masayuki, Masahiro Nakamura, Misato Nishikawa, et al.. (2017). Myotonic dystrophy type 1 patient-derived iPSCs for the investigation of CTG repeat instability. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 42522–42522. 33 indexed citations

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Morizane, Asuka & Jun Takahashi. (2016). Cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease. Folia Pharmacologica Japonica. 147(5). 264–268. 1 indexed citations

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Samata, Bumpei, Tetsuhiro Kikuchi, Asuka Morizane, et al.. (2015). X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (X-SCID) rats for xeno-transplantation and behavioral evaluation. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 243. 68–77. 17 indexed citations

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Doi, Daisuke, Bumpei Samata, Tetsuhiro Kikuchi, et al.. (2014). Isolation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Dopaminergic Progenitors by Cell Sorting for Successful Transplantation. Stem Cell Reports. 2(3). 337–350. 321 indexed citations

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Morizane, Asuka, Daisuke Doi, & Jun Takahashi. (2013). Neural Induction with a Dopaminergic Phenotype from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Through a Feeder-Free Floating Aggregation Culture. Methods in molecular biology. 1018. 11–19. 12 indexed citations

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Ogura, Aya, Asuka Morizane, Yusuke Nakajima, Susumu Miyamoto, & Jun Takahashi. (2012). γ-Secretase Inhibitors Prevent Overgrowth of Transplanted Neural Progenitors Derived from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 22(3). 374–382. 31 indexed citations

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Doi, Daisuke, Asuka Morizane, Tetsuhiro Kikuchi, et al.. (2012). Prolonged Maturation Culture Favors a Reduction in the Tumorigenicity and the Dopaminergic Function of Human ESC‐Derived Neural Cells in a Primate Model of Parkinson's Disease. Stem Cells. 30(5). 935–945. 132 indexed citations

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Morizane, Asuka, Jiayi Li, & Patrik Brundin. (2007). From bench to bed: the potential of stem cells for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Cell and Tissue Research. 331(1). 323–336. 59 indexed citations

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Morizane, Asuka, Jun Takahashi, Mizuya Shinoyama, et al.. (2006). Generation of graftable dopaminergic neuron progenitors from mouse ES cells by a combination of coculture and neurosphere methods. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 83(6). 1015–1027. 52 indexed citations

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Fukuda, Hitoshi, Jun Takahashi, Kiichi Watanabe, et al.. (2005). Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting–Based Purification of Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived Neural Precursors Averts Tumor Formation after Transplantation. Stem Cells. 24(3). 763–771. 133 indexed citations

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Sakai, Nobuyuki, Izumi Nagata, Ichiro NAKAHARA, et al.. (2001). Treatment Results and Surgical Complications of Asymptomatic Non-ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms.. Surgery for Cerebral Stroke. 29(6). 414–419. 5 indexed citations

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