Ayuko Hoshino

15.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ayuko Hoshino is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ayuko Hoshino has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ayuko Hoshino's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (11 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (3 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (3 papers). Ayuko Hoshino is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (11 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (3 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (3 papers). Ayuko Hoshino collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Ayuko Hoshino's co-authors include David Lyden, Haiying Zhang, Irina Matei, Cyrus M. Ghajar, Bethan Psaila, Janine T. Erler, Bruno Costa‐Silva, Gonçalo Rodrigues, Sachie Hiratsuka and Thomas R. Cox and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ayuko Hoshino

19 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Pre-metastatic niches: organ-specific homes for metastases

2017 1.4k citations Héctor Peinado, Haiying Zhang et al. Nature reviews. Cancer profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ayuko Hoshino Japan	10	996	780	641	400	225	23	1.8k
Abdel Hosein United States	13	1.5k 1.5×	1.0k 1.3×	963 1.5×	418 1.0×	230 1.0×	17	2.4k
Sofia Gkountela Switzerland	15	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	821 1.3×	402 1.0×	327 1.5×	16	2.3k
Daniel Öhlund Sweden	17	802 0.8×	1.3k 1.7×	572 0.9×	431 1.1×	248 1.1×	35	2.0k
Karen M. Bussard United States	16	699 0.7×	985 1.3×	385 0.6×	219 0.5×	210 0.9×	29	1.7k
Dong‐Joo Cheon United States	17	806 0.8×	615 0.8×	430 0.7×	171 0.4×	203 0.9×	30	1.6k
Barzin Y. Nabet United States	10	1.5k 1.5×	641 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	446 1.1×	120 0.5×	33	2.2k
Irina Matei United States	15	1.4k 1.4×	1.3k 1.7×	946 1.5×	692 1.7×	349 1.6×	24	2.8k
Albert Santamaria‐Martínez Switzerland	13	710 0.7×	865 1.1×	410 0.6×	198 0.5×	101 0.4×	20	1.5k
Sudarshan Anand United States	22	1.1k 1.1×	793 1.0×	726 1.1×	686 1.7×	75 0.3×	44	2.3k
Malin Pedersen United Kingdom	22	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	293 0.5×	673 1.7×	154 0.7×	37	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ayuko Hoshino

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Hirosawa, Koichiro M., Yusuke Sato, Rinshi S. Kasai, et al.. (2025). Uptake of small extracellular vesicles by recipient cells is facilitated by paracrine adhesion signaling. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2419–2419. 14 indexed citations

Terai, Shuji, Ayuko Hoshino, Masahiro Kino‐oka, et al.. (2025). Guidance on the clinical application of extracellular vesicles. Regenerative Therapy. 29. 43–50. 3 indexed citations

Takemori, Ayako, Philipp T. Kaulich, Ryo Konno, et al.. (2023). GeLC‐FAIMS‐MS workflow for in‐depth middle‐down proteomics. PROTEOMICS. 24(3-4). e2200431–e2200431. 8 indexed citations

Bojmar, Linda, et al.. (2023). Protocol for Plasma Extracellular Vesicle and Particle Isolation and Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomic Identification. Methods in molecular biology. 2628. 291–300.

Bojmar, Linda, Han Sang Kim, Kei Sugiura, et al.. (2023). Protocol for cross-platform characterization of human and murine extracellular vesicles and particles. STAR Protocols. 5(1). 102754–102754. 2 indexed citations

Ito, Kazuma, Masayoshi Tanaka, Kei Sugiura, et al.. (2023). A peptide binding to the tetraspanin CD9 reduces cancer metastasis. Biomaterials Advances. 146. 213283–213283. 11 indexed citations

Hoshino, Ayuko. (2023). Freeing up Japan’s PhD potential. Nature. 615(7951). S57–S57.

Agetsuma, Masakazu, et al.. (2023). Needle‐type pressure sensor with silicone oil and parylene membrane inside for minimally invasive measurement. Electronics and Communications in Japan. 106(3).

Kurashina, Yuta, et al.. (2023). Oil-Sealed Rgd-Modified Hydrogel Microwell Array with Size-Selective Permeation for Analysis on Exosomes from Single Cells. 319–322.

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Khan, Imran, Brunilde Gril, Ayuko Hoshino, et al.. (2022). Metastasis suppressor NME1 in exosomes or liposomes conveys motility and migration inhibition in breast cancer model systems. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis. 39(5). 815–831. 7 indexed citations

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Sugiura, Kei, et al.. (2021). [Exosome, a Nano-Sized Carrier, and the Brain-Gut Correlation].. PubMed. 73(8). 879–887. 1 indexed citations

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Hashimoto, Ayako, Kei Sugiura, & Ayuko Hoshino. (2020). Impact of exosome-mediated feto-maternal interactions on pregnancy maintenance and development of obstetric complications. The Journal of Biochemistry. 169(2). 163–171. 21 indexed citations

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Hoshino, Ayuko, et al.. (2019). Understanding the role of seminal fluid exosomes within the male reproductive tract. Fertility and Sterility. 111(4). e7–e8. 9 indexed citations

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Wittkowski, Knut M., et al.. (2018). Complex polymorphisms in endocytosis genes suggest alpha-cyclodextrin as a treatment for breast cancer. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0199012–e0199012. 15 indexed citations

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Gunnala, V., Irina Matei, Marco Toschi, et al.. (2018). Characterization of human pre-implantation embryonic exosomes. Fertility and Sterility. 110(4). e81–e81. 3 indexed citations

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Peinado, Héctor, Haiying Zhang, Irina Matei, et al.. (2017). Pre-metastatic niches: organ-specific homes for metastases. Nature reviews. Cancer. 17(5). 302–317. 1350 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ito, Suguru, Genichiro Ishii, Ayuko Hoshino, et al.. (2012). Tumor promoting effect of podoplanin-positive fibroblasts is mediated by enhanced RhoA activity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 422(1). 194–199. 45 indexed citations

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Hoshino, Ayuko, Genichiro Ishii, Tetsufumi Ito, et al.. (2011). Podoplanin-Positive Fibroblasts Enhance Lung Adenocarcinoma Tumor Formation: Podoplanin in Fibroblast Functions for Tumor Progression. Cancer Research. 71(14). 4769–4779. 145 indexed citations

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Hoshino, Ayuko, et al.. (2008). Human vascular adventitial fibroblasts contain mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 368(2). 305–310. 87 indexed citations

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Ito, Tetsufumi, Genichiro Ishii, Seiji Saito, et al.. (2008). Degradation of soluble VEGF receptor-1 by MMP-7 allows VEGF access to endothelial cells. Blood. 113(10). 2363–2369. 78 indexed citations

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