Chieko Kitada

13.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
126 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Chieko Kitada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Chieko Kitada has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 37 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Chieko Kitada's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (48 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (37 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (31 papers). Chieko Kitada is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (48 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (37 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (31 papers). Chieko Kitada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Russia. Chieko Kitada's co-authors include Masahiko Fujino, Haruo Onda, Shuji Hinuma, Yuji Kawamata, Yugo Habata, Masaki Hosoya, Shoji Fukusumi, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Ryo Fujii and Tsutomu Kurokawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Chieko Kitada

123 papers receiving 9.8k citations

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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.

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Endogenous Peptide Ligand for the Human APJ Receptor

1998 1.4k citations Kazuhiko Tatemoto, Masaki Hosoya et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
Isolation of a neuropeptide corresponding to the N-terminal 27 residues of the pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide with 38 residues (PACAP38)

1990 823 citations Chieko Kitada, Masahiko Fujino et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
Tissue Distribution of PACAP as Determined by RIA: Highly Abundant in the Rat Brain and Testes

1991 536 citations Chieko Kitada et al. Endocrinology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chieko Kitada Japan	48	4.9k	3.6k	3.0k	2.9k	2.6k	126	10.1k
Haruo Onda Japan	42	4.2k 0.9×	2.4k 0.7×	2.6k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	76	8.6k
Shuji Hinuma Japan	42	3.4k 0.7×	2.9k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	89	10.1k
Masahiko Fujino Japan	60	5.5k 1.1×	5.6k 1.6×	3.2k 1.1×	2.4k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	260	14.9k
Shoji Fukusumi Japan	26	2.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	2.6k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	803 0.3×	33	6.4k
Thierry Pedrazzini Switzerland	52	3.4k 0.7×	5.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	288 0.1×	137	12.8k
Illana Gozes Israel	70	8.2k 1.7×	7.7k 2.2×	1.2k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	628 0.2×	379	16.7k
Frederick J. Monsma United States	47	8.9k 1.8×	8.0k 2.2×	614 0.2×	544 0.2×	1.2k 0.5×	83	13.0k
Viktor Mutt Sweden	58	13.7k 2.8×	9.8k 2.8×	4.3k 1.5×	294 0.1×	2.1k 0.8×	203	19.0k
Catherine D. Strader United States	58	6.7k 1.4×	9.8k 2.7×	692 0.2×	614 0.2×	433 0.2×	144	14.1k
James E. Krause United States	50	5.5k 1.1×	4.5k 1.3×	475 0.2×	484 0.2×	743 0.3×	162	8.9k

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Matsui, Hisanori, Akira Tanaka, Kotaro Yokoyama, et al.. (2012). Chronic Administration of the Metastin/Kisspeptin Analog KISS1-305 or the Investigational Agent TAK-448 Suppresses Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal Function and Depletes Plasma Testosterone in Adult Male Rats. Endocrinology. 153(11). 5297–5308. 44 indexed citations

Nishizawa, Naoki, et al.. (2012). Development and validation of sensitive sandwich ELISAs for two investigational nonapeptide metastin receptor agonists, TAK-448 and TAK-683. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 70. 369–377. 15 indexed citations

Asami, Taiji, Naoki Nishizawa, Hisanori Matsui, et al.. (2011). Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Novel Nonapeptide KISS1R Agonist with Testosterone-Suppressive Activity. 2010. 132. 1 indexed citations

Yoshida, Hiromi, Yugo Habata, Masaki Hosoya, et al.. (2003). Molecular properties of endogenous RFamide-related peptide-3 and its interaction with receptors. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1593(2-3). 151–157. 142 indexed citations

Kumano, Satoshi, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Takatsu, et al.. (2003). Changes in Hypothalamic Expression Levels of Galanin-Like Peptide in Rat and Mouse Models Support That It Is a Leptin-Target Peptide. Endocrinology. 144(6). 2634–2643. 60 indexed citations

Shimomura, Yukio, Mioko Harada, Mika Goto, et al.. (2002). Identification of Neuropeptide W as the Endogenous Ligand for Orphan G-protein-coupled Receptors GPR7 and GPR8. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(39). 35826–35832. 146 indexed citations

Fukusumi, Shoji, Yugo Habata, Hiromi Yoshida, et al.. (2001). Characteristics and distribution of endogenous RFamide-related peptide-1. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1540(3). 221–232. 151 indexed citations

Kuroda, Noritaka, et al.. (2001). Solution-Phase Automated Synthesis of Tripeptide Derivatives.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 49(9). 1138–1146. 3 indexed citations

Kawamata, Yuji, Yugo Habata, Shoji Fukusumi, et al.. (2001). Molecular properties of apelin: tissue distribution and receptor binding. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1538(2-3). 162–171. 454 indexed citations

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Inooka, Hiroshi, Tetsuya Ohtaki, Takahisa Ikegami, et al.. (2001). Conformation of a peptide ligand bound to its G-protein coupled receptor.. Nature Structural Biology. 8(2). 161–165. 145 indexed citations

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Matsumoto, Hirokazu, Jiro Noguchi, Yoshihiro Takatsu, et al.. (2001). Stimulation Effect of Galanin-Like Peptide (GALP) on Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone-Mediated Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Secretion in Male Rats. Endocrinology. 142(8). 3693–3696. 73 indexed citations

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Fujii, Ryo, Shoji Fukusumi, Masaki Hosoya, et al.. (1999). Tissue distribution of prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP) and its receptor. Regulatory Peptides. 83(1). 1–10. 95 indexed citations

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Habata, Yugo, Ryo Fujii, Masaki Hosoya, et al.. (1999). Apelin, the natural ligand of the orphan receptor APJ, is abundantly secreted in the colostrum. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1452(1). 25–35. 316 indexed citations

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Hinuma, Shuji, Yugo Habata, Ryo Fujii, et al.. (1998). A prolactin-releasing peptide in the brain. Nature. 393(6682). 272–276. 458 indexed citations

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Ohtaki, Tetsuya, Kazuhiro Ogi, Yasushi Masuda, et al.. (1998). Expression, Purification, and Reconstitution of Receptor for Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-activating Polypeptide. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(25). 15464–15473. 42 indexed citations

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Fukusumi, Shoji, Chieko Kitada, Shiro Takekawa, et al.. (1997). Identification and Characterization of a Novel Human Cortistatin-like Peptide. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 232(1). 157–163. 136 indexed citations

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Matsumoto, Hirokazu, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Chieko Kitada, & Masahiko Fujino. (1994). Endothelin family peptides in human plasma and urine: Their molecular forms and concentrations. Peptides. 15(3). 505–510. 29 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Takuya, Yoshinori Masuo, Hirokazu Matsumoto, et al.. (1992). Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide provokes cultured rat chromaffin cells to secrete adrenaline. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 182(1). 403–411. 152 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Nobuhiro, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Chieko Kitada, et al.. (1989). Immunoreactive Endothelin-1 in Plasma Detected by a Sandwich-Type Enzyme Immunoassay. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 13. S151–152. 49 indexed citations

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Ichimori, Yuzo, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Chieko Kitada, & K. Tsukamoto. (1987). Monoclonal Antibodies to Human Interferon-γ II: Antibodies with Neutralizing Activity. Hybridoma. 6(2). 173–181. 31 indexed citations

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