Emi K. Nishimura

7.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
59 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Emi K. Nishimura is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Emi K. Nishimura has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Cell Biology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Emi K. Nishimura's work include melanin and skin pigmentation (23 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (15 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (13 papers). Emi K. Nishimura is often cited by papers focused on melanin and skin pigmentation (23 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (15 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (13 papers). Emi K. Nishimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Emi K. Nishimura's co-authors include David E. Fisher, Scott R. Granter, Hisahiro Yoshida, Shin‐Ichi Nishikawa, Siobhán A. Jordan, Ian J. Jackson, Jinyan Du, Yoshiki Miyachi, Takahiro Kunisada and Martin A. Horstmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Emi K. Nishimura

55 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Dominant role of the niche in melanocyte stem-cell fate determination

2002 649 citations Emi K. Nishimura, Siobhán A. Jordan et al. Nature profile →
Bcl2 Regulation by the Melanocyte Master Regulator Mitf Modulates Lineage Survival and Melanoma Cell Viability

2002 578 citations Gaël McGill, Martin A. Horstmann et al. Cell profile →
Mechanisms of Hair Graying: Incomplete Melanocyte Stem Cell Maintenance in the Niche

2004 533 citations Emi K. Nishimura, Scott R. Granter et al. Science profile →
Hair follicle aging is driven by transepidermal elimination of stem cells via COL17A1 proteolysis

2016 278 citations Hiroyuki Matsumura, Yasuaki Mohri et al. Science profile →
Stem cell competition orchestrates skin homeostasis and ageing

2019 278 citations Nan Liu, Hiroyuki Matsumura et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Emi K. Nishimura Japan	24	2.7k	2.2k	1.4k	1.2k	779	59	5.1k
Heiko Traupe Germany	41	2.0k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	555 0.5×	342 0.4×	166	5.5k
Stefan B. Eichmüller Germany	35	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	2.1k 1.8×	651 0.8×	108	5.2k
Mayumi Ito United States	30	1.7k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	2.3k 2.0×	498 0.6×	60	5.6k
Michael Rendl United States	36	2.1k 0.8×	4.0k 1.8×	1.7k 1.2×	3.2k 2.7×	896 1.2×	46	7.4k
Sergio Bondanza Italy	27	1.2k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	546 0.4×	272 0.2×	435 0.6×	42	3.9k
Christina Cheng United States	21	1.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	492 0.3×	290 0.2×	392 0.5×	27	3.6k
Siobhán A. Jordan Ireland	21	1.4k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	416 0.3×	396 0.3×	294 0.4×	34	2.7k
Pamela J. Jensen United States	35	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	601 0.4×	665 0.6×	461 0.6×	73	4.0k
Elena Dellambra Italy	28	747 0.3×	1.9k 0.8×	593 0.4×	229 0.2×	606 0.8×	67	3.9k
Carol S. Trempus United States	23	995 0.4×	2.1k 0.9×	657 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	672 0.9×	56	3.7k

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Mohri, Yasuaki, Jing Nie, Hironobu Morinaga, et al.. (2025). Antagonistic stem cell fates under stress govern decisions between hair greying and melanoma. Nature Cell Biology. 27(10). 1647–1659.

Hashimoto, Eri, Wataru Ukai, Francesca Marchisella, et al.. (2023). Reduced sociability in a prenatal immune activation model: Modulation by a chronic blonanserin treatment through the amygdala-hippocampal axis. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 164. 209–220. 2 indexed citations

Wakasaki, Takahiro, Ryuji Yasumatsu, Hirotaka Hara, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness and safety of weekly paclitaxel and cetuximab as a salvage chemotherapy following immune checkpoint inhibitors for recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A multicenter clinical study. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0271907–e0271907. 7 indexed citations

Kato, Tomoki, Nan Liu, Hironobu Morinaga, et al.. (2021). Dynamic stem cell selection safeguards the genomic integrity of the epidermis. Developmental Cell. 56(24). 3309–3320.e5. 12 indexed citations

Nanba, Daisuke, Fujio Toki, Kyosuke Asakawa, et al.. (2021). EGFR-mediated epidermal stem cell motility drives skin regeneration through COL17A1 proteolysis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(11). 43 indexed citations

Liu, Nan, Hiroyuki Matsumura, Tomoki Kato, et al.. (2019). Stem cell competition orchestrates skin homeostasis and ageing. Nature. 568(7752). 344–350. 278 indexed citations breakdown →

Nanba, Daisuke, et al.. (2019). IGF-1R deficiency in human keratinocytes disrupts epidermal homeostasis and stem cell maintenance. Journal of Dermatological Science. 94(2). 298–305. 13 indexed citations

Sasaki, Mari, Shohei Shinozaki, Hironobu Morinaga, et al.. (2018). iNOS inhibits hair regeneration in obese diabetic (ob/ob) mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 501(4). 893–897. 4 indexed citations

Nishimura, Emi K., et al.. (2017). Application of omni-purpose electric devices to electrophysiological student practices at the Department of Orthoptics and Visual Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare. 17(1). 32–40.

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Matsumura, Hiroyuki, Yasuaki Mohri, Nguyễn Thanh Bình, et al.. (2016). Hair follicle aging is driven by transepidermal elimination of stem cells via COL17A1 proteolysis. Science. 351(6273). aad4395–aad4395. 278 indexed citations breakdown →

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Karigane, Daiki, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takayuki Morikawa, et al.. (2016). p38α Activates Purine Metabolism to Initiate Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cell Cycling in Response to Stress. Cell stem cell. 19(2). 192–204. 78 indexed citations

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Arai, Naoki, Emi K. Nishimura, Yo Kikuchi, & Takashi Ohyama. (2015). Functional analyses of carnivorous plant-specific amino acid residues in S-like ribonucleases. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 465(1). 108–112. 3 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Emi K., et al.. (2014). Structural and functional characteristics of S-like ribonucleases from carnivorous plants. Planta. 240(1). 147–159. 17 indexed citations

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Yang, Guang, Yitang Li, Emi K. Nishimura, et al.. (2008). Inhibition of PAX3 by TGF-β Modulates Melanocyte Viability. Molecular Cell. 32(4). 554–563. 111 indexed citations

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McGill, Gaël, Rizwan Haq, Emi K. Nishimura, & David E. Fisher. (2006). c-Met Expression Is Regulated by Mitf in the Melanocyte Lineage. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(15). 10365–10373. 138 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Emi K., Scott R. Granter, & David E. Fisher. (2004). Mechanisms of Hair Graying: Incomplete Melanocyte Stem Cell Maintenance in the Niche. Science. 307(5710). 720–724. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

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McGill, Gaël, Martin A. Horstmann, Hans R. Widlund, et al.. (2002). Bcl2 Regulation by the Melanocyte Master Regulator Mitf Modulates Lineage Survival and Melanoma Cell Viability. Cell. 109(6). 707–718. 578 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nishimura, Emi K., Siobhán A. Jordan, Hideo Oshima, et al.. (2002). Dominant role of the niche in melanocyte stem-cell fate determination. Nature. 416(6883). 854–860. 649 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yoshida, Hisahiro, Grimm Thomas, Emi K. Nishimura, et al.. (2001). Review: Melanocyte Migration and Survival Controlled by SCF/c-kit Expression. Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings. 6(1). 1–5. 119 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Emi K., Hisahiro Yoshida, Takahiro Kunisada, & Shin‐Ichi Nishikawa. (1999). Regulation of E- and P-Cadherin Expression Correlated with Melanocyte Migration and Diversification. Developmental Biology. 215(2). 155–166. 89 indexed citations

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