Emi Kumamaru

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Emi Kumamaru is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Emi Kumamaru has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Emi Kumamaru's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (4 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (3 papers). Emi Kumamaru is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (4 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (3 papers). Emi Kumamaru collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Emi Kumamaru's co-authors include Hiroshi Kunugi, Tadahiro Numakawa, Naoki Adachi, Shingo Suzuki, Yuki Yagasaki, Aiko Izumi, Motoshige Kudo, Hiroya Mizuno, Midori Ninomiya and Kazuo Hashido and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Emi Kumamaru

18 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

BDNF function and intracellular signaling in neurons. 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. BDNF function and intracellular signaling in neurons.
    2010 503 citations Tadahiro Numakawa, Shingo Suzuki et al. PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Emi Kumamaru Japan 13 570 543 315 238 181 18 1.4k
Floriana Volpicelli Italy 24 847 1.5× 732 1.3× 296 0.9× 112 0.5× 278 1.5× 44 2.1k
Qi‐Gang Zhou China 15 475 0.8× 399 0.7× 204 0.6× 190 0.8× 235 1.3× 19 1.1k
Graciano Leal Portugal 8 608 1.1× 378 0.7× 301 1.0× 132 0.6× 214 1.2× 8 1.3k
Shu-Ji Li China 22 504 0.9× 590 1.1× 208 0.7× 250 1.1× 205 1.1× 31 1.7k
Luisa Speranza Italy 12 491 0.9× 390 0.7× 159 0.5× 98 0.4× 195 1.1× 22 1.3k
Juan Ji An United States 19 886 1.6× 666 1.2× 411 1.3× 111 0.5× 327 1.8× 26 1.9k
Qi‐Xin Zhou China 23 459 0.8× 433 0.8× 104 0.3× 205 0.9× 143 0.8× 71 1.4k
Alexandria Tartt United States 2 341 0.6× 322 0.6× 615 2.0× 126 0.5× 171 0.9× 4 1.2k
Yi-Ling Yang Taiwan 18 294 0.5× 390 0.7× 130 0.4× 196 0.8× 123 0.7× 30 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Emi Kumamaru

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Fields of papers citing papers by Emi Kumamaru

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emi Kumamaru

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Emi Kumamaru. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Emi Kumamaru based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Emi Kumamaru. Emi Kumamaru is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Kumamaru, Emi, et al.. (2014). Valproic acid selectively suppresses the formation of inhibitory synapses in cultured cortical neurons. Neuroscience Letters. 569. 142–147. 29 indexed citations
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Adachi, Naoki, Tadahiro Numakawa, Emi Kumamaru, et al.. (2012). Phencyclidine-Induced Decrease of Synaptic Connectivity via Inhibition of BDNF Secretion in Cultured Cortical Neurons. Cerebral Cortex. 23(4). 847–858. 31 indexed citations
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Kumamaru, Emi, Tadahiro Numakawa, Naoki Adachi, & Hiroshi Kunugi. (2011). Glucocorticoid suppresses BDNF-stimulated MAPK/ERK pathway via inhibiting interaction of Shp2 with TrkB. FEBS Letters. 585(20). 3224–3228. 71 indexed citations
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Numakawa, Tadahiro, et al.. (2010). Cyclophosphamide promotes cell survival via activation of intracellular signaling in cultured cortical neurons. Neuroscience Letters. 470(2). 139–144. 10 indexed citations
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Numakawa, Tadahiro, et al.. (2010). BDNF function and intracellular signaling in neurons.. PubMed. 25(2). 237–58. 503 indexed citations breakdown →
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Numakawa, Tadahiro, Emi Kumamaru, Naoki Adachi, et al.. (2009). Glucocorticoid receptor interaction with TrkB promotes BDNF-triggered PLC-γ signaling for glutamate release via a glutamate transporter. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(2). 647–652. 173 indexed citations
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Numakawa, Tadahiro, Emi Kumamaru, Naoki Adachi, et al.. (2009). Glucocorticoid attenuates brain-derived neurotrophic factor-dependent upregulation of glutamate receptors via the suppression of microRNA-132 expression. Neuroscience. 165(4). 1301–1311. 162 indexed citations
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Numakawa, Tadahiro, et al.. (2007). MCI‐186 prevents brain tissue from neuronal damage in cerebral infarction through the activation of intracellular signaling. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 85(13). 2933–2942. 15 indexed citations
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Yagasaki, Yuki, Tadahiro Numakawa, Emi Kumamaru, et al.. (2006). Chronic Antidepressants Potentiate via Sigma-1 Receptors the Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor-induced Signaling for Glutamate Release. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(18). 12941–12949. 106 indexed citations
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Numakawa, Yumiko, Tadahiro Numakawa, Tomoya Matsumoto, et al.. (2006). Vitamin E protected cultured cortical neurons from oxidative stress‐induced cell death through the activation of mitogen‐activated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase. Journal of Neurochemistry. 97(4). 1191–1202. 89 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Ryota, Satoko Hattori, Yuki Yagasaki, et al.. (2006). Susceptibility genes for schizophrenia. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 60(s1). 11 indexed citations
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Kumamaru, Emi, Che‐Hui Kuo, Takahiro Fujimoto, et al.. (2004). Reticulon3 expression in rat optic and olfactory systems. Neuroscience Letters. 356(1). 17–20. 19 indexed citations
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Fujimoto, Takahiro, Hidekazu Tanaka, Emi Kumamaru, Ko Okamura, & Naomasa Miki. (2004). Arc interacts with microtubules/microtubule‐associated protein 2 and attenuates microtubule‐associated protein 2 immunoreactivity in the dendrites. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 76(1). 51–63. 58 indexed citations
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Gan, Yehua, Eiichi Taira, Yasuyuki Irie, et al.. (2001). Amida Predominantly Expressed and Developmentally Regulated in Rat Testis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 288(2). 407–412. 5 indexed citations
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Sadakata, Tetsushi, Che‐Hui Kuo, Hisashi Ichikawa, et al.. (2000). Purα, a single-stranded DNA binding protein, suppresses the enhancer activity of cAMP response element (CRE). Molecular Brain Research. 77(1). 47–54. 10 indexed citations
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Kumamaru, Emi, Masayuki Sato, Hiroko Yoshida, Toru Ide, & Michiki Kasai. (1999). pH-Dependent Fusion of Synaptosomal Membrane Studied by Fluorescence Quenching Method.. The Japanese Journal of Physiology. 49(1). 19–25. 2 indexed citations

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