Fumihiko Urano

20.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
122 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Fumihiko Urano is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fumihiko Urano has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Cell Biology, 55 papers in Surgery and 47 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Fumihiko Urano's work include Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (84 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (52 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (24 papers). Fumihiko Urano is often cited by papers focused on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (84 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (52 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (24 papers). Fumihiko Urano collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Finland. Fumihiko Urano's co-authors include David Ron, Heather P. Harding, Christine M. Oslowski, Marcella A. Calfon, Anne Bertolotti, Scott G. Clark, Yuhong Zhang, Peter Chung, Xiao-Zhong Wang and Sonya G. Fonseca and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Fumihiko Urano

120 papers receiving 15.5k 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.

Coupling of Stress in the ER to Activation of JNK Protein Kinases by Transmembrane Protein Kinase IRE1

2000 2.4k citations Fumihiko Urano et al. profile →
IRE1 couples endoplasmic reticulum load to secretory capacity by processing the XBP-1 mRNA

2002 2.3k citations Fumihiko Urano et al. profile →
Autophagy Is Activated for Cell Survival after Endoplasmic ReticulumStress

2006 1.5k citations Maiko Ogata, Shinichi Kondo et al. profile →
Transcriptional and Translational Control in the Mammalian Unfolded Protein Response

2002 786 citations Fumihiko Urano et al. profile →
Measuring ER Stress and the Unfolded Protein Response Using Mammalian Tissue Culture System

2011 689 citations Christine M. Oslowski, Fumihiko Urano profile →
Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein Mediates ER Stress-Induced β Cell Death through Initiation of the Inflammasome

2012 576 citations Christine M. Oslowski, Takashi Hara et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fumihiko Urano United States	50	9.3k	7.3k	5.1k	3.5k	1.8k	122	15.6k
Ann–Hwee Lee United States	36	8.1k 0.9×	5.6k 0.8×	5.3k 1.0×	2.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	50	14.4k
Seiichi Oyadomari Japan	38	7.0k 0.8×	5.9k 0.8×	4.2k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	90	12.6k
Kazutoshi Mori Japan	64	17.7k 1.9×	12.3k 1.7×	8.4k 1.7×	3.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	151	23.3k
Hiderou Yoshida Japan	39	12.4k 1.3×	7.9k 1.1×	5.8k 1.2×	2.3k 0.7×	741 0.4×	67	15.5k
Donalyn Scheuner United States	34	6.0k 0.6×	6.0k 0.8×	3.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	928 0.5×	49	11.0k
Ken Inoki United States	56	2.4k 0.3×	12.9k 1.8×	3.4k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	92	17.9k
Neal N. Iwakoshi United States	31	5.4k 0.6×	3.6k 0.5×	3.4k 0.7×	2.3k 0.6×	819 0.4×	47	10.3k
Joungmok Kim South Korea	27	4.2k 0.5×	8.7k 1.2×	6.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.3×	488 0.3×	50	15.2k
Anne Bertolotti United Kingdom	29	7.0k 0.8×	6.2k 0.8×	3.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	516 0.3×	44	11.0k
Isabel Novoa Spain	20	7.3k 0.8×	6.5k 0.9×	3.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	674 0.4×	26	11.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fumihiko Urano

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Ishahak, Matthew, Punn Augsornworawat, Kristina G. Maxwell, et al.. (2024). Identification of unique cell type responses in pancreatic islets to stress. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5567–5567. 13 indexed citations

Kim, Yeawon, Chuang Li, Chenjian Gu, et al.. (2023). MANF stimulates autophagy and restores mitochondrial homeostasis to treat autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease in mice. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6493–6493. 30 indexed citations

Hurst, Stacy, Bess A. Marshall, Tamara Hershey, et al.. (2023). Genotype and clinical characteristics of patients with Wolfram syndrome and WFS1-related disorders. Frontiers in Genetics. 14. 1198171–1198171. 12 indexed citations

Park, Sun-Ji, Yeawon Kim, Chuang Li, et al.. (2022). Blocking CHOP-dependent TXNIP shuttling to mitochondria attenuates albuminuria and mitigates kidney injury in nephrotic syndrome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(35). e2116505119–e2116505119. 36 indexed citations

Vervliet, Tim, et al.. (2021). Fast and Efficient Generation of Isogenic Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Using Adenine Base Editing. The CRISPR Journal. 4(4). 502–518. 6 indexed citations

Maxwell, Kristina G., Punn Augsornworawat, Leonardo Velazco-Cruz, et al.. (2020). Gene-edited human stem cell–derived β cells from a patient with monogenic diabetes reverse preexisting diabetes in mice. Science Translational Medicine. 12(540). 137 indexed citations

Park, Sun-Ji, Yeawon Kim, Shyh‐Ming Yang, et al.. (2019). Discovery of endoplasmic reticulum calcium stabilizers to rescue ER-stressed podocytes in nephrotic syndrome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(28). 14154–14163. 48 indexed citations

Franco, Elisa De, Sarah E. Flanagan, Takuya Yagi, et al.. (2017). Dominant ER Stress–Inducing WFS1 Mutations Underlie a Genetic Syndrome of Neonatal/Infancy-Onset Diabetes, Congenital Sensorineural Deafness, and Congenital Cataracts. Diabetes. 66(7). 2044–2053. 75 indexed citations

Moore, Ben D., Ramon U. Jin, Hei‐Yong G. Lo, et al.. (2016). Transcriptional Regulation of X-Box-binding Protein One (XBP1) by Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4α (HNF4Α) Is Vital to Beta-cell Function. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(12). 6146–6157. 24 indexed citations

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Vomund, Anthony N., Bernd H. Zinselmeyer, Boris Calderón, et al.. (2015). Beta cells transfer vesicles containing insulin to phagocytes for presentation to T cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(40). E5496–502. 81 indexed citations

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Jung, Dae Young, Ning Pan, Randall H. Friedline, et al.. (2013). KLF15 Is a Molecular Link between Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Insulin Resistance. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e77851–e77851. 37 indexed citations

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Sama, Reddy Ranjith K., et al.. (2013). FUS/TLS assembles into stress granules and is a prosurvival factor during hyperosmolar stress. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 228(11). 2222–2231. 134 indexed citations

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Kanekura, Kohsuke, et al.. (2013). Establishment of a system for monitoring endoplasmic reticulum redox state in mammalian cells. Laboratory Investigation. 93(11). 1254–1258. 13 indexed citations

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Oslowski, Christine M., Takashi Hara, Bryan O’Sullivan-Murphy, et al.. (2012). Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein Mediates ER Stress-Induced β Cell Death through Initiation of the Inflammasome. Cell Metabolism. 16(2). 265–273. 576 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chambers, Kari T., et al.. (2007). The Role of Nitric Oxide and the Unfolded Protein Response in Cytokine-Induced β-Cell Death. Diabetes. 57(1). 124–132. 73 indexed citations

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Kubota, Kaori, Daniel H. Lee, Masahiro Tsuchiya, et al.. (2005). Fluoride Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Ameloblasts Responsible for Dental Enamel Formation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(24). 23194–23202. 142 indexed citations

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Kanemoto, Soshi, Shinichi Kondo, Maiko Ogata, et al.. (2005). XBP1 activates the transcription of its target genes via an ACGT core sequence under ER stress. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 331(4). 1146–1153. 59 indexed citations

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Kadowaki, Hisae, Hideki Nishitoh, Fumihiko Urano, et al.. (2004). Amyloid β induces neuronal cell death through ROS-mediated ASK1 activation. Cell Death and Differentiation. 12(1). 19–24. 361 indexed citations

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Fukuzawa, Ryuji, Akihiro Umezawa, Kensuke Ochi, et al.. (1999). High frequency of inactivation of the imprintedH19 gene in ?sporadic? hepatoblastoma. International Journal of Cancer. 82(4). 490–497. 38 indexed citations

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Urano, Fumihiko, Akihiro Umezawa, Wei Hong, Haruhito Kikuchi, & Junichi Hata. (1996). A Novel Chimera Gene betweenEWSandE1A-F, Encoding the Adenovirus E1A Enhancer-Binding Protein, in Extraosseous Ewing's Sarcoma. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 219(2). 608–612. 138 indexed citations

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