Fumitake Usui

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Fumitake Usui is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fumitake Usui has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Fumitake Usui's work include Inflammasome and immune disorders (12 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (12 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (8 papers). Fumitake Usui is often cited by papers focused on Inflammasome and immune disorders (12 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (12 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (8 papers). Fumitake Usui collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Ireland and Spain. Fumitake Usui's co-authors include Masafumi Takahashi, Shun’ichiro Taniguchi, Junji Sagara, Hiroaki Kimura, Akira Kawashima, Tadayoshi Karasawa, Tetsuo Noda, Koumei Shirasuna, Takeki Hata and Yuichiro Kashima and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Fumitake Usui

31 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Inflammasome Activation of Cardiac Fibroblasts Is Essential for Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

2011 721 citations Masanori Kawaguchi, Masafumi Takahashi et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fumitake Usui Japan	21	1.4k	488	427	386	381	31	2.1k
Hiroyuki Yamada Japan	23	552 0.4×	497 1.0×	350 0.8×	155 0.4×	542 1.4×	77	2.0k
Emiel P. C. van der Vorst Germany	32	870 0.6×	766 1.6×	372 0.9×	103 0.3×	362 1.0×	107	2.4k
Motoyoshi Endo Japan	33	886 0.6×	377 0.8×	343 0.8×	121 0.3×	818 2.1×	57	2.7k
Nicolas Venteclef France	33	1.5k 1.1×	925 1.9×	807 1.9×	354 0.9×	830 2.2×	75	3.8k
Masayuki Shiota Japan	25	918 0.7×	241 0.5×	163 0.4×	84 0.2×	258 0.7×	64	1.6k
Yoshinori Taniguchi Japan	22	545 0.4×	186 0.4×	243 0.6×	155 0.4×	153 0.4×	136	1.7k
Heng Zeng United States	31	853 0.6×	367 0.8×	445 1.0×	66 0.2×	491 1.3×	64	2.3k
Wei Tang China	27	1.0k 0.7×	562 1.2×	225 0.5×	174 0.5×	87 0.2×	73	2.5k
Hyon‐Seung Yi South Korea	31	1.2k 0.8×	612 1.3×	288 0.7×	210 0.5×	101 0.3×	99	3.0k
Jacques Behmoaras United Kingdom	22	808 0.6×	502 1.0×	128 0.3×	158 0.4×	96 0.3×	57	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fumitake Usui

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Kobayashi, Motoi, Fumitake Usui, Tadayoshi Karasawa, et al.. (2016). NLRP3 Deficiency Reduces Macrophage Interleukin-10 Production and Enhances the Susceptibility to Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 26489–26489. 57 indexed citations

Kimura, Hiroaki, Fumitake Usui, Tadayoshi Karasawa, et al.. (2015). Immunoproteasome subunit LMP7 Deficiency Improves Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 15883–15883. 26 indexed citations

Komada, Takanori, Fumitake Usui, Akira Kawashima, et al.. (2015). Role of NLRP3 Inflammasomes for Rhabdomyolysis-induced Acute Kidney Injury. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 10901–10901. 87 indexed citations

Shirasuna, Koumei, Tadayoshi Karasawa, Fumitake Usui, et al.. (2015). NLRP3 Deficiency Improves Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension But Not Fetal Growth Restriction During Pregnancy. Endocrinology. 156(11). 4281–4292. 59 indexed citations

Mizushina, Yoshiko, Koumei Shirasuna, Fumitake Usui, et al.. (2014). NLRP3 Protein Deficiency Exacerbates Hyperoxia-induced Lethality through Stat3 Protein Signaling Independent of Interleukin-1β. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(8). 5065–5077. 50 indexed citations

Hara, Kyoko, Koumei Shirasuna, Fumitake Usui, et al.. (2014). Interferon-Tau Attenuates Uptake of Nanoparticles and Secretion of Interleukin-1β in Macrophages. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e113974–e113974. 32 indexed citations

Shirasuna, Koumei, Fumitake Usui, Tadayoshi Karasawa, et al.. (2014). Nanosilica-induced placental inflammation and pregnancy complications: different roles of the inflammasome components NLRP3 and ASC. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 106. 14–14. 2 indexed citations

Komada, Takanori, Fumitake Usui, Koumei Shirasuna, et al.. (2014). ASC in Renal Collecting Duct Epithelial Cells Contributes to Inflammation and Injury after Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction. American Journal Of Pathology. 184(5). 1287–1298. 60 indexed citations

Usui, Fumitake, Hiroaki Kimura, Taichi Ohshiro, et al.. (2012). Interleukin-17 deficiency reduced vascular inflammation and development of atherosclerosis in Western diet-induced apoE-deficient mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 420(1). 72–77. 51 indexed citations

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Usui, Fumitake, Koumei Shirasuna, Hiroaki Kimura, et al.. (2012). Critical role of caspase-1 in vascular inflammation and development of atherosclerosis in Western diet-fed apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 425(2). 162–168. 155 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Yoshiaki, Fumitake Usui, Daichi Miyahara, et al.. (2012). X-irradiation Removes Endogenous Primordial Germ Cells (PGCs) and Increases Germline Transmission of Donor PGCs in Chimeric Chickens. Journal of Reproduction and Development. 58(4). 432–437. 24 indexed citations

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Hata, Takeki, Masafumi Takahashi, Shigeaki Hida, et al.. (2010). Critical role of Th17 cells in inflammation and neovascularization after ischaemia. Cardiovascular Research. 90(2). 364–372. 25 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Yoshiaki, Fumitake Usui, Tamao Ono, et al.. (2010). Germline Replacement by Transfer of Primordial Germ Cells into Partially Sterilized Embryos in the Chicken1. Biology of Reproduction. 83(1). 130–137. 56 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Yoshiaki, Fumitake Usui, Daichi Miyahara, et al.. (2010). Viability and Functionality of Primordial Germ Cells after Freeze-thaw in Chickens. The Journal of Poultry Science. 48(1). 57–63. 15 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Yoshiaki, Fumitake Usui, Yusuke Atsumi, et al.. (2009). Effects of Busulfan Sustained-release Emulsion on Depletion and Repopulation of Primordial Germ Cells in Early Chicken Embryos. The Journal of Poultry Science. 46(2). 127–135. 20 indexed citations

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Usui, Fumitake, et al.. (2009). Analysis of Developmental Changes in Avian DNA Methylation Using a Novel Method for Quantifying Genome-wide DNA Methylation. The Journal of Poultry Science. 46(4). 286–290. 7 indexed citations

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Usui, Fumitake, Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Tamao Ono, & Hiroshi KAGAMI. (2008). Novel System for Degeneration of Blood Vessels by UV Irradiation and Subsequent Regeneration Using Chick Bone Marrow Cells. Cells Tissues Organs. 189(5). 348–355. 2 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Yoshiaki, Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Fumitake Usui, et al.. (2007). Migration and Proliferation of Primordial Germ Cells in the Early Chicken Embryo. Poultry Science. 86(10). 2182–2193. 130 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Yasuhiro, Fumitake Usui, Yoshiaki Nakamura, et al.. (2007). A Novel Method to Isolate Primordial Germ Cells and Its Use for the Generation of Germline Chimeras in Chicken1. Biology of Reproduction. 77(1). 115–119. 46 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Y., Yoshie Yamamoto, Fumitake Usui, et al.. (2006). 150 THE DISTRIBUTION PATTERN OF PRIMORDIAL GERM CELLS IN EARLY CHICK EMBRYOS. Reproduction Fertility and Development. 19(1). 192–193. 1 indexed citations

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