Fusako Usuki

1.8k total citations
62 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Fusako Usuki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Fusako Usuki has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Fusako Usuki's work include Mercury impact and mitigation studies (24 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (17 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (10 papers). Fusako Usuki is often cited by papers focused on Mercury impact and mitigation studies (24 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (17 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (10 papers). Fusako Usuki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Fusako Usuki's co-authors include Masatake Fujimura, Akio Yamashita, Itsuro Higuchi, Shoichi Ishiura, Mitsuhiro Osame, Akihiko Takashima, Shigeo Ohno, Masumi Sawada, Noboru Sasagawa and Fujio Umehara and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Fusako Usuki

61 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fusako Usuki Japan 26 649 610 297 187 164 62 1.5k
Elisabetta Daré Sweden 22 457 0.7× 404 0.7× 203 0.7× 146 0.8× 85 0.5× 35 1.4k
Zhaofa Xu China 25 491 0.8× 734 1.2× 358 1.2× 198 1.1× 190 1.2× 65 1.7k
Noriaki Shimokawa Japan 24 232 0.4× 885 1.5× 184 0.6× 208 1.1× 159 1.0× 78 1.8k
Masatake Fujimura Japan 25 813 1.3× 378 0.6× 293 1.0× 150 0.8× 131 0.8× 64 1.5k
Masami Ishido Japan 22 755 1.2× 714 1.2× 216 0.7× 299 1.6× 124 0.8× 75 1.9k
Diane L. Carlisle United States 19 342 0.5× 846 1.4× 183 0.6× 423 2.3× 164 1.0× 33 1.7k
G W Goldstein United States 19 268 0.4× 367 0.6× 193 0.6× 251 1.3× 179 1.1× 32 1.3k
Ana M. Adamo Argentina 23 118 0.2× 647 1.1× 287 1.0× 117 0.6× 228 1.4× 44 1.6k
Teresa Gasull Spain 17 175 0.3× 452 0.7× 312 1.1× 226 1.2× 158 1.0× 37 1.1k
Urszula Rafałowska Poland 18 279 0.4× 283 0.5× 243 0.8× 310 1.7× 99 0.6× 50 839

Countries citing papers authored by Fusako Usuki

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fusako Usuki

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fusako Usuki

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fusako Usuki. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fusako Usuki 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 Fusako Usuki. Fusako Usuki is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sumioka, Akio, Fusako Usuki, & Masatake Fujimura. (2024). Development of a sensor to detect methylmercury toxicity. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 21832–21832. 2 indexed citations
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Fujimura, Masatake, Fusako Usuki, & Atsushi Nakamura. (2021). Methylmercury induces hyperalgesia/allodynia through spinal cord dorsal horn neuronal activation and subsequent somatosensory cortical circuit formation in rats. Archives of Toxicology. 95(6). 2151–2162. 8 indexed citations
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Fujimura, Masatake & Fusako Usuki. (2020). Pregnant rats exposed to low-level methylmercury exhibit cerebellar synaptic and neuritic remodeling during the perinatal period. Archives of Toxicology. 94(4). 1335–1347. 16 indexed citations
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Fujimura, Masatake, Fusako Usuki, & Takamitsu Unoki. (2020). Decreased plasma thiol antioxidant capacity precedes neurological signs in a rat methylmercury intoxication model. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 146. 111810–111810. 10 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Tetsuya, Masatake Fujimura, Misaki Koyama, et al.. (2017). Methylmercury Causes Blood-Brain Barrier Damage in Rats via Upregulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0170623–e0170623. 41 indexed citations
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Usuki, Fusako, Masatake Fujimura, & Akio Yamashita. (2017). Endoplasmic reticulum stress preconditioning modifies intracellular mercury content by upregulating membrane transporters. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12390–12390. 21 indexed citations
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Fujimura, Masatake, Fusako Usuki, Jinping Cheng, & Wenchang Zhao. (2016). Prenatal low-dose methylmercury exposure impairs neurite outgrowth and synaptic protein expression and suppresses TrkA pathway activity and eEF1A1 expression in the rat cerebellum. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 298. 1–8. 25 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Masaaki, Noriyuki Hachiya, Tomoyoshi Kondo, et al.. (2014). Methylmercury exposure and neurological outcomes in Taiji residents accustomed to consuming whale meat. Environment International. 68. 25–32. 43 indexed citations
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Fujimura, Masatake & Fusako Usuki. (2013). Low in situ expression of antioxidative enzymes in rat cerebellar granular cells susceptible to methylmercury. Archives of Toxicology. 88(1). 109–113. 26 indexed citations
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Usuki, Fusako, Akio Yamashita, & Masatake Fujimura. (2010). Post-transcriptional Defects of Antioxidant Selenoenzymes Cause Oxidative Stress under Methylmercury Exposure. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(8). 6641–6649. 71 indexed citations
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Higuchi, Itsuro, Fusako Usuki, Akira Yasutake, & Fujio Umehara. (2004). Beneficial effects of mild lifelong dietary restriction on skeletal muscle: prevention of age-related mitochondrial damage, morphological changes, and vulnerability to a chemical toxin. Acta Neuropathologica. 108(1). 1–9. 33 indexed citations
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Usuki, Fusako. (2000). Ataxia caused by mutations in the alpha -tocopherol transfer protein gene. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 69(2). 254–256. 26 indexed citations
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Ueda, H, Shinichi Ohno, Masahiro Shimokawa, et al.. (1998). Developmental regulation of myotonic dystrophy protein kinase in human muscle cells in vitro. Neuroscience. 85(1). 311–322. 6 indexed citations
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Usuki, Fusako & Shoichi Ishiura. (1998). Expanded CTG repeats in myotonin protein kinase increase susceptibility to oxidative stress. Neuroreport. 9(10). 2291–2296. 40 indexed citations
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Usuki, Fusako, Akira Yasutake, Miyuki Matsumoto, Fujio Umehara, & Itsuro Higuchi. (1998). The effect of methylmercury on skeletal muscle in the rat: a histopathological study. Toxicology Letters. 94(3). 227–232. 26 indexed citations
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Higuchi, Itsuro, Michael Nerenberg, Hidetoshi Fukunaga, et al.. (1991). Vacuolar myositis with expression of both MHC class I and class II antigens on skeletal muscle fibers. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 106(1). 60–66. 8 indexed citations
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Usuki, Fusako, et al.. (1989). Hyperestrogenemia in neuromuscular diseases. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 89(2-3). 189–197. 5 indexed citations
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Usuki, Fusako, Shoichi Ishiura, Ikuya Nonaka, & Hideo Sugita. (1988). α‐Glucosidase isoenzymes in normal and acid maltase‐deficient human skeletal muscles. Muscle & Nerve. 11(4). 365–371. 5 indexed citations
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