Heidi Okamura

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Heidi Okamura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heidi Okamura has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cell Biology and 3 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Heidi Okamura's work include Signaling Pathways in Disease (7 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (3 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (3 papers). Heidi Okamura is often cited by papers focused on Signaling Pathways in Disease (7 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (3 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (3 papers). Heidi Okamura collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Heidi Okamura's co-authors include Patrick G. Hogan, Anjana Rao, Marilyn D. Resh, J. Aramburu, Anuradha S. Raghavan, Keiko Tamai, Xi He, Bradley W. Doble, Raymond Habas and He Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Heidi Okamura

17 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

A dual-kinase mechanism for Wnt co-receptor phosphorylati... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 200 400 600
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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. A dual-kinase mechanism for Wnt co-receptor phosphorylation and activation
    2005 650 citations Xin Zeng, Keiko Tamai et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heidi Okamura United States 12 2.0k 446 375 311 203 17 2.4k
Peggy S. Zelenka United States 32 2.0k 1.0× 636 1.4× 273 0.7× 323 1.0× 170 0.8× 84 2.7k
Karin Ridderstråle Sweden 6 1.9k 0.9× 448 1.0× 217 0.6× 426 1.4× 189 0.9× 6 2.5k
Ivan Bosanac Canada 14 1.8k 0.9× 346 0.8× 272 0.7× 366 1.2× 191 0.9× 15 2.0k
Andreas Marquardt Germany 21 1.6k 0.8× 223 0.5× 633 1.7× 215 0.7× 224 1.1× 38 2.6k
Amy N. Abell United States 24 1.7k 0.8× 801 1.8× 448 1.2× 379 1.2× 225 1.1× 34 3.0k
Eric A. Nalefski United States 18 1.9k 0.9× 720 1.6× 310 0.8× 119 0.4× 192 0.9× 30 2.5k
Julie L. Wilsbacher United States 21 2.2k 1.1× 470 1.1× 405 1.1× 700 2.3× 158 0.8× 31 3.1k
Franz‐Josef Johannes Germany 22 2.3k 1.1× 530 1.2× 733 2.0× 333 1.1× 438 2.2× 26 3.2k
Sarang Kulkarni Canada 19 2.8k 1.4× 960 2.2× 205 0.5× 285 0.9× 375 1.8× 20 3.5k
Débora Bonenfant Switzerland 15 2.1k 1.0× 300 0.7× 207 0.6× 291 0.9× 99 0.5× 19 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heidi Okamura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heidi Okamura

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Okamura, Heidi, Gianluca De Rienzo, Dongwei Zhu, et al.. (2023). Volumetric Absorptive Microsampling as An Effective Microsampling Technique for LC–MS/MS Bioanalysis of Biomarkers in Drug Discovery. Bioanalysis. 15(14). 845–859. 2 indexed citations
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Proia, Theresa A., Feng Jiang, Richard Nicoletti, et al.. (2015). 23814, an Inhibitory Antibody of Ligand-Mediated Notch1 Activation, Modulates Angiogenesis and Inhibits Tumor Growth without Gastrointestinal Toxicity. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 14(8). 1858–1867. 8 indexed citations
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Okamura, Heidi, Theresa A. Proia, Qing Liu, et al.. (2014). Abstract 2990: Notch1 monoclonal antibody inhibits tumor growth and modulates angiogenesis. Cancer Research. 74(19_Supplement). 2990–2990. 1 indexed citations
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Okamura, Heidi, William M. Rideout, William M. Winston, et al.. (2010). Abstract 5170: Monoclonal antibodies to Notch receptors inhibit tumor maintenance. Cancer Research. 70(8_Supplement). 5170–5170. 2 indexed citations
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Gwack, Yousang, Sonia Sharma, Julie Nardone, et al.. (2006). A genome-wide Drosophila RNAi screen identifies DYRK-family kinases as regulators of NFAT. Nature. 441(7093). 646–650. 305 indexed citations
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Zeng, Xin, Keiko Tamai, Bradley W. Doble, et al.. (2005). A dual-kinase mechanism for Wnt co-receptor phosphorylation and activation. Nature. 438(7069). 873–877. 650 indexed citations breakdown →
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Okamura, Heidi, Carmen García‐Rodríguez, Holly M. Martinson, et al.. (2004). A Conserved Docking Motif for CK1 Binding Controls the Nuclear Localization of NFAT1. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 24(10). 4184–4195. 148 indexed citations
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Feske, Stefan, Heidi Okamura, Patrick G. Hogan, & Anjana Rao. (2003). Ca2+/calcineurin signalling in cells of the immune system. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 311(4). 1117–1132. 145 indexed citations
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Okamura, Heidi & Anjana Rao. (2001). Transcriptional regulation in lymphocytes. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 13(2). 239–243. 20 indexed citations
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Okamura, Heidi, J. Aramburu, Carmen García‐Rodríguez, et al.. (2000). Concerted Dephosphorylation of the Transcription Factor NFAT1 Induces a Conformational Switch that Regulates Transcriptional Activity. Molecular Cell. 6(3). 539–550. 381 indexed citations
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Garcı́a-Cózar, Francisco, Heidi Okamura, J. Aramburu, et al.. (1998). Two-site Interaction of Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells with Activated Calcineurin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(37). 23877–23883. 86 indexed citations
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Aramburu, J., Francisco Garcı́a-Cózar, Anuradha S. Raghavan, et al.. (1998). Selective Inhibition of NFAT Activation by a Peptide Spanning the Calcineurin Targeting Site of NFAT. Molecular Cell. 1(5). 627–637. 254 indexed citations
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Okamura, Heidi, et al.. (1997). Palmitoylation of p59fyn is reversible and sufficient for plasma membrane association.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 8(6). 1159–1173. 149 indexed citations
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Okamura, Heidi & Marilyn D. Resh. (1995). p80/85 Cortactin Associates with the Src SH2 Domain and Colocalizes with v-Src in Transformed Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(44). 26613–26618. 102 indexed citations
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Okamura, Heidi, et al.. (1995). [36] Rapid high-resolution western blotting. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 254. 535–550. 3 indexed citations
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Okamura, Heidi & Marilyn D. Resh. (1994). Differential binding of pp60c-src and pp60v-src to cytoskeleton is mediated by SH2 and catalytic domains.. PubMed. 9(8). 2293–303. 32 indexed citations
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Scidmore, Marci A., Heidi Okamura, & Mark D. Rose. (1993). Genetic interactions between KAR2 and SEC63, encoding eukaryotic homologues of DnaK and DnaJ in the endoplasmic reticulum.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4(11). 1145–1159. 117 indexed citations

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