Hitoshi Niwa

9.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Hitoshi Niwa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Hitoshi Niwa has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Hitoshi Niwa's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (18 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers) and Renal and related cancers (5 papers). Hitoshi Niwa is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (18 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers) and Renal and related cancers (5 papers). Hitoshi Niwa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Hitoshi Niwa's co-authors include Austin Smith, Ian Chambers, Tom Burdon, Jennifer Nichols, Konstantinos Anastassiadis, Branko Zevnik, Hans R. Schöler, Jun‐ichi Miyazaki, Satoshi Ohtsuka and Fumi Tashiro and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Hitoshi Niwa

36 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Formation of Pluripotent Stem Cells in the Mammalian Embryo Depends on the POU Transcription Factor Oct4

1998 2.6k citations Jennifer Nichols, Branko Zevnik et al. Cell profile →
Self-renewal of pluripotent embryonic stem cells is mediated via activation of STAT3

1998 1.2k citations Hitoshi Niwa, Tom Burdon et al. profile →
Differential regulation of mammalian Period genes and circadian rhythmicity by cryptochromes 1 and 2

1999 559 citations Martha Hotz Vitaterna, Christopher P. Selby et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hitoshi Niwa Japan	24	5.9k	835	736	713	680	36	7.3k
John D. Gearhart United States	41	5.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	1.2k 1.6×	359 0.5×	434 0.6×	102	7.8k
Hoon‐Ki Sung Canada	26	3.4k 0.6×	555 0.7×	655 0.9×	495 0.7×	348 0.5×	63	5.2k
Chyuan‐Sheng Lin United States	31	4.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	602 0.8×	512 0.7×	111 0.2×	70	6.5k
Michael Karl United States	40	3.2k 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	592 0.8×	403 0.6×	186 0.3×	109	6.1k
Olga Kifor United States	50	4.7k 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.6×	1.4k 2.0×	270 0.4×	71	9.2k
Hugo Vankelecom Belgium	38	1.9k 0.3×	338 0.4×	342 0.5×	889 1.2×	254 0.4×	118	4.3k
K. Sue O’Shea United States	36	5.0k 0.9×	740 0.9×	589 0.8×	792 1.1×	192 0.3×	83	7.2k
Gary Davidson Germany	30	3.5k 0.6×	757 0.9×	264 0.4×	499 0.7×	118 0.2×	63	5.2k
Kaomei Guan Germany	39	3.9k 0.7×	498 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	155 0.2×	701 1.0×	91	5.2k
Thorsten M. Schlaeger United States	35	5.4k 0.9×	795 1.0×	635 0.9×	405 0.6×	585 0.9×	72	6.7k

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Katagiri, Ayano, Hajime Satō, Hiroki Toyoda, et al.. (2021). Enhanced Ocular Surface and Intraoral Nociception via a Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Mechanism in a Rat Model of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Neuroscience. 483. 66–81. 6 indexed citations

Ohtsuka, Satoshi, Y. Nakai, & Hitoshi Niwa. (2015). LIF signal in mouse embryonic stem cells. PubMed. 4(2). 1–9. 47 indexed citations

Hanamoto, Hiroshi, et al.. (2015). Eficácia de dexmedetomidina para o surgimento de agitação em lactentes submetidos à palatoplastia: estudo clínico randomizado. Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology. 66(1). 37–43. 12 indexed citations

Iwafuchi, Makiko, Kazuhiro Murakami, Hitoshi Niwa, et al.. (2012). Transcriptional regulatory networks in epiblast cells and during anterior neural plate development as modeled in epiblast stem cells. Development. 139(21). 3926–3937. 69 indexed citations

Martello, Graziano, Evangelia Diamanti, Anagha Joshi, et al.. (2012). Esrrb Is a Pivotal Target of the Gsk3/Tcf3 Axis Regulating Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal. Cell stem cell. 11(4). 491–504. 305 indexed citations

Ohgushi, Masatoshi, Michiru Matsumura, Mototsugu Eiraku, et al.. (2010). Molecular Pathway and Cell State Responsible for Dissociation-Induced Apoptosis in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Cell stem cell. 7(2). 225–239. 336 indexed citations

Kato, Tomoaki, Ayano Kawaguchi, Yoichi Kosodo, Hitoshi Niwa, & Fumio Matsuzaki. (2010). Lunatic fringe potentiates Notch signaling in the developing brain. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 45(1). 12–25. 34 indexed citations

Okamura, Daiji, et al.. (2008). Requirement of Oct3/4 function for germ cell specification. Developmental Biology. 317(2). 576–584. 48 indexed citations

Sasaki, Masato, Motoko Ohnishi, Fumi Tashiro, et al.. (2007). Disruption of the mouse protein Ser/Thr phosphatase 2Cβ gene leads to early pre-implantation lethality. Mechanisms of Development. 124(6). 489–499. 23 indexed citations

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Sohmura, Taiji, et al.. (2005). Fabrication of Porous Participate for the Scaffold by Applying Solution Spraying Method. Dental Materials Journal. 24(1). 76–82. 5 indexed citations

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Tokuzawa, Yoshimi, Masayoshi Maruyama, Kazutoshi Takahashi, et al.. (2003). Fbx15 Is a Novel Target of Oct3/4 but Is Dispensable for Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Mouse Development. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(8). 2699–2708. 203 indexed citations

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Takashima, Seiji, Masafumi Kitakaze, Masanori Asakura, et al.. (2002). Targeting of both mouse neuropilin-1 and neuropilin-2 genes severely impairs developmental yolk sac and embryonic angiogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(6). 3657–3662. 292 indexed citations

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Yamane, Toshiyuki, Takahiro Kunisada, Hirotake Tsukamoto, et al.. (2001). Wnt Signaling Regulates Hemopoiesis Through Stromal Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 167(2). 765–772. 73 indexed citations

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Matsuura, Hideo, et al.. (2000). A report of 14,195 applications of anesthetics to oral and maxillofacial surgery at one teaching dental hospital (1971–2000) centering around airway problems. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 12(6). 460–467. 3 indexed citations

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Burdon, Tom, Ian Chambers, Craig Stracey, Hitoshi Niwa, & Austin Smith. (1999). Signaling Mechanisms Regulating Self-Renewal and Differentiation of Pluripotent Embryonic Stem Cells. Cells Tissues Organs. 165(3-4). 131–143. 144 indexed citations

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Vitaterna, Martha Hotz, Christopher P. Selby, Takeshi Todo, et al.. (1999). Differential regulation of mammalian Period genes and circadian rhythmicity by cryptochromes 1 and 2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(21). 12114–12119. 559 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nichols, Jennifer, Branko Zevnik, Konstantinos Anastassiadis, et al.. (1998). Formation of Pluripotent Stem Cells in the Mammalian Embryo Depends on the POU Transcription Factor Oct4. Cell. 95(3). 379–391. 2622 indexed citations breakdown →

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Niwa, Hitoshi, Kuniya Abe, Takahiro Kunisada, & Ken–ichi Yamamura. (1996). Cell-cycle-dependent expression of the STK-1 gene encoding a novel murine putative protein kinase. Gene. 169(2). 197–201. 31 indexed citations

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Abe, Koichiro, Hitoshi Niwa, Katsuro Iwase, et al.. (1996). Endoderm-Specific Gene Expression in Embryonic Stem Cells Differentiated to Embryoid Bodies. Experimental Cell Research. 229(1). 27–34. 164 indexed citations

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Niwa, Hitoshi, et al.. (1993). An Efficient Gene-Trap Method Using Poly A Trap Vectors and Characterization of Gene-Trap Events1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 113(3). 343–349. 102 indexed citations

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