Ikuo Wada

11.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
255 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Ikuo Wada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ikuo Wada has authored 255 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Molecular Biology, 76 papers in Cell Biology and 66 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ikuo Wada's work include Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (41 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (36 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (16 papers). Ikuo Wada is often cited by papers focused on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (41 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (36 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (16 papers). Ikuo Wada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Ikuo Wada's co-authors include Nobuko Hosokawa, Kazuhiro Nagata, Hideo Kanoh, Fumio Sakane, Masahiro Kai, Shin-ichi Imai, Annetté Herscovics, Linda O. Tremblay, John Bergeron and Yukako Oda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ikuo Wada

245 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

Nitric oxide-induced apoptosis in pancreatic β cells is m... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Nitric oxide-induced apoptosis in pancreatic β cells is mediated by the endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway
    2001 509 citations Ikuo Wada et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ikuo Wada Japan 51 4.2k 3.5k 1.5k 1.5k 1.1k 255 8.9k
Karl Matter United Kingdom 55 7.3k 1.7× 3.2k 0.9× 952 0.6× 992 0.7× 517 0.5× 109 12.1k
Kenji Kadomatsu Japan 61 7.4k 1.8× 4.9k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.3× 462 0.4× 286 12.6k
Toshimichi Yoshida Japan 52 3.2k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 998 0.7× 966 0.7× 511 0.4× 257 8.7k
Liliana Schaefer Germany 64 6.5k 1.5× 4.2k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 2.8k 1.9× 1.3k 1.1× 193 14.0k
Maya Simionescu Romania 54 4.5k 1.1× 1.9k 0.5× 1.6k 1.0× 2.0k 1.4× 830 0.7× 264 11.0k
María S. Balda United Kingdom 54 6.8k 1.6× 2.3k 0.7× 728 0.5× 747 0.5× 418 0.4× 99 11.5k
Kimi Araki Japan 48 4.7k 1.1× 894 0.3× 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 849 0.7× 217 8.2k
Tsonwin Hai United States 48 6.3k 1.5× 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 70 10.0k
Daniel A. Lawrence United States 65 4.6k 1.1× 1.4k 0.4× 718 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.4× 215 13.1k
Yoav Sherman Israel 21 4.9k 1.2× 781 0.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 760 0.7× 58 10.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ikuo Wada

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ikuo Wada

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All Works

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Kashiwazaki, Jun, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of the Cytotoxicity of Various Hand Disinfectants and Ozonated Water to Human Keratinocytes in a Cultured Epidermal Model. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 33(6). 313–318. 13 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Eisuke, et al.. (2018). The relationship between the accessory anterolateral talar facet and angle of Gissane. 13(3). 1 indexed citations
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Marubashi, Shigeru, Akira Kenjo, Takao Tsuchiya, et al.. (2016). M1 macrophage infiltrations and histological changes in the liver after portal vein embolization using fibrinogen and OK432 in the rat. Cellular Immunology. 303. 66–71. 1 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Hitoshi, Hideki Nakanishi, Seisuke Arai, et al.. (2012). SNAP-23 regulates phagosome formation and maturation in macrophages. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(24). 4849–4863. 34 indexed citations
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Arata, Jumpei, et al.. (2012). 1A1-O08 A hand exoskeleton robot for rehabilitation using a three-layered sliding spring mechanism(Rehabilitation Robotics and Mechatronics(1)). The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2012(0). _1A1–O08_1. 1 indexed citations
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Sato, Takashi, Yasuhiro Sako, Mary Ann Suico, et al.. (2012). STT3B-Dependent Posttranslational N-Glycosylation as a Surveillance System for Secretory Protein. Molecular Cell. 47(1). 99–110. 61 indexed citations
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Kamioka, Masashi, Toshiyuki Ishibashi, Hiroshi Ohkawara, et al.. (2010). Involvement of membrane type 1‐matrix metalloproteinase (MT1‐MMP) in RAGE activation signaling pathways. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 226(6). 1554–1563. 18 indexed citations
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Matsukawa, Noriyuki, et al.. (2009). Disability of weight shift toward non-paretic leg in stroke patients with non-dominant hemisphere.. 50(2). 67–76. 1 indexed citations
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Wada, Ikuo, et al.. (2008). [Bone disease with pain. Legg-Calvé-Perthes' disease (LCPD)].. PubMed. 18(2). 239–48. 2 indexed citations
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Hatao, Fumihiko, Ikuo Wada, H. Yamaguchi, et al.. (2008). Cases of Gastric Cancer Discovered after Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent Implantation. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 41(2). 269–274. 1 indexed citations
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Asai, Yuji, Hiroyuki Morimoto, Yoshio Mabuchi, et al.. (2007). Influence of Experimental Diabetes Mellitus on Secretary Granules in ?-Cells in the Dog Pancreatic Islet. Biomedical Research-tokyo. 18(1). 0.
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Hosokawa, Nobuko, et al.. (2006). EDEM accelerates ERAD by preventing aberrant dimer formation of misfolded α1‐antitrypsin. Genes to Cells. 11(5). 465–476. 65 indexed citations
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Fujita, Hideaki, et al.. (2001). Evidence for Distinct Membrane Traffic Pathways to Melanosomes and Lysosomes in Melanocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings. 6(1). 19–24. 12 indexed citations
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Wada, Ikuo. (1995). [Calnexin is involved in the quality-control mechanism of the ER].. PubMed. 67(9). 1133–7. 2 indexed citations
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Yoshihara, Shin’ichi, Kiyoshi Nagata, Ikuo Wada, & Hidetoshi Yoshimura. (1981). MECHANISM OF TOXICITY PRODUCED BY 3-METHYLCHOLAN-THRENE-TYPE PCBs (1). Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics. 4(2). 2 indexed citations
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Nagata, Kiyoshi, et al.. (1981). MECHANISM OF TOXICITY PRODUCED BY 3-METHYLCHOLANTHRENE-TYPE PCBS (2) : EFFECTS OF PCBS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS ON THE METABOLISM OF STEROIDS. Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics. 4(5). 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Tomohiro, et al.. (1977). [A case report of scimitar syndrome associated with atrial septal defect, accessory diaphragm and pulmonary A-V fistula (author's transl)].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 30(7). 594–9. 2 indexed citations
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