Jiro Usukura

5.8k total citations
128 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Jiro Usukura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Jiro Usukura has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Cell Biology and 31 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Jiro Usukura's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (31 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (23 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (10 papers). Jiro Usukura is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (31 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (23 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (10 papers). Jiro Usukura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Poland. Jiro Usukura's co-authors include Yuji Nishizawa, Nobuhiro Morone, Eichi Yamada, Takashi Wakabayashi, Kozo Kaibuchi, Akio Yamazaki, Takashi Watanabe, Masahide Takahashi, Naoya Asai and Atsushi Enomoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jiro Usukura

126 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jiro Usukura Japan 37 3.3k 1.3k 1.0k 333 332 128 4.8k
Kensuke Hayashi Japan 29 2.4k 0.7× 818 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 529 1.6× 531 1.6× 103 4.7k
Ora Bernard Australia 34 3.3k 1.0× 1.8k 1.4× 980 0.9× 410 1.2× 397 1.2× 64 5.8k
Takashi Shimizu Japan 42 3.1k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 484 0.5× 182 0.5× 446 1.3× 170 5.0k
Joanna Poulton United Kingdom 51 6.1k 1.8× 879 0.7× 593 0.6× 561 1.7× 789 2.4× 197 7.9k
Vitauts I. Kalnins Canada 28 3.0k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 640 0.6× 202 0.6× 563 1.7× 88 4.2k
Sachiyo Kawamoto United States 30 4.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 920 0.9× 608 1.8× 370 1.1× 49 6.0k
Moriaki Kusakabe Japan 36 2.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 733 0.7× 162 0.5× 612 1.8× 156 5.1k
David S. Papermaster United States 41 4.6k 1.4× 1.4k 1.1× 2.2k 2.1× 279 0.8× 643 1.9× 80 5.4k
Hans‐Hermann Gerdes Germany 30 3.4k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 932 0.9× 410 1.2× 220 0.7× 53 5.2k
Tomoyuki Inoue Japan 36 2.8k 0.8× 374 0.3× 931 0.9× 458 1.4× 293 0.9× 135 5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Jiro Usukura

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jiro Usukura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jiro Usukura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jiro Usukura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jiro Usukura 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 Jiro Usukura. Jiro Usukura 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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Yoshida, Minako, Suzumi M. Tokuoka, Eri Hayakawa, et al.. (2025). Pivotal roles of Plasmodium falciparum lysophospholipid acyltransferase 1 in cell cycle progression and cytostome internalization. Communications Biology. 8(1). 142–142.
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Tanaka, Nobuo, Jiro Usukura, Michiko Kusunoki, et al.. (2013). Development of an environmental high-voltage electron microscope for reaction science. Microscopy. 62(1). 205–215. 39 indexed citations
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Yamazaki, Akio, Yuji Nishizawa, Isao Matsuura, et al.. (2013). Microtubule-associated protein tau in bovine retinal photoreceptor rod outer segments: Comparison with brain tau. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1832(10). 1549–1559. 6 indexed citations
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Tsuji, Takuma & Jiro Usukura. (2012). Assessment on a Biological Toxicity Caused by Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes. 4(2). 125–132. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Ke, Kouji Tanaka, Yuji Komizu, et al.. (2011). Hybrid liposomes affect cellular lipid constituents and caveolae structures. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 22(4). 1731–1733. 6 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Motoshi, Atsuko Niimi, Siripan Limsirichaikul, et al.. (2009). PCNA Mono-Ubiquitination and Activation of Translesion DNA Polymerases by DNA Polymerase α. The Journal of Biochemistry. 146(1). 13–21. 13 indexed citations
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Kondo, Mineo, Takao Sakai, Keiichi Komeima, et al.. (2008). Generation and Characteristics of Transgenic Rabbit Model of Retinal Degeneration. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 2200–2200. 2 indexed citations
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Sakurai, Keisuke, Akishi Onishi, Hiroo Imai, et al.. (2007). Physiological Properties of Rod Photoreceptor Cells in Green-sensitive Cone Pigment Knock-in Mice. The Journal of General Physiology. 130(1). 21–40. 52 indexed citations
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Morone, Nobuhiro, Takahiro Fujiwara, K. Murase, et al.. (2006). Three-dimensional reconstruction of the membrane skeleton at the plasma membrane interface by electron tomography. The Journal of Cell Biology. 174(6). 851–862. 284 indexed citations
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Kubota, Masakazu, Kazuhiko Narita, Takashi Murayama, et al.. (2005). Type-3 ryanodine receptor involved in Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release and transmitter exocytosis at frog motor nerve terminals. Cell Calcium. 38(6). 557–567. 21 indexed citations
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Yamazaki, Akio, et al.. (2005). Involvement of Illuminated Rhodopsin in Adenine Nucleotide–Enhancement of GCAP–Stimulated retGC Activity. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 1730–1730. 1 indexed citations
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Nishizawa, Yoko, Akio Yamazaki, & Jiro Usukura. (2004). Electron microscopic localization of PDE , ß and in frog retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 5353–5353. 2 indexed citations
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Sato, Atsushi, et al.. (1999). Inhibitor peptide SNP‐1 binds to a soluble form of BST‐1/CD157 at a 2 : 2 stoichiometry. European Journal of Biochemistry. 264(2). 439–445. 7 indexed citations
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Nishizawa, Yuji, Naoka Komori, Jiro Usukura, et al.. (1999). Initiating Ocular Proteomics for Cataloging Bovine Retinal Proteins: Microanalytical Techniques Permit the Identification of Proteins Derived from a Novel Photoreceptor Preparation. Experimental Eye Research. 69(2). 195–212. 27 indexed citations
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Hirako, Yoshiaki, Jiro Usukura, Jun Uematsu, et al.. (1998). Cleavage of BP180, a 180-kDa Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen, Yields a 120-kDa Collagenous Extracellular Polypeptide. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(16). 9711–9717. 101 indexed citations
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Arai, Masashi, Yuji Nishizawa, Xinran Liu, et al.. (1995). Confocal Imaging of Megamitochondria Formation Induced by Ethanol and Hydrazine in Culture Cells(RL-34). 3(1). 25–30. 1 indexed citations
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Singh, Vijay K., Jiro Usukura, & Toshimichi Shinohara. (1992). Molecular mimicry: uveitis induced in Macaca fascicularis by microbial protein having sequence homology with retinal S-antigen.. PubMed. 36(1). 108–16. 18 indexed citations
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Usukura, Jiro & Eichi Yamada. (1978). Observations on the cytolemma of the olfactory receptor cell in the newt. Cell and Tissue Research. 188(1). 83–98. 33 indexed citations
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Usukura, Jiro & Eichi Yamada. (1975). Observation on the membrane fine structure of the newt olfactory cell by Freeze replica method. 84(4). 339. 1 indexed citations

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