Jun Kotera

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Jun Kotera is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jun Kotera has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Pharmacology and 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jun Kotera's work include Phosphodiesterase function and regulation (41 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (21 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (16 papers). Jun Kotera is often cited by papers focused on Phosphodiesterase function and regulation (41 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (21 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (16 papers). Jun Kotera collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Jun Kotera's co-authors include Kenji Omori, Kotomi Fujishige, Keizo Yuasa, Takashi Sasaki, Hideo Michibata, Katsuzumi Okumura, Shin‐ichiro Takebayashi, Noriyuki Yanaka, Hiroyuki Akatsuka and Yuji Imai and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Jun Kotera

45 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Overview of PDEs and Their Regulation 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 200 400 600
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.

  1. Overview of PDEs and Their Regulation
    2007 619 citations Kenji Omori, Jun Kotera profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jun Kotera Japan 32 2.4k 1.0k 538 474 435 45 3.1k
Kotomi Fujishige Japan 19 1.2k 0.5× 516 0.5× 195 0.4× 223 0.5× 258 0.6× 23 1.4k
Samuel J. Strada United States 31 1.7k 0.7× 240 0.2× 264 0.5× 304 0.6× 111 0.3× 90 2.5k
Heather Giles United Kingdom 23 612 0.3× 333 0.3× 264 0.5× 232 0.5× 102 0.2× 47 1.8k
Vincent A. Florio United States 18 1.4k 0.6× 284 0.3× 88 0.2× 343 0.7× 149 0.3× 20 1.7k
Mitsi A. Blount United States 21 1.3k 0.5× 261 0.3× 114 0.2× 268 0.6× 200 0.5× 43 1.8k
Anton D. Michel United Kingdom 28 1.3k 0.5× 227 0.2× 261 0.5× 126 0.3× 221 0.5× 55 2.6k
Edward Leung Italy 24 1.0k 0.4× 225 0.2× 364 0.7× 124 0.3× 116 0.3× 52 2.2k
Masafumi Fujimoto Japan 25 996 0.4× 184 0.2× 245 0.5× 230 0.5× 48 0.1× 99 1.9k
Orna Levran United States 32 1.8k 0.7× 249 0.2× 174 0.3× 59 0.1× 133 0.3× 75 3.4k
Mary S. Barnette United States 22 1.4k 0.6× 405 0.4× 176 0.3× 121 0.3× 49 0.1× 43 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jun Kotera

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jun Kotera

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

All Works

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Watanabe, Yumi, et al.. (2019). Antipsychotic-like effects of a novel phosphodiesterase 10A inhibitor T-251 in rodents. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 185. 172757–172757. 9 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Yoshihito, Takehiko Matsumura, Yoichi Kadoh, et al.. (2019). Discovery of a pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivative (MT-3014) as a highly selective PDE10A inhibitor via core structure transformation from the stilbene moiety. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 27(15). 3440–3450. 12 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Toshiaki, Yuichi Koga, Masataka Hikota, et al.. (2015). 8-(3-Chloro-4-methoxybenzyl)-8H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one derivatives as potent and selective phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(7). 1431–1435. 12 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Toshiaki, Yuichi Koga, Masataka Hikota, et al.. (2014). The discovery of avanafil for the treatment of erectile dysfunction: A novel pyrimidine-5-carboxamide derivative as a potent and highly selective phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 24(23). 5460–5465. 25 indexed citations
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Wang, Run, Arthur L. Burnett, Kenji Omori, et al.. (2012). Selectivity of Avanafil, a PDE5 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: Implications for Clinical Safety and Improved Tolerability. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 9(8). 2122–2129. 53 indexed citations
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Kotera, Jun. (2004). Allosteric sites of phosphodiesterase-5 sequester cyclic GMP. Frontiers in bioscience. 9(1-3). 378–378. 12 indexed citations
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Staveren, Wilma C.G. van, Harry W.M. Steinbusch, M. Markerink–van Ittersum, et al.. (2003). mRNA expression patterns of the cGMP‐hydrolyzing phosphodiesterases types 2, 5, and 9 during development of the rat brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 467(4). 566–580. 128 indexed citations
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Ukita, Tatsuzo, Yoshinori Nakamura, Akira Kubo, et al.. (2003). 1,7- and 2,7-naphthyridine derivatives as potent and highly specific PDE5 inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 13(14). 2341–2345. 28 indexed citations
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Corbin, Jackie D., Mitsi A. Blount, James L. Weeks, et al.. (2003). [3H]Sildenafil Binding to Phosphodiesterase-5 Is Specific, Kinetically Heterogeneous, and Stimulated by cGMP. Molecular Pharmacology. 63(6). 1364–1372. 61 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Takashi, et al.. (2003). Molecular comparison of rat cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 8 family: unique expression of PDE8B in rat brain. Gene. 319. 21–31. 35 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Takashi, Jun Kotera, & Kenji Omori. (2002). Novel alternative splice variants of rat phosphodiesterase 7B showing unique tissue-specific expression and phosphorylation. Biochemical Journal. 361(2). 211–211. 47 indexed citations
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Yuasa, Keizo, Jun Kotera, Kotomi Fujishige, et al.. (2000). Isolation and Characterization of Two Novel Phosphodiesterase PDE11A Variants Showing Unique Structure and Tissue-specific Expression. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(40). 31469–31479. 118 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Takashi, Jun Kotera, Keizo Yuasa, & Kenji Omori. (2000). Identification of Human PDE7B, a cAMP-Specific Phosphodiesterase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 271(3). 575–583. 74 indexed citations
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Fujishige, Kotomi, Jun Kotera, Noriyuki Yanaka, Hiroyuki Akatsuka, & Kenji Omori. (1999). Alteration of cGMP metabolism during chondrogenic differentiation of chondroprogenitor-like EC cells, ATDC5. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1452(3). 219–227. 16 indexed citations
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Fujishige, Kotomi, Jun Kotera, & Kenji Omori. (1999). Striatum‐ and testis‐specific phosphodiesterase PDE10A. European Journal of Biochemistry. 266(3). 1118–1127. 155 indexed citations
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Kotera, Jun, Kotomi Fujishige, Keizo Yuasa, & Kenji Omori. (1999). Characterization and Phosphorylation of PDE10A2, a Novel Alternative Splice Variant of Human Phosphodiesterase That Hydrolyzes cAMP and cGMP. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 261(3). 551–557. 57 indexed citations
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Yanaka, Noriyuki, Jun Kotera, A. Ohtsuka, et al.. (1998). Expression, structure and chromosomal localization of the human cGMP‐binding cGMP‐specific phosphodiesterase PDE5A gene. European Journal of Biochemistry. 255(2). 391–399. 96 indexed citations
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Kotera, Jun, Noriyuki Yanaka, Kotomi Fujishige, et al.. (1997). Expression of Rat cGMP‐Binding cGMP‐Specific Phosphodiesterase mRNA in Purkinje Cell Layers During Postnatal Neuronal Development. European Journal of Biochemistry. 249(2). 434–442. 79 indexed citations
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Yanaka, Noriyuki, et al.. (1996). Structure of the 5′‐Flanking Regulatory Region of the Mouse Gene Encoding the Clearance Receptor for Atrial Natriuretic Peptide. European Journal of Biochemistry. 237(1). 25–34. 18 indexed citations

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