Jun‐ichi Nakayama

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
123 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Jun‐ichi Nakayama is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jun‐ichi Nakayama has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jun‐ichi Nakayama's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (46 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (24 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (24 papers). Jun‐ichi Nakayama is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (46 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (24 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (24 papers). Jun‐ichi Nakayama collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Jun‐ichi Nakayama's co-authors include Shiv I. S. Grewal, C. David Allis, Judd C. Rice, Brian D. Strahl, Fuyuki Ishikawa, Tomohiro Hayakawa, Hideo Nakamura, Tetsushi Iida, Motoki Saito and Mahito Sadaie and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jun‐ichi Nakayama

117 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Role of Histone H3 Lysine 9 Methylation in Epigenetic Control of Heterochromatin Assembly

2001 1.4k citations Jun‐ichi Nakayama, Shiv I. S. Grewal et al. profile →
Telomerase activation by hTRT in human normal fibroblasts and hepatocellular carcinomas

1998 521 citations Jun‐ichi Nakayama, Hidetoshi Tahara et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jun‐ichi Nakayama Japan	41	5.6k	1.3k	1.2k	695	332	123	6.9k
Harry Scherthan Germany	58	9.1k 1.6×	2.9k 2.3×	1.1k 0.9×	2.3k 3.2×	750 2.3×	214	12.1k
Mamie Z. Li United States	28	5.8k 1.0×	318 0.2×	510 0.4×	966 1.4×	839 2.5×	37	7.8k
Sarah F. Hamm‐Alvarez United States	39	2.1k 0.4×	247 0.2×	851 0.7×	569 0.8×	379 1.1×	152	4.9k
Roland Foisner Austria	53	8.8k 1.6×	455 0.4×	358 0.3×	757 1.1×	1.2k 3.6×	128	10.4k
Roger A. Schultz United States	33	3.0k 0.5×	361 0.3×	278 0.2×	1.2k 1.7×	485 1.5×	113	4.8k
Marc Thiry Belgium	39	3.4k 0.6×	350 0.3×	383 0.3×	373 0.5×	367 1.1×	162	5.4k
Yuan Zhuang United States	55	8.7k 1.5×	385 0.3×	567 0.5×	1.4k 2.1×	1.4k 4.1×	188	12.9k
Jane Lebkowski United States	44	4.3k 0.8×	147 0.1×	437 0.4×	1.1k 1.6×	766 2.3×	92	5.8k
Thomas D. Mueller Germany	38	2.9k 0.5×	500 0.4×	187 0.2×	466 0.7×	687 2.1×	102	4.9k
Choy‐Pik Chiu United States	21	7.5k 1.3×	392 0.3×	6.1k 5.0×	1.2k 1.7×	834 2.5×	25	11.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Jun‐ichi Nakayama

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jun‐ichi Nakayama

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jun‐ichi Nakayama

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All Works

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Furukawa, Ayako, Kento Yonezawa, Aki Hayashi, et al.. (2025). A dynamic structural unit of phase-separated heterochromatin protein 1α as revealed by integrative structural analyses. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(6). 3 indexed citations

Kawaguchi, Takayuki, et al.. (2025). Identification and characterization of the de novo methyltransferases for eukaryotic N ⁶ -methyladenine (6mA). Science Advances. 11(20). eadq4623–eadq4623. 2 indexed citations

Kamiya, Yuki, Ritsuko Iwanaga, Andrew P. Bradford, et al.. (2024). DEAD/H Box 5 (DDX5) Augments E2F1-Induced Cell Death Independent of the Tumor Suppressor p53. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(24). 13251–13251. 1 indexed citations

Ding, Da‐Qiao, Kasumi Okamasa, Atsushi Matsuda, et al.. (2024). Proteins and noncoding RNAs that promote homologous chromosome recognition and pairing in fission yeast meiosis undergo condensate formation in vitro. The FASEB Journal. 38(21). e70163–e70163.

Nakayama, Jun‐ichi, et al.. (2023). Regulation of the SUV39H Family Methyltransferases: Insights from Fission Yeast. Biomolecules. 13(4). 593–593. 3 indexed citations

Ide, Kazuki & Jun‐ichi Nakayama. (2023). Researchers support preprints and open access publishing, but with reservations: A questionnaire survey of MBSJ members. Genes to Cells. 28(5). 333–337. 5 indexed citations

Nakayama, Jun‐ichi, et al.. (2021). Treatment experience of artificial muscle type dynamic splint for patients with chronic nature of wrist joint contractures. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Cheng, Dong, Reiko Nakagawa, Kyohei Oyama, et al.. (2020). Structural basis for histone variant H3tK27me3 recognition by PHF1 and PHF19. eLife. 9. 16 indexed citations

Shirai, A, Takayuki Kawaguchi, Daisuke Muramatsu, et al.. (2017). Impact of nucleic acid and methylated H3K9 binding activities of Suv39h1 on its heterochromatin assembly. eLife. 6. 68 indexed citations

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Fawcett, Jeffrey A., Tetsushi Iida, Shohei Takuno, et al.. (2014). Population Genomics of the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e104241–e104241. 32 indexed citations

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Hiragami-Hamada, Kyoko, Kaori Shinmyozu, Daizo Hamada, et al.. (2011). N-Terminal Phosphorylation of HP1α Promotes Its Chromatin Binding. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 31(6). 1186–1200. 76 indexed citations

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Nishiyama, Chiharu, Sachiko Komazawa‐Sakon, Xin Xue, et al.. (2008). Fusion of OTT to BSAC Results in Aberrant Up-regulation of Transcriptional Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(39). 26820–26828. 14 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Jun‐ichi, et al.. (2008). Oxygen Reduction Properties of Co Oxide and Pt Oxide Thin Films Prepared by Reactive Sputtering. 21(1/2). 8–15. 2 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Jun‐ichi, Yasushi Yoshigae, Yoshiko Onozawa, et al.. (2005). A humanized anti-human Fas antibody, R-125224, induces apoptosis in type I activated lymphocytes but not in type II cells. International Immunology. 18(1). 113–124. 15 indexed citations

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Lee, Joon-Kyu, Jerard Hurwitz, Robin C. Allshire, et al.. (2002). Fission yeast CENP-B homologs nucleate centromeric heterochromatin by promoting heterochromatin-specific histone tail modifications. Genes & Development. 16(14). 1766–1778. 88 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Jun‐ichi, Amar J. S. Klar, & Shiv I. S. Grewal. (2000). A Chromodomain Protein, Swi6, Performs Imprinting Functions in Fission Yeast during Mitosis and Meiosis. Cell. 101(3). 307–317. 155 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Jun‐ichi, et al.. (1999). The Development of an Interlocking System Utilizing a Proxy Server between Different Databases.. Igaku Toshokan. 46(1). 70–78.

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Ohno, Kinji, et al.. (1998). DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPLEX TYPE CAST IRON BRAKE SHOE FOR HIGH SPEED TRAIN. Quarterly Report of Rtri. 39(3). 1 indexed citations

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Yasui, Wataru, Hidetoshi Tahara, E Tahara, et al.. (1998). Expression of Telomerase Catalytic Component, Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase, in Human Gastric Carcinomas. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 89(11). 1099–1103. 46 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Jun‐ichi, et al.. (1985). On the low concentration layer of dissolved oxygen in the marked shallow-depth lake. In the Lake Tega.. Japan journal of water pollution research. 8(4). 249–253. 1 indexed citations

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