Jun‐ichi Sawada

8.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
205 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Jun‐ichi Sawada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jun‐ichi Sawada has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Oncology and 36 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Jun‐ichi Sawada's work include Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (36 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (28 papers) and Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (20 papers). Jun‐ichi Sawada is often cited by papers focused on Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (36 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (28 papers) and Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (20 papers). Jun‐ichi Sawada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Sri Lanka. Jun‐ichi Sawada's co-authors include Yoshiro Saito, Shogo Ozawa, Yoshihiro Nakatani, Reiko Teshima, Ryuichi Hasegawa, Nahoko Kaniwa, Mayumi Saeki, Kimie Sai, Hideto Jinno and Nobumitsu Hanioka and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jun‐ichi Sawada

199 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Coordinated histone modifications mediated by a CtBP co-repressor complex

2003 647 citations Jun‐ichi Sawada et al. profile →
The Ubiquitin Ligase Activity in the DDB2 and CSA Complexes Is Differentially Regulated by the COP9 Signalosome in Response to DNA Damage

2003 586 citations Jun‐ichi Sawada et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Jun‐ichi Sawada	3.4k	1.9k	1.3k	665	649	205	6.8k
André Guillouzo	3.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.4×	3.3k 2.5×	352 0.5×	784 1.2×	192	10.0k
Changyuan Wang	2.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	501 0.8×	388 0.6×	255	6.1k
Huijun Sun	2.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	502 0.8×	368 0.6×	198	6.1k
Andrea Mencarelli	2.5k 0.7×	2.6k 1.4×	480 0.4×	682 1.0×	149 0.2×	107	8.5k
Sharad S. Singhal	5.3k 1.6×	1.8k 0.9×	453 0.3×	236 0.4×	182 0.3×	197	7.6k
A. Guillouzo	1.6k 0.5×	984 0.5×	1.6k 1.2×	296 0.4×	216 0.3×	116	4.8k
Sylvie Fournel‐Gigleux	1.7k 0.5×	705 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	465 0.7×	465 0.7×	96	3.6k
Toshihisa Ishikawa	3.1k 0.9×	4.4k 2.3×	734 0.6×	313 0.5×	1.5k 2.3×	156	7.7k
Sarah Shefer	4.0k 1.2×	4.1k 2.1×	997 0.7×	323 0.5×	387 0.6×	219	9.8k
Kiyoshi Nagata	2.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	2.7k 2.0×	279 0.4×	341 0.5×	231	6.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Jun‐ichi Sawada

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

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Ogo, Naohisa, et al.. (2025). Pharmacophore-Based Structure Optimization of S-Trityl-l-Cysteine Derivatives for Cytotoxic Payload Applications. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16(10). 1946–1954.

Suzuki, Akira, et al.. (2023). Crystal structure of the motor domain of centromere‐associated protein E in complex with a non‐hydrolysable ATP analogue. FEBS Letters. 597(8). 1138–1148. 1 indexed citations

Ogo, Naohisa, et al.. (2021). Design, synthesis, and evaluation of a novel prodrug, a S-trityl--cysteine derivative targeting kinesin spindle protein. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 215. 113288–113288. 6 indexed citations

Sawada, Jun‐ichi, Kenji Matsuno, Naohisa Ogo, & Akira Asai. (2021). Various effects of two types of kinesin-5 inhibitors on mitosis and cell proliferation. Biochemical Pharmacology. 193. 114789–114789. 3 indexed citations

Sato, Yasunori, Hideki Ueno, Tatsuya Ioka, et al.. (2018). SLCO1B1 Polymorphism Is a Drug Response Predictive Marker for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients Treated With Gemcitabine, S-1, or Gemcitabine Plus S-1. Pancreas. 47(5). 637–642. 3 indexed citations

Ishida, Seiichi, Y. Ishikawa, Atsuko Miyajima, et al.. (2008). Global gene expression changes including drug metabolism and disposition induced by three-dimensional culture of HepG2 cells-Involvement of microtubules. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 378(3). 558–562. 19 indexed citations

Fukushima‐Uesaka, Hiromi, Yoshiro Saito, Keiko Maekawa, et al.. (2007). Genetic Variations of the ABC Transporter Gene ABCC3 in a Japanese Population. Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 22(2). 129–135. 16 indexed citations

Kanno, Yuichiro, Motoyoshi Suzuki, Takayuki Nakahama, et al.. (2007). Difference in nucleocytoplasmic shuttling sequences of rat and human constitutive active/androstane receptor. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1773(6). 934–944. 26 indexed citations

Takagi, Kayoko, Reiko Teshima, Osamu Nakajima, Haruyo Okunuki, & Jun‐ichi Sawada. (2005). Improved ELISA method for screening human antigen-specific IgE and its application for monitoring specific IgE for novel proteins in genetically modified foods. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 44(2). 182–188. 8 indexed citations

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Akiyama, Hiroshi, Yuji Sato, Takahiro Watanabe, et al.. (2005). Dietary unripe apple polyphenol inhibits the development of food allergies in murine models. FEBS Letters. 579(20). 4485–4491. 96 indexed citations

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Fukushima‐Uesaka, Hiromi, Kimie Sai, Keiko Maekawa, et al.. (2004). Genetic Variations of the AHR Gene Encoding Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in a Japanese Population. Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 19(4). 320–326. 9 indexed citations

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Saeki, Mayumi, Yoshiro Saito, Takahiro Nakamura, et al.. (2003). Single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotype frequencies ofCYP3A5 in a Japanese population. Human Mutation. 21(6). 653–653. 57 indexed citations

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Jinno, Hideto, Mayumi Saeki, Yoshiro Saito, et al.. (2003). Functional Characterization of Human UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase 1A9 Variant, D256N, Found in Japanese Cancer Patients. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 306(2). 688–693. 73 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Takahiro, et al.. (2003). Allele-specific long-range PCR/sequencing method for allelic assignment of multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms. Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods. 55(1). 1–9. 8 indexed citations

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Soyama, Akiko, Nobumitsu Hanioka, Yoshiro Saito, et al.. (2002). Amiodarone N‐Deethylation by CYP2C8 and its Variants, CYP2C8*3 and CYP2C8 P404A. Pharmacology & Toxicology. 91(4). 174–178. 53 indexed citations

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Murayama, Norie, Kimie Sai, Yukiko Nakajima, et al.. (2001). Expression of CYP2A6 in Tumor Cells Augments Cellular Sensitivity to Tegafur. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 92(5). 524–528. 11 indexed citations

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Yamaguchi, Yuki, Jun‐ichi Sawada, Masao Yamada, Hiroshi Handa, & Noriyuki Azuma. (1997). Autoregulation of Pax6 transcriptional activation by two distinct DNA‐binding subdomains of the paired domain. Genes to Cells. 2(4). 255–261. 39 indexed citations

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Sawada, Jun‐ichi, Masahide Goto, Hajime Watanabe, Hiroshi Handa, & Michihiro C. Yoshida. (1995). Regional Mapping of Two Subunits of Transcription Factor E4TF1 to Human Chromosome. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 86(1). 10–12. 7 indexed citations

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Saito, Yoshiro, et al.. (1994). Preparation of Monoclonal Antibodies for Immunoblotting Human Growth Hormone Receptor and Growth Hormone-Binding Protein.. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 17(7). 983–986. 6 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Yutaka, Masachika IRIE, Hideharu Ikebuchi, Jun‐ichi Sawada, & Tadao Terao. (1992). Identification of Metallothionein in Cultured Cells by Immunoblotting and Immunofluorescence Using a New Monoclonal Antibody. Hybridoma. 11(3). 295–300. 8 indexed citations

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