Jun‐ichiro Inoue

26.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
239 papers, 21.6k citations indexed

About

Jun‐ichiro Inoue is a scholar working on Immunology, Cancer Research and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jun‐ichiro Inoue has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 21.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Immunology, 100 papers in Cancer Research and 98 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jun‐ichiro Inoue's work include NF-κB Signaling Pathways (92 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (54 papers) and interferon and immune responses (38 papers). Jun‐ichiro Inoue is often cited by papers focused on NF-κB Signaling Pathways (92 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (54 papers) and interferon and immune responses (38 papers). Jun‐ichiro Inoue collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Jun‐ichiro Inoue's co-authors include Motoharu Seiki, Jin Gohda, Minoru Yoshida, Zhijian J. Chen, Tadatsugu Taniguchi, Giridhar R. Akkaraju, Mei Hong, Li Deng, Chen Wang and Shizuo Akira and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Jun‐ichiro Inoue

236 papers receiving 21.3k citations

Hit Papers

Induction and Activation of the Transcription Factor... 1986 2026 1999 2012 2002 2001 1999 2001 2004 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Induction and Activation of the Transcription Factor NFATc1 (NFAT2) Integrate RANKL Signaling in Terminal Differentiation of Osteoclasts
    2002 2.2k citations Jun‐ichiro Inoue et al. profile →
  2. TAK1 is a ubiquitin-dependent kinase of MKK and IKK
    2001 1.7k citations Jun‐ichiro Inoue et al. profile →
  3. The kinase TAK1 can activate the NIK-IκB as well as the MAP kinase cascade in the IL-1 signalling pathway
    1999 1.0k citations Jun‐ichiro Inoue et al. profile →
  4. Lipopolysaccharide Stimulates the MyD88-Independent Pathway and Results in Activation of IFN-Regulatory Factor 3 and the Expression of a Subset of Lipopolysaccharide-Inducible Genes
    2001 892 citations Taro Kawai, Osamu Takeuchi et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  5. Interferon-α induction through Toll-like receptors involves a direct interaction of IRF7 with MyD88 and TRAF6
    2004 837 citations Taro Kawai, Shintaro Sato et al. profile →
  6. Severe osteopetrosis, defective interleukin‐1 signalling and lymph node organogenesis in TRAF6‐deficient mice
    1999 528 citations Sakura Azuma, Satoshi Takaki et al. profile →
  7. Induction of interleukin 2 receptor gene expression by p40x encoded by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1.
    1986 468 citations Jun‐ichiro Inoue, Motoharu Seiki 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
Jun‐ichiro Inoue Japan 69 10.7k 10.4k 6.9k 5.1k 1.7k 239 21.6k
Shoji Yamaoka Japan 48 6.6k 0.6× 4.6k 0.4× 3.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 151 11.7k
Ulrich Siebenlist United States 73 10.5k 1.0× 10.6k 1.0× 7.5k 1.1× 4.3k 0.9× 478 0.3× 176 22.4k
C A Rosen United States 66 7.0k 0.7× 8.3k 0.8× 4.1k 0.6× 3.1k 0.6× 2.4k 1.4× 108 20.2k
Kazuo Sugamura Japan 78 12.2k 1.1× 4.9k 0.5× 1.5k 0.2× 4.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 304 20.8k
Warner C. Greene United States 97 17.2k 1.6× 11.0k 1.1× 4.6k 0.7× 3.5k 0.7× 3.0k 1.8× 281 33.3k
Takashi Fujita Japan 90 26.4k 2.5× 14.6k 1.4× 5.0k 0.7× 7.1k 1.4× 1.1k 0.6× 354 39.8k
Makoto Matsumoto Japan 44 10.1k 0.9× 5.7k 0.5× 1.5k 0.2× 2.1k 0.4× 681 0.4× 173 17.9k
Tadatsugu Taniguchi Japan 113 34.7k 3.2× 22.8k 2.2× 7.4k 1.1× 18.8k 3.7× 1.8k 1.0× 285 58.6k
Robert H. Silverman United States 71 10.8k 1.0× 10.5k 1.0× 1.7k 0.2× 4.4k 0.9× 505 0.3× 252 22.3k
Ganes C. Sen United States 72 9.7k 0.9× 7.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.2× 3.1k 0.6× 407 0.2× 245 17.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jun‐ichiro Inoue

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kawabata, Hiroshi, et al.. (2025). Clustered peptide regulating the multivalent interaction between RANK and TRAF6 inhibits osteoclastogenesis by fine-tuning signals. Communications Biology. 8(1). 643–643. 1 indexed citations
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Kurabayashi, Nobuhiro, Hiroko Kozuka‐Hata, Masaaki Oyama, et al.. (2024). TRAF7 determines circadian period through ubiquitination and degradation of DBP. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1280–1280. 2 indexed citations
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Sever, Belgin, Abdulilah Ece, Hiroshi Tateishi, et al.. (2023). Structural Characterization of TRAF6 N-Terminal for Therapeutic Uses and Computational Studies on New Derivatives. Pharmaceuticals. 16(11). 1608–1608. 4 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Noritaka, Hikari Okada, Kiyoshi Yamaguchi, et al.. (2023). Mint3-depletion-induced energy stress sensitizes triple-negative breast cancer to chemotherapy via HSF1 inactivation. Cell Death and Disease. 14(12). 815–815. 5 indexed citations
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Lee, Michelle Sue Jann, Takeshi Inoue, Wataru Ise, et al.. (2021). B cell–intrinsic TBK1 is essential for germinal center formation during infection and vaccination in mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(2). 12 indexed citations
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Kan, Daisuke, et al.. (2021). Spin reorientation in tetragonally distorted spinel oxide NiCo2O4 epitaxial films. Physical review. B.. 104(1). 13 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Mizuki, Takeshi Ichinohe, Aya Watanabe, et al.. (2020). The Antimalarial Compound Atovaquone Inhibits Zika and Dengue Virus Infection by Blocking E Protein-Mediated Membrane Fusion. Viruses. 12(12). 1475–1475. 11 indexed citations
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Matsubara, Daisuke, Yurika Saitoh, Noriko Gotoh, et al.. (2020). Mint3 depletion restricts tumor malignancy of pancreatic cancer cells by decreasing SKP2 expression via HIF-1. Oncogene. 39(39). 6218–6230. 19 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Satoshi, Akira Iwata, Yuki Yano, et al.. (2019). Preliminary study on the effects of movement velocity training of the upper limbs on gait ability in older adults: a nonrandomized controlled trial. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Ito-Kureha, Taku, Naohiko Koshikawa, Mizuki Yamamoto, et al.. (2014). Tropomodulin 1 Expression Driven by NF-κB Enhances Breast Cancer Growth. Cancer Research. 75(1). 62–72. 26 indexed citations
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Shinzawa, Miho, Yuya Maruyama, Junwen Qin, et al.. (2011). Splenic extramedullary hemopoiesis caused by a dysfunctional mutation in the NF-κB-inducing kinase gene. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 414(4). 773–778. 7 indexed citations
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Inoue, Jun‐ichiro, et al.. (2007). Preclinical Pharmacokinetics of Difluprednate Emulsion. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 2651–2651. 2 indexed citations
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Qin, Junwen, Hiroyasu Konno, Daisuke Ohshima, et al.. (2007). Developmental Stage-Dependent Collaboration between the TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6 and Lymphotoxin Pathways for B Cell Follicle Organization in Secondary Lymphoid Organs. The Journal of Immunology. 179(10). 6799–6807. 16 indexed citations
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Inoue, Jun‐ichiro, Jin Gohda, Taishin Akiyama, & Kentaro Semba. (2007). NF‐κB activation in development and progression of cancer. Cancer Science. 98(3). 268–274. 201 indexed citations
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Maezawa, Yoshiro, Hiroshi Nakajima, Kotaro Suzuki, et al.. (2006). Involvement of TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6 in IL-25 Receptor Signaling. The Journal of Immunology. 176(2). 1013–1018. 82 indexed citations
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Ito, Hiroaki, Eiji Esashi, Taishin Akiyama, Jun‐ichiro Inoue, & Atsushi Miyajima. (2006). IL-18 produced by thymic epithelial cells induces development of dendritic cells with CD11b in the fetal thymus. International Immunology. 18(8). 1253–1263. 8 indexed citations
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Ito, Emi, Reiko Honma, Jun-ichi Imai, et al.. (2003). A Tetraspanin-Family Protein, T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Associated Antigen 1, Is Induced by the Ewing's Sarcoma-Wilms' Tumor 1 Fusion Protein of Desmoplastic Small Round-Cell Tumor. American Journal Of Pathology. 163(6). 2165–2172. 41 indexed citations
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Kawai, Taro, Osamu Takeuchi, Takashi Fujita, et al.. (2001). Lipopolysaccharide Stimulates the MyD88-Independent Pathway and Results in Activation of IFN-Regulatory Factor 3 and the Expression of a Subset of Lipopolysaccharide-Inducible Genes. The Journal of Immunology. 167(10). 5887–5894. 892 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hatzoglou, Anastassia, Marie‐Françoise Bourgeade, E. Rogier, et al.. (2000). TNF Receptor Family Member BCMA (B Cell Maturation) Associates with TNF Receptor-Associated Factor (TRAF) 1, TRAF2, and TRAF3 and Activates NF-κB, Elk-1, c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase, and p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase. The Journal of Immunology. 165(3). 1322–1330. 208 indexed citations
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Araki, Yasuyuki, et al.. (1989). Indicial response of impact damper with granular material. 182. 73–79. 2 indexed citations

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