Junko Odajima

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Junko Odajima is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Junko Odajima has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Junko Odajima's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (10 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (4 papers). Junko Odajima is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (10 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (4 papers). Junko Odajima collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Spain. Junko Odajima's co-authors include Alberto Martín, Pierre Dubus, Mariano Barbacid, Marcos Malumbres, Sagrario Ortega, Rocı́o Sotillo, Ignacio Priéto, José Luís Barbero, Sarah L. Hunt and Piotr Siciński and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Junko Odajima

19 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 is essential for meiosis but not for mitotic cell division in mice
    2003 634 citations Sagrario Ortega, Ignacio Priéto et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Junko Odajima United States 16 1.2k 732 384 216 182 20 1.7k
Larisa Litovchick United States 24 1.4k 1.1× 669 0.9× 293 0.8× 151 0.7× 245 1.3× 54 1.8k
Apolinar Maya‐Mendoza Denmark 23 1.8k 1.5× 631 0.9× 331 0.9× 181 0.8× 282 1.5× 45 2.2k
Katherine Minter‐Dykhouse United States 14 1.7k 1.4× 707 1.0× 419 1.1× 160 0.7× 348 1.9× 15 2.0k
Yasuhiko Takahashi Japan 13 1.7k 1.4× 853 1.2× 217 0.6× 218 1.0× 259 1.4× 32 2.2k
Cyril Berthet United States 22 1.8k 1.5× 746 1.0× 393 1.0× 174 0.8× 230 1.3× 25 2.4k
Laura Magnaghi-Jaulin France 17 2.0k 1.6× 751 1.0× 584 1.5× 267 1.2× 148 0.8× 26 2.3k
David Frescas United States 16 2.1k 1.7× 519 0.7× 529 1.4× 180 0.8× 238 1.3× 16 2.7k
Laufey T. Ámundadóttir United States 21 1.0k 0.8× 641 0.9× 297 0.8× 385 1.8× 287 1.6× 47 1.7k
Andrea Cocito Italy 9 2.0k 1.6× 683 0.9× 274 0.7× 184 0.9× 332 1.8× 11 2.3k
David B. Whyte United States 11 1.3k 1.1× 532 0.7× 224 0.6× 185 0.9× 186 1.0× 15 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junko Odajima

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lim, Jinhwan, Toshi Shioda, Keiko Shioda, et al.. (2023). Prenatal exposure to benzo[a]pyrene depletes ovarian reserve and masculinizes embryonic ovarian germ cell transcriptome transgenerationally. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 8671–8671. 6 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Mutsumi, Misato Kobayashi, Junko Odajima, et al.. (2022). Expanding Homogeneous Culture of Human Primordial Germ Cell–Like Cells Maintaining Germline Features Without Serum or Feeder Layers. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 77(5). 280–281.
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Kobayashi, Mutsumi, Junko Odajima, Keiko Shioda, et al.. (2022). Expanding homogeneous culture of human primordial germ cell-like cells maintaining germline features without serum or feeder layers. Stem Cell Reports. 17(3). 507–521. 16 indexed citations
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Shioda, Keiko, Junko Odajima, Misato Kobayashi, et al.. (2020). Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Preservation of Genetic Sex Identity in Estrogen-feminized Male Chicken Embryonic Gonads. Endocrinology. 162(1). 16 indexed citations
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Odajima, Junko, et al.. (2017). Relevance of iPSC-derived human PGC-like cells at the surface of embryoid bodies to prechemotaxis migrating PGCs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(46). E9913–E9922. 39 indexed citations
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Odajima, Junko, Yan Geng, Eugenio Marco, et al.. (2016). Proteomic Landscape of Tissue-Specific Cyclin E Functions in Vivo. PLoS Genetics. 12(11). e1006429–e1006429. 20 indexed citations
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Miyoshi, Norikatsu, Keiko Shioda, Na Qu, et al.. (2016). Erasure of DNA methylation, genomic imprints, and epimutations in a primordial germ-cell model derived from mouse pluripotent stem cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(34). 9545–9550. 32 indexed citations
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Martín, Alberto, et al.. (2014). Genetic Characterization of the Role of the Cip/Kip Family of Proteins as Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors and Assembly Factors. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 34(8). 1452–1459. 27 indexed citations
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Otero, José Javier, Ilona Kalaszczyńska, Wojciech Michowski, et al.. (2013). Cerebellar cortical lamination and foliation require cyclin A2. Developmental Biology. 385(2). 328–339. 16 indexed citations
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Odajima, Junko, Zachary P. Wills, Miho Terunuma, et al.. (2011). Cyclin E Constrains Cdk5 Activity to Regulate Synaptic Plasticity and Memory Formation. Developmental Cell. 21(4). 655–668. 99 indexed citations
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Bienvenu, Frédéric, Siwanon Jirawatnotai, Joshua E. Elias, et al.. (2010). Transcriptional role of cyclin D1 in development revealed by a genetic–proteomic screen. Nature. 463(7279). 374–378. 220 indexed citations
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Barbacid, Mariano, Sagrario Ortega, Rocı́o Sotillo, et al.. (2005). Cell Cycle and Cancer: Genetic Analysis of the Role of Cyclin-dependent Kinases. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 70(0). 233–240. 31 indexed citations
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Martín, Alberto, Junko Odajima, Sarah L. Hunt, et al.. (2005). Cdk2 is dispensable for cell cycle inhibition and tumor suppression mediated by p27Kip1 and p21Cip1. Cancer Cell. 7(6). 591–598. 173 indexed citations
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Ortega, Sagrario, Ignacio Priéto, Junko Odajima, et al.. (2003). Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 is essential for meiosis but not for mitotic cell division in mice. Nature Genetics. 35(1). 25–31. 634 indexed citations breakdown →
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Horie, Kyoji, Kosuke Yusa, Kojiro Yae, et al.. (2003). Characterization ofSleeping BeautyTransposition and Its Application to Genetic Screening in Mice. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(24). 9189–9207. 125 indexed citations
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Matsumura, Itaru, Hirokazu Tanaka, Akira Kawasaki, et al.. (2000). Increased D-type Cyclin Expression Together with Decreased cdc2 Activity Confers Megakaryocytic Differentiation of a Human Thrombopoietin-dependent Hematopoietic Cell Line. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(8). 5553–5559. 36 indexed citations
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Odajima, Junko, Itaru Matsumura, Hanako Daino, et al.. (2000). Full Oncogenic Activities of v-Src Are Mediated by Multiple Signaling Pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(31). 24096–24105. 63 indexed citations
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