Kaori Kawai

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 980 citations indexed

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Kaori Kawai is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaori Kawai has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 980 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Neurology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Kaori Kawai's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (11 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (7 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers). Kaori Kawai is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (11 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (7 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers). Kaori Kawai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Kaori Kawai's co-authors include Masahisa Katsuno, Gen Sobue, Yohei Iguchi, Shinnosuke Takagi, Kensuke Ikenaka, Fumiaki Tanaka, Kazuhito Rokutan, Shinsuke Ishigaki, Mari Yoshida and Yuichi Riku and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Kaori Kawai

26 papers receiving 967 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.

Exosome secretion is a key pathway for clearance of pathological TDP-43

2016 288 citations Yohei Iguchi, Lara Eid et al. Brain profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaori Kawai Japan	17	532	441	245	154	114	27	980
Sara Oliván Spain	22	565 1.1×	509 1.2×	315 1.3×	167 1.1×	100 0.9×	39	1.3k
Carl D. Gajewski United States	10	639 1.2×	415 0.9×	170 0.7×	154 1.0×	112 1.0×	11	1.0k
Margaret Wong United States	14	797 1.5×	563 1.3×	378 1.5×	140 0.9×	110 1.0×	27	1.3k
Tatyana A. Shelkovnikova United Kingdom	23	980 1.8×	597 1.4×	335 1.4×	149 1.0×	74 0.6×	45	1.3k
Basar Cenik United States	10	733 1.4×	930 2.1×	440 1.8×	274 1.8×	148 1.3×	13	1.4k
Charlotte Ridler United States	9	536 1.0×	668 1.5×	424 1.7×	171 1.1×	112 1.0×	68	1.1k
Ivan T. Shaw Canada	7	678 1.3×	313 0.7×	218 0.9×	134 0.9×	201 1.8×	7	1.1k
Sarah Opie-Martin United Kingdom	16	325 0.6×	450 1.0×	219 0.9×	136 0.9×	111 1.0×	26	776
Claudia Abou‐Ajram Germany	11	511 1.0×	347 0.8×	191 0.8×	176 1.1×	84 0.7×	13	794
Sylvie Dirrig‐Grosch France	15	445 0.8×	396 0.9×	234 1.0×	131 0.9×	61 0.5×	21	877

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaori Kawai

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

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Sahashi, Kentaro, Kaori Kawai, Yusuke Fujioka, et al.. (2025). Correcting tau isoform ratios with a long-acting antisense oligonucleotide alleviates 4R-tauopathy phenotypes. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 36(2). 102503–102503. 4 indexed citations

Ogawa, Noriko, et al.. (2024). Improved Dissolution Properties of Co-amorphous Probucol with Atorvastatin Calcium Trihydrate Prepared by Spray-Drying. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 72(2). 190–199. 3 indexed citations

Shinohara, Mitsuru, Masami Masuda‐Suzukake, Atsushi Watanabe, et al.. (2024). Cerebral hypoperfusion reduces tau accumulation. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 12(1). 69–85.

Fujioka, Yusuke, Kaori Kawai, Kozo Kaibuchi, et al.. (2024). Stress-impaired reward pathway promotes distinct feeding behavior patterns. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 18. 1349366–1349366. 2 indexed citations

Ishigaki, Shinsuke, Yuichi Riku, Yusuke Fujioka, et al.. (2020). Aberrant interaction between FUS and SFPQ in neurons in a wide range of FTLD spectrum diseases. Brain. 143(8). 2398–2405. 22 indexed citations

Ikenaka, Kensuke, Shinsuke Ishigaki, Yohei Iguchi, et al.. (2020). Characteristic Features of FUS Inclusions in Spinal Motor Neurons of Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 79(4). 370–377. 29 indexed citations

Ikenaka, Kensuke, Yuki Tsukada, Andrew C. Giles, et al.. (2019). A behavior-based drug screening system using a Caenorhabditis elegans model of motor neuron disease. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 10104–10104. 27 indexed citations

Yamada, Shinichiro, Atsushi Hashizume, Yasuhiro Hijikata, et al.. (2016). Decreased Peak Expiratory Flow Associated with Muscle Fiber-Type Switching in Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0168846–e0168846. 23 indexed citations

Iguchi, Yohei, Lara Eid, Martin Parent, et al.. (2016). Exosome secretion is a key pathway for clearance of pathological TDP-43. Brain. 139(12). 3187–3201. 288 indexed citations breakdown →

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Iguchi, Yohei, Masahisa Katsuno, Jun-ichi Niwa, et al.. (2013). Loss of TDP-43 causes age-dependent progressive motor neuron degeneration. Brain. 136(5). 1371–1382. 137 indexed citations

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Ikenaka, Kensuke, Kaori Kawai, Masahisa Katsuno, et al.. (2013). dnc-1/dynactin 1 Knockdown Disrupts Transport of Autophagosomes and Induces Motor Neuron Degeneration. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e54511–e54511. 84 indexed citations

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Ishigaki, Shinsuke, Masahisa Katsuno, Kaori Kawai, et al.. (2012). c-Abl Inhibition Delays Motor Neuron Degeneration in the G93A Mouse, an Animal Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e46185–e46185. 34 indexed citations

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Sone, Jun, Jun‐ichi Niwa, Kaori Kawai, et al.. (2009). Dorfin ameliorates phenotypes in a transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 88(1). 123–135. 19 indexed citations

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Kawai, Shinichiro, et al.. (2006). Suppression of Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells Degeneration Following Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury, Using Edaravone and EUK–189, The Free Radical Scavenger. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 1575–1575. 1 indexed citations

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Horio, Fumihiko, et al.. (2006). Ascorbic Acid Deficiency Stimulates Hepatic Expression of Inflammatory Chemokine, Cytokine-Induced Neutrophil Chemoattractant-1, in Scurvy-Prone ODS Rats. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. 52(1). 28–32. 16 indexed citations

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Morita, Kyoko, Toshiro Saito, Masayuki Ohta, et al.. (2005). Expression analysis of psychological stress-associated genes in peripheral blood leukocytes. Neuroscience Letters. 381(1-2). 57–62. 37 indexed citations

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Sekiyama, Atsuo, Haruyasu Ueda, Shin‐ichiro Kashiwamura, et al.. (2005). A role of the adrenal gland in stress-induced up-regulation of cytokines in plasma. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 171(1-2). 38–44. 28 indexed citations

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Kawai, Kaori, et al.. (2003). Changes in catecholamine metabolism by ascorbic acid deficiency in spontaneously hypertensive rats unable to synthesize ascorbic acid. Life Sciences. 72(15). 1717–1732. 8 indexed citations

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Minakata, Kayoko, Osamu Suzuki, Shinichi Saito, Kaori Kawai, & Fumihiko Horio. (2002). EFFECTS OF PARAQUAT ON ESSENTIAL ANTIOXIDANT ELEMENTS IN OSTEOGENIC DISORDER SHIONOGI RAT. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 65(2). 143–147. 3 indexed citations

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Kojiro, M, et al.. (1981). Atypical malignant histiocytosis. Its appearance as a single meningeal tumor or as multiple skin tumors.. PubMed. 105(6). 317–21. 5 indexed citations

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