Kaoru Yamagata

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Kaoru Yamagata is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaoru Yamagata has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Rheumatology and 16 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Kaoru Yamagata's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (7 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers). Kaoru Yamagata is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (7 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers). Kaoru Yamagata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and Kazakhstan. Kaoru Yamagata's co-authors include Shigeaki Kato, Takashi Iwamoto, Hiroshi Suzuki, Kohei Miyazono, Koichi Sugimoto, Yoshiya Tanaka, Shingo Nakayamada, Satoshi Kubo, Michiru Nishita and Yasuhiro Minami 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

Kaoru Yamagata

50 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Modulation of microRNA processing by p53

2009 924 citations Hiroshi Suzuki, Kaoru Yamagata et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaoru Yamagata Japan	23	1.4k	822	440	372	341	52	2.4k
Juan Carlos Rodríguez‐Manzaneque Spain	22	1.2k 0.8×	790 1.0×	319 0.7×	144 0.4×	460 1.3×	40	2.4k
Bettina Hartenstein Germany	20	942 0.7×	487 0.6×	244 0.6×	261 0.7×	383 1.1×	24	1.7k
Shuling Ren China	28	1.3k 1.0×	585 0.7×	937 2.1×	296 0.8×	306 0.9×	46	2.5k
Suzanne M. Bernier Canada	27	1.3k 0.9×	340 0.4×	215 0.5×	547 1.5×	409 1.2×	43	2.4k
Raija Soininen Finland	32	1.7k 1.2×	877 1.1×	511 1.2×	264 0.7×	430 1.3×	40	3.7k
Hongjiao Ouyang United States	19	1.9k 1.3×	268 0.3×	273 0.6×	262 0.7×	387 1.1×	23	2.7k
Ling Yu China	31	1.7k 1.2×	661 0.8×	249 0.6×	260 0.7×	436 1.3×	76	2.8k
Takako Negishi‐Koga Japan	15	1.4k 1.0×	282 0.3×	323 0.7×	309 0.8×	696 2.0×	31	2.1k
Elizabeth W. Bradley United States	25	1.4k 1.0×	392 0.5×	198 0.5×	403 1.1×	462 1.4×	54	2.1k

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Otsuka, Takashi, Kaoru Yamagata, H. Sakai, et al.. (2025). Critical roles of IL-6 signaling in myoblast differentiation of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Inflammation and Regeneration. 45(1). 9–9.

Iwata, S., Kaoru Yamagata, Yasuyuki Todoroki, et al.. (2024). Induction of interleukin 21 receptor expression via enhanced intracellular metabolism in B cells and its relevance to the disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus. RMD Open. 10(4). e004567–e004567. 1 indexed citations

Yamagata, Kaoru, S. Iwata, Koshiro Sonomoto, et al.. (2022). Epstein–Barr virus-induced gene 3 commits human mesenchymal stem cells to differentiate into chondrocytes via endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor. PLoS ONE. 17(12). e0279584–e0279584. 2 indexed citations

Yamagata, Kaoru, Shingo Nakayamada, Tong Zhang, et al.. (2022). IL-6 production through repression of UBASH3A gene via epigenetic dysregulation of super-enhancer in CD4+ T cells in rheumatoid arthritis. Inflammation and Regeneration. 42(1). 46–46. 8 indexed citations

Yamagata, Kaoru, Shigeaki Kato, Kazuhisa Nakano, et al.. (2022). Role of DNA dioxygenase Ten-Eleven translocation 3 (TET3) in rheumatoid arthritis progression. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 24(1). 222–222. 9 indexed citations

Nguyen, Anh, Kaoru Yamagata, S. Iwata, et al.. (2022). Enhancer RNA commits osteogenesis via microRNA-3129 expression in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Inflammation and Regeneration. 42(1). 43–43. 3 indexed citations

Narisawa, Manabu, Satoshi Kubo, Yosuke Okada, et al.. (2020). Human dendritic cell-derived osteoclasts with high bone resorption capacity and T cell stimulation ability. Bone. 142. 115616–115616. 27 indexed citations

Yamagata, Kaoru, Shingo Nakayamada, & Yoshiya Tanaka. (2020). Critical roles of super-enhancers in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Inflammation and Regeneration. 40(1). 16–16. 20 indexed citations

Kurozumi, Akira, Kazuhisa Nakano, Kaoru Yamagata, et al.. (2019). IL-6 and sIL-6R induces STAT3-dependent differentiation of human VSMCs into osteoblast-like cells through JMJD2B-mediated histone demethylation of RUNX2. Bone. 124. 53–61. 84 indexed citations

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Yamagata, Kaoru, Shingo Nakayamada, & Yoshiya Tanaka. (2018). Use of mesenchymal stem cells seeded on the scaffold in articular cartilage repair. Inflammation and Regeneration. 38(1). 4–4. 30 indexed citations

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Ishikawa, Yuichi, S. Iwata, Kentaro Hanami, et al.. (2018). Relevance of interferon-gamma in pathogenesis of life-threatening rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in patients with dermatomyositis. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 20(1). 240–240. 43 indexed citations

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Kubo, Satoshi, Kunihiro Yamaoka, Masahiro Kondo, et al.. (2013). The JAK inhibitor, tofacitinib, reduces the T cell stimulatory capacity of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73(12). 2192–2198. 145 indexed citations

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Nishita, Michiru, Masahiro Enomoto, Kaoru Yamagata, & Yasuhiro Minami. (2010). Cell/tissue-tropic functions of Wnt5a signaling in normal and cancer cells. Trends in Cell Biology. 20(6). 346–354. 148 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Hiroshi, Kaoru Yamagata, Koichi Sugimoto, et al.. (2009). Modulation of microRNA processing by p53. Nature. 460(7254). 529–533. 924 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhao, Yue, Ken‐ichi Takeyama, Shun Sawatsubashi, et al.. (2008). Corepressive Action of CBP on Androgen Receptor Transactivation in Pericentric Heterochromatin in a Drosophila Experimental Model System. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 29(4). 1017–1034. 24 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Eriko, Saya Ito, Shun Sawatsubashi, et al.. (2008). RNA-Binding Protein Hoip Accelerates PolyQ-Induced Neurodegeneration inDrosophila. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 72(9). 2255–2261. 12 indexed citations

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Sawatsubashi, Shun, Akio Maki, Saya Ito, et al.. (2004). Ecdysone receptor-dependent gene regulation mediates histone poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 320(1). 268–272. 17 indexed citations

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Takeyama, Ken‐ichi, Saya Ito, Shun Sawatsubashi, et al.. (2004). A Novel Genetic System for Analysis of Co-activators for the N-Terminal Transactivation Function Domain of the Human Androgen Receptor. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 68(6). 1209–1215. 4 indexed citations

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Yamagata, Kaoru, Katsuya Urakami, Kazuyuki Ikeda, et al.. (2001). High Expression of Apolipoprotein E mRNA in the Brains with Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 12(2). 57–62. 48 indexed citations

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Yamada, Kazumasa, Shigeru Shirakawa, Ryuzo Ohno, et al.. (1987). A phase II study of (2″ R)-4′ -0-tetrahydropyranyladriamycin (THP) in hematological malignancies. Investigational New Drugs. 5(3). 299–305. 2 indexed citations

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