Katsuya Okawa

19.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
118 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Katsuya Okawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Katsuya Okawa has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Cell Biology and 18 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Katsuya Okawa's work include Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (10 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (9 papers). Katsuya Okawa is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (10 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (9 papers). Katsuya Okawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Katsuya Okawa's co-authors include Akihiro Iwamatsu, Shigekazu Nagata, Hideki Sakahira, Hideki Yokoyama, Masato Enari, Kozo Kaibuchi, Mutsuki Amano, Kazuyasu Chihara, Kazushi Kimura and Yuko Fukata and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Katsuya Okawa

118 papers receiving 15.7k citations

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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.

A caspase-activated DNase that degrades DNA during apoptosis, and its inhibitor ICAD

1998 2.7k citations Katsuya Okawa, Akihiro Iwamatsu et al. profile →
Regulation of Myosin Phosphatase by Rho and Rho-Associated Kinase (Rho-Kinase)

1996 2.4k citations Katsuya Okawa, Akihiro Iwamatsu et al. profile →
Klotho converts canonical FGF receptor into a specific receptor for FGF23

2006 1.4k citations Itaru Urakawa, Yuji Yamazaki et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Katsuya Okawa Japan	52	10.3k	3.9k	1.9k	1.9k	1.8k	118	15.9k
Kenji Kohno Japan	56	7.2k 0.7×	5.4k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	460 0.2×	1.4k 0.8×	195	13.3k
Tadashi Yamamoto Japan	77	13.2k 1.3×	2.8k 0.7×	3.3k 1.7×	432 0.2×	2.0k 1.1×	400	22.4k
En Li United States	57	17.0k 1.7×	2.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	943 0.5×	4.7k 2.7×	119	22.4k
Takeshi Nakano Japan	57	10.2k 1.0×	3.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	2.7k 1.4×	579 0.3×	509	19.6k
William J. Pavan United States	55	4.9k 0.5×	2.7k 0.7×	805 0.4×	324 0.2×	1.4k 0.8×	177	10.0k
Koiti Titani Japan	74	10.9k 1.1×	2.6k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	701 0.4×	2.8k 1.6×	291	19.1k
Tetsuo Noda Japan	80	15.6k 1.5×	2.7k 0.7×	2.7k 1.4×	455 0.2×	2.3k 1.3×	260	24.3k
Robbie Loewith Switzerland	41	12.2k 1.2×	2.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	627 0.4×	67	15.4k
Masato Koike Japan	61	6.6k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	349 0.2×	757 0.4×	215	16.4k
George Thomas Switzerland	83	18.4k 1.8×	2.9k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	162	24.4k

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Honda, Kohei, Hiroaki Hase, Katsuya Okawa, et al.. (2024). ALKBH8 contributes to neurological function through oxidative stress regulation. PNAS Nexus. 3(3). pgae115–pgae115. 9 indexed citations

Nakai, M., Hiroaki Hase, Yutong Zhao, et al.. (2024). RNA-modifying enzyme Alkbh8 is involved in mouse embryonic development. iScience. 27(9). 110777–110777. 2 indexed citations

Shishido, Masahiro, Shanshan Wang, Takanori Saito, et al.. (2019). Postharvest suppression of gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) on peach through application of n-propyl dihydrojasmonate. 5. 120–127. 1 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Daisuke, et al.. (2019). Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase is a molecular target of potent anticancer agents identified from phenotype-based drug screening. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 7742–7742. 4 indexed citations

Itatani, Yoshiro, Masahiro Sonoshita, Fumihiko Kakizaki, et al.. (2015). Characterization of Aes nuclear foci in colorectal cancer cells. The Journal of Biochemistry. 159(1). 133–140. 7 indexed citations

Kikuchi, Koji, Takeo Narita, Van T. Pham, et al.. (2013). Structure-Specific Endonucleases Xpf and Mus81 Play Overlapping but Essential Roles in DNA Repair by Homologous Recombination. Cancer Research. 73(14). 4362–4371. 29 indexed citations

Okawa, Katsuya, Hitoshi Ohara, Satoru Kondo, et al.. (2013). Application of an Analog of 9, 10-ketol-octadecadienoic acid (KODA), Affected Flower Bud Formation and MdTFL1 and MdFT1 Gene Expressions in Apple Buds under Heavy-crop and Shade Conditions. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 138(2). 102–107. 3 indexed citations

Sakamoto, Satoko, Toshimasa Ishizaki, Katsuya Okawa, et al.. (2012). Liprin-α controls stress fiber formation by binding to mDia and regulating its membrane localization. Journal of Cell Science. 125(1). 108–120. 32 indexed citations

Arimoto, Kei‐ichiro, Kenji Funami, Yasushi Saeki, et al.. (2010). Polyubiquitin conjugation to NEMO by triparite motif protein 23 (TRIM23) is critical in antiviral defense. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(36). 15856–15861. 141 indexed citations

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Takamatsu, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2009). Anti-Moesin Antibodies in the Serum of Patients with Aplastic Anemia Stimulate Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells to Secrete TNF-α and IFN-γ. The Journal of Immunology. 182(1). 703–710. 32 indexed citations

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Okada, Masahiro, Katsuya Okawa, Toshiaki Isobe, & Tatsuo Fukagawa. (2009). CENP-H–containing Complex Facilitates Centromere Deposition of CENP-A in Cooperation with FACT and CHD1. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(18). 3986–3995. 111 indexed citations

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Yamazaki, Yuji, Katsuya Okawa, Tomoki Yano, Shöichiro Tsukita, & Sachiko Tsukita. (2008). Optimized Proteomic Analysis on Gels of Cell−Cell Adhering Junctional Membrane Proteins. Biochemistry. 47(19). 5378–5386. 28 indexed citations

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Kawahara, Masahiro, et al.. (2007). Cyclin-dependent Kinaselike 5 is a Novel Target of Immunotherapy in Adult T-cell Leukemia. Journal of Immunotherapy. 30(5). 499–505. 3 indexed citations

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Nakaoka, Yoshikazu, Keigo Nishida, Masahiro Narimatsu, et al.. (2007). Gab family proteins are essential for postnatal maintenance of cardiac function via neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(7). 1771–1781. 55 indexed citations

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Kimurâ, Hiroshi, Nanako Takizawa, Eric Allemand, et al.. (2006). A novel histone exchange factor, protein phosphatase 2Cγ, mediates the exchange and dephosphorylation of H2A–H2B. The Journal of Cell Biology. 175(3). 389–400. 70 indexed citations

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Kawahara, Masahiro, et al.. (2006). Identification of HLA class I–restricted tumor-associated antigens in adult T cell leukemia cells by mass spectrometric analysis. Experimental Hematology. 34(11). 1496–1504. 10 indexed citations

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Shimada, Takashi, Takanori Muto, Itaru Urakawa, et al.. (2002). Mutant FGF-23 Responsible for Autosomal Dominant Hypophosphatemic Rickets Is Resistant to Proteolytic Cleavage and Causes Hypophosphatemia in Vivo. Endocrinology. 143(8). 3179–3182. 336 indexed citations

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Mitsumoto, Atsushi, A. Takeuchi, Katsuya Okawa, & Yasuhito Nakagawa. (2002). A subset of newly synthesized polypeptides in mitochondria from human endothelial cells exposed to hydroperoxide stress. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 32(1). 22–37. 39 indexed citations

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Mitsumoto, Atsushi, Yasukazu Takanezawa, Katsuya Okawa, Akihiro Iwamatsu, & Yasuhito Nakagawa. (2001). Variants of peroxiredoxins expression in response to hydroperoxide stress. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 30(6). 625–635. 105 indexed citations

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Saito, Yasuhiko, Fujio Murakami, Wen‐Jie Song, et al.. (1992). Developing corticorubral axons of the cat form synapses on filopodial dendritic protrusions. Neuroscience Letters. 147(1). 81–84. 32 indexed citations

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