Kazuharu Irie

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Kazuharu Irie is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuharu Irie has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Rheumatology and 13 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Kazuharu Irie's work include Bone Metabolism and Diseases (18 papers), Bone health and treatments (12 papers) and Bone and Dental Protein Studies (12 papers). Kazuharu Irie is often cited by papers focused on Bone Metabolism and Diseases (18 papers), Bone health and treatments (12 papers) and Bone and Dental Protein Studies (12 papers). Kazuharu Irie collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Russia. Kazuharu Irie's co-authors include Hidehiro Ozawa, Toshihiko Yajima, Yasunori Sakakura, Eichi Tsuruga, Norio Amizuka, Takeshi Kanno, Akihiko Murakami, Kazuki Yano, Toshio Suda and Nobuaki Fujise and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical Journal, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kazuharu Irie

56 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Severe Osteoporosis in Mice Lacking Osteoclastogenesis Inhibitory Factor/Osteoprotegerin

1998 634 citations Atsuko Mizuno, Norio Amizuka et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kazuharu Irie Japan	22	1.1k	637	341	299	223	57	1.8k
Takeshi Moriishi Japan	22	1.2k 1.0×	384 0.6×	217 0.6×	285 1.0×	230 1.0×	42	1.7k
Vicky Kartsogiannis Australia	20	1.0k 0.9×	692 1.1×	238 0.7×	344 1.2×	214 1.0×	27	1.7k
Larry Pederson United States	16	1.2k 1.1×	873 1.4×	492 1.4×	212 0.7×	162 0.7×	18	1.8k
Danka Grčević Croatia	27	1.0k 0.9×	482 0.8×	282 0.8×	383 1.3×	160 0.7×	84	1.9k
D. von Stechow United States	14	999 0.9×	538 0.8×	415 1.2×	383 1.3×	188 0.8×	21	2.0k
Takashi Kikuiri Japan	15	724 0.7×	508 0.8×	329 1.0×	250 0.8×	122 0.5×	31	1.8k
Brya G. Matthews New Zealand	24	786 0.7×	387 0.6×	336 1.0×	299 1.0×	107 0.5×	54	1.8k
Qisheng Tu United States	33	1.7k 1.5×	392 0.6×	217 0.6×	370 1.2×	500 2.2×	61	2.9k
Jelica Gluhak‐Heinrich United States	22	1.8k 1.6×	523 0.8×	694 2.0×	710 2.4×	155 0.7×	31	2.7k
Gary Gibson United States	16	711 0.6×	245 0.4×	420 1.2×	449 1.5×	321 1.4×	27	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kazuharu Irie

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

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Takahashi, Masami, et al.. (2025). Comparison of the structural features between chicken quadratomandibular joint and rat temporomandibular joint with reference to ligament and articular meniscus/disc. Journal of Oral Biosciences. 67(1). 100623–100623. 1 indexed citations

Shibata, Shunichi, et al.. (2025). Structural features of the articular disc of the rat temporomandibular joint: Fibrocartilage or dense fibrous lamina?. Journal of Oral Biosciences. 67(4). 100694–100694.

Mizoguchi, Toshihide, et al.. (2022). Differentiation ability of Gli1+ cells during orthodontic tooth movement. Bone. 166. 116609–116609. 9 indexed citations

Hosoya, Akihiro, et al.. (2020). Stem cell properties of Gli1-positive cells in the periodontal ligament. Journal of Oral Biosciences. 62(4). 299–305. 22 indexed citations

Sakakura, Yasunori, Yoichiro Hosokawa, Eichi Tsuruga, Kazuharu Irie, & Toshihiko Yajima. (2007). In situ localization of gelatinolytic activity during development and resorption of Meckel's cartilage in mice. European Journal Of Oral Sciences. 115(3). 212–223. 21 indexed citations

Onodera, Shin, Jun Nishihira, Kazunori Yasuda, et al.. (2007). Active immunization against macrophage migration inhibitory factor using a novel DNA vaccine prevents ovariectomy-induced bone loss in mice. Vaccine. 26(6). 829–836. 7 indexed citations

Onodera, Shin, Satoshi Sasaki, Shigeki Ohshima, et al.. (2006). Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Exhibit High-Turnover Osteoporosis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 21(6). 876–885. 48 indexed citations

Onodera, Shin, Norio Amizuka, Minqi Li, et al.. (2006). Macrophage migration inhibitory factor‐deficient mice are resistant to ovariectomy‐induced bone loss. FEBS Letters. 580(5). 1251–1256. 37 indexed citations

Irie, Kazuharu, Motoharu Seiki, Eichi Tsuruga, et al.. (2005). Impaired alveolization in mice deficient in membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MT1-MMP). Medical Molecular Morphology. 38(1). 43–46. 12 indexed citations

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Irie, Kazuharu, Yasunori Sakakura, Eichi Tsuruga, Yoichiro Hosokawa, & Toshihiko Yajima. (2004). Three-dimensional Changes of the Mandible and Alveolar Bone in the Ovariectomized Rat Examined by Micro-focus Computed Tomography. Nihon Shishubyo Gakkai Kaishi (Journal of the Japanese Society of Periodontology). 46(4). 288–293. 13 indexed citations

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Tsuruga, Eichi, Toshihiko Yajima, & Kazuharu Irie. (2004). Microfibril-associated glycoprotein-1 and fibrillin-2 are associated with tropoelastin deposition in vitro. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 37(1). 120–129. 13 indexed citations

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Hamamoto, Yoshioki, et al.. (2003). Periodontal regeneration of transplanted rat molars after cryopreservation. Archives of Oral Biology. 49(1). 59–69. 51 indexed citations

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Tsuruga, Eichi, Toshihiko Yajima, & Kazuharu Irie. (2003). Induction of fibulin-5 gene is regulated by tropoelastin gene, and correlated with tropoelastin accumulation in vitro. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 36(3). 395–400. 16 indexed citations

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Tsuruga, Eichi, Kazuharu Irie, Yasunori Sakakura, & Toshihiko Yajima. (2002). Expression of fibrillins and tropoelastin by human gingival and jreiodontal ligament fibroblasts in vitro. Journal of Periodontal Research. 37(1). 23–28. 35 indexed citations

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Tanimura, Akihiko, et al.. (2002). Evidence that zymogen granules do not function as an intracellular Ca2+ store for the generation of the Ca2+ signal in rat parotid acinar cells. Biochemical Journal. 363(1). 59–59. 17 indexed citations

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Sakakura, Yasunori, et al.. (2001). Effects of running exercise on the mandible and tibia of ovariectomized rats. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 19(3). 159–167. 26 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Atsuko, Norio Amizuka, Kazuharu Irie, et al.. (1998). Severe Osteoporosis in Mice Lacking Osteoclastogenesis Inhibitory Factor/Osteoprotegerin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 247(3). 610–615. 634 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nakamura, Hiroaki, et al.. (1997). Histochemical study of alveolar bone remodeling in op/op mice by the administration of macrophage-colony stimulating factor. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 15(2). 59–66. 1 indexed citations

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Irie, Kazuharu, et al.. (1995). Histological study of a case of odontodysplasia. 5(1). 91–97. 1 indexed citations

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Irie, Kazuharu & Hidehiro Ozawa. (1990). Relationships between tooth eruption, occlusion and alveolar bone resorption: Histochemical and cytological studies of bone remodeling on rat incisor alveolar bone facing the enamel after root resection.. Archives of Histology and Cytology. 53(5). 511–522. 11 indexed citations

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