Kazuo Kusano

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Kazuo Kusano is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuo Kusano has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kazuo Kusano's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (9 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (7 papers). Kazuo Kusano is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (9 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (7 papers). Kazuo Kusano collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Italy. Kazuo Kusano's co-authors include Ricardo Miledi, J. Stinnakre, Susumu Hagiwara, Harold Gainer, Naoshi Saito, Susan Wray, Susan M. Fueshko, E M Landau, M. H. Aprison and William J. McBride and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kazuo Kusano

31 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Cholinergic and catechola... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Cholinergic and catecholaminergic receptors in the Xenopus oocyte membrane
    1982 432 citations Kazuo Kusano, Ricardo Miledi et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kazuo Kusano United States 19 1.3k 1.1k 246 193 173 33 2.1k
B. Dufy France 26 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 209 0.8× 305 1.6× 109 0.6× 93 2.4k
R.P. Heavens United Kingdom 30 1.7k 1.3× 1.7k 1.6× 275 1.1× 153 0.8× 236 1.4× 61 3.5k
Amy Tse Canada 22 609 0.5× 1.0k 1.0× 141 0.6× 274 1.4× 111 0.6× 50 1.8k
Martha M. Bosma United States 19 887 0.7× 777 0.7× 76 0.3× 177 0.9× 272 1.6× 26 1.5k
John Salon United States 15 2.1k 1.6× 2.2k 2.1× 95 0.4× 72 0.4× 139 0.8× 24 3.1k
Jürgen R. Schwarz Germany 36 1.7k 1.3× 2.3k 2.1× 100 0.4× 96 0.5× 202 1.2× 81 3.4k
Toby Behar United States 27 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 91 0.4× 38 0.2× 171 1.0× 33 2.7k
Hirotaka Ishii Japan 21 699 0.5× 509 0.5× 268 1.1× 337 1.7× 109 0.6× 80 2.3k
Kiyoshi Kusano United States 19 896 0.7× 645 0.6× 200 0.8× 45 0.2× 115 0.7× 32 1.3k
Arturo Hernández‐Cruz Mexico 29 1.5k 1.1× 1.6k 1.5× 83 0.3× 546 2.8× 450 2.6× 90 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kazuo Kusano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kazuo Kusano

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

All Works

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Ushio, Shuta, Shigeo Shindo, Kazuo Kusano, et al.. (2022). Predictors of good outcome after anterior decompression and fusion in patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the thoracic spine. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 28(3). 515–520.
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Yamada, Tsuyoshi, Shigeo Shindo, Toshitaka Yoshii, et al.. (2021). Surgical outcomes of the thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum: a retrospective analysis of 61 cases. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 22(1). 7–7. 15 indexed citations
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Ushio, Shuta, Toshitaka Yoshii, Shigeo Shindo, et al.. (2021). Pelvic incidence is a risk factor for lower instrumented vertebra failure in adult spinal deformity patients who underwent corrective fusion terminating at the L5 vertebra. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 28(2). 302–307. 2 indexed citations
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Yoshii, Toshitaka, Kenichiro Sakai, Takashi Hirai, et al.. (2021). Sagittal alignment changes and postoperative complications following surgery for adult spinal deformity in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a multi-institutional retrospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 22(1). 357–357. 4 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kazuo, Mitsuhiro Enomoto, Takashi Hirai, et al.. (2011). Enhancement of sciatic nerve regeneration by adenovirus-mediated expression of dominant negative RhoA and Rac1. Neuroscience Letters. 492(1). 64–69. 5 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kazuo, Mitsuhiro Enomoto, Takashi Hirai, et al.. (2010). Transplanted neural progenitor cells expressing mutant NT3 promote myelination and partial hindlimb recovery in the chronic phase after spinal cord injury. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 393(4). 812–817. 40 indexed citations
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Wray, Susan, Susan M. Fueshko, Kazuo Kusano, & Harold Gainer. (1996). GABAergic Neurons in the Embryonic Olfactory Pit/Vomeronasal Organ: Maintenance of Functional GABAergic Synapses in Olfactory Explants. Developmental Biology. 180(2). 631–645. 65 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kazuo & Harold Gainer. (1993). Modulation of voltage‐activated Ca currents by pain‐inducing agents in a dorsal root ganglion neuronal line, F‐11. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 34(2). 158–169. 26 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kazuo & Harold Gainer. (1991). Bombesin-like peptides induce Ca2(+)-activated K+ conductance increases in mouse fibroblasts. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 260(4). C701–C707. 2 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kazuo & Harold Gainer. (1991). Whole cell current analyses of pancreatic acinar AR42J cells. I. Voltage- and Ca(2+)-activated currents. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 260(5). C934–C948. 16 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kazuo & Ichiji Tasaki. (1990). Mechanical changes associated with synaptic transmission in the mammalian superior cervical ganglion. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 25(2). 243–248. 4 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kazuo & Ichiji Tasaki. (1990). Heat generation associated with synaptic transmission in the mammalian superior cervical ganglion. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 25(2). 249–255. 4 indexed citations
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Tasaki, Ichiji, Kazuo Kusano, & P.M. Byrne. (1989). Rapid mechanical and thermal changes in the garfish olfactory nerve associated with a propagated impulse. Biophysical Journal. 55(6). 1033–1040. 101 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kazuo, Ricardo Miledi, & J. Stinnakre. (1982). Cholinergic and catecholaminergic receptors in the Xenopus oocyte membrane. The Journal of Physiology. 328(1). 143–170. 432 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kusano, Kazuo, Ricardo Miledi, & J. Stinnakre. (1977). Acetylcholine receptors in the oocyte membrane. Nature. 270(5639). 739–741. 172 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kazuo, Ricardo Miledi, & J. Stinnakre. (1975). Microinjection of calcium into droplets of aequorin. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 189(1094). 39–47. 12 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kazuo, Ricardo Miledi, & J. Stinnakre. (1975). Postsynaptic entry of calcium induced by transmitter action. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 189(1094). 49–56. 25 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kazuo, D. R. Livengood, & R. Werman. (1967). Tetraethylammonium Ions: Effect of Presynaptic Injection on Synaptic Transmission. Science. 155(3767). 1257–1259. 24 indexed citations

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