Keiko Ohsawa

6.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
94 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Keiko Ohsawa is a scholar working on Neurology, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Keiko Ohsawa has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Neurology, 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Keiko Ohsawa's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (23 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (15 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (11 papers). Keiko Ohsawa is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (23 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (15 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (11 papers). Keiko Ohsawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Keiko Ohsawa's co-authors include Shinichi Kohsaka, Yoshinori Imai, Daisuke Ito, Yo Sasaki, Kazuhide Inoue, Kazuyuki Nakajima, Yasuo Fukuuchi, Yasuko Nakamura, Hiroko Kanazawa and Schuichi Koizumi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Keiko Ohsawa

92 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Microglia-specific localisation of a novel calcium binding protein, Iba1

1998 1.2k citations Daisuke Ito, Yoshinori Imai et al. Molecular Brain Research profile →
A Novel Geneiba1in the Major Histocompatibility Complex Class III Region Encoding an EF Hand Protein Expressed in a Monocytic Lineage

1996 744 citations Yoshinori Imai, Daisuke Ito et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
UDP acting at P2Y6 receptors is a mediator of microglial phagocytosis

2007 653 citations Schuichi Koizumi, Keiko Ohsawa et al. profile →

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cell-permeable p38 MAP kinase promotes migration of adult neural stem/progenitor cells 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Makoto Hamanoue, Kazuhito Morioka, Ikuroh Ohsawa, Keiko Ohsawa, Masaaki Kobayashi, (unknown), Yoshikiyo Akasaka, Tetsuo Mikami, Toru Ogata, Ken Takamatsu	12
2	Adenosine A3 receptor is involved in ADP‐induced microglial process extension and migration 2012 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Keiko Ohsawa, Tomomi Sanagi, Yasuko Nakamura, Eri Suzuki, Kazuhide Inoue, Shinichi Kohsaka	65
3	Accumulating Microglia Phagocytose Injured Neurons in Hippocampal Slice Cultures: Involvement of p38 MAP Kinase 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Takahiro Katayama, H Kobayashi, (unknown), Yuko Katayama, Tatsuya Kibayashi, Hiroshi Kimurâ, Keiko Ohsawa, Shinichi Kohsaka, Masabumi Minami	23
4	Purinergic receptors in microglia: Functional modal shifts of microglia mediated by P2 and P1 receptors 2012 ·Glia ·Schuichi Koizumi, Keiko Ohsawa, Kazuhide Inoue, Shinichi Kohsaka	145
5	Dynamic motility of microglia: Purinergic modulation of microglial movement in the normal and pathological brain 2011 ·Glia ·Keiko Ohsawa, Shinichi Kohsaka	67
6	Appearance of phagocytic microglia adjacent to motoneurons in spinal cord tissue from a presymptomatic transgenic rat model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience Research ·Tomomi Sanagi, Shigeki Yuasa, Yasuko Nakamura, Eri Suzuki, Masashi Aoki, Hitoshi Warita, Yasuto Itoyama, Shigeo Uchino, Shinichi Kohsaka, Keiko Ohsawa	52
7	Akt activation is involved in P2Y12 receptor‐mediated chemotaxis of microglia 2008 ·Journal of Neuroscience Research ·Yasuhiro Irino, Yasuko Nakamura, Kazuhide Inoue, Shinichi Kohsaka, Keiko Ohsawa	90
8	Involvement of P2X₄and P2Y₁₂receptors in ATP‐induced microglial chemotaxis 2007 ·Glia ·Keiko Ohsawa, Yasuhiro Irino, Yasuko Nakamura, Chihiro Akazawa, Kazuhide Inoue, Shinichi Kohsaka	244
9	Iba1 Is an Actin-Cross-Linking Protein in Macrophages/Microglia 2001 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Yo Sasaki, Keiko Ohsawa, Hiroko Kanazawa, Shinichi Kohsaka, Yoshinori Imai	269
10	Neuronal adhesion molecule telencephalin induces rapid cell spreading of microglia 1999 ·Brain Research ·Takeo Mizuno, Yoshihiro Yoshihara, Hiroyuki Kagamiyama, Keiko Ohsawa, (unknown), Shinichi Kohsaka, Kensaku Mori	31
11	Microglia-specific localisation of a novel calcium binding protein, Iba1 breakdown → 1998 ·Molecular Brain Research ·Daisuke Ito, Yoshinori Imai, Keiko Ohsawa, Kazuyuki Nakajima, Yasuo Fukuuchi, Shinichi Kohsaka	1218
12	Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Annexin V‐Binding Proteins with Highly Hydrophilic Peptide Structure 1996 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Keiko Ohsawa, (unknown), Daisuke Ito, Shinichi Kohsaka	28
13	Neurotrophic effects of annexin V on cultured neurons from embryonic rat brain 1994 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Nobuyuki Takei, Keiko Ohsawa, (unknown), Hiroshi Nakao, Akio Iwasaki, Shinichi Kohsaka	26
14	Neuronal Survival Factor from Bovine Brain Is Identical to Neuron‐Specific Enolase 1991 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Nobuyuki Takei, Jun Kondo, Kazuhiro Nagaike, Keiko Ohsawa, Kanefusa Kato, Shinichi Kohsaka	90
15	Oxygen dependence of lipid peroxidation in mice. 1991 ·The Journal of Toxicological Sciences ·Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Katsumi UCHIYAMA, Keiko Ohsawa, Kazuo IMAEDA, (unknown), Kohei Tamura	2
16	The effects of oxygen toxicity on the pregnant rat using an apparatus designed to measure oxygen consumption method. 1988 ·The Journal of Toxicological Sciences ·Yoshihiro Yoshimura, (unknown), Hiroshi Tanaka, Katsumi UCHIYAMA, Keiko Ohsawa, Kazuo IMAEDA, Tadao Tanaka, (unknown), (unknown), Kohei Tamura	2
17	Effect of sex-hormone on composition of rat skin surface lipid. 1987 ·Folia Pharmacologica Japonica ·Kazuo IMAEDA, Keiko Ohsawa, Takaho Watanabe	3
18	Development of a suction device for sampling of skin surface lipids. 1986 ·Folia Pharmacologica Japonica ·Kazuo IMAEDA, Keiko Ohsawa, Takaho Watanabe	1
19	1980 ·Folia Pharmacologica Japonica ·Eijiro Tagashira, (unknown), Saizo YANAURA, Kazuo IMAEDA, Keiko Ohsawa	1
20	Simultaneous determination of oxygen and cadmium in cadmium and cadmium compounds 1977 ·Talanta ·Kazuo IMAEDA, (unknown), Keiko Ohsawa, (unknown)	2

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