Ken Natsuga

3.6k total citations
105 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ken Natsuga is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Natsuga has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cell Biology, 43 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 30 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Ken Natsuga's work include Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases (41 papers), Skin and Cellular Biology Research (40 papers) and Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (28 papers). Ken Natsuga is often cited by papers focused on Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases (41 papers), Skin and Cellular Biology Research (40 papers) and Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (28 papers). Ken Natsuga collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and Germany. Ken Natsuga's co-authors include Hiroshi Shimizu, Wataru Nishie, Hideyuki Ujiie, Satoru Shinkuma, Fiona M. Watt, Hiroaki Iwata, Hideki Nakamura, Kentaro Izumi, Giacomo Donati and Masashi Akiyama and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ken Natsuga

99 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ken Natsuga Japan 26 891 665 650 647 543 105 2.1k
Johannes S. Kern Germany 24 814 0.9× 360 0.5× 975 1.5× 336 0.5× 430 0.8× 83 2.0k
Satoru Shinkuma Japan 22 577 0.6× 371 0.6× 541 0.8× 392 0.6× 480 0.9× 79 1.5k
Wataru Nishie Japan 34 1.9k 2.2× 1.6k 2.3× 827 1.3× 1.4k 2.1× 604 1.1× 126 3.3k
Akira Ishiko Japan 31 2.1k 2.3× 1.6k 2.3× 686 1.1× 1.4k 2.2× 530 1.0× 110 3.2k
Hideyuki Ujiie Japan 23 1.2k 1.3× 1.0k 1.5× 187 0.3× 950 1.5× 261 0.5× 130 1.8k
David T. Woodley United States 34 2.2k 2.4× 1.5k 2.2× 1.3k 2.0× 1.1k 1.7× 446 0.8× 74 3.8k
Dimitra Kiritsi Germany 26 622 0.7× 165 0.2× 1.1k 1.7× 152 0.2× 617 1.1× 80 1.9k
Sirpa Aho United States 28 540 0.6× 289 0.4× 452 0.7× 344 0.5× 857 1.6× 60 2.0k
Jürgen Brinckmann Germany 27 215 0.2× 310 0.5× 438 0.7× 347 0.5× 922 1.7× 65 2.8k
Kensei Katsuoka Japan 29 243 0.3× 396 0.6× 318 0.5× 288 0.4× 931 1.7× 130 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Natsuga

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mai, Yosuke, et al.. (2025). Identification of distinct epitopes in dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor–associated bullous pemphigoid. Science Advances. 11(31). eadv9423–eadv9423.
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Mai, Yosuke, Yasuaki Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Kitahata, et al.. (2024). Patterning in stratified epithelia depends on cell–cell adhesion. Life Science Alliance. 7(9). e202402893–e202402893.
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Watanabe, Mika, Valentina Proserpio, Francesca Anselmi, et al.. (2023). Tissue memory relies on stem cell priming in distal undamaged areas. Nature Cell Biology. 25(5). 740–753. 28 indexed citations
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Fujimura, Y, Mika Watanabe, Yasuaki Kobayashi, et al.. (2021). Hair follicle stem cell progeny heal blisters while pausing skin development. EMBO Reports. 22(7). e50882–e50882. 9 indexed citations
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Okamoto, Takayuki, Akie Nakamura, Asako Hayashi, et al.. (2021). Successful kidney transplantation in a patient with neonatal‐onset ILNEB. Pediatric Transplantation. 25(5). e13971–e13971. 5 indexed citations
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Hou, Peng, Ken Natsuga, Hsin‐Yu Huang, et al.. (2021). Complexity of Transcriptional and Translational Interference of Laminin-332 Subunits in Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa with LAMB3 Mutations. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 101(8). adv00522–adv00522. 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Mika, Satoru Shinkuma, Y Fujimura, et al.. (2021). Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Stabilizes Hemidesmosomes in Keratinocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(6). 1576–1586.e2. 8 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Mika, Shin‐Ichi Osada, Shota Takashima, et al.. (2020). Type XVII collagen interacts with the aPKC‐PAR complex and maintains epidermal cell polarity. Experimental Dermatology. 30(1). 62–67. 12 indexed citations
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Oulès, Bénédicte, Emanuel Rognoni, Esther Hoste, et al.. (2019). Mutant Lef1 controls Gata6 in sebaceous gland development and cancer. The EMBO Journal. 38(9). 19 indexed citations
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Natsuga, Ken, et al.. (2019). Bullous Pemphigoid IgG Induces Cell Dysfunction and Enhances the Motility of Epidermal Keratinocytes via Rac1/Proteasome Activation. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 200–200. 7 indexed citations
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Miyauchi, T., Toshifumi Nomura, Shotaro Suzuki, et al.. (2019). 293 Pityriasis rubra pilaris type V with a heterozygous mutation in CARD14. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 139(9). S265–S265. 1 indexed citations
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Iwata, Hiroaki, Hideyuki Ujiie, Ken Natsuga, et al.. (2018). High Expression of Collagen XVII Compensates for its Depletion Induced by Pemphigoid IgG in the Oral Mucosa. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 138(8). 1707–1715. 14 indexed citations
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Ujiie, Hideyuki, Wataru Nishie, Hiroaki Iwata, et al.. (2018). Intravenous IgG Reduces Pathogenic Autoantibodies, Serum IL-6 Levels, and Disease Severity in Experimental Bullous Pemphigoid Models. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 138(6). 1260–1267. 19 indexed citations
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Izumi, Kentaro, et al.. (2017). Cutis Verticis Gyrata Fluctuation with Atopic Dermatitis Disease Activity. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 97(10). 1245–1246. 3 indexed citations
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Nishie, Wataru, Hideyuki Ujiie, Kentaro Izumi, et al.. (2016). Epitope-Dependent Pathogenicity of Antibodies Targeting a Major Bullous Pemphigoid Autoantigen Collagen XVII/BP180. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 136(5). 938–946. 22 indexed citations
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Ito, Tomoki�, Ken Natsuga, Shun Tanimura, S Aoyagi, & Hiroshi Shimizu. (2014). Dermoscopic Features of Plasma Cell Cheilitis and Actinic Cheilitis. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 94(5). 593–594. 18 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Hideki, Ken Natsuga, Wataru Nishie, et al.. (2011). DNA‐based prenatal diagnosis of plectin‐deficient epidermolysis bullosa simplex associated with pyloric atresia. International Journal of Dermatology. 50(4). 439–442. 6 indexed citations
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Fujita, Yasuyuki, Riichiro Abe, Daisuke Inokuma, et al.. (2010). Bone marrow transplantation restores epidermal basement membrane protein expression and rescues epidermolysis bullosa model mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(32). 14345–14350. 48 indexed citations
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Nishie, Wataru, Daisuke Sawamura, Ken Natsuga, et al.. (2009). A Novel Humanized Neonatal Autoimmune Blistering Skin Disease Model Induced by Maternally Transferred Antibodies. The Journal of Immunology. 183(6). 4088–4093. 24 indexed citations
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Natsuga, Ken, Masashi Akiyama, Kazuko C. Sato‐Matsumura, Koki Tsuchiya, & Hiroshi Shimizu. (2005). Two cases of atypical melanocytic lesions in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa infants. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 30(6). 636–639. 10 indexed citations

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