Kengo Usui

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Kengo Usui is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kengo Usui has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kengo Usui's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (12 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (5 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (5 papers). Kengo Usui is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (12 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (5 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (5 papers). Kengo Usui collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and United States. Kengo Usui's co-authors include T. Douglas Bradley, John S. Floras, Yasuyuki Kaneko, Toshihiko Kubo, Shin‐ichi Ando, Ružena Tkáčová, Julie Plante, Jonas Spaak, Clodagh M. Ryan and Harukazu Suzuki and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Kengo Usui

38 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Cardiovascular Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Patients with Heart Failure and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

2003 736 citations Yasuyuki Kaneko, John S. Floras et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kengo Usui Japan	16	1.1k	830	641	358	205	39	1.7k
Michelle Zeidler United States	18	429 0.4×	154 0.2×	376 0.6×	28 0.1×	58 0.3×	68	988
Emanuele Scarano Italy	25	631 0.6×	126 0.2×	257 0.4×	19 0.1×	280 1.4×	85	1.6k
Sy Duong‐Quy Vietnam	18	408 0.4×	112 0.1×	592 0.9×	46 0.1×	106 0.5×	97	985
Kyung Soo Kim South Korea	14	245 0.2×	117 0.1×	109 0.2×	24 0.1×	124 0.6×	108	790
Maciej Misiołek Poland	20	302 0.3×	86 0.1×	240 0.4×	18 0.1×	99 0.5×	148	1.2k
Luca Fumagalli Italy	17	83 0.1×	178 0.2×	122 0.2×	50 0.1×	129 0.6×	50	889
Koji Takahashi Japan	19	62 0.1×	149 0.2×	171 0.3×	67 0.2×	158 0.8×	140	1.2k
Harue Tada Japan	19	186 0.2×	216 0.3×	198 0.3×	19 0.1×	128 0.6×	55	1.3k
Wojciech Kukwa Poland	16	136 0.1×	68 0.1×	211 0.3×	26 0.1×	354 1.7×	78	858

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kengo Usui

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Miyata, Yugo, Kengo Usui, Ruslan Deviatiiarov, et al.. (2020). Development of a Tet-On Inducible Expression System for the Anhydrobiotic Cell Line, Pv11. Insects. 11(11). 781–781. 4 indexed citations

Tanabe, Tetsuya, Yasumasa Mitani, Yasumasa Kimura, et al.. (2020). Scanning single-molecule counting system for Eprobe with highly simple and effective approach. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0243319–e0243319. 4 indexed citations

Tsuchiya, Koji, Yoko Tabe, Tomohiko Ai, et al.. (2018). Eprobe mediated RT-qPCR for the detection of leukemia-associated fusion genes. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0202429–e0202429. 6 indexed citations

Usui, Kengo, Kimihiro Shimizu, Yasumasa Kimura, et al.. (2017). Highly sensitive detection of a HER2 12-base pair duplicated insertion mutation in lung cancer using the Eprobe-PCR method. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0171225–e0171225. 7 indexed citations

Kimura, Yasumasa, Yuki Tanaka, Michiel de Hoon, et al.. (2016). Edesign: Primer and Enhanced Internal Probe Design Tool for Quantitative PCR Experiments and Genotyping Assays. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0146950–e0146950. 3 indexed citations

Atsumi, Jun, Hiroomi Ogawa, Yasumasa Mitani, et al.. (2015). Eprobe-mediated screening system for somatic mutations in the KRAS locus. Oncology Reports. 33(6). 2719–2727. 8 indexed citations

Kanamori, Hajime, Yuki Tanaka, Yasumasa Kimura, et al.. (2013). Eprobe Mediated Real-Time PCR Monitoring and Melting Curve Analysis. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e70942–e70942. 15 indexed citations

Shimizu, Kimihiro, Jun Atsumi, Alexander Lezhava, et al.. (2013). Rapid Detection of SNP (c.309T>G) in the MDM2 Gene by the Duplex SmartAmp Method. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e60151–e60151. 5 indexed citations

Usui, Kengo, Fuyu Ito, Atsushi Suenaga, et al.. (2009). Nanoscale elongating control of the self‐assembled protein filament with the cysteine‐introduced building blocks. Protein Science. 18(5). 960–969. 20 indexed citations

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Ogawa, Chihiro, Kengo Usui, Fuyu Ito, et al.. (2009). Role of Survival Motor Neuron Complex Components in Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Assembly. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(21). 14609–14617. 22 indexed citations

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Hoat, Trinh Xuan, Nicolas Bertin, Noriko Ninomiya, et al.. (2009). Development of a high-throughput method for the systematic identification of human proteins nuclear translocation potential. BMC Cell Biology. 10(1). 69–69. 4 indexed citations

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Ito, Fuyu, Kengo Usui, Atsushi Suenaga, et al.. (2009). Reversible hydrogel formation driven by protein–peptide–specific interaction and chondrocyte entrapment. Biomaterials. 31(1). 58–66. 52 indexed citations

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Usui, Kengo, et al.. (2008). Countervailing Forces Affecting Japanese Telework Behavior. FHSU Scholars Repository (Fort Hays State University). 1 indexed citations

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Kawai, Yuki, Takeshi Kikuchi, Yasumasa Mitani, et al.. (2008). Sensitive detection of EGFR mutations using a competitive probe to suppress background in the SMart Amplification Process. Biologicals. 36(4). 234–238. 10 indexed citations

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Ogawa, Chihiro, Kengo Usui, Makoto Aoki, et al.. (2007). Gemin2 Plays an Important Role in Stabilizing the Survival of Motor Neuron Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(15). 11122–11134. 47 indexed citations

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Sasanabe, Ryujiro, Katsuhisa Banno, Kazuo Otake, et al.. (2006). Metabolic Syndrome in Japanese Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Hypertension Research. 29(5). 315–322. 90 indexed citations

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Usui, Kengo, John D. Parker, Gary E. Newton, et al.. (2006). Left Ventricular Structural Adaptations to Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 173(10). 1170–1175. 39 indexed citations

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Spaak, Jonas, Toshihiko Kubo, Eric Yu, et al.. (2005). Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity During Wakefulness in Heart Failure Patients With and Without Sleep Apnea. Hypertension. 46(6). 1327–1332. 149 indexed citations

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Usui, Kengo, T. Douglas Bradley, Jonas Spaak, et al.. (2005). Inhibition of Awake Sympathetic Nerve Activity of Heart Failure Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Nocturnal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 45(12). 2008–2011. 182 indexed citations

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Kaneko, Yasuyuki, John S. Floras, Kengo Usui, et al.. (2003). Cardiovascular Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Patients with Heart Failure and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. New England Journal of Medicine. 348(13). 1233–1241. 736 indexed citations breakdown →

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