Ken‐ichi Arai

14.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
225 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Ken‐ichi Arai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken‐ichi Arai has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Immunology and 29 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ken‐ichi Arai's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (22 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (22 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (21 papers). Ken‐ichi Arai is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (22 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (22 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (21 papers). Ken‐ichi Arai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Ken‐ichi Arai's co-authors include Takashi Yokota, Naoko Arai, Atsushi Miyajima, Shoichiro Miyatake, Sumiko Watanabe, Yutaka Takebe, Yoshito Kaziro, A Kornberg, Masao Kawakita and Jun–ichi Fujisawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Ken‐ichi Arai

216 papers receiving 11.5k 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.

SRα Promoter: an Efficient and Versatile Mammalian cDNA Expression System Composed of the Simian Virus 40 Early Promoter and the R-U5 Segment of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Long Terminal Repeat

1988 1.3k citations Ken‐ichi Arai, Naoko Arai et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
CYTOKINES: COORDINATORS OF IMMUNE AND INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES

1990 1.1k citations Ken‐ichi Arai, Atsushi Miyajima et al. profile →
IgE production by normal human lymphocytes is induced by interleukin 4 and suppressed by interferons gamma and alpha and prostaglandin E2.

1988 802 citations Takashi Yokota, Naoko Arai et al. profile →
Cytokine Receptors and Signal Transduction

1992 518 citations Atsushi Miyajima, Takashi Yokota et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ken‐ichi Arai Japan	53	5.2k	4.7k	2.0k	1.4k	1.1k	225	12.1k
Setsuya Aiba Japan	55	4.8k 0.9×	3.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.5×	1.0k 0.7×	696 0.6×	475	12.9k
Kenneth Nilsson Sweden	65	6.6k 1.3×	5.3k 1.1×	4.1k 2.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	358	16.9k
Peter Scheurich Germany	57	6.0k 1.2×	6.2k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	695 0.5×	490 0.4×	144	12.6k
Rachel R Caspi United States	69	3.8k 0.7×	7.5k 1.6×	1.0k 0.5×	916 0.7×	718 0.7×	272	15.8k
Manabu Fujimoto Japan	68	3.3k 0.6×	6.8k 1.4×	2.3k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	644 0.6×	486	17.7k
Udo Schumacher Germany	54	5.7k 1.1×	2.2k 0.5×	3.3k 1.6×	545 0.4×	505 0.5×	443	11.8k
Takashi Muramatsu Japan	62	8.8k 1.7×	2.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	816 0.7×	388	13.1k
Paul H. Duray United States	58	5.2k 1.0×	3.8k 0.8×	4.6k 2.3×	1.5k 1.1×	966 0.9×	155	14.0k
Stephen McQuaid United Kingdom	48	3.2k 0.6×	2.0k 0.4×	2.2k 1.1×	882 0.6×	713 0.6×	148	11.3k
Joachim W. Ellwart Germany	48	4.2k 0.8×	4.6k 1.0×	3.7k 1.8×	486 0.4×	691 0.6×	87	11.1k

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Mir, Tanveer Ahmad, Makoto Nakamura, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, et al.. (2024). A review of current state-of-the-art materiobiology and technological approaches for liver tissue engineering. Bioprinting. 42. e00355–e00355.

Arai, Ken‐ichi, et al.. (2020). Cryopreservation method for spheroids and fabrication of scaffold-free tubular constructs. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0230428–e0230428. 27 indexed citations

Itoh, M., Ken‐ichi Arai, Anna Nakamura, et al.. (2019). Development of an immunodeficient pig model allowing long-term accommodation of artificial human vascular tubes. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2244–2244. 47 indexed citations

Ohyama, Hirofumi, S. Kawakami, T. Tanaka, et al.. (2015). Observations of XCO ₂ and XCH ₄ with ground-based high-resolution FTS at Saga, Japan, and comparisons with GOSAT products. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 8(12). 5263–5276. 22 indexed citations

Uchino, Osamu, Isamu Morino, Yukio Yoshida, et al.. (2012). Advanced validation of the GOSAT-observed CO2 and CH4 at TCCON and prioritized observation sites. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 14. 1463. 1 indexed citations

Uchino, Osamu, Tetsu Sakai, Tomohiro Nagai, et al.. (2012). On recent (2008–2012) stratospheric aerosols observed by lidar over Japan. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 12(24). 11975–11984. 24 indexed citations

Nakamura, Makoto, et al.. (2011). Computer-assisted biofabrication: The challenges on manufacturing 3-D biological tissues for tissue and organ engineering. Symposium on VLSI Technology. 2–5. 9 indexed citations

Tabata, Yoko, Yasuo Ouchi, Haruyuki Kamiya, et al.. (2004). Specification of the Retinal Fate of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells by Ectopic Expression of Rx/rax , a Homeobox Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 24(10). 4513–4521. 74 indexed citations

Zeng, Rong, Yutaka Aoki, Minoru Yoshida, Ken‐ichi Arai, & Sumiko Watanabe. (2002). Stat5B Shuttles Between Cytoplasm and Nucleus in a Cytokine-Dependent and -Independent Manner. The Journal of Immunology. 168(9). 4567–4575. 58 indexed citations

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Takemoto, Naofumi, Ken‐ichi Arai, & Shoichiro Miyatake. (2002). Cutting Edge: The Differential Involvement of the N-Finger of GATA-3 in Chromatin Remodeling and Transactivation During Th2 Development. The Journal of Immunology. 169(8). 4103–4107. 58 indexed citations

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Liu, Jie, Ken‐ichi Arai, & Naoko Arai. (2001). Inhibition of NFATx Activation by an Oligopeptide: Disrupting the Interaction of NFATx with Calcineurin. The Journal of Immunology. 167(5). 2677–2687. 30 indexed citations

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Woods, James M., Kenneth J. Katschke, Michael V. Volin, et al.. (2001). IL-4 Adenoviral Gene Therapy Reduces Inflammation, Proinflammatory Cytokines, Vascularization, and Bony Destruction in Rat Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis. The Journal of Immunology. 166(2). 1214–1222. 122 indexed citations

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Woods, James M., Kenneth J. Katschke, Michihide Tokuhira, et al.. (2000). Reduction of Inflammatory Cytokines and Prostaglandin E2 by IL-13 Gene Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovium. The Journal of Immunology. 165(5). 2755–2763. 42 indexed citations

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Takemoto, Naofumi, Yumiko Kamogawa, Hyun Jun Lee, et al.. (2000). Cutting Edge: Chromatin Remodeling at the IL-4/IL-13 Intergenic Regulatory Region for Th2-Specific Cytokine Gene Cluster. The Journal of Immunology. 165(12). 6687–6691. 129 indexed citations

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Sato, Ryoichi, et al.. (1998). Interacting Mechanism of Sodium Pyrophosphate with Gel Forming Ability of NaCl-Ground Meat from Walleye Pollack.. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 64(6). 1034–1045.

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Watanabe, Sumiko, Yoshiaki Ito, Atsushi Miyajima, & Ken‐ichi Arai. (1995). Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor-dependent Replication of Polyoma Virus Replicon in Hematopoietic Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(16). 9615–9621. 11 indexed citations

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Funatsu, Yasuhiro & Ken‐ichi Arai. (1991). Alkali-induced Denaturation of Carp Myofibrillar Protein.. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 57(9). 1795–1802. 1 indexed citations

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Hagiwara, Hiroaki, Takashi Yokota, Jeanne Luh, et al.. (1988). The AKR thymoma BW5147 is able to produce lymphokines when stimulated with calcium ionophore and phorbol ester.. The Journal of Immunology. 140(5). 1561–1565. 12 indexed citations

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Hashimoto, Akihiko, et al.. (1982). Thirmostability of Fish Myofibrillar Ca-ATPase and Adaptation to Environmental Temperature. 48(5). 671–684. 21 indexed citations

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Takashi, Reiji, et al.. (1974). Comparative Studies on the Heavy Meromyosin Fragments from Tilapia Dorsal and Rabbit Skeletal Muscles. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 40(10). 1033–1041. 4 indexed citations

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