Kenji Kawabata

9.4k citations

182 papers · 7.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 42

Molecular Biology top 2%
Oncology top 1%
Immunology top 1%
Genetics top 1%
Surgery top 5%

Co-authors: Hiroyuki Mizuguchi Fuminori Sakurai Takashi Nagasawa Yoshinobu Takakura Takao Hayakawa Kazunobu Tachibana Katsuhisa Tashiro Hisashi Iizasa
Topics: Virus-based gene therapy research (59 papers)Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (30 papers)RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (29 papers)
Cited by: Hepatology Immunology Oncology
Journals: Nature Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Biological Chemistry
Partner nations: Japan United States Russia

In The Last Decade

Kenji Kawabata

172 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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The chemokine receptor CXCR4 is essential for vascularization of the gastrointestinal tract

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Functional Investigation of Solute Carrier Family 35, Member F2, in Three Cellular Models of the Primate Blood-Brain Barrier 2020 ·Drug Metabolism and Disposition ·Tatsuki Mochizuki,Tadahaya Mizuno,Toshiki Kurosawa,Tomoko Yamaguchi,Kei Higuchi,Yuma Tega,Yoshitane Nozaki,Kenji Kawabata,Yoshiharu Deguchi,Hiroyuki Kusuhara	14
2	The Early Activation ofCD8+T Cells Is Dependent on Type I IFN Signaling following Intramuscular Vaccination of Adenovirus Vector 2014 ·BioMed Research International ·(unknown),Masashi Tachibana,(unknown),Masaki Shoji,Fuminori Sakurai,Kenji Kawabata,Kouji Kobiyama,Ken J. Ishii,Shizuo Akira,Hiroyuki Mizuguchi	7
3	A Case of Omental Actinomycosis due to Fish Bone Penetration cured by Laparoscopic Surgery 2014 ·Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association) ·(unknown),Akinori Noguchi,Kazuto Yamada,(unknown),Shinji Okano,Tetsuro Yamane,(unknown),Kenji Kawabata	0
4	A Case of Solitary Splenic Metastasis from Breast Cancer 2014 ·Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association) ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Naoki Tani,Akinori Noguchi,Tetsuro Yamane,Kenji Kawabata	1
5	Inhibition of Lnk in Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Promotes Hematopoietic Cell Generation 2012 ·Stem Cells and Development ·Katsuhisa Tashiro,Miyuki Omori,Kenji Kawabata,(unknown),Tomoko Yamaguchi,Fuminori Sakurai,Satoshi Τακακι,Hiroyuki Mizuguchi	2
6	Two-Step Differentiation of Mast Cells from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells 2012 ·Stem Cells and Development ·Tomoko Yamaguchi,Katsuhisa Tashiro,Satoshi Tanaka,Sumie Katayama,Waka Ishida,Ken Fukuda,Atsuki Fukushima,Ryoko Araki,Masumi Abe,Hiroyuki Mizuguchi,Kenji Kawabata	11
7	The promotion of hepatic maturation of human pluripotent stem cells in 3D co-culture using type I collagen and Swiss 3T3 cell sheets 2012 ·Biomaterials ·Yasuhito Nagamoto,Katsuhisa Tashiro,Kazuo Takayama,Kazuo Ohashi,Kenji Kawabata,Fuminori Sakurai,Masashi Tachibana,Takao Hayakawa,Miho Furue,Hiroyuki Mizuguchi	83
8	Enhanced Safety Profiles of the Telomerase-Specific Replication-Competent Adenovirus by Incorporation of Normal Cell-Specific microRNA-Targeted Sequences 2011 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·(unknown),Fuminori Sakurai,Kazufumi Katayama,Katsuhisa Tashiro,Hayato Matsui,Kenji Kawabata,Atsushi Kawase,Masahiro Iwaki,Takao Hayakawa,Toshiyoshi Fujiwara,Hiroyuki Mizuguchi	34
9	Adenovirus Vector-Mediated Efficient Transduction into Human Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells 2010 ·Cellular Reprogramming ·Katsuhisa Tashiro,Kenji Kawabata,Mitsuru Inamura,Kazuo Takayama,(unknown),Fuminori Sakurai,Kazufumi Katayama,Takao Hayakawa,Miho Furue,Hiroyuki Mizuguchi	26
10	miR-122a-Regulated Expression of a Suicide Gene Prevents Hepatotoxicity Without Altering Antitumor Effects in Suicide Gene Therapy 2008 ·Molecular Therapy ·(unknown),Fuminori Sakurai,Shinichiro Nakamura,(unknown),Kenji Kawabata,Masuo Kondoh,Kiyohito Yagi,Hiroyuki Mizuguchi	62
11	A CASE OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS DUE TO APPENDICULAR METASTASIS FROM SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER 2007 ·Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association) ·Rie Yasuoka,Hiroshi Fujiki,(unknown),(unknown),Kenji Kawabata,(unknown)	5
12	Fiber-Modified Adenovirus Vectors Decrease Liver Toxicity through Reduced IL-6 Production 2007 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Naoya Koizumi,Tomoko Yamaguchi,Kenji Kawabata,Fuminori Sakurai,Tomomi Sasaki,Yoshiteru Watanabe,Takao Hayakawa,Hiroyuki Mizuguchi	67
13	Downregulation of human CD46 by adenovirus serotype 35 vectors 2007 ·Gene Therapy ·Fuminori Sakurai,(unknown),Kenji Kawabata,T. Hayakawa,Hiroyuki Mizuguchi	27
14	Fiber-modified adenovirus vectors containing the TAT peptide derived from HIV-1 in the fiber knob have efficient gene transfer activity 2007 ·Gene Therapy ·Shinnosuke Kurachi,Kentaro Tashiro,Fuminori Sakurai,Haruna Sakurai,Kenji Kawabata,Katsutoshi Yayama,Hiroshi Okamoto,S Nakagawa,Hiroyuki Mizuguchi	22
15	Modified Adenoviral Vectors Ablated for Coxsackievirus–Adenovirus Receptor, α v Integrin, and Heparan Sulfate Binding Reduce In Vivo Tissue Transduction and Toxicity 2006 ·Human Gene Therapy ·Naoya Koizumi,Kenji Kawabata,Fuminori Sakurai,Yoshiteru Watanabe,Takao Hayakawa,Hiroyuki Mizuguchi	59
16	A Role of CXC Chemokine Ligand 12/Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1/Pre-B Cell Growth Stimulating Factor and Its Receptor CXCR4 in Fetal and Adult T Cell Development in Vivo 2003 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Toshiaki Ara,Manami Itoi,Kenji Kawabata,Takeshi Egawa,Koji Tokoyoda,Tatsuki Sugiyama,Nobutaka Fujii,Takashi Amagai,Takashi Nagasawa	141
17	Solid-Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas 2000 ·The American Journal of Surgical Pathology ·Kenji Notohara,Shuji Hamazaki,Choutatsu Tsukayama,Shu Nakamoto,Kenji Kawabata,Kohichi Mizobuchi,Kazuhiro Sakamoto,Shigeru Okada	225
18	LCD Back-Light Inverter using Piezoelectric Ceramic Transformer 1997 ·JOURNAL OF THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF JAPAN ·Kenji Kawabata,(unknown),Toru Abe	1
19	The Fate of Plasmid DNA After Intravenous Injection in Mice: Involvement of Scavenger Receptors in Its Hepatic Uptake 1995 ·Pharmaceutical Research ·Kenji Kawabata,Yoshinobu Takakura,Mitsuru Hashida	374
20	Trends of Electronic Technologies for Low Voltage Discharge Lamp in Japan 1993 ·JOURNAL OF THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF JAPAN ·Takashi Furuta,Toshiyuki Okada,(unknown),Kenji Kawabata,Hisashi Honda,(unknown)	0

About Kenji Kawabata

Kenji Kawabata is a scholar working on Genetics, Microbiology and Oncology, having authored 182 papers that have together received 7.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Virus-based gene therapy research (59 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (30 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (29 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Hepatology (725 citations), Immunology (1.7k citations) and Oncology (2.1k citations). Kenji Kawabata has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Hiroyuki Mizuguchi, Fuminori Sakurai, Takashi Nagasawa, Yoshinobu Takakura, Takao Hayakawa, Kazunobu Tachibana, Katsuhisa Tashiro, Hisashi Iizasa, Mitsuru Hashida and Kazuo Takayama. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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