Kenji Kawabata

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
182 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Kenji Kawabata is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Kawabata has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Molecular Biology, 65 papers in Genetics and 35 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kenji Kawabata's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (59 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (30 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (29 papers). Kenji Kawabata is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (59 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (30 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (29 papers). Kenji Kawabata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Taiwan. Kenji Kawabata's co-authors include Hiroyuki Mizuguchi, Fuminori Sakurai, Takashi Nagasawa, Yoshinobu Takakura, Takao Hayakawa, Kazunobu Tachibana, Katsuhisa Tashiro, Hisashi Iizasa, Mitsuru Hashida and Kazuo Takayama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Kawabata

172 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenji Kawabata Japan	42	3.6k	2.1k	1.7k	1.6k	1.1k	182	7.4k
Alain Mauviel France	64	6.3k 1.8×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	772 0.5×	873 0.8×	145	11.2k
Takashi Murakami Japan	45	1.8k 0.5×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	874 0.8×	233	6.7k
John W. Ludlow United States	35	4.0k 1.1×	3.1k 1.5×	757 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	110	7.5k
Leslie I. Gold United States	50	4.3k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	909 0.6×	977 0.9×	105	8.6k
Yasuyuki Morishita Japan	47	4.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	421 0.3×	671 0.6×	94	7.9k
Martin Götte Germany	53	6.1k 1.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	928 0.6×	549 0.5×	214	11.2k
Yong‐Guang Yang China	50	3.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	3.8k 2.3×	1.7k 1.1×	2.5k 2.3×	244	9.7k
Luc J. W. van der Laan Netherlands	55	2.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	2.4k 1.4×	714 0.5×	2.2k 2.0×	232	9.0k
Achilleas D. Theocharis Greece	46	4.6k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	758 0.4×	777 0.5×	905 0.8×	112	9.5k
Allan B. Dietz United States	50	2.2k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	2.5k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	193	7.5k

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Mochizuki, Tatsuki, Tadahaya Mizuno, Toshiki Kurosawa, et al.. (2020). Functional Investigation of Solute Carrier Family 35, Member F2, in Three Cellular Models of the Primate Blood-Brain Barrier. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 49(1). 3–11. 14 indexed citations

Tachibana, Masashi, Masaki Shoji, Fuminori Sakurai, et al.. (2014). The Early Activation ofCD8+T Cells Is Dependent on Type I IFN Signaling following Intramuscular Vaccination of Adenovirus Vector. BioMed Research International. 2014. 1–6. 7 indexed citations

Noguchi, Akinori, et al.. (2014). A Case of Omental Actinomycosis due to Fish Bone Penetration cured by Laparoscopic Surgery. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 75(3). 826–829.

Tani, Naoki, et al.. (2014). A Case of Solitary Splenic Metastasis from Breast Cancer. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 75(1). 40–44. 1 indexed citations

Nagamoto, Yasuhito, Katsuhisa Tashiro, Kazuo Takayama, et al.. (2012). The promotion of hepatic maturation of human pluripotent stem cells in 3D co-culture using type I collagen and Swiss 3T3 cell sheets. Biomaterials. 33(18). 4526–4534. 83 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Tomoko, Katsuhisa Tashiro, Satoshi Tanaka, et al.. (2012). Two-Step Differentiation of Mast Cells from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 22(5). 726–734. 11 indexed citations

Tashiro, Katsuhisa, Miyuki Omori, Kenji Kawabata, et al.. (2012). Inhibition of Lnk in Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Promotes Hematopoietic Cell Generation. Stem Cells and Development. 21(18). 3381–3390. 2 indexed citations

Sakurai, Fuminori, Kazufumi Katayama, Katsuhisa Tashiro, et al.. (2011). Enhanced Safety Profiles of the Telomerase-Specific Replication-Competent Adenovirus by Incorporation of Normal Cell-Specific microRNA-Targeted Sequences. Clinical Cancer Research. 17(9). 2807–2818. 34 indexed citations

Tashiro, Katsuhisa, Kenji Kawabata, Mitsuru Inamura, et al.. (2010). Adenovirus Vector-Mediated Efficient Transduction into Human Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Cellular Reprogramming. 12(5). 501–507. 26 indexed citations

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Sakurai, Fuminori, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kenji Kawabata, et al.. (2008). miR-122a-Regulated Expression of a Suicide Gene Prevents Hepatotoxicity Without Altering Antitumor Effects in Suicide Gene Therapy. Molecular Therapy. 16(10). 1719–1726. 62 indexed citations

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Sakurai, Fuminori, et al.. (2007). Downregulation of human CD46 by adenovirus serotype 35 vectors. Gene Therapy. 14(11). 912–919. 27 indexed citations

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Koizumi, Naoya, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kenji Kawabata, et al.. (2007). Fiber-Modified Adenovirus Vectors Decrease Liver Toxicity through Reduced IL-6 Production. The Journal of Immunology. 178(3). 1767–1773. 67 indexed citations

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Yasuoka, Rie, et al.. (2007). A CASE OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS DUE TO APPENDICULAR METASTASIS FROM SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 68(12). 3049–3054. 5 indexed citations

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Kurachi, Shinnosuke, Kentaro Tashiro, Fuminori Sakurai, et al.. (2007). Fiber-modified adenovirus vectors containing the TAT peptide derived from HIV-1 in the fiber knob have efficient gene transfer activity. Gene Therapy. 14(15). 1160–1165. 22 indexed citations

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Koizumi, Naoya, Kenji Kawabata, Fuminori Sakurai, et al.. (2006). Modified Adenoviral Vectors Ablated for Coxsackievirus–Adenovirus Receptor, α v Integrin, and Heparan Sulfate Binding Reduce In Vivo Tissue Transduction and Toxicity. Human Gene Therapy. 17(3). 264–279. 59 indexed citations

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Yasuoka, Rie, et al.. (2006). A CASE OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL FOREIGN-BODY GRANULOMA PRESENTED WITH STRANGULATED ILEUS 59 YEARS AFTER SURGERY. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 67(11). 2630–2634. 2 indexed citations

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Ara, Toshiaki, Manami Itoi, Kenji Kawabata, et al.. (2003). 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. The Journal of Immunology. 170(9). 4649–4655. 141 indexed citations

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Notohara, Kenji, Shuji Hamazaki, Choutatsu Tsukayama, et al.. (2000). Solid-Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 24(10). 1361–1371. 225 indexed citations

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Kawabata, Kenji, et al.. (1997). LCD Back-Light Inverter using Piezoelectric Ceramic Transformer. JOURNAL OF THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF JAPAN. 81(Appendix). 229–229. 1 indexed citations

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Kawabata, Kenji, Yoshinobu Takakura, & Mitsuru Hashida. (1995). The Fate of Plasmid DNA After Intravenous Injection in Mice: Involvement of Scavenger Receptors in Its Hepatic Uptake. Pharmaceutical Research. 12(6). 825–830. 374 indexed citations

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