Kenji Kohno

17.5k citations

195 papers · 13.3k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 56

Molecular Biology top 0.5%
Cell Biology top 0.05%
Epidemiology top 1%
Surgery top 1%
Immunology top 1%

Co-authors: Yukio Kimata Takao Iwawaki Joseph Sambrook Akio Tsuru Ryoko Akai Karl Normington Yuki Ishiwata‐Kimata Michiko Saito
Topics: Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (71 papers)Fungal and yeast genetics research (26 papers)RNA regulation and disease (22 papers)
Cited by: Cell Biology Aging Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: Japan United States France

In The Last Decade

Kenji Kohno

190 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Conversion of adult pancreatic α-cells to β-cells after extreme β-cell loss

2010 866 citations Kenji Kohno et al. profile →
Targeted Ablation of Osteocytes Induces Osteoporosis with Defective Mechanotransduction

2007 625 citations Kenji Kohno et al. profile →
The Essential Functions of Adipo-osteogenic Progenitors as the Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Niche

2010 609 citations Kenji Kohno et al. profile →
Podocyte Depletion Causes Glomerulosclerosis

2005 586 citations Bryan L. Wharram, Meera Goyal et al. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology profile →
Function of IRE1 alpha in the placenta is essential for placental development and embryonic viability

2009 286 citations Takao Iwawaki, Kenji Kohno et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Signal sequence-triage is activated by translocon obstruction sensed by an ER stress sensor IRE1α 2023 ·Cell Structure and Function ·(unknown),(unknown),Kota Yanagitani,(unknown),Akio Tsuru,(unknown),Yukio Kimata,Hiderou Yoshida,Kenji Kohno	0
2	IRE1–XBP1 pathway regulates oxidative proinsulin folding in pancreatic β cells 2018 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·(unknown),Michiko Saito,Hiroshi Kadokura,Jun‐ichi Miyazaki,Fumi Tashiro,Yusuke Imagawa,Takao Iwawaki,Kenji Kohno	97
3	2-Phenyl-APB-144-Induced Retinal Pigment Epithelium Degeneration and Its Underlying Mechanisms 2015 ·Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics ·Shinichiro Hirai,(unknown),(unknown),Tomoko Komatsu,(unknown),(unknown),Sanae ICHIKAWA,Osamu Katsuta,Takao Iwawaki,Kenji Kohno	2
4	Negative feedback by IRE1β optimizes mucin production in goblet cells 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Akio Tsuru,Naoko Fujimoto,(unknown),Michiko Saito,(unknown),Megumi Iwano,Takao Iwawaki,Hiroshi Kadokura,David Ron,Kenji Kohno	133
5	3′–UTR‐dependent regulation of mRNA turnover is critical for differential distribution patterns of cyclic gene mRNAs 2013 ·FEBS Journal ·(unknown),Takaaki Matsui,(unknown),(unknown),Kenji Kohno,Yasukazu Nakahata,Yasumasa Bessho	15
6	Translational Pausing Ensures Membrane Targeting and Cytoplasmic Splicing of XBP1u mRNA 2011 ·Science ·Kota Yanagitani,Yukio Kimata,Hiroshi Kadokura,Kenji Kohno	235
7	The period of the somite segmentation clock is sensitive to Notch activity 2011 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown),Takaaki Matsui,(unknown),Mākoto Ishibashi,Kota Tamada,Toru Takumi,Kenji Kohno,Shigeyuki Oba,Shin Ishii,Yuichi Sakumura,Yasumasa Bessho	32
8	Membrane aberrancy and unfolded proteins activate the endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor Ire1 in different ways 2011 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown),Yuki Ishiwata‐Kimata,(unknown),(unknown),Kenji Kohno,Yukio Kimata	212
9	Sprouty4, an FGF Inhibitor, Displays Cyclic Gene Expression under the Control of the Notch Segmentation Clock in the Mouse PSM 2009 ·PLoS ONE ·Shinichi Hayashi,(unknown),Masato Nakajima,Yuki Tsukada,Yuichi Sakumura,J. Kim Dale,Miguel Maroto,Kenji Kohno,Takaaki Matsui,Yasumasa Bessho	28
10	Saccharomyces cerevisiaeRot1 Is an Essential Molecular Chaperone in the Endoplasmic Reticulum 2008 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Masato Takeuchi,Yukio Kimata,Kenji Kohno	14
11	ALS‐linked P56S‐VAPB, an aggregated loss‐of‐function mutant of VAPB, predisposes motor neurons to ER stress‐related death by inducing aggregation of co‐expressed wild‐type VAPB 2008 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Hiroaki Suzuki,Kohsuke Kanekura,Tim P. Levine,Kenji Kohno,Vesa M. Olkkonen,Sadakazu Aiso,Masaaki Matsuoka	113
12	Direct monitoring of in vivo ER stress during the development of insulin resistance with ER stress-activated indicator transgenic mice 2007 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Kazutomi Yoshiuchi,Hideaki Kaneto,Taka‐aki Matsuoka,Kenji Kohno,Takao Iwawaki,Yoshihisa Nakatani,Yoshimitsu Yamasaki,Masatsugu Hori,Munehide Matsuhisa	37
13	Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rot1p Is an ER-Localized Membrane Protein That May Function with BiP/Kar2p in Protein Folding 2006 ·The Journal of Biochemistry ·Masato Takeuchi,Yukio Kimata,Aiko Hirata,Masahiro Oka,Kenji Kohno	19
14	Podocyte Depletion Causes Glomerulosclerosisbreakdown → 2005 ·Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·Bryan L. Wharram,Meera Goyal,Jocelyn Wiggins,Silja K. Sanden,Sabiha M. Hussain,Wanda E. Filipiak,Thomas L. Saunders,Robert C. Dysko,Kenji Kohno,Lawrence B. Holzman,Roger C. Wiggins	586
15	Fluoroscopy-guided barium marking for localizing small pulmonary lesions before video-assisted thoracic surgery 2004 ·Respiratory Medicine ·Yoshinobu Iwasaki,Kazuhiro Nagata,(unknown),Shigekuni Hosogi,Kenji Kohno,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	28
16	Identification of a Novel Non-structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) Component of the SMC5-SMC6 Complex Involved in DNA Repair 2002 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown),Yukio Kimata,(unknown),Kenji Watanabe,Kenji Kohno	89
17	Meiotic behaviours of chromosomes and microtubules in budding yeast: relocalization of centromeres and telomeres during meiotic prophase 1998 ·Genes to Cells ·Aki Hayashi,(unknown),Kenji Kohno,Susan M. Gasser,Yasushi Hiraoka	67
18	Surface modification of polymer solids by graft copolymers. 1985 ·NIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI ·Yasuhisa Tsukahara,Kenji Kohno,Hiroshi Inoue,Yuya Yamashita	6
19	1984 ·Nippon Saikingaku Zasshi ·Kenji Kohno	1
20	DOUBLE PYLORUS COMPLICATED WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS : REPORT OF A CASE 1982 ·Acta gastro-enterologica belgica ·(unknown),(unknown),Hiroshi Tezuka,Keisuke Nakata,A Kurata,Toyokichi Muro,Kenji Kohno,Ryuji FURUKAWA,Yukio KUSUMOTO,Shigenobu Nagataki,Nobuko Ishii,Toshihiko Kōji,(unknown),(unknown),Ryoichi Tsuchiya	1

About Kenji Kohno

Kenji Kohno is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, having authored 195 papers that have together received 13.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (71 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (26 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (5.4k citations), Aging (192 citations) and Molecular Biology (7.2k citations). Kenji Kohno has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Yukio Kimata, Takao Iwawaki, Joseph Sambrook, Akio Tsuru, Ryoko Akai, Karl Normington, Yuki Ishiwata‐Kimata, Michiko Saito, Kazutoshi Mori and Daisuke Oikawa. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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