Kenji Okazaki

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
246 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Kenji Okazaki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Okazaki has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 49 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kenji Okazaki's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (28 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (26 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (20 papers). Kenji Okazaki is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (28 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (26 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (20 papers). Kenji Okazaki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Kenji Okazaki's co-authors include H. Conrad, M. Kagawa, Noriaki Sagata, Kunio Yasuda, Yasuaki Shirayoshi, Akira Nagafuchi, Masatoshi Takeichi, Hitoshi Sakano, Nobuaki Furuno and Haruhiko Fujiwara and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Okazaki

237 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

Transformation of cell adhesion properties by exogenously... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Transformation of cell adhesion properties by exogenously introduced E-cadherin cDNA
    1987 653 citations Kenji Okazaki et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenji Okazaki Japan 43 3.6k 968 962 908 769 246 7.4k
Naoki Maruyama Japan 48 2.3k 0.7× 1.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 474 0.5× 1.1k 1.4× 364 8.3k
Göran Karlsson Sweden 48 2.6k 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 1.3k 1.3× 301 0.3× 453 0.6× 287 8.1k
Jianping Zuo China 64 4.3k 1.2× 603 0.6× 2.1k 2.2× 546 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 525 16.2k
Hong Yi China 60 6.1k 1.7× 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 834 0.9× 754 1.0× 280 12.4k
Aijun Wang United States 52 3.7k 1.0× 388 0.4× 492 0.5× 784 0.9× 353 0.5× 283 9.2k
Shuk Han Cheng Hong Kong 59 4.0k 1.1× 330 0.3× 1.6k 1.6× 1.0k 1.2× 655 0.9× 279 12.1k
Toshihiko Ogura Japan 47 5.3k 1.5× 471 0.5× 541 0.6× 713 0.8× 359 0.5× 186 7.8k
Tatsuo Sakai Japan 50 2.4k 0.7× 1.8k 1.9× 947 1.0× 553 0.6× 335 0.4× 476 9.6k
Koji Saito Japan 38 1.9k 0.5× 279 0.3× 581 0.6× 535 0.6× 304 0.4× 285 5.6k
Mingming Wu United States 47 1.2k 0.3× 522 0.5× 498 0.5× 888 1.0× 172 0.2× 157 7.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Kenji Okazaki

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenji Okazaki

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenji Okazaki

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Okazaki, Kenji, Ikuo Otsuka, Haruka Minami, et al.. (2024). Accelerated epigenetic aging in alcohol dependence. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 173. 175–182. 1 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Kenji, Ryo Kimura, Ikuo Otsuka, et al.. (2022). Epigenetic aging in Williams syndrome. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 63(12). 1553–1562. 5 indexed citations
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Ichihara, Hiroshi, Toru Mogi, Toshihiro Uchida, et al.. (2021). Imaging of a serpentinite complex in the Kamuikotan Zone, northern Japan, from magnetotelluric soundings. Earth Planets and Space. 73(1). 3 indexed citations
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Hirata, Takashi, Ikuo Otsuka, Kenji Okazaki, et al.. (2019). Major depressive disorder-associated SIRT1 locus affects the risk for suicide in women after middle age. Psychiatry Research. 278. 141–145. 13 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Kenji, Ikuo Otsuka, Shusuke Numata, et al.. (2019). Epigenetic clock analysis of blood samples from Japanese schizophrenia patients. Schizophrenia. 5(1). 4–4. 31 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Kenji, et al.. (2017). A STUDY ON THE USE OF CYCLONE SHELTERS IN BANGLADESH. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 82(737). 1871–1880. 5 indexed citations
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Imai, Hiroshi, et al.. (2015). Development of Practical Tools for Vulnerability and Safety Evaluation of Houses in the Philippines. Journal of Disaster Research. 10(1). 121–128. 1 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Kenji, et al.. (2013). COMPARATIVE STUDY ON NON-ENGINEERED CONSTRUCTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 78(686). 907–914.
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Okazaki, Kenji, et al.. (2011). STUDY ON WILLINGNESS OF THE RESIDENTS IN SEISMIC RETROFITTING OF THE HOUSE. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 76(667). 1593–1600. 1 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Satoshi, et al.. (2010). PULLOUT CHARACTERISTICS OF DIAMETER-EXPANDED ANCHOR IN SAND. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu C. 66(4). 845–858. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Lingling, Hiroko Hisha, Tetsuya Mizokami, et al.. (2009). Mouse mesenchymal stem cells can support human hematopoiesis both in vitro and in vivo: the crucial role of neural cell adhesion molecule. Haematologica. 95(6). 884–891. 20 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Kenji, et al.. (2008). PROPOSAL ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN OF SAUDI ARABIA BASED ON EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE ESTIMATION OF TABUK CITY. 42. 103–108. 1 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Kenji, et al.. (2007). HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION PRACTICES IN ACEH, INDONESIA. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 72(619). 257–262. 4 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Kenji & Yoshio Makino. (2004). Trial Production of Tsukudani with Strong Scavenging Activity against Active Oxygen Species. Food Science and Technology Research. 10(2). 214–217. 2 indexed citations
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Kishigami, Satoshi, et al.. (2004). BMP signaling through ACVRI is required for left–right patterning in the early mouse embryo. Developmental Biology. 276(1). 185–193. 46 indexed citations
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Aota, Shin‐ichi, et al.. (2003). Pax6 autoregulation mediated by direct interaction of Pax6 protein with the head surface ectoderm-specific enhancer of the mouse Pax6 gene. Developmental Biology. 257(1). 1–13. 93 indexed citations
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Okazaki, Kenji, et al.. (1995). Structural Analysis of TRAS1, a Novel Family of Telomeric Repeat-Associated Retrotransposons in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(8). 4545–4552. 87 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Naohiro, Nobumoto Watanabe, Yasuhide Furuta, et al.. (1994). Parthenogenetic activation of oocytes in c-mos-deficient mice. Nature. 370(6484). 68–71. 373 indexed citations
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Harimaya, Toshio & Kenji Okazaki. (1993). A Comparison of the Raindrop Size Distributions from Stratiform Clouds with Those from Convective Clouds. Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers (Hokkaido University). 9(3). 341–353. 1 indexed citations

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