Kenji Takagi

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
176 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Kenji Takagi is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Takagi has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Oncology, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kenji Takagi's work include Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (21 papers), Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity (13 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (11 papers). Kenji Takagi is often cited by papers focused on Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (21 papers), Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity (13 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (11 papers). Kenji Takagi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Kenji Takagi's co-authors include Tsunehiro Mizushima, Toshiaki Fukutomi, Masayuki Yamamoto, Takaaki Hasegawa, Kenzo Takagi, Koji Nomoto, Yuji Nimura, Takashi Asahara, Keiji Tanaka and Jun Ueyama and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Takagi

163 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Phosphorylation of p62 Activates the Keap1-Nrf2 Pathway during Selective Autophagy

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenji Takagi Japan	35	1.9k	869	802	602	441	176	4.8k
Masahiro Hayashi Japan	45	2.7k 1.4×	512 0.6×	909 1.1×	615 1.0×	318 0.7×	485	8.2k
Wenhua Li China	43	2.9k 1.6×	754 0.9×	761 0.9×	605 1.0×	612 1.4×	328	7.5k
Man Liu China	38	2.8k 1.5×	553 0.6×	475 0.6×	378 0.6×	579 1.3×	280	6.1k
Feng Guo China	31	1.6k 0.8×	694 0.8×	379 0.5×	291 0.5×	564 1.3×	148	5.9k
Yi‐Chen Chen Taiwan	49	2.8k 1.5×	581 0.7×	570 0.7×	397 0.7×	591 1.3×	292	7.2k
Yi Zhang China	45	3.6k 1.9×	841 1.0×	729 0.9×	771 1.3×	276 0.6×	325	8.5k
Jun Yang China	41	2.2k 1.1×	725 0.8×	756 0.9×	432 0.7×	201 0.5×	284	5.7k
Bing Zhang China	40	2.7k 1.4×	853 1.0×	652 0.8×	484 0.8×	167 0.4×	233	6.1k
HJ Lee South Korea	40	2.1k 1.1×	320 0.4×	518 0.6×	459 0.8×	245 0.6×	195	5.3k
Ting Li China	45	3.5k 1.9×	951 1.1×	537 0.7×	300 0.5×	570 1.3×	326	6.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenji Takagi

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

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Watanabe, Katsuya, et al.. (2025). A Case of McKeown Esophagectomy and Reconstruction of the Gastric Tube for a Patient with Lower Thoracic Esophageal Carcinoma and a History of Total Pharyngolaryngectomy and Reconstruction of a Free Jejunum. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 58(3). 138–144.

Suzuki, Takafumi, Kenji Takagi, Tatsuro Iso, et al.. (2025). Bidirectional regulation of KEAP1 BTB domain-based sensor activity. Redox Biology. 87. 103885–103885.

Takagi, Kenji, et al.. (2024). Highly c-axis-oriented apatite-type lanthanum silicate thin films fabricated by magnetron sputtering under bias. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 326. 129852–129852. 1 indexed citations

Takagi, Kenji, et al.. (2020). Argon plasma coagulation for successful treatment of bile leakage after subtotal cholecystectomy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 111–111. 2 indexed citations

Hasunuma, Tomoko, Kenji Takagi, Sei Muraoka, et al.. (2014). A Feasibility Study Assessing Tolerability of Daily versus Twice Weekly Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Regimen for Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases on Glucocorticoid Therapy. Rinsho yakuri/Japanese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 45(3). 89–92. 4 indexed citations

Shibata, Koji, et al.. (2013). A Case of Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Hematoma with Delayed Duodenal Stenosis. Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association). 74(11). 3215–3219.

Takagi, Kenji, Mitsuaki Ishida, Hidetoshi Okabe, & Kazuhiko Nozaki. (2013). Characteristics and Treatment of Cavernous Malformations. Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery. 22(1). 28–36. 1 indexed citations

Takagi, Kenji, Sangwoo Kim, Ryo Morishita, et al.. (2012). Structural Basis for Specific Recognition of Rpt1p, an ATPase Subunit of 26 S Proteasome, by Proteasome-dedicated Chaperone Hsm3p. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(15). 12172–12182. 29 indexed citations

Takagi, Kenji, Masaki Aida, Chisa Takano, & Makoto Naruse. (2012). A Proposal of New Autonomous Decentralized Structure Formation Based on Huygens' Principle and Renormalization. IEICE Technical Report; IEICE Tech. Rep.. 112(10). 7–12. 1 indexed citations

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Takagi, Kenji, et al.. (2009). CAS : P2P file share method considering rarities of parts. IPSJ SIG Notes. 2009(20). 265–270.

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Ueyama, Jun, Tetsuo Satoh, Takaaki Kondo, et al.. (2009). β-Glucuronidase activity is a sensitive biomarker to assess low-level organophosphorus insecticide exposure. Toxicology Letters. 193(1). 115–119. 22 indexed citations

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Takagi, Kenji, et al.. (2006). INFLUENCE OF LAND USE DATA IN A URBAN THERMAL ENVIRONMENT PREDICTION AND EXAMINATION ABOUT AN APPLICATION LIMIT. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 71(600). 45–50. 1 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Tatsuya, Masayuki Nadai, Kazumasa Naruhashi, et al.. (2006). Gender-related differences in expression and function of hepatic P-glycoprotein and multidrug resistance-associated protein (Mrp2) in rats. Life Sciences. 79(5). 455–461. 53 indexed citations

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Ueyama, Jun, Isao Saito, Michihiro Kamijima, et al.. (2006). Simultaneous determination of urinary dialkylphosphate metabolites of organophosphorus pesticides using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B. 832(1). 58–66. 65 indexed citations

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Ueyama, Jun, Masayuki Nadai, Mitsunori Iwase, et al.. (2005). Endotoxin from various gram-negative bacteria has differential effects on function of hepatic cytochrome P450 and drug transporters. European Journal of Pharmacology. 510(1-2). 127–134. 34 indexed citations

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Takagi, Kenji, et al.. (2000). Railway Tunnels Excavated by TBM and Deep Bore Blasting Method in Japan. Report. 16. 808–815. 2 indexed citations

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Yokoyama, Yoshihiko, et al.. (2000). . Materia Japan. 39(3). 275–277. 6 indexed citations

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Takagi, Kenji, et al.. (1986). Arc rotating phenomena in Rotating Arc Butt Welding of steel pipes.. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 4(2). 305–311. 6 indexed citations

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Takagi, Kenji, et al.. (1986). Simulation of swelling shape of MIAB by computer.. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 4(3). 577–581. 3 indexed citations

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Takagi, Kenji, et al.. (1986). Analysis of arc rotation velocity in magnetically impelled arc butt welding.. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 4(3). 570–576. 3 indexed citations

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