Kiichi Watanabe

9.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
55 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Kiichi Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Kiichi Watanabe has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Kiichi Watanabe's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (13 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (6 papers). Kiichi Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (13 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (6 papers). Kiichi Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Kiichi Watanabe's co-authors include Yoshiki Sasai, Ayaka Nishiyama, Takafumi Wataya, Keiko Muguruma, Michiru Matsumura, Daisuke KAMIYA, Shin‐Ichi Nishikawa, Jun Takahashi, Masako Kawada and Masayo Takahashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kiichi Watanabe

53 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.

A ROCK inhibitor permits survival of dissociated human embryonic stem cells

2007 1.6k citations Kiichi Watanabe, Daisuke KAMIYA et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
Self-Organized Formation of Polarized Cortical Tissues from ESCs and Its Active Manipulation by Extrinsic Signals

2008 1.1k citations Mototsugu Eiraku, Kiichi Watanabe et al. profile →
Directed differentiation of telencephalic precursors from embryonic stem cells

2005 631 citations Kiichi Watanabe, Daisuke KAMIYA et al. profile →

Peers

Kiichi Watanabe

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Mark Tomishima United States

Dong‐Wook Kim South Korea

Jens C. Schwamborn Luxembourg

Haruhisa Inoue Japan

Gabsang Lee United States

Philip J. Horner United States

Tamir Ben‐Hur Israel

Robert Blum Germany

Stefan Heller United States

Spartaco Santi Italy

Mark Tomishima United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kiichi Watanabe

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

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Watanabe, Kiichi, Hui Chiu, & David J. Anderson. (2024). Whole-brain in situ mapping of neuronal activation in Drosophila during social behaviors and optogenetic stimulation. eLife. 12. 1 indexed citations

Watanabe, Kiichi, Hui Chiu, & David J. Anderson. (2023). Whole-brain in situ mapping of neuronal activation in Drosophila during social behaviors and optogenetic stimulation. eLife. 12. 1 indexed citations

Watanabe, Kiichi, Hui Chiu, Barret D. Pfeiffer, et al.. (2017). A Circuit Node that Integrates Convergent Input from Neuromodulatory and Social Behavior-Promoting Neurons to Control Aggression in Drosophila. Neuron. 95(5). 1112–1128.e7. 71 indexed citations

Asahina, Kenta, Kiichi Watanabe, Brian J. Duistermars, et al.. (2014). Tachykinin-Expressing Neurons Control Male-Specific Aggressive Arousal in Drosophila. Cell. 156(1-2). 221–235. 233 indexed citations

Danjo, Teruko, Mototsugu Eiraku, Keiko Muguruma, et al.. (2011). Subregional Specification of Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Ventral Telencephalic Tissues by Timed and Combinatory Treatment with Extrinsic Signals. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(5). 1919–1933. 141 indexed citations

KAMIYA, Daisuke, Noriaki Sasai, Masatoshi Ohgushi, et al.. (2011). Intrinsic transition of embryonic stem-cell differentiation into neural progenitors. Nature. 470(7335). 503–509. 168 indexed citations

Osakada, Fumitaka, Hanako Ohashi Ikeda, Michiko Mandai, et al.. (2008). Toward the generation of rod and cone photoreceptors from mouse, monkey and human embryonic stem cells. Nature Biotechnology. 26(2). 215–224. 470 indexed citations

Su, Hong‐Lin, Keiko Muguruma, Mami Matsuo‐Takasaki, et al.. (2006). Generation of cerebellar neuron precursors from embryonic stem cells. Developmental Biology. 290(2). 287–296. 82 indexed citations

Kunitoh, Hideo, Hirotaka Okamoto, Kiichi Watanabe, et al.. (2005). 広範囲疾患小細胞肺癌(ED‐SCLC)の高齢又は予後不良患者におけるカルボプラチン(Cb)又はエトポシド(E)とシスプラチン(P)との多剤併用無作為第III相試験:日本臨床腫瘍学グループ治験報告(JCOG9702). Lung Cancer. 49. 53. 2 indexed citations

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Irioka, Takashi, Kiichi Watanabe, Hidehiro Mizusawa, Kenji Mizuseki, & Yoshiki Sasai. (2004). Distinct effects of caudalizing factors on regional specification of embryonic stem cell-derived neural precursors. Developmental Brain Research. 154(1). 63–70. 37 indexed citations

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Tomizawa, M., Ling Yu, Akihiko Wada, et al.. (2003). A promoter region of the midkine gene that is frequently expressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma can activate a suicide gene as effectively as the α-fetoprotein promoter. British Journal of Cancer. 89(6). 1086–1090. 18 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Kiichi, Keiichi Tonosaki, Toshio Kawase, et al.. (2001). Evidence for involvement of dysfunctional teeth in the senile process in the hippocampus of SAMP8 mice. Experimental Gerontology. 36(2). 283–295. 57 indexed citations

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Karasawa, Nobuyuki, Ikuko Nagatsu, Kazuyoshi Sakai, et al.. (1997). Immunocytochemical study of catecholaminergic neurons in the senescence-accelerated mouse (SAM-P8) brain. Journal of Neural Transmission. 104(11-12). 1267–1275. 15 indexed citations

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Onozuka, Minoru, Shoko Imai, Toshiaki Isobe, Chen‐Tung Yen, & Kiichi Watanabe. (1995). Purification and characterization of a novel 70-kDa brain protein associated with seizure activities. Neurochemical Research. 20(8). 901–905. 3 indexed citations

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Kunitoh, Hideo & Kiichi Watanabe. (1994). Phase I/II and pharmacologic study of long-term continuous infusion etoposide combined with cisplatin in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 12(1). 83–89. 22 indexed citations

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Mori, Chuzo, et al.. (1992). Quantitative analysis of the tracking of blood pressure and relative factors in childhood: Shimane Heart Study.. PubMed. 20. 69–74. 2 indexed citations

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Ohtsuru, A, Kazuhiko Nakao, Masahide Shima, et al.. (1992). Expression in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase, a Homologue of the nm23 Gene Product. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 84(17). 1349–1354. 139 indexed citations

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Narimatsu, S., et al.. (1987). The formation mechanism of cannabielsoin from cannabidiol with guinea pig hepatic microsomal enzymes. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 76(11). 32.

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Kobayashi, Naoki, et al.. (1986). ChemInform Abstract: Synthetic Studies by the Use of Fluorinated Intermediates. Part 2. Synthesis of Glycosyl Cyanides and C‐Allyl Glycosides by the Use of Glycosyl Fluoride Derivatives.. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 17(52). 1 indexed citations

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Ohta, Toshihiro, Kiichi Watanabe, Masaaki Moriya, Y. Shirasu, & Tsuneo Kada. (1983). Antimutagenic effects of cinnamaldehyde on chemical mutagenesis in Escherichia coli. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 107(2). 219–227. 83 indexed citations

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