Kiyoshi Yasukawa

12.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
209 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Kiyoshi Yasukawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kiyoshi Yasukawa has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Oncology and 38 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Kiyoshi Yasukawa's work include Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (41 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (25 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (20 papers). Kiyoshi Yasukawa is often cited by papers focused on Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (41 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (25 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (20 papers). Kiyoshi Yasukawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Kiyoshi Yasukawa's co-authors include Tetsuya Taga, Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Koichi Nakajima, Shin‐ichiro Kashiwamura, Masahiko Hibi, Masaaki Murakami, Susumu Tsunasawa, Fumio Sakiyama, Kuniyo Inouye and Toshio Hirano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kiyoshi Yasukawa

205 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

Complementary DNA for a novel human interleukin (BSF-2) t... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1986 1994 1993 1992 1985 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Complementary DNA for a novel human interleukin (BSF-2) that induces B lymphocytes to produce immunoglobulin
    1986 1.8k citations Kiyoshi Yasukawa, Tetsuya Taga et al. profile →
  2. Association of Transcription Factor APRF and Protein Kinase Jak1 with the Interleukin-6 Signal Transducer gp130
    1994 695 citations Claudia Lütticken, Ursula Maria Wegenka et al. Science profile →
  3. IL-6-Induced Homodimerization of gp130 and Associated Activation of a Tyrosine Kinase
    1993 629 citations Kiyoshi Yasukawa, Tetsuya Taga et al. Science profile →
  4. CNTF and LIF act on neuronal cells via shared signaling pathways that involve the IL-6 signal transducing receptor component gp130
    1992 593 citations Tetsuya Taga, Kiyoshi Yasukawa et al. profile →
  5. Purification to homogeneity and characterization of human B-cell differentiation factor (BCDF or BSFp-2).
    1985 589 citations Tetsuya Taga, Kiyoshi Yasukawa et al. profile →
  6. Critical cytoplasmic region of the interleukin 6 signal transducer gp130 is conserved in the cytokine receptor family.
    1991 518 citations Kiyoshi Yasukawa, Tetsuya Taga et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kiyoshi Yasukawa Japan 39 4.5k 4.3k 3.8k 1.3k 951 209 10.6k
Koichi Nakajima Japan 46 4.0k 0.9× 3.8k 0.9× 3.6k 1.0× 907 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 95 9.4k
Massimo Gadina United States 55 4.1k 0.9× 6.4k 1.5× 3.5k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 794 0.8× 126 13.2k
Diane Pennica United States 46 3.1k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 6.1k 1.6× 884 0.7× 1.7k 1.8× 89 12.4k
Francesco Colotta Italy 52 3.6k 0.8× 6.0k 1.4× 4.0k 1.1× 667 0.5× 1.5k 1.6× 138 12.9k
S J Korsmeyer United States 50 3.5k 0.8× 4.4k 1.0× 9.1k 2.4× 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 74 15.8k
Alfons Billiau Belgium 66 3.3k 0.7× 6.7k 1.5× 3.3k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 267 13.4k
Sofie Struyf Belgium 67 5.5k 1.2× 6.0k 1.4× 4.2k 1.1× 540 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 207 13.9k
Stephanie S. Watowich United States 52 3.6k 0.8× 9.6k 2.2× 3.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 126 14.5k
Lionel Feigenbaum United States 61 4.3k 0.9× 9.0k 2.1× 4.5k 1.2× 445 0.4× 879 0.9× 123 15.1k
Naoto Ishii Japan 51 2.4k 0.5× 7.1k 1.6× 2.3k 0.6× 541 0.4× 648 0.7× 167 10.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Takita, Teisuke, Kazumichi M. Nishida, Masaaki Ito, et al.. (2025). Expression in HEK293 cells, purification, and characterization of recombinant human α-glucosidases. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 89(7). 990–994.
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Takita, Teisuke, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the reaction mechanism of arginine decarboxylase in Aspergillus oryzae: Insights from crystal structure analysis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 733. 150728–150728. 1 indexed citations
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Kuramochi, Masahiro, Hiroto Takahashi, Tomoe Komoriya, et al.. (2024). Adenosine triphosphate induces amorphous aggregation of amyloid β by increasing Aβ dynamics. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 8134–8134. 8 indexed citations
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Ikeda, Yuki, Ying Qiao, Masaaki Ito, et al.. (2024). Use of human Caco-2 cells and HPAE-PAD for α-glucosidase assay. Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods. 127. 107508–107508. 1 indexed citations
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Fukuda, Wakao, et al.. (2023). Expression of a recombinant protein by an acetic acid bacterial host. Journal of Biotechnology. 380. 38–50.
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Inoue, Eisuke, Kengo Asada, Wakao Fukuda, et al.. (2023). Recombinase polymerase amplification using novel thermostable strand-displacing DNA polymerases from Aeribacillus pallidus and Geobacillus zalihae. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 135(4). 282–290. 7 indexed citations
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Ikeda, Yuki, Ying Qiao, Masaaki Ito, et al.. (2023). Inhibition of α-glucosidase activity by Morus australis fruit food. 23(1). 19–27. 1 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Y., Teisuke Takita, Keisuke Tanaka, et al.. (2023). Insights into the catalytic mechanism of Grimontia hollisae collagenase through structural and mutational analyses. FEBS Letters. 597(19). 2473–2483. 1 indexed citations
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Kojima, Kenji K., Teisuke Takita, Kazuki Saito, et al.. (2023). Application of recombinant human pyruvate kinase in recombinase polymerase amplification. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 136(5). 341–346. 2 indexed citations
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Qiao, Ying, Masaaki Ito, Toshiyuki Kimura, et al.. (2020). Kinetic analysis of inhibition of α-glucosidase by leaf powder from Morus australis and its component iminosugars. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 84(10). 2149–2156. 17 indexed citations
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Okano, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2016). Expression of moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase in a cell-free protein expression system. Biotechnology Letters. 38(7). 1203–1211. 7 indexed citations
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Konishi, Atsushi, et al.. (2014). Amino acid substitutions away from the RNase H catalytic site increase the thermal stability of Moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase through RNase H inactivation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 454(2). 269–274. 7 indexed citations
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Yasukawa, Kiyoshi, et al.. (2011). Thermodynamic analysis of ionizable groups involved in the catalytic mechanism of human matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP-7). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1814(12). 1940–1946. 10 indexed citations
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Mizuno, Masaki, Kiyoshi Yasukawa, & Kuniyo Inouye. (2010). Insight into the Mechanism of the Stabilization of Moloney Murine Leukaemia Virus Reverse Transcriptase by Eliminating RNase H Activity. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 74(2). 440–442. 25 indexed citations
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Yasukawa, Kiyoshi, et al.. (2007). Effects of Site-directed Mutagenesis of the Surface Residues Gln128 and Gln225 of Thermolysin on its Catalytic Activity. The Journal of Biochemistry. 141(6). 835–842. 15 indexed citations
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Montero‐Julian, Félix A., Hervé Brailly, I Joyeux, et al.. (1997). Characterization of soluble gp130 released by melanoma cell lines: A polyvalent antagonist of cytokines from the interleukin 6 family.. PubMed. 3(8). 1443–51. 33 indexed citations
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Hallek, Michael, Carola A. Neumann, Moshe Schaffer, et al.. (1997). Signal transduction of interleukin-6 involves tyrosine phosphorylation of multiple cytosolic proteins and activation of Src-family kinases Fyn, Hck, and Lyn in multiple myeloma cell lines.. PubMed. 25(13). 1367–77. 63 indexed citations
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Lu, Zhao‐Yang, Kiyoshi Yasukawa, George D. Yancopoulos, et al.. (1994). Ciliary neurotropic factor, interleukin 11, leukemia inhibitory factor, and oncostatin M are growth factors for human myeloma cell lines using the interleukin 6 signal transducer gp130.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 179(4). 1337–1342. 193 indexed citations
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Lütticken, Claudia, Ursula Maria Wegenka, Juping Yuan, et al.. (1994). Association of Transcription Factor APRF and Protein Kinase Jak1 with the Interleukin-6 Signal Transducer gp130. Science. 263(5143). 89–92. 695 indexed citations breakdown →
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Suzuki, Hiroshi, Kiyoshi Yasukawa, Takashi Saito, et al.. (1992). Anti‐human interleukin‐6 receptor antibody inhibits human myeloma growth in vivo. European Journal of Immunology. 22(8). 1989–1993. 87 indexed citations

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