Kohji Itoh

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
162 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Kohji Itoh is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kohji Itoh has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Molecular Biology, 72 papers in Physiology and 42 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kohji Itoh's work include Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (66 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (32 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (27 papers). Kohji Itoh is often cited by papers focused on Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (66 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (32 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (27 papers). Kohji Itoh collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Kohji Itoh's co-authors include Shinji Nakane, Takayuki Sugiura, Keizo Waku, Atsushi Yamashita, Akira Shinoda, Shigeru Kondo, Hitoshi Sakuraba, Daisuke Tsuji, Michie Shimmoto and Yoshiyuki Suzuki and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Kohji Itoh

158 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

2-Arachidonoylgylcerol: A Possible Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand in Brain

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kohji Itoh Japan	31	1.7k	1.6k	1.3k	1.0k	594	162	4.5k
Brett Garner Australia	48	570 0.3×	2.8k 1.7×	2.1k 1.6×	913 0.9×	706 1.2×	120	6.7k
Yasuo Okamoto Japan	43	2.0k 1.2×	2.8k 1.7×	1.0k 0.8×	777 0.8×	782 1.3×	108	5.7k
Fang Zheng United States	34	836 0.5×	2.0k 1.2×	532 0.4×	1.5k 1.5×	128 0.2×	208	4.9k
Kurt R. Brunden United States	44	1.2k 0.7×	3.3k 2.1×	4.3k 3.4×	1.8k 1.8×	932 1.6×	115	8.7k
Gennaro Schettini Italy	50	498 0.3×	3.4k 2.1×	1.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.6×	406 0.7×	198	8.2k
Michael S. Wolfe United States	34	1.3k 0.7×	4.0k 2.5×	4.5k 3.5×	1.4k 1.4×	708 1.2×	66	8.1k
Francisco J. Muñoz Spain	35	729 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	750 0.7×	226 0.4×	81	4.2k
Takashi Nonaka Japan	51	671 0.4×	4.1k 2.5×	3.3k 2.6×	1.5k 1.5×	605 1.0×	170	10.2k
John W. Regan United States	47	1.9k 1.1×	5.7k 3.6×	1.1k 0.8×	3.1k 3.1×	411 0.7×	142	9.2k
Pierre Carayon France	34	1.9k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	554 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	161 0.3×	98	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kohji Itoh

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kohji Itoh

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tsuji, Daisuke, et al.. (2024). Formohyperins G–L, polycyclic prenylated benzoylphloroglucinols from the flowers of Hypericum formosanum. Journal of Natural Medicines. 78(4). 970–977. 1 indexed citations

Tanaka, Naonobu, et al.. (2024). Meroterpenes and prenylated benzoylphloroglucinol from the flowers of Hypericum formosanum. Phytochemistry. 220. 114016–114016. 2 indexed citations

Tanaka, Naonobu, Daisuke Tsuji, Xiaojie Yan, et al.. (2023). Acylated iridoid glucoside and xanthones from Canscora lucidissima: Their structures and ferroptosis inhibitory activity. Fitoterapia. 168. 105539–105539. 4 indexed citations

Watanabe, Ryosuke, Daisuke Tsuji, Hiroki Tanaka, et al.. (2023). Lysoglycosphingolipids have the ability to induce cell death through direct PI3K inhibition. Journal of Neurochemistry. 167(6). 753–765.

Tanaka, Naonobu, Shin‐ichiro Kurimoto, Kazuyoshi Kawazoe, et al.. (2022). Lanicepines A and B, Sesquiterpenes with Amino Acid-Derived Substituents from the Flowering Aerial Parts of Saussurea laniceps. Journal of Natural Products. 85(4). 1180–1185. 6 indexed citations

Onitsuka, Masayoshi, Yuki Tanaka, Daisuke Tsuji, et al.. (2022). Reversal of neuroinflammation in novel GS model mice by single i.c.v. administration of CHO-derived rhCTSA precursor protein. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 25. 297–310. 5 indexed citations

Yamazaki, Naoshi, et al.. (2018). Use of modified U1 small nuclear RNA for rescue from exon 7 skipping caused by 5′-splice site mutation of human cathepsin A gene. Gene. 677. 41–48. 11 indexed citations

Harada, Takeshi, Shuji Ozaki, Asuka Oda, et al.. (2013). Combination with a Defucosylated Anti-HM1.24 Monoclonal Antibody plus Lenalidomide Induces Marked ADCC against Myeloma Cells and Their Progenitors. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e83905–e83905. 13 indexed citations

Yamazaki, Naoshi, et al.. (2013). Gene suppression via U1 small nuclear RNA interference (U1i) machinery using oligonucleotides containing 2′-modified-4′-thionucleosides. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 21(17). 5292–5296. 5 indexed citations

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Tajima, Youichi, Ikuo Kawashima, Takahiro Tsukimura, et al.. (2009). Use of a Modified α-N-Acetylgalactosaminidase in the Development of Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Fabry Disease. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 85(5). 569–580. 41 indexed citations

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Yoshida, Tatsusada, Yoshito Kadota, Masahiro Taguchi, et al.. (2009). Expression and molecular dynamics studies on effect of amino acid substitutions at Arg344 in human cathepsin A on the protein local conformation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1794(11). 1693–1699. 3 indexed citations

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Fujii, Masahiro, et al.. (2006). D-5-1 Computer-Assisted Learning Japanese by Retrieving and Comparing Usage of Expressions with Support of an Expression Relational Map. 2006(1). 33. 1 indexed citations

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Tsuji, Daisuke, et al.. (2006). Therapeutic evaluation of GM2 gangliosidoses by ELISA using anti-GM2 ganglioside antibodies. Clinica Chimica Acta. 378(1-2). 38–41. 15 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Ryuji, et al.. (2002). A Resected Case of Primary Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Liver.. The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery. 35(12). 1803–1807. 4 indexed citations

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Kuwahara, Jun, et al.. (2002). Apoptosis-Inducing activity of synthetic intermediates of Halichlorine. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(16). 2069–2072. 8 indexed citations

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Sohma, Osamu, Masashi Mizuguchi, Sachio Takashima, et al.. (1999). Expression of protective protein in human tissue. Pediatric Neurology. 20(3). 210–214. 12 indexed citations

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Itoh, Kohji, et al.. (1997). Fetal diagnosis of galactosialidosis (protective protein/cathepsin A deficiency). Clinica Chimica Acta. 266(2). 75–82. 7 indexed citations

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Itoh, Kohji, Toshihiro Takenaka, Manabu Setoguchi, et al.. (1996). Immunofluorescence analysis of trihexosylceramide accumulated in the hearts of variant hemizygotes and heterozygotes with Fabry disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 78(1). 116–117. 11 indexed citations

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Shimmoto, Michie, Yutaka Nakahori, Ikumi Matsushita, et al.. (1996). A Human Protective Protein Gene Partially Overlaps the Gene Encoding Phospholipid Transfer Protein on the Complementary Strand of DNA. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 220(3). 802–806. 9 indexed citations

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Shimmoto, Michie, Y Fukuhara, Kohji Itoh, et al.. (1993). Protective protein gene mutations in galactosialidosis.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 91(6). 2393–2398. 58 indexed citations

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