Koji Ando

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Koji Ando is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Koji Ando has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Koji Ando's work include Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (13 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (11 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (6 papers). Koji Ando is often cited by papers focused on Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (13 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (11 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (6 papers). Koji Ando collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Sweden and United States. Koji Ando's co-authors include Naoki Mochizuki, Shigetomo Fukuhara, Christer Betsholtz, Liqun He, Annika Keller, Michael Vanlandewijck, Elisabeth Raschperger, Thibaud Lebouvier, Bàrbara Laviña and Urban Lendahl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Koji Ando

27 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

A molecular atlas of cell types and zonation in the brain... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 250 500 750 1000
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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. A molecular atlas of cell types and zonation in the brain vasculature
    2018 1.2k citations Michael Vanlandewijck, Liqun He 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
Koji Ando Japan 20 1.4k 746 728 318 274 28 2.7k
Wia Baron Netherlands 33 1.8k 1.2× 615 0.8× 484 0.7× 534 1.7× 659 2.4× 79 3.3k
Elisabet Wallgard Sweden 7 2.0k 1.4× 1.3k 1.8× 523 0.7× 256 0.8× 430 1.6× 7 3.8k
Annika Keller Switzerland 19 1.0k 0.7× 976 1.3× 234 0.3× 240 0.8× 261 1.0× 38 2.5k
Michael Vanlandewijck Sweden 19 1.6k 1.1× 801 1.1× 276 0.4× 395 1.2× 229 0.8× 35 3.0k
Ayal Ben‐Zvi Israel 20 857 0.6× 879 1.2× 286 0.4× 256 0.8× 388 1.4× 31 2.2k
Jenny Norlin Sweden 13 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.8× 270 0.4× 185 0.6× 324 1.2× 20 3.0k
Daniela Virgintino Italy 30 862 0.6× 746 1.0× 316 0.4× 168 0.5× 400 1.5× 94 2.3k
Mariella Errede Italy 27 861 0.6× 633 0.8× 256 0.4× 165 0.5× 273 1.0× 75 2.1k
Petra Fallier‐Becker Germany 23 979 0.7× 747 1.0× 215 0.3× 213 0.7× 303 1.1× 50 2.4k
Violeta Silva-Vargas United States 16 2.0k 1.4× 552 0.7× 556 0.8× 226 0.7× 605 2.2× 17 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Koji Ando

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Fields of papers citing papers by Koji Ando

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Koji Ando

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Koji Ando. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Koji Ando 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 Koji Ando. Koji Ando 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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Ando, Koji, Keisuke Sako, Urara Hasegawa, et al.. (2024). Angpt1 binding to Tie1 regulates the signaling required for lymphatic vessel development in zebrafish. Development. 151(10). 3 indexed citations
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Higashiyama, Hiroki, Yuichiro Arima, Koji Ando, et al.. (2023). Coronary artery established through amniote evolution. eLife. 12.
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Nishimura, Yusuke, Koji Ando, Shinya Yuge, et al.. (2022). Blood Flow Regulates Glomerular Capillary Formation in Zebrafish Pronephros. Kidney360. 3(4). 700–713. 8 indexed citations
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Ando, Koji, Renae Skoczylas, Naoki Mochizuki, et al.. (2022). Proper migration of lymphatic endothelial cells requires survival and guidance cues from arterial mural cells. eLife. 11. 11 indexed citations
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Ando, Koji, Лей Тонг, Elisa Vázquez-Liébanas, et al.. (2022). KCNJ8/ABCC9-containing K-ATP channel modulates brain vascular smooth muscle development and neurovascular coupling. Developmental Cell. 57(11). 1383–1399.e7. 27 indexed citations
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Ando, Koji, Lwaki Ebarasi, Ann S. Grosse, et al.. (2021). Conserved and context-dependent roles for pdgfrb signaling during zebrafish vascular mural cell development. Developmental Biology. 479. 11–22. 22 indexed citations
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Takagi, Yuki, et al.. (2021). Rap1 Small GTPase Regulates Vascular Endothelial-Cadherin-Mediated Endothelial Cell–Cell Junctions and Vascular Permeability. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 44(10). 1371–1379. 23 indexed citations
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Noishiki, Chikage, Shinya Yuge, Koji Ando, et al.. (2019). Live imaging of angiogenesis during cutaneous wound healing in adult zebrafish. Angiogenesis. 22(2). 341–354. 39 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Isao, Koji Ando, Masakazu Fujiwara, et al.. (2019). Rap1b Promotes Notch-Signal-Mediated Hematopoietic Stem Cell Development by Enhancing Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion. Developmental Cell. 49(5). 681–696.e6. 36 indexed citations
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Vanlandewijck, Michael, Liqun He, Johanna Andræ, et al.. (2018). A molecular atlas of cell types and zonation in the brain vasculature. Nature. 554(7693). 475–480. 1185 indexed citations breakdown →
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Takara, Kazuhiro, Koji Ando, Daisuke Yasuda, et al.. (2017). Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor 4 Activation Augments Drug Delivery in Tumors by Tightening Endothelial Cell-Cell Contact. Cell Reports. 20(9). 2072–2086. 40 indexed citations
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Nakajima, Hiroyuki, Kimiko Yamamoto, Sobhika Agarwala, et al.. (2017). Flow-Dependent Endothelial YAP Regulation Contributes to Vessel Maintenance. Developmental Cell. 40(6). 523–536.e6. 217 indexed citations
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Takamiya, Masanari, Yuya Hayashi, Uwe Strähle, et al.. (2017). Neuronal sFlt1 and Vegfaa determine venous sprouting and spinal cord vascularization. Nature Communications. 8(1). 13991–13991. 56 indexed citations
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He, Liqun, Michael Vanlandewijck, Elisabeth Raschperger, et al.. (2016). Analysis of the brain mural cell transcriptome. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 35108–35108. 163 indexed citations
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Wakayama, Yuki, Shigetomo Fukuhara, Koji Ando, Michiyuki Matsuda, & Naoki Mochizuki. (2015). Cdc42 Mediates Bmp-Induced Sprouting Angiogenesis through Fmnl3-Driven Assembly of Endothelial Filopodia in Zebrafish. Developmental Cell. 32(1). 109–122. 124 indexed citations
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Mikelis, Constantinos M., May Simaan, Koji Ando, et al.. (2015). RhoA and ROCK mediate histamine-induced vascular leakage and anaphylactic shock. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6725–6725. 147 indexed citations
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Fukuhara, Shigetomo, Hajime Fukui, Yuki Wakayama, et al.. (2015). Looking back and moving forward: Recent advances in understanding of cardiovascular development by imaging of zebrafish. Development Growth & Differentiation. 57(4). 333–340. 7 indexed citations
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Fukuhara, Shigetomo, Jianghui Zhang, Shinya Yuge, et al.. (2014). Visualizing the cell-cycle progression of endothelial cells in zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 393(1). 10–23. 49 indexed citations
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Ando, Koji, et al.. (2013). Rap1 potentiates endothelial cell junctions by spatially controlling myosin II activity and actin organization. The Journal of Cell Biology. 202(6). 901–916. 113 indexed citations
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Fukuhara, Shigetomo, Kazuhide Asakawa, Koji Ando, et al.. (2013). The parallel growth of motoneuron axons with the dorsal aorta depends on Vegfc/Vegfr3 signaling in zebrafish. Development. 140(19). 4081–4090. 34 indexed citations

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