Koji Nagao

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
172 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Koji Nagao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Koji Nagao has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 44 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Koji Nagao's work include Fatty Acid Research and Health (49 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (31 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (17 papers). Koji Nagao is often cited by papers focused on Fatty Acid Research and Health (49 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (31 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (17 papers). Koji Nagao collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Koji Nagao's co-authors include Teruyoshi Yanagita, Mitsuhiro Yanagida, Nao Inoue, Chikashi Obuse, Yuming Wang, Hironori Funabiki, Bungo Shirouchi, Kazuki Kumada, Tim Hunt and Hiroyuki Yamano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Koji Nagao

167 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Exosomes maintain cellular homeostasis by excreting harmful DNA from cells

2017 610 citations Koji Nagao, Chikashi Obuse et al. profile →
Cut2 proteolysis required for sister-chromatid separation in fission yeast

1996 408 citations Koji Nagao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Koji Nagao Japan	44	4.0k	1.2k	1.2k	848	777	172	6.7k
Mary Pat Moyer United States	57	4.4k 1.1×	691 0.6×	583 0.5×	591 0.7×	440 0.6×	181	8.6k
Han Geuk Seo South Korea	48	3.3k 0.8×	474 0.4×	455 0.4×	968 1.1×	534 0.7×	214	7.1k
Rolf Gebhardt Germany	55	4.0k 1.0×	735 0.6×	586 0.5×	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.4×	248	10.4k
Joohun Ha South Korea	58	6.2k 1.5×	424 0.4×	734 0.6×	1.6k 1.9×	584 0.8×	173	10.4k
Dong‐Soon Im South Korea	45	4.5k 1.1×	393 0.3×	817 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	185 0.2×	207	6.8k
Guowen Liu China	44	2.9k 0.7×	467 0.4×	330 0.3×	808 1.0×	458 0.6×	281	7.1k
Yasushi Tamura Japan	45	4.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	884 0.8×	952 1.1×	129 0.2×	226	8.0k
Ken‐ichi Yoshida Japan	43	3.2k 0.8×	326 0.3×	483 0.4×	382 0.5×	726 0.9×	215	5.9k
Ryuichiro Sato Japan	39	3.4k 0.8×	309 0.3×	824 0.7×	954 1.1×	230 0.3×	152	6.1k
Tsuyoshi Goto Japan	46	2.6k 0.6×	672 0.6×	315 0.3×	2.4k 2.8×	404 0.5×	240	6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Koji Nagao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Koji Nagao

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Nagai, Toshiharu, Akihiko Yoshida, Hideaki Ishida, et al.. (2024). Ozonated Olive Oil Intake Attenuates Hepatic Steatosis in Obese <i>db</i>/<i>db</i> Mice. Journal of Oleo Science. 73(2). 231–237. 1 indexed citations

Inoue, Nao, Keisuke Tsuge, Teruyoshi Yanagita, Akira Oikawa, & Koji Nagao. (2024). Time-Course Metabolomic Analysis: Production of Betaine Structural Analogs by Fungal Fermentation of Seaweed. Metabolites. 14(4). 201–201. 1 indexed citations

Ariyoshi, Mariko, Ryu‐Suke Nozawa, Sachiko Shibata, et al.. (2023). Structural evidence for protein-protein interaction between the non-canonical methyl-CpG-binding domain of SETDB proteins and C11orf46. Structure. 32(3). 304–315.e5.

Miura, Hisashi, Akie Tanigawa, Koji Nagao, et al.. (2023). Replication dynamics identifies the folding principles of the inactive X chromosome. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 30(8). 1224–1237. 9 indexed citations

Nagao, Koji, et al.. (2023). Identification of genes regulated by lipids from seaweed Susabinori (Pyropia yezoensis) involved in the improvement of hepatic steatosis: Insights from RNA-Seq analysis in obese db/db mice. PLoS ONE. 18(12). e0295591–e0295591. 2 indexed citations

Nagao, Koji, et al.. (2022). SmcHD1 underlies the formation of H3K9me3 blocks on the inactive X chromosome in mice. Development. 149(15). 12 indexed citations

Nagao, Koji, et al.. (2022). Dried and Fermented Powders of Edible Algae (Neopyropia yezoensis) Attenuate Hepatic Steatosis in Obese Mice. Molecules. 27(9). 2640–2640. 6 indexed citations

Nagao, Koji, Nao Inoue, Kunio Suzuki, Takeshi Shimizu, & Teruyoshi Yanagita. (2021). The Cholesterol Metabolite Cholest-5-en-3-One Alleviates Hyperglycemia and Hyperinsulinemia in Obese (db/db) Mice. Metabolites. 12(1). 26–26. 12 indexed citations

Miura, Hisashi, Saori Takahashi, Koji Nagao, et al.. (2020). Mapping replication timing domains genome wide in single mammalian cells with single-cell DNA replication sequencing. Nature Protocols. 15(12). 4058–4100. 15 indexed citations

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Hamanaka, Kohei, Satomi Mitsuhashi, Hiroki Masuda, et al.. (2020). Homozygous nonsense variant in LRIF1 associated with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Neurology. 94(23). 88 indexed citations

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Wanezaki, Satoshi, et al.. (2020). Hydrophilic β-conglycinin Peptide Reduces Hepatic Triglyceride Accumulation in Obese Model OLETF Rats. Food Science and Technology Research. 26(6). 797–803. 1 indexed citations

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Asakawa, Haruhiko, Tomoko Kojidani, Hiroko Osakada, et al.. (2019). Asymmetrical localization of Nup107-160 subcomplex components within the nuclear pore complex in fission yeast. PLoS Genetics. 15(6). e1008061–e1008061. 22 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Saori, Hisashi Miura, Koji Nagao, et al.. (2019). Genome-wide stability of the DNA replication program in single mammalian cells. Nature Genetics. 51(3). 529–540. 65 indexed citations

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Nagao, Koji, et al.. (2018). Role of SmcHD1 in establishment of epigenetic states required for the maintenance of the X-inactivated state in mice. Development. 145(18). 25 indexed citations

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Iwamoto, Masaaki, Hiroko Osakada, Chie Mori, et al.. (2017). Compositionally distinct nuclear pore complexes of functionally distinct dimorphic nuclei in the ciliate Tetrahymena. Journal of Cell Science. 130(10). 1822–1834. 25 indexed citations

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Sakata, Yuka, Koji Nagao, Yuko Hoki, et al.. (2017). Defects in dosage compensation impact global gene regulation in the mouse trophoblast. Development. 144(15). 2784–2797. 27 indexed citations

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Nagao, Koji. (2010). Prevention of the Metabolic Syndrome with Functional Lipids. Nippon Eiyo Shokuryo Gakkaishi. 63(1). 3–7.

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Nagao, Koji, Nao Inoue, Yu‐Ming Wang, Bungo Shirouchi, & Teruyoshi Yanagita. (2005). Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Alleviates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Zucker (fa/fa) Rats. Journal of Nutrition. 135(1). 9–13. 81 indexed citations

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Nagao, Koji & Teruyoshi Yanagita. (2004). Physiological Functions of Conjugated Linoleic Acid. Nippon Eiyo Shokuryo Gakkaishi. 57(2). 105–109. 1 indexed citations

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Nagao, Koji, et al.. (1996). Carbon dioxide gas embolism in the experimental animal. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. 3(4). S41–S42. 1 indexed citations

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