Kousaku Okubo

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Kousaku Okubo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kousaku Okubo has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cell Biology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Kousaku Okubo's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (11 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (10 papers). Kousaku Okubo is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (11 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (10 papers). Kousaku Okubo collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Kousaku Okubo's co-authors include Kenichi Matsubara, Yūji Matsuzawa, Kazuhisa Maeda, Iichiro Shimomura, Tohru Funahashi, Shoko Kawamoto, Shigeru Kinoshita, Naohiro Hori, Ryo Matoba and Atsushi Fukushima and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kousaku Okubo

75 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

cDNA Cloning and Expression of a Novel Adipose Specific Collagen-like Factor, apM1 (AdiposeMost Abundant Gene Transcript 1)

1996 1.7k citations Kousaku Okubo, Kenichi Matsubara et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kousaku Okubo Japan	33	2.3k	1.8k	1.1k	552	527	75	5.4k
Rajendra Raghow United States	44	3.3k 1.4×	811 0.5×	617 0.5×	708 1.3×	282 0.5×	128	6.6k
Timothy J. Aitman United Kingdom	44	3.2k 1.4×	583 0.3×	839 0.7×	894 1.6×	598 1.1×	140	7.1k
Jin Qian China	38	2.3k 1.0×	539 0.3×	1.0k 0.9×	662 1.2×	301 0.6×	159	5.0k
Martina Schmidt Netherlands	45	4.2k 1.8×	417 0.2×	1.0k 0.9×	573 1.0×	397 0.8×	240	6.9k
Troy Stevens United States	51	3.2k 1.4×	368 0.2×	1.4k 1.3×	593 1.1×	794 1.5×	158	6.6k
Masao Nakagawa Japan	43	1.9k 0.8×	640 0.4×	569 0.5×	1.3k 2.3×	2.0k 3.9×	462	7.3k
Jacques‐Antoine Haefliger Switzerland	42	3.6k 1.5×	355 0.2×	772 0.7×	568 1.0×	622 1.2×	137	6.0k
Long Jin China	49	3.7k 1.6×	1.0k 0.6×	535 0.5×	654 1.2×	213 0.4×	306	8.7k
Vidya Subramanian United States	24	2.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 2.5×	249 0.5×	35	5.2k
Mitsuo Itakura Japan	40	2.4k 1.0×	667 0.4×	419 0.4×	689 1.2×	404 0.8×	175	5.2k

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Mashima, Jun, Yuichi Kodama, Takatomo Fujisawa, et al.. (2016). DNA Data Bank of Japan. Nucleic Acids Research. 45(D1). D25–D31. 55 indexed citations

Mochizuki, Takako, Yuichi Kodama, Hideaki Sugawara, et al.. (2013). DDBJ Read Annotation Pipeline: A Cloud Computing-Based Pipeline for High-Throughput Analysis of Next-Generation Sequencing Data. DNA Research. 20(4). 383–390. 57 indexed citations

Kaminuma, Eli, Takehide Kosuge, Yuichi Kodama, et al.. (2010). DDBJ progress report. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(Database). D22–D27. 31 indexed citations

Ogasawara, Osamu & Kousaku Okubo. (2009). On Theoretical Models of Gene Expression Evolution with Random Genetic Drift and Natural Selection. PLoS ONE. 4(11). e7943–e7943. 6 indexed citations

Kawamoto, Shoko, et al.. (2007). Cornichon-like Protein Facilitates Secretion of HB-EGF and Regulates Proper Development of Cranial Nerves. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 18(4). 1143–1152. 20 indexed citations

Michibata, Hideo, Hiroaki Chiba, Koji Wakimoto, et al.. (2004). Identification and characterization of a novel component of the cornified envelope, cornifelin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 318(4). 803–813. 24 indexed citations

Suzuki, Yutaka, Tatsuhiko Tsunoda, Jun Sese, et al.. (2001). Identification and Characterization of the Potential Promoter Regions of 1031 Kinds of Human Genes. Genome Research. 11(5). 677–684. 198 indexed citations

Takenaka, Masaru, Enyu Imai, Yasuyuki Nagasawa, et al.. (2000). Gene expression profiles of the collecting duct in the mouse renal inner medulla. Kidney International. 57(1). 19–24. 26 indexed citations

Kawamoto, Shoko, et al.. (2000). Isolation and characterization of a Ca2+-activated chloride channel from human corneal epithelium. Current Eye Research. 21(6). 918–925. 23 indexed citations

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Morishita, Shinichi, Teruyoshi Hishiki, & Kousaku Okubo. (1999). Towards Mining Gene Expression Database.. International Conference on Management of Data. 2 indexed citations

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Kawamoto, Shoko, et al.. (1999). Expression Profiling by iAFLP: A PCR-Based Method for Genome-Wide Gene Expression Profiling. Genome Research. 9(12). 1305–1312. 29 indexed citations

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Blazejewski, Sylvie, Brigitte Le Bail, L. Boussarie, et al.. (1997). Osteonectin (SPARC) expression in human liver and in cultured human liver myofibroblasts.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 151(3). 651–7. 50 indexed citations

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Yokoyama, Masahiro, Motonao Nakamura, Kousaku Okubo, et al.. (1997). Isolation of a cDNA encoding a widely expressed novel zinc finger protein with the LeR and KRAB-A domains. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1353(1). 13–17. 13 indexed citations

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Yokoyama, Masahiro, Yoshisuke Nishi, Yasuhide Miyamoto, et al.. (1996). Molecular cloning of a human neuroD from a neuroblastoma cell line specifically expressed in the fetal brain and adult cerebellum. Molecular Brain Research. 42(1). 135–139. 24 indexed citations

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Hashimoto, Jun, et al.. (1996). A cDNA Cloning of Human AEBP1 from Primary Cultured Osteoblasts and Its Expression in a Differentiating Osteoblastic Cell Line. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 228(2). 411–414. 27 indexed citations

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Chae, Keon‐Sang, Katsuji Murakawa, Kousaku Okubo, & Kenichi Matsubara. (1994). The use of overlapping and tailed short primers in the chromosomal assignment of short cDNAs by the polymerase chain reaction. Gene. 142(2). 199–205. 1 indexed citations

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Hori, Naohiro, et al.. (1993). A cDNA sequence of human ribosomal protein, homologue of yeast S28. Nucleic Acids Research. 21(18). 4394–4394. 5 indexed citations

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Hori, Naohiro, et al.. (1993). A new human ribosomal protein sequence, homologue of rat L9. Nucleic Acids Research. 21(18). 4395–4395. 9 indexed citations

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Okubo, Kousaku, et al.. (1991). A novel system for large-scale sequencing of cDNA by PCR amplification. DNA sequence. 2(3). 137–144. 65 indexed citations

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Okubo, Kousaku, Takaaki Nakamura, Takashi Tokino, & Kenichi Matsubara. (1990). Different type of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA integrants that may reflect the integration process. Gastroenterologia Japonica. 25(S2). 23–30. 7 indexed citations

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