Kunimasa Yan

2.2k total citations
52 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Kunimasa Yan is a scholar working on Nephrology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunimasa Yan has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Nephrology, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Kunimasa Yan's work include Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (28 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (13 papers) and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (9 papers). Kunimasa Yan is often cited by papers focused on Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (28 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (13 papers) and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (9 papers). Kunimasa Yan collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Sweden and United States. Kunimasa Yan's co-authors include Karl Tryggvason, Jamshid Khoshnoodi, Akihiko Kudo, Vesa Ruotsalainen, Yukino Nishibori, Yoshihiro Akimoto, Tōru Kimura, Hitoshi Endou, Makoto Hosoyamada and Hiroyuki Sakurai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Kunimasa Yan

50 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kunimasa Yan Japan 23 727 561 247 199 167 52 1.4k
Simone M. Blattner Germany 15 780 1.1× 513 0.9× 182 0.7× 125 0.6× 205 1.2× 19 1.5k
Michel LeHir Switzerland 12 803 1.1× 607 1.1× 194 0.8× 123 0.6× 148 0.9× 14 1.5k
Amandine Viau France 12 390 0.5× 369 0.7× 184 0.7× 113 0.6× 99 0.6× 18 933
Anna Żuk United States 14 465 0.6× 501 0.9× 89 0.4× 121 0.6× 170 1.0× 24 1.2k
Friedhelm Hildebrandt United States 22 971 1.3× 958 1.7× 618 2.5× 264 1.3× 109 0.7× 44 1.9k
Saori Nishio Japan 10 369 0.5× 792 1.4× 685 2.8× 265 1.3× 226 1.4× 20 1.6k
Toshiyuki Imasawa Japan 18 315 0.4× 511 0.9× 93 0.4× 77 0.4× 192 1.1× 61 1.1k
Maria Kolatsi‐Joannou United Kingdom 20 248 0.3× 731 1.3× 199 0.8× 60 0.3× 359 2.1× 28 1.4k
Shenaz Khan United States 16 270 0.4× 536 1.0× 77 0.3× 85 0.4× 128 0.8× 21 989
Takahisa Kawakami Japan 11 342 0.5× 352 0.6× 86 0.3× 76 0.4× 122 0.7× 19 975

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kunimasa Yan

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

All Works

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Akimoto, Yoshihiro, Yuri Miura, Hiroki Tsumoto, et al.. (2025). Immunohistochemical Study on <i>O</i>-GlcNAcylation in Diabetic Pathologies: Molecular Mechanisms and Implications. ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA. 58(3). 115–121.
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Kimura, Tōru, Toshiyuki Fukutomi, Eriko Tanaka, et al.. (2022). USP40 deubiquitinates HINT1 and stabilizes p53 in podocyte damage. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 614. 198–206. 6 indexed citations
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Moreau‐Marquis, Sophie, Kunimasa Yan, Donna B. Stolz, et al.. (2019). The human nephrin Y1139RSL motif is essential for podocyte foot process organization and slit diaphragm formation during glomerular development. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(28). 10773–10788. 4 indexed citations
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Oka, Masafumi, Kandai Nozu, Hiroshi Kaito, et al.. (2014). Natural history of genetically proven autosomal recessive Alport syndrome. Pediatric Nephrology. 29(9). 1535–1544. 56 indexed citations
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Miyai, Takayuki, Kunihiko Aya, Kunimasa Yan, et al.. (2014). Functional analysis of NPHS1 mutations in Japanese patients.. PubMed. 29(2). 279–84. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Kunimasa, Noriko Ito, Yukino Nishibori, et al.. (2012). The struggle for energy in podocytes leads to nephrotic syndrome. Cell Cycle. 11(8). 1504–1511. 15 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Atsushi, S Asano, Megumi Shibata, et al.. (2011). Phosphate overload induces podocyte injury via type III Na-dependent phosphate transporter. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 300(4). F848–F856. 27 indexed citations
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Ito, Noriko, Yukino Nishibori, Yoshihiro Akimoto, et al.. (2011). Role of amino acid transporter LAT2 in the activation of mTORC1 pathway and the pathogenesis of crescentic glomerulonephritis. Laboratory Investigation. 91(7). 992–1006. 47 indexed citations
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Machida, Hirohisa, Shuichi Ito, Tomonori Hirose, et al.. (2010). Expression of Toll-like receptor 9 in renal podocytes in childhood-onset active and inactive lupus nephritis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 25(8). 2430–2537. 48 indexed citations
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Khoshnoodi, Jamshid, Yoshihiro Akimoto, Hayato Kawakami, et al.. (2008). Expression of galectin-1, a new component of slit diaphragm, is altered in minimal change nephrotic syndrome. Laboratory Investigation. 89(2). 178–195. 25 indexed citations
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Saito, Hiroshi, Shori Takahashi, Michio Nagata, et al.. (2008). Reevaluation of glomerular charge selective protein-sieving function. Pediatric Nephrology. 24(3). 609–612. 7 indexed citations
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Khoshnoodi, Jamshid, Hitoshi Takenaka, Takashi Watanabe, et al.. (2007). Mizoribine Corrects Defective Nephrin Biogenesis by Restoring Intracellular Energy Balance. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 18(9). 2554–2564. 66 indexed citations
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Fujii, Yuko, Jamshid Khoshnoodi, Hideaki Takenaka, et al.. (2006). The effect of dexamethasone on defective nephrin transport caused by ER stress: A potential mechanism for the therapeutic action of glucocorticoids in the acquired glomerular diseases. Kidney International. 69(8). 1350–1359. 69 indexed citations
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Hosoyamada, Makoto, Kunimasa Yan, Yukino Nishibori, et al.. (2005). Nephrin and Podocin Expression Around the Onset of Puromycin Aminonucleoside Nephrosis. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 97(2). 234–241. 29 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoli, Stefania Cotta Doné, Kunimasa Yan, et al.. (2004). Defective Trafficking of Nephrin Missense Mutants Rescued by a Chemical Chaperone. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 15(7). 1731–1738. 72 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoli, Pekka Kilpeläinen, Ulf Hellman, et al.. (2004). Characterization of the interactions of the nephrin intracellular domain. FEBS Journal. 272(1). 228–243. 48 indexed citations
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Nishibori, Yukino, Makoto Hosoyamada, Hitoshi Endou, et al.. (2004). Disease-causing missense mutations in NPHS2 gene alter normal nephrin trafficking to the plasma membrane. Kidney International. 66(5). 1755–1765. 58 indexed citations
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Kanemoto, Katsuyoshi, Shori Takahashi, Yujing Shu, et al.. (2003). Variable expression of podocyte‐related markers in the glomeruloid bodies in Wilms tumor. Pathology International. 53(9). 596–601. 7 indexed citations
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Kudo, Akihiko, Hiroshi Hirano, Hayato Kawakami, et al.. (2002). 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Is Expressed in the Human Kidney Glomerulus. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 87(2). 877–882. 31 indexed citations
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Yan, Kunimasa, Jamshid Khoshnoodi, Vesa Ruotsalainen, & Karl Tryggvason. (2002). N-Linked Glycosylation Is Critical for the Plasma Membrane Localization of Nephrin. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 13(5). 1385–1389. 80 indexed citations

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