Maki Iwai

453 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 320 citations indexed

About

Maki Iwai is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maki Iwai has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 320 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 5 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Maki Iwai's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (5 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (4 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (3 papers). Maki Iwai is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (5 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (4 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (3 papers). Maki Iwai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Netherlands and Canada. Maki Iwai's co-authors include Kenji Miyado, Toshio Hamatani, Mamoru Tanaka, Seiji Ogawa, Hiroyuki Sasaki, S. Aonuma, Tadanori Mayumi, Keita Suzuki, Takao Noguchi and Masaru Okabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Reproduction, Laboratory Investigation and Frontiers in Endocrinology.

In The Last Decade

Maki Iwai

10 papers receiving 317 citations

Hit Papers

Impact of Oxidative Stress on Age-Associated Decline in O... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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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. Impact of Oxidative Stress on Age-Associated Decline in Oocyte Developmental Competence
    2019 228 citations Hiroyuki Sasaki, Toshio Hamatani et al. Frontiers in Endocrinology profile →

Peers

Maki Iwai
Liangyan Shi China
Ketty Shkolnik Israel
Yasmyn E. Winstanley Australia
Zahra Shams Mofarahe Iran
Jasmine Chong Canada
Danhong Qiu China
Songna Yin China
Jean Damascene Niringiyumukiza China
M. L. Pisaturo Italy
Lian Cai South Korea
Liangyan Shi China
Maki Iwai
Citations per year, relative to Maki Iwai Maki Iwai (= 1×) peers Liangyan Shi

Countries citing papers authored by Maki Iwai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maki Iwai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Maki Iwai. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Maki Iwai. The network helps show where Maki Iwai may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maki Iwai

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

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Iwai, Maki, Kyra E. Stuurman, Takashi Saisu, et al.. (2025). Missense variants in homeobox domain of PBX1 cause coracoclavicular ankylosis. European Journal of Human Genetics. 34(1). 147–151.
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Iwai, Maki, Mami Miyado, Natsuko Kawano, et al.. (2023). Embryonic β-Catenin Is Required for Priming of the Uterus to Implantation. Laboratory Investigation. 103(3). 100026–100026. 1 indexed citations
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Uneno, Yu, Maki Iwai, Naoto Morikawa, et al.. (2022). Development of a national health policy logic model to accelerate the integration of oncology and palliative care: a nationwide Delphi survey in Japan. International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(9). 1529–1542. 1 indexed citations
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Hamatani, Toshio, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Osamu Inoue, et al.. (2022). MicroRNAs secreted by human preimplantation embryos and IVF outcome. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 20(1). 130–130. 17 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Hiroyuki, Toshio Hamatani, Maki Iwai, et al.. (2019). Impact of Oxidative Stress on Age-Associated Decline in Oocyte Developmental Competence. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 10. 811–811. 228 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yoshida, Keiichi, Woojin Kang, Akihiro Nakamura, et al.. (2018). Ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1 inhibitor PYR-41 retards sperm enlargement after fusion to the egg. Reproductive Toxicology. 76. 71–77. 2 indexed citations
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Iwai, Maki, Toshio Hamatani, Akihiro Nakamura, et al.. (2018). Membrane protein CD9 is repositioned and released to enhance uterine function. Laboratory Investigation. 99(2). 200–209. 6 indexed citations
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Iwai, Maki, Yuichirou Harada, Woojin Kang, et al.. (2018). Chemotactic behavior of egg mitochondria in response to sperm fusion in mice. Heliyon. 4(11). e00944–e00944. 2 indexed citations
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Kang, Woojin, Kenji Yamatoya, Akihiro Nakamura, et al.. (2018). Autophagy-disrupted LC3 abundance leads to death of supporting cells of human oocytes. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 15. 107–114. 21 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Akihiro, Natsuko Kawano, Kei Motomura, et al.. (2018). Degradation of phosphate polymer polyP enhances lactic fermentation in mice. Genes to Cells. 23(10). 904–914. 7 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Shunichi & Maki Iwai. (2009). Relaxing effect of music and images in stressful situations. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 30. 105–113.
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Sakakima, Harutoshi, Kosei Ijiri, Maki Iwai, et al.. (2004). Oxygen Saturation and Hemoglobin Level in the Muscles of Hypertensive Patients during Exercise in Water. PubMed. 7(1). 29–33.
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Aonuma, S., Tadanori Mayumi, Keita Suzuki, et al.. (1973). STUDIES ON SPERM CAPACITATION. Reproduction. 35(3). 425–432. 35 indexed citations

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