Makoto Asashima

16.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
383 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Makoto Asashima is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Makoto Asashima has authored 383 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 295 papers in Molecular Biology, 81 papers in Genetics and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Makoto Asashima's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (110 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (73 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (60 papers). Makoto Asashima is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (110 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (73 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (60 papers). Makoto Asashima collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Makoto Asashima's co-authors include Tatsuo Michiue, Shuji Takahashi, Takashi Ariizumi, Ryuichi Nishinakamura, Yasuko Onuma, Chika Yokota, Akimasa Fukui, Akira Kikuchi, Yuzuru Ito and Hideho Uchiyama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Makoto Asashima

380 papers receiving 12.4k 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.

Wnt-mediated activation of NeuroD1 and retro-elements during adult neurogenesis

2009 505 citations Tomoko Kuwabara, Masaki Warashina et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Makoto Asashima Japan	56	9.8k	2.0k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	383	12.6k
Anna‐Katerina Hadjantonakis United States	68	11.7k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	719 0.6×	203	14.4k
Hiroshi Kiyonari Japan	62	7.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.3k 1.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	251	13.0k
Ángel Raya Spain	44	8.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	124	11.3k
M. H. Kaufman United Kingdom	33	9.9k 1.0×	3.0k 1.5×	633 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	746 0.6×	117	12.4k
Peter W. Andrews United Kingdom	63	12.0k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	850 0.6×	2.5k 2.0×	990 0.8×	218	15.0k
Jonathan G. Seidman United States	92	16.3k 1.7×	2.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.7×	866 0.7×	296	27.6k
Patrick Tam Australia	74	14.1k 1.4×	5.0k 2.5×	1.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	814 0.7×	275	18.1k
Richard P. Harvey Australia	76	13.8k 1.4×	2.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	3.0k 2.4×	1.2k 1.0×	240	18.6k
Roger A. Pedersen United States	63	12.5k 1.3×	3.2k 1.6×	1.1k 0.8×	2.5k 2.0×	606 0.5×	156	16.0k
Paul A. Krieg United States	46	12.3k 1.3×	2.9k 1.4×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	2.2k 1.8×	115	16.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Makoto Asashima

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20 of 20 papers shown

Aihara, H., Makoto Asashima, Hiroyuki Daida, et al.. (2020). Toward global standardization of conducting fair investigations of allegations of research misconduct. Accountability in Research. 27(6). 327–346. 7 indexed citations

Shimomura, Osamu, Tatsuya Oda, Hiroaki Tateno, et al.. (2017). A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Pancreatic Cancer: Targeting Cell Surface Glycan Using rBC2LC-N Lectin–Drug Conjugate (LDC). Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(1). 183–195. 42 indexed citations

Yasuoka, Y., Yutaka Suzuki, Shuji Takahashi, et al.. (2014). Occupancy of tissue-specific cis-regulatory modules by Otx2 and TLE/Groucho for embryonic head specification. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4322–4322. 39 indexed citations

Fujimaki, Shin, et al.. (2014). MicroRNAs and Epigenetics in Adult Neurogenesis. Advances in genetics. 86. 27–44. 36 indexed citations

Fujimaki, Shin, et al.. (2013). Monitoring neurodegeneration in diabetes using adult neural stem cells derived from the olfactory bulb. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 4(3). 51–51. 8 indexed citations

Onuma, Yasuko, Hiroaki Tateno, Shingo Tsuji, et al.. (2013). A Lectin-Based Glycomic Approach to Identify Characteristic Features of Xenopus Embryogenesis. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e56581–e56581. 6 indexed citations

Kuwabara, Tomoko, Mohamedi N. Kagalwala, Yasuko Onuma, et al.. (2011). Insulin biosynthesis in neuronal progenitors derived from adult hippocampus and the olfactory bulb. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 3(12). 742–754. 112 indexed citations

Hitachi, Keisuke, Hiroki Danno, Akiko Kondow, et al.. (2008). Physical interaction between Tbx6 and mespb is indispensable for the activation of bowline expression during Xenopus somitogenesis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 372(4). 607–612. 6 indexed citations

Yukita, Akira, Tadayoshi Hayata, Toshiyasu Goto, et al.. (2007). Xenopus glucose transporter 1 (xGLUT1) is required for gastrulation movement in Xenopus laevis. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 51(3). 183–190. 9 indexed citations

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Yuge, Louis, Teruyuki Kajiume, Hidetoshi Tahara, et al.. (2006). Microgravity Potentiates Stem Cell Proliferation While Sustaining the Capability of Differentiation. Stem Cells and Development. 15(6). 921–929. 107 indexed citations

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Kurisaki, Akira, Tatsuo S. Hamazaki, Koji Okabayashi, et al.. (2005). Chromatin-related proteins in pluripotent mouse embryonic stem cells are downregulated after removal of leukemia inhibitory factor. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 335(3). 667–675. 33 indexed citations

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Furue, Miho, Tetsuji Okamoto, Yohei Hayashi, et al.. (2005). LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR AS AN ANTI-APOPTOTIC MITOGEN FOR PLURIPOTENT MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS IN A SERUM-FREE MEDIUM WITHOUT FEEDER CELLS. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 41(1). 19–19. 57 indexed citations

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Abe, Takanori, et al.. (2004). Activin-like signaling activates Notch signaling during mesodermal induction. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 48(4). 327–332. 19 indexed citations

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Ariizumi, Takashi & Makoto Asashima. (2003). From field to gel blot: teaching a holistic view of developmental phenomena to undergraduate biology students at the University of Tokyo. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 47(2-3). 93–97. 1 indexed citations

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Kakeda, Minoru, et al.. (2002). Role of the thrombopoietin (TPO)/Mpl system: c‐Mpl‐like molecule/TPO signaling enhances early hematopoiesis in Xenopus laevis. Development Growth & Differentiation. 44(1). 63–75. 11 indexed citations

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Kuroda, Hiroki, et al.. (2001). Cloning and characterization of the Xenopus laevis p8 gene. Development Growth & Differentiation. 43(6). 693–698. 25 indexed citations

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Asashima, Makoto, et al.. (1999). Peptide growth factors in amphibian embryogenesis: intersection of modern molecular approaches with traditional inductive interaction paradigms. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 43(1). 1–10. 6 indexed citations

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Tiedemann, Heinz, et al.. (1998). Neural induction in embryos. Development Growth & Differentiation. 40(4). 363–376. 11 indexed citations

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Asashima, Makoto, Hideho Uchiyama, Hiroshi Nakano, et al.. (1991). The vegetalizing factor from chicken embryos: its EDF (activin A)-like activity. Mechanisms of Development. 34(2-3). 135–141. 30 indexed citations

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Asashima, Makoto, et al.. (1981). A vegetalizing inducing factor isolation and chemical properties. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 676(3). 350–356. 30 indexed citations

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