Manabu Kurokawa

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Manabu Kurokawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Manabu Kurokawa has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 17 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Manabu Kurokawa's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (23 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (17 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (11 papers). Manabu Kurokawa is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (23 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (17 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (11 papers). Manabu Kurokawa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Manabu Kurokawa's co-authors include Sally Kornbluth, Rafael A. Fissore, William W. Feng, Kaleigh Canfield, Kiyoko Fukami, Christopher Malcuit, Jeremy T. Smyth, Kenkyo Matsuura, Jason G. Knott and Rafael A. Fissore and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Manabu Kurokawa

71 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Evading apoptosis in cancer 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Evading apoptosis in cancer
    2013 444 citations Manabu Kurokawa et al. Trends in Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Manabu Kurokawa United States 31 1.7k 1.2k 949 439 431 72 3.4k
Sham S. Kakar United States 42 2.6k 1.5× 383 0.3× 988 1.0× 978 2.2× 657 1.5× 114 5.0k
Hannu Rajaniemi Finland 41 2.6k 1.5× 486 0.4× 1.0k 1.1× 258 0.6× 250 0.6× 152 4.6k
Raymond W. Ruddon United States 34 1.8k 1.0× 388 0.3× 639 0.7× 261 0.6× 389 0.9× 100 3.2k
Francis J. Morgan Australia 33 2.2k 1.3× 574 0.5× 815 0.9× 222 0.5× 335 0.8× 70 4.4k
Didier Grünwald France 30 2.4k 1.4× 218 0.2× 231 0.2× 241 0.5× 636 1.5× 63 3.7k
William L. Miller United States 37 972 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 776 0.8× 72 0.2× 163 0.4× 119 3.5k
Andrea J. Ross United States 14 3.7k 2.2× 235 0.2× 243 0.3× 446 1.0× 751 1.7× 15 4.9k
Mark E. Goldman United States 39 2.3k 1.3× 298 0.3× 510 0.5× 251 0.6× 847 2.0× 103 6.0k
Richard M. Wright United States 32 1.8k 1.1× 193 0.2× 287 0.3× 177 0.4× 92 0.2× 75 2.9k
Robert A. Everley United States 26 1.3k 0.8× 207 0.2× 238 0.3× 134 0.3× 336 0.8× 40 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Manabu Kurokawa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manabu Kurokawa

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kurokawa, Manabu, et al.. (2023). Regulation of Oocyte Apoptosis: A View from Gene Knockout Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 1345–1345. 11 indexed citations
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Feng, William W., et al.. (2023). The Role of CD36 in Cancer Progression and Its Value as a Therapeutic Target. Cells. 12(12). 1605–1605. 46 indexed citations
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Pennington, Katie L., James Woods, Eranga R. Balasooriya, et al.. (2021). SGK2, 14-3-3, and HUWE1 Cooperate to Control the Localization, Stability, and Function of the Oncoprotein PTOV1. Molecular Cancer Research. 20(2). 231–243. 4 indexed citations
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Datta, P.K., Scott Bang, Zhizhou Yue, et al.. (2020). Engineering liposomal nanoparticles of cholesterol-tethered amphiphilic Pt(iv) prodrugs with prolonged circulation time in blood. Dalton Transactions. 49(24). 8107–8113. 10 indexed citations
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Model, Michael A., et al.. (2020). Macromolecular Crowding: a Hidden Link Between Cell Volume and Everything Else. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 55(S1). 25–40. 31 indexed citations
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Feng, William W., Owen M. Wilkins, Scott Bang, et al.. (2019). CD36-Mediated Metabolic Rewiring of Breast Cancer Cells Promotes Resistance to HER2-Targeted Therapies. Cell Reports. 29(11). 3405–3420.e5. 150 indexed citations
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Canfield, Kaleigh, Jiaqi Li, Owen M. Wilkins, et al.. (2015). Receptor tyrosine kinase ERBB4 mediates acquired resistance to ERBB2 inhibitors in breast cancer cells. Cell Cycle. 14(4). 648–655. 60 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Manabu, et al.. (2013). Evading apoptosis in cancer. Trends in Cell Biology. 23(12). 620–633. 444 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCoy, Francis, Rashid Darbandi, Hoi Chang Lee, et al.. (2013). Metabolic Activation of CaMKII by Coenzyme A. Molecular Cell. 52(3). 468–468. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Cheng, Noriyuki Hiramatsu, Tsugiko Oze, et al.. (2011). 333 THE USEFULLNESS OF VS/PLT: A NEW MARKER OF LIVER FIBROSIS. Journal of Hepatology. 54. S133–S134. 1 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Manabu, et al.. (2009). Economic Benefits of Using Residual Anticancer Agents Based on Medical Fee Calculation Procedure And Microbiological Considerations. Iryo Yakugaku (Japanese Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences). 35(1). 57–63. 3 indexed citations
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Nutt, Leta K., Marisa R. Buchakjian, Eugene Gan, et al.. (2009). Metabolic Control of Oocyte Apoptosis Mediated by 14-3-3ζ-Regulated Dephosphorylation of Caspase-2. Developmental Cell. 16(6). 856–866. 81 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Manabu, Sook Young Yoon, Dominique Alfandari, et al.. (2007). Proteolytic processing of phospholipase Cζ and [Ca2+]i oscillations during mammalian fertilization. Developmental Biology. 312(1). 407–418. 61 indexed citations
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Morinaka, Setsuko, Manabu Kurokawa, Masafumi Nukina, & Hiroyuki Nakamura. (2006). Unusual Corynebacterium mucifaciens isolated from ear and nasal specimens. Otolaryngology. 135(3). 392–396. 4 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Manabu, et al.. (2006). Viral investigation of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak (2003) in Nepal using molecular methods.. PubMed. 37(5). 904–10. 16 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Manabu, et al.. (2004). Evaluation of rapid diagnostic methods for pediatric viral diarrhea using samples collected in Nepal and Japan.. PubMed. 6(2). 78–82. 4 indexed citations
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Kurokawa, Manabu, Ken‐ichi Sato, & Rafael A. Fissore. (2004). Mammalian Fertilization: From Sperm Factor to Phospholipase Cζ. Biology of the Cell. 96(1). 37–45. 60 indexed citations
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Fissore, R.A., Manabu Kurokawa, Jeffrey R. Knott, Mingfeng Zhang, & Jeremy T. Smyth. (2002). Mechanisms underlying oocyte activation and postovulatory ageing. Reproduction. 124(6). 745–754. 154 indexed citations
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Gordo, Ana, P Rodrigues, Manabu Kurokawa, et al.. (2002). Intracellular Calcium Oscillations Signal Apoptosis Rather than Activation in In Vitro Aged Mouse Eggs1. Biology of Reproduction. 66(6). 1828–1837. 135 indexed citations
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