Mariko Murata

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
190 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Mariko Murata is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mariko Murata has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Molecular Biology, 67 papers in Cancer Research and 39 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Mariko Murata's work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (36 papers), Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (24 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (22 papers). Mariko Murata is often cited by papers focused on Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (36 papers), Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (24 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (22 papers). Mariko Murata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and Thailand. Mariko Murata's co-authors include Shosuke Kawanishi, Yusuke Hiraku, Shinji Oikawa, Ning Ma, Shiho Ohnishi, Somchai Pinlaor, Raynoo Thanan, Kaoru Midorikawa, Puangrat Yongvanit and Sumiko Inoue and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Mariko Murata

185 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

Inflammation and cancer

2018 441 citations Mariko Murata profile →
Oxidative Stress and Its Significant Roles in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cancer

2014 350 citations Shinji Oikawa, Yusuke Hiraku et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mariko Murata Japan	49	3.2k	1.4k	1.2k	765	596	190	7.4k
Yusuke Hiraku Japan	50	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	782 1.0×	538 0.9×	150	7.2k
Qiong Huang China	48	3.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	676 0.9×	794 1.3×	323	8.6k
Zhuo Zhang China	55	4.1k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	876 0.7×	376 0.5×	620 1.0×	244	8.2k
Yang Li China	47	4.5k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	384 0.5×	812 1.4×	276	8.1k
Dietrich Büsselberg Qatar	54	4.7k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	389 0.5×	453 0.8×	216	11.1k
Min Ding China	54	3.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	805 0.7×	499 0.7×	798 1.3×	260	9.6k
Janusz Błasiak Poland	53	5.3k 1.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	379 0.5×	568 1.0×	335	11.0k
Shinji Oikawa Japan	48	3.0k 0.9×	987 0.7×	744 0.6×	498 0.7×	372 0.6×	157	7.3k
Hye Gwang Jeong South Korea	57	4.9k 1.5×	924 0.6×	981 0.8×	399 0.5×	834 1.4×	332	10.9k
Danyelle M. Townsend United States	50	6.3k 2.0×	740 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	470 0.6×	505 0.8×	160	12.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Mariko Murata

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mariko Murata

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mariko Murata

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

All Works

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Kobayashi, Hatasu, Hirotaka Katsuzaki, Shinya Kato, et al.. (2025). Reactive oxygen species-mediated cytotoxic and DNA-damaging mechanism of N ⁴ -hydroxycytidine, a metabolite of the COVID-19 therapeutic drug molnupiravir. Free Radical Research. 59(3). 205–214. 1 indexed citations

Murata, Mariko, et al.. (2024). Diagnosis of Graves' Disease during Treatment for Subacute Thyroiditis. Internal Medicine. 63(21). 2949–2952.

Hiraku, Yusuke, Akiyo Tanaka, Masato Yamamoto, et al.. (2024). Microarray analysis of gene expression in lung tissues of indium-exposed rats: possible roles of S100 proteins in lung diseases. Archives of Toxicology. 99(1). 245–258. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Guofei, Kaoru Midorikawa, Hatasu Kobayashi, et al.. (2023). Knockdown of TFRC suppressed the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by downregulating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. Cancer Cell International. 23(1). 185–185. 16 indexed citations

Zhao, Weilin, Ning Ma, Shumin Wang, et al.. (2017). RERG suppresses cell proliferation, migration and angiogenesis through ERK/NF-κB signaling pathway in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 36(1). 88–88. 40 indexed citations

Hiraku, Yusuke, et al.. (2015). Melatonin induces apoptosis in cholangiocarcinoma cell lines by activating the reactive oxygen species-mediated mitochondrial pathway. Oncology Reports. 33(3). 1443–1449. 34 indexed citations

Ito, Kimiko, et al.. (2015). Reduced Coenzyme Q10 Decreases Urinary 8-Oxo-7,8-Dihydro-2′-Deoxyguanosine Concentrations in Healthy Young Female Subjects. Journal of Medicinal Food. 18(8). 835–840. 3 indexed citations

Gil-Bernabe, Paloma, Corina N. D’Alessandro‐Gabazza, Y. Matsuda, et al.. (2010). High incidence of tumors in diabetic thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor and apolipoprotein E double‐deficient mice. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 8(11). 2514–2522. 8 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Hatasu, Kiyoshi Fukuhara, Saeko Tada‐Oikawa, et al.. (2008). The mechanisms of oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis induced by norsalsolinol, an endogenous tetrahydroisoquinoline derivative associated with Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurochemistry. 108(2). 397–407. 14 indexed citations

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Hiraku, Yusuke, Ning Ma, Mariko Murata, et al.. (2006). iNOS‐dependent DNA damage in patients with malignant fibrous histiocytoma in relation to prognosis. Cancer Science. 98(2). 163–168. 28 indexed citations

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Pinlaor, Somchai, Yusuke Hiraku, Puangrat Yongvanit, et al.. (2006). iNOS‐dependent DNA damage via NF‐κB expression in hamsters infected with Opisthorchis viverrini and its suppression by the antihelminthic drug praziquantel. International Journal of Cancer. 119(5). 1067–1072. 72 indexed citations

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Murata, Mariko, Taro Tezuka, Shiho Ohnishi, et al.. (2005). Carcinogenic 3-nitrobenzanthrone induces oxidative damage to isolated and cellular DNA. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 40(7). 1242–1249. 21 indexed citations

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Ma, Ning, Toshiro Tagawa, Yusuke Hiraku, et al.. (2005). 8-Nitroguanine formation in oral leukoplakia, a premalignant lesion. Nitric Oxide. 14(2). 137–143. 48 indexed citations

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Horiike, Shinichiro, Shosuke Kawanishi, Masahiko Kaito, et al.. (2005). Accumulation of 8-nitroguanine in the liver of patients with chronic hepatitis C. Journal of Hepatology. 43(3). 403–410. 49 indexed citations

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Murata, Mariko & Shosuke Kawanishi. (2004). Oxidative DNA damage induced by nitrotyrosine, a biomarker of inflammation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 316(1). 123–128. 48 indexed citations

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Mizutani, Hideki, Shinji Oikawa, Yusuke Hiraku, et al.. (2003). Distinct mechanisms of site‐specific oxidative DNA damage by doxorubicin in the presence of copper(II) and NADPH‐cytochrome P450 reductase. Cancer Science. 94(8). 686–691. 45 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Ayako, Shinji Oikawa, Mariko Murata, Yusuke Hiraku, & Shosuke Kawanishi. (2003). (−)-Epigallocatechin gallate causes oxidative damage to isolated and cellular DNA. Biochemical Pharmacology. 66(9). 1769–1778. 143 indexed citations

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Ohnishi, Shiho, Mariko Murata, & Shosuke Kawanishi. (2002). Oxidative DNA Damage Induced by a Metabolite of 2–Naphthylamine, a Smoking‐related Bladder Carcinogen. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 93(7). 736–743. 26 indexed citations

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Murata, Mariko, et al.. (1999). Oxidative damage to cellular and isolated DNA by metabolites of a fungicide ortho-phenylphenol. Carcinogenesis. 20(5). 851–857. 39 indexed citations

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Murata, Mariko, Tadashi Shiraishi, Kazuo Fukutome, et al.. (1998). Cytochrome P4501A1 and Glutathione S-Transferase M1 Genotypes as Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer in Japan. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 28(11). 657–660. 66 indexed citations

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