Mariko Shirota

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Mariko Shirota is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Behavioral Neuroscience and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Mariko Shirota has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 11 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 11 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Mariko Shirota's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (11 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (10 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (9 papers). Mariko Shirota is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (11 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (10 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (9 papers). Mariko Shirota collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and Thailand. Mariko Shirota's co-authors include Marc Edery, Jean Djiane, Christine Jolicoeur, Jean‐Marie Boutin, Sajid Ali, Paul A. Kelly, Hiroaki Okamura, Jean Gagnon, Isabelle Dusanter‐Fourt and Denis Banville and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Human Reproduction and Molecular Endocrinology.

In The Last Decade

Mariko Shirota

50 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cloning and expression of the rat prolactin receptor, a member of the growth hormone/prolactin receptor gene family

1988 489 citations Jean‐Marie Boutin, Christine Jolicoeur et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mariko Shirota Japan	14	573	526	351	258	191	51	1.5k
G. Veyssière France	26	593 1.0×	944 1.8×	585 1.7×	357 1.4×	93 0.5×	93	2.2k
Meng‐Chun Hu Taiwan	23	418 0.7×	823 1.6×	553 1.6×	119 0.5×	101 0.5×	48	1.7k
H. G. Bohnet Germany	19	671 1.2×	307 0.6×	269 0.8×	484 1.9×	199 1.0×	58	1.4k
Frances E. Carr United States	23	838 1.5×	574 1.1×	376 1.1×	246 1.0×	99 0.5×	60	1.6k
Junzo Kato Japan	23	393 0.7×	342 0.7×	760 2.2×	405 1.6×	167 0.9×	50	1.3k
Cheryl A. Dyer United States	20	397 0.7×	368 0.7×	409 1.2×	431 1.7×	141 0.7×	38	1.5k
Marie K. Lindberg Sweden	12	684 1.2×	670 1.3×	973 2.8×	188 0.7×	88 0.5×	16	1.9k
J. Lino Barañao Argentina	20	357 0.6×	437 0.8×	255 0.7×	368 1.4×	136 0.7×	41	1.3k
Pierre Val France	28	850 1.5×	999 1.9×	726 2.1×	131 0.5×	94 0.5×	53	2.2k
Felipe Vilchis Mexico	22	396 0.7×	527 1.0×	493 1.4×	224 0.9×	130 0.7×	57	1.1k

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Shirota, Mariko, Takayuki Seki, Hideki Marumo, et al.. (2008). Screening of toxicological properties of 4-methylbenzoic acid by oral administration to rats. The Journal of Toxicological Sciences. 33(4). 431–445. 12 indexed citations

Jaroenporn, Sukanya, Kentaro Nagaoka, Ryo Ohta, et al.. (2008). Differences in adrenocortical secretory and gene expression responses to stimulationin vitroby ACTH or prolactin between high- and low-avoidance Hatano rats. Stress. 12(1). 22–29. 8 indexed citations

Shirota, Mariko, et al.. (2006). New approach to in situ quantification of ovarian gene expression in rat using a laser microdissection technique: relationship between follicle types and regulation of inhibin-α and cytochrome P450aromatase genes in the rat ovary. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 126(6). 735–741. 23 indexed citations

Shirota, Mariko, et al.. (2006). Internal dose-effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in gonadotropin-primed weanling rat model. Archives of Toxicology. 81(4). 261–269. 4 indexed citations

Ohta, Ryo, Takahiko Fujikawa, Randall R. Sakai, et al.. (2006). Gastric Ulceration and Expression of Prolactin Receptor in the Brain in Hatano High- and Low-Avoidance Rats. Endocrine. 30(2). 161–166. 13 indexed citations

Ohta, Ryo, et al.. (2004). Differential responses of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis to acute restraint stress in Hatano high- and low-avoidance rats. Journal of Endocrinology. 181(3). 515–520. 27 indexed citations

Shirota, Mariko, M Sato, Ryo Ohta, et al.. (2003). Effects of reduction of the number of primordial follicles on follicular development to achieve puberty in female rats. Reproduction. 125(1). 85–94. 30 indexed citations

Inoue, Kaoru, et al.. (2003). Detection of gene expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and flk-1 in the renal glomeruli of the normal rat kidney using the laser microdissection system. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 442(2). 159–162. 22 indexed citations

Satô, Masako, Ryo Ohta, Kohichi Kojima, & Mariko Shirota. (2002). Differences in Sperm Motion Between High‐ and Low‐Shuttlebox Avoidance Rats (Hatano Strains). Journal of Andrology. 23(2). 250–258. 7 indexed citations

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Ohta, Ryo, Mariko Shirota, Atsushi Tohei, & Kazuyoshi Taya. (2002). Maternal Behavior, Milk Ejection, and Plasma Hormones in Hatano High- and Low-Avoidance Rats. Hormones and Behavior. 42(2). 116–125. 9 indexed citations

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Ohta, Ryo, et al.. (2002). Reproductive Endocrinology in Hatano High- and Low-Avoidance Rats During the Estrous Cycle. Endocrine. 18(2). 161–166. 13 indexed citations

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Ohta, Ryo, Aki Matsumoto, Masako Satô, et al.. (2000). Postnatal behavior in Hatano high- and low-avoidance rats following prenatal exposure to low-dose methylazoxymethanol. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 22(3). 405–413. 12 indexed citations

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Ohta, Ryo, Mariko Shirota, Tomoko Adachi, Atsushi Tohei, & Kazuyoshi Taya. (1999). Plasma ACTH Levels During Early, Two-Way Avoidance Acquisition in High- and Low-Avoidance Rats (Hatano Strains). Behavior Genetics. 29(2). 137–144. 38 indexed citations

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Shirota, Mariko, Gen Watanabe, Kazuyoshi Taya, & Shuji Sasamoto. (1998). Effects of Indomethacin on the Selective Release of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone during the Period of Ovulation in the Rat.. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 60(10). 1059–1065. 7 indexed citations

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Nikaido, T, et al.. (1996). Uterus and endometrium: In-vitro model of uterine leiomyomas: formation of ball-like aggregates. Human Reproduction. 11(8). 1724–1730. 11 indexed citations

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Satô, Masako, Mariko Shirota, & Tetsuji Nagao. (1995). Pantothenic acid decreases valproic acid‐induced neural tube defects in mice (I). Teratology. 52(3). 143–148. 18 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Chiaki, Mariko Shirota, & Tetsuji Nagao. (1994). INDUCTION OF MUTATIONS IN MOUSE PRIMORDIAL GERM CELLS WITH CHEMICAL MUTAGEN. The Journal of Toxicological Sciences. 19(4). 361. 1 indexed citations

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Shirota, Mariko, Debra L. Banville, Sajid Ali, et al.. (1990). Expression of Two Forms of Prolactin Receptor in Rat Ovary and Liver. Molecular Endocrinology. 4(8). 1136–1143. 234 indexed citations

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Kelly, Paul A., Jean‐Marie Boutin, Christine Jolicoeur, et al.. (1989). Purification, Cloning, and Expression of the Prolactin Receptor1. Biology of Reproduction. 40(1). 27–32. 26 indexed citations

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Adachi, Tohru, E Odagiri, Mariko Shirota, et al.. (1982). [The changes of human plasma ACTH and immunoreactive beta-endorphin during spontaneous or oxytocics induced/maintained labor and delivery (author's transl)].. PubMed. 34(7). 945–53. 1 indexed citations

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