Masayoshi Uehata

5.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
17 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Masayoshi Uehata is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Masayoshi Uehata has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 2 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Masayoshi Uehata's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (8 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (5 papers) and Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (4 papers). Masayoshi Uehata is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (8 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (5 papers) and Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (4 papers). Masayoshi Uehata collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Masayoshi Uehata's co-authors include Toshimasa Ishizaki, Shuh Narumiya, Midori Maekawa, Toshio Kawahara, Takashi Ono, Jun Inui, Hiroyuki Satoh, Hiroki Tamakawa, K. Yamagami and Kiyoko Yoshioka and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Masayoshi Uehata

17 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Calcium sensitization of smooth muscle mediated by a Rho-associated protein kinase in hypertension

1997 2.5k citations Masayoshi Uehata, Toshimasa Ishizaki et al. Nature profile →
Pharmacological Properties of Y-27632, a Specific Inhibitor of Rho-Associated Kinases

2000 810 citations Toshimasa Ishizaki, Masayoshi Uehata et al. Molecular Pharmacology profile →
An essential part for Rho–associated kinase in the transcellular invasion of tumor cells

1999 536 citations Kazuyuki Itoh, Kiyoko Yoshioka et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masayoshi Uehata Japan	12	3.2k	1.4k	804	519	465	17	4.8k
Stefan Liebner Germany	41	3.5k 1.1×	807 0.6×	568 0.7×	730 1.4×	976 2.1×	70	6.8k
Kirsi Riento United Kingdom	18	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	371 0.5×	265 0.5×	310 0.7×	26	3.1k
Michael R. Bösl Germany	28	3.4k 1.1×	722 0.5×	302 0.4×	627 1.2×	429 0.9×	40	5.0k
Noriko Takuwa Japan	48	4.9k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.7×	539 1.0×	714 1.5×	92	6.4k
Kazuyasu Chihara Japan	17	5.5k 1.7×	3.6k 2.6×	1.1k 1.4×	1.3k 2.5×	570 1.2×	32	8.4k
Lawrence A. Quilliam United States	46	5.3k 1.7×	2.2k 1.5×	989 1.2×	473 0.9×	885 1.9×	91	7.5k
Jun Inui Japan	15	2.1k 0.6×	688 0.5×	818 1.0×	437 0.8×	164 0.4×	36	3.2k
Bunpei Yamamori Japan	7	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	453 0.6×	286 0.6×	173 0.4×	8	2.8k
Hiroki Tamakawa Japan	6	1.7k 0.5×	681 0.5×	616 0.8×	286 0.6×	160 0.3×	6	2.6k
Junko Kuno Japan	16	3.2k 1.0×	669 0.5×	645 0.8×	986 1.9×	520 1.1×	19	4.9k

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17 of 17 papers shown

Uehata, Masayoshi, et al.. (2013). A quantitative affinity-based technique for the identification of potential lead compounds. Analytical Biochemistry. 436(2). 109–111. 1 indexed citations

Ono, Takashi, Takahiro Miyazaki, Yoshihito Ishida, Masayoshi Uehata, & Kazuhiro Nagata. (2012). Direct in Vitro and in Vivo Evidence for Interaction between Hsp47 Protein and Collagen Triple Helix. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(9). 6810–6818. 39 indexed citations

Akatsuka, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2010). A fluorescence polarization-based assay for the identification and evaluation of calmodulin antagonists. Analytical Biochemistry. 405(2). 147–152. 7 indexed citations

Tokushige, Hideki, Masaru Inatani, Shingo Nemoto, et al.. (2007). Effects of Topical Administration of Y-39983, a Selective Rho-Associated Protein Kinase Inhibitor, on Ocular Tissues in Rabbits and Monkeys. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(7). 3216–3216. 156 indexed citations

Inatani, Masaru, et al.. (2005). Intraocular Pressure–Lowering Effects of Topical Administration of Y–39983, a Novel Selective Rho–Associated Protein Kinase Inhibitor. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 3787–3787. 4 indexed citations

Fukiage, Chiho, et al.. (2004). Regeneration of Retinal Ganglion Cells Induced by suppression of Rho–Associated Protein Kinase. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 5177–5177. 2 indexed citations

Nakajima, Masahide, et al.. (2003). WF‐536 INHIBITS METASTATIC INVASION BY ENHANCING THE HOST CELL BARRIER and INHIBITING TUMOUR CELL MOTILITY. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 30(7). 457–463. 32 indexed citations

Nakajima, Masahide, Kazutaka Hayashi, Yasuhiro Egi, et al.. (2003). Wf-536 prevents tumor metastasis by inhibiting both tumor motility and angiogenic actions. European Journal of Pharmacology. 459(2-3). 113–120. 58 indexed citations

Nakajima, Masahide, Kazutaka Hayashi, Yasuhiro Egi, et al.. (2003). Effect of Wf-536, a novel ROCK inhibitor, against metastasis of B16 melanoma. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 52(4). 319–324. 70 indexed citations

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Shiokawa, Shigetatsu, Mitsutoshi Iwashita, Yoshihiro Akimoto, et al.. (2002). Small Guanosine Triphospatase RhoA and Rho-Associated Kinase as Regulators of Trophoblast Migration. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 87(12). 5808–5816. 40 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Yukio, Kazuyuki Itoh, Kiyoko Yoshioka, Masayoshi Uehata, & Masaru Himeno. (2000). Small guanosine triphosphatase Rho/Rho-associated kinase as a novel regulator of intracellular redistribution of lysosomes in invasive tumor cells. Cell and Tissue Research. 301(3). 341–351. 20 indexed citations

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Uchida, Shigeki, Go Watanabe, Yutaka Shimada, et al.. (2000). The Suppression of Small GTPase Rho Signal Transduction Pathway Inhibits Angiogenesis in Vitro and in Vivo. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 269(2). 633–640. 45 indexed citations

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Ishizaki, Toshimasa, et al.. (2000). Pharmacological Properties of Y-27632, a Specific Inhibitor of Rho-Associated Kinases. Molecular Pharmacology. 57(5). 976–983. 810 indexed citations breakdown →

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Uehata, Masayoshi. (1999). Y-27632: Selective probe of ROCK/Rho-kinase.. 17(7). 850–855. 2 indexed citations

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Itoh, Kazuyuki, Kiyoko Yoshioka, Hitoshi Akedo, et al.. (1999). An essential part for Rho–associated kinase in the transcellular invasion of tumor cells. Nature Medicine. 5(2). 221–225. 536 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hirose, Masaaki, Toshimasa Ishizaki, Naoki Watanabe, et al.. (1998). Molecular Dissection of the Rho-associated Protein Kinase (p160ROCK)-regulated Neurite Remodeling in Neuroblastoma N1E-115 Cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 141(7). 1625–1636. 420 indexed citations

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Uehata, Masayoshi, Toshimasa Ishizaki, Hiroyuki Satoh, et al.. (1997). Calcium sensitization of smooth muscle mediated by a Rho-associated protein kinase in hypertension. Nature. 389(6654). 990–994. 2512 indexed citations breakdown →

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