Megumi Ichikawa

892 total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 689 citations indexed

About

Megumi Ichikawa is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Megumi Ichikawa has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 689 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Megumi Ichikawa's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (7 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (6 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (5 papers). Megumi Ichikawa is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (7 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (6 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (5 papers). Megumi Ichikawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Cambodia and Egypt. Megumi Ichikawa's co-authors include Tayyaba Hasan, Girgis Obaid, Sriram Anbil, Srivalleesha Mallidi, Anne‐Laure Bulin, Jiro Akimoto, Michihiro Kohno, Shinjiro Fukami, Atsushi Nishikawa and Takatsugu Miyazaki and has published in prestigious journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Scientific Reports and Biochemical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Megumi Ichikawa

27 papers receiving 680 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.

  1. Beyond the Barriers of Light Penetration: Strategies, Perspectives and Possibilities for Photodynamic Therapy
    2016 338 citations Srivalleesha Mallidi, Sriram Anbil et al. Theranostics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Megumi Ichikawa Japan 12 364 274 170 147 68 27 689
Sonja Serafini Italy 15 294 0.8× 143 0.5× 391 2.3× 69 0.5× 35 0.5× 27 1.0k
Guoqiao Chen China 13 212 0.6× 98 0.4× 331 1.9× 143 1.0× 11 0.2× 29 724
Tom M. A. R. Dubbelman Netherlands 17 308 0.8× 507 1.9× 226 1.3× 248 1.7× 13 0.2× 34 774
Leopoldo Sitia Italy 16 249 0.7× 66 0.2× 282 1.7× 97 0.7× 15 0.2× 32 719
Pichet Adstamongkonkul United States 6 141 0.4× 174 0.6× 261 1.5× 26 0.2× 17 0.3× 8 786
Xiang Gong China 13 460 1.3× 106 0.4× 249 1.5× 137 0.9× 31 0.5× 31 867
Jieying Qian China 14 200 0.5× 62 0.2× 227 1.3× 138 0.9× 30 0.4× 28 504
Na Xu China 14 133 0.4× 206 0.8× 352 2.1× 83 0.6× 38 0.6× 68 843
Jianquan Wang China 13 203 0.6× 61 0.2× 310 1.8× 109 0.7× 22 0.3× 28 610
Patrick J. Kennedy Portugal 15 125 0.3× 54 0.2× 361 2.1× 49 0.3× 20 0.3× 21 706

Countries citing papers authored by Megumi Ichikawa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Megumi Ichikawa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megumi Ichikawa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Megumi Ichikawa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Megumi Ichikawa 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 Megumi Ichikawa. Megumi Ichikawa 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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Ichikawa, Megumi, et al.. (2024). NMR characterization of uniformly 13 C‐ and/or 15 N‐labeled, unsulfated chondroitins with high molecular weights. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 62(6). 439–451. 2 indexed citations
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Akimoto, Jiro, et al.. (2021). Preliminary Report: Rapid Intraoperative Detection of Residual Glioma Cell in Resection Cavity Walls Using a Compact Fluorescence Microscope. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(22). 5375–5375. 2 indexed citations
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Fukami, Shinjiro, Jiro Akimoto, Megumi Ichikawa, et al.. (2020). Clinical application of the mirror irradiation technique in photodynamic therapy for malignant glioma. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 31. 101956–101956. 4 indexed citations
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Akimoto, Jiro, Shinjiro Fukami, Megumi Ichikawa, et al.. (2019). First autopsy analysis of the efficacy of intra-operative additional photodynamic therapy for patients with glioblastoma. Brain Tumor Pathology. 36(4). 144–151. 17 indexed citations
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Akimoto, Jiro, et al.. (2019). Intraoperative Photodiagnosis for Malignant Glioma Using Photosensitizer Talaporfin Sodium. Frontiers in Surgery. 6. 12–12. 33 indexed citations
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Ichikawa, Megumi, et al.. (2019). Glycosaminoglycan-Conjugated Insulin Derivatives Suitable for Once-Daily Formulations. ACS Omega. 4(3). 5517–5525. 8 indexed citations
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Ichikawa, Megumi, Jiro Akimoto, Jun Maeda, et al.. (2018). Photodynamic therapy with talaporfin sodium induces dose- and time-dependent apoptotic cell death in malignant meningioma HKBMM cells. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 25. 29–34. 14 indexed citations
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Mallidi, Srivalleesha, Sriram Anbil, Anne‐Laure Bulin, et al.. (2016). Beyond the Barriers of Light Penetration: Strategies, Perspectives and Possibilities for Photodynamic Therapy. Theranostics. 6(13). 2458–2487. 338 indexed citations breakdown →
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Akimoto, Jiro, Megumi Ichikawa, Shinjiro Fukami, et al.. (2016). Clinicopathological analysis in patients with neuroendocrine tumors that metastasized to the brain. BMC Cancer. 16(1). 36–36. 25 indexed citations
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Miyazaki, Takatsugu, et al.. (2015). Crystal structure and substrate-binding mode of GH63 mannosylglycerate hydrolase from Thermus thermophilus HB8. Journal of Structural Biology. 190(1). 21–30. 8 indexed citations
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Jimbo, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2015). Rapid De Novo Aneurysm Formation after Rathke Cleft Cyst Rupture. World Neurosurgery. 88. 690.e11–690.e16. 3 indexed citations
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Ichikawa, Megumi, et al.. (2015). A Surface Loop in the N-Terminal Domain of <i>Pedobacter heparinus </i>Heparin Lyase II is Important for Activity. Journal of Applied Glycoscience. 63(1). 7–11. 1 indexed citations
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Miyazaki, Takatsugu, Megumi Ichikawa, Motomitsu Kitaoka, et al.. (2013). Structure of a bacterial glycoside hydrolase family 63 enzyme in complex with its glycosynthase product, and insights into the substrate specificity. FEBS Journal. 280(18). 4560–4571. 7 indexed citations
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Tonozuka, Takashi, Takatsugu Miyazaki, Megumi Ichikawa, et al.. (2012). Crystal structure of a lactosucrose-producing enzyme, Arthrobacter sp. K-1 β-fructofuranosidase. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 51(6-7). 359–365. 30 indexed citations
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Ichikawa, Megumi, et al.. (2010). Time-saving multiplex detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms by ultrasensitive DNA microarray. The Journal of Biochemistry. 148(5). 557–563. 2 indexed citations
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Ito‐Inaba, Yasuko, et al.. (2008). Characterization of the plant uncoupling protein, SrUCPA, expressed in spadix mitochondria of the thermogenic skunk cabbage. Journal of Experimental Botany. 59(4). 995–1005. 18 indexed citations
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Onda, Yoshihiko, Takanori Ito, Yasuko Ito‐Inaba, et al.. (2007). Pyruvate‐sensitive AOX exists as a non‐covalently associated dimer in the homeothermic spadix of the skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus renifolius. FEBS Letters. 581(30). 5852–5858. 32 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, M, Osamu Shinohara, Hiroyuki Ishiguro, et al.. (1999). Ovarian function after bone marrow transplantation performed before menarche. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 80(5). 452–454. 37 indexed citations

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