Michiko Asai

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
4 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Michiko Asai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michiko Asai has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 1 paper in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Michiko Asai's work include Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (2 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (1 paper) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (1 paper). Michiko Asai is often cited by papers focused on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (2 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (1 paper) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (1 paper). Michiko Asai collaborates with scholars based in Japan. Michiko Asai's co-authors include Shosaku Numa, Seiichi Inayama, Tadaaki Hirose, Masaharu Noda, Yasuji Furutani, Takashi Miyata, Tsutomu Tanabe, Hideo Takahashi, Mitsuyoshi Toyosato and Yuuki Morimoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature.

In The Last Decade

Michiko Asai

4 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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 sequence analysis of cDNA for porcine β-neo-endorphin/dynorphin precursor

1982 634 citations Hitoshi Kakidani, Yasuji Furutani et al. Nature profile →
Primary structure of α-subunit precursor of Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor deduced from cDNA sequence

1982 557 citations Masaharu Noda, Hideo Takahashi et al. Nature profile →

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

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4 of 4 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for ovine corticotropin-releasing factor precursor 1983 ·Nature ·Yasuji Furutani, Yuuki Morimoto, Shigeki Shibahara, Masaharu Noda, Hideo Takahashi, Tadaaki Hirose, Michiko Asai, Seiichi Inayama, Hidenori Hayashida, Takashi Miyata, Shosaku Numa	124
2	Primary structures of β- and δ-subunit precursors of Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor deduced from cDNA sequences 1983 ·Nature ·Masaharu Noda, Hideo Takahashi, Tsutomu Tanabe, Mitsuyoshi Toyosato, (unknown), Tadaaki Hirose, Michiko Asai, Hideaki Takashima, Seiichi Inayama, Takashi Miyata, Shosaku Numa	402
3	Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for porcine β-neo-endorphin/dynorphin precursor breakdown → 1982 ·Nature ·Hitoshi Kakidani, Yasuji Furutani, Hideo Takahashi, Masaharu Noda, Yuuki Morimoto, Tadaaki Hirose, Michiko Asai, Seiichi Inayama, Shigetada Nakanishi, Shosaku Numa	634
4	Primary structure of α-subunit precursor of Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor deduced from cDNA sequence breakdown → 1982 ·Nature ·Masaharu Noda, Hideo Takahashi, Tsutomu Tanabe, Mitsuyoshi Toyosato, Yasuji Furutani, Tadaaki Hirose, Michiko Asai, Seiichi Inayama, Takashi Miyata, Shosaku Numa	557

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