Mikako Ito

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
141 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Mikako Ito is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mikako Ito has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Surgery and 24 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Mikako Ito's work include Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects (20 papers), Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma (16 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (13 papers). Mikako Ito is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects (20 papers), Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma (16 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (13 papers). Mikako Ito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Slovakia. Mikako Ito's co-authors include Kinji Ohno, Akio Masuda, Masaaki Hirayama, Bisei Ohkawara, Masatoshi Ichihara, Masafumi Ito, Masataka Uetani, M. Yamada, Hiroshi Nishiwaki and Tomonari Hamaguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Genes & Development and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Mikako Ito

134 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Meta‐Analysis of Gut Dysbiosis in Parkinson's Disease

2020 270 citations Mikako Ito, Kinji Ohno et al. profile →
Fusobacterium infection facilitates the development of endometriosis through the phenotypic transition of endometrial fibroblasts

2023 97 citations Mikako Ito, Kinji Ohno et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mikako Ito Japan	36	1.7k	1.3k	880	680	468	141	4.4k
Alessandro Lambìase Italy	54	1.6k 0.9×	425 0.3×	907 1.0×	405 0.6×	383 0.8×	261	10.4k
Cory J. Xian Australia	50	3.1k 1.8×	1.0k 0.8×	985 1.1×	214 0.3×	296 0.6×	218	7.6k
Charles D. Mills United States	37	2.2k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.8k 2.0×	246 0.4×	282 0.6×	61	8.6k
Laura Santambrogio United States	51	2.7k 1.5×	734 0.6×	731 0.8×	283 0.4×	135 0.3×	133	7.6k
Christine D. Dijkstra Netherlands	55	2.6k 1.5×	588 0.4×	906 1.0×	722 1.1×	521 1.1×	132	9.7k
May J. Reed United States	39	1.3k 0.8×	584 0.4×	587 0.7×	327 0.5×	78 0.2×	92	4.4k
Alexander Birbrair United States	35	2.0k 1.1×	458 0.3×	468 0.5×	171 0.3×	399 0.9×	154	4.8k
Bo Zhang China	43	3.2k 1.8×	701 0.5×	581 0.7×	146 0.2×	114 0.2×	223	6.0k
Jon C. Kosek United States	35	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	482 0.5×	270 0.4×	401 0.9×	114	5.0k
Hiroshi Ozawa Japan	38	710 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	170 0.2×	532 0.8×	184 0.4×	194	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Mikako Ito

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mikako Ito

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All Works

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Ito, Mikako, Tomoya Hasegawa, Bisei Ohkawara, et al.. (2025). The Rieske iron-sulfur protein is a primary target of molecular hydrogen. Redox Biology. 88. 103952–103952. 1 indexed citations

Ito, Mikako, et al.. (2024). Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field (ELF-EMF) Increases Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Activities and Ameliorates Depressive Behaviors in Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(20). 11315–11315. 6 indexed citations

Ohkawara, Bisei, K. Nakajima, Jun‐ichi Takeda, et al.. (2024). Muscle-specific lack of Gfpt1 triggers ER stress to alleviate misfolded protein accumulation. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 17(8). 4 indexed citations

Ito, Mikako, et al.. (2023). Neural Isoforms of Agrin Are Generated by Reduced PTBP1−RNA Interaction Network Spanning the Neuron−Specific Splicing Regions in AGRN. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(8). 7420–7420. 1 indexed citations

Ohkawara, Bisei, Mikako Ito, & Kinji Ohno. (2021). Secreted Signaling Molecules at the Neuromuscular Junction in Physiology and Pathology. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(5). 2455–2455. 30 indexed citations

Masuda, Akio, Yoshihiro Yamashita, Jun‐ichi Takeda, et al.. (2021). Regulated splicing of large exons is linked to phase‐separation of vertebrate transcription factors. The EMBO Journal. 40(22). e107485–e107485. 11 indexed citations

Tanaka, Hiromasa, Kenji Ishikawa, Hiroshi Hashizume, et al.. (2021). Enhancement of ethanol production and cell growth in budding yeast by direct irradiation of low-temperature plasma. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 61(SA). SA1007–SA1007. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Kun, Akio Masuda, Guiying Chen, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-1 by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs demethylates MeR2 enhancer and promotes Mbnl1 transcription in myogenic cells. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 2558–2558. 16 indexed citations

Ohkawara, Bisei, Shunsuke Kanbara, Takako Hattori, et al.. (2020). CTGF/CCN2 facilitates LRP4‐mediated formation of the embryonic neuromuscular junction. EMBO Reports. 21(8). e48462–e48462. 17 indexed citations

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Ohkawara, Bisei, Yasuhiko Takegami, Mikako Ito, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: Mianserin suppresses R-spondin 2-induced activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in chondrocytes and prevents cartilage degradation in a rat model of osteoarthritis. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 1 indexed citations

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Masuda, Akio, et al.. (2020). tRIP‐seq reveals repression of premature polyadenylation by co‐transcriptional FUS‐U1 snRNP assembly. EMBO Reports. 21(5). e49890–e49890. 24 indexed citations

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Ohkawara, Bisei, Yasuhiko Takegami, Mikako Ito, et al.. (2019). Mianserin suppresses R-spondin 2-induced activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in chondrocytes and prevents cartilage degradation in a rat model of osteoarthritis. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 2808–2808. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Jin, Mikako Ito, Bisei Ohkawara, Akio Masuda, & Kinji Ohno. (2018). Differential effects of spinal motor neuron-derived and skeletal muscle-derived Rspo2 on acetylcholine receptor clustering at the neuromuscular junction. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 13577–13577. 12 indexed citations

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Miyamoto, Kentaro, Bisei Ohkawara, Mikako Ito, et al.. (2017). Fluoxetine ameliorates cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis by inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin signaling. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0184388–e0184388. 29 indexed citations

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Fujii, Hiromi, Kohki Matsubara, Kiyoshi Sakai, et al.. (2015). Dopaminergic differentiation of stem cells from human deciduous teeth and their therapeutic benefits for Parkinsonian rats. Brain Research. 1613. 59–72. 82 indexed citations

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Kaneko, Hiroshi, Hiroshi Kitoh, Tohru Matsuura, et al.. (2011). Hyperuricemia cosegregating with osteogenesis imperfecta is associated with a mutation in GPATCH8. Human Genetics. 130(5). 671–683. 7 indexed citations

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Itoh, Tomohiro, Yasunori Fujita, Mikako Ito, et al.. (2009). Molecular hydrogen suppresses FcεRI-mediated signal transduction and prevents degranulation of mast cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 389(4). 651–656. 123 indexed citations

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Ito, Mikako & K Hayashi. (1991). Vertebral density distribution pattern: CT classification of patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.. Radiology. 180(1). 253–257. 8 indexed citations

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Ito, Mikako, et al.. (1981). [Clinical results of local hemostatic for dental use: TDZ].. PubMed. 57(4). 785–8. 1 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Yoshio, Masako Muraoka, Akiko Ono, et al.. (1978). In vitro culture of thymic epithelial cells from various autoimmune diseases: its thymosin-like effect on human peripheral lymphocytes.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 14(4). 329–34. 5 indexed citations

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