Mikio Watanabe

4.2k total citations
181 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Mikio Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mikio Watanabe has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Immunology and 32 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Mikio Watanabe's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (18 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (16 papers) and Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (15 papers). Mikio Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (18 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (16 papers) and Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (15 papers). Mikio Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Mikio Watanabe's co-authors include Yoshinori Iwatani, Naoya Inoue, Yoh Hidaka, Takashi Nanba, Takashi Akamizu, Noriaki Murakami, Nobuyuki Amino, Akira Miyauchi, Fumio Matsuzuka and Nobuaki Mitsuda and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, NeuroImage and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Mikio Watanabe

168 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mikio Watanabe Japan 26 769 727 552 461 301 181 2.8k
Tsutomu Miyamoto Japan 36 1.4k 1.8× 1.0k 1.4× 612 1.1× 180 0.4× 555 1.8× 144 3.9k
William J. Kovacs United States 29 529 0.7× 1.0k 1.4× 526 1.0× 881 1.9× 113 0.4× 63 3.2k
Makoto Hiroi Japan 27 685 0.9× 205 0.3× 471 0.9× 166 0.4× 321 1.1× 145 2.9k
Rémi Houlgatte France 31 1.3k 1.6× 369 0.5× 619 1.1× 147 0.3× 59 0.2× 89 3.0k
Patrick N. Cunningham United States 28 750 1.0× 958 1.3× 973 1.8× 194 0.4× 35 0.1× 68 3.7k
Seong Wook Kang South Korea 31 738 1.0× 1.2k 1.6× 220 0.4× 64 0.1× 232 0.8× 153 3.3k
Haochu Huang United States 24 898 1.2× 737 1.0× 362 0.7× 298 0.6× 46 0.2× 35 2.2k
Georg J. Arnold Germany 39 1.7k 2.2× 415 0.6× 515 0.9× 262 0.6× 31 0.1× 153 4.0k
Akira Kanamori Japan 35 1.1k 1.4× 209 0.3× 1.0k 1.8× 544 1.2× 48 0.2× 167 4.3k
J.D. Kirby United Kingdom 27 402 0.5× 240 0.3× 547 1.0× 285 0.6× 154 0.5× 96 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mikio Watanabe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mikio Watanabe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mikio Watanabe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mikio Watanabe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mikio Watanabe 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 Mikio Watanabe. Mikio Watanabe 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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Watanabe, Mikio, et al.. (2025). Attributes of Family Spirituality and Influencing Factors of Its Decline: Data Triangulation of Literature and Family Interviews. Open Journal of Nursing. 15(2). 93–110. 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Mikio. (2025). Twin study method: Unlocking genetic and environmental interactions. Endocrine Journal. 72(10). 1061–1068.
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Inoue, Naoya, et al.. (2024). Effect of DNA methylation at the CTLA4 gene on the clinical status of autoimmune thyroid diseases. Clinical Immunology. 267. 110338–110338.
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Koseki, Masahiro, Ayami Saga, Takeshi Okada, et al.. (2024). Twin Study: The Factors Affecting the Serum LDL-C and HDL-C Levels and an RNA-Seq Analysis in Mononuclear Cells in Monozygotic Twins. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 31(11). 1539–1555.
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Katoh, Hirokazu, Keiko Takemoto, Rie Tomizawa, et al.. (2023). Cap Analysis of Gene Expression Clarifies Transcriptomic Divergence Within Monozygotic Twin Pairs. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 26(4-5). 269–276. 1 indexed citations
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Park, Jonguk, Rie Tomizawa, Hitoshi Kawashima, et al.. (2021). Relationship between Nutrient Intake and Human Gut Microbiota in Monozygotic Twins. Medicina. 57(3). 275–275. 11 indexed citations
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Yanagisawa, Takufumi, Masayuki Hirata, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, et al.. (2017). Frequency-specific genetic influence on inferior parietal lobule activation commonly observed during action observation and execution. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 17660–17660. 3 indexed citations
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Hirata, Masayuki, Takufumi Yanagisawa, Hisato Sugata, et al.. (2016). Language-related cerebral oscillatory changes are influenced equally by genetic and environmental factors. NeuroImage. 142. 241–247. 9 indexed citations
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Hirao, Akira S., Mikio Watanabe, Qijing Liu, et al.. (2015). Low Genetic Diversity and High Genetic Divergence in Southern Rear Edge Populations of Dryas octopetala in the High Mountains of Far East Asia. 66(1). 11–22. 4 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Mikio & Kazuhiro Tanaka. (2013). Cold tolerance strategy of the freeze-intolerant chrysomelid, Aulacophora nigripennis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in warm-temperate regions. European Journal of Entomology. 96(2). 175–181. 3 indexed citations
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Nanba, Takashi, Mikio Watanabe, Naoya Inoue, & Yoshinori Iwatani. (2009). Increases of the Th1/Th2 Cell Ratio in Severe Hashimoto's Disease and in the Proportion of Th17 Cells in Intractable Graves' Disease. Thyroid. 19(5). 495–501. 171 indexed citations
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Okuyama, Yudai, Noriyuki Fujii, Atsushi Kawakita, et al.. (2004). Nonuniform Concerted Evolution and Chloroplast Capture: Heterogeneity of Observed Introgression Patterns in Three Molecular Data Partition Phylogenies of Asian Mitella (Saxifragaceae). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 22(2). 285–296. 139 indexed citations
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Iwatani, Yoshinori & Mikio Watanabe. (1998). The maternal immune system in health and disease. Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 10(6). 453–458. 8 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Mikio, Toshiyuki Ono, Fumiaki Nogaki, et al.. (1997). [A case of necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis with arteritis due to secondary amyloidosis following rheumatoid arthritis].. PubMed. 39(4). 421–5. 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Mikio, et al.. (1997). Hybridization between native and alien dandelions in the western Tokai district. (1) Frequency and morphological characters of the hybrid between Taraxacum platycarpum and T. officinale.. 72(1). 51–57. 19 indexed citations
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Kimura, Nobuhiko, et al.. (1997). HMB-45 and tuberin in hamartomas associated with tuberous sclerosis.. PubMed. 10(9). 952–9. 23 indexed citations
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Doi, Mamoru, Hidetoshi Kasuya, Mikio Watanabe, Akira Ogawa, & David Cook. (1996). Endothelium-dependent relaxation and vasospasm in the single-hemorrhage canine model. Neurological Research. 18(6). 553–558. 2 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Mikio, et al.. (1987). Suppressive effects of Tranilast(TN)on human mononuclear cells.. Ensho. 7(2). 169–173. 15 indexed citations

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