Minako Nagao

17.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
359 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

Minako Nagao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Minako Nagao has authored 359 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 210 papers in Molecular Biology, 129 papers in Cancer Research and 60 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Minako Nagao's work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (112 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (36 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (33 papers). Minako Nagao is often cited by papers focused on Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (112 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (36 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (33 papers). Minako Nagao collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Minako Nagao's co-authors include Takashi Sügimura, Keiji Wakabayashi, Takie Yahagi, Yuko Seino, Hitoshi Nakagama, Masako Ochiai, Taijiro Matsushima, Toshikazu Ushijima, Hiroshi Shima and Yukihito Ishizaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Minako Nagao

359 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

Mutagenicities of N-nitro... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Mutagenicities of N-nitrosamines on salmonella
    1977 563 citations Minako Nagao, Takashi Sügimura et al. profile →
  2. Heterocyclic amines: Mutagens/carcinogens produced during cooking of meat and fish
    2004 522 citations Takashi Sügimura, Keiji Wakabayashi et al. Cancer Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Minako Nagao Japan 63 7.4k 6.2k 2.0k 1.9k 1.8k 359 14.4k
Keiji Wakabayashi Japan 58 4.6k 0.6× 4.5k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 363 11.9k
Shoji Fukushima Japan 53 5.0k 0.7× 3.3k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 499 12.5k
Frederick A. Beland United States 61 6.5k 0.9× 5.3k 0.9× 2.4k 1.2× 964 0.5× 1.7k 1.0× 391 14.2k
Gary M. Williams United States 55 4.0k 0.5× 4.8k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 981 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 287 10.8k
James E. Klaunig United States 52 4.9k 0.7× 2.3k 0.4× 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 252 13.1k
Hansruedi Glatt Germany 60 4.7k 0.6× 3.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 315 10.8k
B N Ames United States 23 4.9k 0.7× 4.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 500 0.3× 1.4k 0.8× 37 10.5k
Shantu Amin United States 60 9.0k 1.2× 3.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 2.3k 1.2× 918 0.5× 437 15.4k
Roderick H. Dashwood United States 62 7.8k 1.1× 1.9k 0.3× 839 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 225 12.0k
Franz Oesch Germany 72 8.2k 1.1× 4.5k 0.7× 2.2k 1.1× 2.6k 1.4× 1.1k 0.6× 576 19.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minako Nagao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sügimura, Takashi, Keiji Wakabayashi, Hitoshi Nakagama, & Minako Nagao. (2004). Heterocyclic amines: Mutagens/carcinogens produced during cooking of meat and fish. Cancer Science. 95(4). 290–299. 522 indexed citations breakdown →
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Watanabe, Naoko, Eriko Okochi, Yoshiya Shimada, et al.. (2001). Single nucleotide instability without microsatellite instability in rat mammary carcinomas.. PubMed. 61(6). 2632–40. 23 indexed citations
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Ushijima, Toshikazu, Masami Yamamoto, Masumi Suzui, et al.. (2000). Chromosomal mapping of genes controlling development, histological grade, depth of invasion, and size of rat stomach carcinomas.. PubMed. 60(4). 1092–6. 16 indexed citations
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Nishino, Hoyoku, Harukuni Tokuda, R. F. Vesonder, & Minako Nagao. (2000). Protein phosphatases as a target of fumoninin B1. JSM Mycotoxins. 50(1). 61–64. 2 indexed citations
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Sugimura, T, Minako Nagao, & Koichi Wakabayashi. (2000). Complex factors pertinent to human hazard risk.. 349–359. 4 indexed citations
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Katahira, Masato, et al.. (1999). Intramolecular Quadruplex Formation of the G-Rich Strand of the Mouse Hypervariable Minisatellite Pc-1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 264(2). 327–333. 16 indexed citations
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Fujita, Hirofumi, Kasuke Nagano, Masako Ochiai, et al.. (1999). Difference in Target Organs in Carcinogenesis with a Heterocyclic Amine, 2‐Amino‐3,4‐dimethylimidazo[4,5‐f]quinoline, in Different Strains of Mice. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 90(11). 1203–1206. 19 indexed citations
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Canzian, Federico, Toshikazu Ushijima, Minoru Toyota, et al.. (1996). Identification of 29 Rat Genetic Markers by Arbitrarily Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 87(7). 669–675. 13 indexed citations
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Ushijima, Toshikazu, Hiroshi Makino, Michie Nakayasu, et al.. (1994). Presence of p53 Mutations in 3Y1‐B Clone 1‐6: A Rat Cell Line Widely Used as a Normal Immortalized Fibroblast. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 85(5). 455–458. 10 indexed citations
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Tsuda, Hiroyuki, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Mitsuya Ito, et al.. (1993). Inhibitory effect of Aloe arborescens Miller var. natalensis Berger (Kidachi aloe) on induction of preneoplastic focal lesions in the rat liver. Phytotherapy Research. 7(7). 25 indexed citations
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Santoro, Massimo, Yukihito Ishizaka, Toshikazu Ushijima, et al.. (1993). Involvement of RET oncogene in human tumours: specificity of RET activation to thyroid tumours. British Journal of Cancer. 68(3). 460–464. 60 indexed citations
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Ushijima, Toshikazu, Masahiro Tsutsumi, Ryuichi Sakai, et al.. (1991). Ki‐ras Activation in Pancreatic Carcinomas of Syrian Hamsters Induced by N‐Nitrosobis(2‐hydroxypropyl)amine. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 82(9). 965–968. 15 indexed citations
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Hasegawa, Ryohei, Tomoyuki Shirai, Kazuo Hakoi, et al.. (1991). Synergistic Enhancement of Glutathione S–Transferase Placental Form–positive Hepatic Foci Development in Diethylnitrosamine–treated Rats by Combined Administration of Five Heterocyclic Amines at Low Doses. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 82(12). 1378–1384. 34 indexed citations
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Ochiai, Masako, Keiji Wakabayashi, Minako Nagao, & Takashi Sügimura. (1984). Tyramine is a major mutagen precursor in soy sauce, being convertible to a mutagen by nitrite.. PubMed. 75(1). 1–3. 55 indexed citations
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Imamura, Akira, et al.. (1983). Classification of compounds by cluster analysis of Ames test data.. PubMed. 74(2). 196–204. 12 indexed citations
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Sügimura, Takashi, Kazuko Okabe, & Minako Nagao. (1966). The metabolism of 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide, a carcinogen. 3. An enzyme catalyzing the conversion of 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide to 4-hydroxyaminoquinoline-1-oxide in rat liver and hepatomas.. PubMed. 26(8). 1717–21. 113 indexed citations
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Sügimura, Takashi, Kazuko Okabe, Minako Nagao, & Norio Gunge. (1966). A respiration-deficient mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae which accumulates porphyrins and lacks cytochromes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 115(2). 267–275. 28 indexed citations
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Nagao, Minako & Takashi Sügimura. (1965). Selective inhibition by acriflavine of cytochrome and synthesis in yeast undergoing aerobic adaptation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 103(2). 353–355. 7 indexed citations

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