Mitsuo Kato

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
142 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Mitsuo Kato is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsuo Kato has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Cancer Research and 21 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Mitsuo Kato's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (26 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (19 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (17 papers). Mitsuo Kato is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (26 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (19 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (17 papers). Mitsuo Kato collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Mitsuo Kato's co-authors include Rama Natarajan, Linda Lanting, Sumanth Putta, Hang Yuan, John J. Rossi, Marpadga A. Reddy, Guangdong Sun, Mei Wang, Mei Wang and Hang Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Mitsuo Kato

138 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

MicroRNA-192 in diabetic kidney glomeruli and its functio... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2009 2019 200 400 600
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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. MicroRNA-192 in diabetic kidney glomeruli and its function in TGF-β-induced collagen expression via inhibition of E-box repressors
    2007 610 citations Mitsuo Kato, Linda Lanting et al. profile →
  2. TGF-β activates Akt kinase through a microRNA-dependent amplifying circuit targeting PTEN
    2009 501 citations Mitsuo Kato, Mei Wang et al. profile →
  3. Epigenetics and epigenomics in diabetic kidney disease and metabolic memory
    2019 404 citations Mitsuo Kato, Rama Natarajan Nature Reviews Nephrology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mitsuo Kato Japan 43 4.2k 2.5k 954 598 573 142 6.6k
Anton Jan van Zonneveld Netherlands 57 5.0k 1.2× 3.1k 1.2× 669 0.7× 1.3k 2.2× 488 0.9× 211 10.6k
Qing‐Sheng Mi United States 42 2.5k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 564 0.6× 584 1.0× 507 0.9× 126 5.8k
Roger M. Mason United Kingdom 41 3.0k 0.7× 634 0.2× 772 0.8× 787 1.3× 483 0.8× 148 6.4k
Riko Kitazawa Japan 39 2.7k 0.7× 638 0.3× 570 0.6× 578 1.0× 720 1.3× 230 5.6k
Benedetta Bussolati Italy 53 7.7k 1.8× 3.2k 1.3× 1.0k 1.1× 2.1k 3.4× 419 0.7× 202 11.7k
Enrique Lara‐Pezzi Spain 41 2.6k 0.6× 510 0.2× 926 1.0× 880 1.5× 259 0.5× 96 5.4k
Anton J.G. Horrevoets Netherlands 43 4.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 173 0.2× 1.0k 1.7× 470 0.8× 106 7.1k
Jack P.M. Cleutjens Netherlands 58 3.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 500 0.5× 2.2k 3.8× 574 1.0× 144 11.4k
H. Peter Rodemann Germany 41 2.7k 0.6× 711 0.3× 391 0.4× 537 0.9× 251 0.4× 114 5.9k
Brian W. Grinnell United States 35 2.1k 0.5× 500 0.2× 466 0.5× 427 0.7× 561 1.0× 93 5.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mitsuo Kato

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mitsuo Kato

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All Works

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Das, Sadhan, Erli Zhang, Parijat Senapati, et al.. (2018). A Novel Angiotensin II–Induced Long Noncoding RNA Giver Regulates Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Proliferation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Circulation Research. 123(12). 1298–1312. 105 indexed citations
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Kato, Mitsuo, et al.. (2017). Flat structure and potential vector fields related with algebraic solutions to Painlevé VI equation. Opuscula Mathematica. 38(2). 201–201. 4 indexed citations
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Kato, Mitsuo & Rama Natarajan. (2014). Diabetic nephropathy—emerging epigenetic mechanisms. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 10(9). 517–530. 253 indexed citations
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Frankl, Péter, Mitsuo Kato, Gyula O. H. Katona, & Norihide Tokushige. (2013). Two-colorings with many monochromatic cliques in both colors. Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series B. 103(4). 415–427. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Chunxia, Mitsuo Kato, Lily Shiue, et al.. (2006). Cell Type and Culture Condition–Dependent Alternative Splicing in Human Breast Cancer Cells Revealed by Splicing-Sensitive Microarrays. Cancer Research. 66(4). 1990–1999. 69 indexed citations
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Kato, Mitsuo & Jiro Sekiguchi. (2003). Regular polyhedral groups and reflection groups of rank four. European Journal of Combinatorics. 25(4). 565–577. 1 indexed citations
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Kato, Mitsuo, et al.. (1995). Evaluation of Masticatory Crushability by Utilizing Multivariate Analysis.. Nihon Hotetsu Shika Gakkai Zasshi. 39(1). 165–170. 7 indexed citations
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Kuwahara, Yoshihiko, et al.. (1994). Study on Snow Attaching to the TACAN Antenna. IEICE Transactions on Communications. 77(2). 248–255.
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Saijo, Masafumi, Mitsuo Kato, Masao S. Sasaki, Kanji Ishizaki, & Yoichi Taya. (1994). Inactivation of oncoprotein binding by a single Cys706‐to‐Tyr substitution in the retinoblastoma protein. FEBS Letters. 340(3). 181–184. 4 indexed citations
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Kato, Mitsuo, Kanji Ishizaki, Junya Toguchida, et al.. (1994). Mutations in the retinoblastoma gene and their expression in somatic and tumor cells of patients with hereditary retinoblastoma. Human Mutation. 3(1). 44–51. 25 indexed citations
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Kato, Mitsuo, et al.. (1988). Study on liquid phase diffusion welding of copper to austenitic stainless steel using Cu-Ti thin alloyed layer deposited by sputtering.. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 6(2). 219–225. 3 indexed citations
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Kato, Mitsuo. (1988). A new method for measuring tooth mobility.. THE JOURNAL OF THE STOMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY JAPAN. 55(1). 71–86. 2 indexed citations
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Kato, Mitsuo, et al.. (1987). Diffusion weldability of IN738LC with alloyed layer on bonding surface by boron pack cementation.. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 5(3). 373–378. 2 indexed citations
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Kato, Mitsuo, et al.. (1987). A study on formation of alloyed layer of low melting temperature on bonding surface of IN738LC with boron pack cementation.. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 5(3). 370–373. 2 indexed citations
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Kato, Mitsuo, et al.. (1986). The flat coordinates of universal unfoldings of E6 and E7. University of the Ryukyus academic repository (University of the Ryukyus). 5–10. 1 indexed citations
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Kato, Mitsuo, et al.. (1984). Diffusion weldability of IN738LC with alloyed layer on bonding surface by CO2 laser. Study on diffusion welding using alloyed layer on bonding surface. Report 2.. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 2(4). 594–599. 2 indexed citations

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