Motoko Maekawa

3.7k total citations
60 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Motoko Maekawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Motoko Maekawa has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 16 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Motoko Maekawa's work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (14 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (14 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (13 papers). Motoko Maekawa is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (14 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (14 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (13 papers). Motoko Maekawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Australia and United States. Motoko Maekawa's co-authors include Noriko Osumi, Takeo Yoshikawa, Keiko Numayama‐Tsuruta, Hiroshi Shinohara, Yuji Owada, Yoshimi Iwayama, Tomoko Toyota, Shigeki Yuasa, Tetsuo Ohnishi and Miho Matsumata and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Motoko Maekawa

58 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Motoko Maekawa Japan 26 1.3k 541 441 334 307 60 2.2k
Lavinia Albéri Switzerland 25 996 0.8× 633 1.2× 385 0.9× 191 0.6× 265 0.9× 47 2.0k
Yury M. Morozov United States 25 893 0.7× 1.0k 1.9× 491 1.1× 306 0.9× 354 1.2× 47 2.8k
Koko Ishizuka United States 21 1.4k 1.1× 714 1.3× 155 0.4× 431 1.3× 306 1.0× 59 2.5k
Florence Rage France 27 1.0k 0.8× 922 1.7× 455 1.0× 318 1.0× 282 0.9× 49 2.6k
Wojciech Krężel France 31 2.4k 1.9× 942 1.7× 456 1.0× 986 3.0× 306 1.0× 62 4.0k
Sarah Parylak United States 17 1.3k 1.0× 709 1.3× 662 1.5× 170 0.5× 220 0.7× 20 2.5k
Vladimir V. Senatorov United States 23 1.0k 0.8× 969 1.8× 324 0.7× 289 0.9× 237 0.8× 53 2.4k
Fotini Stylianopoulou Greece 29 661 0.5× 585 1.1× 343 0.8× 320 1.0× 303 1.0× 85 2.5k
Yun‐Li Ma Taiwan 31 1.2k 0.9× 798 1.5× 308 0.7× 405 1.2× 303 1.0× 68 2.4k
Felice Tirone Italy 27 1.6k 1.3× 540 1.0× 540 1.2× 231 0.7× 267 0.9× 61 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Motoko Maekawa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Motoko Maekawa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Motoko Maekawa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Motoko Maekawa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Motoko Maekawa 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 Motoko Maekawa. Motoko Maekawa 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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Ohnishi, Tetsuo, et al.. (2025). Gene Expression Profiling in the Cortex of Fabp4 Knockout Mice. Neuropsychopharmacology Reports. 45(1). e70006–e70006. 1 indexed citations
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Miyazaki, Hirofumi, Shuhan Yang, Dandan Yang, et al.. (2025). FABP7 in Hepatic Macrophages Promotes Fibroblast Activation and CD4 + T‐Cell Migration by Regulating M2 Polarization During Liver Fibrosis. Journal of Immunology Research. 2025(1). 6987981–6987981. 2 indexed citations
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Yoshimachi, Fuminobu, Tetsuo Ohnishi, Hirofumi Miyazaki, et al.. (2025). Effects of pharmacological inhibition of FABP4 during gestation and lactation on offspring neurodevelopment and behavior. Neuroscience Letters. 853. 138199–138199.
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Umaru, Banlanjo Abdulaziz, Yoshiteru Kagawa, Yuki Ohsaki, et al.. (2022). Oleic acid‐bound FABP7 drives glioma cell proliferation through regulation of nuclear lipid droplet formation. FEBS Journal. 290(7). 1798–1821. 15 indexed citations
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Balan, Shabeesh, Tetsuo Ohnishi, Akiko Watanabe, et al.. (2021). Role of an Atypical Cadherin Gene, Cdh23 in Prepulse Inhibition, and Implication of CDH23 in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 47(4). 1190–1200. 11 indexed citations
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Nakaya, Akihiro, Kayoko Esaki, Shabeesh Balan, et al.. (2020). Lipid Pathology of the Corpus Callosum in Schizophrenia and the Potential Role of Abnormal Gene Regulatory Networks with Reduced Microglial Marker Expression. Cerebral Cortex. 31(1). 448–462. 20 indexed citations
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Kizuka, Yasuhiko, Shinobu Kitazume, Kazuki Nakajima, et al.. (2014). Ceramide galactosyltransferase expression is regulated positively by Nkx2.2 and negatively by OLIG2. Glycobiology. 24(10). 926–934. 10 indexed citations
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Balan, Shabeesh, Yoshimi Iwayama, Tomoko Toyota, et al.. (2014). 22q11.2 deletion carriers and schizophrenia-associated novel variants. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 204(5). 398–399. 15 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Michio, Motoko Maekawa, Masanori Katakura, Kei Hamazaki, & Yutaka Matsuoka. (2014). Possibility of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for the Prevention and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Illnesses. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 124(3). 294–300. 43 indexed citations
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Shimamoto, Chie, Tetsuo Ohnishi, Motoko Maekawa, et al.. (2014). Functional characterization of FABP3, 5 and 7 gene variants identified in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder and mouse behavioral studies. Human Molecular Genetics. 23(24). 6495–6511. 80 indexed citations
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Sharifi, Kazem, Motoko Maekawa, Yuki Yasumoto, et al.. (2011). FABP7 expression in normal and stab-injured brain cortex and its role in astrocyte proliferation. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 136(5). 501–513. 69 indexed citations
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Ohnishi, Tetsuo, Kazuo Yamada, Akiko Watanabe, et al.. (2011). Ablation of Mrds1/Ofcc1 Induces Hyper-γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidasemia without Abnormal Head Development and Schizophrenia-Relevant Behaviors in Mice. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e29499–e29499. 7 indexed citations
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Yamada, Kazuo, Yoshimi Iwayama, Tomoko Toyota, et al.. (2011). Association study of the KCNJ3 gene as a susceptibility candidate for schizophrenia in the Chinese population. Human Genetics. 131(3). 443–451. 41 indexed citations
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Sakayori, Nobuyuki, et al.. (2011). Distinctive effects of arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid on neural stem /progenitor cells. Genes to Cells. 16(7). 778–790. 53 indexed citations
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Maekawa, Motoko, Tomoko Toyota, Yoshimi Iwayama, et al.. (2011). Schizophrenia with the 22q11.2 deletion and additional genetic defects: case history. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 199(3). 245–246. 28 indexed citations
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Maekawa, Motoko, Yoshimi Iwayama, Ryoichi Arai, et al.. (2010). Polymorphism screening of brain-expressed FABP7, 5 and 3 genes and association studies in autism and schizophrenia in Japanese subjects. Journal of Human Genetics. 55(2). 127–130. 33 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Takeo, Motoko Maekawa, Tetsuo Ohnishi, Kenji Hashimoto, & Akiko Watanabe. (2010). [Analysis of mouse strain-dependent prepulse inhibition points to a role for Shmt1 (SHMT1) in mice and in schizophrenia].. PubMed. 30(5-6). 197–200. 1 indexed citations
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Takashima, Noriko, Ryoko Nakagawa, Motoko Maekawa, et al.. (2010). Evaluation of Pax6 Mutant Rat as a Model for Autism. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e15500–e15500. 49 indexed citations
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Maekawa, Motoko, Yoshimi Iwayama, Akiko Watanabe, et al.. (2010). Excessive ingestion of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids during developmental stage causes strain- and sex-dependent eye abnormalities in mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 402(2). 431–437. 3 indexed citations
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Maekawa, Motoko, Noriko Takashima, Yoko Arai, et al.. (2005). Pax6 is required for production and maintenance of progenitor cells in postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis. Genes to Cells. 10(10). 1001–1014. 133 indexed citations

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