Munekazu Yamakuchi

9.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Munekazu Yamakuchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Munekazu Yamakuchi has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cancer Research and 14 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Munekazu Yamakuchi's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (14 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (7 papers). Munekazu Yamakuchi is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (14 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (7 papers). Munekazu Yamakuchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Munekazu Yamakuchi's co-authors include Charles J. Lowenstein, Marcella Ferlito, Joshua T. Mendell, Tamia Harris-Tryon, Craig N. Morrell, Shusuke Yagi, Oliver A. Kent, Anirban Maitra, Michael E. Mullendore and Dan E. Arking and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Munekazu Yamakuchi

70 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transactivation of miR-34a by p53 Broadly Influences Gene Expression and Promotes Apoptosis

2007 1.6k citations Tsung-Cheng Chang, Erik A. Wentzel et al. Molecular Cell profile →
miR-34a repression of SIRT1 regulates apoptosis

2008 1.1k citations Munekazu Yamakuchi, Marcella Ferlito et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
MicroRNA-126 regulates endothelial expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule 1

2008 838 citations Tamia Harris-Tryon, Munekazu Yamakuchi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Munekazu Yamakuchi Japan	33	4.7k	3.9k	1.1k	832	590	71	7.7k
Antonio Domenico Procopio Italy	52	3.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	1.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	583 1.0×	181	8.1k
Ming Zhan China	47	5.2k 1.1×	2.1k 0.5×	636 0.6×	632 0.8×	667 1.1×	167	7.7k
Bo Wang China	43	4.7k 1.0×	3.2k 0.8×	666 0.6×	794 1.0×	1.1k 1.8×	169	7.9k
Mingui Fu United States	43	3.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	1.6k 1.5×	658 0.8×	708 1.2×	101	5.5k
Marpadga A. Reddy United States	45	3.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	929 0.9×	589 0.7×	542 0.9×	65	5.6k
Tianqing Peng Canada	43	3.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.3×	866 0.8×	665 0.8×	778 1.3×	113	6.0k
Minho Shong South Korea	50	4.1k 0.9×	815 0.2×	1.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.8×	1.2k 2.1×	212	8.4k
Min Liu China	43	4.2k 0.9×	2.3k 0.6×	544 0.5×	346 0.4×	626 1.1×	314	7.3k
Wei Xu China	35	2.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.3×	551 0.5×	398 0.5×	544 0.9×	172	4.6k
Heng Lin Taiwan	43	2.9k 0.6×	920 0.2×	1.2k 1.1×	609 0.7×	1.1k 1.8×	135	5.4k

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Yamakuchi, Munekazu, et al.. (2025). MiR-25-3p regulates pulmonary arteriovenous malformation after Glenn procedure in patients with univentricular heart via the PHLPP2-HIF-1α axis. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4138–4138. 1 indexed citations

Hamada, Yuki, Kiyonori Tanoue, Takaaki Arigami, et al.. (2024). The Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A121/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A165 Ratio as a Predictor of the Therapeutic Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Gastric Cancer. Cancers. 16(23). 3958–3958.

Maenosono, Ryuichi, Naoko Mizukami, Hitoshi Ichiki, et al.. (2021). Total atrial conduction time as a possible predictor of atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: relationship between electrical atrial remodeling and structural atrial remodeling time courses. Journal of Medical Ultrasonics. 48(3). 295–306. 4 indexed citations

Yamakuchi, Munekazu, Kazuhisa Matsumoto, Kazunori Takenouchi, et al.. (2020). Dynamic changes in platelets caused by shear stress in aortic valve stenosis. Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation. 77(1). 71–81. 9 indexed citations

Yamakuchi, Munekazu, Hideki Okui, Hitoshi Ichiki, et al.. (2019). Dynamics of Soluble Thrombomodulin and Circulating miRNAs in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 25. 2873250098–2873250098. 8 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Mika, Yoichiro Harada, Takehiro Suzuki, et al.. (2019). Application of high-mannose-type glycan-specific lectin from Oscillatoria Agardhii for affinity isolation of tumor-derived extracellular vesicles. Analytical Biochemistry. 580. 21–29. 22 indexed citations

Yamakuchi, Munekazu, Toshiaki Shimizu, Jun Kadono, et al.. (2018). Deciphering Platelet Kinetics in Diagnostic and Prognostic Evaluation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2018. 1–9. 12 indexed citations

Higashi, Yuko, et al.. (2017). High‐fat diet exacerbates imiquimod‐induced psoriasis‐like dermatitis in mice. Experimental Dermatology. 27(2). 178–184. 25 indexed citations

Ito, Takashi, Koichi Kawahara, Binita Shrestha, et al.. (2013). Saturated fatty acid palmitate induces extracellular release of histone H3: A possible mechanistic basis for high-fat diet-induced inflammation and thrombosis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 437(4). 573–578. 14 indexed citations

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Yamakuchi, Munekazu. (2012). Endothelial senescence and microRNA. BioMolecular Concepts. 3(3). 213–223. 5 indexed citations

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Yagi, Shusuke, et al.. (2010). MicroRNA-34a regulation of endothelial senescence. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 398(4). 735–740. 294 indexed citations

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Harris-Tryon, Tamia, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Maiko Kondo, Peter Oettgen, & Charles J. Lowenstein. (2010). Ets-1 and Ets-2 Regulate the Expression of MicroRNA-126 in Endothelial Cells. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 30(10). 1990–1997. 121 indexed citations

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Jeong, Youngtae, Kenji Matsushita, Munekazu Yamakuchi, et al.. (2009). Aldosterone activates endothelial exocytosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(10). 3782–3787. 46 indexed citations

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Chang, Tsung-Cheng, Erik A. Wentzel, Oliver A. Kent, et al.. (2007). Transactivation of miR-34a by p53 Broadly Influences Gene Expression and Promotes Apoptosis. Molecular Cell. 26(5). 745–752. 1627 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yamakuchi, Munekazu, James J.M. Greer, Scott J. Cameron, et al.. (2005). HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Inhibit Endothelial Exocytosis and Decrease Myocardial Infarct Size. Circulation Research. 96(11). 1185–1192. 67 indexed citations

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Iino, Satoshi, Kazuhiro Abeyama, Koichi Kawahara, et al.. (2004). The Antimetastatic Role of Thrombomodulin Expression in Islet Cell-Derived Tumors and Its Diagnostic Value. Clinical Cancer Research. 10(18). 6179–6188. 16 indexed citations

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Sarker, Krishna Pada, Kamal Krishna Biswas, Munekazu Yamakuchi, et al.. (2003). ASK1–p38 MAPK/JNK signaling cascade mediates anandamide‐induced PC12 cell death. Journal of Neurochemistry. 85(1). 50–61. 89 indexed citations

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Liu, Yan, Yin Wang, Munekazu Yamakuchi, et al.. (2001). Phosphoinositide-3 kinase-PKB/Akt pathway activation is involved in fibroblast Rat-1 transformation by human T-cell leukemia virus type I tax. Oncogene. 20(20). 2514–2526. 54 indexed citations

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Iguchi, Akihiro, Isao Kitajima, Munekazu Yamakuchi, et al.. (2000). PEA3 and AP-1 Are Required for Constitutive IL-8 Gene Expression in Hepatoma Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 279(1). 166–171. 37 indexed citations

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Yamakuchi, Munekazu, Masanori Nakata, Koichi Kawahara, Isao Kitajima, & Ikuro Maruyama. (1997). New quinolones, ofloxacin and levofloxacin, inhibit telomerase activity in transitional cell carcinoma cell lines. Cancer Letters. 119(2). 213–219. 41 indexed citations

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