Naoki Amano

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Naoki Amano is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Naoki Amano has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Naoki Amano's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (9 papers). Naoki Amano is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (9 papers). Naoki Amano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and Ireland. Naoki Amano's co-authors include Akira Watanabe, Shinya Yamanaka, Keisuke Okita, Yoshiko Sato, Yasuko Matsumura, Naoki Goshima, Masashi Suzuki, Michihiro Tanaka, Takashi Yamamoto and Hidetoshi Sakurai and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Naoki Amano

40 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

An Efficient Nonviral Method to Generate Integration-Free... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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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. An Efficient Nonviral Method to Generate Integration-Free Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Cord Blood and Peripheral Blood Cells
    2012 540 citations Keisuke Okita, Yasuko Matsumura et al. Stem Cells profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Naoki Amano Japan 16 1.7k 347 250 207 200 40 2.1k
John J. Schwarz United States 26 2.4k 1.4× 574 1.7× 270 1.1× 77 0.4× 236 1.2× 40 3.2k
Eduard Serra Spain 25 1.5k 0.9× 594 1.7× 134 0.5× 91 0.4× 295 1.5× 77 3.0k
Suren M. Zakian Russia 22 1.5k 0.9× 698 2.0× 152 0.6× 150 0.7× 433 2.2× 146 2.1k
Michael Delannoy United States 22 1.4k 0.8× 234 0.7× 294 1.2× 411 2.0× 67 0.3× 40 2.4k
Steven J. Winder United Kingdom 23 1.7k 1.0× 188 0.5× 294 1.2× 68 0.3× 127 0.6× 33 2.5k
Ángel Ayuso‐Sacido Spain 26 1.4k 0.8× 116 0.3× 94 0.4× 310 1.5× 173 0.9× 63 2.5k
Margaret A. Johnson United Kingdom 10 1.5k 0.9× 240 0.7× 184 0.7× 85 0.4× 49 0.2× 12 1.8k
Zoi Lygerou Greece 32 3.5k 2.0× 527 1.5× 134 0.5× 83 0.4× 238 1.2× 85 4.0k
Jonathan D. Chesnut United States 22 2.1k 1.3× 492 1.4× 114 0.5× 189 0.9× 154 0.8× 38 2.4k
Cécile Gauthier‐Rouvière France 36 2.6k 1.5× 214 0.6× 376 1.5× 163 0.8× 86 0.4× 65 3.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Naoki Amano

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Naoki Amano. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Naoki Amano 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 Naoki Amano. Naoki Amano 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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Miyagawa, Shigeru, Takuji Kawamura, Emiko Ito, et al.. (2024). Pre-clinical evaluation of the efficacy and safety of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte patch. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 73–73. 9 indexed citations
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Mizuno, Mitsuru, Kentaro Endo, Hisako Katano, et al.. (2021). Transplantation of Human Autologous Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Trisomy 7 into the Knee Joint and 5 Years of Follow-up. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 10(11). 1530–1543. 17 indexed citations
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Doi, Daisuke, Tetsuhiro Kikuchi, Megumi Ikeda, et al.. (2020). Pre-clinical study of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic progenitor cells for Parkinson’s disease. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3369–3369. 223 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Michiko, Shiho Kitaoka, Naohiro Egawa, et al.. (2015). Modeling the Early Phenotype at the Neuromuscular Junction of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Using Patient-Derived iPSCs. Stem Cell Reports. 4(4). 561–568. 74 indexed citations
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Amano, Naoki, et al.. (2014). Generation and Characterization of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Aid-Deficient Mice. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e94735–e94735. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Hongmei Lisa, Naoko Fujimoto, Noriko Sasakawa, et al.. (2014). Precise Correction of the Dystrophin Gene in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patient Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by TALEN and CRISPR-Cas9. Stem Cell Reports. 4(1). 143–154. 397 indexed citations
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Ikeya, Makoto, Takuya Yamamoto, Akira Watanabe, et al.. (2013). Genetically Matched Human iPS Cells Reveal that Propensity for Cartilage and Bone Differentiation Differs with Clones, not Cell Type of Origin. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e53771–e53771. 44 indexed citations
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Okita, Keisuke, Yasuko Matsumura, Yoshiko Sato, et al.. (2012). An Efficient Nonviral Method to Generate Integration-Free Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Cord Blood and Peripheral Blood Cells. Stem Cells. 31(3). 458–466. 540 indexed citations breakdown →
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Matsumoto, Takashi, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Hiroaki Sakai, et al.. (2011). Comprehensive Sequence Analysis of 24,783 Barley Full-Length cDNAs Derived from 12 Clone Libraries  . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 156(1). 20–28. 162 indexed citations
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Amano, Naoki, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Hisataka Numa, Hiroaki Sakai, & Takeshi Itoh. (2010). Efficient Plant Gene Identification Based on Interspecies Mapping of Full-Length cDNAs. DNA Research. 17(5). 271–279. 6 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Masashi, Naoki Amano, & Hideaki Koike. (2003). The DNA-binding domain of feast/famine regulatory protein, FFRP.. Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B. 79B(3). 92–98. 19 indexed citations
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Minezaki, Yoshiaki, Tsuyoshi Kawashima, Naoki Amano, et al.. (2003). Visual representation of the complete genomic DNA sequence of the thermophilic archaeon Thermoplasma volcanium.. Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B. 79B(1). 15–21. 2 indexed citations
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Koike, Hideaki, et al.. (1999). Distribution and orientation of genes in the genome of <i>Pyrococcus</i> OT3. Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B. 75(2). 37–42. 5 indexed citations
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Kawashima, Tsuyoshi, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Hironori Aramaki, et al.. (1999). Determination of the complete genomic DNA sequence of <i>Thermoplasma volcanium</i> GSS1. Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B. 75(7). 213–218. 17 indexed citations
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Amano, Naoki, et al.. (1997). Review. Biological Chemistry. 378(12). 1397–404. 8 indexed citations
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Tateno, Masaru, et al.. (1997). DNA recognition by β-sheets. Biopolymers. 44(4). 335–359. 25 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Masashi, et al.. (1997). Use of a 3D structure data base for understanding sequence-dependent conformational aspects of DNA. Journal of Molecular Biology. 274(3). 421–435. 64 indexed citations
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Tateno, Masaru, Kazuhiko Yamasaki, Naoki Amano, et al.. (1997). DNA recognition by β‐sheets. Biopolymers. 44(4). 335–359. 1 indexed citations
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Nagai, Hiroshi, et al.. (1985). Electrical Conductivity of Sintered Cr<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> Simultaneously Doped with NiO and Rare Earth Oxide at Low Oxygen Potential. Transactions of the Japan Institute of Metals. 26(10). 753–762. 8 indexed citations

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