Naoki Tsunekawa

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Naoki Tsunekawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Naoki Tsunekawa has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Genetics and 23 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Naoki Tsunekawa's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (22 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (19 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (11 papers). Naoki Tsunekawa is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (22 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (19 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (11 papers). Naoki Tsunekawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Thailand. Naoki Tsunekawa's co-authors include Toshiaki Noce, Yayoi Toyooka, Yoshiakira Kanai, Masamichi Kurohmaru, Takao NISHIDA, Yasuhisa Matsui, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Masami Kanai‐Azuma, Mitsuru Naito and Yasuhiro Sakai and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Naoki Tsunekawa

67 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Embryonic stem cells can form germ cells in vitro

2003 534 citations Yayoi Toyooka, Naoki Tsunekawa 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
Naoki Tsunekawa Japan	24	1.9k	1.3k	722	703	298	68	3.0k
Éric Pailhoux France	32	1.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.7×	745 1.0×	520 0.7×	76 0.3×	87	2.9k
Carlo Alberto Redi Italy	31	1.6k 0.8×	674 0.5×	393 0.5×	1.0k 1.5×	168 0.6×	125	2.8k
E. M. Eddy United States	32	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.8×	917 1.3×	183 0.6×	53	4.1k
Kazuo Yamagata Japan	34	2.4k 1.2×	978 0.7×	975 1.4×	1.4k 1.9×	259 0.9×	99	3.9k
Tadashi Baba Japan	28	914 0.5×	653 0.5×	1.3k 1.8×	1.0k 1.5×	85 0.3×	53	2.4k
Debra J. Wolgemuth United States	33	3.3k 1.7×	1.3k 1.0×	749 1.0×	666 0.9×	161 0.5×	75	4.3k
Shoji Oda Japan	27	997 0.5×	413 0.3×	912 1.3×	970 1.4×	90 0.3×	99	2.8k
Andrea Lucas‐Hahn Germany	31	1.9k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	597 0.8×	1.6k 2.3×	617 2.1×	98	3.3k
Ayako Isotani Japan	23	1.5k 0.8×	944 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	1.0k 1.4×	100 0.3×	48	2.7k
Eveline S. Litscher United States	32	1.1k 0.6×	887 0.7×	1.5k 2.1×	1.5k 2.1×	130 0.4×	53	3.1k

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Uemura, Mami, Hirotaka Tomiyasu, Naoki Tsunekawa, et al.. (2020). Anatomical and histological characteristics of the hepatobiliary system in adult Sox17 heterozygote mice. The Anatomical Record. 303(12). 3096–3107. 4 indexed citations

Uchida, Aya, Hinako M. Takase, Hitomi Suzuki, et al.. (2017). Spermatogonial deubiquitinase USP9X is essential for proper spermatogenesis in mice. Reproduction. 154(2). 135–143. 23 indexed citations

Uchida, Aya, Kento Miura, Hinako M. Takase, et al.. (2016). In vivo dynamics of GFRα1-positive spermatogonia stimulated by GDNF signals using a bead transplantation assay. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 476(4). 546–552. 11 indexed citations

Tamura, Takashi, Naoki Tsunekawa, Michiko Nemoto, et al.. (2016). Molecular evolution of gas cavity in [NiFeSe] hydrogenases resurrected in silico. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 19742–19742. 1 indexed citations

Tsunekawa, Naoki, Nobuaki Higashi, Michihiko Waki, et al.. (2015). Heparanase augments inflammatory chemokine production from colorectal carcinoma cell lines. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 469(4). 878–883. 13 indexed citations

Kawabe, Soichiro, Seiji Matsuda, Naoki Tsunekawa, & Hideki Endo. (2015). Ontogenetic Shape Change in the Chicken Brain: Implications for Paleontology. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0129939–e0129939. 19 indexed citations

Higashi, Nobuaki, Michihiko Waki, Naoki Tsunekawa, et al.. (2013). Heparanase-mediated cleavage of macromolecular heparin accelerates release of granular components of mast cells from extracellular matrices. Biochemical Journal. 458(2). 291–299. 10 indexed citations

Endo, Hideki, et al.. (2012). Functional-morphological Characteristics in the Musculoskeletal System of Standing-type Cocks Including Some Game Breeds. Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 17(3). 131–138. 4 indexed citations

Tsunekawa, Naoki, et al.. (2012). Evidence for Almost Complete Sex-reversal in Bovine Freemartin Gonads: Formation of Seminiferous Tubule-like Structures and Transdifferentiation into Typical Testicular Cell Types. Journal of Reproduction and Development. 58(6). 654–660. 13 indexed citations

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Alam, Mohammad Shah, et al.. (2010). Di(n‐butyl) Phthalate Induces Vimentin Filaments Disruption in Rat Sertoli Cells: A Possible Relation with Spermatogenic Cell Apoptosis. Anatomia Histologia Embryologia. 39(3). 186–193. 49 indexed citations

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Uemura, Mami, Kenshiro Hara, Hiroshi Shitara, et al.. (2009). Expression and function of mouse Sox17 gene in the specification of gallbladder/bile-duct progenitors during early foregut morphogenesis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 391(1). 357–363. 34 indexed citations

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Hara, Kenshiro, Masami Kanai‐Azuma, Mami Uemura, et al.. (2009). Evidence for crucial role of hindgut expansion in directing proper migration of primordial germ cells in mouse early embryogenesis. Developmental Biology. 330(2). 427–439. 61 indexed citations

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Hiramatsu, Ryuji, Shogo Matoba, Masami Kanai‐Azuma, et al.. (2008). A critical time window of Sry action in gonadal sex determination in mice. Development. 136(1). 129–138. 167 indexed citations

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Matoba, Shogo, Ryuji Hiramatsu, Masami Kanai‐Azuma, et al.. (2008). Establishment of testis-specific SOX9 activation requires high-glucose metabolism in mouse sex differentiation. Developmental Biology. 324(1). 76–87. 34 indexed citations

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Hara, Kenshiro, Masami Kanai‐Azuma, Toshiyasu Matsui, et al.. (2007). Redundant roles of Sox17 and Sox18 in early cardiovascular development of mouse embryos. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 360(3). 539–544. 140 indexed citations

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Tsunekawa, Naoki, Ryuji Hiramatsu, Shogo Matoba, et al.. (2006). Potency of testicular somatic environment to support spermatogenesis in XX/Sry transgenic male mice. Development. 134(3). 449–454. 13 indexed citations

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Yoshioka, Hidefumi, Yoshiyasu Ishimaru, Noriyuki Sugiyama, et al.. (2005). Mesonephric FGF signaling is associated with the development of sexually indifferent gonadal primordium in chick embryos. Developmental Biology. 280(1). 150–161. 25 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Takahisa, Ryoji Yao, Takehiko Ogawa, et al.. (2004). Oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia in mice lacking Cnot7, a regulator of retinoid X receptor beta. Nature Genetics. 36(5). 528–533. 113 indexed citations

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Toyooka, Yayoi, et al.. (2003). Embryonic stem cells can form germ cells in vitro. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(20). 11457–11462. 534 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tsunekawa, Naoki, et al.. (2003). Expression of the mouse Aven gene during spermatogenesis, analyzed by subtraction screening using Mvh-knockout mice. Gene Expression Patterns. 3(5). 635–638. 12 indexed citations

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