Naoko Niimi

825 total citations
43 papers, 658 citations indexed

About

Naoko Niimi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Naoko Niimi has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 658 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cancer Research and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Naoko Niimi's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (12 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (7 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers). Naoko Niimi is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (12 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (7 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers). Naoko Niimi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Czechia. Naoko Niimi's co-authors include Kazunori Sango, Shizuka Takaku, Hideji Yako, Yoh Matsumoto, Kuniko Kohyama, Petr Grúz, Takehiko Nohmi, Sookja Kim Chung, Yasuaki Aratani and Hidenori Koyama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Naoko Niimi

40 papers receiving 651 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Naoko Niimi Japan	17	367	126	119	94	85	43	658
Kevin R. W. Ngoei Australia	14	762 2.1×	102 0.8×	99 0.8×	59 0.6×	133 1.6×	20	1.0k
Julie Lavie France	12	514 1.4×	101 0.8×	68 0.6×	61 0.6×	74 0.9×	18	796
Seán M. Kilbride Ireland	14	430 1.2×	91 0.7×	65 0.5×	91 1.0×	43 0.5×	17	611
Xiaonan Zhu China	18	450 1.2×	63 0.5×	180 1.5×	110 1.2×	43 0.5×	40	768
Manon Moulis France	10	619 1.7×	165 1.3×	135 1.1×	88 0.9×	113 1.3×	11	1.0k
Yuanbin Xie Germany	12	426 1.2×	46 0.4×	91 0.8×	84 0.9×	55 0.6×	15	617
Ismail Kaddour‐Djebbar United States	17	405 1.1×	76 0.6×	52 0.4×	55 0.6×	60 0.7×	25	695
Bruna Barneda‐Zahonero Spain	15	732 2.0×	111 0.9×	82 0.7×	158 1.7×	105 1.2×	23	1.0k
Hyun‐Jun Jang South Korea	20	782 2.1×	224 1.8×	107 0.9×	63 0.7×	107 1.3×	45	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Naoko Niimi

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Naoko Niimi's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Naoko Niimi with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Naoko Niimi more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Naoko Niimi

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Naoko Niimi. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Naoko Niimi. The network helps show where Naoko Niimi may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Naoko Niimi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Naoko Niimi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Naoko Niimi 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 Naoko Niimi. Naoko Niimi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Yako, Hideji, Mari Suzuki, Shizuka Takaku, et al.. (2025). Pyruvate Administration Restores Impaired Nociception by Enhancing Neurite Outgrowth in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(10). 4666–4666.

Yako, Hideji, Naoko Niimi, Shizuka Takaku, Junji Yamauchi, & Kazunori Sango. (2025). Epalrestat Alleviates Reactive Oxygen Species and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress by Maintaining Glycosylation in IMS32 Schwann Cells Under Exposure to Galactosemic Conditions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(4). 1529–1529.

Yako, Hideji, Naoko Niimi, Shizuka Takaku, & Kazunori Sango. (2023). Advantages of omics approaches for elucidating metabolic changes in diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1208441–1208441. 6 indexed citations

Suzuki, Mari, Hiroshi Kuromi, Mayumi Shindo, et al.. (2023). A Drosophila model of diabetic neuropathy reveals a role of proteasome activity in the glia. iScience. 26(6). 106997–106997. 1 indexed citations

Tatsumi, Yasuaki, Ayako Kato, Naoko Niimi, et al.. (2022). Docosahexaenoic Acid Suppresses Oxidative Stress-Induced Autophagy and Cell Death via the AMPK-Dependent Signaling Pathway in Immortalized Fischer Rat Schwann Cells 1. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(8). 4405–4405. 13 indexed citations

Sango, Kazunori, et al.. (2022). Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists as Potential Myelination-Inducible and Anti-Demyelinating Remedies. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 950623–950623. 18 indexed citations

Yako, Hideji, Naoko Niimi, Ayako Kato, et al.. (2021). Role of pyruvate in maintaining cell viability and energy production under high-glucose conditions. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 18910–18910. 43 indexed citations

Takaku, Shizuka, et al.. (2021). Exendin-4 Promotes Schwann Cell Survival/Migration and Myelination In Vitro. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(6). 2971–2971. 14 indexed citations

Niimi, Naoko, Shizuka Takaku, Hideji Yako, & Kazunori Sango. (2019). Drug-Induced Demyelinating Neuropathies. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1190. 357–369. 8 indexed citations

10.

Takaku, Shizuka, Mari Suzuki, Naoko Niimi, et al.. (2019). Glycolaldehyde induces sensory neuron death through activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p-38 MAP kinase pathways. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 153(2). 111–119. 11 indexed citations

11.

Takaku, Shizuka, Hideji Yako, Naoko Niimi, et al.. (2018). Establishment of a myelinating co-culture system with a motor neuron-like cell line NSC-34 and an adult rat Schwann cell line IFRS1. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 149(5). 537–543. 15 indexed citations

12.

Niimi, Naoko, Hideji Yako, Shizuka Takaku, et al.. (2017). A spontaneously immortalized Schwann cell line from aldose reductase‐deficient mice as a useful tool for studying polyol pathway and aldehyde metabolism. Journal of Neurochemistry. 144(6). 710–722. 24 indexed citations

13.

Murakami, T., Kazunori Sango, Kazuhiko Watabe, et al.. (2015). Schwann cells contribute to neurodegeneration in transthyretin amyloidosis. Journal of Neurochemistry. 134(1). 66–74. 19 indexed citations

14.

Wada, Naoko, Kaoru Matsumoto, Naoko Niimi, et al.. (2014). In vivo evidence that DNA polymerase kappa is responsible for error-free bypass across DNA cross-links induced by mitomycin C. DNA repair. 24. 113–121. 16 indexed citations

15.

Niimi, Naoko, Kuniko Kohyama, & Yoh Matsumoto. (2012). Therapeutic gene silencing with siRNA for IL-23 but not for IL-17 suppresses the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in rats. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 254(1-2). 39–45. 8 indexed citations

16.

Niimi, Naoko, et al.. (2010). Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy prevents development of autoimmune encephalomyelitis and suppresses activation of matrix metalloproteinases. Neuropathology. 31(4). 392–400. 5 indexed citations

17.

Sassa, Akira, Naoko Niimi, Hirofumi Fujimoto, et al.. (2010). Phenylalanine 171 is a molecular brake for translesion synthesis across benzo[a]pyrene-guanine adducts by human DNA polymerase kappa. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 718(1-2). 10–17. 18 indexed citations

18.

Katafuchi, Atsushi, Akira Sassa, Naoko Niimi, et al.. (2009). Critical amino acids in human DNA polymerases η and κ involved in erroneous incorporation of oxidized nucleotides. Nucleic Acids Research. 38(3). 859–867. 25 indexed citations

19.

Sugo, Noriyuki, Naoko Niimi, Yasuaki Aratani, et al.. (2007). Decreased PARP-1 levels accelerate embryonic lethality but attenuate neuronal apoptosis in DNA polymerase β-deficient mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 354(3). 656–661. 12 indexed citations

20.

Niimi, Naoko, et al.. (1999). Meiotic contraction of CAG repeats in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.. Genes & Genetic Systems. 74(4). 159–167. 4 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact