Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
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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.
Autophagy fights disease through cellular self-digestion
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Fields of papers citing papers by Noboru Mizushima
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Noboru Mizushima. 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 Noboru Mizushima. The network helps show where Noboru Mizushima may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Noboru Mizushima
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Noboru Mizushima.
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Tsuboyama, Kotaro, Ikuko Koyama‐Honda, Yuriko Sakamaki, et al.. (2016). The ATG conjugation systems are important for degradation of the inner autophagosomal membrane. Science. 354(6315). 1036–1041.369 indexed citations breakdown →
Hara, Taichi, Takeshi Kaizuka, Chieko Kishi, et al.. (2009). Nutrient-dependent mTORC1 Association with the ULK1–Atg13–FIP200 Complex Required for Autophagy. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(7). 1981–1991.1642 indexed citations breakdown →
Komatsu, Masaaki, Satoshi Waguri, Takashi Ueno, et al.. (2005). Impairment of starvation-induced and constitutive autophagy in Atg7 -deficient mice. The Journal of Cell Biology. 169(3). 425–434.1941 indexed citations breakdown →
Nakagawa, Ichirô, Atsuo Amano, Noboru Mizushima, et al.. (2004). Autophagy Defends Cells Against Invading Group A Streptococcus. Science. 306(5698). 1037–1040.921 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ogawa, Michinaga, Tamotsu Yoshimori, Toshihiko Suzuki, et al.. (2004). Escape of Intracellular Shigella from Autophagy. Science. 307(5710). 727–731.672 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mizushima, Noboru, Akitsugu Yamamoto, Makoto Matsui, Tamotsu Yoshimori, & Yoshinori Ohsumi. (2003). In Vivo Analysis of Autophagy in Response to Nutrient Starvation Using Transgenic Mice Expressing a Fluorescent Autophagosome Marker. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(3). 1101–1111.1924 indexed citations breakdown →
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