Nobumoto Watanabe

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Nobumoto Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nobumoto Watanabe has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Cell Biology and 19 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Nobumoto Watanabe's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (20 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (17 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (12 papers). Nobumoto Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (20 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (17 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (12 papers). Nobumoto Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Nobumoto Watanabe's co-authors include Tony Hunter, Yoji Ikawa, Noriyuki Sagata, Hiroyuki Osada, George F. Vande Woude, Matthew R. Broome, Fang Fang, Erkki Ruoslahti, Hiroyuki Tamemoto and Gertraud Orend and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Nobumoto Watanabe

125 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

The c-mos proto-oncogene ... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. The c-mos proto-oncogene product is a cytostatic factor responsible for meiotic arrest in vertebrate eggs
    1989 552 citations Nobumoto Watanabe et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nobumoto Watanabe Japan 36 3.9k 1.9k 1.3k 880 450 128 5.7k
Chris J. Norbury United Kingdom 40 5.5k 1.4× 1.4k 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 421 0.5× 417 0.9× 68 7.1k
Sally Kornbluth United States 50 6.6k 1.7× 2.1k 1.1× 2.0k 1.5× 445 0.5× 520 1.2× 109 8.2k
Randy Y.C. Poon Hong Kong 48 5.1k 1.3× 2.3k 1.2× 3.0k 2.3× 281 0.3× 410 0.9× 124 6.5k
E Erikson United States 43 5.6k 1.4× 1.8k 0.9× 940 0.7× 694 0.8× 1.4k 3.0× 70 7.1k
Peter A. Greer Canada 46 3.5k 0.9× 2.2k 1.1× 814 0.6× 298 0.3× 469 1.0× 140 6.0k
Stephan Geley Austria 40 3.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 987 0.7× 301 0.3× 356 0.8× 91 4.9k
Raúl Méndez Spain 38 4.9k 1.3× 841 0.4× 298 0.2× 566 0.6× 455 1.0× 71 6.1k
Kurt Engeland Germany 39 3.7k 0.9× 620 0.3× 2.1k 1.6× 194 0.2× 290 0.6× 73 5.3k
Kiyotsugu Yoshida Japan 40 4.0k 1.0× 439 0.2× 1.5k 1.1× 319 0.4× 430 1.0× 108 5.4k
Anke Klippel United States 40 6.2k 1.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 189 0.2× 537 1.2× 67 8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Nobumoto Watanabe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nobumoto Watanabe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nobumoto Watanabe

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

All Works

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Pathak, Janak L., Wei Wei, Shilin Hu, et al.. (2024). CD4 T cell-secreted IFN-γ in Sjögren's syndrome induces salivary gland epithelial cell ferroptosis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(4). 167121–167121. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Qianwen, Tianjiao Mao, Lijing Wang, et al.. (2023). Interferon-γ induces salivary gland epithelial cell ferroptosis in Sjogren's syndrome via JAK/STAT1-mediated inhibition of system Xc-. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 205. 116–128. 45 indexed citations
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Wei, Wei, Janak L. Pathak, Xintong Liu, et al.. (2022). Apigenin, a Single Active Component of Herbal Extract, Alleviates Xerostomia via ERα-Mediated Upregulation of AQP5 Activation. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 818116–818116. 11 indexed citations
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Najimudin, Nazalan, et al.. (2021). Alleviatory effects of Danshen, Salvianolic acid A and Salvianolic acid B on PC12 neuronal cells and Drosophila melanogaster model of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 279. 114389–114389. 28 indexed citations
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Najimudin, Nazalan, et al.. (2021). Ethyl caffeate ameliorated amyloid‐beta42 protein‐associated toxicity inPC12cells andDrosophila melanogaster. Geriatrics and gerontology international. 21(12). 1125–1130. 7 indexed citations
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Suvarna, Kruthi, Kaori Honda, Makoto Muroi, et al.. (2020). Identification of Target Protein for Bio-active Small Molecule Using Photo-cross Linked Beads and MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry. BIO-PROTOCOL. 10(3). e3517–e3517. 5 indexed citations
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Pan, Yongsheng, Yüe Zhao, Rong Kuang, et al.. (2020). Injectable hydrogel-loaded nano-hydroxyapatite that improves bone regeneration and alveolar ridge promotion. Materials Science and Engineering C. 116. 111158–111158. 91 indexed citations
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Suvarna, Kruthi, Kaori Honda, Yasumitsu Kondoh, Hiroyuki Osada, & Nobumoto Watanabe. (2018). Identification of a small‐molecule ligand of β‐arrestin1 as an inhibitor of stromal fibroblast cell migration accelerated by cancer cells. Cancer Medicine. 7(3). 883–893. 9 indexed citations
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Hui, Qin, Azhar Rasul, Xin Li, et al.. (2017). CD147-induced cell proliferation is associated with Smad4 signal inhibition. Experimental Cell Research. 358(2). 279–289. 14 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Nobumoto & Hiroyuki Osada. (2016). Small molecules that target phosphorylation dependent protein–protein interaction. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 24(15). 3246–3254. 26 indexed citations
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Futamura, Yushi, Makoto Kawatani, Sayaka Kazami, et al.. (2012). Morphobase, an Encyclopedic Cell Morphology Database, and Its Use for Drug Target Identification. Chemistry & Biology. 19(12). 1620–1630. 68 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Nobumoto, Akiko Saito, Yushi Futamura, et al.. (2011). Vipirinin, a Coumarin-based HIV-1 Vpr Inhibitor, Interacts with a Hydrophobic Region of VPR. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(16). 14049–14056. 82 indexed citations
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Kamata, Masakazu, Nobumoto Watanabe, Yoshiko Nagaoka, & Irvin S. Y. Chen. (2008). Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Vpr Binds to the N Lobe of the Wee1 Kinase Domain and Enhances Kinase Activity for Cdc2. Journal of Virology. 82(12). 5672–5682. 15 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Nobumoto, et al.. (2005). Mutational analysis of growth arrest and cellular localization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpr in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 51(4). 245–256. 4 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Nobumoto, et al.. (2004). M-phase kinases induce phospho-dependent ubiquitination of somatic Wee1 by SCF β-TrCP. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(13). 4419–4424. 385 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Naohiro, Nobumoto Watanabe, Yasuhide Furuta, et al.. (1994). Parthenogenetic activation of oocytes in c-mos-deficient mice. Nature. 370(6484). 68–71. 373 indexed citations
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Ishibashi, Akihiro, et al.. (1991). Effect of epinastine on airway clearance. 41(6). 627–634. 1 indexed citations
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Maeda, Masahiro, et al.. (1990). [Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia with complex chromosomal aberrations].. PubMed. 31(11). 1823–5. 1 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Nobumoto, et al.. (1988). The clinical significance of serum alpha-L-fucosidase assay in hepatocellular carcinoma.. PubMed. 79(6). 463–8. 1 indexed citations

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