Nobuyuki Udagawa

32.7k total citations · 10 hit papers
234 papers, 26.6k citations indexed

About

Nobuyuki Udagawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Nobuyuki Udagawa has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 26.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Molecular Biology, 140 papers in Oncology and 34 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Nobuyuki Udagawa's work include Bone Metabolism and Diseases (181 papers), Bone health and treatments (129 papers) and NF-κB Signaling Pathways (28 papers). Nobuyuki Udagawa is often cited by papers focused on Bone Metabolism and Diseases (181 papers), Bone health and treatments (129 papers) and NF-κB Signaling Pathways (28 papers). Nobuyuki Udagawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Australia and United States. Nobuyuki Udagawa's co-authors include Naoyuki Takahashi, Tatsuo Suda, Toshio Suda, Hisataka Yasuda, Matthew T. Gillespie, T. John Martin, Eijiro Jimi, Kanji Higashio, T. John Martin and Takuhiko Akatsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nobuyuki Udagawa

228 papers receiving 26.0k citations

Hit Papers

Osteoclast differentiation factor is a ligand for osteopr... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1998 1999 1999 2000 1990 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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  1. Osteoclast differentiation factor is a ligand for osteoprotegerin/osteoclastogenesis-inhibitory factor and is identical to TRANCE/RANKL
    1998 3.5k citations Toshio Suda, Nobuyuki Udagawa et al. profile →
  2. Modulation of Osteoclast Differentiation and Function by the New Members of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor and Ligand Families
    1999 1.8k citations Naoyuki Takahashi, Nobuyuki Udagawa et al. profile →
  3. IL-17 in synovial fluids from patients with rheumatoid arthritis is a potent stimulator of osteoclastogenesis
    1999 1.4k citations Nobuyuki Udagawa, Kanami Itoh et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  4. Tumor Necrosis Factor α Stimulates Osteoclast Differentiation by a Mechanism Independent of the Odf/Rankl–Rank Interaction
    2000 1.1k citations Naoyuki Takahashi, Eijiro Jimi et al. profile →
  5. Origin of osteoclasts: mature monocytes and macrophages are capable of differentiating into osteoclasts under a suitable microenvironment prepared by bone marrow-derived stromal cells.
    1990 849 citations Nobuyuki Udagawa, N. Takahashi et al. profile →
  6. OSTEOBLASTIC CELLS ARE INVOLVED IN OSTEOCLAST FORMATION
    1988 797 citations Naoyuki Takahashi, Takuhiko Akatsu et al. profile →
  7. Soluble interleukin-6 receptor triggers osteoclast formation by interleukin 6.
    1993 700 citations T Tamura, Nobuyuki Udagawa et al. profile →
  8. Osteoclast differentiation factor is a ligand for osteoprotegerin/ osteoclastogenesis-inhibitory factor and is identical to TRANCE/RANKL. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 95: 3597-602
    1998 597 citations Toshio Suda, Nobuyuki Udagawa et al. profile →
  9. Osteoclast differentiation by RANKL and OPG signaling pathways
    2020 480 citations Nobuyuki Udagawa, Midori Nakamura et al. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism profile →
  10. Coupling of bone resorption and formation by RANKL reverse signalling
    2018 420 citations Nobuyuki Udagawa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nobuyuki Udagawa Japan 74 19.0k 13.0k 4.8k 4.5k 4.1k 234 26.6k
Brendan F. Boyce United States 78 14.5k 0.8× 10.5k 0.8× 5.0k 1.0× 3.4k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 199 24.9k
David L. Lacey United States 55 16.0k 0.8× 11.3k 0.9× 5.4k 1.1× 2.8k 0.6× 3.0k 0.7× 101 23.8k
T. John Martin Australia 74 14.2k 0.7× 10.4k 0.8× 3.5k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 284 21.9k
Gregory R. Mundy United States 105 18.7k 1.0× 18.3k 1.4× 6.1k 1.3× 4.0k 0.9× 2.7k 0.7× 335 37.2k
Hiroshi Takayanagi Japan 62 11.8k 0.6× 6.9k 0.5× 2.3k 0.5× 3.1k 0.7× 5.5k 1.3× 163 19.1k
Tatsuo Suda Japan 71 13.4k 0.7× 8.2k 0.6× 2.9k 0.6× 3.0k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 207 21.4k
Gideon A. Rodan United States 91 14.6k 0.8× 10.9k 0.8× 6.4k 1.4× 4.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.3× 262 26.3k
Stavros C. Manolagas United States 76 14.1k 0.7× 8.3k 0.6× 6.7k 1.4× 1.8k 0.4× 1.8k 0.4× 140 23.0k
Hisataka Yasuda Japan 49 11.1k 0.6× 7.7k 0.6× 2.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.4× 118 14.7k
F. Patrick Ross United States 62 10.8k 0.6× 6.0k 0.5× 2.3k 0.5× 2.4k 0.5× 2.5k 0.6× 196 16.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kobayashi, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2024). Wnt family members regulating osteogenesis and their origins. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 43(1). 39–45. 3 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Tomomaya, Miki Abe, Hiromi Hongo, et al.. (2023). Differential osteoblastic activity in primary metaphyseal trabecular and secondary trabeculae of c-fos deficient mice. Journal of Oral Biosciences. 65(4). 265–272.
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Konishi, Hiroyuki, Takayuki Okamoto, Yuichiro Hara, et al.. (2020). Astrocytic phagocytosis is a compensatory mechanism for microglial dysfunction. The EMBO Journal. 39(22). e104464–e104464. 131 indexed citations
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Murakami, Kohei, Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Shunsuke Uehara, et al.. (2018). Olfactomedin-like protein OLFML1 inhibits Hippo signaling and mineralization in osteoblasts. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 505(2). 419–425. 19 indexed citations
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Nakamichi, Yuko, Nobuyuki Udagawa, Toshihide Mizoguchi, et al.. (2017). VDR in Osteoblast‐Lineage Cells Primarily Mediates Vitamin D Treatment‐Induced Increase in Bone Mass by Suppressing Bone Resorption. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 32(6). 1297–1308. 63 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Midori & Nobuyuki Udagawa. (2011). [Osteoporosis and RANKL signal].. PubMed. 21(8). 1149–55. 6 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Ichiro, Naoyuki Takahashi, Eijiro Jimi, Nobuyuki Udagawa, & Tatsuo Suda. (2011). Regulation of osteoclast function. Modern Rheumatology. 22(2). 167–177. 66 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Yasuhiro & Nobuyuki Udagawa. (2007). [Mechanisms of alveolar bone remodeling].. PubMed. 17(2). 209–16. 5 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Midori, Nobuyuki Udagawa, & Hiroshi Nakamura. (2006). [Bone remodeling and mineral homeostasis].. PubMed. 16(1). 46–53. 4 indexed citations
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Nakamichi, Yuko & Nobuyuki Udagawa. (2006). [Role of OPG in regulation of bone remodeling].. PubMed. 16(9). 1463–68. 2 indexed citations
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Onodera, Shin, Satoshi Sasaki, Shigeki Ohshima, et al.. (2006). Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Exhibit High-Turnover Osteoporosis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 21(6). 876–885. 48 indexed citations
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Okumura, Shigetoshi, Toshihide Mizoguchi, Nobuaki Sato, et al.. (2006). Coordination of microtubules and the actin cytoskeleton is important in osteoclast function, but calcitonin disrupts sealing zones without affecting microtubule networks. Bone. 39(4). 684–693. 42 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Yohei, Toshihide Noguchi, & Nobuyuki Udagawa. (2005). [The molecular mechanism of osteoclastic bone resorption and inhibitory drugs for bone resorption].. PubMed. 15(7). 11–6. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Shuhua, Naoyuki Takahashi, Teruhito Yamashita, et al.. (2005). Muramyl Dipeptide Enhances Osteoclast Formation Induced by Lipopolysaccharide, IL-1α, and TNF-α through Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain 2-Mediated Signaling in Osteoblasts. The Journal of Immunology. 175(3). 1956–1964. 64 indexed citations
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Itoh, Kanami, Nobuyuki Udagawa, Koji Suda, et al.. (2003). Lipopolysaccharide Promotes the Survival of Osteoclasts Via Toll-Like Receptor 4, but Cytokine Production of Osteoclasts in Response to Lipopolysaccharide Is Different from That of Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 170(7). 3688–3695. 163 indexed citations
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Suda, Tatsuo, Nobuyuki Udagawa, & Naoyuki Takahashi. (2000). The Molecular Mechanism of Osteoclast Differentiation and Activation. 36. 42–46. 2 indexed citations
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Murakami, Hiroshi, N. Takahashi, Sakae Tanaka, et al.. (1997). Tiludronate inhibits protein tyrosine phosphatase activity in osteoclasts. Bone. 20(5). 399–404. 59 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Ichiro, Naoyuki Takahashi, Nobuyuki Udagawa, et al.. (1997). Lack of vacuolar proton ATPase association with the cytoskeleton in osteoclasts of osteosclerotic (oc/oc) mice. FEBS Letters. 401(2-3). 207–212. 50 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Takahísa, et al.. (1994). Expression of vacuolar H+-ATPase in osteoclasts and its role in resorption. Cell and Tissue Research. 278(2). 265–271. 40 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Sakae, N. Takahashi, Nobuyuki Udagawa, et al.. (1993). Macrophage colony-stimulating factor is indispensable for both proliferation and differentiation of osteoclast progenitors.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 91(1). 257–263. 469 indexed citations

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