Rika Suzuki

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Rika Suzuki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rika Suzuki has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Rika Suzuki's work include Respiratory viral infections research (8 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (6 papers) and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (5 papers). Rika Suzuki is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (8 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (6 papers) and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (5 papers). Rika Suzuki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Rika Suzuki's co-authors include Minesuke Yokoyama, Yûkô Fukui, Yoko Nakahara, Yayoi Toyooka, Toshiaki Noce, Satomi Tanaka, Shunzo Kondo, Teruyuki Sakai, Kunio Kitamura and Hideyo Ohuchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Rika Suzuki

53 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

The mouse homolog of Drosophila Vasa is required for the development of male germ cells

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rika Suzuki Japan	18	1.6k	696	300	212	201	57	2.3k
Naka Hattori Japan	27	2.2k 1.4×	707 1.0×	484 1.6×	346 1.6×	143 0.7×	55	2.8k
James F. Catterall United States	30	1.3k 0.8×	704 1.0×	131 0.4×	119 0.6×	164 0.8×	56	2.5k
David W. Silversides Canada	33	1.2k 0.7×	983 1.4×	436 1.5×	70 0.3×	196 1.0×	73	2.5k
Jesús del Mazo Spain	24	1.2k 0.7×	356 0.5×	230 0.8×	139 0.7×	129 0.6×	77	1.7k
Susannah Varmuza Canada	22	1.7k 1.1×	673 1.0×	729 2.4×	384 1.8×	132 0.7×	49	2.6k
Fanyi Zeng China	20	1.9k 1.2×	430 0.6×	609 2.0×	133 0.6×	75 0.4×	66	2.4k
Masao Nagata Japan	26	1.3k 0.8×	924 1.3×	689 2.3×	200 0.9×	139 0.7×	106	2.7k
Junichiro Matsuda Japan	28	1.7k 1.1×	570 0.8×	689 2.3×	102 0.5×	444 2.2×	77	3.3k
B A White United States	18	1.1k 0.7×	705 1.0×	200 0.7×	42 0.2×	133 0.7×	25	2.2k
Christelle Thibault-Carpentier France	33	1.9k 1.2×	442 0.6×	284 0.9×	74 0.3×	179 0.9×	64	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Rika Suzuki

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rika Suzuki

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

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Murata, Masayuki, Takahiro Mori, Hiroki Nishikawa, et al.. (2025). Clinical impact of rapid test for macrolide-resistance gene mutation among cases with Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Japan. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 18(11). 102930–102930.

Murata, Masayuki, Takahiro Mori, Hiroki Nishikawa, et al.. (2025). PCR sensitivity for Mycoplasma pneumoniae detection in nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs: a comparative study. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 63(8). e0045825–e0045825.

Kitano, Taito, Takanori Motoki, Masayuki Murata, et al.. (2025). A questionnaire survey for Japanese parents on intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 and influenza. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 31(5). 102693–102693. 1 indexed citations

Kitano, Taito, Masayuki Murata, Takahiro Mori, et al.. (2024). Duration of PCR positivity by type of respiratory virus among children using a multiplex PCR test. Journal of Medical Virology. 96(8). e29890–e29890. 3 indexed citations

Mori, Takahiro, Taito Kitano, Masayuki Murata, et al.. (2024). Risk of admission requirement among children with respiratory infection in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 17(12). 102570–102570. 1 indexed citations

Kitano, Taito, Hiroki Nishikawa, Rika Suzuki, et al.. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and multiplex polymerase chain reaction test on outpatient antibiotic prescriptions for pediatric respiratory infection. PLoS ONE. 18(1). e0278932–e0278932. 1 indexed citations

Kitano, Taito, Hiroki Nishikawa, Rika Suzuki, et al.. (2023). Impact of Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Test in Patients With Meningitis or Encephalitis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(12). ofad634–ofad634. 1 indexed citations

Murakami, Chiaki, et al.. (2023). Diacylglycerol kinase ζ interacts with sphingomyelin synthase 1 and sphingomyelin synthase‐related protein via different regions. FEBS Open Bio. 13(7). 1333–1345. 5 indexed citations

Suzuki, Rika, et al.. (2022). Alopecia areata as an immune-related adverse event associated with response to immune checkpoint inhibitors. European Journal of Dermatology. 32(4). 546–548. 1 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Rika, et al.. (2020). Successful treatment of cutaneous infection due to Purpureocillium lilacinum using voriconazole. The Journal of Dermatology. 47(9). e342–e343. 3 indexed citations

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Inagaki, Atsushi, et al.. (2020). The Epidemiology of Admission-Requiring Pediatric Respiratory Infections in a Japanese Community Hospital Using Multiplex PCR. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. 74(1). 23–28. 10 indexed citations

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Kitano, Taito, et al.. (2019). The impact analysis of a multiplex PCR respiratory panel for hospitalized pediatric respiratory infections in Japan. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 26(1). 82–85. 26 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Rika, et al.. (2018). Methyl-selective isotope labeling using α-ketoisovalerate for the yeast Pichia pastoris recombinant protein expression system. Journal of Biomolecular NMR. 71(4). 213–223. 15 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Rika, Hiroshi G. Takahashi, & Jun Matsumoto. (2011). Observational study on regional climate of Izu Oshima Island, Tokyo. 53–62. 1 indexed citations

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Sako, Akihiro, Joji Kitayama, Dai Shida, et al.. (2005). Lysophosphatidic Acid (LPA)-Induced Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) by Mesothelial Cells and Quantification of Host-Derived VEGF in Malignant Ascites. Journal of Surgical Research. 130(1). 94–101. 20 indexed citations

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Hama, Kotaro, Junken Aoki, Masahiro Fukaya, et al.. (2004). Lysophosphatidic Acid and Autotaxin Stimulate Cell Motility of Neoplastic and Non-neoplastic Cells through LPA1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(17). 17634–17639. 235 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Rika, et al.. (2002). The Microbial Contamination from Nebulizers and Nebulizer Solutions of Patients with Bronchial Asthma. 17(3). 245–249.

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Komano, Hajime, Minesuke Yokoyama, Rika Suzuki, et al.. (1999). Severe impairment of B cell function in lpr/lpr mice expressing transgenic Fas selectively on B cells. International Immunology. 11(7). 1035–1042. 16 indexed citations

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Araki, Kazushi, Kunihiko Naito, Seiki Haraguchi, et al.. (1996). Meiotic Abnormalities of c-mos Knockout Mouse Oocytes: Activation after First Meiosis or Entrance into Third Meiotic Metaphase1. Biology of Reproduction. 55(6). 1315–1324. 133 indexed citations

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Kaneko‐Ishino, Tomoko, Yoshimi Kuroiwa, Naoki Miyoshi, et al.. (1995). Peg1/Mest imprinted gene on chromosome 6 identified by cDNA subtraction hybridization. Nature Genetics. 11(1). 52–59. 240 indexed citations

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