Ruth Furukawa

1.1k total citations
36 papers, 932 citations indexed

About

Ruth Furukawa is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Furukawa has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 932 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Cell Biology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Ruth Furukawa's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (25 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (5 papers). Ruth Furukawa is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (25 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (5 papers). Ruth Furukawa collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Ruth Furukawa's co-authors include Marcus Fechheimer, B. R. Ware, Richard C. Davis, José Luis Arauz-Lara, Fernando Rivero, Angelika A. Noegel, John J. Wagner, Susanne Thomson, S H Zigmond and Jason K. Clark and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Furukawa

36 papers receiving 916 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruth Furukawa United States 18 508 291 183 115 115 36 932
Elena E. Grintsevich United States 17 620 1.2× 381 1.3× 63 0.3× 166 1.4× 194 1.7× 34 1.0k
Chi W. Pak United States 11 536 1.1× 1.0k 3.5× 123 0.7× 381 3.3× 114 1.0× 11 1.6k
Abdellatif Fattoum France 21 689 1.4× 787 2.7× 93 0.5× 165 1.4× 103 0.9× 53 1.4k
Irina Dedova Australia 19 660 1.3× 1.1k 3.7× 153 0.8× 321 2.8× 134 1.2× 37 2.0k
Adam G. Hendricks United States 15 769 1.5× 616 2.1× 105 0.6× 136 1.2× 55 0.5× 52 1.2k
Günter Giese Germany 16 457 0.9× 781 2.7× 115 0.6× 257 2.2× 311 2.7× 24 1.6k
Monika Vöth Germany 12 239 0.5× 1.1k 3.7× 239 1.3× 138 1.2× 43 0.4× 14 1.5k
Bethe A. Scalettar United States 18 239 0.5× 663 2.3× 53 0.3× 185 1.6× 149 1.3× 30 1.0k
Frederick W. Flitney United Kingdom 19 448 0.9× 625 2.1× 496 2.7× 152 1.3× 87 0.8× 29 1.7k
Nuno Moreno Portugal 16 133 0.3× 812 2.8× 121 0.7× 51 0.4× 179 1.6× 43 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruth Furukawa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Furukawa

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

All Works

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Clark, Jason K., et al.. (2015). Alterations in synaptic plasticity coincide with deficits in spatial working memory in presymptomatic 3xTg-AD mice. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 125. 152–162. 73 indexed citations
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Spears, William, et al.. (2014). Hirano bodies differentially modulate cell death induced by tau and the amyloid precursor protein intracellular domain. BMC Neuroscience. 15(1). 74–74. 11 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Ruth, et al.. (2011). Transgenic mouse model for the formation of Hirano bodies. BMC Neuroscience. 12(1). 97–97. 11 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Ruth, et al.. (2010). Association of AICD and Fe65 with Hirano bodies reduces transcriptional activation and initiation of apoptosis. Neurobiology of Aging. 32(12). 2287–2298. 12 indexed citations
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Kim, Donghwan, Richard C. Davis, Ruth Furukawa, & Marcus Fechheimer. (2009). Autophagy contributes to degradation of Hirano bodies. Autophagy. 5(1). 44–51. 21 indexed citations
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Davis, Richard C., Ruth Furukawa, & Marcus Fechheimer. (2007). A cell culture model for investigation of Hirano bodies. Acta Neuropathologica. 115(2). 205–217. 25 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Ruth, et al.. (2002). Calcium regulation of actin crosslinking is important for function of the actin cytoskeleton inDictyostelium. Journal of Cell Science. 116(1). 187–196. 59 indexed citations
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Fechheimer, Marcus, et al.. (2002). Hirano bodies in health and disease. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 8(12). 590–591. 9 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Ruth, et al.. (2001). Elongation factor 1β is an actin-binding protein. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1527(3). 130–140. 21 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Ruth & Marcus Fechheimer. (1997). The Structure, Function, and Assembly of Actin Filament Bundles. International review of cytology. 175. 29–90. 61 indexed citations
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Rivero, Fernando, Ruth Furukawa, Angelika A. Noegel, & Marcus Fechheimer. (1996). Dictyostelium discoideum cells lacking the 34,000-dalton actin-binding protein can grow, locomote, and develop, but exhibit defects in regulation of cell structure and movement: a case of partial redundancy.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 135(4). 965–980. 38 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Ruth & Marcus Fechheimer. (1996). Role of the Dictyostelium 30 kDa Protein in Actin Bundle Formation. Biochemistry. 35(22). 7224–7232. 6 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Ruth & Marcus Fechheimer. (1994). Differential localization of α‐actinin and the 30 kD actin‐bundling protein in the cleavage furrow, phagocytic cup, and contractile vacuole of Dictyostelium discoideum. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 29(1). 46–56. 52 indexed citations
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Fechheimer, Marcus, et al.. (1994). Association of the Dictyostelium 30 kDa actin bundling protein with contact regions. Journal of Cell Science. 107(9). 2393–2401. 17 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Ruth, et al.. (1993). Formation of liquid crystals from actin filaments. Biochemistry. 32(46). 12346–12352. 59 indexed citations
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Zigmond, S H, Ruth Furukawa, & Marcus Fechheimer. (1992). Inhibition of actin filament depolymerization by the Dictyostelium 30,000-D actin-bundling protein.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 119(3). 559–567. 45 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Ruth, José Luis Arauz-Lara, & B. R. Ware. (1991). Self-diffusion and probe diffusion in dilute and semidilute aqueous solutions of dextran. Macromolecules. 24(2). 599–605. 81 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Ruth & Marcus Fechheimer. (1990). Localization, expression, evolutionary conservation, and structure of the 30,000 dalton actin bundling protein of Dictyostelium discoideum. Developmental Genetics. 11(5-6). 362–368. 12 indexed citations
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Simon, John R., Ruth Furukawa, B. R. Ware, & D. Lansing Taylor. (1988). The molecular mobility of α‐actinin and actin in a reconstituted model of gelation. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 11(1). 64–82. 20 indexed citations

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