Ryuichi Aikawa

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Ryuichi Aikawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryuichi Aikawa has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ryuichi Aikawa's work include Congenital heart defects research (6 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (6 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (5 papers). Ryuichi Aikawa is often cited by papers focused on Congenital heart defects research (6 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (6 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (5 papers). Ryuichi Aikawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Poland. Ryuichi Aikawa's co-authors include Issei Komuro, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yoshio Yazaki, Yunzeng Zou, Yukio Hiroi, Ichiro Shiojima, Sumiyo Kudoh, Ryozo Nagai, Douglas W. Losordo and Takayuki Asahara and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Ryuichi Aikawa

40 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Oxidative stress activates extracellular signal-regulated... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. Oxidative stress activates extracellular signal-regulated kinases through Src and Ras in cultured cardiac myocytes of neonatal rats.
    1997 599 citations Ryuichi Aikawa, Issei Komuro et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ryuichi Aikawa Japan 27 2.7k 1.3k 878 647 460 40 4.2k
Gregg Rokosh United States 36 2.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 878 1.0× 394 0.6× 502 1.1× 69 4.2k
Haruhiro Toko Japan 38 3.5k 1.3× 2.3k 1.7× 1.3k 1.5× 593 0.9× 795 1.7× 71 6.0k
Marjorie Maillet United States 24 2.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 924 1.1× 228 0.4× 356 0.8× 30 4.1k
Aijun Sun China 34 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 634 0.7× 437 0.7× 279 0.6× 115 3.4k
Masamichi Koyanagi Japan 31 2.3k 0.9× 920 0.7× 893 1.0× 456 0.7× 578 1.3× 51 4.1k
Abdelkarim Sabri United States 36 1.9k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 555 0.6× 253 0.4× 363 0.8× 59 3.5k
Elissavet Kardami Canada 40 3.4k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 716 0.8× 155 0.2× 402 0.9× 128 4.7k
L. Rappaport France 35 1.9k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 750 0.9× 244 0.4× 321 0.7× 91 3.5k
John J. Lepore United States 38 2.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 841 1.0× 269 0.4× 403 0.9× 61 4.7k
Yasuko Kureishi Japan 22 3.0k 1.1× 913 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 257 0.4× 860 1.9× 30 4.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ryuichi Aikawa

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kon, Tetsuo, Naoki Nakagawa, Nagako Kitagawa, et al.. (2016). Systemic immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis presenting hematochezia as the initial symptom. Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology. 9(4). 243–251. 7 indexed citations
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Dobrucki, Lawrence W., Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, Leszek Kalinowski, et al.. (2009). Analysis of angiogenesis induced by local IGF-1 expression after myocardial infarction using microSPECT-CT imaging. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 48(6). 1071–1079. 58 indexed citations
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Kusano, Kengo, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, Mary Gavin, et al.. (2006). Long-term stable expression of human growth hormone by rAAV promotes myocardial protection post-myocardial infarction. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 42(2). 390–399. 28 indexed citations
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Yoon, Young‐sup, Andrea Wecker, Lindsay Heyd, et al.. (2005). Clonally expanded novel multipotent stem cells from human bone marrow regenerate myocardium after myocardial infarction. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(2). 326–338. 410 indexed citations
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Yoon, Young‐sup, Andrea Wecker, Lindsay Heyd, et al.. (2005). Clonally expanded novel multipotent stem cells from human bone marrow regenerate myocardium after myocardial infarction. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(2). 326–338. 375 indexed citations
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Iwakura, Atsushi, et al.. (2005). Use of recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors as a tool for labeling bone marrow cells. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 38(5). 799–802. 5 indexed citations
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Nagai, Toshio, Ryuichi Aikawa, Hisamitsu Ishihara, et al.. (2003). Cdc42 plays a critical role in assembly of sarcomere units in series of cardiac myocytes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 305(4). 806–810. 32 indexed citations
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Aikawa, Ryuichi, Gordon S. Huggins, & Richard O. Snyder. (2002). Cardiomyocyte-specific Gene Expression Following Recombinant Adeno-associated Viral Vector Transduction. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(21). 18979–18985. 57 indexed citations
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Saito, Shuichi, Yukio Hiroi, Yunzeng Zou, et al.. (2000). β-Adrenergic Pathway Induces Apoptosis through Calcineurin Activation in Cardiac Myocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(44). 34528–34533. 134 indexed citations
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Aikawa, Ryuichi, Masao Nawano, Yaping Gu, et al.. (2000). Insulin Prevents Cardiomyocytes From Oxidative Stress–Induced Apoptosis Through Activation of PI3 Kinase/ Akt. Circulation. 102(23). 2873–2879. 191 indexed citations
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Shiojima, Ichiro, Issei Komuro, Toru Oka, et al.. (1999). Context-dependent Transcriptional Cooperation Mediated by Cardiac Transcription Factors Csx/Nkx-2.5 and GATA-4. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(12). 8231–8239. 103 indexed citations
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Saito, Shuichi, Ryuichi Aikawa, Ichiro Shiojima, et al.. (1999). Endothelin‐1 induces expression of fetal genes through the interleukin‐6 family of cytokines in cardiac myocytes. FEBS Letters. 456(1). 103–107. 26 indexed citations
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Aikawa, Ryuichi, Issei Komuro, Tsutomu Yamazaki, et al.. (1999). Rho Family Small G Proteins Play Critical Roles in Mechanical Stress–Induced Hypertrophic Responses in Cardiac Myocytes. Circulation Research. 84(4). 458–466. 164 indexed citations
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Yamazaki, Tsutomu, Issei Komuro, Sumiyo Kudoh, et al.. (1998). Role of Ion Channels and Exchangers in Mechanical Stretch–Induced Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy. Circulation Research. 82(4). 430–437. 132 indexed citations
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Zou, Yunzeng, Issei Komuro, Tsutomu Yamazaki, et al.. (1998). Cell Type–Specific Angiotensin II–Evoked Signal Transduction Pathways. Circulation Research. 82(3). 337–345. 123 indexed citations
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Yamazaki, Tsutomu, Issei Komuro, Yunzeng Zou, et al.. (1997). Norepinephrine Induces theraf-1 Kinase/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade Through Both α1- and β-Adrenoceptors. Circulation. 95(5). 1260–1268. 119 indexed citations
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Zou, Yunzeng, Issei Komuro, Tsutomu Yamazaki, et al.. (1996). Protein Kinase C, but Not Tyrosine Kinases or Ras, Plays a Critical Role in Angiotensin II-induced Activation of Raf-1 Kinase and Extracellular Signal-regulated Protein Kinases in Cardiac Myocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(52). 33592–33597. 185 indexed citations
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Arita, Takaichi, K. Miyazaki, Takahiro Koyanagi, et al.. (1979). [Degradation of ampicillin by urine of patients with complicated urinary tract infections and its protective effect of dicloxacillin (author's transl)].. PubMed. 32(6). 685–92. 1 indexed citations

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