Shinichi Aizawa

25.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
193 papers, 19.5k citations indexed

About

Shinichi Aizawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shinichi Aizawa has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 19.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Genetics and 29 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Shinichi Aizawa's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (64 papers), Congenital heart defects research (29 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (20 papers). Shinichi Aizawa is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (64 papers), Congenital heart defects research (29 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (20 papers). Shinichi Aizawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Shinichi Aizawa's co-authors include Isao Matsuo, Takeshi Yagi, Shigeru Kuratani, Naoki Takeda, Yoji Ikawa, Yasuhide Furuta, Yoko Suda, Naoya Takeda, Masato Okada and Hiroshi Kiyonari and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Shinichi Aizawa

191 papers receiving 19.2k 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.

Reduced cell motility and enhanced focal adhesion contact formation in cells from FAK-deficient mice

1995 1.6k citations Naoki Takeda, Shinichi Aizawa et al. Nature profile →
Reduced hippocampal LTP and spatial learning in mice lacking NMDA receptor ε1 subunit

1995 709 citations Shinichi Aizawa et al. Nature profile →
Mouse Otx2 functions in the formation and patterning of rostral head.

1995 583 citations Isao Matsuo, Shigeru Kuratani et al. profile →
Impairment of motor coordination, Purkinje cell synapse formation, and cerebellar long-term depression in GluRδ2 mutant mice

1995 524 citations Shinichi Aizawa et al. profile →
Mice develop normally without tenascin.

1992 517 citations Shinichi Aizawa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shinichi Aizawa Japan	71	13.0k	3.6k	3.2k	2.7k	2.6k	193	19.5k
Philippe Soriano United States	82	18.1k 1.4×	4.3k 1.2×	4.5k 1.4×	1.9k 0.7×	4.6k 1.7×	150	26.7k
Spyros Artavanis‐Tsakonas United States	70	18.1k 1.4×	3.2k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	697 0.3×	2.5k 0.9×	121	22.4k
Rolf Kemler Germany	88	23.8k 1.8×	2.1k 0.6×	6.3k 1.9×	1.8k 0.7×	3.2k 1.2×	173	28.8k
Debra J. Gilbert United States	69	10.8k 0.8×	2.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	935 0.4×	3.0k 1.2×	256	17.7k
Shigenobu Yonemura Japan	64	13.6k 1.0×	2.2k 0.6×	7.3k 2.3×	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	149	21.0k
Kensaku Mizuno Japan	66	8.0k 0.6×	3.1k 0.9×	6.2k 1.9×	2.0k 0.7×	865 0.3×	174	15.3k
Marianne Bronner‐Fraser United States	94	22.8k 1.7×	3.8k 1.1×	4.2k 1.3×	1.8k 0.7×	5.8k 2.2×	430	29.5k
Linda Van Aelst United States	54	10.0k 0.8×	3.0k 0.8×	3.8k 1.2×	981 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	94	14.3k
Akira Mizoguchi Japan	68	7.9k 0.6×	5.4k 1.5×	3.1k 0.9×	641 0.2×	2.3k 0.9×	315	17.2k
Carmen Birchmeier Germany	87	17.9k 1.4×	5.3k 1.5×	3.3k 1.0×	779 0.3×	2.4k 0.9×	182	28.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shinichi Aizawa

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Shioi, Go, et al.. (2015). AVE protein expression and visceral endoderm cell behavior during anterior–posterior axis formation in mouse embryos: Asymmetry in OTX2 and DKK1 expression. Developmental Biology. 402(2). 175–191. 36 indexed citations

Abe, Takaya, Asako Sakaue‐Sawano, Hiroshi Kiyonari, et al.. (2012). Visualization of cell cycle in mouse embryos with Fucci2 reporter directed by Rosa26 promoter. Development. 140(1). 237–246. 122 indexed citations

Tao, Hirotaka, Ken‐ichi Inoue, Hiroshi Kiyonari, et al.. (2012). Nuclear localization of Prickle2 is required to establish cell polarity during early mouse embryogenesis. Developmental Biology. 364(2). 138–148. 36 indexed citations

Takeuchi, Masaki, Masataka Okabe, & Shinichi Aizawa. (2009). Microinjection of Bichir (Polypterus) Embryos. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2009(5). pdb.prot5157–pdb.prot5157. 3 indexed citations

Shibata, Mikihito, Daisuke Kurokawa, Hiromi Nakao-Inoue, Tomomi Ohmura, & Shinichi Aizawa. (2008). MicroRNA-9 Modulates Cajal–Retzius Cell Differentiation by Suppressing Foxg1 Expression in Mouse Medial Pallium. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(41). 10415–10421. 159 indexed citations

Kimura-Yoshida, Chiharu, Erjie Tian, Hiroshi Nakano, et al.. (2007). Crucial roles of Foxa2 in mouse anterior–posterior axis polarization via regulation of anterior visceral endoderm-specific genes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(14). 5919–5924. 43 indexed citations

Jo, A-Young, Chang‐Hwan Park, Shinichi Aizawa, & Sang‐Hun Lee. (2007). Contrasting and brain region-specific roles of neurogenin2 and mash1 in GABAergic neuron differentiation in vitro. Experimental Cell Research. 313(19). 4066–4081. 26 indexed citations

Sato, Shigeru, Tatsuya Inoue, Koji Terada, et al.. (2007). Dkk3‐Cre BAC transgenic mouse line: a tool for highly efficient gene deletion in retinal progenitor cells. genesis. 45(8). 502–507. 75 indexed citations

Kurokawa, Daisuke, Ai Inoue, Rika Nakayama, et al.. (2006). Evolutionary constraint on Otx2 neuroectoderm enhancers-deep conservation from skate to mouse and unique divergence in teleost. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(51). 19350–19355. 29 indexed citations

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Nagano, Takashi, Shoko Takehara, Maiko Takahashi, Shinichi Aizawa, & Akihito Yamamoto. (2006). Shisa2 promotes the maturation of somitic precursors and transition to the segmental fate in Xenopus embryos. Development. 133(23). 4643–4654. 33 indexed citations

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Kimura-Yoshida, Chiharu, Hiroshi Nakano, Daiji Okamura, et al.. (2005). Canonical Wnt Signaling and Its Antagonist Regulate Anterior-Posterior Axis Polarization by Guiding Cell Migration in Mouse Visceral Endoderm. Developmental Cell. 9(5). 639–650. 154 indexed citations

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Tian, Erjie, Chiharu Kimura, Naoki Takeda, Shinichi Aizawa, & Isao Matsuo. (2002). Otx2 Is Required to Respond to Signals from Anterior Neural Ridge for Forebrain Specification. Developmental Biology. 242(2). 204–223. 52 indexed citations

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Tamura, Toshiki, Osamu Igarashi, Ayako Hino, et al.. (2001). Impairment in the Expression and Activity of Fyn During Differentiation of Naive CD4+ T Cells into the Th2 Subset. The Journal of Immunology. 167(4). 1962–1969. 32 indexed citations

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Senju, Satoru, Ken‐ichi Iyama, Hironori Kudo, Shinichi Aizawa, & Yasuharu Nishimura. (2000). Immunocytochemical Analyses and Targeted Gene Disruption of GTPBP1. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(17). 6195–6200. 25 indexed citations

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Furushima, Kenryo, Takuya Murata, Isao Matsuo, & Shinichi Aizawa. (2000). A new murine zinc finger gene, Opr. Mechanisms of Development. 98(1-2). 161–164. 30 indexed citations

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Yin, Yuxin, Yasuo Terauchi, Gregory Solomon, et al.. (1998). Involvement of p85 in p53-dependent apoptotic response to oxidative stress. Nature. 391(6668). 707–710. 135 indexed citations

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Matsuo, Isao, Yoko Suda, Michio Yoshida, et al.. (1997). Otx and Emx functions in patterning of the vertebrate rostral head.. PubMed. 62. 545–53. 8 indexed citations

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Matsuo, Isao, et al.. (1997). Mouse homeobox-containing gene, Otx2, maps to mouse Chromosome 14. Mammalian Genome. 8(4). 292–293. 3 indexed citations

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Vuori, Kristiina, Hisamaru Hirai, Shinichi Aizawa, & Erkki Ruoslahti. (1996). Induction of p130 ^cas Signaling Complex Formation upon Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion: a Role for Src Family Kinases. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 16(6). 2606–2613. 374 indexed citations

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Takamiya, Kogo, Akira Yamamoto, Koichi Furukawa, et al.. (1996). Mice with disrupted GM2/GD2 synthase gene lack complex gangliosides but exhibit only subtle defects in their nervous system.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(20). 10662–10667. 309 indexed citations

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