Shinji Takada

17.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
135 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Shinji Takada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shinji Takada has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Genetics and 23 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Shinji Takada's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (60 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (43 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (30 papers). Shinji Takada is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (60 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (43 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (30 papers). Shinji Takada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Shinji Takada's co-authors include Andrew P. McMahon, Makoto Ikeya, Ritsuko Takada, Jill A. McMahon, Hisato Kondoh, Andrew P. McMahon, Yoshiaki Yoshikawa, Akira Kikuchi, Chen‐Ming Fan and Jane E. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shinji Takada

132 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

Noggin-mediated antagonism of BMP signaling is required f... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1998 2001 1994 2006 2003 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Noggin-mediated antagonism of BMP signaling is required for growth and patterning of the neural tube and somite
    1998 687 citations Shinji Takada et al. profile →
  2. Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-5 Binds to Axin and Regulates the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway
    2001 677 citations Junhao Mao, Jiyong Wang et al. Molecular Cell profile →
  3. Wnt-3a regulates somite and tailbud formation in the mouse embryo.
    1994 664 citations Shinji Takada et al. profile →
  4. Monounsaturated Fatty Acid Modification of Wnt Protein: Its Role in Wnt Secretion
    2006 606 citations Ritsuko Takada, Naoto Ueno et al. profile →
  5. The receptor tyrosine kinase Ror2 is involved in non‐canonical Wnt5a/JNK signalling pathway
    2003 605 citations Ritsuko Takada, Shuichi Kani et al. profile →
  6. Wnt signalling required for expansion of neural crest and CNS progenitors
    1997 576 citations Makoto Ikeya, Shinji Takada 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
Shinji Takada Japan 56 11.1k 2.4k 2.1k 1.1k 882 135 13.0k
Rosa Beddington United Kingdom 42 9.9k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 58 12.4k
Makoto Asashima Japan 56 9.8k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 383 12.6k
Anna‐Katerina Hadjantonakis United States 68 11.7k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 719 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 203 14.4k
Lee Niswander United States 56 10.3k 0.9× 3.9k 1.6× 1.7k 0.8× 684 0.6× 891 1.0× 140 13.1k
David Kimelman United States 65 13.2k 1.2× 2.1k 0.9× 3.1k 1.5× 971 0.9× 599 0.7× 142 14.9k
Hisato Kondoh Japan 63 11.9k 1.1× 3.8k 1.6× 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 732 0.8× 223 14.5k
Masato Nakagawa Japan 49 12.7k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 1.7k 1.6× 2.2k 2.5× 117 15.7k
Chris Kintner United States 60 10.5k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 1.8k 1.6× 434 0.5× 92 12.1k
Roberto Mayor United Kingdom 62 7.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 4.7k 2.3× 1.3k 1.1× 574 0.7× 143 12.1k
Jill A. McMahon United States 38 9.6k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 727 0.7× 984 1.1× 47 11.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Shinji Takada

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Shinji Takada's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Shinji Takada with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Shinji Takada more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Shinji Takada

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Shinji Takada. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Shinji Takada. The network helps show where Shinji Takada may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shinji Takada

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shinji Takada. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shinji Takada 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 Shinji Takada. Shinji Takada 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
1.
Hayashi, Shinichi, Hitomi Suzuki, Shinji Takada, & Tatsuya Takemoto. (2025). Wnt3a is an early regulator of the Wolffian duct directionality via the regulation of apicobasal cell polarity. Developmental Biology. 522. 136–142.
2.
Takada, Ritsuko, Elena Krayukhina, Takahiro Maruno, et al.. (2024). Soluble Frizzled-related proteins promote exosome-mediated Wnt re-secretion. Communications Biology. 7(1). 254–254. 6 indexed citations
3.
Suzuki, M., Shinji Takada, & Yusuke Mii. (2024). Dissection of N‐deacetylase and N‐sulfotransferase activities of NDST1 and their effects on Wnt8 distribution and signaling in Xenopus embryos. Development Growth & Differentiation. 66(3). 248–255. 2 indexed citations
4.
Mii, Yusuke, Kenichi Nakazato, Chan‐Gi Pack, et al.. (2021). Quantitative analyses reveal extracellular dynamics of Wnt ligands in Xenopus embryos. eLife. 10. 15 indexed citations
5.
Yamamoto, Kei, Haruko Miura, Yusuke Mii, et al.. (2021). Optogenetic relaxation of actomyosin contractility uncovers mechanistic roles of cortical tension during cytokinesis. Nature Communications. 12(1). 7145–7145. 32 indexed citations
6.
Okubo, Tadashi, Keiko Hara, Sadahiro Azuma, & Shinji Takada. (2021). Effect of retinoic acid signaling on Ripply3 expression and pharyngeal arch morphogenesis in mouse embryos. Developmental Dynamics. 250(7). 1036–1050. 3 indexed citations
7.
Okada, Kazunori & Shinji Takada. (2020). The second pharyngeal pouch is generated by dynamic remodeling of endodermal epithelium in zebrafish. Development. 147(24). 7 indexed citations
8.
Yasuda, Hiroki, Hikaru Yamamoto, Kenji Hanamura, et al.. (2020). PKN1 promotes synapse maturation by inhibiting mGluR-dependent silencing through neuronal glutamate transporter activation. Communications Biology. 3(1). 710–710. 10 indexed citations
9.
10.
Kikuchi, Mariko, T. Nishimura, Daisuke Saito, et al.. (2018). Novel components of germline sex determination acting downstream of foxl3 in medaka. Developmental Biology. 445(1). 80–89. 16 indexed citations
11.
Mii, Yusuke, et al.. (2018). Ripply3 is required for the maintenance of epithelial sheets in the morphogenesis of pharyngeal pouches. Development Growth & Differentiation. 60(2). 87–96. 4 indexed citations
12.
Takada, Ritsuko, Yusuke Mii, Elena Krayukhina, et al.. (2018). Assembly of protein complexes restricts diffusion of Wnt3a proteins. Communications Biology. 1(1). 165–165. 21 indexed citations
13.
Mii, Yusuke, Takayoshi Yamamoto, Ritsuko Takada, et al.. (2017). Roles of two types of heparan sulfate clusters in Wnt distribution and signaling in Xenopus. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1973–1973. 40 indexed citations
14.
15.
Shimizu, Takeshi, Tetsushi Kagawa, Toshihiro Inoue, et al.. (2008). Stabilized β-Catenin Functions through TCF/LEF Proteins and the Notch/RBP-Jκ Complex To Promote Proliferation and Suppress Differentiation of Neural Precursor Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 28(24). 7427–7441. 156 indexed citations
16.
Yamaguchi, Yoshifumi, Shigenobu Yonemura, & Shinji Takada. (2006). Grainyhead-related transcription factor is required for duct maturation in the salivary gland and the kidney of the mouse. Development. 133(23). 4737–4748. 52 indexed citations
17.
Nishita, Michiru, Sa Kan Yoo, Akira Nomachi, et al.. (2006). Filopodia formation mediated by receptor tyrosine kinase Ror2 is required for Wnt5a-induced cell migration. The Journal of Cell Biology. 175(4). 555–562. 183 indexed citations
18.
Mao, Junhao, Jiyong Wang, Bo Liu, et al.. (2001). Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-5 Binds to Axin and Regulates the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway. Molecular Cell. 7(4). 801–809. 677 indexed citations breakdown →
19.
Yamane, Toshiyuki, Takahiro Kunisada, Hirotake Tsukamoto, et al.. (2001). Wnt Signaling Regulates Hemopoiesis Through Stromal Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 167(2). 765–772. 73 indexed citations
20.
Ikeya, Makoto, et al.. (1997). Wnt-signaling in the dorsal neural tube is required for expansion of neural crest and CNS progenitors. The Keio Journal of Medicine. 46. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Rosa Beddington Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Makoto Asashima Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Anna‐Katerina Hadjantonakis Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lee Niswander Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David Kimelman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hisato Kondoh Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Masato Nakagawa Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Chris Kintner Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Roberto Mayor Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jill A. McMahon
Rankless by CCL
2026