Takashi Obinata

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Takashi Obinata is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Takashi Obinata has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 45 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Takashi Obinata's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (53 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (45 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (28 papers). Takashi Obinata is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (53 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (45 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (28 papers). Takashi Obinata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Takashi Obinata's co-authors include Hiroshi Abe, Akiko Fujita, Akihiro Iwamatsu, Toshimasa Ishizaki, Naoki Watanabe, Kazumasa Ohashi, Kensaku Mizuno, Shuken Boku, Shuh Narumiya and Midori Maekawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Takashi Obinata

119 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Signaling from Rho to the Actin Cytoskeleton Through Prot... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Signaling from Rho to the Actin Cytoskeleton Through Protein Kinases ROCK and LIM-kinase
    1999 1.3k citations Takashi Obinata 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
Takashi Obinata Japan 35 2.9k 2.2k 1.4k 563 508 120 5.0k
Shigeko Yamashiro United States 39 2.7k 0.9× 3.2k 1.4× 924 0.6× 354 0.6× 761 1.5× 65 5.3k
Shoichiro Ono United States 45 2.9k 1.0× 2.8k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 511 0.9× 970 1.9× 125 6.4k
Mary Anne Conti United States 33 2.9k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 330 0.6× 541 1.1× 50 5.0k
Mario Gimona Austria 43 3.7k 1.3× 2.0k 0.9× 597 0.4× 327 0.6× 751 1.5× 88 5.7k
Arthur S. Alberts United States 41 4.2k 1.4× 3.3k 1.5× 438 0.3× 690 1.2× 776 1.5× 66 7.1k
J. Chloë Bulinski United States 42 4.1k 1.4× 3.6k 1.6× 464 0.3× 492 0.9× 182 0.4× 83 6.2k
Carol Otey United States 44 3.2k 1.1× 3.3k 1.5× 654 0.5× 411 0.7× 2.5k 5.0× 76 6.5k
Louise P. Cramer United Kingdom 26 1.9k 0.6× 2.8k 1.2× 310 0.2× 334 0.6× 629 1.2× 32 4.2k
Mark Holt United Kingdom 29 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 389 0.3× 327 0.6× 563 1.1× 44 3.0k
Folma Buß United Kingdom 38 2.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 912 0.6× 430 0.8× 178 0.4× 65 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Takashi Obinata

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takashi Obinata

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Obinata, Takashi, et al.. (2012). Cofilin is required for organization of sarcomeric actin filaments in chicken skeletal muscle cells. Cytoskeleton. 69(5). 290–302. 5 indexed citations
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Obinata, Takashi, et al.. (2006). Relevance of the Multi-step Income Statement in Japan. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 29(6). 979–981.
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Gocho, Kiyoko, et al.. (2005). Two Mouse Cofilin Isoforms, Muscle-Type (MCF) and Non–Muscle Type (NMCF), Interact with F-Actin with Different Efficiencies. The Journal of Biochemistry. 138(4). 519–526. 32 indexed citations
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Sato, Naruki, et al.. (2003). A Novel Variant of Cardiac Myosin-binding Protein-C That Is Unable to Assemble into Sarcomeres Is Expressed in the Aged Mouse Atrium. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14(8). 3180–3191. 21 indexed citations
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Hayakawa, Kimihide, Naruki Sato, & Takashi Obinata. (2001). Dynamic Reorientation of Cultured Cells and Stress Fibers under Mechanical Stress from Periodic Stretching. Experimental Cell Research. 268(1). 104–114. 159 indexed citations
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Hayakawa, Kimihide, Atsushi Hosokawa, Katsumi Yabusaki, & Takashi Obinata. (2000). Orientation of Smooth Muscle-Derived A10 Cells in Culture by Cyclic Stretching: Relationship between Stress Fiber Rearrangement and Cell Reorientation. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 17(5). 617–624. 33 indexed citations
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Hayakawa, Kimihide, Atsushi Hosokawa, Katsumi Yabusaki, & Takashi Obinata. (2000). Orientation of Smooth Muscle-Derived A10 Cells in Culture by Cyclic Stretching: Relationship between Stress Fiber Rearrangement and Cell Reorientation. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 17(5). 617–617. 2 indexed citations
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Ohtsuka, Yukio, et al.. (1994). Immunochemical Studies of an Actin-binding Protein in Ascidian Body Wall Smooth Muscle. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 11(3). 407–412. 6 indexed citations
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Yamano, Keisuke, Hiromi Takano‐Ohmuro, Takashi Obinata, & Yasuo Inui. (1994). Effect of Thyroid Hormone on Developmental Transition of Myosin Light Chains during Flounder Metamorphosis. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 93(3). 321–326. 42 indexed citations
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Obinata, Takashi, et al.. (1993). Immunocytochemical localization of tropinin I and C in the muscles of Caenorhabditis elegans. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 10(2). 375–379. 9 indexed citations
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Abe, Hiroshi, et al.. (1993). Increased Expression of Cofilin in Denervated Chicken Skeletal Muscle. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 10(4). 611–618. 14 indexed citations
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Ono, Shoichiro, Hiroshi Abe, R. Nagaoka, & Takashi Obinata. (1993). Colocalization of ADF and cofilin in intranuclear actin rods of cultured muscle cells. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 14(2). 195–204. 53 indexed citations
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Ishimori, Yoshio, et al.. (1993). Ascidian entactin/nidogen. European Journal of Biochemistry. 213(1). 11–19. 21 indexed citations
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Kojima, Takashi, Kazuhiro Sano, Tamio Hirabayashi, & Takashi Obinata. (1990). Characterization of C-Protein Isoforms Expressed in Developing, Denervated, and Dystrophic Chicken Skeletal Muscles by Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 107(3). 470–475. 6 indexed citations
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Abe, Hiroshi, et al.. (1989). Isolation of Profilin from Embryonic Chicken Skeletal Muscle and Evaluation of Its Interaction with Different Actin Isoforms1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 105(6). 855–857. 38 indexed citations
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Saitoh, Osamu, Takaomi Arai, & Takashi Obinata. (1988). Distribution of microtubules and other cytoskeletal filaments during myotube elongation as revealed by fluorescence microscopy. Cell and Tissue Research. 252(2). 263–73. 44 indexed citations
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Komiya, Tohru, et al.. (1987). Identification of Two Variants of Troponin T in the Developing Chicken Heart Using a Monoclonal Antibody1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 102(1). 25–30. 13 indexed citations
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Obinata, Takashi. (1985). Changes in myofibrillar protein isoform expression during chicken skeletal muscle development. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2(6). 833–847. 28 indexed citations

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