Takeshi Imai

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Takeshi Imai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Takeshi Imai has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Genetics and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Takeshi Imai's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (11 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (7 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers). Takeshi Imai is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (11 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (7 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers). Takeshi Imai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Takeshi Imai's co-authors include Hiroshi Handa, Daniel Metzger, Pierre Chambon, Yuki Yamaguchi, Susumu Hirose, Ming Jiang, Takuro Wada, Fred Winston, Anwarul Ferdous and Keiichi Yano and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Takeshi Imai

69 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

DSIF, a novel transcription elongation factor that regulates RNA polymerase II processivity, is composed of human Spt4 and Spt5 homologs

1998 603 citations Takuro Wada, Toshiyuki Takagi et al. Genes & Development profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Takeshi Imai Japan	24	1.7k	406	378	320	271	70	2.7k
Lesley Heptinstall United Kingdom	13	1.1k 0.7×	395 1.0×	364 1.0×	221 0.7×	196 0.7×	19	2.5k
Jason S. Iacovoni France	29	2.7k 1.6×	322 0.8×	410 1.1×	363 1.1×	411 1.5×	51	3.5k
Gavin Brooks United Kingdom	35	1.8k 1.1×	379 0.9×	201 0.5×	230 0.7×	268 1.0×	97	3.0k
Lai‐Chu Wu United States	32	1.4k 0.8×	297 0.7×	308 0.8×	133 0.4×	299 1.1×	78	2.9k
K L Blanchard United States	8	988 0.6×	265 0.7×	167 0.4×	186 0.6×	153 0.6×	9	1.8k
Olivier Donzé Switzerland	25	2.3k 1.3×	352 0.9×	234 0.6×	289 0.9×	308 1.1×	35	3.5k
Giacomo Paonessa Italy	29	1.6k 1.0×	457 1.1×	202 0.5×	582 1.8×	794 2.9×	54	3.6k
Ulrich Feige United States	32	1.6k 1.0×	201 0.5×	200 0.5×	153 0.5×	610 2.3×	68	3.3k
Yoshikuni Nagamine Switzerland	44	3.9k 2.3×	610 1.5×	163 0.4×	190 0.6×	586 2.2×	94	5.4k
Philip A. Robinson United Kingdom	27	1.3k 0.8×	215 0.5×	177 0.5×	414 1.3×	348 1.3×	51	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Takeshi Imai

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20 of 20 papers shown

Imai, Takeshi, et al.. (2022). R1526 residue in arginine/proinsulin binding domain of UGGT1 is involved in proinsulin binding. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 615. 131–135. 1 indexed citations

Miyagawa, Atsushi, et al.. (2022). UDP-Glucose: A Cereblon-Dependent Glucokinase Protein Degrader. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(16). 9094–9094. 6 indexed citations

Imai, Yumi, et al.. (2021). Chorionic gonadotropin stimulates maternal hepatocyte proliferation during pregnancy. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 579. 110–115. 2 indexed citations

Hiramoto, Masaki, Satoshi Sakamoto, Yoichi Imai, et al.. (2020). UGGT1 retains proinsulin in the endoplasmic reticulum in an arginine dependent manner. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 527(3). 668–675. 10 indexed citations

Horikawa, Yukio, Mayumi Enya, Jun Takeda, et al.. (2020). L-Arginine prevents cereblon-mediated ubiquitination of glucokinase and stimulates glucose-6-phosphate production in pancreatic β-cells. Communications Biology. 3(1). 497–497. 15 indexed citations

Tange, Shoichiro, Takeshi Imai, & Akira Nakanishi. (2011). An SV40 mutant defective in VP4 expression exhibits a temperature-sensitive growth defect. Virus Research. 157(1). 116–120. 6 indexed citations

Hiramoto, Masaki, Naoya Maekawa, Fumiaki Ayabe, et al.. (2009). High‐performance affinity chromatography method for identification of L‐arginine interacting factors using magnetic nanobeads. Biomedical Chromatography. 24(6). 606–612. 13 indexed citations

Nakanishi, Akira, Benoît Chapellier, Naoya Maekawa, et al.. (2008). SV40 vectors carrying minimal sequence of viral origin with exchangeable capsids. Virology. 379(1). 110–117. 17 indexed citations

Takahashi, Ryou-u, Takamasa Inoue, Masaaki Kawano, et al.. (2008). Presentation of functional foreign peptides on the surface of SV40 virus-like particles. Journal of Biotechnology. 135(4). 385–392. 27 indexed citations

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Yokoyama, Naoki, Masaaki Kawano, Hiroko Tsukamoto, et al.. (2006). Mutational Analysis of the Carboxyl-terminal Region of the SV40 Major Capsid Protein VP1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 141(2). 279–286. 13 indexed citations

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Imai, Takeshi. (2003). Functional genetic dissection of nuclear receptor signalling in obesity, diabetes and liver regeneration using spatiotemporally controlled somatic mutagenesis in the mouse. The Keio Journal of Medicine. 52(3). 198–203. 7 indexed citations

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Sawada, Jun‐ichi, Fumihiko Suzuki, Chika Sawa, et al.. (1999). Synergistic Transcriptional Activation by hGABP and Select Members of the Activation Transcription Factor/cAMP Response Element-binding Protein Family. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(50). 35475–35482. 25 indexed citations

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Wada, Takuro, Toshiyuki Takagi, Yuki Yamaguchi, et al.. (1998). DSIF, a novel transcription elongation factor that regulates RNA polymerase II processivity, is composed of human Spt4 and Spt5 homologs. Genes & Development. 12(3). 343–356. 603 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yaguchi, Makoto, Osamu Iwase, Keisuke Toyama, et al.. (1997). Possible Involvement of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells in Agranulocytosis Caused by Vesnarinone Treatment. Acta Haematologica. 98(3). 140–146. 10 indexed citations

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Noguchi, Kyotaro, Miho Yasumori, Takeshi Imai, et al.. (1997). bor1-1, an Arabidopsis thaliana Mutant That Requires a High Level of Boron. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 115(3). 901–906. 114 indexed citations

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Takiya, Shigeharu, et al.. (1995). Silk Gland Factor-1 Involved in the Regulation of Bombyx Sericin-1 Gene Contains Fork Head Motif. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(16). 9340–9346. 80 indexed citations

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Yamashita, Masaru, et al.. (1993). [Two siblings of type 3 GM1 gangliosidosis with different clinical features and different ages of onset].. PubMed. 33(6). 631–6. 2 indexed citations

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Imai, Takeshi, et al.. (1993). Prevalence and clinical significance of anomalous muscular band in the left atrium.. PubMed. 4(4). 286–93. 20 indexed citations

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W.L., David, Hajime Watanabe, Fred Mermelstein, et al.. (1993). Isolation of a cDNA encoding the largest subunit of TFIIA reveals functions important for activated transcription.. Genes & Development. 7(11). 2246–2257. 78 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Hajime, Takeshi Imai, Phillip A. Sharp, & Hiroshi Handa. (1988). Identification of Two Transcription Factors That Bind to Specific Elements in the Promoter of the Adenovirus Early-Region 4. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(3). 1290–1300. 54 indexed citations

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