Tohru Ikeda

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
166 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Tohru Ikeda is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Tohru Ikeda has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Oncology and 47 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Tohru Ikeda's work include Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (36 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (25 papers) and Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment (22 papers). Tohru Ikeda is often cited by papers focused on Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (36 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (25 papers) and Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment (22 papers). Tohru Ikeda collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Tohru Ikeda's co-authors include Akira Yamaguchi, Shusaku Yoshiki, Takenobu Katagiri, John M. Wozney, Vicki Rosen, Katsuiku Hirokawa, Masanori Utsuyama, Shuichi Fujita, Toshio Suda and A. J. Kahn and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Tohru Ikeda

157 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 stimulates osteoblastic maturation and inhibits myogenic differentiation in vitro.

1991 636 citations Akira Yamaguchi, Tohru Ikeda et al. profile →
The non-osteogenic mouse pluripotent cell line, C3H10T1/2, is induced to differentiate into osteoblastic cells by recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2

1990 440 citations Akira Yamaguchi, Tohru Ikeda et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tohru Ikeda Japan	33	2.2k	1.1k	1.0k	919	745	166	4.4k
Songtao Shi United States	25	2.2k 1.0×	954 0.9×	455 0.5×	671 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	49	5.8k
Sergei A. Kuznetsov United States	39	2.2k 1.0×	1.5k 1.4×	980 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.7×	82	6.5k
Hitoshi Nagatsuka Japan	34	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	746 0.7×	525 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	322	5.1k
Willy Hofstetter Switzerland	35	2.5k 1.2×	1.5k 1.4×	943 0.9×	931 1.0×	1.2k 1.6×	104	5.3k
Ellen Filvaroff United States	29	3.0k 1.4×	992 0.9×	901 0.9×	913 1.0×	698 0.9×	66	5.5k
Elizabeth A. Wang United States	19	3.6k 1.7×	826 0.8×	1.8k 1.8×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	30	7.3k
Edward M. Greenfield United States	36	1.8k 0.8×	849 0.8×	451 0.4×	564 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	77	3.8k
Céline Colnot France	37	2.1k 1.0×	589 0.5×	698 0.7×	601 0.7×	944 1.3×	57	4.3k
P. Bianco Italy	30	1.2k 0.6×	606 0.6×	985 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	870 1.2×	83	4.3k
Ivo Kalajzić United States	40	2.7k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	513 0.5×	1.0k 1.1×	637 0.9×	110	5.0k

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Su, Yun, Tohru Ikeda, Fumihiko Tsushima, et al.. (2025). Stratification of the immunotypes of tongue squamous cell carcinoma to improve prognosis and the response to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 74(4). 130–130. 1 indexed citations

Harazono, Yosuke, et al.. (2024). Osteoblastoma in the mandible of an older adult patient without FOS gene rearrangement: A case report and literature review. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine and Pathology. 36(5). 773–777. 1 indexed citations

Yoshitake, Hiroyuki, et al.. (2023). Challenges in diagnosis and management of palatal hemangioma in an infant: A case report. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine and Pathology. 36(1). 67–70.

Kayamori, Kou, et al.. (2022). IL-1 Generated by Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Stimulates Tumor-Induced and RANKL-Induced Osteoclastogenesis: A Possible Mechanism of Bone Resorption Induced by the Infiltration of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(1). 688–688. 5 indexed citations

Okuyama, Kohei, Souichi Yanamoto, Yasuyuki Michi, et al.. (2021). Multicenter retrospective analysis of clinicopathological features and prognosis of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma in adolescent and young adult patients. Medicine. 100(41). e27560–e27560. 7 indexed citations

Okuyama, Kohei, Yasuyuki Michi, Hirofumi Tomioka, et al.. (2021). Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Minor Salivary Glands: Case Series with Comprehensive Review. Diagnostics. 11(11). 2124–2124. 6 indexed citations

Shimamoto, Hiroaki, et al.. (2020). Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-producing squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue exhibiting characteristic fluorine-18 deoxyglucose accumulation on positron emission tomography–computed tomography: A case report. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 8(9). 1666–1673. 2 indexed citations

Kayamori, Kou, et al.. (2019). Alpha‐L‐fucosidase‐1 is a diagnostic marker that distinguishes mucoepidermoid carcinoma from squamous cell carcinoma. Pathology International. 69(2). 76–85. 5 indexed citations

Kayamori, Kou, et al.. (2018). A lesion categorized between ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma and dentinogenic ghost cell tumor with CTNNB1 mutation. Pathology International. 68(5). 307–312. 11 indexed citations

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Yamada, Shin‐ichi, Saki Hayashida, Shuichi Fujita, et al.. (2016). Primary xanthoma of the mandible: a case report. Acta medica Nagasakiensia. 60(4). 161–164. 4 indexed citations

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Matsushita, Yuki, Shuichi Fujita, Souichi Yanamoto, et al.. (2015). Spindle cell variant of ameloblastic carcinoma: a case report and literature review. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 121(3). e54–e61. 15 indexed citations

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Minamizato, Tokutaro, et al.. (2013). A case of adenomatoid hyperplasia of the palatal minor salivary gland in a child. Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. 59(1). 14–17. 1 indexed citations

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Yamashita, Hiromi, et al.. (2012). A case of Pyogenic Granuloma which Showed Tumor-like Proliferation. 18(2). 57–62.

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Ikeda, Tohru & Akira Yamaguchi. (2010). Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: review from pathological observation. Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. 56(6). 352–356. 1 indexed citations

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Ikeda, H, et al.. (2010). A case of intraosseous xanthoma in the maxilla. Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. 56(12). 701–704. 2 indexed citations

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Kasai, Michiyuki, Isei Tanida, Takashi Ueno, et al.. (2009). Autophagic Compartments Gain Access to the MHC Class II Compartments in Thymic Epithelium. The Journal of Immunology. 183(11). 7278–7285. 58 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Tohru, Hiroshi Takahashi, Atsushi Suzuki, et al.. (1996). Cloning of rat type I receptor cDNA for bone morphogenetic protein‐2 and bone morphogenetic protein‐4, and the localization compared with that of the ligands. Developmental Dynamics. 206(3). 318–329. 1 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Tohru, Hiroshi Takahashi, Atsushi Suzuki, et al.. (1996). Cloning of rat type I receptor cDNA for bone morphogenetic protein-2 and bone morphogenetic protein-4, and the localization compared with that of the ligands. Developmental Dynamics. 206(3). 318–329. 40 indexed citations

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Shimada, Tomoaki, et al.. (1994). Factors Affecting Development of Contracture in Hemiplegic Patients. Kobe University Repository Kernel (Kobe University). 10. 37–44. 1 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Tohru. (1988). Differentiation and calcification of human osteosarcoma cell line HOS.. THE JOURNAL OF THE STOMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY JAPAN. 55(1). 106–118. 1 indexed citations

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