Toshifumi Azuma

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Toshifumi Azuma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Toshifumi Azuma has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Toshifumi Azuma's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers), Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (7 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (7 papers). Toshifumi Azuma is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers), Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (7 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (7 papers). Toshifumi Azuma collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Toshifumi Azuma's co-authors include David J. Kwiatkowski, Kirston Koths, Jay X. Tang, Anke Klippel, Srinivas Kothakota, Keting Chu, Christoph Reinhard, Lewis T. Williams, Thomas J. McGarry and Marc W. Kirschner and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Toshifumi Azuma

73 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.

Caspase-3-Generated Fragment of Gelsolin: Effector of Morphological Change in Apoptosis

1997 1.0k citations Toshifumi Azuma, David J. Kwiatkowski et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Toshifumi Azuma Japan	22	1.6k	481	365	342	321	79	2.6k
Xin A. Zhang United States	34	1.6k 1.0×	695 1.4×	413 1.1×	406 1.2×	218 0.7×	62	3.4k
Marı́a Calvo Spain	28	1.3k 0.8×	549 1.1×	208 0.6×	445 1.3×	248 0.8×	61	2.4k
Levent M. Akyürek Sweden	23	1.2k 0.8×	422 0.9×	250 0.7×	288 0.8×	195 0.6×	49	2.3k
Eung‐Gook Kim South Korea	24	1.7k 1.1×	411 0.9×	412 1.1×	183 0.5×	161 0.5×	96	2.7k
Nabil Djouder Spain	25	1.1k 0.7×	241 0.5×	393 1.1×	437 1.3×	472 1.5×	47	2.2k
Charles C. King United States	28	2.2k 1.4×	493 1.0×	410 1.1×	510 1.5×	178 0.6×	61	3.3k
Keiichi Morita Japan	24	1.7k 1.0×	291 0.6×	416 1.1×	286 0.8×	169 0.5×	76	2.8k
Jing Zhao United States	31	2.3k 1.5×	344 0.7×	312 0.9×	645 1.9×	454 1.4×	107	3.4k
Anthony W. Ashton United States	35	1.8k 1.1×	289 0.6×	498 1.4×	507 1.5×	383 1.2×	87	3.7k
Jean‐Philippe Salier France	27	1.1k 0.7×	371 0.8×	299 0.8×	420 1.2×	190 0.6×	66	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Toshifumi Azuma

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toshifumi Azuma

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Saito, Akinobu, Kazuaki NAGAYAMA, Hiroyuki Okada, et al.. (2025). Downregulation of Nesprin1 by Runx2 deficiency is critical for the development of skeletal laminopathy-like pathology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(15). e2320138122–e2320138122. 1 indexed citations

Onodera, Shoko, Kenichi Matsuzaka, Masayuki Takano, et al.. (2024). Analysis of Germline and Somatic Mutation in Patients With Developmental Odontogenic Cysts Using Targeted Gene Panel. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine. 54(1). 12–21.

Onodera, Shoko, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive analysis of transcription factors involved in odontoblast differentiation mechanism. Medical Molecular Morphology. 57(4). 253–267. 1 indexed citations

Ogura, Hiroyuki, Takashi Nakamura, Takenobu Ishii, et al.. (2023). Mechanical stress-induced FGF-2 promotes proliferation and consequently induces osteoblast differentiation in mesenchymal stem cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 684. 149145–149145. 9 indexed citations

Saito, Akiko, et al.. (2023). Current Status of Next-Generation Sequencing in Bone Genetic Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(18). 13802–13802. 2 indexed citations

Takeda, Kazuyoshi, Susumu Nakae, Hirohisa Saito, et al.. (2023). IL-33 deficiency suppresses alveolar bone loss in a ligature-induced periodontitis model. Biomedical Research. 44(1). 9–16. 1 indexed citations

Onodera, Shoko, et al.. (2020). Keratinocytes from Gorlin Syndrome-induced pluripotent stem cells are resistant against UV radiation. Medical Molecular Morphology. 54(2). 69–78.

Onodera, Shoko, Akiko Saito, Hironori Hojo, et al.. (2020). Hedgehog Activation Regulates Human Osteoblastogenesis. Stem Cell Reports. 15(1). 125–139. 18 indexed citations

Matsuzaka, Kenichi, et al.. (2010). Analysis of side population cells derived from dental pulp tissue. International Endodontic Journal. 43(12). 1132–1142. 20 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Takeshi, Toshifumi Azuma, Akiko Yokoyama, et al.. (2009). New mechanism of transforming growth factor‐β signaling in hepatoma: Dramatic up‐regulation of tumor initiating cells and epidermal growth factor receptor expression. Hepatology Research. 39(5). 501–509. 4 indexed citations

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Wakabayashi, Go, Motohide Shimazu, Minoru Tanabe, et al.. (2007). In Vivo Visualization and Portally Repeated Transplantation of Bone Marrow Cells in Rats with Liver Damage. Stem Cells and Development. 16(2). 319–328. 12 indexed citations

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Tomita, Kengo, Toshifumi Azuma, Naoto Kitamura, et al.. (2004). Pioglitazone prevents alcohol-induced fatty liver in rats through up-regulation of c-Met. Gastroenterology. 126(3). 873–885. 104 indexed citations

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Adachi, Masayuki, Hajime Higuchi, Soichiro Miura, et al.. (2004). Bax interacts with the voltage-dependent anion channel and mediates ethanol-induced apoptosis in rat hepatocytes. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 287(3). G695–G705. 89 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Hisashi, Soichiro Miura, Hiroshi Nagata, et al.. (2003). In situ demonstration of dendritic cell migration from rat intestine to mesenteric lymph nodes: relationships to maturation and role of chemokines. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 75(3). 434–442. 31 indexed citations

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Tomita, Kengo, Toshifumi Azuma, Naoto Kitamura, et al.. (2002). Pioglitazone prevents alcohol-induced fatty liver in rats, through the upregulation of c-met. 37(4). 346–347.

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Martelli, Maria Paola, et al.. (2000). Failure of gelsolin overexpression to regulate lymphocyte apoptosis. Blood. 95(11). 3483–3488. 17 indexed citations

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Goetzl, Edward J., Hsinyu Lee, Toshifumi Azuma, et al.. (2000). Gelsolin Binding and Cellular Presentation of Lysophosphatidic Acid. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(19). 14573–14578. 108 indexed citations

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Gorvel, Jean‐Pierre, Tsu‐Chung Chang, Joëlle Boretto, Toshifumi Azuma, & Philippe Chavrier. (1998). Differential properties of D4/LyGDI versus RhoGDI: phosphorylation and rho GTPase selectivity. FEBS Letters. 422(2). 269–273. 55 indexed citations

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Oda, Masaya, Norihito Watanabe, Makoto Suematsu, et al.. (1988). Electron microscopic demonstration of free calcium in the capillary endothelium in comparison with computerized image analysis using Fura-2 AM. 21. 558–559. 1 indexed citations

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Oda, Masaya, Masahiko Nakamura, Hirokazu Komatsu, et al.. (1988). Effects of Cytochalasin B on the Primary Cultured Capillary Endothelium. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 242. 195–201. 1 indexed citations

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