Toshio Sofuni

10.4k citations

202 papers · 8.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 45

Impact in

Cancer Research top 0.1%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
Chemical Health and Safety top 0.2%

Papers in

Cancer Research 105
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment 102
Chemical Health and Safety 4

Co-authors: Makoto Hayashi Motoi Ishidate T. Nohmi Atsuko Matsuoka Morizo Ishidate Takayoshi Suzuki Masami Yamada Takehiko Nohmi
Journals: Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis (23 papers)Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis (23 papers)Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis (16 papers)Mutagenesis (12 papers)Environmental Health Perspectives (9 papers)
Partner nations: Japan United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Toshio Sofuni

197 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Report from the in vitro micronucleus assay working group 2003 · 510 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2003 Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis
1984 Food and Chemical Toxicology

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1	Use of in vitro 3D tissue models in genotoxicity testing: Strategic fit, validation status and way forward. Report of the working group from the 7th International Workshop on Genotoxicity Testing (IWGT) Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis ·Stefan Pfuhler, Jan van Benthem, Rodger Curren, Shareen H. Doak, Mária Dušinská, Makoto Hayashi, Robert H. Heflich, Darren Kidd, David Kirkland, Yang Luan, Gladys Ouédraogo, Kerstin Reisinger, Toshio Sofuni, Frédérique van Acker, Ying Yang, Raffaella Corvi	2020	46
2	Toshio Sofuni, Takehiko Nohmi, Toshihiro Ohta, Makoto Hayashi	2005	9
3	Report from the in vitro micronucleus assay working group Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis ·Micheline Kirsch‐Volders, Toshio Sofuni, Marilyn J. Aardema, Silvio Albertini, David A. Eastmond, Michael Fenech, Motoi Ishidate, Stephan Kirchner, Elisabeth Lorge, Takeshi Morita, Hannu Norppa, Jordi Surrallés, Chris Gamlath, Akihiro Wakata Hit paper breakdown →	2003	510
4	Summary of major conclusions Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis ·David Kirkland, Makoto Hayashi, James T. MacGregor, Lutz Müller, Leonard M. Schechtman, Toshio Sofuni	2003	4
5	Toxicity Study of a Rubber Antioxidant, Mixture of 2-Mercaptomethylbenzimidazoles, by Repeated Oral Administration to Rats Food and Chemical Toxicology ·Minoru Saitoh, Takashi Umemura, Yasushi Kawasaki, Junko Momma, Y Matsushima, Mariella Nuzzo, Kazuo Isama, Satoshi Kitajima, Yoshiyuki Ogawa, Ryuichi Hasegawa, Takayoshi Suzuki, Makoto Hayashi, Takayoshi Inoue, Yasuo Ohno, Toshio Sofuni, Yuji Kurokawa, 久史宮	1999	12
6	Study of Spontaneous and X-ray Induced Germ Cell Mutations in Mice Detected by Computer Assisted Two-Dimensional DNA Gel Analysis Journal of Radiation Research ·Masamitsu Honma, Yoichiro Kusunoki, Seishi Kyoizumi, Hisashi Ohnishi, Makoto Hayashi, Toshio Sofuni, Toshio Seyama	1998	1
7	In vitro clastogenicity of 19 organic chemicals found in contaminated water and 7 structurally related chemicals Atsuko Matsuoka, Makoto Hayashi, Toshio Sofuni	1998	8
8	Specific mutational spectrum of dimethylnitrosamine in the lacI transgene of Big Blue® C57BL/6 mice Mutagenesis ·Xue Wang, Takayoshi Suzuki, Toshiaki Itoh, Masamitsu Honma, Akiyoshi Nishikawa, Fumio Furukawa, Michihito Takahashi, Makoto Hayashi, S. Musso, Toshio Sofuni	1998	15
9	Illegitimate Recombination Leading to Allelic Loss and Unbalanced Translocation in p53-Mutated Human Lymphoblastoid Cells Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Masamitsu Honma, Lishi Zhang, Makoto Hayashi, Kenji Takeshita, Yuzuki Nakagawa, Noriho Tanaka, Toshio Sofuni	1997	51
10	Targeted disruption of the gene encoding the classical nitroreductase enzyme in Salmonella typhimurium Ames test strains TA1535 and TA1538 Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis ·Masami Yamada, Jesús Javier Espinosa-Aguirre, Masahiko Watanabe, Keiko Matsui, Toshio Sofuni, Takehiko Nohmi	1997	29
11	Aneuploidy induction by benzo[a]pyrene and polyploidy induction by 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene in Chinese hamster cell lines V79-MZ and V79 Mutagenesis ·Atsuko Matsuoka, Masahiro Ozaki, 知倫小澤, Hiroko Sakamoto, Hansruedi Glatt, Makoto Hayashi, Toshio Sofuni	1997	29
12	IPCS harmonization of methods for the prediction and quantification of human carcinogenic/mutagenic hazard, and for indicating the probable mechanism of action of carcinogens Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis ·J. Ashby, Michael D. Waters, R. Julian Preston, I.‐D. Adler, George R. Douglas, R.J. Fielder, Michael D. Shelby, Diana Anderson, Toshio Sofuni, H. N. B. Gopalan, G.C. Becking, C. Sonich-Mullin	1996	35
13	Comparative mapping of the immunoglobulin Cε1 gene (IGHE) in five species of nonhuman primates by fluorescence in situ hybridization Cytogenetic and Genome Research ·Hideyuki Tanabe, Tomoko Ishida, Shintaroh Ueda, Toshio Sofuni, Hiroshi Mizusawa	1995	2
14	Initial experiences and future directions for transgenic mouse mutation assays Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis ·Takayoshi Suzuki, 健壽半田, Toshio Sofuni	1994	32
15	Detection of recombinational mutations in cultured human cells by Southern blot analysis with minisatellite DNA probes Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis ·Masamitsu Honma, Eiko Kataoka, Melinda Jill Long, Natasha Price, Makoto Hayashi, Toshio Sofuni, Hiroshi Mizusawa	1993	10
16	Japanese guidelines for mutagenicity testing Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis ·Toshio Sofuni	1993	35
17	Simulation study of the effects of multiple treatments in the mouse bone marrow micronucleus test Mutation Research/Environmental Mutagenesis and Related Subjects ·Makoto Hayashi, Toshio Sofuni, Takeshi Morita	1991	16
18	The micronucleus assay with mouse peripheral blood reticulocytes using acridine orange-coated slides Mutation Research Letters ·Makoto Hayashi, Takeshi Morita, Yukio Kodama, Toshio Sofuni, Motoi Ishidate	1990	436
19	Mutagenicity studies on alcohol extracts from gamma-irradiated potatoes. Tests for biological activities in bacterial and mammalian cell systems. RADIOISOTOPES ·Motoi Ishidate, Kunie Yoshikawa, Toshio Sofuni, Dominique Figarella, Denise Cooper, S. Muramatsu, Shigeru Kitayama, Akira MATSUYAMA	1981	1
20	Chromosomes of Eleven Sexually Abnormal Patients (With 1 Plate and 2 Tables) Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers (Hokkaido University) ·Sajiro Makino, Toshio Sofuni	1963	1

About Toshio Sofuni

Toshio Sofuni is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Chemical Health and Safety, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology and Genetics, having authored 202 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (102 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (70 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (25 papers), Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (19 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (17 papers), Genetically Modified Organisms Research (15 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (15 papers) and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (4.5k citations), Chemical Health and Safety (134 citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (2.1k citations), Molecular Biology (3.7k citations) and Plant Science (1.9k citations). Toshio Sofuni has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Makoto Hayashi, Motoi Ishidate, T. Nohmi, Atsuko Matsuoka, Motoi Ishidate, Morizo Ishidate, Takayoshi Suzuki, Masami Yamada, Takehiko Nohmi and Yukio Kodama. Their work appears in journals such as Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis, Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, Mutagenesis and Environmental Health Perspectives.

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