Wataru Usuba

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 838 citations indexed

About

Wataru Usuba is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Wataru Usuba has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 838 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cancer Research, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Wataru Usuba's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers), Extracellular vesicles in disease (2 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (2 papers). Wataru Usuba is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers), Extracellular vesicles in disease (2 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (2 papers). Wataru Usuba collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United Kingdom. Wataru Usuba's co-authors include Takahiro Ochiya, Marta Prieto‐Vila, Ryou Takahashi, Isaku Kohama, Fumihiko Urabe, Hideo Sasaki, Yusuke Yamamoto, Tatsuya Chikaraishi, Akiko Kogure and Nobuyoshi Kosaka and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cancer Research and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Wataru Usuba

12 papers receiving 832 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.

Drug Resistance Driven by Cancer Stem Cells and Their Niche

2017 384 citations Marta Prieto‐Vila, Ryou Takahashi et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

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Zhouyu Ning China

Leping Yang China

Margo P. Cain United States

Rika Tsuchida Japan

Carolina Bizama Chile

Shogo Okazaki Japan

Annemarie Larkin Ireland

Hye Kyung Hong South Korea

Yu Fan China

Jianting Long China

Zhouyu Ning China

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357 ×0.9

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364 ×1.4

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134 ×1.6

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Citations per year, relative to Wataru Usuba Wataru Usuba (= 1×) peers Zhouyu Ning

Countries citing papers authored by Wataru Usuba

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wataru Usuba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wataru Usuba

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wataru Usuba. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wataru Usuba based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wataru Usuba. Wataru Usuba is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Prieto‐Vila, Marta, Wataru Usuba, Yusuke Yoshioka, et al.. (2022). High‐grade bladder cancer cells secrete extracellular vesicles containing miRNA‐146a‐5p and promotes angiogenesis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(8). e47–e47. 3 indexed citations

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Maeda, Ichiro, Miki Yoshiike, Wataru Usuba, et al.. (2021). A new bioinformatics approach identifies overexpression of GRB2 as a poor prognostic biomarker for prostate cancer. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 5696–5696. 5 indexed citations

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Prieto‐Vila, Marta, Iwao Shimomura, Akiko Kogure, et al.. (2020). Quercetin Inhibits Lef1 and Resensitizes Docetaxel-Resistant Breast Cancer Cells. Molecules. 25(11). 2576–2576. 39 indexed citations

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Prieto‐Vila, Marta, Wataru Usuba, Ryou‐u Takahashi, et al.. (2019). Single-Cell Analysis Reveals a Preexisting Drug-Resistant Subpopulation in the Luminal Breast Cancer Subtype. Cancer Research. 79(17). 4412–4425. 39 indexed citations

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Katsuda, Takeshi, Juntaro Matsuzaki, Wataru Usuba, et al.. (2019). Transcriptomic Dissection of Hepatocyte Heterogeneity: Linking Ploidy, Zonation, and Stem/Progenitor Cell Characteristics. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 9(1). 161–183. 24 indexed citations

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Kosaka, Nobuyoshi, Akiko Kogure, Tomofumi Yamamoto, et al.. (2019). Exploiting the message from cancer: the diagnostic value of extracellular vesicles for clinical applications. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 51(3). 1–9. 91 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Hideo, et al.. (2018). Routine Referral by Urologists Increase Opportunities for Corneal Donation. Transplantation Proceedings. 50(10). 2986–2991.

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Usuba, Wataru, Fumihiko Urabe, Yusuke Yamamoto, et al.. (2018). Circulating miRNA panels for specific and early detection in bladder cancer. Cancer Science. 110(1). 408–419. 181 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Hideo, Ryuto Nakazawa, Wataru Usuba, et al.. (2017). Orthotopic Kidney Transplantation in an Elderly Patient With Various Severe Comorbid Conditions: A Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings. 49(10). 2388–2391. 5 indexed citations

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Prieto‐Vila, Marta, Ryou Takahashi, Wataru Usuba, Isaku Kohama, & Takahiro Ochiya. (2017). Drug Resistance Driven by Cancer Stem Cells and Their Niche. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(12). 2574–2574. 384 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sasaki, Hideo, Miki Yoshiike, Shiari Nozawa, et al.. (2016). Expression Level of Urinary MicroRNA-146a-5p Is Increased in Patients With Bladder Cancer and Decreased in Those After Transurethral Resection. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 14(5). e493–e499. 61 indexed citations

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Usuba, Wataru, Hideo Sasaki, Ryuto Nakazawa, et al.. (2016). Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Kidney Developing Local Recurrence. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2016. 1–8. 4 indexed citations

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Nakazawa, Ryuto, et al.. (2016). Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis Associated with Metastatic Seminoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2016. 1–4. 2 indexed citations

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