Y Kitamura

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Y Kitamura is a scholar working on Immunology, Immunology and Allergy and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Y Kitamura has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Immunology, 6 papers in Immunology and Allergy and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Y Kitamura's work include Mast cells and histamine (7 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (4 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (2 papers). Y Kitamura is often cited by papers focused on Mast cells and histamine (7 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (4 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (2 papers). Y Kitamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, India and United States. Y Kitamura's co-authors include Nobuyuki Takakura, Takashi Nagasawa, Nobuaki Yoshida, Shin-Ichi Nishikawa, Hitoshi Kikutani, Kazunobu Tachibana, T Kishimoto, T. Nakano, Yasushi Hamaguchi and Yuzuru Kanakura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Y Kitamura

14 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Defects of B-cell lymphopoiesis and bone-marrow myelopoie... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Defects of B-cell lymphopoiesis and bone-marrow myelopoiesis in mice lacking the CXC chemokine PBSF/SDF-1
    1996 1.9k citations Takashi Nagasawa, Kazunobu Tachibana et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Y Kitamura Japan 10 1.4k 1.2k 564 447 307 16 2.4k
Ombretta Salvucci United States 27 793 0.6× 842 0.7× 919 1.6× 140 0.3× 154 0.5× 37 2.2k
Kouji Matsushima Japan 9 930 0.6× 990 0.8× 543 1.0× 137 0.3× 167 0.5× 9 1.8k
Howard Ratech United States 21 716 0.5× 701 0.6× 441 0.8× 152 0.3× 418 1.4× 74 2.0k
Eric Sebzda United States 22 2.0k 1.4× 850 0.7× 1000 1.8× 307 0.7× 294 1.0× 25 3.3k
Fawzia Louache France 37 1.3k 0.9× 827 0.7× 1.0k 1.9× 1.6k 3.7× 367 1.2× 92 3.8k
Kevin T. McDonagh United States 25 483 0.3× 690 0.6× 1.5k 2.7× 524 1.2× 124 0.4× 60 2.8k
Tim Vanden Bos Canada 12 1.2k 0.8× 482 0.4× 630 1.1× 294 0.7× 144 0.5× 13 2.0k
Magda De Smedt Belgium 33 1.7k 1.2× 678 0.5× 1.1k 2.0× 447 1.0× 35 0.1× 83 2.9k
Mirko Zuzel United Kingdom 30 657 0.5× 271 0.2× 1.1k 2.0× 506 1.1× 285 0.9× 67 2.5k
J A Hansen United States 23 1.4k 1.0× 385 0.3× 404 0.7× 479 1.1× 260 0.8× 35 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Y Kitamura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y Kitamura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Y Kitamura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Y Kitamura 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 Y Kitamura. Y Kitamura is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Ren, Tao, et al.. (2009). HIGH FREQUENCY PLOIDY VARIATION OBSERVED IN SEEDLINGS OF A HEXAPLOID PERSIMMON CULTIVAR 'FUJIWARAGOSHO'. Acta Horticulturae. 131–134. 1 indexed citations
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Ide‐Ektessabi, Ari, Shigeyoshi Fujisawa, Kazuro Sugimura, Y Kitamura, & Akinobu Gotoh. (2002). Quantitative analysis of zinc in prostate cancer tissues using synchrotron radiation microbeams. X-Ray Spectrometry. 31(1). 7–11. 34 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Y, et al.. (2001). A loss-of-function mutation of c-kit results in depletion of mast cells and interstitial cells of Cajal, while its gain-of-function mutation results in their oncogenesis. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 477(1-2). 165–171. 54 indexed citations
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Takei, Izumi, Akira Yamauchi, S. Nakamoto, et al.. (1998). Effect of insulin therapy on body fat distribution in NIDDM patients with secondary sulfonylurea failure: a preliminary report. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 52(2). 153–154. 9 indexed citations
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Hirota, Seiichi, et al.. (1998). Disturbed pyloric motility in Ws/Ws mutant rats due to deficiency of c‐kit expressing interstitial cells of Cajal. Pathology International. 48(11). 843–849. 25 indexed citations
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Nagasawa, Takashi, Kazunobu Tachibana, Nobuyuki Takakura, et al.. (1996). Defects of B-cell lymphopoiesis and bone-marrow myelopoiesis in mice lacking the CXC chemokine PBSF/SDF-1. Nature. 382(6592). 635–638. 1932 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kuriu, A, et al.. (1989). Proliferative potential of degranulated murine peritoneal mast cells. Blood. 74(3). 925–929. 1 indexed citations
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Kuriu, A, et al.. (1989). Proliferative potential of degranulated murine peritoneal mast cells. Blood. 74(3). 925–929. 18 indexed citations
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Yamamura, Teiichi, et al.. (1988). Electron Microscopic Changes of Bone Marrow- derived Cultured Mast Cells after Injection into the Skin of Genetically Mast Cell-deficient W/Wv Mice. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 91(3). 269–273. 4 indexed citations
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Oimomi, Munetada, Yuichiro Maéda, Fumiaki Hata, et al.. (1988). Increased Fructose-Lysine of Hair Protein and Blood Glucose Control in Diabetic Patients. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 20(10). 654–655. 8 indexed citations
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Maéda, Yuichiro, et al.. (1988). A Study of the Age-related Acceleration of Glycation of Tissue Proteins in Rats. Journal of Gerontology. 43(4). B98–B101. 13 indexed citations
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Hamaguchi, Yasushi, Yuzuru Kanakura, Junso Fujita, et al.. (1987). Interleukin 4 as an essential factor for in vitro clonal growth of murine connective tissue-type mast cells.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 165(1). 268–273. 224 indexed citations
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Araki, H, Y Kitamura, & Takuma Kagami. (1961). [Clinical effects of oxolamine (Perebron)].. PubMed. 52. 3745–7. 1 indexed citations

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