Yasuhiro Watanabe

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
185 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Yasuhiro Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuhiro Watanabe has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 24 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yasuhiro Watanabe's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (35 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (19 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (16 papers). Yasuhiro Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (35 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (19 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (16 papers). Yasuhiro Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United States. Yasuhiro Watanabe's co-authors include Eisuke Nishio, Karl H. Jakobs, Silvia Bauer, Alfred G. Gilman, Toshiaki Katada, Yasunari Kanda, Yukio Fujimoto, Sachiko Iwaki-Egawa, Yasutomi Kuroki and Katsushige Mizuno and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yasuhiro Watanabe

174 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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Protein kinase C phosphorylates the inhibitory guanine‐nucleotide‐binding regulatory component and apparently suppresses its function in hormonal inhibition of adenylate cyclase

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yasuhiro Watanabe Japan	31	2.2k	853	442	438	426	185	4.2k
Katsuhiro Tanaka Japan	33	2.0k 0.9×	460 0.5×	565 1.3×	347 0.8×	454 1.1×	206	5.1k
Hiroshi Itoh Japan	48	4.4k 2.0×	960 1.1×	551 1.2×	452 1.0×	446 1.0×	150	6.5k
Yoshio Ikeda Japan	31	2.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	492 1.1×	390 0.9×	488 1.1×	193	4.0k
Claes Wadelius Sweden	36	3.4k 1.5×	506 0.6×	800 1.8×	224 0.5×	212 0.5×	127	5.9k
Futwan Al‐Mohanna Saudi Arabia	34	1.7k 0.8×	418 0.5×	414 0.9×	742 1.7×	340 0.8×	119	3.9k
Toru Nakazawa Japan	51	4.1k 1.8×	1.0k 1.2×	272 0.6×	713 1.6×	359 0.8×	446	11.2k
Steven R. Gullans United States	49	5.5k 2.5×	1.1k 1.3×	408 0.9×	882 2.0×	672 1.6×	103	9.2k
George C. Tseng United States	52	4.1k 1.9×	697 0.8×	796 1.8×	609 1.4×	566 1.3×	214	8.7k
Young‐Ho Lee South Korea	31	1.7k 0.8×	277 0.3×	282 0.6×	510 1.2×	325 0.8×	168	3.2k
Tamás Ördög United States	43	2.4k 1.1×	342 0.4×	427 1.0×	1.1k 2.4×	997 2.3×	122	5.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Watanabe, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2026). Durable Marked Response of Unresectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Radiotherapy Alone Followed by Combination Immunotherapy. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2026(1). 3970015–3970015.

Nakano, Yoshiko, Gen Nishikawa, Koki Moriyoshi, et al.. (2025). A case of multiple advanced colon cancers with spontaneous regression of only one lesion after biopsy: a case report and literature review. Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology. 18(3). 393–398. 1 indexed citations

Watanabe, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2020). TGF-β-Induced TMEPAI Attenuates the Response of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells to Doxorubicin and Paclitaxel. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

Watanabe, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2018). ID3P: Iterative data-driven development of personas to improve business goals, strategies, and measurements. Journal of information science and engineering. 34(5). 1141–1173. 1 indexed citations

Ishizuka, Toshiaki, et al.. (2012). Effect of angiotensin II on proliferation and differentiation of mouse induced pluripotent stem cells into mesodermal progenitor cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 420(1). 148–155. 13 indexed citations

Ishizuka, Toshiaki & Yasuhiro Watanabe. (2011). α1-Adrenoceptor stimulation enhances leukemia inhibitory factor-induced proliferation of mouse-induced pluripotent stem cells. European Journal of Pharmacology. 668(1-2). 42–56. 5 indexed citations

Watanabe, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2008). H.264/AVC HDTV Video Codec LSI. 44(3). 351–358. 2 indexed citations

Satoh, Yasushi, Shogo Endo, Toshio Ikeda, et al.. (2007). Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 2 (ERK2) Knockdown Mice Show Deficits in Long-Term Memory; ERK2 Has a Specific Function in Learning and Memory. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(40). 10765–10776. 141 indexed citations

Hiramoto, Takeshi, Yasunari Kanda, Yasushi Satoh, Kunio Takishima, & Yasuhiro Watanabe. (2007). Dopamine D2 receptor stimulation promotes the proliferation of neural progenitor cells in adult mouse hippocampus. Neuroreport. 18(7). 659–664. 17 indexed citations

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Kanda, Yasunari & Yasuhiro Watanabe. (2007). Nicotine-induced vascular endothelial growth factor release via the EGFR-ERK pathway in rat vascular smooth muscle cells. Life Sciences. 80(15). 1409–1414. 53 indexed citations

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Hiramoto, Takeshi, et al.. (2006). α-1 Adrenergic receptors stimulation induces the proliferation of neural progenitor cells in vitro. Neuroscience Letters. 408(1). 25–28. 28 indexed citations

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Nishida, Takeshi, et al.. (2005). Development of a vision system for an outdoor service robot to collect trash on streets. Veterinary Microbiology. 86(3). 100–105. 5 indexed citations

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Nishio, Eisuke, Yasunari Kanda, Yasutomi Kuroki, & Yasuhiro Watanabe. (2000). The potentiation of ox-LDL induced apoptosis by inhibition of NF-κB. Life Sciences. 67(16). 1983–1992. 5 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2000). Multiendoscope-assisted treatment for blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome. Surgical Endoscopy. 14(6). 595–595. 5 indexed citations

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Takeuchi, Kyoko, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Mariko Yamano, et al.. (1998). Localization of GTPase-activating protein-(GAP) like immunoreactivity in mouse cerebral regions. Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology. 35(1-3). 157–172. 2 indexed citations

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Sato, Mariko, et al.. (1996). Two long-term survivors after microwave coagulation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report.. PubMed. 43(10). 1035–9. 3 indexed citations

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Tsuneoka, Yutaka, et al.. (1996). Genetic analysis of the cytochrome P‐450IIC18 (CYP2C18) gene and a novel member of the CYP2C subfamily. FEBS Letters. 384(3). 281–284. 10 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Yasuhiro, Masataka Satô, Yasuhiro Abe, et al.. (1995). Laparoscopic Microwave Coagulo-Necrotic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Feasible Study of an Alternative Option for Poor-Risk Patients. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery. 5(3). 169–175. 22 indexed citations

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Matsuda, Hikaru, et al.. (1992). Alterations in the β-adrenergic receptor system after hypothermic ischemia in hearts with preischemic β-receptor desensitization. Journal of Surgical Research. 53(1). 66–73. 1 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Yasuhiro, Hitoshi Morita, Masao Takeda, et al.. (1990). CHANGES OF ADP‐RIBOSYLATION OF GTP‐BINDING PROTEIN BY PERTUSSIS TOXIN IN HUMAN PLATELETS DURING LONG‐TERM TREATMENT OF MANIC DEPRESSION WITH LITHIUM CARBONATE. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 17(11). 809–812. 5 indexed citations

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