Yasuhisa Matsui

11.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
149 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Yasuhisa Matsui is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuhisa Matsui has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Genetics and 14 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Yasuhisa Matsui's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (46 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (43 papers) and Renal and related cancers (22 papers). Yasuhisa Matsui is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (46 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (43 papers) and Renal and related cancers (22 papers). Yasuhisa Matsui collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Yasuhisa Matsui's co-authors include Brigid L.M. Hogan, Krisztina M. Zsebo, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Katsuhiko Hayashi, Masuo Obinata, Kayo Yoshida, Mitinori Saitou, Yoshiyuki Seki, Daiji Okamura and Susan A. Halter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yasuhisa Matsui

144 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

Derivation of pluripotential embryonic stem cells from mu... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 2008 250 500 750
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. Derivation of pluripotential embryonic stem cells from murine primordial germ cells in culture
    1992 926 citations Yasuhisa Matsui et al. profile →
  2. Epigenetic events in mammalian germ-cell development: reprogramming and beyond
    2008 664 citations Yasuhisa Matsui et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yasuhisa Matsui Japan 42 6.9k 2.6k 1.4k 1.1k 801 149 9.3k
Dagmar Wilhelm Australia 46 5.4k 0.8× 3.7k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.7× 705 0.9× 92 7.6k
Bernard A.J. Roelen Netherlands 42 3.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 2.2k 1.6× 1.5k 1.4× 528 0.7× 109 6.7k
Katia Manova United States 47 7.4k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 1.9k 2.4× 79 10.7k
Diego H. Castrillón United States 50 7.5k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 2.1k 1.5× 1.5k 1.4× 1.9k 2.4× 111 12.4k
Philippe Collas Norway 60 8.5k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 372 0.3× 451 0.6× 226 10.7k
Yoshitake Nishimune Japan 48 6.1k 0.9× 3.2k 1.2× 2.9k 2.1× 3.5k 3.3× 658 0.8× 215 11.0k
Miles Wilkinson United States 54 7.6k 1.1× 2.0k 0.8× 822 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 391 0.5× 156 9.7k
Philippe Berta France 38 6.5k 0.9× 5.8k 2.2× 454 0.3× 1.7k 1.6× 868 1.1× 83 9.4k
Yoshiakira Kanai Japan 39 3.4k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 704 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 409 0.5× 183 5.8k
Satoshi Tanaka Japan 42 5.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 319 0.3× 807 1.0× 138 8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yasuhisa Matsui

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yasuhisa Matsui

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasuhisa Matsui

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Tando, Yukiko & Yasuhisa Matsui. (2023). Inheritance of environment-induced phenotypic changes through epigenetic mechanisms. Current Zoology. 9(1). dvad008–dvad008. 10 indexed citations
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Yoshizaki, Kaichi, Ryuichi Kimura, Hisato Kobayashi, et al.. (2021). Paternal age affects offspring via an epigenetic mechanism involving REST/NRSF. EMBO Reports. 22(2). e51524–e51524. 49 indexed citations
3.
Tando, Yukiko, et al.. (2021). Epi-mutations for spermatogenic defects by maternal exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. eLife. 10. 10 indexed citations
4.
Matsui, Yasuhisa, et al.. (2019). Identification of the X-linked germ cell specific miRNAs (XmiRs) and their functions. PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0211739–e0211739. 18 indexed citations
5.
Chiba, Natsuko, et al.. (2018). Identification of KLF9 and BCL3 as transcription factors that enhance reprogramming of primordial germ cells. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0205004–e0205004. 4 indexed citations
6.
Hayashi, Yohei, et al.. (2016). Selective de-repression of germ cell-specific genes in mouse embryonic fibroblasts in a permissive epigenetic environment. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 32932–32932. 4 indexed citations
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Matsui, Yasuhisa & Kentaro Mochizuki. (2013). A current view of the epigenome in mouse primordial germ cells. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 81(2). 160–170. 27 indexed citations
8.
Mihola, Ondřej, Petr Šimeček, Soňa Gregorová, et al.. (2012). Interallelic and Intergenic Incompatibilities of the Prdm9 (Hst1) Gene in Mouse Hybrid Sterility. PLoS Genetics. 8(11). e1003044–e1003044. 59 indexed citations
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Okamura, Daiji, Kentaro Mochizuki, Makiko Ikeda, et al.. (2012). REST and its downstream molecule Mek5 regulate survival of primordial germ cells. Developmental Biology. 372(2). 190–202. 13 indexed citations
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Matsui, Yasuhisa & Daiji Okamura. (2005). Mechanisms of germ-cell specification in mouse embryos. BioEssays. 27(2). 136–143. 35 indexed citations
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Kimura-Yoshida, Chiharu, Hiroshi Nakano, Daiji Okamura, et al.. (2005). Canonical Wnt Signaling and Its Antagonist Regulate Anterior-Posterior Axis Polarization by Guiding Cell Migration in Mouse Visceral Endoderm. Developmental Cell. 9(5). 639–650. 154 indexed citations
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Mitsuyama, Keiichi, O. Tsuruta, Yasuhisa Matsui, et al.. (2005). Activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signalling in experimentally induced gastric lesions in rats. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 143(1). 24–29. 27 indexed citations
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Matsui, Yasuhisa. (2004). Blockade of macrophage migration inhibitory factor ameliorates experimental autoimmune myocarditis. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 37(2). 557–566. 45 indexed citations
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Ara, Toshiaki, Yuri Nakamura, Takeshi Egawa, et al.. (2003). Impaired colonization of the gonads by primordial germ cells in mice lacking a chemokine, stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(9). 5319–5323. 257 indexed citations
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Matsui, Yasuhisa. (1998). Developmental fates of the mouse germ cell line. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 42(7). 1037–1042. 25 indexed citations
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Terajima, Masanori, Yasuhisa Matsui, Neal G. Copeland, et al.. (1994). Structural Organization of the Mouse Glycophorin A Gene1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 116(5). 1105–1110. 8 indexed citations
17.
Shimizu, Katsuji, Yasuhisa Matsui, Keita Tamura, et al.. (1989). Fundamental investigation of neural transplantation for Parkinson's disease in mice.. PubMed. 21(1 Pt 3). 3171–3. 1 indexed citations
18.
Yamada, Masayoshi, Kyoichi Tamura, Yasuhisa Matsui, et al.. (1989). [Establishment and biological characterization of human medulloblastoma cell lines].. PubMed. 41(7). 695–702. 26 indexed citations
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Imaoka, Susumu, Yo Sasaki, Yasuhisa Matsui, et al.. (1982). [Evaluation of intratumoral injection of an immunopotentiator (OK-432) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma].. PubMed. 17(7). 1957–62. 5 indexed citations
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Matsui, Yasuhisa, et al.. (1971). Condensation of Crotonaldehyde in Vapor Phase. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Japan. 74(2). 215–218.

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