Yasunori Okada

40.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
602 papers, 33.0k citations indexed

About

Yasunori Okada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasunori Okada has authored 602 papers receiving a total of 33.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Molecular Biology, 174 papers in Cancer Research and 158 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yasunori Okada's work include Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (158 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (107 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (89 papers). Yasunori Okada is often cited by papers focused on Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (158 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (107 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (89 papers). Yasunori Okada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Yasunori Okada's co-authors include Motoharu Seiki, Hiroshi Sato, Isao Nakanishi, Satsuki Mochizuki, Kazushi Imai, Takahisa Takino, Hideaki Nagase, Jeanine D’Armiento, Etsuhide Yamamoto and Takayuki Shiomi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yasunori Okada

583 papers receiving 32.1k citations

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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.

A matrix metalloproteinase expressed on the surface of invasive tumour cells

1994 2.2k citations Hiroshi Sato, Takahisa Takino et al. profile →
Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase Digests Interstitial Collagens and Other Extracellular Matrix Macromolecules

1997 801 citations Hiroshi Sato, Motoharu Seiki et al. profile →
Pivotal role of cerebral interleukin-17–producing γδT cells in the delayed phase of ischemic brain injury

2009 710 citations Yasunori Okada et al. profile →
Prediction of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Unresponsiveness in Patients With Kawasaki Disease

2006 601 citations Yasunori Okada et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yasunori Okada Japan	94	12.3k	11.6k	9.0k	4.3k	3.9k	602	33.0k
Lynn M. Matrisian United States	92	15.8k 1.3×	15.3k 1.3×	17.5k 1.9×	4.1k 1.0×	3.3k 0.8×	256	38.4k
Harold F. Dvorak United States	101	10.0k 0.8×	24.4k 2.1×	10.0k 1.1×	5.5k 1.3×	2.5k 0.6×	279	47.8k
Dylan R. Edwards United Kingdom	82	9.1k 0.7×	9.5k 0.8×	6.2k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	3.1k 0.8×	233	22.9k
Daniel B. Rifkin United States	92	6.7k 0.5×	17.5k 1.5×	4.2k 0.5×	4.4k 1.0×	2.9k 0.7×	230	32.7k
Ghislain Opdenakker Belgium	91	8.0k 0.6×	9.5k 0.8×	8.6k 1.0×	3.4k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	512	30.1k
Steffen Gay Switzerland	103	6.0k 0.5×	13.8k 1.2×	5.0k 0.6×	3.0k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	523	36.4k
Karl Tryggvason Sweden	96	6.8k 0.6×	15.1k 1.3×	4.8k 0.5×	9.8k 2.3×	3.6k 0.9×	384	34.3k
Doménico Ribatti Italy	93	5.8k 0.5×	17.8k 1.5×	8.6k 1.0×	2.0k 0.5×	4.9k 1.2×	872	35.3k
Anita B. Roberts United States	120	5.6k 0.5×	31.6k 2.7×	10.4k 1.2×	4.5k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	288	53.4k
Carl‐Henrik Heldin Sweden	132	8.9k 0.7×	41.7k 3.6×	14.1k 1.6×	5.1k 1.2×	3.8k 1.0×	494	62.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasunori Okada

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

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Yoshii, Kengo, et al.. (2025). Risk factors and protective strategies for hypotony following preserflo microshunt implantation. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 8344–8344. 1 indexed citations

Ishihama, Hiroko, Ken Ishii, Shigenori Nagai, et al.. (2021). An antibacterial coated polymer prevents biofilm formation and implant-associated infection. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 3602–3602. 58 indexed citations

Mochizuki, Satsuki, Masayuki Shimoda, Hitoshi Abe, et al.. (2018). Selective Inhibition of ADAM28 Suppresses Lung Carcinoma Cell Growth and Metastasis. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(11). 2427–2438. 10 indexed citations

Nanjo, Shigeki, Sachiko Arai, Wei Wang, et al.. (2017). MET Copy Number Gain Is Associated with Gefitinib Resistance in Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis of EGFR -mutant Lung Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 16(3). 506–515. 47 indexed citations

Shiono, Yuta, Ken Ishii, Shigenori Nagai, et al.. (2016). Delayed Propionibacterium acnes surgical site infections occur only in the presence of an implant. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 32758–32758. 46 indexed citations

Okada, Yasunori, et al.. (2013). [Destruction of the articular cartilage in osteoarthritis].. PubMed. 23(12). 1705–13. 17 indexed citations

Yoshida, Hiroyuki, Aya Nagaoka, Ayumi Kusaka-Kikushima, et al.. (2013). KIAA1199, a deafness gene of unknown function, is a new hyaluronan binding protein involved in hyaluronan depolymerization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(14). 5612–5617. 217 indexed citations

Morishita, Asahiro, M. Raza Zaidi, Akira Mitoro, et al.. (2013). HMGA2 Is a Driver of Tumor Metastasis. Cancer Research. 73(14). 4289–4299. 212 indexed citations

Miyazaki, Yasumasa, Takeo Kosaka, Shuji Mikami, et al.. (2012). The Prognostic Significance of Vasohibin-1 Expression in Patients with Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(15). 4145–4153. 38 indexed citations

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Anzai, Atsushi, Toshihisa Anzai, Shigenori Nagai, et al.. (2012). Regulatory Role of Dendritic Cells in Postinfarction Healing and Left Ventricular Remodeling. Circulation. 125(10). 1234–1245. 239 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Yusuke, Yotaro Izumi, Mitsutomo Kohno, et al.. (2010). Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 Influences the Early Phase of Compensatory Lung Growth in Adult Mice. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181(12). 1397–1406. 20 indexed citations

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Mikami, Shuji, Yuichi Hirose, Kazunari Yoshida, et al.. (2007). Predominant expression of OLIG2 over ID2 in oligodendroglial tumors. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 450(5). 575–584. 5 indexed citations

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Shigematsu, Naoyuki, Naoto Kitamura, Eiji Ikeda, et al.. (2007). Death Related to Pleural and Pericardial Effusions Following Chemoradiotherapy in a Patient with Advanced Cancers of the Esophagus and Stomach. The Keio Journal of Medicine. 56(4). 124–129. 3 indexed citations

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Shinoda, Hajime, Susumu Ishida, Kousuke Noda, et al.. (2004). Reactive oxygen species upregulate the production of VEGF and MMPs in retinal glial cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 745–745. 1 indexed citations

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Goto, Taichiro, Akitoshi Ishizaka, Fujio Kobayashi, et al.. (2004). Importance of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Cleavage Process in Post-Transplantation Lung Injury in Rats. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(11). 1239–1246. 31 indexed citations

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Takino, Takahisa, Naohiko Koshikawa, Hisashi Miyamori, et al.. (2003). Cleavage of Metastasis Suppressor Gene Product Kiss-1 Protein/Metastin by Matrix Metalloproteinases. Kanazawa University Repository for Academic Resources (DSpace) (Kanazawa University). 131 indexed citations

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Takino, Takahisa, Naohiko Koshikawa, Hisashi Miyamori, et al.. (2003). Cleavage of metastasis suppressor gene product KiSS-1 protein/metastin by matrix metalloproteinases. Oncogene. 22(30). 4617–4626. 4 indexed citations

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Adachi, Yasushi, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Fumio Itoh, et al.. (1999). Contribution of matrilysin (MMP-7) to the metastatic pathway of human colorectal cancers. Gut. 45(2). 252–258. 190 indexed citations

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Black, Roy A., Fiona H. Durie, Robert D. Miller, et al.. (1996). Relaxed Specificity of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPS) and TIMP Insensitivity of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) Production Suggest the Major TNF-α Converting Enzyme Is Not an MMP. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 225(2). 400–405. 60 indexed citations

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Okada, Yasunori. (1992). Second microlocal singularities of tempered and Gevrey classes. 39(3). 475–505. 1 indexed citations

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