Yasushi Ito

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Yasushi Ito is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasushi Ito has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Yasushi Ito's work include Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers), Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (5 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (4 papers). Yasushi Ito is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers), Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (5 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (4 papers). Yasushi Ito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Yasushi Ito's co-authors include Jan L. Breslow, A Walsh, Palak Amin, Ayaz Najafov, Jiefei Geng, Junying Yuan, Bing Shan, Dimitry Ofengeim, Hideaki Hara and Hiroaki Kume and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Yasushi Ito

43 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Activation of Necroptosis in Multiple Sclerosis

2015 419 citations Dimitry Ofengeim, Yasushi Ito et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yasushi Ito Japan	22	1.1k	371	320	275	240	43	2.1k
Dominique Stengel France	29	1.0k 0.9×	314 0.8×	287 0.9×	571 2.1×	212 0.9×	49	2.3k
Whaseon Lee‐Kwon United States	28	1.6k 1.5×	290 0.8×	292 0.9×	228 0.8×	251 1.0×	56	2.5k
Otoya Ueda Japan	24	1.2k 1.1×	194 0.5×	381 1.2×	304 1.1×	340 1.4×	43	2.3k
Scott P. Heximer Canada	33	2.0k 1.8×	233 0.6×	452 1.4×	285 1.0×	166 0.7×	80	3.5k
Michèle Sweeney United States	18	1.2k 1.1×	256 0.7×	477 1.5×	416 1.5×	131 0.5×	25	2.5k
Young Soo Ahn South Korea	27	1.3k 1.1×	347 0.9×	327 1.0×	87 0.3×	283 1.2×	60	2.4k
Shuh Narumiya Japan	18	1.5k 1.3×	285 0.8×	533 1.7×	239 0.9×	270 1.1×	21	3.5k
Julia V. Busik United States	35	1.8k 1.6×	294 0.8×	491 1.5×	435 1.6×	354 1.5×	92	3.5k
Grzegorz Sumara Germany	22	1.4k 1.2×	225 0.6×	422 1.3×	363 1.3×	145 0.6×	31	2.5k
Imran N. Mungrue United States	22	1.2k 1.1×	213 0.6×	574 1.8×	392 1.4×	170 0.7×	31	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Yasushi Ito

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasushi Ito

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Matsunuma, Ryoichi, Toru Watanabe, Yasuo Hozumi, et al.. (2020). Preoperative concurrent endocrine therapy with chemotherapy in luminal B-like breast cancer. Breast Cancer. 27(5). 819–827. 13 indexed citations

Amin, Palak, Marcus A. Florez, Ayaz Najafov, et al.. (2018). Regulation of a distinct activated RIPK1 intermediate bridging complex I and complex II in TNFα-mediated apoptosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(26). E5944–E5953. 120 indexed citations

Ito, Yasushi, Hirotaka Tanaka, & Hideaki Hara. (2013). The Potential Roles of Metallothionein as a Therapeutic Target for Cerebral Ischemia and Retinal Diseases. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 14(4). 400–407. 15 indexed citations

Shimazawa, Masamitsu, et al.. (2012). Involvement of endoplasmic reticulum stress in optic nerve degeneration following N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate‐induced retinal damage in mice. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 90(10). 1960–1969. 17 indexed citations

Kubosaki, Atsutaka, et al.. (2009). Disturbances in the secretion of neurotransmitters in IA-2/IA-2β null mice: Changes in behavior, learning and lifespan. Neuroscience. 159(2). 427–437. 35 indexed citations

Koumura, Akihiro, Kenichi Kakefuda, Akiko Honda, et al.. (2009). Metallothionein-3 deficient mice exhibit abnormalities of psychological behaviors. Neuroscience Letters. 467(1). 11–14. 22 indexed citations

Hashimoto, Masaki, et al.. (2006). Comparative studies of AJG049, a novel Ca²⁺ channel antagonist, on voltage‐dependent L‐type Ca²⁺ currents in intestinal and vascular smooth muscle. British Journal of Pharmacology. 149(2). 155–162. 4 indexed citations

Kume, Hiroaki, Satoru Ito, Tetsuya Oguma, et al.. (2006). Direct effects of hydrogen peroxide on airway smooth muscle tone: Roles of Ca2+ influx and Rho-kinase. European Journal of Pharmacology. 556(1-3). 151–156. 28 indexed citations

Shimizu, Makoto, Masashi Kondo, Yasushi Ito, et al.. (2004). Soluble Fas and Fas ligand provide new information on metastasis and response to chemotherapy in SCLC patients. Cancer Detection and Prevention. 29(2). 175–180. 19 indexed citations

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Ito, Yasushi, Shinji Sato, Takayuki Ishikawa, et al.. (2003). Apical and Basolateral ATP-Induced Anion Secretion in Polarized Human Airway Epithelia. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 30(3). 411–419. 29 indexed citations

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Ida, Masaaki, Yasunori Kageyama, Yasushi Ito, et al.. (2002). Combined therapy of CTLA4Ig-gene transfection with FTY720 administration in rat lung allografts. Transplantation Proceedings. 34(5). 1437–1440. 3 indexed citations

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Takeuchi, Shigekazu, Ryuichi Tanaka, Yukihiko Fujii, Hiroshi Abé, & Yasushi Ito. (2001). Surgical Treatment of Hemangioblastomas With Presurgical Endovascular Embolization.. Neurologia medico-chirurgica. 41(5). 246–252. 47 indexed citations

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Ito, Yasushi, et al.. (2000). Imipramine Inhibits Cl− Secretion by Desensitization of β-Adrenergic Receptors in Calu-3 Human Airway Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 274(3). 620–625. 11 indexed citations

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Ito, Yasushi, Hiroaki Kume, Kenichi Yamaki, & Kenzo Takagi. (1999). Tetracyclines Reduce Na+/K+ Pump Capacity in Calu-3 Human Airway Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 260(1). 13–16. 9 indexed citations

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Niisato, Naomi, Yasushi Ito, & Yoshinori Marunaka. (1999). Effects of PKA inhibitors, H-compounds, on epithelial Na+ channels via PKA-independent mechanisms. Life Sciences. 65(10). PL109–PL114. 13 indexed citations

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Bauer, V., Masahiro Oike, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Ryuji Inoue, & Yasushi Ito. (1997). Hydrogen peroxide induced responses of cat tracheal smooth muscle cells. British Journal of Pharmacology. 121(5). 867–874. 19 indexed citations

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Ito, Yasushi, Kaoru Goto, & H. Kondo. (1995). Localization of mRNA for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in brain of developing and mature rats. Molecular Brain Research. 34(1). 149–153. 16 indexed citations

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Sorimachi, Takatoshi, et al.. (1991). Effect of Temporary Arterial Occlusion During Operation on the Outcome of Patients with Ruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms. Surgery for Cerebral Stroke. 19(4). 570–576. 4 indexed citations

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Ito, Yasushi, Jan L. Breslow, & Brian T. Chait. (1989). Apolipoprotein C-III0 lacks carbohydrate residues: use of mass spectrometry to study apolipoprotein structure.. Journal of Lipid Research. 30(11). 1781–1787. 42 indexed citations

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Ito, Yasushi, et al.. (1988). Fish oil has beneficial effects on lipids and renal disease of nephrotic rats. Metabolism. 37(4). 352–357. 23 indexed citations

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