Yasushi Iwasa

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yasushi Iwasa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasushi Iwasa has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yasushi Iwasa's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (6 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (4 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (4 papers). Yasushi Iwasa is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (6 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (4 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (4 papers). Yasushi Iwasa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Poland. Yasushi Iwasa's co-authors include Yoshimi Takai, Yasutomi Nishizuka, Akira Kishimoto, T Mori, Yoshihiro Kawahara, M. Marlene Hosey, Kazuo Matsui, Eishichi Miyamoto, Kohji Fukunaga and Takafumi Iwasa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yasushi Iwasa

28 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Calcium-dependent activation of a multifunctional protein kinase by membrane phospholipids.

1979 995 citations Yoshimi Takai, Akira Kishimoto et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yasushi Iwasa Japan	13	1.2k	279	213	155	125	29	1.6k
Yoshinori Asaoka Japan	18	1.5k 1.2×	245 0.9×	333 1.6×	236 1.5×	176 1.4×	29	2.0k
Robert W. Wrenn United States	21	1.1k 0.9×	248 0.9×	313 1.5×	220 1.4×	210 1.7×	39	1.8k
Barry R. Ganong United States	15	1.2k 1.0×	261 0.9×	118 0.6×	205 1.3×	110 0.9×	24	1.7k
Gennaro Illiano Italy	18	710 0.6×	135 0.5×	116 0.5×	217 1.4×	154 1.2×	47	1.3k
Gregory Murphy United Kingdom	14	1.6k 1.3×	151 0.5×	231 1.1×	297 1.9×	255 2.0×	20	2.1k
R Minakuchi Japan	9	1.6k 1.3×	384 1.4×	410 1.9×	287 1.9×	145 1.2×	10	2.3k
T E Bross United States	13	1.2k 1.0×	420 1.5×	173 0.8×	205 1.3×	342 2.7×	16	1.8k
Ryohei Miyake Japan	10	983 0.8×	158 0.6×	172 0.8×	188 1.2×	100 0.8×	11	1.5k
Mir F. Ahmad United States	11	2.1k 1.7×	364 1.3×	203 1.0×	143 0.9×	79 0.6×	13	2.8k
Joan A. Higgins United Kingdom	25	721 0.6×	268 1.0×	94 0.4×	203 1.3×	345 2.8×	67	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasushi Iwasa

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20 of 20 papers shown

Iwasa, Yasushi, Shiro Miyata, Takuya Tomita, et al.. (2025). TanGIBLE: A selective probe for evaluating hydrophobicity-exposed defective proteins in live cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(3). 1 indexed citations

Takahashi, Kazuaki, Yoshihiro Ohta, Koichi Kanai, et al.. (1999). Clinical implications of mutations C-to-T1653 and T-to-C/A/G1753 of hepatitis B virus genotype C genome in chronic liver disease. Archives of Virology. 144(7). 1299–1308. 66 indexed citations

Yokomori, Norihiko, Yasushi Iwasa, Kaoru Aida, et al.. (1991). Transcriptional Regulation of Ferritin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels by Insulin in Cultured Rat Glioma Cells. Endocrinology. 128(3). 1474–1480. 64 indexed citations

Iwasa, Yasushi, Kaoru Aida, Norihiko Yokomori, Masaharu Inoue, & Toshimasa Onaya. (1990). Transcriptional regulation of ferritin heavy chain messenger RNA expression by thyroid hormone. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 167(3). 1279–1285. 16 indexed citations

Iwasa, Yasushi, K Aida, Norihiko Yokomori, Masaharu Inoue, & Toshimasa Onaya. (1990). Transcriptional regulation of messenger RNA for ferritin heavy chain by thyrotropin.. PubMed. 21(3). 473–80. 4 indexed citations

Iwasa, Yasushi & Toshimasa Onaya. (1988). Postmortem changes in the level of calcium pumping adenosine triphosphatase in rat heart sarcoplasmic reticulum. Forensic Science International. 39(1). 13–22. 3 indexed citations

Iwasa, Yasushi, et al.. (1988). The mechanism for the inhibitory action of N-(3′,4′-dimethoxycinnamoyl) anthranilic acid (tranilast) on the release reaction in platelets. European Journal of Pharmacology. 152(1-2). 135–139. 3 indexed citations

Iwasa, Yasushi & M. Marlene Hosey. (1984). Phosphorylation of cardiac sarcolemma proteins by the calcium-activated phospholipid-dependent protein kinase.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 259(1). 534–540. 91 indexed citations

Iwasa, Yasushi & M. Marlene Hosey. (1983). Cholinergic antagonism of beta-adrenergic stimulation of cardiac membrane protein phosphorylation in situ.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 258(7). 4571–4575. 29 indexed citations

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Iwasa, Takafumi, Yasushi Iwasa, & Rájabather Krishnaraj. (1983). A high-affinity in plasma membranes of rat ascites hepatoma AH109A cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 731(2). 229–238. 10 indexed citations

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Iwasa, Yasushi, Takafumi Iwasa, Kenji Higashi, Kazuo Matsui, & Eishichi Miyamoto. (1982). A high affinity Ca²⁺‐ATPase in C57 black mouse liver plasma membranes. FEBS Letters. 142(1). 67–71. 14 indexed citations

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Iwasa, Yasushi, Kosei Yonemitsu, Kazuo Matsui, Kohji Fukunaga, & Eishichi Miyamoto. (1981). A heat‐stable inhibitor protein for bovine brain cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase from Escherichia coli. FEBS Letters. 128(2). 311–314. 7 indexed citations

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Miyamoto, Eishichi, et al.. (1981). <b>The occurrence of myosin light chain kinase in non-muscle </b><b>tissues </b>. Biomedical Research. 2(3). 341–346. 10 indexed citations

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Miyamoto, E., Kohji Fukunaga, Kazuo Matsui, & Yasushi Iwasa. (1981). Occurrence of Two Types of Ca²⁺‐Dependent Protein Kinases in the Cytosol Fraction of the Brain. Journal of Neurochemistry. 37(5). 1324–1330. 40 indexed citations

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Iwasa, Yasushi, Kosei Yonemitsu, Kazuo Matsui, Kohji Fukunaga, & Eishichi Miyamoto. (1981). Calmodulin-like activity in the soluble fraction of. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 98(3). 656–660. 37 indexed citations

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Iwasa, Yasushi, Takafumi Iwasa, Kenji Higashi, Kazuo Matsui, & Eishichi Miyamoto. (1981). Modulation by phosphorylation of interaction between calmodulin and histones. FEBS Letters. 133(1). 95–98. 8 indexed citations

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Iwasa, Yasushi, Kosei Yonemitsu, & Eishichi Miyamoto. (1981). A calcium‐dependent cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase from Escherichia coli. FEBS Letters. 124(2). 207–209. 7 indexed citations

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Iwasa, Yasushi, Yoshimi Takai, Ushio Kikkawa, & Yasutomi Nishizuka. (1980). Phosphorylation of calf thymus H1 histone by calcium-activated, phospholipid-dependent protein kinase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 96(1). 180–187. 58 indexed citations

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Takai, Yoshimi, Akira Kishimoto, Yasushi Iwasa, et al.. (1979). A Role of Membranes in the Activation of a New Multifunctional Protein Kinase System. The Journal of Biochemistry. 86(2). 575–578. 65 indexed citations

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Iwasa, Yasushi, et al.. (1975). Effect of Butyldiiodohydroxybenzoate on Pituitary-Thyroid Interplay. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 148(4). 1167–1172. 1 indexed citations

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