Yasushi Okada

22.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
198 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Yasushi Okada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasushi Okada has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Cell Biology and 30 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Yasushi Okada's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (51 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (25 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (22 papers). Yasushi Okada is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (51 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (25 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (22 papers). Yasushi Okada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Russia. Yasushi Okada's co-authors include Nobutaka Hirokawa, Yosuke Tanaka, Sén Takeda, Shigenori Nonaka, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Akihiro Harada, Yasuko Noda, Hiroto Yamazaki, Harukata Miki and Eric Terzaghi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yasushi Okada

193 papers receiving 15.8k 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.

Randomization of Left–Right Asymmetry due to Loss of Nodal Cilia Generating Leftward Flow of Extraembryonic Fluid in Mice Lacking KIF3B Motor Protein

1998 1.2k citations Yosuke Tanaka, Yasushi Okada et al. Cell profile →
Frameshift Mutations and the Genetic Code

1966 1.2k citations Yasushi Okada et al. profile →
Analysis of the kinesin superfamily: insights into structure and function

2005 558 citations Yasushi Okada, Nobutaka Hirokawa et al. profile →
The neuron-specific kinesin superfamily protein KIF1A is a uniqye monomeric motor for anterograde axonal transport of synaptic vesicle precursors

1995 525 citations Yasushi Okada, Nobutaka Hirokawa et al. Cell profile →
Targeted Disruption of Mouse Conventional Kinesin Heavy Chain kif5B, Results in Abnormal Perinuclear Clustering of Mitochondria

1998 524 citations Yosuke Tanaka, Yasushi Okada et al. Cell profile →
Phase separation organizes the site of autophagosome formation

2020 284 citations Yasushi Okada et al. profile →
A highly photostable and bright green fluorescent protein

2022 158 citations Masahiko Hirano, Ryoko Ando et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yasushi Okada Japan	62	10.6k	5.7k	3.4k	1.6k	1.3k	198	16.1k
David N. Mastronarde United States	38	9.4k 0.9×	4.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	65	15.6k
J. Richard McIntosh United States	85	16.2k 1.5×	13.9k 2.4×	1.7k 0.5×	2.9k 1.8×	953 0.8×	225	23.1k
Paul Matsudaira United States	59	7.9k 0.7×	5.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	782 0.5×	756 0.6×	285	18.2k
Eva Nogales United States	82	19.9k 1.9×	9.4k 1.6×	2.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.4×	696 0.6×	235	24.9k
Julian Lewis United Kingdom	53	11.7k 1.1×	3.1k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	836 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	167	16.8k
Peter Walter Germany	45	9.2k 0.9×	4.8k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	541 0.3×	1.6k 1.3×	337	16.7k
Lawrence S.B. Goldstein United States	84	14.4k 1.4×	10.2k 1.8×	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	4.8k 3.8×	240	24.1k
Robert D. Goldman United States	99	19.8k 1.9×	12.6k 2.2×	1.7k 0.5×	749 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	287	29.8k
Michael K. Rosen United States	70	18.4k 1.7×	5.6k 1.0×	1.4k 0.4×	952 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	142	23.6k
Edward H. Egelman United States	80	12.7k 1.2×	4.0k 0.7×	3.5k 1.0×	781 0.5×	526 0.4×	319	19.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yasushi Okada

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Sano, Fumiya K., Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Kouki Kawakami, et al.. (2025). Insights into G-protein coupling preference from cryo-EM structures of Gq-bound PTH1R. Nature Chemical Biology. 21(12). 1906–1914. 1 indexed citations

Omori, Toshihiro, Katsutoshi Mizuno, Xiaorei Sai, et al.. (2023). Immotile cilia mechanically sense the direction of fluid flow for left-right determination. Science. 379(6627). 66–71. 70 indexed citations

Ando, Ryoko, Satoshi Shimozono, Hideo Ago, et al.. (2023). StayGold variants for molecular fusion and membrane-targeting applications. Nature Methods. 21(4). 648–656. 52 indexed citations

Hirano, Masahiko, Ryoko Ando, Satoshi Shimozono, et al.. (2022). A highly photostable and bright green fluorescent protein. Nature Biotechnology. 40(7). 1132–1142. 158 indexed citations breakdown →

Nishita, Michiru, et al.. (2022). c-Src–mediated phosphorylation and activation of kinesin KIF1C promotes elongation of invadopodia in cancer cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(7). 102090–102090. 9 indexed citations

Haraguchi, Tokuko, Takako Koujin, Tomoko Shindo, et al.. (2022). Transfected plasmid DNA is incorporated into the nucleus via nuclear envelope reformation at telophase. Communications Biology. 5(1). 78–78. 29 indexed citations

Yoshizawa, Keiko, et al.. (2020). An improved fluorescent protein-based expression reporter system that utilizes bioluminescence resonance energy transfer and peptide-assisted complementation. Chemical Communications. 56(25). 3625–3628. 2 indexed citations

Aoyama-Ishiwatari, Saeko, et al.. (2020). NUDT21 Links Mitochondrial IPS-1 to RLR-Containing Stress Granules and Activates Host Antiviral Defense. The Journal of Immunology. 206(1). 154–163. 5 indexed citations

Fujita, Ikumi, et al.. (2019). Reconstruction of Par-dependent polarity in apolar cells reveals a dynamic process of cortical polarization. eLife. 8. 23 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Hideaki, Saeko Aoyama-Ishiwatari, Mutsumi Yokota, et al.. (2019). Peroxisomes control mitochondrial dynamics and the mitochondrion-dependent apoptosis pathway. Journal of Cell Science. 132(11). 46 indexed citations

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Shima, Tomohiro, Manatsu Morikawa, Junichi Kaneshiro, et al.. (2018). Kinesin-binding–triggered conformation switching of microtubules contributes to polarized transport. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(12). 4164–4183. 77 indexed citations

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Nakano, Masahiro, Kenta Saito, Tomonobu M. Watanabe, et al.. (2015). Expanded palette of Nano-lanterns for real-time multicolor luminescence imaging. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(14). 4352–4356. 102 indexed citations

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Kamiya, Mako, Toshitada Yoshihara, Ko Sugawara, et al.. (2014). A spontaneously blinking fluorophore based on intramolecular spirocyclization for live-cell super-resolution imaging. Nature Chemistry. 6(8). 681–689. 372 indexed citations

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Nakata, Takao, Shinsuke Niwa, Yasushi Okada, Franck Perez, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (2011). Preferential binding of a kinesin-1 motor to GTP-tubulin–rich microtubules underlies polarized vesicle transport. The Journal of Cell Biology. 194(2). 245–255. 117 indexed citations

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Hirokawa, Nobutaka, Yosuke Tanaka, Yasushi Okada, & Sén Takeda. (2006). Nodal Flow and the Generation of Left-Right Asymmetry. Cell. 125(1). 33–45. 425 indexed citations

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Fujimoto, Shigeru, Tooru Inoue, Ḱazunori Toyoda, & Yasushi Okada. (2004). . 17(2). 72–75. 1 indexed citations

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Okada, Yasushi, et al.. (1998). The Effects of Binder Viscosity on Agglomeration and Granulation Behavior in a Fluidized Bed.. Journal of the Society of Powder Technology Japan. 35(7). 501–507. 2 indexed citations

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Okada, Yasushi, et al.. (1997). The Granulation Mechanism of a Tapered-fluidized Bed.. Journal of the Society of Powder Technology Japan. 34(8). 586–591. 1 indexed citations

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Okada, Yasushi, et al.. (1992). Influence of Distributor Types on the Fluidizing Characteristics of a Tapered-Fluidized Bed.. Journal of the Society of Powder Technology Japan. 29(12). 886–890.

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Okada, Yasushi, Takayuki Ohwaki, Yoshio Taguchi, et al.. (1992). Granulation in a Tapered-Fluidized Bed and Its Dominant Factors.. Journal of the Society of Powder Technology Japan. 29(12). 891–896. 1 indexed citations

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