Yoichiro Abe

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Yoichiro Abe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoichiro Abe has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Physiology and 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Yoichiro Abe's work include Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (13 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (7 papers). Yoichiro Abe is often cited by papers focused on Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (13 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (7 papers). Yoichiro Abe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Denmark. Yoichiro Abe's co-authors include Masato Yasui, Takako Niikura, Katsutoshi Goto, Takeshi Sakurai, Yoshiko Kita, Ikuo Nishimoto, Yuichi Hashimoto, Yuko Ito, Akihiro Yamanaka and Yoshitoshi Kasuya and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Yoichiro Abe

65 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Glymphatic system clears extracellular tau and protects f... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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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.

  1. Glymphatic system clears extracellular tau and protects from tau aggregation and neurodegeneration
    2022 160 citations Yoichiro Abe, Masato Yasui 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
Yoichiro Abe Japan 23 784 449 422 244 201 69 1.8k
Hind Abdo Sweden 12 954 1.2× 881 2.0× 727 1.7× 185 0.8× 81 0.4× 14 2.5k
David Kuo United States 23 748 1.0× 412 0.9× 504 1.2× 70 0.3× 122 0.6× 40 2.0k
Fred N. Ross‐Cisneros United States 22 1.9k 2.4× 348 0.8× 418 1.0× 201 0.8× 40 0.2× 49 2.8k
Marta Margeta United States 22 1.4k 1.7× 321 0.7× 1.0k 2.5× 132 0.5× 73 0.4× 37 2.2k
Anton B. Tonchev Bulgaria 27 881 1.1× 375 0.8× 642 1.5× 92 0.4× 37 0.2× 97 2.3k
Carl E.G. Bruder Sweden 19 2.2k 2.8× 548 1.2× 244 0.6× 252 1.0× 87 0.4× 33 3.2k
David G. Wells United States 26 1.8k 2.2× 306 0.7× 1.2k 2.9× 138 0.6× 109 0.5× 59 3.3k
K Schaller United States 17 847 1.1× 284 0.6× 723 1.7× 208 0.9× 57 0.3× 32 1.5k
Agathe Roubertie France 28 769 1.0× 172 0.4× 618 1.5× 713 2.9× 135 0.7× 114 2.1k
Myung‐Hoon Chun South Korea 32 2.1k 2.7× 286 0.6× 1.3k 3.2× 111 0.5× 160 0.8× 116 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yoichiro Abe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yoichiro Abe

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

All Works

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Iseki, Masako, Takenobu Yamamoto, Youichi Ogawa, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and safety of intravenous fosphenytoin for patients with acute herpes zoster‐associated pain: A placebo‐controlled randomized trial. The Journal of Dermatology. 51(2). 234–242. 2 indexed citations
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Yamanaka, Koji, Yoichiro Abe, Masato Yasui, et al.. (2020). Stagnation of glymphatic interstitial fluid flow and delay in waste clearance in the SOD1-G93A mouse model of ALS. Neuroscience Research. 171. 74–82. 19 indexed citations
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Ozawa, Yoko, Eriko Toda, Kohei Homma, et al.. (2019). Aquaporin 4 Suppresses Neural Hyperactivity and Synaptic Fatigue and Fine-Tunes Neurotransmission to Regulate Visual Function in the Mouse Retina. Molecular Neurobiology. 56(12). 8124–8135. 13 indexed citations
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Obata, Takayuki, Jeff Kershaw, Yasuhiko Tachibana, et al.. (2018). Comparison of diffusion-weighted MRI and anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) measurements of the inter-compartmental exchange-time of water in expression-controlled aquaporin-4 cells. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 17954–17954. 15 indexed citations
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Ikeshima‐Kataoka, Hiroko, Yoichiro Abe, & Masato Yasui. (2014). Aquaporin 4‐Dependent expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein and tenascin‐C in activated astrocytes in stab wound mouse brain and in primary culture. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 93(1). 121–129. 21 indexed citations
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Miyauchi, Takayuki, Yoichiro Abe, Manami Tanaka, et al.. (2014). Unprecedented Cell-Selection Using Ultra-Quick Freezing Combined with Aquaporin Expression. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e87644–e87644. 7 indexed citations
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Abe, Yoichiro, et al.. (2014). Sustained Down-regulation of β-Dystroglycan and Associated Dysfunctions of Astrocytic Endfeet in Epileptic Cerebral Cortex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(44). 30279–30288. 23 indexed citations
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Kato, Jungo, Yoshiki Takai, Mariko Hayashi, et al.. (2014). Expression and localization of aquaporin-4 in sensory ganglia. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 451(4). 562–567. 22 indexed citations
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Niikura, Takako, Yoshiko Kita, & Yoichiro Abe. (2014). SUMO3 Modification Accelerates the Aggregation of ALS-Linked SOD1 Mutants. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e101080–e101080. 30 indexed citations
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DATE, Hisashi, et al.. (2013). Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis：Conservative Therapy. THE JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL ANESTHESIA. 33(2). 312–319.
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Abe, Yoichiro, Koki Kamiya, Toshihisa Osaki, et al.. (2013). Mechanical cell contact system by a parylene rail filter for study of cell-cell interaction mediated by connexin gap junction. 407–409. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Ping, Osamu Kusano‐Arai, Hiroko Iwanari, et al.. (2013). A Novel Monoclonal Antibody Against the C-Terminal Region of Aquaporin-4. Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy. 32(4). 270–276. 9 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Yumi, Akiko Hanyuda, Yohei Matsuzaki, et al.. (2011). Curcumin and genistein additively potentiate G551D-CFTR. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 10(4). 243–252. 42 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yun, Yoshihiro Miwa, Akihiro Yamanaka, et al.. (2003). Orexin Receptor Type-1 Couples Exclusively to Pertussis Toxin-Insensitive G-Proteins, While Orexin Receptor Type-2 Couples to Both Pertussis Toxin-Sensitive and -Insensitive G-Proteins. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 92(3). 259–266. 132 indexed citations
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Kasuya, Yoshitoshi, Yoichiro Abe, Hiroko Hama, et al.. (1994). Endothelin-1 Activates Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases Through Two Independent Signaling Pathways in Rat Astrocytes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 204(3). 1325–1333. 47 indexed citations
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Abe, Yoichiro, Yoshitoshi Kasuya, Kamejiro Yamashita, et al.. (1991). Endothelin-1-Induced Phosphorylation of the 20-kDa Myosin Light Chain and Caldesmon in Porcine Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle.. The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. 57(3). 431–435. 13 indexed citations

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