Yoshiaki Azuma

9.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
108 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Yoshiaki Azuma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoshiaki Azuma has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Oncology and 20 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yoshiaki Azuma's work include Bone health and treatments (26 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (23 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (21 papers). Yoshiaki Azuma is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and treatments (26 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (23 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (21 papers). Yoshiaki Azuma collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Yoshiaki Azuma's co-authors include Yoshifumi Harada, Mary Dasso, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kozo Nakamura, Akira Kudō, Shinsuke Ohba, Tomohiro Ohta, Takashi Kadowaki, Yasuo Terauchi and Ung‐il Chung and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yoshiaki Azuma

108 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

Estrogen Prevents Bone Loss via Estrogen Receptor α and I... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2007 2004 2004 2000 250 500 750
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.

  1. Estrogen Prevents Bone Loss via Estrogen Receptor α and Induction of Fas Ligand in Osteoclasts
    2007 777 citations Yoshifumi Harada, Yoshiaki Azuma et al. profile →
  2. PPAR γ insufficiency enhances osteogenesis through osteoblast formation from bone marrow progenitors
    2004 677 citations Toru Akune, Shinsuke Ohba et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  3. PPAR γ insufficiency enhances osteogenesis through osteoblast formation from bone marrow progenitors
    2004 631 citations Toru Akune, Shinsuke Ohba et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  4. Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induces Differentiation of and Bone Resorption by Osteoclasts
    2000 616 citations Yoshiaki Azuma, Keisuke Kaji 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
Yoshiaki Azuma Japan 41 4.9k 2.1k 1.6k 810 729 108 7.8k
Martina Rauner Germany 48 3.5k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 625 0.8× 586 0.8× 240 7.3k
T.J. Chambers United Kingdom 57 5.5k 1.1× 3.9k 1.8× 2.1k 1.3× 984 1.2× 598 0.8× 133 9.0k
Hua Zhu Ke United States 51 4.5k 0.9× 2.8k 1.4× 2.8k 1.8× 1.4k 1.8× 348 0.5× 126 7.9k
Mei Wan United States 45 3.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 770 0.5× 576 0.7× 547 0.8× 127 6.9k
Xiaodong Li China 40 4.1k 0.8× 2.0k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 870 1.1× 214 0.3× 190 6.8k
Masayoshi Kumegawa Japan 53 5.7k 1.1× 3.0k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 698 1.0× 235 9.7k
Deborah V. Novack United States 43 4.5k 0.9× 2.6k 1.2× 898 0.6× 470 0.6× 384 0.5× 81 6.9k
Paul J. Kostenuik United States 55 5.7k 1.2× 4.7k 2.2× 3.4k 2.2× 887 1.1× 438 0.6× 123 9.4k
Maxine Gowen United States 55 5.6k 1.1× 3.3k 1.6× 1.5k 1.0× 811 1.0× 552 0.8× 122 10.0k
Robert L. Jilka United States 53 8.6k 1.7× 4.9k 2.3× 4.0k 2.6× 1.7k 2.0× 628 0.9× 87 13.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yoshiaki Azuma

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kumamoto, Soichiro, et al.. (2021). HPF1-dependent PARP activation promotes LIG3-XRCC1-mediated backup pathway of Okazaki fragment ligation. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(9). 5003–5016. 34 indexed citations
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Larsen, Nicolai Balle, Dimitriya H. Garvanska, Ivo A. Hendriks, et al.. (2021). Mechanism and function of DNA replication‐independent DNA‐protein crosslink repair via the SUMO‐RNF4 pathway. The EMBO Journal. 40(18). e107413–e107413. 45 indexed citations
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Park, Hyewon, et al.. (2020). PICH regulates the abundance and localization of SUMOylated proteins on mitotic chromosomes. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 31(23). 2537–2556. 11 indexed citations
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Ryu, Hyunju, Steven P. Gygi, Yoshiaki Azuma, Alexei Arnaoutov, & Mary Dasso. (2014). SUMOylation of Psmd1 Controls Adrm1 Interaction with the Proteasome. Cell Reports. 7(6). 1842–1848. 15 indexed citations
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Azuma, Yoshiaki & Toshiyuki Ohtsuka. (2011). Receding horizon Nash game approach for distributed nonlinear control. Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan. 380–384. 3 indexed citations
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Kugimiya, Fumitaka, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Shinsuke Ohba, et al.. (2007). GSK-3β Controls Osteogenesis through Regulating Runx2 Activity. PLoS ONE. 2(9). e837–e837. 130 indexed citations
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Kawamura, Naohiro, Fumitaka Kugimiya, Yasushi Oshima, et al.. (2007). Akt1 in Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts Controls Bone Remodeling. PLoS ONE. 2(10). e1058–e1058. 225 indexed citations
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Hata, Hiroshi, Noriko Sakaguchi, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi, et al.. (2004). Distinct contribution of IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-10 to T cell–mediated spontaneous autoimmune arthritis in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(4). 582–588. 228 indexed citations
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Akune, Toru, Shinsuke Ohba, Satoru Kamekura, et al.. (2004). PPAR γ insufficiency enhances osteogenesis through osteoblast formation from bone marrow progenitors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(6). 846–855. 631 indexed citations breakdown →
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Akune, Toru, Shinsuke Ohba, Satoru Kamekura, et al.. (2004). PPAR γ insufficiency enhances osteogenesis through osteoblast formation from bone marrow progenitors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(6). 846–855. 677 indexed citations breakdown →
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Akune, Toru, Naoshi Ogata, Kazuto Hoshi, et al.. (2002). Insulin receptor substrate-2 maintains predominance of anabolic function over catabolic function of osteoblasts. The Journal of Cell Biology. 159(1). 147–156. 118 indexed citations
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Ogata, Naoshi, Daichi Chikazu, Naoto Kubota, et al.. (2000). Insulin receptor substrate-1 in osteoblast is indispensable for maintaining bone turnover. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 105(7). 935–943. 218 indexed citations
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Azuma, Yoshiaki & Mary Dasso. (2000). The role of Ran in nuclear function. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 12(3). 302–307. 63 indexed citations
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Ito, Masaya, Yoshiaki Azuma, Tomohiro Ohta, & Keiji Komoriya. (2000). Effects of ultrasound and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on growth factor secretion in co-cultures of osteoblasts and endothelial cells. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 26(1). 161–166. 84 indexed citations
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Azuma, Yoshiaki, et al.. (2000). Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induces Differentiation of and Bone Resorption by Osteoclasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(7). 4858–4864. 616 indexed citations breakdown →
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Azuma, Yoshiaki, T Hachiya, & Tomoyuki Nishimoto. (1997). Inhibition by Anti-RCC1 Monoclonal Antibodies of RCC1-Stimulated Guanine Nucleotide Exchange on Ran GTPase. The Journal of Biochemistry. 122(6). 1133–1138. 5 indexed citations
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Ohba, T., Takashi Seki, Yoshiaki Azuma, & Takeharu Nishimoto. (1996). Premature Chromatin Condensation Induced by Loss of RCC1 Is Inhibited by GTP- and GTPγS-Ran, but Not GDP-Ran. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(25). 14665–14667. 13 indexed citations
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Azuma, Yoshiaki, Manabu Chokki, Tomohiro Ohta, & Mamoru Kiyoki. (1996). Effects of alendronate on plasma calcium levels, urinary calcium excretion, and bone resorption markers in normal rats: comparison with elcatonin, synthetic eel calcitonin.. Endocrinology. 137(6). 2586–2592. 9 indexed citations
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Tsuchimoto, Masahiro, et al.. (1994). Alendronate Modulates Osteogenesis of Human Osteoblastic Cells In Vitro. The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. 66(1). 25–34. 61 indexed citations

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