Yoshiaki Sohma

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yoshiaki Sohma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoshiaki Sohma has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Immunology and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yoshiaki Sohma's work include Signaling Pathways in Disease (4 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (4 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (3 papers). Yoshiaki Sohma is often cited by papers focused on Signaling Pathways in Disease (4 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (4 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (3 papers). Yoshiaki Sohma collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United States. Yoshiaki Sohma's co-authors include Yasunori Yamaguchi, Andrzej Dzionek, Gregor Winkels, Jun Nagafune, Yoshimasa Inagaki, Kazuo Kawamura, Kinya Ogami, Hiromichi Akahori, Yoshihiro Shimada and Takashi Kato and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Yoshiaki Sohma

18 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

BDCA-2, a Novel Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell–specific Type... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. BDCA-2, a Novel Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell–specific Type II C-type Lectin, Mediates Antigen Capture and Is a Potent Inhibitor of Interferon α/β Induction
    2001 593 citations Andrzej Dzionek, Yoshiaki Sohma et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine 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 Sohma Japan 12 964 429 359 161 147 18 1.6k
Marilyn Travis United States 19 843 0.9× 387 0.9× 920 2.6× 234 1.5× 226 1.5× 20 2.2k
Simin Saffaripour United States 15 558 0.6× 937 2.2× 385 1.1× 157 1.0× 222 1.5× 17 1.9k
Alain Fischer France 13 653 0.7× 249 0.6× 507 1.4× 128 0.8× 234 1.6× 18 1.5k
S.J. Fisher United States 10 960 1.0× 216 0.5× 320 0.9× 57 0.4× 97 0.7× 15 1.7k
Sylvie Grégoire France 18 813 0.8× 225 0.5× 368 1.0× 320 2.0× 282 1.9× 29 1.7k
Brigitte Izac France 19 396 0.4× 463 1.1× 658 1.8× 248 1.5× 156 1.1× 37 1.4k
William Schachterle United States 13 813 0.8× 169 0.4× 977 2.7× 116 0.7× 241 1.6× 15 2.0k
Alexander Gerbaulet Germany 19 824 0.9× 226 0.5× 528 1.5× 103 0.6× 111 0.8× 36 1.4k
Patricia Hermand France 25 408 0.4× 740 1.7× 313 0.9× 229 1.4× 208 1.4× 37 1.5k
Florence Bardin France 17 275 0.3× 422 1.0× 404 1.1× 161 1.0× 189 1.3× 30 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yoshiaki Sohma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yoshiaki Sohma

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Nagao, Kenji, Takayuki Ohta, Atsushi Hinohara, et al.. (2008). Expression profile analysis of aorta-gonad-mesonephros region-derived stromal cells reveals genes that regulate hematopoiesis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 377(1). 205–209. 3 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Tomoko, Jun‐Ichi Masuyama, Yoshiaki Sohma, et al.. (2006). CD52 is a novel costimulatory molecule for induction of CD4+ regulatory T cells. Clinical Immunology. 120(3). 247–259. 119 indexed citations
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Kadoya, Toshihiko, Kiyomitsu Oyanagi, Emiko Kawakami, et al.. (2005). Oxidized galectin-1 advances the functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury. Neuroscience Letters. 380(3). 284–288. 10 indexed citations
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Dzionek, Andrzej, Yoshimasa Inagaki, Katsuya Okawa, et al.. (2002). Plasmacytoid dendritic cells: from specific surface markers to specific cellular functions. Human Immunology. 63(12). 1133–1148. 160 indexed citations
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Fukuda, Masafumi, Shigeki Kameyama, Mutsuo Sasagawa, et al.. (2001). Neuropsychological Changes After Surgical Treatment for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Epilepsia. 42(s6). 4–8. 10 indexed citations
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Fukuda, Masafumi, Shigeki Kameyama, Mutsuo Sasagawa, et al.. (2001). Neuropsychological Changes After Surgical Treatment for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Epilepsia. 42(s6). 4–8. 39 indexed citations
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Fukuda, Masafumi, Shigeki Kameyama, Mutsuo Sasagawa, et al.. (2001). Neuropsychological Changes After Surgical Treatment for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Epilepsia. 42(s6). 4–8. 20 indexed citations
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Dzionek, Andrzej, Yoshiaki Sohma, Jun Nagafune, et al.. (2001). BDCA-2, a Novel Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell–specific Type II C-type Lectin, Mediates Antigen Capture and Is a Potent Inhibitor of Interferon α/β Induction. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 194(12). 1823–1834. 593 indexed citations breakdown →
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Inagaki, Yoshimasa, et al.. (2000). Oxidized galectin‐1 promotes axonal regeneration in peripheral nerves but does not possess lectin properties. European Journal of Biochemistry. 267(10). 2955–2964. 103 indexed citations
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Inagaki, Yoshimasa, et al.. (2000). Oxidized galectin-1 promotes axonal regeneration in peripheral nerves but does not possess lectin properties. European Journal of Biochemistry. 267(10). 2955–2964. 7 indexed citations
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Horie, Hidenori, Yoshimasa Inagaki, Yoshiaki Sohma, et al.. (1999). Galectin-1 Regulates Initial Axonal Growth in Peripheral Nerves after Axotomy. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(22). 9964–9974. 105 indexed citations
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Kato, Takashi, Kinya Ogami, Yoshihiro Shimada, et al.. (1995). Purification and Characterization of Thrombopoietin1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 118(1). 229–236. 203 indexed citations
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Ogami, Kinya, Yoshihiro Shimada, Yoshiaki Sohma, et al.. (1995). The sequence of a rat cDNA encoding thrombopoietin. Gene. 158(2). 309–310. 26 indexed citations
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Sohma, Yoshiaki, et al.. (1994). Increased mRNA for CD63 Antigen in Atherosclerotic Lesions of Watanabe Heritable Hyperlipidemic Rabbits.. Cell Structure and Function. 19(4). 219–225. 8 indexed citations
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Sohma, Yoshiaki, Hiromichi Akahori, Naohiko Seki, et al.. (1994). Molecular cloning and chromosomal localization of the human thrombopoietin gene. FEBS Letters. 353(1). 57–61. 195 indexed citations
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Kumabe, Toshihiro, et al.. (1992). Human cDNAs encoding elongation factor 1γand the ribosomal protein L19. Nucleic Acids Research. 20(10). 2598–2598. 24 indexed citations
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Kumabe, Toshihiro, Yoshiaki Sohma, Takamasa Kayama, Takashi Yoshimoto, & Tokuo Yamamoto. (1992). Overexpression and Amplification of .ALPHA.-PDGF Receptor Gene Lacking Exons Coding for a Portion of the Extracellular Region in a Malignant Glioma.. The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 168(2). 265–269. 13 indexed citations

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