Yoshiakira Kanai

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
183 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Yoshiakira Kanai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoshiakira Kanai has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Molecular Biology, 65 papers in Genetics and 58 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yoshiakira Kanai's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (54 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (44 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (30 papers). Yoshiakira Kanai is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (54 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (44 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (30 papers). Yoshiakira Kanai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Yoshiakira Kanai's co-authors include Masamichi Kurohmaru, Masami Kanai‐Azuma, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Peter Koopman, Ryuji Hiramatsu, Naoki Tsunekawa, Shogo Matoba, Kazumori Yazaki, Matthias A. Hediger and Rebecca G. Wells and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yoshiakira Kanai

181 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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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.

Depletion of definitive gut endoderm inSox17-null mutant mice

2002 551 citations Masami Kanai‐Azuma, Yoshiakira Kanai et al. Development profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yoshiakira Kanai Japan	39	3.4k	1.9k	1.1k	765	704	183	5.8k
Yun‐Fai Chris Lau United States	42	4.7k 1.4×	3.0k 1.6×	898 0.8×	764 1.0×	373 0.5×	135	7.5k
Masamichi Kurohmaru Japan	28	2.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	545 0.7×	561 0.8×	222	4.0k
Austin J. Cooney United States	39	4.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.3×	931 0.9×	408 0.5×	1.3k 1.9×	97	6.4k
Kunio Shiota Japan	46	5.3k 1.5×	1.9k 1.0×	497 0.5×	335 0.4×	1.0k 1.5×	190	7.3k
Kaoru Miyamoto Japan	44	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	273 0.4×	1.3k 1.8×	172	6.0k
Yasuhisa Matsui Japan	42	6.9k 2.0×	2.6k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	765 1.0×	1.4k 2.0×	149	9.3k
Carlos R. Morales Canada	48	3.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.9k 1.8×	556 0.7×	1.0k 1.5×	167	6.6k
Naomi Nakagata Japan	46	3.6k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.6×	559 0.7×	2.2k 3.1×	236	7.4k
Dagmar Wilhelm Australia	46	5.4k 1.6×	3.7k 1.9×	1.8k 1.7×	463 0.6×	1.1k 1.6×	92	7.6k
Jennie P. Mather United States	46	3.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	2.3k 2.1×	687 0.9×	1.8k 2.5×	124	7.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Uemura, Mami, Masataka Takahashi, Hiroshi Kawashima, et al.. (2024). Impact of gallbladder hypoplasia on hilar hepatic ducts in biliary atresia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 111–111. 2 indexed citations

Maeda, Ryu, Naoki Takeda, Ryuji Hiramatsu, et al.. (2024). Morc1 reestablishes H3K9me3 heterochromatin on piRNA-targeted transposons in gonocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(13). e2317095121–e2317095121. 2 indexed citations

Hiramatsu, Ryuji, et al.. (2023). Partial male-to-female reprogramming of mouse fetal testis by Sertoli cell ablation. Development. 150(14). 3 indexed citations

Yamada, Ryuichi, et al.. (2023). External genitalia phenotypes of a Mab21l1‐null mouse model for cerebellar, ocular, craniofacial, and genital (COFG) syndrome. The Anatomical Record. 307(5). 1943–1959.

Uchida, Aya, et al.. (2022). Gonadal Sex Differentiation and Ovarian Organogenesis along the Cortical–Medullary Axis in Mammals. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(21). 13373–13373. 5 indexed citations

Uemura, Mami, Hirotaka Tomiyasu, Naoki Tsunekawa, et al.. (2020). Anatomical and histological characteristics of the hepatobiliary system in adult Sox17 heterozygote mice. The Anatomical Record. 303(12). 3096–3107. 4 indexed citations

Kashimada, Kenichi, Hitomi Suzuki, Liang Zhao, et al.. (2019). Nr5a1 suppression during the murine fetal period optimizes ovarian development by fine-tuning Notch signaling. Journal of Cell Science. 132(8). 5 indexed citations

Nobuhisa, Ikuo, Satomi Takahashi, Heiko Lickert, et al.. (2018). Maintenance of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in fetal intra-aortic hematopoietic clusters by the Sox17-Notch1-Hes1 axis. Experimental Cell Research. 365(1). 145–155. 8 indexed citations

Kuroki, Shunsuke, Shogo Matoba, Mika Akiyoshi, et al.. (2013). Epigenetic Regulation of Mouse Sex Determination by the Histone Demethylase Jmjd1a. Science. 341(6150). 1106–1109. 197 indexed citations

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Miura, Kento, et al.. (2012). Early gonadogenesis in mammals: Significance of long and narrow gonadal structure. Developmental Dynamics. 242(4). 330–338. 35 indexed citations

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Yokomizo, Akira, Yoshiakira Kanai, J Matsubara, et al.. (2011). UP-01.179 Use of Quantitative Shotgun Proteomics to Identify Fibronectin 1 as a Novel Plasma Biomarker for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Urology. 78(3). S247–S247. 1 indexed citations

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Alam, Mohammad Shah, et al.. (2010). Di(n‐butyl) Phthalate Induces Vimentin Filaments Disruption in Rat Sertoli Cells: A Possible Relation with Spermatogenic Cell Apoptosis. Anatomia Histologia Embryologia. 39(3). 186–193. 49 indexed citations

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Hiramatsu, Ryuji, Shogo Matoba, Masami Kanai‐Azuma, et al.. (2008). A critical time window of Sry action in gonadal sex determination in mice. Development. 136(1). 129–138. 167 indexed citations

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Tsunekawa, Naoki, Ryuji Hiramatsu, Shogo Matoba, et al.. (2006). Potency of testicular somatic environment to support spermatogenesis in XX/Sry transgenic male mice. Development. 134(3). 449–454. 13 indexed citations

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Sohn, Jiho, JoAnne E. Natale, Shibeshih Belachew, et al.. (2006). Identification of Sox17 as a Transcription Factor That Regulates Oligodendrocyte Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(38). 9722–9735. 112 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Yoshiyuki, et al.. (2003). Vitrification of bovine oocytes and its application to intergeneric somatic cell nucleus transfer. Theriogenology. 61(1). 15–23. 32 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Hiroshi, K Mukai, Yoshiakira Kanai, et al.. (1998). Nonfunctioning Islet Cell Tumors of the Pancreas: Clinical, Imaging and Pathological Aspects in 16 Patients. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 28(4). 255–261. 24 indexed citations

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Kurohmaru, Masamichi, Hisataka Kobayashi, Yoshiakira Kanai, et al.. (1995). Distribution of lectin binding in the testes of the musk shrew, Suncus murinus.. PubMed. 187 ( Pt 2). 323–9. 24 indexed citations

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Kanai, Yoshiakira, Y Shimoyama, Tatsuya Oda, & S Hirohashi. (1994). Abnormalities of cell adhesion molecules in multistage carcinogenesis. 42. 127–138. 2 indexed citations

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Kanai, Yoshiakira, Hayato Kawakami, Kei‐ichi Takata, et al.. (1990). Localization of forssman glycolipid and GM1 ganglioside intracellularly and on the surface of germ cells during fetal testicular and ovarian development of mice. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 94(6). 561–8. 26 indexed citations

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