Yoshihiro Takatsu

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Yoshihiro Takatsu is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoshihiro Takatsu has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Yoshihiro Takatsu's work include Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (15 papers), Ovarian function and disorders (7 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers). Yoshihiro Takatsu is often cited by papers focused on Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (15 papers), Ovarian function and disorders (7 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers). Yoshihiro Takatsu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Yoshihiro Takatsu's co-authors include Tetsuya Ohtaki, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Satoshi Kumano, Hisanori Matsui, Jesús Gil, М. М. Попов, Jonathan Melamed, Marco Da Costa, Marzia Fumagalli and Arnaud Augert and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Yoshihiro Takatsu

23 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Chemokine Signaling via the CXCR2 Receptor Reinforces Sen... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 400 800 1.2k
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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. Chemokine Signaling via the CXCR2 Receptor Reinforces Senescence
    2008 1.4k citations Juan Carlos Acosta, Ana O’Loghlen et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yoshihiro Takatsu Japan 18 2.0k 1.8k 786 672 512 23 3.8k
Tsutomu Kurokawa Japan 34 3.1k 1.6× 522 0.3× 319 0.4× 407 0.6× 628 1.2× 57 6.4k
Erich F. Greiner Germany 17 1.2k 0.6× 406 0.2× 265 0.3× 349 0.5× 181 0.4× 22 2.3k
Deborah L. Segaloff United States 43 3.2k 1.6× 3.0k 1.7× 241 0.3× 679 1.0× 577 1.1× 96 6.4k
Hugo Vankelecom Belgium 38 1.9k 0.9× 496 0.3× 254 0.3× 786 1.2× 158 0.3× 118 4.3k
Frank Talamantes United States 39 2.0k 1.0× 418 0.2× 351 0.4× 578 0.9× 285 0.6× 181 5.8k
Anne Corrigan United States 29 2.3k 1.1× 820 0.5× 230 0.3× 182 0.3× 118 0.2× 43 3.9k
Takashi Minegishi Japan 32 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 128 0.2× 444 0.7× 96 0.2× 141 3.6k
Paul R. Dobner United States 33 2.0k 1.0× 334 0.2× 267 0.3× 268 0.4× 211 0.4× 52 3.3k
Chon‐Hwa Tsai‐Morris United States 34 2.4k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 171 0.2× 415 0.6× 81 0.2× 80 4.4k
John H. Nilson United States 42 2.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.0× 137 0.2× 729 1.1× 119 0.2× 90 5.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yoshihiro Takatsu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yoshihiro Takatsu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ichikawa, Megumi, et al.. (2019). Glycosaminoglycan-Conjugated Insulin Derivatives Suitable for Once-Daily Formulations. ACS Omega. 4(3). 5517–5525. 8 indexed citations
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Nishizawa, Naoki, Taiji Asami, Yoshihiro Takatsu, et al.. (2018). A new class of pentapeptide KISS1 receptor agonists with hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis activation. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 29(4). 654–658. 4 indexed citations
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Matsui, Hisanori, Tsuneo Masaki, Atsushi Kiba, et al.. (2014). Pharmacologic profiles of investigational kisspeptin/metastin analogues, TAK-448 and TAK-683, in adult male rats in comparison to the GnRH analogue leuprolide. European Journal of Pharmacology. 735. 77–85. 27 indexed citations
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Gómez-Cabello, Daniel, et al.. (2013). DGCR8-mediated disruption of miRNA biogenesis induces cellular senescence in primary fibroblasts. Aging Cell. 12(5). 923–931. 20 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Toshitake, Satoshi Sasaki, Naoki Tomita, et al.. (2010). Synthesis and structure–activity relationships of 2-acylamino-4,6-diphenylpyridine derivatives as novel antagonists of GPR54. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 18(11). 3841–3859. 26 indexed citations
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Homma, Tamami, Shunji Yamada, Mika Kinoshita, et al.. (2009). Significance of Neonatal Testicular Sex Steroids to Defeminize Anteroventral Periventricular Kisspeptin Neurons and the GnRH/LH Surge System in Male Rats1. Biology of Reproduction. 81(6). 1216–1225. 126 indexed citations
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Acosta, Juan Carlos, Ana O’Loghlen, Ana Banito, et al.. (2008). Chemokine Signaling via the CXCR2 Receptor Reinforces Senescence. Cell. 133(6). 1006–1018. 1374 indexed citations breakdown →
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Adachi, Sachika, Shunji Yamada, Yoshihiro Takatsu, et al.. (2007). Involvement of Anteroventral Periventricular Metastin/Kisspeptin Neurons in Estrogen Positive Feedback Action on Luteinizing Hormone Release in Female Rats. Journal of Reproduction and Development. 53(2). 367–378. 476 indexed citations
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Matsui, Hisanori, Yoshihiro Takatsu, Satoshi Kumano, Hirokazu Matsumoto, & Tetsuya Ohtaki. (2004). Peripheral administration of metastin induces marked gonadotropin release and ovulation in the rat. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 320(2). 383–388. 446 indexed citations
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Terao, Yasuko, Satoshi Kumano, Yoshihiro Takatsu, et al.. (2004). Expression of KiSS-1, a metastasis suppressor gene, in trophoblast giant cells of the rat placenta. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1678(2-3). 102–110. 163 indexed citations
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Kumano, Satoshi, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Takatsu, et al.. (2003). Changes in Hypothalamic Expression Levels of Galanin-Like Peptide in Rat and Mouse Models Support That It Is a Leptin-Target Peptide. Endocrinology. 144(6). 2634–2643. 60 indexed citations
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Horikoshi, Yasuko, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Takatsu, et al.. (2003). Dramatic Elevation of Plasma Metastin Concentrations in Human Pregnancy: Metastin as a Novel Placenta-Derived Hormone in Humans. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 88(2). 914–919. 253 indexed citations
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Masuda, Yasushi, Yoshihiro Takatsu, Yasuko Terao, et al.. (2002). Isolation and identification of EG-VEGF/prokineticins as cognate ligands for two orphan G-protein-coupled receptors. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 293(1). 396–402. 187 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Hirokazu, Jiro Noguchi, Yoshihiro Takatsu, et al.. (2001). Stimulation Effect of Galanin-Like Peptide (GALP) on Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone-Mediated Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Secretion in Male Rats. Endocrinology. 142(8). 3693–3696. 73 indexed citations
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Takatsu, Yoshihiro, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Tetsuya Ohtaki, et al.. (2001). Distribution of Galanin-Like Peptide in the Rat Brain. Endocrinology. 142(4). 1626–1634. 118 indexed citations
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Takatsu, Yoshihiro, Makoto Nakamura, Mark Stapleton, et al.. (2000). TAK1 Participates in c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Signaling during Drosophila Development. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(9). 3015–3026. 116 indexed citations
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Hyuga, Sumiko, Sadako Yamagata, Yoshihiro Takatsu, et al.. (1999). Suppression by ganglioside GD1A of migration capability, adhesion to vitronectin and metastatic potential of highly metastatic FBJ-LL cells. International Journal of Cancer. 83(5). 685–691. 30 indexed citations
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Hamada, Fumihiko, Yoshinori Tomoyasu, Yoshihiro Takatsu, et al.. (1999). Negative Regulation of Wingless Signaling by D-Axin, a Drosophila Homolog of Axin. Science. 283(5408). 1739–1742. 171 indexed citations

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