Yoshimitsu Kanai

8.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

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Yoshimitsu Kanai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoshimitsu Kanai has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Cell Biology and 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Yoshimitsu Kanai's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (19 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (13 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (10 papers). Yoshimitsu Kanai is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (19 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (13 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (10 papers). Yoshimitsu Kanai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Saudi Arabia. Yoshimitsu Kanai's co-authors include Nobutaka Hirokawa, Yosuke Tanaka, Yasushi Okada, Akihiro Harada, Naoshi Dohmae, Shigenori Nonaka, Sén Takeda, Jianguo Chen, Nicholas J. Cowan and Mizuho A. Kido and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yoshimitsu Kanai

61 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Randomization of Left–Right Asymmetry due to Loss of Nodal Cilia Generating Leftward Flow of Extraembryonic Fluid in Mice Lacking KIF3B Motor Protein

1998 1.2k citations Shigenori Nonaka, Yosuke Tanaka et al. Cell profile →
Kinesin Transports RNA

2004 869 citations Yoshimitsu Kanai, Naoshi Dohmae et al. Neuron profile →
Targeted Disruption of Mouse Conventional Kinesin Heavy Chain kif5B, Results in Abnormal Perinuclear Clustering of Mitochondria

1998 524 citations Yosuke Tanaka, Yoshimitsu Kanai et al. Cell profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	HYA ameliorated postprandial hyperglycemia in type 1 diabetes model rats with bolus insulin treatment 2025 ·Acta Diabetologica ·Yuta Yamamoto, Katsuya Narumi, Naoko Yamagishi, Yasunori Yonejima, Ken Iseki, Masaki Kobayashi, Yoshimitsu Kanai	1
2	Novel Peritoneal Sclerosis Rat Model Developed by Administration of Bleomycin and Lansoprazole 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Yuta Yamamoto, (unknown), (unknown), Shuji Kawashima, Naoko Yamagishi, Takao Ito, (unknown), Yoshimitsu Kanai	0
3	Oral administration of linoleic acid immediately before glucose load ameliorates postprandial hyperglycemia 2023 ·Frontiers in Pharmacology ·Yuta Yamamoto, Katsuya Narumi, Naoko Yamagishi, Toshio Nishi, Takao Ito, Ken Iseki, Masaki Kobayashi, Yoshimitsu Kanai	8
4	Tie2-Cre–Induced Inactivation of Non-Nuclear Estrogen Receptor-α Signaling Abrogates Estrogen Protection Against Vascular Injury 2022 ·JACC Basic to Translational Science ·Pang‐Yen Liu, (unknown), Yukio Hiroi, Akiko Kunita, (unknown), Kazutaka Ueda, Taro Kariya, Genri Numata, Yusuke Adachi, (unknown), (unknown), Yuxin Li, Kensuke Noma, Mutsuo Harada, Haruhiro Toko, Tetsuo Ushiku, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Eiki Takimoto, James K. Liao, Issei Komuro	3
5	Interspecific Structural Differences in Nucleosome as Revealed by Heteroimmunization in Mice with Human Nucleosome 2005 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Yoshimitsu Kanai, Masahiro Watanabe, Tetsuo Kubota	1
6	Kinesin Transports RNA breakdown → 2004 ·Neuron ·Yoshimitsu Kanai, Naoshi Dohmae, Nobutaka Hirokawa	869
7	Glutamate-receptor-interacting protein GRIP1 directly steers kinesin to dendrites 2002 ·Nature ·Mitsutoshi Setou, (unknown), Yosuke Tanaka, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Yosuke Takei, Masahiko Kawagishi, Nobutaka Hirokawa	408
8	Randomization of Left–Right Asymmetry due to Loss of Nodal Cilia Generating Leftward Flow of Extraembryonic Fluid in Mice Lacking KIF3B Motor Protein 1999 ·Cell ·Shigenori Nonaka, Yosuke Tanaka, Yasushi Okada, Sén Takeda, Akihiro Harada, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Mizuho A. Kido, Nobutaka Hirokawa	41
9	Targeted Disruption of Mouse Conventional Kinesin Heavy Chain kif5B, Results in Abnormal Perinuclear Clustering of Mitochondria breakdown → 1998 ·Cell ·Yosuke Tanaka, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Yasushi Okada, Shigenori Nonaka, Sén Takeda, Akihiro Harada, Nobutaka Hirokawa	524
10	Projection domains of MAP2 and tau determine spacings between microtubules in dendrites and axons 1992 ·Nature ·Jianguo Chen, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Nicholas J. Cowan, Nobutaka Hirokawa	478
11	In situ localization of Tau mRNA in developing rat brain 1991 ·Neuroscience ·R Takemura, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Nobutaka Hirokawa	32
12	Early induction of anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies in lupus-prone MRL mice inoculated with Ly-24+ cells cloned from lymph node cells of an MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mouse: possible effect of putative cytokines produced by cloned Ly-24+ cells 1990 ·Immunology Letters ·Yoshimitsu Kanai, Seiji Isonishi, Takuya Katagiri, Tamio Koizumi, Katsukiyo Miura, Yoshikazu Kurosawa	9
13	Serological and histological characterization of the new mutant strain of lpr mice, CBA/KUms-lprcg/lprcg 1990 ·Clinical & Experimental Immunology ·Masahiko Kimura, Hiroshi Mohri, Keiji Shimada, Tomoko Wakabayashi, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Akio Matsuzawa	17
14	Antibody to poly(ADP-ribose) is an indicator of obstetric complications in pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus 1989 ·Immunology Letters ·Yoshimitsu Kanai, Seiji Isonishi, (unknown)	6
15	A dot-blot method for screening polyclonal and monoclonal antisera to poly(ADP-ribose) 1989 ·Journal of Immunological Methods ·Sarada C. Prasad, Peter J. Thraves, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Mark E. Smulson, Anatoly Dritschilo	8
16	A novel trait of naturally occurring anti-DNA antibodies: dissociation from immune complexes in neutral 0.3–0.5 M NaCl 1989 ·Immunology Letters ·Yoshimitsu Kanai, Tetsuo Kubota	13
17	Antibody to poly(ADP-ribose) as a predictor of obstetric complications in autoimmune MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mice: basis for its application to pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus 1988 ·Immunology Letters ·Seiji Isonishi, Yoshimitsu Kanai	7
18	Characterization of antinuclear antibodies induced in rabbits by rinderpest virus infection 1988 ·Archives of Virology ·Koichi Imaoka, (unknown), Yoshimitsu Kanai, Kazuya Yamanouchi	4
19	A unique monoclonal antibody derived from a lupus-prone mouse with multiple bindings to autoantigens associated with rheumatic disease 1988 ·Immunology Letters ·Yoshimitsu Kanai, Yoshio Yaoita, Koichi Imaoka, Tasuku Honjo	16
20	Inability of Pertussis Toxin to act as Preventive Antigen in Experimental Mouse Infection of Bordetella pertussis. 1958 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yoshimitsu Kanai	1

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