Yuji Arai

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
156 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Yuji Arai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuji Arai has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Rheumatology and 27 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Yuji Arai's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (23 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (13 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (11 papers). Yuji Arai is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (23 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (13 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (11 papers). Yuji Arai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Thailand and United States. Yuji Arai's co-authors include Tadashi Baba, Toshikazu Kubo, Yuko Ohashi, Shunichi Kosugi, Osam Mazda, Kenji Takahashi, Yuko Iwata, Kousuke Nakajima, Jirô Imanishi and Tsunehiro Mukai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yuji Arai

150 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. A single female-specific piRNA is the primary determiner of sex in the silkworm
    2014 370 citations Yuji Arai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yuji Arai Japan 39 3.1k 1.0k 817 659 533 156 5.4k
Hiroyoshi Ariga Japan 52 5.1k 1.6× 310 0.3× 816 1.0× 284 0.4× 138 0.3× 206 9.8k
Takayuki Shindo Japan 40 2.8k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 421 0.5× 103 0.2× 314 0.6× 116 5.7k
Michael A. Innis United States 31 3.6k 1.2× 472 0.5× 605 0.7× 198 0.3× 107 0.2× 51 5.7k
Jackie R. Vandenheede Belgium 48 5.0k 1.6× 307 0.3× 317 0.4× 184 0.3× 337 0.6× 109 7.3k
Kazunori Imaizumi Japan 47 4.8k 1.6× 221 0.2× 561 0.7× 340 0.5× 256 0.5× 135 9.4k
Ned R. Siegel United States 31 3.3k 1.1× 388 0.4× 527 0.6× 94 0.1× 245 0.5× 54 5.8k
Peter J. Roach United States 63 7.5k 2.4× 1.0k 1.0× 1.7k 2.1× 332 0.5× 3.0k 5.6× 202 11.6k
Jun Kudoh Japan 44 3.2k 1.0× 370 0.4× 1.8k 2.2× 366 0.6× 354 0.7× 150 7.9k
R.F. Irvine United Kingdom 17 2.9k 0.9× 600 0.6× 194 0.2× 392 0.6× 127 0.2× 23 4.4k
Christopher J. Kirk United Kingdom 50 5.9k 1.9× 245 0.2× 632 0.8× 267 0.4× 265 0.5× 176 9.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuji Arai

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

All Works

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Fujii, Yuta, Yuji Arai, Shuji Nakagawa, et al.. (2022). CD81 inhibition with the cytoplasmic RNA vector producing anti-CD81 antibodies suppresses arthritis in a rat CIA model. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 604. 22–29. 7 indexed citations
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Fujii, Yuta, Hiroaki Inoue, Yuji Arai, et al.. (2019). Treadmill Running in Established Phase Arthritis Inhibits Joint Destruction in Rat Rheumatoid Arthritis Models. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(20). 5100–5100. 17 indexed citations
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Tsuchida, Shinji, Yuji Arai, Kenji Takahashi, et al.. (2014). HIF‐1α‐induced HSP70 regulates anabolic responses in articular chondrocytes under hypoxic conditions. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 32(8). 975–980. 38 indexed citations
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Fukuhara, Shigetomo, Szandor Simmons, Shunsuke Kawamura, et al.. (2012). The sphingosine-1-phosphate transporter Spns2 expressed on endothelial cells regulates lymphocyte trafficking in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(4). 1416–1426. 264 indexed citations
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Arai, Yuji, et al.. (2007). Clinical significance of atypical squamous cells (ASC; Bethesda System 2001) in uterine cervical cytology. The Journal of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology. 46(4). 211–215. 1 indexed citations
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Arai, Yuji, Takahiro Kubo, Kyousuke Kobayashi, et al.. (1998). Adenovirus vector-mediated gene transduction to chondrocytes. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 72(8). 2 indexed citations
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Ikeda, Takumi, Toshikazu Kubo, Yuji Arai, et al.. (1998). Adenovirus mediated gene delivery to the joints of guinea pigs.. PubMed. 25(9). 1666–73. 56 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Kenji, Tatsuhiko Kubo, Yuji Arai, et al.. (1997). Localization of Heat Shock Protein in Osteoarthritic Cartilage. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 26(5). 368–375. 26 indexed citations
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Hatada, Izuho, Kazunori Kitagawa, Tetsuji Yamaoka, et al.. (1995). Allele-specific methylation and expression of an imprinted U2afl-rsl (SP2) gene. Nucleic Acids Research. 23(1). 36–41. 47 indexed citations
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Arai, Yuji, et al.. (1991). Propagation and Breeding of Sago Palm (Metroxylon sp.) Plant in Vitro. Nettai Nogyo/Nettai nougyou. 35(4). 259–267. 1 indexed citations
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Arai, Yuji, et al.. (1989). Micropropagation of Cucumber Plant through Reproductive Organ Culture and Semi-aquaculture of Regenerated Plants. Nettai Nogyo/Nettai nougyou. 33(1). 1–5. 2 indexed citations
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Arai, Yuji, et al.. (1987). Mass Propagation of Giant Ipil Ipil through Seed Culture in Vitro. Nettai Nogyo/Nettai nougyou. 31(4). 249–251. 2 indexed citations
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Arai, Yuji, et al.. (1987). Microplant propagation of rice plant in vitro.. Nettai Nogyo/Nettai nougyou. 31(1). 12–15. 3 indexed citations
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Arai, Yuji, et al.. (1983). Isolation and Identification of a Starch Assimilating Black Fungus from Sago Palm Stems. Nettai Nogyo/Nettai nougyou. 27(3). 175–180. 1 indexed citations
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Arai, Yuji, Takeshi Kaneko, & Tatsuro Ito. (1981). Rheological and Chemical Properties of Sago Starch. Nettai Nogyo/Nettai nougyou. 25(2). 41–46. 5 indexed citations
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Ito, Tatsuro, et al.. (1979). Utilization of Sago Starch. Nettai Nogyo/Nettai nougyou. 23(3). 148–156. 11 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Norio, et al.. (1975). . Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi. 49(9). 469–474. 2 indexed citations
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