Yukihiko Kitamura

33.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
366 papers, 27.5k citations indexed

About

Yukihiko Kitamura is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yukihiko Kitamura has authored 366 papers receiving a total of 27.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 185 papers in Immunology, 162 papers in Molecular Biology and 51 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yukihiko Kitamura's work include Mast cells and histamine (155 papers), Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (50 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (38 papers). Yukihiko Kitamura is often cited by papers focused on Mast cells and histamine (155 papers), Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (50 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (38 papers). Yukihiko Kitamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and South Korea. Yukihiko Kitamura's co-authors include Seiichi Hirota, S Go, K. Hatanaka, Koji Isozaki, Toshirou Nishida, Yuzuru Kanakura, Yasuhisa Shinomura, Shogo Nomura, Shintaro Nomura and Toshihisa Komori and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yukihiko Kitamura

362 papers receiving 26.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Targeted Disruption of Results in a Complete Lack of Bone Formation owing to Maturational Arrest of Osteoblasts

1997 3.6k citations Toshihisa Komori, Shogo Nomura et al. profile →
Gain-of-Function Mutations of c- kit in Human Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

1998 3.5k citations Seiichi Hirota, Toshirou Nishida et al. profile →
Lethal effect of the anti-Fas antibody in mice

1993 1.6k citations Tsutomu Kasugai, Yukihiko Kitamura et al. profile →
The chemokine receptor CXCR4 is essential for vascularization of the gastrointestinal tract

1998 1.3k citations Seiichi Hirota, Yukihiko Kitamura et al. profile →
Decrease of mast cells in W/Wv mice and their increase by bone marrow transplantation

1978 722 citations Yukihiko Kitamura et al. profile →
Decrease of mast cells in W/Wv mice and their increase by bone marrow transplantation

1978 562 citations Yukihiko Kitamura et al. profile →
Gain-of-function mutations of platelet-derived growth factor receptor α gene in gastrointestinal stromal tumors

2003 520 citations Seiichi Hirota, Toshirou Nishida et al. profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yukihiko Kitamura

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	FAMILIAL GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS AS A CANCER SYNDROME 2004 ·Toshirou Nishida, Seiichi Hirota, Hikaru Matsuda, Yukihiko Kitamura	2
2	Contribution of the SgIGSF adhesion molecule to survival of cultured mast cells in vivo 2004 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Akihiko Ito, (unknown), Kenji Watabe, Tomoko Jippo, Tomohiko Wakayama, Shoichi Iseki, Yukihiko Kitamura	15
3	Targeting of both mouse neuropilin-1 and neuropilin-2 genes severely impairs developmental yolk sac and embryonic angiogenesis 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Seiji Takashima, Masafumi Kitakaze, Masanori Asakura, Hiroshi Asanuma, (unknown), Fumi Tashiro, Hitoshi Niwa, Jun‐ichi Miyazaki, Seiichi Hirota, Yukihiko Kitamura, Takashi Kitsukawa, Hajime Fujisawa, Michael Klagsbrun, Masatsugu Hori	292
4	An attempt to isolate genes responsible for spontaneous and experimental metastasis in the mouse model. 2002 ·PubMed ·Akihiro Ito, Kenji Watabe, Yu‐ichiro Koma, Yukihiko Kitamura	12
5	Cichorium Intybus inhibits mast cell-mediated immediate-type allergic reactions 2000 ·Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine ·Tomoko Jippo, Shintaro Nomura, Yukihiko Kitamura	2
6	Involvement of mi -Transcription Factor in Expression of α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Receptor in Cultured Mast Cells of Mice, 2000 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Shiro Adachi, Eiichi Morii, (unknown), Hideki Ogihara, Tomoko Jippo, Akihiko Ito, Youngmi Lee, Yukihiko Kitamura	49
7	Maturational disturbance of chondrocytes inCbfa1-deficient mice 1999 ·Developmental Dynamics ·(unknown), Takahiro Yasui, Shintaro Nomura, (unknown), Kenji Deguchi, (unknown), (unknown), H Yamagiwa, Tomoatsu Kimura, N. Yasui, Takahiro Ochi, Naoto Endo, Yukihiko Kitamura, Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Toshihisa Komori	476
8	Human Papillomavirus-Induced Carcinogenesis with p53 Deficiency in Mouse: Novel Lymphomagenesis in HPV16E6E7 Transgenic Mice Mimicking p53 Defect 1998 ·Virology ·Qin Li, Naohisa Yoshioka, Masuo Yutsudo, (unknown), Katsuyuki Aozasa, Yukihiko Kitamura, Shin-Ichi Aizawa, Yoshitake Nishimune, Akira Hakura, Gen Kondoh	12
9	Expression of the Runt Domain-Encoding PEBP2 α Genes in T cells during Thymic Development 1995 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Masanobu Satake, Shintaro Nomura, Yuko Yamaguchi‐Iwai, Yousuke Takahama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Masaru Niki, Yukihiko Kitamura, Yoshiaki Ito	146
10	Enhanced expression of CD34 messenger RNA by developing endothelial cells of mice. 1995 ·PubMed ·Akihiko Ito, Saeko Nomura, Seiichi Hirota, J Suda, Toshio Suda, Yukihiko Kitamura	50
11	Alterations in the expression of osteonectin, osteopontin and osteocalcin mRNAs during the development of skeletal tissues in vivo 1994 ·Bone and Mineral ·Takanobu Nakase, Kunio Takaoka, (unknown), Seiichi Hirota, Teiji Takemura, Hitoshi Onoue, Kimiko Takebayashi, Yukihiko Kitamura, Shintaro Nomura	94
12	Site-specific expression of mRNAs for osteonectin, osteocalcin, and osteopontin revealed by in situ hybridization in rat periodontal ligament during physiological tooth movement. 1994 ·Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry ·Teruko Takano‐Yamamoto, Teiji Takemura, Yukihiko Kitamura, Shogo Nomura	116
13	Supernormal Histamine Release and Normal Cytotoxic Activity of Beige (Chédiak-Higashi Syndrome) Rat Mast Cells with Giant Granules 1993 ·International Archives of Allergy and Immunology ·(unknown), Tsutomu Kasugai, Atsushi Yamatodani, Hiroko Ushio, Takatoshi Mochizuki, Kazuo Tohya, M Kimura, Masahiko Nishimura, Yukihiko Kitamura	64
14	Nerve growth factor induces development of connective tissue-type mast cells in vitro from murine bone marrow cells. 1991 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Hiroshi Matsuda, Yukiko Kannan, Hiroko Ushio, Yasuo Kiso, T Kanemoto, Hidenori Suzuki, Yukihiko Kitamura	217
15	Inhibitory effect of androgen on cell death of mouse uterine epithelium 1990 ·Journal of Steroid Biochemistry ·Nobuyuki Terada, Reiko Yamamoto, (unknown), Haruo Taniguchi, Naoki Terakawa, (unknown), Yukihiko Kitamura, Kunio Matsumoto	15
16	Inbred and mutant mice and rats available in Japan with unique contributions to cancer research. 1986 ·PubMed ·Yukihiko Kitamura, Jun Fujita	1
17	Fate of bone marrow-derived cultured mast cells after intracutaneous, intraperitoneal, and intravenous transfer into genetically mast cell-deficient W/Wv mice. Evidence that cultured mast cells can give rise to both connective tissue type and mucosal mast cells. 1985 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Toru Nakano, Takashi Sonoda, Chieko Hayashi, A. Yamatodani, Yoshio Kanayama, Teiichi Yamamura, Hidekazu Asai, Takuro Yonezawa, Yukihiko Kitamura, Stephen J. Galli	425
18	Increase in histidine decarboxylase activity in mouse skin after application of tumor promoters. 1983 ·PubMed ·Yukihiko Kitamura, Tetsuya Taguchi, Minoru Yokoyama, Miho Tamai, (unknown), Tetsu Watanabe	4
19	Increase in histidine decarboxylase activity in mouse skin after application of the tumor promotor tetradecanoylphorbol acetate 1981 ·Ensho ·(unknown), Yukihiko Kitamura, Takehiko Watanabe, Yoshitaka Taguchi, (unknown)	4
20	Development and differentiation of mast cells and basophils. 1978 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·Yukihiko Kitamura, I Miyoshi	2

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