Yukio Imamura

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yukio Imamura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yukio Imamura has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Yukio Imamura's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (6 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers). Yukio Imamura is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (6 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers). Yukio Imamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Yukio Imamura's co-authors include Makoto Noda, Takashi Jin, Rei Takahashi, Eijiro Adachi, Chiaki Takahashi, Shunya Kondo, Akira Mizoguchi, Tsutomu Arakawa, Chizuka Idé and David B. Alexander and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Yukio Imamura

49 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

The Membrane-Anchored MMP Inhibitor RECK Is a Key Regulator of Extracellular Matrix Integrity and Angiogenesis

2001 567 citations Junseo Oh, Rei Takahashi et al. Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yukio Imamura Japan	19	569	399	272	180	155	52	1.5k
Antje Willuweit Germany	26	624 1.1×	139 0.3×	126 0.5×	68 0.4×	187 1.2×	74	1.7k
Yanying Liu China	25	901 1.6×	220 0.6×	179 0.7×	88 0.5×	123 0.8×	125	2.2k
Yanyan Jiang United Kingdom	20	728 1.3×	154 0.4×	288 1.1×	36 0.2×	203 1.3×	29	1.5k
Koji Nishimura Japan	21	565 1.0×	83 0.2×	199 0.7×	121 0.7×	90 0.6×	84	1.5k
Anne Hamik United States	25	1.7k 3.1×	443 1.1×	181 0.7×	229 1.3×	71 0.5×	36	3.0k
Yanwei Luo China	26	1.2k 2.1×	718 1.8×	162 0.6×	49 0.3×	39 0.3×	66	1.8k
Hongbo Xu China	22	827 1.5×	213 0.5×	70 0.3×	29 0.2×	111 0.7×	98	1.6k
Richard Macrez France	20	431 0.8×	216 0.5×	94 0.3×	113 0.6×	575 3.7×	33	1.6k
Eduardo Y. Estrada United States	19	964 1.7×	636 1.6×	293 1.1×	244 1.4×	1.3k 8.4×	25	3.1k
Santiago Rojas Spain	23	617 1.1×	97 0.2×	145 0.5×	39 0.2×	433 2.8×	68	1.9k

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Murakami, Yuki, Ryôta Hosomi, Hirokazu Murakami, et al.. (2024). Exploring animal protein sources against prevent age‐related short‐term memory decline in mice: Dietary fish (Alaska Pollock) protein exhibits superior protective effects. Journal of Food Science. 89(6). 3776–3787. 1 indexed citations

Imamura, Yukio, Ayami Okuzumi, Yoshiaki Furukawa, et al.. (2022). Quantum-dot-labeled synuclein seed assay identifies drugs modulating the experimental prion-like transmission. Communications Biology. 5(1). 636–636. 6 indexed citations

Itô, Hiroshi, Yoshihisa Koyama, Hisatake Matsumoto, et al.. (2022). Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy: A Mini-Review of Inflammation in the Brain and Body. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14. 912866–912866. 17 indexed citations

Murakami, Yuki, Yukio Imamura, Kuniaki Saito, Daisuke Sakai, & Jun Motoyama. (2019). Altered kynurenine pathway metabolites in a mouse model of human attention-deficit hyperactivity/autism spectrum disorders: A potential new biological diagnostic marker. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 13182–13182. 31 indexed citations

Matsumoto, Hisatake, Naoya Matsumoto, Junya Shimazaki, et al.. (2017). Therapeutic Effectiveness of Anti-RAGE Antibody Administration in a Rat Model of Crush Injury. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12255–12255. 18 indexed citations

Murakami, Yuki, Akihiro Mouri, Yukio Imamura, et al.. (2016). Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase is implicated in antidepressants-responsive depressive-like behaviors and monoaminergic dysfunctions. Behavioural Brain Research. 317. 279–285. 28 indexed citations

Murakami, Yuki, Eiichi Tomita, Yukio Imamura, et al.. (2016). Depressive symptoms as a side effect of Interferon-α therapy induced by induction of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 29920–29920. 43 indexed citations

Matsumoto, Naoya, Yuko Nakane, Kazuma Yamakawa, et al.. (2016). The Beneficial Effects of ETS-GS, a Novel Vitamin E Derivative, on a Rat Model of Crush Injury. Shock. 46(6). 681–687. 4 indexed citations

Imamura, Yukio, Satoko Mitani, Naoya Matsumoto, et al.. (2015). Effect of Histone Acetylation on N-Methyl-D-Aspartate 2B Receptor Subunits and Interleukin-1 Receptors in Association with Nociception-Related Somatosensory Cortex Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Sepsis. Shock. 45(6). 660–667. 16 indexed citations

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Seiyama, Akitoshi, et al.. (2014). Ischemic Pretreatment Delays Ischemic Brain Vasospasm Injury in Gerbils. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 812. 247–252. 1 indexed citations

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Shimazaki, Junya, Naoya Matsumoto, Hiroshi Ogura, et al.. (2012). Systemic Involvement of High-Mobility Group Box 1 Protein and Therapeutic Effect of Anti–High-Mobility Group Box 1 Protein Antibody in a Rat Model of Crush Injury. Shock. 37(6). 634–638. 43 indexed citations

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Wang, Huan, Yukio Imamura, Hong Wang, et al.. (2012). Novel sonomicrometry of ex vivo diaphragm after phrenic nerve injury: Role of matrix metalloproteinases. Synapse. 66(8). 677–685. 1 indexed citations

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Imamura, Yukio, Naoya Matsumoto, Takashi Muroya, et al.. (2011). Interleukin-1β causes long-term potentiation deficiency in a mouse model of septic encephalopathy. Neuroscience. 187. 63–69. 86 indexed citations

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Wang, Huan, Yukio Imamura, Ryota Ishibashi, et al.. (2010). The Reck tumor suppressor protein alleviates tissue damage and promotes functional recovery after transient cerebral ischemia in mice. Journal of Neurochemistry. 115(2). 385–398. 16 indexed citations

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Itou, Junji, Mikita Suyama, Yukio Imamura, et al.. (2009). Functional and comparative genomics analyses of pmp22 in medaka fish. BMC Neuroscience. 10(1). 60–60. 9 indexed citations

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Kawashima, Satoshi, Yukio Imamura, E. P. S. Chandana, et al.. (2007). Localization of the membrane‐anchored MMP‐regulator RECK at the neuromuscular junctions. Journal of Neurochemistry. 104(2). 376–385. 14 indexed citations

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Imamura, Yukio, Nobuhiro Matsumoto, Soichiro Kondo, H Kitayama, & Makoto Noda. (2004). Effects of ras and rap1 on electrical excitability of differentiated ng108-15 cells. Neuroscience. 127(4). 973–981. 6 indexed citations

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Imamura, Yukio, Nobuhiro Matsumoto, Soichiro Kondo, H Kitayama, & Makoto Noda. (2003). Possible involvement of Rap1 and Ras in glutamatergic synaptic transmission. Neuroreport. 14(9). 1203–1207. 17 indexed citations

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Oh, Junseo, Rei Takahashi, Shunya Kondo, et al.. (2001). The Membrane-Anchored MMP Inhibitor RECK Is a Key Regulator of Extracellular Matrix Integrity and Angiogenesis. Cell. 107(6). 789–800. 567 indexed citations breakdown →

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Murakami, Tohru, et al.. (1987). Glucocorticoid receptor in multiple myeloma. European Journal Of Haematology. 39(1). 54–59. 11 indexed citations

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