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Toshikazu Nakamura

Active 1979–2024

157
Papers
31,343
Citations
107
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Citations

Citations per year for Toshikazu Nakamura1980: 1 citations1981: 18 citations1982: 4 citations1983: 14 citations1984: 14 citations1985: 7 citations1986: 19 citations1987: 17 citations1988: 19 citations1989: 23 citations1990: 45 citations1991: 213 citations1992: 231 citations1993: 208 citations1994: 164 citations1995: 162 citations1996: 137 citations1997: 153 citations1998: 183 citations1999: 191 citations2000: 253 citations2001: 361 citations2002: 345 citations2003: 279 citations2004: 366 citations2005: 319 citations2006: 283 citations2007: 283 citations2008: 238 citations2009: 159 citations2010: 274 citations2011: 205 citations2012: 206 citations2013: 173 citations2014: 237 citations2015: 193 citations2016: 180 citations2017: 170 citations2018: 184 citations2019: 426 citations2020: 493 citations2021: 398 citations2022: 309 citations2023: 213 citations2024: 301 citations2025: 111 citations

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,170 citing papers, 29.2% of this breakdownJapan: 953 citing papers, 12.8% of this breakdownChina: 809 citing papers, 10.9% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 450 citing papers, 6.1% of this breakdownGermany: 413 citing papers, 5.6% of this breakdownItaly: 322 citing papers, 4.3% of this breakdownFrance: 241 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownCanada: 211 citing papers, 2.8% of this breakdownSpain: 136 citing papers, 1.8% of this breakdownAustralia: 131 citing papers, 1.8% of this breakdownSouth Korea: 125 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdownNetherlands: 125 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdown
0%29.2%Other 18.1%

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Fields

  • Medicine52.8%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.9%
  • Neuroscience8.5%
  • Materials Science5.3%
  • Immunology and Microbiology3.8%
  • Engineering1%
  • Other2.7%

Topics

  • Liver physiology and pathology8.2%
  • Mesenchymal stem cell research2.5%
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes2%
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders2%
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes2%
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment1.8%
  • Other81.5%

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  1. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor control of a disease tolerance defence pathway

    Authors: Alban Bessede, Marco Gargaro, Maria Teresa Pallotta, Davide Matino, Giuseppe Servillo, Cinzia Brunacci, Silvio Bicciato, Emilia Maria Cristina Mazza, Antonio Macchiarulo, Carmine Vacca, Rossana G. Iannitti, Luciana Tissi, Claudia Volpi, Maria Laura Belladonna, Ciriana Orabona, Roberta Bianchi, Tobias V. Lanz, Michael Platten, Maria Agnese Della Fazia, Danilo Piobbico, Teresa Zelante, Hiroshi Funakoshi, Toshikazu Nakamura, David Gilot, Michael S. Denison, Gilles J. Guillemin, James B. DuHadaway, George C. Prendergast, Richard Metz, M. Geffard, Louis Boon, Matteo Pirro, Alfonso Iorio, B. Veyret, Luigina Romani, Ursula Grohmann, Francesca Fallarino, Paolo Puccetti - Nature 2014 cited by 674

  2. The discovery of Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) and its significance for cell biology, life sciences and clinical medicine

    Authors: Toshikazu Nakamura, Shinya Mizuno - Japan Academy Series B, Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B 2010 cited by 551

  3. Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase is a key modulator of physiological neurogenesis and anxiety-related behavior in mice

    Authors: Masaaki Kanai, Hiroshi Funakoshi, Hisaaki Takahashi, Tomoko Hayakawa, Shinya Mizuno, Kunio Matsumoto, Toshikazu Nakamura - Molecular Brain 2009 cited by 273

  4. Two-dimensional sp 2 carbon–conjugated covalent organic frameworks

    Authors: Enquan Jin, Mizue Asada, Q. N. Xu, Sasanka Dalapati, Matthew A. Addicoat, Michael A. Brady, Hong Xu, Toshikazu Nakamura, Thomas Heine, Qiuhong Chen, Donglin Jiang - Science 2017 cited by 1,306

  5. Hepatocyte growth factor twenty years on: Much more than a growth factor

    Authors: Takahiro Nakamura, Katsuya Sakai, Toshikazu Nakamura, Kunio Matsumoto - Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2011 cited by 475

  6. Hepatocyte Growth Factor Induces Gefitinib Resistance of Lung Adenocarcinoma with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Activating Mutations

    Authors: Seiji Yano, Wei Wang, Qi Li, Kunio Matsumoto, Haruko Sakurama, Takahiro Nakamura, Hirokazu Ogino, Soji Kakiuchi, Masaki Hanibuchi, Yasuhiko Nishioka, Hisanori Uehara, Tetsuya Mitsudomi, Yasushi Yatabe, Toshikazu Nakamura, Saburo Sone - Cancer Research 2008 cited by 638

  7. Hepatocyte growth factor: A regulator of inflammation and autoimmunity

    Authors: Nicolas Molnarfi, Mahdia Benkhoucha, Hiroshi Funakoshi, Toshikazu Nakamura, Patrice H. Lalive - Autoimmunity Reviews 2014 cited by 157

  8. Radiation to Stromal Fibroblasts Increases Invasiveness of Pancreatic Cancer Cells through Tumor-Stromal Interactions

    Authors: Kenoki Ohuchida, Kazuhiro Mizumoto, Mitsuhiko Murakami, Li-Wu Qian, Norihiro Sato, Eishi Nagai, Kunio Matsumoto, Toshikazu Nakamura, Masao Tanaka - Cancer Research 2004 cited by 381

  9. Hepatocyte growth factor inhibits CNS autoimmunity by inducing tolerogenic dendritic cells and CD25 + Foxp3 + regulatory T cells

    Authors: Mahdia Benkhoucha, Marie‐Laure Santiago‐Raber, Gregory Schneiter, Michel Chofflon, Hiroshi Funakoshi, Toshikazu Nakamura, Patrice H. Lalive - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2010 cited by 202

  10. Molecular cloning and expression of human hepatocyte growth factor

    Authors: Toshikazu Nakamura, Tsutomu Nishizawa, Mitchio Hagiya, Tatsuya Seki, Manabu Shimonishi, Atsushi Sugimura, Kosuke Tashiro, Shin Shimizu - Nature 1989 cited by 2,185

  11. Partial purification and characterization of hepatocyte growth factor from serum of hepatectomized rats

    Authors: Toshikazu Nakamura, Katsuhiko Nawa, Akira Ichihara - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 1984 cited by 1,146

  12. Phosphorylation of Myosin-Binding Subunit (Mbs) of Myosin Phosphatase by Rho-Kinase in Vivo

    Authors: Yoji Kawano, Yuko Fukata, Noriko Oshiro, Mutsuki Amano, Toshikazu Nakamura, Masaaki Ito, Fumio Matsumura, Masaki Inagaki, Kozo Kaibuchi - The Journal of Cell Biology 1999 cited by 557

  13. Cofilin Phosphorylation and Actin Cytoskeletal Dynamics Regulated by Rho- and Cdc42-Activated Lim-Kinase 2

    Authors: Tomoyuki Sumi, Kunio Matsumoto, Yoshimi Takai, Toshikazu Nakamura - The Journal of Cell Biology 1999 cited by 395

  14. Specific Activation of LIM kinase 2 via Phosphorylation of Threonine 505 by ROCK, a Rho-dependent Protein Kinase

    Authors: Tomoyuki Sumi, Kunio Matsumoto, Toshikazu Nakamura - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2001 cited by 316

  15. Expression of c‐met/HGF Receptor in Human Non‐small Cell Lung Carcinomas in vitro and in vivo and Its Prognostic Significance

    Authors: Eiji Ichimura, Arafumi Maeshima, Takashi Nakajima, Toshikazu Nakamura - Japanese Journal of Cancer Research 1996 cited by 203

  16. Hepatocyte growth factor promotes endogenous repair and functional recovery after spinal cord injury

    Authors: Kazuya Kitamura, Akio Iwanami, Masaya Nakamura, Junichi Yamane, Kota Watanabe, Yoshinori Suzuki, Daisuke Miyazawa, Shinsuke Shibata, Hiroshi Funakoshi, Shin‐Ichi Miyatake, Robert S. Coffin, Toshikazu Nakamura, Yoshiaki Toyama, Hideyuki Okano - Journal of Neuroscience Research 2007 cited by 186

  17. Identification of Gas6, a putative ligand for Sky and Axl receptor tyrosine kinases, as a novel neurotrophic factor for hippocampal neurons

    Authors: Hiroshi Funakoshi, Tomoko Yonemasu, Toru Nakano, Kunio Matumoto, Toshikazu Nakamura - Journal of Neuroscience Research 2002 cited by 91

  18. Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 make separate, tissue-specific contributions to basal and inflammation-induced kynurenine pathway metabolism in mice

    Authors: Paul B. Larkin, Korrapati V. Sathyasaikumar, Francesca M. Notarangelo, Hiroshi Funakoshi, Toshikazu Nakamura, Robert Schwarcz, Paul J. Muchowski - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects 2016 cited by 76

  19. A Peptoid with Extended Shape in Water

    Authors: Jumpei Morimoto, Yasuhiro Fukuda, Daisuke Kuroda, Takumu Watanabe, Fumihiko Yoshida, Mizue Asada, Toshikazu Nakamura, Akinobu Senoo, Satoru Nagatoishi, Kouhei Tsumoto, Shinsuke Sando - Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019 cited by 44

  20. Structure and function of hepatocyte growth factor

    Authors: Toshikazu Nakamura - Progress in Growth Factor Research 1991 cited by 308

  21. A Novel Role of Hepatocyte Growth Factor as an Immune Regulator through Suppressing Dendritic Cell Function

    Authors: Katsuhide Okunishi, Makoto Dohi, Kazuyuki Nakagome, Ryoichi Tanaka, Shinya Mizuno, Kunio Matsumoto, Jun‐ichi Miyazaki, Toshikazu Nakamura, Kazuhiko Yamamoto - The Journal of Immunology 2005 cited by 240

  22. HGF reduces advancing lung fibrosis in mice: a potential role for MMP‐dependent myofibroblast apoptosis

    Authors: Shinya Mizuno, Kunio Matsumoto, Mingyue Li, Toshikazu Nakamura - The FASEB Journal 2005 cited by 172

  23. Human Hepatocyte Growth Factor Promotes Functional Recovery in Primates after Spinal Cord Injury

    Authors: Kazuya Kitamura, Kanehiro Fujiyoshi, Jun-ichi Yamane, Fumika Toyota, Keigo Hikishima, Tatsuji Nomura, Hiroshi Funakoshi, Toshikazu Nakamura, Masashi Aoki, Yoshiaki Toyama, Hideyuki Okano, Masaya Nakamura - PLoS ONE 2011 cited by 128

  24. Hepatocyte Growth Factor Attenuates Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Inflammation, and Remodeling

    Authors: Wataru Ito, Arihiko Kanehiro, Kunio Matsumoto, Atsushi Hirano, Katsuichiro Ono, Hiromi Maruyama, Mikio Kataoka, Toshikazu Nakamura, Erwin W. Gelfand, Mitsune Tanimoto - American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 2004 cited by 77