D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Kohji Fukunaga

Tohoku University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Biology and Biochemistry D-index 76 Citations 18,222 556 World Ranking 3189 National Ranking 216

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Kohji Fukunaga is best known for:

Gene
Enzyme
Apoptosis

Cell biology is closely attributed to MAPK/ERK pathway in his study. His Biochemistry study frequently draws connections to adjacent fields such as Apoptosis. His Synaptic plasticity research extends to Receptor, which is thematically connected. His Synaptic plasticity study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Receptor. Internal medicine and Ischemia are frequently intertwined in his study. His Ischemia study typically links adjacent topics like Internal medicine. Kohji Fukunaga performs multidisciplinary study in Kinase and Protein kinase A in his work. His study deals with a combination of Protein kinase A and Kinase. His Neuroscience study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Hippocampal formation.

His most cited work include:

Long-term potentiation is associated with an increased activity of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. (365 citations)
Neuronal injury in rat model of permanent focal cerebral ischemia is associated with activation of autophagic and lysosomal pathways (341 citations)
Role of MAP kinase in neurons (236 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

By researching both Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Kohji Fukunaga produces research that crosses academic boundaries. He integrates many fields, such as Pharmacology and Biochemistry, in his works. Kohji Fukunaga integrates many fields, such as Cell biology and Molecular biology, in his works. In his works, he conducts interdisciplinary research on Molecular biology and Cell biology. The study of Internal medicine is intertwined with the study of Ischemia in a number of ways. His Ischemia study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Internal medicine. His research on Endocrinology frequently links to adjacent areas such as Hippocampus. Hippocampus is closely attributed to Endocrinology in his study. His work on Long-term potentiation expands to the thematically related Receptor.

Kohji Fukunaga most often published in these fields:

Biochemistry (69.91%)
Cell biology (55.93%)
Internal medicine (53.80%)

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Best Publications

Impairment of long-term potentiation and spatial memory in leptin receptor-deficient rodents

X.-L Li;S Aou;Y Oomura;N Hori.
Neuroscience (2002)

595 Citations

Long-term potentiation is associated with an increased activity of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II.

K. Fukunaga;Luc Stoppini;E. Miyamoto;Dominique Muller.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (1993)

476 Citations

Neuronal injury in rat model of permanent focal cerebral ischemia is associated with activation of autophagic and lysosomal pathways

Ya Dan Wen;Rui Sheng;Li Sha Zhang;Rong Han.
Autophagy (2008)

388 Citations

Leptin facilitates learning and memory performance and enhances hippocampal CA1 long-term potentiation and CaMK II phosphorylation in rats.

Y. Oomura;N. Hori;T. Shiraishi;K. Fukunaga.
Peptides (2006)

336 Citations

Role of MAP kinase in neurons

Kohji Fukunaga;Eishichi Miyamoto.
Molecular Neurobiology (1998)

324 Citations

Alpha-CaMKII deficiency causes immature dentate gyrus, a novel candidate endophenotype of psychiatric disorders.

Nobuyuki Yamasaki;Motoko Maekawa;Katsunori Kobayashi;Yasushi Kajii.
Molecular Brain (2008)

269 Citations

Ca2+, calmodulin-dependent regulation of microtubule formation via phosphorylation of microtubule-associated protein 2, τ factor, and tubulin, and comparison with the cyclic AMP-dependent phosphorylation

Hideyuki Yamamoto;Kohji Fukunaga;Satoshi Goto;Etsuro Tanaka.
Journal of Neurochemistry (1985)

259 Citations

Activation of Akt/Protein Kinase B Contributes to Induction of Ischemic Tolerance in the CA1 Subfield of Gerbil Hippocampus

Shigetoshi Yano;Motohiro Morioka;Kohji Fukunaga;Takayuki Kawano.
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (2001)

257 Citations

Increased phosphorylation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and its endogenous substrates in the induction of long-term potentiation.

Kohji Fukunaga;Dominique Muller;Eishichi Miyamoto.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (1995)

257 Citations

Dephosphorylation of Microtubule‐Associated Protein 2, τ Factor, and Tubulin by Calcineurin

Satoshi Goto;Hideyuki Yamamoto;Kohji Fukunaga;Takafumi Iwasa.
Journal of Neurochemistry (1985)

229 Citations

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