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Shinichi Aizawa

Shinichi Aizawa

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
96
Citations
38350
World Ranking
1801
National Ranking
100

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Shinichi Aizawa is affiliated with Kumamoto University in Japan. Their work involves collaboration with several frequent co-authors, indicating engagement in joint research efforts. These collaborators include Daisuke Watanabe, Pilar Alberdi, David C. Alexander, Alberto Alía, and David Allison.

Their academic output shows participation in multiple research projects, though specific details about individual papers, publication venues, or fields of study are not available.

The lack of recent papers, main topics, and specific fields of study data suggests a profile focusing on collaborative contributions rather than individual publication metrics. There is no information about book publications or awards, which limits further insight into their career milestones.

Research collaboration is a key aspect of their scientific activity, as reflected by the variety of co-authors with diverse backgrounds. This suggests interdisciplinary or multi-institutional work patterns centered around Kumamoto University.

Best Publications

  • Reduced cell motility and enhanced focal adhesion contact formation in cells from FAK-deficient mice

    D Ilić;Y Furuta;S Kanazawa;N Takeda

  • PPARγ Mediates High-Fat Diet–Induced Adipocyte Hypertrophy and Insulin Resistance

    Naoto Kubota;Yasuo Terauchi;Hiroshi Miki;Hiroyuki Tamemoto;Hiroyuki Tamemoto

  • Insulin resistance and growth retardation in mice lacking insulin receptor substrate-1.

    Hiroyuki Tamemoto;Takashi Kadowaki;Kazuyuki Tobe;Takeshi Yagi

  • Reduced hippocampal LTP and spatial learning in mice lacking NMDA receptor ε1 subunit

    Kenji Sakimura;Tatsuya Kutsuwada;Isao Ito;Toshiya Manabe

  • Impairment of motor coordination, Purkinje cell synapse formation, and cerebellar long-term depression in GluRδ2 mutant mice

    Nobuko Kashiwabuchi;Kazutaka Ikeda;Kazuaki Araki;Tomoo Hirano

  • Otx2 homeobox gene controls retinal photoreceptor cell fate and pineal gland development

    Akihiro Nishida;Akiko Furukawa;Akiko Furukawa;Chieko Koike;Yasuo Tano

  • Notch2 is preferentially expressed in mature B cells and indispensable for marginal zone B lineage development.

    Toshiki Saito;Shigeru Chiba;Motoshi Ichikawa;Atsushi Kunisato

  • Disruption of insulin receptor substrate 2 causes type 2 diabetes because of liver insulin resistance and lack of compensatory beta-cell hyperplasia.

    Naoto Kubota;Kazuyuki Tobe;Yasuo Terauchi;Kazuhiro Eto

  • Impairment of suckling response, trigeminal neuronal pattern formation, and hippocampal LTD in NMDA receptor ε2 subunit mutant mice

    Tatsuya Kutsuwada;Kenji Sakimura;Toshiya Manabe;Chitoshi Takayama

  • Parthenogenetic activation of oocytes in c-mos-deficient mice

    Naohiro Hashimoto;Nobumoto Watanabe;Yasuhide Furuta;Hiroyuki Tamemoto

  • Cellular commitment to oncogene-induced transformation or apoptosis is dependent on the transcription factor IRF-1

    Nobuyuki Tanaka;Masahiko Ishihara;Motoo Kitagawa;Hisashi Harada

  • Extracellular Matrix Survival Signals Transduced by Focal Adhesion Kinase Suppress p53-mediated Apoptosis

    Duško Ilić;Eduardo A.C. Almeida;David D. Schlaepfer;Paul Dazin

  • Xid-Like Immunodeficiency in Mice with Disruption of the p85α Subunit of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase

    Harumi Suzuki;Yasuo Terauchi;Mari Fujiwara;Shinichi Aizawa

  • Experience-dependent transfer of Otx2 homeoprotein into the visual cortex activates postnatal plasticity

    Sayaka Sugiyama;Ariel A. Di Nardo;Shinichi Aizawa;Isao Matsuo

  • Constitutive activation of Src family kinases in mouse embryos that lack Csk.

    Shigeyuki Nada;Takeshi Yagi;Hiroyuki Takeda;Tomoyuki Tokunaga

  • Role of NADH Shuttle System in Glucose-Induced Activation of Mitochondrial Metabolism and Insulin Secretion

    Kazuhiro Eto;Yoshiharu Tsubamoto;Yasuo Terauchi;Takuya Sugiyama

  • Defects of urogenital development in mice lacking Emx2

    Norimasa Miyamoto;Michio Yoshida;Shigeru Kuratani;Isao Matsuo

  • Mice with disrupted GM2/GD2 synthase gene lack complex gangliosides but exhibit only subtle defects in their nervous system

    K Takamiya;A Yamamoto;K Furukawa;S Yamashiro

  • Increased insulin sensitivity and hypoglycaemia in mice lacking the p85α subunit of phosphoinositide 3–kinase

    Y. Terauchi;Y. Tsuji;S. Satoh;H. Minoura

  • An IRF-1-dependent pathway of DNA damage-induced apoptosis in mitogen-activated T lymphocytes

    Tomohiko Tamura;Masahiko Ishihara;Masahiko Ishihara;Marc S. Lamphier;Marc S. Lamphier;Nobuyuki Tanaka;Nobuyuki Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital
Yasuo Terauchi
Yasuo Terauchi Yokohama City University
Takeshi Yagi
Takeshi Yagi Osaka University
Yoji Ikawa
Yoji Ikawa Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Yasuhide Furuta
Yasuhide Furuta Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Youji Mitsui
Youji Mitsui Tokushima Bunri University
Tadashi Yamamoto
Tadashi Yamamoto Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Naoto Kubota
Naoto Kubota University of Tokyo
Dusko Ilic
Dusko Ilic King's College London

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