OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B-Physical and Biological Scie is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Metabolomics of clinical samples reveal the treatment mechanism of lanthanum hydroxide on vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease	126
Progress in 50 years of viroid research—Molecular structure, pathogenicity, and host adaptation	51
SOCS, SPRED, and NR4a: Negative regulators of cytokine signaling and transcription in immune tolerance	37
Clinical epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology studies with real-world databases	34
On the occasion of the 100th volume of the Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B (PJA-B)	31
Invention of the split-anode magnetron	24
Developments of GNSS buoy for a synthetic geohazard monitoring system	20
Establishment of immune suppression by cancer cells in the tumor microenvironment	19
Cloning of human Type I interferon cDNAs	18
Origin of an orbiting star around the galactic supermassive black hole	18
The potential health risks of exposure to environmental chemicals ― Global implications for future generations	16
Possibilities and challenges of small molecule organic compounds for the treatment of repeat diseases	16
Complementary use of visual and olfactory cues to assess capture of <i>Bactrocera dorsalis</i> (Hendel): Implementation and field verification via an IoT-based automatic monitoring system	15
Polyphosphate-dependent nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) kinase: A novel missing link in human mitochondria	14
Bacteria with a mouth: Discovery and new insights into cell surface structure and macromolecule transport	14
Incorporation of photosynthetically active algal chloroplasts in cultured mammalian cells towards photosynthesis in animals	14
Development and present status of seismic evaluation and seismic retrofit of existing reinforced concrete buildings in Japan	14
Perturbed maternal microbiota shapes offspring microbiota during early colonization period in mice	13
Therapeutic siRNA targeting the cancer cell stemness regulator PRDI-BF1 and RIZ domain zinc finger protein 14	13
Development of a cell-free protein synthesis system for practical use	12
Developments of inverse analysis by Kalman filters and Bayesian methods applied to geotechnical engineering	10
Recent volcanic activity at the Asama volcano and long-period seismic signals	10
Kawai-type multianvil ultrahigh-pressure technology	10
Optical coupling of individual air-suspended carbon nanotubes to silicon microcavities	8
Copolymerization of ethylene with non-vinyl polar monomers	8

A new era of isotope ecology: Nitrogen isotope ratio of amino acids as an approach for unraveling modern and ancient food web	8
Studies on “Ascites sarcoma”	8
Development of liquid crystal displays and related improvements to their performances	8
Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene in <i>Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii</i> strains inhabiting in cold and warm sea waters	8
Environmental catalysts advance focused on lattice oxygen for the decomposition of harmful organic compounds	7
Subaru Telescope —History, active/adaptive optics, instruments, and scientific achievements—	7
Erratum to “Development of liquid crystal displays and related improvements to their performances”	6
The discovery of acatalasemia (lack of catalase in the blood) and its significance in human genetics	6
Implications of glutathione-S transferase P1 in MAPK signaling as a CRAF chaperone: In memory of Dr. Irving Listowsky	6
Intravenous immunoglobulin preparations attenuate lysolecithin-induced peripheral demyelination in mice and comprise anti-large myelin protein zero antibody	6
Conformational dynamics and molecular interactions of natural products: unveiling functional structures in biological membranes	6
Imaging-based chemogenetics for dissecting neural circuits in nonhuman primates	5
Recent progress in the chemistry of heavy aromatics	5
Common and distinct features of diverse macrophage populations in the central nervous system	5
Kaonic nuclear clusters― a new paradigm of particle and nuclear physics ―	5
Thirty-five years since the discovery of chemotactic cytokines, interleukin-8 and MCAF: A historical overview	4
RET receptor signaling: Function in development, metabolic disease, and cancer	4
Kimura’s contributions on Earth polar motion studies	4
Production scheme for diagnostic-therapeutic radioisotopes by accelerator neutrons	4
Structural determination of mugineic acid, an iron(III)-chelating substance secreted from graminaceous plants for efficient iron uptake	4
Genetic variations in medical research in the past, at present and in the future	4
Thrombomodulin: A key regulator of intravascular blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and inflammation, and a treatment for disseminated intravascular coagulation	4
Improvement of patient care using cancer genomic profiling: SCRUM-/CIRCULATE-Japan experience	4
Tracing the genealogy of research on the mechanism of blue flower coloration by anthocyanin based on Keita Shibata’s work	3
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4: An attractive target for antibody-based immunotherapy	3
Proceedings of the Japan Academy — History, database, and trend —	3
Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes in Japan and East Asian populations: Basic and clinical explorations	2
Control of interface functions in solid-state biosensors for stable detection of molecular recognition	2
Re-recognized universality of Kozai oscillation on three-body dynamics	2
Genome-wide changes of protein translation levels for cell and organelle proliferation in a simple unicellular alga	2
Research overview of L-DOPA production using a bacterial enzyme, tyrosine phenol-lyase	2
Chemical characterization of heavy actinides and light transactinides – Experimental achievements at JAEA	2
Effect of vaccination against COVID-19 spreading	2
Synthesis and applications of high-performance P-chiral phosphine ligands	2
The UHRF protein family in epigenetics, development, and carcinogenesis	2
New insights into the regulation of synaptic transmission and plasticity by the endoplasmic reticulum and its membrane contacts	2
Crystals of taka-amylase A, a cornerstone of protein chemistry in Japan	2
Radical reactions on interstellar icy dust grains: Experimental investigations of elementary processes	1
Cellular senescence as a source of chronic microinflammation that promotes the aging process	1
Aromatic micelles: toward a third-generation of micelles	1
Functional genomics in plant abiotic stress responses and tolerance: From gene discovery to complex regulatory networks and their application in breeding	1
Glancing at the birth of a galaxy of scientists from Rikō Majima	1
Mechanisms of autophagosome formation	1
The shifting paradigm of chromatin structure: from the 30-nm chromatin fiber to liquid-like organization	1
Human gastric cancer risk screening: From rat pepsinogen studies to the ABC method	1
Chemical biology research in RIKEN NPDepo aimed at agricultural applications	1
Discovery of internal rotation and conformers of 1,2-dichloroethane: the dawn of the concept of conformation	1
Diffuse neutrino background from past core collapse supernovae	1
Biomimetic polymers with phosphorylcholine groups as biomaterials for medical devices	1
Mechanism of puberulic acid contamination in red yeast rice tablets that caused a serious food poisoning outbreak in Japan	1

Chemical elucidation of acute encephalopathy by ingestion of angel-wing mushroom (<i>Pleurocybella porrigens</i>) — involvement of three constituents in onset —	1
An interpretation of COVID-19 in Tokyo using a combination of SIR models	1