Hajime Morimoto

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Hajime Morimoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hajime Morimoto has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 8 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Hajime Morimoto's work include Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (6 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (4 papers). Hajime Morimoto is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (6 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (4 papers). Hajime Morimoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Spain. Hajime Morimoto's co-authors include Masafumi Takahashi, Uichi Ikeda, Atsushi Izawa, Minoru Hongo, Hirohiko Ise, Masanori Kawaguchi, Jun Nakayama, Yasuko Takahashi, Junya Masumoto and Shun’ichiro Taniguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Circulation Research and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hajime Morimoto

34 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Inflammasome Activation of Cardiac Fibroblasts Is Essential for Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

2011 721 citations Masanori Kawaguchi, Masafumi Takahashi et al. Circulation profile →

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Gen Takagi Japan

Yuichi Oshima Japan

Zhengyu Luo United States

Nawazish Naqvi United States

Tsunehisa Yamamoto Japan

Sang-Ok Moon South Korea

Elizabeth R. Flynn United States

Geir Florholmen Norway

Mutsuo Harada Japan

Esther Peña Spain

Gen Takagi Japan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hajime Morimoto

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hajime Morimoto. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hajime Morimoto based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hajime Morimoto. Hajime Morimoto is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Morimoto, Hajime, Koji Yamazaki, Norio Inoue, et al.. (2018). Formation of Proton Motive Force Under Low-Aeration Alkaline Conditions in Alkaliphilic Bacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 2331–2331. 19 indexed citations

Morimoto, Hajime, et al.. (2016). Contribution of intracellular negative ion capacity to Donnan effect across the membrane in alkaliphilic Bacillus spp.. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 48(1). 87–96. 7 indexed citations

Morimoto, Hajime, Masayoshi Kuwano, & Yasuhiro Kasahara. (2013). Gene expression profiling of Pseudomonas putida F1 after exposure to aromatic hydrocarbon in soil by using proteome analysis. Archives of Microbiology. 195(12). 805–813. 2 indexed citations

Kasahara, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2012). Genome-wide analytical approaches using semi-quantitative expression proteomics for aromatic hydrocarbon metabolism in Pseudomonas putida F1. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 91(3). 434–442. 22 indexed citations

Awogi, Takumi, et al.. (2011). Nonclinical Safety Profile of Tolvaptan. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 25(S1). 91–99. 10 indexed citations

Yoshimune, Kazuaki, Hajime Morimoto, Yu Hirano, et al.. (2010). The obligate alkaliphile Bacillus clarkii K24-1U retains extruded protons at the beginning of respiration. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 42(2). 111–116. 10 indexed citations

Hata, Takeki, Masafumi Takahashi, Shigeaki Hida, et al.. (2010). Critical role of Th17 cells in inflammation and neovascularization after ischaemia. Cardiovascular Research. 90(2). 364–372. 25 indexed citations

Morimoto, Hajime, Masamichi Hirose, Masafumi Takahashi, et al.. (2008). MCP-1 induces cardioprotection against ischaemia/reperfusion injury: role of reactive oxygen species. Cardiovascular Research. 78(3). 554–562. 66 indexed citations

Shiba, Yuji, Masafumi Takahashi, Takeki Hata, et al.. (2008). Bone marrow CXCR4 induction by cultivation enhances therapeutic angiogenesis. Cardiovascular Research. 81(1). 169–177. 23 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Masafumi & Hajime Morimoto. (2007). Role of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 in Myocardial Infarction. International Journal of Biomedical Science. 3(3). 159–167. 24 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Hajime, Masafumi Takahashi, Yuji Shiba, et al.. (2007). Bone Marrow-Derived CXCR4+ Cells Mobilized by Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Participate in the Reduction of Infarct Area and Improvement of Cardiac Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction in Mice. American Journal Of Pathology. 171(3). 755–766. 36 indexed citations

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Ise, Hirohiko, Masafumi Takahashi, Satoshi Kobayashi, et al.. (2007). Effective uptake of N-acetylglucosamine-conjugated liposomes by cardiomyocytes in vitro. Journal of Controlled Release. 122(2). 189–198. 24 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Masafumi, Ryo Ogawa, Hajime Morimoto, et al.. (2007). Erythropoietin Attenuates the Development of Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 21(1). 17–27. 13 indexed citations

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Ogawa, Ryo, Masafumi Takahashi, Hajime Morimoto, et al.. (2007). A novel sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist KRP-203 attenuates rat autoimmune myocarditis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 361(3). 621–628. 24 indexed citations

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Morimoto, Hajime, Masafumi Takahashi, Hirohiko Ise, et al.. (2006). Abstract 1375: Cardiac Overexpression of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 in Transgenic Mice Prevents Cardiac Dysfunction and Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 114. 1 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Chihiro, Masafumi Takahashi, Hajime Morimoto, et al.. (2006). Mycophenolate mofetil attenuates pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 349(2). 781–788. 33 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Chihiro, Masafumi Takahashi, Hajime Morimoto, et al.. (2006). Efficacy of Mycophenolic Acid Combined With KRP-203, a Novel Immunomodulator, in a Rat Heart Transplantation Model. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 25(3). 302–309. 13 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Masafumi, Yoshikazu Yazaki, Hajime Morimoto, et al.. (2005). Mycophenolate mofetil prevents the development of experimental autoimmune myocarditis. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 39(3). 467–477. 26 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Masafumi, Sadao Takahashi, Chihiro Suzuki, et al.. (2005). Interleukin-1β attenuates β-very low-density lipoprotein uptake and its receptor expression in vascular smooth muscle cells. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 38(4). 637–646. 13 indexed citations

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Jia, Lijing, Masafumi Takahashi, Toru Yoshioka, et al.. (2005). Therapeutic Potential of Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Cardiovascular Diseases. Current Vascular Pharmacology. 4(1). 59–65. 20 indexed citations

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