Hirochika Kitagawa

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Hirochika Kitagawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Hirochika Kitagawa has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Hirochika Kitagawa's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (6 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (4 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (3 papers). Hirochika Kitagawa is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (6 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (4 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (3 papers). Hirochika Kitagawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Sweden. Hirochika Kitagawa's co-authors include Shigeaki Kato, Fumiaki Ohtake, Takahiro Μatsumoto, Chiharu Tohyama, Ken‐ichi Takeyama, Junsei Mimura, Andrée Krust, Yasuji Yamamoto, Keiko Nohara and Yoshiaki Fujii‐Kuriyama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Hirochika Kitagawa

17 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Modulation of oestrogen r... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Modulation of oestrogen receptor signalling by association with the activated dioxin receptor
    2003 633 citations Fumiaki Ohtake, Ken‐ichi Takeyama et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hirochika Kitagawa Japan 14 859 423 336 221 175 17 1.6k
Anna Grazia Recchia Italy 17 796 0.9× 812 1.9× 157 0.5× 255 1.2× 216 1.2× 41 1.7k
Jan-Åke Gustafsson Sweden 16 624 0.7× 690 1.6× 97 0.3× 258 1.2× 111 0.6× 19 1.5k
C.E. van den Brink Netherlands 24 1.4k 1.7× 703 1.7× 304 0.9× 61 0.3× 137 0.8× 27 1.9k
Quentin Felty United States 17 604 0.7× 304 0.7× 187 0.6× 52 0.2× 212 1.2× 49 1.2k
Suzanne Reisz‐Porszasz United States 14 1.2k 1.4× 319 0.8× 790 2.4× 114 0.5× 680 3.9× 17 2.4k
Johanna Zilliacus Sweden 22 580 0.7× 417 1.0× 231 0.7× 151 0.7× 123 0.7× 49 1.2k
Silke Kietz Germany 20 701 0.8× 774 1.8× 157 0.5× 147 0.7× 255 1.5× 38 1.8k
Jeanne M. Danes United States 13 889 1.0× 804 1.9× 95 0.3× 148 0.7× 329 1.9× 16 1.7k
Toshihiko Yanase Japan 24 1.4k 1.7× 632 1.5× 147 0.4× 670 3.0× 286 1.6× 56 2.5k
Jackie A. Lavigne United States 23 706 0.8× 398 0.9× 139 0.4× 252 1.1× 351 2.0× 28 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Hirochika Kitagawa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hirochika Kitagawa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hirochika Kitagawa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hirochika Kitagawa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hirochika Kitagawa 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 Hirochika Kitagawa. Hirochika Kitagawa is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Fujiki, Ryoji, Hiroki Sekine, Atsushi Yokoyama, et al.. (2011). GlcNAcylation of histone H2B facilitates its monoubiquitination. Nature. 480(7378). 557–560. 256 indexed citations
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Kitagawa, Hirochika, Ryoji Fujiki, Kimihiro Yoshimura, Hiroyuki Oya, & Shigeaki Kato. (2011). Williams syndrome is an epigenome-regulator disease. Endocrine Journal. 58(2). 77–85. 13 indexed citations
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Shibata, Hirotaka, Isao Kurihara, Sakiko Kobayashi, et al.. (2010). NF-YC Functions as a Corepressor of Agonist-bound Mineralocorticoid Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(11). 8084–8093. 31 indexed citations
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Yokoyama, Atsushi, Shinichiro Takezawa, Roland Schüle, Hirochika Kitagawa, & Shigeaki Kato. (2008). Transrepressive Function of TLX Requires the Histone Demethylase LSD1. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 28(12). 3995–4003. 110 indexed citations
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Akimoto, Chihiro, Hirochika Kitagawa, Takahiro Μatsumoto, & Shigeaki Kato. (2008). Spermatogenesis‐specific association of SMCY and MSH5. Genes to Cells. 13(6). 623–633. 41 indexed citations
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Fujiki, Ryoji, Shinichiro Takezawa, Yasumasa Sasaki, et al.. (2006). Nuclear Receptor Mediated Gene Regulation through Chromatin Remodeling and Histone Modifications. Endocrine Journal. 53(2). 157–172. 62 indexed citations
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Yokota, Kenichi, Hirotaka Shibata, Isao Kurihara, et al.. (2006). Coactivation of the N-terminal Transactivation of Mineralocorticoid Receptor by Ubc9. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(3). 1998–2010. 70 indexed citations
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Chan, Techuan, Reiko Satow, Hirochika Kitagawa, Shigeaki Kato, & Makoto Asashima. (2006). Ledgerline, a Novel Xenopus laevis Gene, Regulates Differentiation of Presomitic Mesoderm During Somitogenesis. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 23(8). 689–697. 18 indexed citations
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Kim, Mi Sun, Ryoji Fujiki, Akiko Murayama, et al.. (2006). 1α,25(OH)2D3-Induced Transrepression by Vitamin D Receptor through E-Box-Type Elements in the Human Parathyroid Hormone Gene Promoter. Molecular Endocrinology. 21(2). 334–342. 67 indexed citations
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Oishi, Hajime, Hirochika Kitagawa, Osamu Wada, et al.. (2006). An hGCN5/TRRAP Histone Acetyltransferase Complex Co-activates BRCA1 Transactivation Function through. 2 indexed citations
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Kahata, Kaoru, Makoto Hayashi, Masahiro Asaka, et al.. (2004). Regulation of transforming growth factor‐β and bone morphogenetic protein signalling by transcriptional coactivator GCN5. Genes to Cells. 9(2). 143–151. 45 indexed citations
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Kato, Shigeaki, Miyuki Suzawa, Ichiro Takada, et al.. (2003). The function of nuclear receptors in bone tissues. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 21(6). 323–336. 4 indexed citations
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Ishitani, Ken, et al.. (2003). p54nrb acts as a transcriptional coactivator for activation function 1 of the human androgen receptor. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 306(3). 660–665. 65 indexed citations
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Ohtake, Fumiaki, Ken‐ichi Takeyama, Takahiro Μatsumoto, et al.. (2003). Modulation of oestrogen receptor signalling by association with the activated dioxin receptor. Nature. 423(6939). 545–550. 633 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fuse, Hiroaki, Hirochika Kitagawa, & Shigeaki Kato. (2000). Characterization of Transactivational Property and Coactivator Mediation of Rat Mineralocorticoid Receptor Activation Function-1 (AF-1). Molecular Endocrinology. 14(6). 889–899. 69 indexed citations
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Tajima, Toshihiro, Hirochika Kitagawa, Susumu Yokoya, et al.. (2000). A Novel Missense Mutation of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Gene in One Japanese Family with a Renal Form of Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 85(12). 4690–4694. 47 indexed citations
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