Hirochika Komai

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 955 citations indexed

About

Hirochika Komai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hirochika Komai has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 955 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 8 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Hirochika Komai's work include Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (9 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Hirochika Komai is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (9 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Hirochika Komai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Canada. Hirochika Komai's co-authors include Ben F. Rusy, Graham Palmer, Gertrude B. Elion, Vincent Massey, Thomas S. McDowell, Julien F. Biebuyck, Andrew J. Lokuta, Roderick Capaldi, Douglas R. Hunter and J. B. Neilands and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and FEBS Letters.

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Hirochika Komai

30 papers receiving 891 citations

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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.

On the Mechanism of Inactivation of Xanthine Oxidase by Allopurinol and Other Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines

1970 337 citations Vincent Massey, Hirochika Komai et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effects of local anesthetics on opioid inhibition of calcium current in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons 2007 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Hirochika Komai, Thomas S. McDowell	10
2	Differential effects of bupivacaine and tetracaine on capsaicin-induced currents in dorsal root ganglion neurons 2005 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Hirochika Komai, Thomas S. McDowell	17
3	Functional properties of ryanodine receptors from rat dorsal root ganglia 2002 ·FEBS Letters ·Andrew J. Lokuta, Hirochika Komai, Thomas S. McDowell, Héctor H. Valdivia	26
4	Interaction of Bupivacaine and Tetracaine with the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+Release Channel of Skeletal and Cardiac Muscles 1999 ·Anesthesiology ·Hirochika Komai, Andrew J. Lokuta	60
5	Lack of Inhibition by Inhalational Anesthetics of Myocardial Contraction Dependent on Intracellular Sodium Activity 1996 ·Anesthesiology ·Hirochika Komai, (unknown), Ben F. Rusy	1
6	Procaine Enhancement of the Rapid Cooling Contracture and Inhibition of the Decay of Potentiated State in Rabbit Papillary Muscle 1995 ·Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology ·Hirochika Komai	3
7	Effect of Thiopental on Ca2+ Release from Sarcoplasmic Reticulum in Intact Myocardium 1994 ·Anesthesiology ·Hirochika Komai, (unknown)	15
8	Differential Effects of Inhalation Anesthetics on Myocardial Potentiated-state Contractions In Vitro 1988 ·Anesthesiology ·(unknown), Hirochika Komai, Ben F. Rusy	11
9	Negative inotropic effects of isoflurane and halothane in rabbit papillary muscles. 1987 ·PubMed ·Hirochika Komai, Ben F. Rusy	28
10	Negative Inotropic Effects of Isoflurane and Halothane in Rabbit Papillary Muscles 1987 ·Anesthesia & Analgesia ·Hirochika Komai, Ben F. Rusy	20
11	Differences in the Myocardial Depressant Action of Thiopental and Halothane 1984 ·Anesthesia & Analgesia ·Hirochika Komai, Ben F. Rusy	11
12	Inotropic effect of amrinone in rabbit papillary muscle: reversal of the myocardial depressant effect of halothane 1984 ·Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology ·Hirochika Komai, Ben F. Rusy	5
13	Effects of Bupivacaine and Lidocaine on AV Conduction in the Isolated Rat Heart 1981 ·Anesthesiology ·Hirochika Komai, Ben F. Rusy	30
14	HYPERKALEMIA AND BUPIVACAINE BLOCK OF AV CONDUCTION 1980 ·Anesthesiology ·Hirochika Komai, Ben F. Rusy	2
15	Effect of barbiturates on the calciuminduced loss of respiratory control in beef heart mitochondria 1980 ·Biochemical Pharmacology ·Hirochika Komai, Douglas R. Hunter, Robert A. Haworth, Herbert A. Berkoff	0
16	The ribbon structure of the mitochondrial inner membrane 1977 ·Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes ·Robert A. Haworth, Hirochika Komai, David E. Green, William J. Vail	3
17	Oxidative phosphorylation and respiratory control in lysolecithin treated electron transport particles 1974 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Douglas R. Hunter, Hirochika Komai, Robert A. Haworth	10
18	Effect of lysolecithin treatment on the structure and functions of the mitochondrial inner membrane 1973 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Hirochika Komai, Douglas R. Hunter, Yohei Takahashi	23
19	On the subunit structure of cytochrome oxidase from beef heart mitochondria 1973 ·FEBS Letters ·Hirochika Komai, Roderick Capaldi	25
20	The Existence of Nonfunctional Active Sites in Milk Xanthine Oxidase; Reaction with Functional Active Site Inhibitors 1971 ·Vitamins and hormones ·Vincent Massey, Hirochika Komai, Graham Palmer, Gertrude B. Elion	30

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