Hirofumi Nakano

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Hirofumi Nakano is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hirofumi Nakano has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Biotechnology and 24 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Hirofumi Nakano's work include Enzyme Production and Characterization (28 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (26 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (23 papers). Hirofumi Nakano is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Production and Characterization (28 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (26 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (23 papers). Hirofumi Nakano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Singapore and United States. Hirofumi Nakano's co-authors include Tatsuya Tamaoki, Makoto Morimoto, Eiji Kobayashi, ISAMI TAKAHASHI, Sreenath V. Sharma, Kozo Asano, Yoshinori Yamashita, Tsutomu Agatsuma, Satoshi Ōmura and Eiji Kobayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hirofumi Nakano

122 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Calphostin C (UCN-1028C), a novel microbial compound, is a highly potent and specific inhibitor of protein kinase C

1989 1.1k citations Eiji Kobayashi, Hirofumi Nakano et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hirofumi Nakano Japan	33	3.4k	975	675	530	499	126	5.1k
Yoshinori Fujimoto Japan	41	3.5k 1.0×	833 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	356 0.7×	609 1.2×	435	8.2k
Tatsuya Tamaoki Japan	31	4.3k 1.3×	749 0.8×	714 1.1×	926 1.7×	326 0.7×	66	6.6k
Michael C. Alley United States	28	2.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	643 1.0×	1.3k 2.5×	456 0.9×	48	5.2k
Kanyawim Kirtikara Thailand	26	2.0k 0.6×	843 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	551 1.0×	325 0.7×	48	4.7k
Ana R. Quesada Spain	35	1.8k 0.5×	381 0.4×	486 0.7×	450 0.8×	445 0.9×	120	3.9k
Byoung‐Mog Kwon South Korea	38	2.4k 0.7×	691 0.7×	473 0.7×	561 1.1×	180 0.4×	173	4.4k
Shin‐ichi Tashiro Japan	44	3.4k 1.0×	506 0.5×	552 0.8×	383 0.7×	104 0.2×	178	5.5k
Makoto Morimoto Japan	22	3.3k 1.0×	843 0.9×	670 1.0×	664 1.3×	229 0.5×	71	5.1k
Betty J. Abbott United States	15	2.3k 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	578 0.9×	1.2k 2.2×	547 1.1×	19	4.7k
Christoph Schächtele Germany	32	2.4k 0.7×	984 1.0×	459 0.7×	619 1.2×	169 0.3×	77	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Hirofumi Nakano

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hirofumi Nakano

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Sakai, Kiyoshi, Hiroshi Takase, Isao Saito, et al.. (2024). Asbestos in organochlorine insecticide powder sprinkled between pages of antiquarian books in a library in Japan. Industrial Health. 62(4). 271–280.

Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi, Hidenori Matsui, Masahiko Nakamura, et al.. (2016). Narrow-spectrum inhibitors targeting an alternative menaquinone biosynthetic pathway of Helicobacter pylori. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 22(9). 587–592. 21 indexed citations

Kiryu, Takaaki, Kouhei Yamauchi, Araki Masuyama, et al.. (2012). Optimization of Lactobionic Acid Production byAcetobacter orientalisIsolated from Caucasian Fermented Milk, “Caspian Sea Yogurt”. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 76(2). 361–363. 39 indexed citations

Murakami, Hiromi, Takaaki Kiryu, Taro Kiso, & Hirofumi Nakano. (2008). Production of Calcium Lactobionate by a Lactose-oxidizing Enzyme from <i>Paraconiothyrium</i> sp. KD-3. Journal of Applied Glycoscience. 55(2). 127–132. 12 indexed citations

Murakami, Hiromi, et al.. (2004). Microbial Production of Lactobionic Acid by Burkholderia cepacia. Journal of Applied Glycoscience. 51(2). 149–154. 3 indexed citations

Oneyama, Chitose, Tsutomu Agatsuma, Yutaka Kanda, et al.. (2003). Synthetic Inhibitors of Proline-Rich Ligand-Mediated Protein-Protein Interaction. Chemistry & Biology. 10(5). 443–451. 37 indexed citations

Nakano, Hirofumi, Motohiro Shizuma, Taro Kiso, & Sumio Kitahata. (2000). Galactosylation of Thiol Group by β-Galactosidase. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 64(4). 735–740. 3 indexed citations

Fujimoto, Hiroshi, et al.. (1997). Enzymatic Synthesis of Oligosaccharides Containing Galβ→4Gal Disaccharide at the Non-Reducing End Usingβ-Galactanase fromPenicillium citrinum. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 61(8). 1258–1261. 7 indexed citations

Hashimoto, Hiroyuki, Koji Ikura, Tatsuyuki Okinaga, et al.. (1996). Purification and some properties of cell-bound α-galactosidase from Candida guilliermondii H-404. Journal of Applied Glycoscience. 43(1). 25–33. 2 indexed citations

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Fujii, Noboru, et al.. (1995). The Clecarmycins, New Antitumor Antibiotics Produced by Streptomyces: Fermentation, Isolation and Biological Properties.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 48(8). 768–772. 9 indexed citations

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Ochiai, Keiko, et al.. (1995). Terpentecin and UCT4B, New Family of Topoisomerase II Targeting Antitumor Antibiotics Produced by Streptomyces: Producing Organism, Frementation and Large Scale Purification.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 48(3). 211–216. 17 indexed citations

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Kitahata, Sumio, Koji Hara, Koki Fujita, et al.. (1992). Acceptor Specificity of Cyclodextrin Glycosyltransferase fromBacillus stearothermophilusand Synthesis of α-D-GlucosylO-β-D-galactosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucoside. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 56(9). 1386–1391. 25 indexed citations

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Yamashita, Yoshinori, et al.. (1992). UCT-4B, a new antitumor antibiotic with topoisomerase II mediated DNA cleavage activity, from streptomyces sp.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 45(7). 1182–1184. 28 indexed citations

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Yamashita, Yoshinori, et al.. (1990). Induction of mammalian topoisomerase ii dependent dna cleavage by nonintercalative flavonoids, genistein and orobol. Biochemical Pharmacology. 39(4). 737–744. 189 indexed citations

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Hara, Mitsunobu, Yutaka Saitoh, & Hirofumi Nakano. (1990). DNA strand scission by the novel antitumor antibiotic leinamycin. Biochemistry. 29(24). 5676–5681. 65 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Eiji, Katsuhiko Ando, Hirofumi Nakano, & Tatsuya Tamaoki. (1989). UCN-1028A, a novel and specific inhibitor of protein kinase C, from Cladosporium.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 42(1). 153–155. 38 indexed citations

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TAKAHASHI, ISAMI, et al.. (1989). Hypericin and pseudohypericin specifically inhibit protein kinase C: Possible relation to their antiretroviral activity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 165(3). 1207–1212. 182 indexed citations

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Hara, Mitsunobu, Mayumi Yoshida, Makoto Morimoto, & Hirofumi Nakano. (1987). 6-Deoxyilludin M, a new antitumor antibiotic: Fermentation, isolation and structural identification.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 40(11). 1643–1646. 12 indexed citations

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Tsutsui, Tetsuo, Hirofumi Nakano, Ryuichi Tanaka, & Takehide Tanaka. (1978). . KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 35(8). 517–524. 8 indexed citations

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Nakano, Hirofumi, Fusao Tomita, & Takeo Suzuki. (1974). Incorporation of shikimic acid into corynecins and its regulation.. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 38(12). 2505–2509. 2 indexed citations

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