Hirofumi Tachibana

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
256 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Hirofumi Tachibana is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hirofumi Tachibana has authored 256 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Molecular Biology, 94 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 79 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Hirofumi Tachibana's work include Tea Polyphenols and Effects (81 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (35 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (30 papers). Hirofumi Tachibana is often cited by papers focused on Tea Polyphenols and Effects (81 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (35 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (30 papers). Hirofumi Tachibana collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and South Korea. Hirofumi Tachibana's co-authors include Yoshinori Fujimura, Koji Yamada, Kôji Yamada, Motofumi Kumazoe, Kiyoshi Koga, Daisuke Umeda, Masao Yamasaki, Mari Maeda‐Yamamoto, Shuya Yamashita and Satomi Yano and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Hirofumi Tachibana

246 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

A receptor for green tea polyphenol EGCG

2004 580 citations Hirofumi Tachibana, Yoshinori Fujimura et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hirofumi Tachibana Japan	46	2.4k	2.3k	1.4k	1.0k	881	256	6.8k
Yu‐Chih Liang Taiwan	44	2.8k 1.2×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	582 0.6×	301 0.3×	136	6.4k
Vaqar M. Adhami United States	62	4.4k 1.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	651 0.6×	954 1.1×	122	10.3k
Santosh K. Katiyar United States	52	3.3k 1.4×	1.6k 0.7×	2.2k 1.6×	663 0.7×	292 0.3×	130	8.7k
Rajendra G. Mehta United States	49	5.6k 2.4×	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	579 0.6×	994 1.1×	156	12.2k
Imtiaz A. Siddiqui United States	50	2.6k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	456 0.5×	333 0.4×	88	6.2k
Mou‐Tuan Huang United States	58	5.5k 2.4×	1.6k 0.7×	2.1k 1.5×	525 0.5×	662 0.8×	106	11.3k
Siegfried Wolffram Germany	40	1.7k 0.7×	721 0.3×	1.8k 1.3×	280 0.3×	769 0.9×	113	5.8k
Jen‐Kun Lin Taiwan	53	4.3k 1.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	468 0.5×	336 0.4×	115	10.1k
Catalina Alarcón‐de‐la‐Lastra Spain	48	2.5k 1.1×	441 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	693 0.7×	919 1.0×	146	7.4k
Dominique Delmas France	44	3.0k 1.3×	689 0.3×	906 0.6×	583 0.6×	365 0.4×	104	6.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kumazoe, Motofumi, et al.. (2024). Fustin suppressed melanoma cell growth via cAMP/PKA-dependent mechanism. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 88(8). 900–907. 1 indexed citations

Yamashita, Mai, et al.. (2023). PPAR/PDK4 pathway is involved in the anticancer effects of cGMP in pancreatic cancer. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 672. 154–160. 2 indexed citations

Kumazoe, Motofumi, et al.. (2023). Regulatory effect of Epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate on circular RNA expression in mouse liver. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 124. 109506–109506. 2 indexed citations

Murata, Motoki, et al.. (2023). (−)‑Epigallocatechin‑3‑O‑gallate upregulates the expression levels of miR‑6757‑3p, a suppressor of fibrosis‑related gene expression, in extracellular vesicles derived from human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Biomedical Reports. 18(3). 19–19. 3 indexed citations

Tago, Tetsuro, Keiichi Hirano, Motofumi Kumazoe, et al.. (2023). A gold-complex initiated functionalization of biologically active polyphenols applied to a ¹⁸F-labeled chemical probe. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 21(29). 5990–5996. 3 indexed citations

Hayashi, Daiki, Varnavas D. Mouchlis, Liuqing Wang, et al.. (2022). Vitamin E functions by association with a novel binding site on the 67 kDa laminin receptor activating diacylglycerol kinase. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 110. 109129–109129. 6 indexed citations

Tsukamoto, Shuntaro, Yuhui Huang, Motofumi Kumazoe, et al.. (2015). Sphingosine Kinase-1 Protects Multiple Myeloma from Apoptosis Driven by Cancer-Specific Inhibition of RTKs. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 14(10). 2303–2312. 35 indexed citations

Miyazaki, Yoshiyuki, et al.. (2012). Enhancement of NK cell activity and Th1 immunity in healthy subjects by orally administered fucoidan mix. (162.35). The Journal of Immunology. 188(1_Supplement). 162.35–162.35. 2 indexed citations

Yamada, Koji, et al.. (2012). Histamine Release-Suppressive Effect of Water Extracts Prepared from Flower and Leaf of Chrysanthemum, Shiranui Himekiku. Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi. 59(8). 394–400. 3 indexed citations

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Yamada, Koji, et al.. (2008). Cistanche salsa extract acts similarly to protein-bound polysaccharide-K (PSK) on various types of cell lines. 25(5). 166–169. 5 indexed citations

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Yamada, Koji, et al.. (2008). Cistanche salsa extract induced apoptosis in the human Burkitt's lymphoma cell line Namalwa. 25(1). 24–27. 4 indexed citations

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Yamada, Koji, et al.. (2008). Immunomodulatory factors in Cistanche salsa. 25(3). 87–89. 2 indexed citations

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Yamada, Koji, et al.. (2007). Cistanche salsa extract enhanced IgM production in the human B cell line BALL-1. 24(6). 209–211. 6 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Yasutaka, Akira Murakami, Yoshinori Fujimura, et al.. (2007). Aggregated Ursolic Acid, a Natural Triterpenoid, Induces IL-1β Release from Murine Peritoneal Macrophages: Role of CD36. The Journal of Immunology. 178(8). 4854–4864. 64 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Satomi, Naoto Ogawa, Yoshinori Fujimura, Hirofumi Tachibana, & Koji Yamada. (2006). Water-soluble Component in Dried Chrysanthemum Flower Stimulates Tumor Necrosis Factor-.ALPHA. Production by Mouse Macrophage-like Cell Line RAW264.7. Food Science and Technology Research. 12(2). 144–147. 2 indexed citations

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Tsuge, Keisuke, Masaaki Okabe, Takashi Yoshimura, et al.. (2004). Dietary Effects of Porphyran from Porphyra yezoensis on Growth and Lipid Metabolism of Sprague-Dawley Rats. Food Science and Technology Research. 10(2). 147–151. 39 indexed citations

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Maeda‐Yamamoto, Mari, Naoki Inagaki, Jiro Kitaura, et al.. (2004). O -Methylated Catechins from Tea Leaves Inhibit Multiple Protein Kinases in Mast Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 172(7). 4486–4492. 111 indexed citations

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Yamada, Kôji, et al.. (2002). Dietary Effect of .ALPHA.-Tocopherol and Tocotrienols on Lipid Metabolism and Immune Function of Aged Sprague-Dawley Rats.. Food Science and Technology Research. 8(1). 59–63. 5 indexed citations

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Maeda‐Yamamoto, Mari, Mitsuaki Sano, Toshio Miyase, et al.. (2001). The Change of Epigallocatechin-3-O-(3-O-methyl) gallate Content in Tea of Different Varieties, Tea Seasons of Crop and Processing Method.. Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi. 48(1). 64–68. 27 indexed citations

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Hưng, Phạm Văn, et al.. (2000). Dietary Effects of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acid Esters on Lipid Metabolism and Immune Parameters in Sprague-Dawley Rats. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 64(12). 2588–2593. 31 indexed citations

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