Hirokazu Hotani

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Hirokazu Hotani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hirokazu Hotani has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Cell Biology and 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hirokazu Hotani's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (27 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (23 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers). Hirokazu Hotani is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (27 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (23 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers). Hirokazu Hotani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and India. Hirokazu Hotani's co-authors include Tetsuya Horio, Tomohiko J. Itoh, Kingo Takiguchi, Fumimasa Nomura, Takashi Shiromizu, Ron Vale, Hiroyasu Watanabe, Céline Ménager, Toshihide Kimura and Kozo Kaibuchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hirokazu Hotani

63 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

CRMP-2 binds to tubulin heterodimers to promote microtubu... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 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. CRMP-2 binds to tubulin heterodimers to promote microtubule assembly
    2002 631 citations Tomohiko J. Itoh, Takashi Shiromizu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hirokazu Hotani Japan 31 2.4k 1.8k 625 448 345 67 3.7k
Robert A. Cross United Kingdom 42 3.4k 1.4× 3.7k 2.0× 321 0.5× 286 0.6× 275 0.8× 121 5.4k
Ron Vale United States 27 4.1k 1.7× 4.2k 2.3× 614 1.0× 399 0.9× 324 0.9× 43 6.6k
Gerard Marriott United States 36 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 474 0.8× 858 1.9× 304 0.9× 86 4.8k
E L Elson United States 30 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 466 0.7× 612 1.4× 617 1.8× 36 4.1k
Yoko Y. Toyoshima Japan 38 2.9k 1.2× 3.0k 1.6× 299 0.5× 258 0.6× 541 1.6× 74 4.7k
Kazuo Sutoh Japan 40 3.1k 1.3× 2.8k 1.5× 200 0.3× 329 0.7× 397 1.2× 97 4.9k
Marileen Dogterom Netherlands 33 3.4k 1.4× 4.2k 2.3× 245 0.4× 496 1.1× 282 0.8× 83 5.6k
Tim Mitchison United States 21 5.7k 2.3× 6.3k 3.4× 641 1.0× 331 0.7× 181 0.5× 26 8.2k
Allen P. Liu United States 31 2.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 257 0.4× 1.0k 2.3× 293 0.8× 121 3.6k
Kurt S. Thorn United States 26 4.1k 1.7× 1.6k 0.9× 378 0.6× 374 0.8× 211 0.6× 35 5.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hirokazu Hotani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hirokazu Hotani

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kami‐ike, Nobunori, Seishi Kudo, Yukio Magariyama, Shin‐Ichi Aizawa, & Hirokazu Hotani. (2005). A Rotary Biomotor: Structure, Characteristics And Regulation. 1788–1789.
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Nomura, Fumimasa, et al.. (2005). Stepwise Shrinkage of Liposomes Driven by Thermal Fluctuations of the Membranes. ChemPhysChem. 6(6). 1047–1050. 10 indexed citations
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Suezaki, Yukio, et al.. (2005). Theoretical analysis of opening-up vesicles with single and two holes. Physical Review E. 71(1). 11913–11913. 30 indexed citations
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Itoh, Tomohiko J. & Hirokazu Hotani. (2004). Microtubule dynamics and the regulation by microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs).. PubMed. 18(3). 116–7. 7 indexed citations
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Hotani, Hirokazu, Takehiko Inaba, Fumimasa Nomura, et al.. (2003). Mechanical analyses of morphological and topological transformation of liposomes. Biosystems. 71(1-2). 93–100. 29 indexed citations
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Nagata, Koh-ichi, Aie Kawajiri, Takashi Shiromizu, et al.. (2003). Filament Formation of MSF-A, a Mammalian Septin, in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells Depends on Interactions with Microtubules. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(20). 18538–18543. 149 indexed citations
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Kami‐ike, Nobunori, Seishi Kudo, Yukio Magariyama, Shin‐Ichi Aizawa, & Hirokazu Hotani. (2002). Characteristics of an ultra-small biomotor. 245–246. 1 indexed citations
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Takiguchi, Kingo, Fumimasa Nomura, Takehiko Inaba, et al.. (2002). Liposomes Possess Drastic Capabilities for Topological Transformation. ChemPhysChem. 3(7). 571–574. 26 indexed citations
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Nomura, Fumimasa, M. Honda, Shuichi Takeda, et al.. (2002). Morphological and Topological Transformation of Membrane Vesicles. Journal of Biological Physics. 28(2). 225–235. 7 indexed citations
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Ichihara, Koji, et al.. (2001). Visualization of the stop of microtubule depolymerization that occurs at the high-density region of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2). Journal of Molecular Biology. 312(1). 107–118. 19 indexed citations
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Honda, Makoto, Kingo Takiguchi, Satoshi Ishikawa, & Hirokazu Hotani. (1999). Morphogenesis of liposomes encapsulating actin depends on the type of actin-crosslinking. Journal of Molecular Biology. 287(2). 293–300. 66 indexed citations
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Suezaki, Yukio, et al.. (1999). A statistical mechanical theory for the adsorption of protein to liposomal membranes. Biophysical Chemistry. 80(2). 119–128. 6 indexed citations
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Kaneko, Tomoyuki, Tomohiko J. Itoh, & Hirokazu Hotani. (1998). Morphological transformation of liposomes caused by assembly of encapsulated tubulin and determination of shape by microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) 1 1Edited by M. F. Moody. Journal of Molecular Biology. 284(5). 1671–1681. 46 indexed citations
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Ikeda, Takeshi, Shigeru Yamaguchi, & Hirokazu Hotani. (1993). Flagellar Growth in a Filament-Less Salmonella fliD Mutant Supplemented with Purified Hook-Associated Protein 2. The Journal of Biochemistry. 114(1). 39–44. 55 indexed citations
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Washizu, Masao, Osamu Kurosawa, Shin‐Ichi Aizawa, et al.. (1993). Dielectrophoretic measurement of bacterial motor characteristics. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 29(2). 286–294. 45 indexed citations
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Sekimura, Toshio & Hirokazu Hotani. (1991). The morphogenesis of liposomes viewed from the aspect of bending energy. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 149(3). 325–337. 18 indexed citations
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Hotani, Hirokazu. (1990). Dynamic features of microtubules as visualized by dark-field microscopy. Advances in Biophysics. 26. 135–156. 83 indexed citations
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Vale, Ron & Hirokazu Hotani. (1988). Formation of membrane networks in vitro by kinesin-driven microtubule movement.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 107(6). 2233–2241. 138 indexed citations
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Hotani, Hirokazu. (1987). Transformation of Liponsomes Revealed by Dark-field Light Microscopy. MEMBRANE. 12(5). 281–288.
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Hotani, Hirokazu. (1984). Transformation pathways of liposomes. Journal of Molecular Biology. 178(1). 113–120. 124 indexed citations

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