Hiroshi Fujiwara

11.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
397 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Hiroshi Fujiwara is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshi Fujiwara has authored 397 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Immunology, 76 papers in Molecular Biology and 47 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Hiroshi Fujiwara's work include Reproductive System and Pregnancy (65 papers), Endometriosis Research and Treatment (27 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers). Hiroshi Fujiwara is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive System and Pregnancy (65 papers), Endometriosis Research and Treatment (27 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers). Hiroshi Fujiwara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Hiroshi Fujiwara's co-authors include Nobuaki Yoshida, Yukiyasu Sato, Hitoshi Kikutani, Shinya Yoshioka, Tetsuji Naka, Kazuya Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Ogasawara, Noritaka Mizuno, Tadamitsu Kishimoto and Toshihiro Higuchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshi Fujiwara

381 papers receiving 9.2k 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.

The immune responses in CD40-deficient mice: Impaired immunoglobulin class switching and germinal center formation

1994 908 citations Hiroshi Fujiwara et al. profile →
Targeted disruption of gp130, a common signal transducer for the interleukin 6 family of cytokines, leads to myocardial and hematological disorders.

1996 529 citations Hiroshi Fujiwara et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hiroshi Fujiwara Japan	48	3.7k	2.0k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	397	9.5k
Hiroshi Kato Japan	51	1.6k 0.4×	2.6k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	798 0.7×	683 0.6×	687	11.8k
Yukio Nakamura Japan	52	1.2k 0.3×	4.8k 2.3×	1.2k 0.9×	704 0.6×	938 0.9×	482	11.1k
T. Matsuyama Japan	46	7.2k 1.9×	3.5k 1.7×	2.8k 2.2×	364 0.3×	378 0.3×	206	12.2k
Pierre J. Courtoy Belgium	60	1.9k 0.5×	5.2k 2.5×	1.1k 0.8×	968 0.8×	724 0.7×	224	10.9k
Luigi Frati Italy	63	4.0k 1.1×	6.5k 3.2×	3.5k 2.7×	532 0.4×	484 0.4×	448	14.8k
Takashi Tanaka Japan	44	4.6k 1.2×	4.8k 2.3×	1.8k 1.4×	302 0.3×	534 0.5×	170	12.5k
Fumitaka Kikkawa Japan	60	2.0k 0.5×	4.5k 2.2×	3.1k 2.4×	4.1k 3.5×	2.0k 1.8×	552	15.4k
Ying Zhang China	47	938 0.3×	5.7k 2.8×	509 0.4×	618 0.5×	795 0.7×	315	10.2k
David Robertson Australia	74	1.6k 0.4×	7.8k 3.8×	2.1k 1.7×	5.2k 4.4×	4.0k 3.6×	366	18.3k
W. M. Hunter United Kingdom	29	1.5k 0.4×	4.7k 2.3×	1.1k 0.8×	714 0.6×	577 0.5×	87	11.7k

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Ono, Masanori, Tomoko Fujiwara, Hiroshi Fujiwara, et al.. (2025). Influence of lifestyle and the circadian clock on reproduction. Reproductive Medicine and Biology. 24(1). e12641–e12641. 4 indexed citations

Usui, Hirokazu, et al.. (2025). Two cases of drug-resistant gestational trophoblastic neoplasia treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor.. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 169. 104502–104502.

Nomura, Satoshi, et al.. (2024). Occult clear cell carcinoma arising from oxidative stress‑exposed cystic adenomyosis: A case report. Molecular and Clinical Oncology. 21(1). 50–50. 1 indexed citations

Iizuka, Takashi, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic utility of contrast‐enhanced computed tomography for ectopic pregnancy. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 167(1). 395–402. 1 indexed citations

MATSUMOTΟ, Takeo, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka, et al.. (2023). Androgen promotes squamous differentiation of atypical cells in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia via an ELF3‐dependent pathway. Cancer Medicine. 12(9). 10816–10828. 9 indexed citations

Akahori, Yasushi, et al.. (2023). 284 A novel hybrid T-cell receptor form of CAR-T cells showed enhanced activity against solid tumors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. A325–A325. 1 indexed citations

Iizuka, Takashi, et al.. (2021). Amniotic band syndrome in a monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy after rupture of the dividing membrane in the early second trimester: A case report. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 21(1). 456–456. 2 indexed citations

Hosokawa, Kohei, Mai Ánh Nguyễn, Luis Espinoza, et al.. (2021). The GPI-anchored protein CD109 protects hematopoietic progenitor cells from undergoing erythroid differentiation induced by TGF-β. Leukemia. 36(3). 847–855. 12 indexed citations

Ochi, Toshiki, Kazushi Tanimoto, Hiroaki Asai, et al.. (2019). Direct comparison of target-reactivity and cross-reactivity induced by CAR- and BiTE-redirected T cells for the development of antibody-based T-cell therapy. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 13293–13293. 25 indexed citations

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Wakae, Kousho, Tomoaki Nishiyama, Satoru Kondo, et al.. (2018). Keratinocyte differentiation induces APOBEC3A, 3B, and mitochondrial DNA hypermutation. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 9745–9745. 16 indexed citations

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Ochi, Toshiki, et al.. (2017). Development of T-Cell Therapy By Exploiting Modified Antibodies Specific for A2/NY-ESO-1 for Refractory Myeloma. Blood. 130. 1913–1913. 4 indexed citations

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Yoshitake, Hiroshi, Noritaka Hashii, Nana Kawasaki, et al.. (2015). Chemical Characterization of N-Linked Oligosaccharide As the Antigen Epitope Recognized by an Anti-Sperm Auto-Monoclonal Antibody, Ts4. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0133784–e0133784. 5 indexed citations

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An, Jun, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Koichiro Suemori, et al.. (2011). Activation of T-cell receptor signaling in peripheral T-cell lymphoma cells plays an important role in the development of lymphoma-associated hemophagocytosis. International Journal of Hematology. 93(2). 176–185. 8 indexed citations

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Maruyama, Masato, Yoshikuni Goto, Hideshi Inoue, et al.. (2009). Histidine 379 of Human Laeverin/Aminopeptidase Q, a Nonconserved Residue within the Exopeptidase Motif, Defines Its Distinctive Enzymatic Properties. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(50). 34692–34702. 12 indexed citations

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Mimura, Tatsuya, et al.. (2003). Relationships among Muscle Oxygenation, Muscle Blood Volume, and Femoral Artery Blood Flow during Prolonged Constant Work-Rate Leg Exercise. 33(6). 335–342. 2 indexed citations

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Nakamura, T., et al.. (2001). DE2/AMD1-3:Low Temperature Poly-Si TFT-LCD with Integrated Analog Circuit(Report on AD/IDW'01). 25(80). 58. 2 indexed citations

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Fujiwara, Hiroshi, Tetsuro Honda, Masamichi Ueda, et al.. (1997). Laminin Suppresses Progesterone Production by Human Luteinizing Granulosa Cells via Interaction with Integrinα₆β₁¹. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 82(7). 2122–2128. 41 indexed citations

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Fujiwara, Hiroshi, Keiko Fujiwara, & Ken Hashimoto. (1995). PCR with deoxyinosine-containing primers using DNA polymerases with proofreading activity.. Genome Research. 4(4). 239–240. 9 indexed citations

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Mori, Tomoya, Kenji Takakura, K. Narimoto, et al.. (1991). Endocrine and Immune Implications of Human Endometrial Decidualization in Implantation^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 626(1). 321–328. 4 indexed citations

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Fujiwara, Hiroshi, Chiyoko Inagaki, Yasuo Ikeda, & Chikako Tanaka. (1976). [Synthesis of norepinephrine from 3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine by L-aromatic amino acid decarboxylase of the rat brain and kidneys].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 72(7). 891–8. 12 indexed citations

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