Hiroshi Kimura

22.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
585 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

Hiroshi Kimura is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshi Kimura has authored 585 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 107 papers in Physiology and 106 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hiroshi Kimura's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (78 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (51 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (45 papers). Hiroshi Kimura is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (78 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (51 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (45 papers). Hiroshi Kimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Hiroshi Kimura's co-authors include S.R. Vincent, Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer, Yasuhiro Fukuoka, Ikuo Tooyama, Avis H. Cohen, Toshihiro Maeda, Ferid Murad, Motoo Yamauchi and Y. Sano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshi Kimura

562 papers receiving 17.2k 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.

Histochemical mapping of nitric oxide synthase in the rat brain

1992 1.7k citations Hiroshi Kimura et al. profile →
The central cholinergic system studied by choline acetyltransferase immunohistochemistry in the cat

1981 731 citations Hiroshi Kimura et al. profile →
Demonstration of a unique population of neurons with NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry

1983 613 citations Hiroshi Kimura et al. profile →
Adaptive Dynamic Walking of a Quadruped Robot on Irregular Terrain Based on Biological Concepts

2003 489 citations Hiroshi Kimura et al. profile →
Evidence for Two Different Forms of Guanylate Cyclase in Rat Heart

1974 238 citations Hiroshi Kimura et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Hiroshi Kimura	5.7k	4.4k	3.8k	3.0k	1.9k	585	17.8k
Takeshi Kaneko	9.0k 1.6×	2.8k 0.6×	5.4k 1.4×	1.7k 0.6×	4.1k 2.1×	518	17.7k
J. M. Polak	13.9k 2.5×	7.3k 1.7×	9.9k 2.6×	4.3k 1.5×	553 0.3×	503	31.5k
H. J. G. Gundersen	3.7k 0.7×	2.3k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	642 0.2×	2.5k 1.3×	74	18.1k
Michael J. Caterina	7.3k 1.3×	9.6k 2.2×	6.0k 1.6×	2.0k 0.7×	647 0.3×	94	24.2k
Kwok‐Fai So	5.7k 1.0×	2.5k 0.6×	7.7k 2.0×	880 0.3×	1.6k 0.8×	636	21.7k
Liping Wang	3.8k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	5.6k 1.5×	680 0.2×	2.3k 1.2×	420	16.7k
Charles Nicholson	9.8k 1.7×	2.0k 0.5×	4.6k 1.2×	1.7k 0.6×	5.4k 2.8×	150	19.7k
David C. Spray	5.7k 1.0×	3.5k 0.8×	19.1k 5.1×	1.9k 0.6×	889 0.5×	387	26.9k
V. Reggie Edgerton	5.7k 1.0×	4.6k 1.0×	6.8k 1.8×	1.1k 0.4×	2.7k 1.4×	426	31.5k
David P. Corey	6.1k 1.1×	2.6k 0.6×	8.9k 2.4×	548 0.2×	2.0k 1.0×	151	19.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroshi Kimura

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kitada, Shuichi, et al.. (2026). Symptomatic Pulmonary Regurgitation Without Right Ventricular Enlargement Accompanied by Biventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot and Related Diseases. Circulation Journal.

Niitsu, Tomihisa, Hiroshi Kimura, Hideki Komatsu, et al.. (2024). Association between mental health social worker staffing in psychiatric emergency wards and readmission outcomes: A nationwide survey in Japan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). e189–e189.

Baba, Masakazu, et al.. (2021). Ultra-Low Specific on-Resistance Achieved in 3.3 kV-Class SiC Superjunction MOSFET. 83–86. 37 indexed citations

Yuan, Pu‐Qing, Jean‐Pierre Bellier, Tao Li, et al.. (2020). Intrinsic cholinergic innervation in the human sigmoid colon revealed using CLARITY, three‐dimensional (3D) imaging, and a novel anti‐human peripheral choline acetyltransferase (hpChAT) antiserum. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 33(4). e14030–e14030. 16 indexed citations

Ota, Hiroyo, Yukio Fujita, Motoo Yamauchi, et al.. (2019). Relationship Between Intermittent Hypoxia and Type 2 Diabetes in Sleep Apnea Syndrome. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(19). 4756–4756. 42 indexed citations

Yamauchi, Motoo, et al.. (2017). The effects of arousal accompanying an apneic event on blood pressure and sympathetic nerve activity in severe obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep And Breathing. 22(1). 149–155. 11 indexed citations

Fukuoka, Atsuhiko, et al.. (2016). Effect of Laughter Yoga on Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.. 67(1). 11–20. 11 indexed citations

Kimura, Hiroshi, et al.. (2007). Towards a general neural controller for quadrupedal locomotion. 19. 61–66. 3 indexed citations

Kimura, Hiroshi, Hirohisa Toga, Hiroshi Inoue, et al.. (2006). [A questionnaire report concerning the actual situation of respiratory physicians in Japan].. PubMed. 44(4). 312–8. 2 indexed citations

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Murakami, Shinsuke, Noritoshi Nagaya, Takefumi Itoh, et al.. (2005). Adrenomedullin Regenerates Alveoli and Vasculature in Elastase-induced Pulmonary Emphysema in Mice. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 172(5). 581–589. 60 indexed citations

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Itoh, Takefumi, Noritoshi Nagaya, Shinsuke Murakami, et al.. (2004). C-type Natriuretic Peptide Ameliorates Monocrotaline-induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(11). 1204–1211. 49 indexed citations

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Itoh, Takefumi, Noritoshi Nagaya, Masanori Yoshikawa, et al.. (2004). Elevated Plasma Ghrelin Level in Underweight Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(8). 879–882. 112 indexed citations

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Itoh, Takefumi, Noritoshi Nagaya, Takafumi Fujii, et al.. (2003). A Combination of Oral Sildenafil and Beraprost Ameliorates Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 169(1). 34–38. 88 indexed citations

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Ogawara, Koichi, et al.. (2000). Recognition of Human Behaviour using Stereo Vision and Data Gloves. 52(5). 225–230. 1 indexed citations

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Kumagai, Kazukiyo, et al.. (1999). FIELD STUDY ON VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN RESIDENCES. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 64(522). 45–52. 7 indexed citations

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Okubo, Hiroki, Eiji Nakano, & Hiroshi Kimura. (1994). Landing Control of a Jumping Machine in Two Dimensional Space.. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 12(8). 1231–1238. 1 indexed citations

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Kimura, Hiroshi, et al.. (1993). A 10b 300MHz Interpolated-Parallel A/D Converter (Special Section on the 1992 VLSI Circuits Symposium). IEICE Transactions on Electronics. 76(5). 778–786. 1 indexed citations

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Kimura, Hiroshi, Taiji Sohmura, & Takashi Watanabe. (1988). Three-dimensional Shape Measurement of Teeth (Part 1) -Measurement by Means of High Precision Laser Displacement Meter-. 7(4). 552–557. 1 indexed citations

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Mizobe, Toshiki, et al.. (1986). ALTERATION OF DOPAMINE AND TRH IN RAT BRAIN DURING HYPOTHERMIA. Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics. 9(8).

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Kimura, Hiroshi, et al.. (1985). Topics around phase change behavior of some salt hydrates as latent heat storage materials.. 53(8). 550–555. 1 indexed citations

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