Hiroshi Kimura

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
143 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Hiroshi Kimura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshi Kimura has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 31 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Hiroshi Kimura's work include Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (18 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (9 papers) and Iron and Steelmaking Processes (8 papers). Hiroshi Kimura is often cited by papers focused on Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (18 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (9 papers) and Iron and Steelmaking Processes (8 papers). Hiroshi Kimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Hiroshi Kimura's co-authors include Ferid Murad, Mustapha Oulad‐Abdelghani, Krishanpal Karmodiya, Làszlò Tora, Arnaud Krebs, Hironori Funabiki, John Z. Xue, Christian Zierhut, Alexander E. Kelly and Cristina Ghenoiu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshi Kimura

137 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Activation of guanylate cyclase from rat liver and other ... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

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. Activation of guanylate cyclase from rat liver and other tissues by sodium azide.
    1975 193 citations Hiroshi Kimura et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hiroshi Kimura Japan 32 2.7k 868 560 371 333 143 4.3k
Nan Jiang China 39 2.8k 1.1× 131 0.2× 515 0.9× 140 0.4× 647 1.9× 223 6.6k
Keiichi Katayama Japan 31 1.2k 0.5× 118 0.1× 317 0.6× 162 0.4× 229 0.7× 194 3.4k
Jing Lan China 30 1.3k 0.5× 231 0.3× 118 0.2× 132 0.4× 220 0.7× 179 3.0k
Tingting Wang China 35 3.2k 1.2× 154 0.2× 252 0.5× 114 0.3× 245 0.7× 204 5.9k
Peter Dockery Ireland 43 1.8k 0.7× 183 0.2× 413 0.7× 48 0.1× 431 1.3× 194 6.8k
Ye Li China 33 960 0.4× 585 0.7× 122 0.2× 171 0.5× 137 0.4× 176 4.2k
Alessandro Negro Italy 35 2.2k 0.8× 121 0.1× 577 1.0× 143 0.4× 869 2.6× 180 5.0k
Marianna Sikorska Canada 39 2.9k 1.1× 175 0.2× 326 0.6× 64 0.2× 330 1.0× 78 4.3k
Ju Youn Lee South Korea 32 1.8k 0.7× 86 0.1× 123 0.2× 257 0.7× 311 0.9× 115 3.5k
Mitsuhiro Ito Japan 34 2.4k 0.9× 96 0.1× 195 0.3× 183 0.5× 291 0.9× 146 4.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hiroshi Kimura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroshi Kimura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hiroshi Kimura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hiroshi Kimura 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 Hiroshi Kimura. Hiroshi Kimura 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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Okada, Hiroshi, Shigeto Hontsu, Isao Asakawa, et al.. (2012). Changes of Tumor Size and Tumor Contrast Enhancement during Radiotherapy for Non-small-cell Lung Cancer May Be Suggestive of Treatment Response. Journal of Radiation Research. 53(2). 326–332. 5 indexed citations
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Hirano, Yasuhiro, Kohji Hizume, Hiroshi Kimura, et al.. (2012). Lamin B Receptor Recognizes Specific Modifications of Histone H4 in Heterochromatin Formation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(51). 42654–42663. 87 indexed citations
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Karmodiya, Krishanpal, Arnaud Krebs, Mustapha Oulad‐Abdelghani, Hiroshi Kimura, & Làszlò Tora. (2012). H3K9 and H3K14 acetylation co-occur at many gene regulatory elements, while H3K14ac marks a subset of inactive inducible promoters in mouse embryonic stem cells. BMC Genomics. 13(1). 424–424. 378 indexed citations
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Kelly, Alexander E., Cristina Ghenoiu, John Z. Xue, et al.. (2010). Survivin Reads Phosphorylated Histone H3 Threonine 3 to Activate the Mitotic Kinase Aurora B. Science. 330(6001). 235–239. 381 indexed citations
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Furuhashi, Hirofumi, Teruaki Takasaki, Andreas Rechtsteiner, et al.. (2010). Trans-generational epigenetic regulation of C. elegans primordial germ cells. Epigenetics & Chromatin. 3(1). 15–15. 78 indexed citations
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Tachibana, Makoto, Yasuko Matsumura, Mikiko Fukuda, Hiroshi Kimura, & Yoichi Shinkai. (2008). G9a/GLP complexes independently mediate H3K9 and DNA methylation to silence transcription. The EMBO Journal. 27(20). 2681–2690. 299 indexed citations
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Kimura, Hiroshi & Y. Yamamoto. (2000). The effects of base oils and di-basic acid for the properties of lithium complex grease with synthetic base oil. 45(2). 131–144. 2 indexed citations
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Kubota, Yuko, Kazumi Matsuda, Tadahiro Mihara, et al.. (1993). A Histochemical Study on Surgically Resected Hippocampal Tissue of Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 47(2). 398–400. 1 indexed citations
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Araki, Masasuke & Hiroshi Kimura. (1991). GABA-like immunoreactivity in the developing chick retina: differentiation of GABAergic horizontal cell and its possible contacts with photoreceptors. Journal of Neurocytology. 20(5). 345–355. 26 indexed citations
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Kimura, Hiroshi, et al.. (1990). Thermal compatibility of titanium-porcelain system.. PubMed. 30. 43–52. 9 indexed citations
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Sugimura, Masahito, et al.. (1990). A New Type Metal Bracket for Suppression of Resin Remaining in Debonding. Dental Materials Journal. 9(1). 25–35,122. 8 indexed citations
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Kimura, Hiroshi, et al.. (1990). Oxidation Effects on Porcelain-Titanium Interface Reactions and Bond Strength. Dental Materials Journal. 9(1). 91–99,124. 100 indexed citations
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Shigematsu, Kazuo, H. Kamo, Ichiro Akiguchi, Masakuni Kameyama, & Hiroshi Kimura. (1989). Neovascularization of transplanted central nervous tissue suspensions: An immunohistochemical study with laminin. Neuroscience Letters. 99(1-2). 18–23. 13 indexed citations
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Ando, Shigeru, Toshio Shimoo, & Hiroshi Kimura. (1988). Catalytic effect of furnace materials on pyrolytic reaction of CH4.. Journal of the Metal Finishing Society of Japan. 39(2). 75–80. 2 indexed citations
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Kimura, Hiroshi. (1985). Temperature calculation in hot rolling of aluminum.. Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals. 35(7). 381–387. 1 indexed citations
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Kuriyama, Kinya, et al.. (1985). Production and Characterization of Antibodies against Taurine and its Immunohistochemical Application. ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA. 18(6). 671. 4 indexed citations
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Kimura, Hiroshi, et al.. (1973). A Study on the Weldability of Fiber Glass Reinforced Polyethylene (Part 1). JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 42(1). 40–47. 2 indexed citations
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Kimura, Hiroshi, et al.. (1971). Irradiation Effects of Radioactivity on the Weldability and Adhesiveness of Polyethylene. JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 40(9). 861–867. 2 indexed citations
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Kimura, Hiroshi, et al.. (1966). A Study on Dynamic Strength of Welded Specimens of plastics. JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 35(9). 814–822. 1 indexed citations
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Kimura, Hiroshi, et al.. (1962). Welding of Plastics (XI). JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY. 31(11). 877–886. 1 indexed citations

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