Hiroshi Kitamura

19.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
436 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Hiroshi Kitamura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshi Kitamura has authored 436 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Molecular Biology, 83 papers in Surgery and 72 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Hiroshi Kitamura's work include Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (40 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (24 papers). Hiroshi Kitamura is often cited by papers focused on Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (40 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (24 papers). Hiroshi Kitamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Canada. Hiroshi Kitamura's co-authors include Osamu Ohara, Hozumi Motohashi, Akira Shimizu, Nobuaki Yamanaka, Akira Hiraishi, Masamichi Ishizaki, Atsushi Hijikata, Yuichi Sugisaki, Yukinari Masuda and Ryuji Ohashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshi Kitamura

402 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

Chemotherapy-resistant human AML stem cells home to and e... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 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. Chemotherapy-resistant human AML stem cells home to and engraft within the bone-marrow endosteal region
    2007 717 citations Hiroshi Kitamura, Osamu Ohara 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
Hiroshi Kitamura Japan 59 4.5k 2.9k 2.4k 1.4k 1.2k 436 12.0k
Hidenori Koyama Japan 68 5.9k 1.3× 1.5k 0.5× 1.7k 0.7× 2.2k 1.6× 1.1k 0.9× 414 15.1k
Victor W.M. van Hinsbergh Netherlands 71 5.6k 1.2× 2.3k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 512 0.4× 260 16.2k
Francisco J. Blanco Spain 69 5.3k 1.2× 2.5k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 782 0.6× 612 18.7k
Mark R. Pittelkow United States 77 5.3k 1.2× 3.5k 1.2× 1.2k 0.5× 3.9k 2.8× 1.1k 0.9× 366 19.2k
Changyi Chen United States 64 5.2k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 2.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.4× 472 0.4× 283 14.0k
Guillermo García‐Cardeña United States 57 8.2k 1.8× 3.2k 1.1× 2.9k 1.3× 963 0.7× 841 0.7× 91 18.6k
Eric Jaffe United States 38 5.5k 1.2× 2.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 947 0.7× 784 0.6× 89 15.6k
Maya Simionescu Romania 54 4.5k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 701 0.5× 397 0.3× 264 11.0k
Jie Du China 68 8.1k 1.8× 2.7k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 768 0.6× 398 16.1k
Masayuki Yoshida Japan 48 2.9k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.9k 1.3× 399 0.3× 370 9.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hiroshi Kitamura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroshi Kitamura

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

All Works

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Kanno, Toru, Katsuhiro Ito, Yuki Kita, et al.. (2025). Impact of lymph node dissection during surgery on the efficacy of pembrolizumab in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma. International Journal of Urology. 32(5). 593–597. 1 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Hiroshi, et al.. (2024). USP2 Mitigates Reactive Oxygen Species-Induced Mitochondrial Damage via UCP2 Expression in Myoblasts. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(22). 11936–11936.
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Joh, Kensuke, Hiroyuki Ueda, Kan Katayama, et al.. (2024). Histological Correlation between Tonsillar and Glomerular Lesions in Patients with IgA Nephropathy Justifying Tonsillectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(10). 5298–5298. 2 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Hiroshi. (2023). Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases (USPs) and Metabolic Disorders. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 3219–3219. 63 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Hiroshi & Shinichiro Fuse. (2023). Continuous‐/Micro‐Flow Reactions Using Highly Electrophilic PCl3 and POCl3. ChemPlusChem. 88(6). e202300176–e202300176. 3 indexed citations
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Kawaguchi, Takehiko, Toshiyuki Imasawa, Moritoshi Kadomura, et al.. (2021). Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis histologic variants and renal outcomes based on nephrotic syndrome, immunosuppression and proteinuria remission. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 37(9). 1679–1690. 5 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Yoshihiro, Hiroshi Kitamura, Mari Yamamoto, et al.. (2021). Combined light chain crystalline tubulopathy, podocytopathy, and histiocytosis associated with Bence–Jones κ protein diagnosed via immuno-electron microscopy. CEN Case Reports. 10(3). 453–458. 3 indexed citations
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Hayashi, Makiko, et al.. (2020). Microenvironmental Activation of Nrf2 Restricts the Progression of Nrf2-Activated Malignant Tumors. Cancer Research. 80(16). 3331–3344. 39 indexed citations
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Oishi, Tetsuya, Daisuke Matsumaru, Nao Ota, et al.. (2020). Activation of the NRF2 pathway in Keap1-knockdown mice attenuates progression of age-related hearing loss. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 14–14. 27 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Hiroshi, Yoshinori Shimamoto, Jun Okabe, et al.. (2017). Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 2 Modulates the Lipopolysaccharide-Elicited Expression of Proinflammatory Cytokines in Macrophage-like HL-60 Cells. Mediators of Inflammation. 2017. 1–15. 20 indexed citations
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Kimura, Yayoi, Kayoko Nagata, Nobutake Suzuki, et al.. (2010). Characterization of multiple alternative forms of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K by phosphate‐affinity electrophoresis. PROTEOMICS. 10(21). 3884–3895. 29 indexed citations
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Hiraishi, Akira & Hiroshi Kitamura. (1984). Differences in Phototrophic Growth on High Phosphate Concentrations among Rhodopseudomonas species. Journal of Fermentation Technology. 62(3). 293–296. 16 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Nobutaka, et al.. (1959). Biochemical Studies on "Bakanae" Fungus. Part 48:A New Gibberellin, Gibberellin A 4. Bulletin of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan. 23(5). 405–407. 1 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Nobutaka, et al.. (1959). Biochemical Studies on "Bakanae" Fungus. Part 51:Chemical Structure of Gibberellins. Part XVII. Bulletin of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan. 23(6). 493–498. 1 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Nobutaka, et al.. (1959). Biochemical Studies on "Bakanae" Fungus. Part 50:Chemical Structure of Gibberellins. Part XV. Bulletin of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan. 23(5). 412–417. 1 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Norio & Hiroshi Kitamura. (1958). A Study on the Bilge Keels:Part 2. Full Sized Model Experiment. 1958(103). 69–73. 4 indexed citations

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