Hiroshi Kitani

3.9k total citations
122 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Hiroshi Kitani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshi Kitani has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Immunology and 18 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Hiroshi Kitani's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (17 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (14 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (11 papers). Hiroshi Kitani is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (17 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (14 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (11 papers). Hiroshi Kitani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Kenya. Hiroshi Kitani's co-authors include Takato Takenouchi, Mitsuru Sato, Makoto Hashimoto, Shuei Sugama, Mitsutoshi Tsukimoto, Yoshifumi Iwamaru, Shuji Kojima, Masayo Fujita, Hitoshi Harada and Kazumasa Ogihara and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshi Kitani

120 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hiroshi Kitani Japan 33 1.3k 639 577 552 537 122 3.2k
Germán Soler Spain 27 1.2k 0.9× 621 1.0× 190 0.3× 1.2k 2.1× 224 0.4× 56 3.5k
Lane L. Clarke United States 43 3.4k 2.6× 275 0.4× 528 0.9× 272 0.5× 191 0.4× 91 6.4k
Patrick Smith United States 30 1.7k 1.3× 364 0.6× 995 1.7× 1.8k 3.3× 154 0.3× 43 3.9k
T H Steinberg United States 23 1.7k 1.3× 180 0.3× 860 1.5× 423 0.8× 96 0.2× 29 2.9k
David Communi Belgium 24 1.9k 1.5× 858 1.3× 272 0.5× 1.1k 2.0× 71 0.1× 50 4.5k
Valery I. Shestopalov United States 32 2.2k 1.6× 119 0.2× 183 0.3× 345 0.6× 484 0.9× 78 3.5k
James M. Vann United States 17 1.5k 1.1× 691 1.1× 157 0.3× 159 0.3× 155 0.3× 23 3.3k
Zsolt Tallóczy United States 14 2.0k 1.5× 3.4k 5.3× 375 0.6× 530 1.0× 283 0.5× 17 5.5k
Lu Yang China 30 1.4k 1.1× 377 0.6× 65 0.1× 269 0.5× 502 0.9× 99 2.7k
Mohan Viswanathan United States 35 2.1k 1.6× 715 1.1× 192 0.3× 407 0.7× 69 0.1× 110 5.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroshi Kitani

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hiroshi Kitani. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hiroshi Kitani 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 Kitani. Hiroshi Kitani 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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Kitani, Hiroshi, et al.. (2020). On the Muricid snail, Plicopurpura pansa, in the Pacific coast of Central America. 2(1). 1 indexed citations
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Nakagaki, Takehiro, Katsuya Satoh, Daisuke Ishibashi, et al.. (2013). FK506 reduces abnormal prion protein through the activation of autolysosomal degradation and prolongs survival in prion-infected mice. Autophagy. 9(9). 1386–1394. 78 indexed citations
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Ohshima, Yasuhiro, Mitsutoshi Tsukimoto, Mitsuru Sato, et al.. (2012). Feasibility study of B16 melanoma therapy using oxidized ATP to target purinergic receptor P2X7. European Journal of Pharmacology. 695(1-3). 20–26. 51 indexed citations
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Imajo, Kento, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda, et al.. (2012). Hyperresponsivity to Low-Dose Endotoxin during Progression to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Is Regulated by Leptin-Mediated Signaling. Cell Metabolism. 16(1). 44–54. 283 indexed citations
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Kitani, Hiroshi, et al.. (2011). A Simple and Efficient Method to Isolate Macrophages from Mixed Primary Cultures of Adult Liver Cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 6 indexed citations
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Kitani, Hiroshi, Takato Takenouchi, Mitsuru Sato, Miyako Yoshioka, & Noriko Yamanaka. (2011). A Simple and Efficient Method to Isolate Macrophages from Mixed Primary Cultures of Adult Liver Cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 19 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Yoshihide, Yumi Sato, Teiichi Furuichi, et al.. (2011). PLD4 Is Involved in Phagocytosis of Microglia: Expression and Localization Changes of PLD4 Are Correlated with Activation State of Microglia. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27544–e27544. 46 indexed citations
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Takenouchi, Takato, Miyako Yoshioka, Noriko Yamanaka, & Hiroshi Kitani. (2010). Reversible conversion of epithelial and mesenchymal phenotypes in SV40 large T antigen-immortalized rat liver cell lines. PubMed. 17(1). 1–7. 10 indexed citations
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Sugama, Shuei, Takato Takenouchi, Masayo Fujita, Hiroshi Kitani, & Makoto Hashimoto. (2010). Cold stress induced morphological microglial activation and increased IL-1β expression in astroglial cells in rat brain. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 233(1-2). 29–36. 45 indexed citations
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Takenouchi, Takato, Masaaki Nakai, Yoshifumi Iwamaru, et al.. (2009). The Activation of P2X7 Receptor Impairs Lysosomal Functions and Stimulates the Release of Autophagolysosomes in Microglial Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 182(4). 2051–2062. 115 indexed citations
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Iwamaru, Yoshifumi, Yoshihisa Shimizu, Morikazu Imamura, et al.. (2008). Lactoferrin induces cell surface retention of prion protein and inhibits prion accumulation. Journal of Neurochemistry. 107(3). 636–646. 33 indexed citations
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Takenouchi, Takato, Mitsuru Sato, & Hiroshi Kitani. (2007). Lysophosphatidylcholine potentiates Ca2+ influx, pore formation and p44/42 MAP kinase phosphorylation mediated by P2X7 receptor activation in mouse microglial cells. Journal of Neurochemistry. 102(5). 1518–1532. 40 indexed citations
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Naessens, Jan, Hiroshi Kitani, Eiichi Momotani, et al.. (2004). Susceptibility of TNF-α-deficient mice to Trypanosoma congolense is not due to a defective antibody response. Acta Tropica. 92(3). 193–203. 24 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Ayako, Takashi Onodera, Hiroto Ikeda, & Hiroshi Kitani. (2000). Isolation and characterisation of fetal bovine brain cells in primary culture. Research in Veterinary Science. 69(1). 39–46. 24 indexed citations
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Kitani, Hiroshi, et al.. (1999). Evidence for a mouse brain-specific variant of α-tubulin. Cell Research. 9(4). 315–325. 4 indexed citations
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Hiratochi, Masahiro, et al.. (1998). Morphogenic activity of fibroblast growth factor‐2 on primary neural precursor cells in three‐dimensional culture. Development Growth & Differentiation. 40(1). 59–65. 4 indexed citations
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Kitani, Hiroshi. (1986). Larval development of the blue shrimp Penaeus stylirostris STIMPSON reared in the laboratory.. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 52(7). 1121–1130. 6 indexed citations
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Kitani, Hiroshi. (1986). Larval development of naupliar stages of the northern brown shrimp Penaeus aztecus IVES and comparison with its earlier description.. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 52(8). 1285–1288. 1 indexed citations
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Kitani, Hiroshi, et al.. (1982). The larval development of the Pacific Brown Shrimp Penaeus californiensis holmes reared in the laboratory.. NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI. 48(3). 375–389. 9 indexed citations

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