Hiroshi Kuwata

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Hiroshi Kuwata is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroshi Kuwata has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Pharmacology and 7 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Hiroshi Kuwata's work include Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (15 papers), Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (13 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (11 papers). Hiroshi Kuwata is often cited by papers focused on Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (15 papers), Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (13 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (11 papers). Hiroshi Kuwata collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Hiroshi Kuwata's co-authors include Ichiro Kudo, Makoto Murakami, Shuntaro Hara, Yoshihito Nakatani, Satoko Shimbara, Terumi Kambe, Michelle V. Winstead, Jay A. Tischfield, Emiko Yoda and Shinji Yamamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Hiroshi Kuwata

43 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

  1. Ferroptosis driven by radical oxidation of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids mediates acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure
    2020 245 citations Hiroshi Kuwata, Shuntaro Hara 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 Kuwata Japan 20 1.1k 387 313 283 250 43 1.9k
Lucia Magnelli Italy 27 1.4k 1.2× 647 1.7× 488 1.6× 221 0.8× 205 0.8× 83 2.7k
Nancy Lewis Baenziger United States 19 753 0.7× 274 0.7× 411 1.3× 218 0.8× 255 1.0× 30 2.0k
Xiangsheng Zuo United States 23 1.3k 1.1× 602 1.6× 325 1.0× 159 0.6× 108 0.4× 41 2.2k
Marta Casado Spain 28 1.0k 0.9× 369 1.0× 283 0.9× 59 0.2× 329 1.3× 75 2.3k
Marco Colombi Switzerland 13 1.5k 1.4× 613 1.6× 89 0.3× 161 0.6× 371 1.5× 23 2.5k
Kiyomu Fujii Japan 28 888 0.8× 421 1.1× 143 0.5× 201 0.7× 152 0.6× 75 1.9k
Cristina M. Karp United States 11 1.8k 1.6× 571 1.5× 257 0.8× 153 0.5× 125 0.5× 15 3.0k
Shu‐Wing Ng United States 22 1.1k 1.0× 698 1.8× 186 0.6× 169 0.6× 76 0.3× 41 2.2k
Thoralf Christoffersen Norway 31 1.3k 1.2× 193 0.5× 186 0.6× 145 0.5× 182 0.7× 107 2.6k
Chandi Griffin United States 26 1.3k 1.1× 260 0.7× 158 0.5× 247 0.9× 193 0.8× 48 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Hiroshi Kuwata

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hiroshi Kuwata

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroshi Kuwata

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hiroshi Kuwata. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hiroshi Kuwata 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 Kuwata. Hiroshi Kuwata 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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Sasaki, Yuka, et al.. (2024). Prostacyclin synthase deficiency exacerbates systemic inflammatory responses in lipopolysaccharide-induced septic shock in mice. Inflammation Research. 73(8). 1349–1358. 1 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Yuka, et al.. (2021). Gene Deletion of Microsomal Prostaglandin E Synthase-1 Suppresses Chemically Induced Skin Carcinogenesis. Anticancer Research. 41(3). 1307–1314. 4 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Yuka, Hiroshi Kuwata, Emiko Yoda, et al.. (2020). Involvement of prostacyclin synthase in high-fat-diet-induced obesity. Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators. 153. 106523–106523. 14 indexed citations
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Yoda, Emiko, et al.. (2020). Gene Deletion of Calcium-Independent Phospholipase A<sub>2</sub>γ (iPLA<sub>2</sub>γ) Suppresses Adipogenic Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 43(9). 1375–1381. 2 indexed citations
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Kuwata, Hiroshi, Eiji Nakatani, Fumihiro Ishikawa, et al.. (2019). Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4 participates in the formation of highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing phospholipids in murine macrophages. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1864(11). 1606–1618. 43 indexed citations
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Ohno, Akiko, Kazunori Mori, Taeko Kakizawa, et al.. (2016). Design, synthesis, and evaluation of Trolox-conjugated amyloid-β C-terminal peptides for therapeutic intervention in an in vitro model of Alzheimer’s disease. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 24(18). 4138–4143. 13 indexed citations
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Kuwata, Hiroshi & Shuntaro Hara. (2015). Inhibition of long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4 facilitates production of 5, 11-dihydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid via the cyclooxygenase-2 pathway. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 465(3). 528–533. 16 indexed citations
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Yoda, Emiko, Hiroshi Kuwata, Hidenori Suzuki, et al.. (2014). Group VIB Calcium-Independent Phospholipase A2 (iPLA2γ) Regulates Platelet Activation, Hemostasis and Thrombosis in Mice. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e109409–e109409. 18 indexed citations
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Kuwata, Hiroshi, et al.. (2009). Differential contributions of protein kinase C isoforms in the regulation of group IIA secreted phospholipase A2 expression in cytokine-stimulated rat fibroblasts. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1801(1). 70–76. 3 indexed citations
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Kuwata, Hiroshi, Emiko Yoda, Satoko Shimbara, et al.. (2007). A Novel Role of Group VIB Calcium-independent Phospholipase A2 (iPLA2γ) in the Inducible Expression of Group IIA Secretory PLA2 in Rat Fibroblastic Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(28). 20124–20132. 31 indexed citations
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Murakami, Makoto, Seiko Masuda, Emiko Yoda, et al.. (2005). Group VIB Ca2+-independent Phospholipase A2γ Promotes Cellular Membrane Hydrolysis and Prostaglandin Production in a Manner Distinct from Other Intracellular Phospholipases A2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(14). 14028–14041. 56 indexed citations
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Kuwata, Hiroshi, et al.. (2005). Search of Factors That Intermediate Cytokine-induced Group IIAPhospholipase A2 Expression through the Cytosolic PhospholipaseA2- and 12/15-Lipoxygenase-dependentPathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(27). 25830–25839. 18 indexed citations
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Kuwata, Hiroshi, Shinji Yamamoto, Yoshihito Nakatani, Makoto Murakami, & Ichiro Kudo. (2002). Type IIA Secretory PLA2-Mediated Delayed PGE2 Biosynthesis is Regulated by the Products of the Cytosolic PLA2. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 507. 9–13. 4 indexed citations
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Murakami, Makoto, Yoshihito Nakatani, Hiroshi Kuwata, & Ichiro Kudo. (2000). Cellular components that functionally interact with signaling phospholipase A2s. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1488(1-2). 159–166. 78 indexed citations
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Kuwata, Hiroshi, Shinji Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Miyazaki, et al.. (2000). Studies on a Mechanism by Which Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Regulates the Expression and Function of Type IIA Secretory Phospholipase A2. The Journal of Immunology. 165(7). 4024–4031. 54 indexed citations
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Murakami, Makoto, Terumi Kambe, Satoko Shimbara, et al.. (1999). Functional Association of Type IIA Secretory Phospholipase A2 with the Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan in the Cyclooxygenase-2-mediated Delayed Prostanoid-biosynthetic Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(42). 29927–29936. 149 indexed citations
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Murakami, Makoto, Satoko Shimbara, Terumi Kambe, et al.. (1998). The Functions of Five Distinct Mammalian Phospholipase A2s in Regulating Arachidonic Acid Release. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(23). 14411–14423. 326 indexed citations
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Abe, Masayoshi, Hiroshi Asoh, Hiroshi Kuwata, et al.. (1997). Cancer cells isolated from malignant pleural and peritoneal effusions inhibit phospholipase A2 activity in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Cancer Letters. 121(2). 155–161. 2 indexed citations
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Abe, Masayoshi, Hitoshi Matsuki, Hiroshi Kuwata, et al.. (1996). Lung Cancer Cell Lines Inhibit Leukotriene B4 Production by Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes at the Level of Phospholipase A2. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 15(5). 565–573. 7 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Yu, et al.. (1995). Contamination of Toxocara spp. Eggs in Sandpits. Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association. 48(9). 697–700. 1 indexed citations

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