Hitomi Shinji

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Hitomi Shinji is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Hitomi Shinji has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Infectious Diseases, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Hitomi Shinji's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (8 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers). Hitomi Shinji is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (8 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers). Hitomi Shinji collaborates with scholars based in Japan and Belarus. Hitomi Shinji's co-authors include Tadayuki Iwase, Yoshimitsu Mizunoe, Akiko Tajima, Yoshio Uehara, Koji Takada, Hiromi Seo, Toshihiko Agata, Keiko Seki, Takeshi Yoshida and Shōgo Masuda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Circulation Research and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Hitomi Shinji

15 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Staphylococcus epidermidis Esp inhibits Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation and nasal colonization
    2010 715 citations Tadayuki Iwase, Yoshio Uehara et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hitomi Shinji Japan 10 528 349 218 162 129 15 1.1k
Toshihiko Agata Japan 3 346 0.7× 220 0.6× 212 1.0× 120 0.7× 101 0.8× 5 739
Bret R. Sellman United States 21 501 0.9× 655 1.9× 166 0.8× 145 0.9× 144 1.1× 35 1.2k
Tyler K. Nygaard United States 13 623 1.2× 746 2.1× 144 0.7× 163 1.0× 76 0.6× 22 1.1k
George J. Murakawa United States 15 460 0.9× 178 0.5× 284 1.3× 48 0.3× 230 1.8× 30 1.2k
Junzo Hisatsune Japan 25 695 1.3× 523 1.5× 138 0.6× 102 0.6× 182 1.4× 87 1.9k
Roger D. Plaut United States 16 300 0.6× 204 0.6× 153 0.7× 151 0.9× 87 0.7× 24 745
Amanda S. Tyldsley United States 8 381 0.7× 127 0.4× 490 2.2× 76 0.5× 216 1.7× 8 1.1k
Jacquelyn S. Meisel United States 12 359 0.7× 135 0.4× 438 2.0× 74 0.5× 204 1.6× 16 1.2k
Berit Lilje Denmark 17 451 0.9× 157 0.4× 318 1.5× 61 0.4× 203 1.6× 30 1.1k
Sakuo Yamada Japan 19 730 1.4× 464 1.3× 48 0.2× 340 2.1× 115 0.9× 36 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Hitomi Shinji

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hitomi Shinji

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Hitomi Shinji. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Hitomi Shinji. The network helps show where Hitomi Shinji may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hitomi Shinji

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Shinji, Hitomi, Akiko Tajima, Tadayuki Iwase, et al.. (2011). Role of Fibronectin-Binding Proteins A and B inIn VitroCellular Infections andIn VivoSeptic Infections by Staphylococcus aureus. Infection and Immunity. 79(6). 2215–2223. 78 indexed citations
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Iwase, Tadayuki, Yoshio Uehara, Hitomi Shinji, et al.. (2010). Staphylococcus epidermidis Esp inhibits Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation and nasal colonization. Nature. 465(7296). 346–349. 715 indexed citations breakdown →
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Iwase, Tadayuki, Hitomi Shinji, Akiko Tajima, et al.. (2010). Isolation and Identification of ATP-Secreting Bacteria from Mice and Humans. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48(5). 1949–1951. 37 indexed citations
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O‐Uchi, Jin, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Satoshi Morimoto, et al.. (2008). Interaction of α1-Adrenoceptor Subtypes With Different G Proteins Induces Opposite Effects on Cardiac L-type Ca2+Channel. Circulation Research. 102(11). 1378–1388. 58 indexed citations
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Tajima, Akiko, Tadayuki Iwase, Hitomi Shinji, Keiko Seki, & Yoshimitsu Mizunoe. (2008). Inhibition of Endothelial Interleukin-8 Production and Neutrophil Transmigration byStaphylococcus aureusBeta-Hemolysin. Infection and Immunity. 77(1). 327–334. 52 indexed citations
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Iwase, Tadayuki, Sadayori Hoshina, Keiko Seki, et al.. (2007). Rapid identification and specific quantification of Staphylococcus epidermidis by 5′ nuclease real-time polymerase chain reaction with a minor groove binder probe. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 60(2). 217–219. 9 indexed citations
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Shinji, Hitomi, et al.. (2007). Expression and Distribution of Very Late Antigen‐5 in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages upon Ingestion of Fibronectin‐Bound Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiology and Immunology. 51(1). 63–71. 5 indexed citations
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Iwase, Tadayuki, Keiko Seki, Hitomi Shinji, Yoshimitsu Mizunoe, & Shōgo Masuda. (2007). Development of a real-time PCR assay for the detection and identification of Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus warneri. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 56(10). 1346–1349. 26 indexed citations
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Shinji, Hitomi, Keiko Seki, Akiko Tajima, Atsuko Uchida, & Shōgo Masuda. (2002). Fibronectin Bound to the Surface of Staphylococcus aureus Induces Association of Very Late Antigen 5 and Intracellular Signaling Factors with Macrophage Cytoskeleton. Infection and Immunity. 71(1). 140–146. 16 indexed citations
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Sakurada, Junji, Akiko Tajima, Hitomi Shinji, Keiko Seki, & Shōgo Masuda. (2000). Apoptosis Observed in Murine Peritoneal Macrophages Treated with Interferon γ through Staphylococcal Enterotoxin‐Dependent Cell‐Mediated Cytotoxicity. Microbiology and Immunology. 44(12). 1063–1066. 3 indexed citations
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Sakurada, Junji, et al.. (1999). Apoptosis Observed in BALB/3T3 Cells Having Ingested Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiology and Immunology. 43(7). 653–661. 11 indexed citations
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Shinji, Hitomi, et al.. (1998). Different Effects of Fibronectin on the Phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase‐Negative Staphylococci by Murine Peritoneal Macrophages. Microbiology and Immunology. 42(12). 851–861. 7 indexed citations
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Shinji, Hitomi, Kiyoko S. Akagawa, & Takeshi Yoshida. (1993). Cytochalasin D inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor production in macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 54(4). 336–342. 22 indexed citations
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Magae, Junji, Kazuo Nagai, Aiko Hirata, et al.. (1993). Morphological Changes and Reorganization of Actinfilaments in Human Myeloid Leukemia Cells Induced by a Novel Protein Phosphatase Inhibitor, Tautomycin.. Cell Structure and Function. 18(1). 33–39. 5 indexed citations
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Shinji, Hitomi, Shin-ichi Kaiho, Tohru Nakano, & Takeshi Yoshida. (1991). Reorganization of microfilaments in macrophages after LPS stimulation. Experimental Cell Research. 193(1). 127–133. 35 indexed citations

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