K. Hirotsu

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

K. Hirotsu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Hirotsu has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in K. Hirotsu's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (6 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (5 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (4 papers). K. Hirotsu is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (6 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (5 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (4 papers). K. Hirotsu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. K. Hirotsu's co-authors include T. Higuchi, Masaaki Yoshifuji, Ichiro Shima, Naoki Inamoto, M. F. SEMMELHACK, Jon Clardy, George R. Clark, Thomas M. Bargar, H. Tracy Hall and H. Kagamiyama and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

K. Hirotsu

28 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Synthesis and structure of bis(2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl)diphosphene: isolation of a true phosphobenzene

1981 752 citations Masaaki Yoshifuji, Ichiro Shima et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Hirotsu

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	LoRa-Based Localization for Drones: Methodological Enhancements Explored Through Simulations and Real-World Experiments 2024 ·IEEE Access ·K. Hirotsu, Fabrizio Granelli, Akihiro Nakao	1
2	Effects of Hydrogen Bonds in Association with Flavin and Substrate in Flavoenzyme D-Amino Acid Oxidase. The Catalytic and Structural Roles of Gly313 and Thr317 2002 ·The Journal of Biochemistry ·Chiaki Setoyama, Y. Nishina, Haruhiko Tamaoki, H. Mizutani, I. Miyahara, K. Hirotsu, (unknown), R. Miura	12
3	The crystal structure of pyroglutamyl peptidase I from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens reveals a new structure for a cysteine protease 1999 ·Structure ·(unknown), Akitatsu Hayashi, Kengo Okada, K. Hirotsu, Tsutomu Kabashima, Kiyoshi Ito, Tadashi Yoshimoto, D. Tsuru, Masa H. Sato, Jon Clardy	27
4	N-tert-Butoxycarbonyl-N,N'-ethylene-bridged (S)-tyrosyl-(S)-tyrosine methyl ester 1999 ·Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications ·Kazuhiro Yamato, (unknown), K. Hirotsu, Y. Kojima	1
5	Crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of aspartate aminotransferase from an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus HB8 1998 ·Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·Tadashi Nakai, Keiji Okada, Shinichi Kawaguchi, Ryuichi Kato, Seiki Kuramitsu, K. Hirotsu	3
6	Three-Dimensional Structure of Escherichia coli Branched-Chain Amino Acid Aminotransferase at 2.5 Resolution 1997 ·The Journal of Biochemistry ·Keiji Okada, K. Hirotsu, Mitsuteru Sato, (unknown), H. Kagamiyama	51
7	Room-temperature stable ground-state triplet carbene with perpendicular conformation as models for organic high-spin units with robust π-spin polarization 1997 ·Synthetic Metals ·Kuniyuki Furukawa, (unknown), K. Itoh, I. Miyahara, K. Hirotsu, Tetsuya Watanabe, Katsuyuki Hirai, (unknown)	3
8	Crystallization of Expressed Porcine Kidney D-Amino Acid Oxidase and Preliminary X-Ray Crystallographic Characterization 1996 ·The Journal of Biochemistry ·Chiaki Setoyama, R. Miura, Y. Nishina, K. Shiga, H. Mizutani, I. Miyahara, K. Hirotsu	27
9	A Cyclic Hexa-Pseudopeptide Constructed from N,N'-Ethylene-Bridged (S)-Phenylalanyl-(S)-Phenylalanine and Glycine 1996 ·Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), K. Hirotsu, Y. Kojima	1
10	Ionic chiral handle-induced asymmetric synthesis in a solid state Norrish type II photoreaction 1994 ·Tetrahedron Asymmetry ·Hideko Koshima, Atsushi Maeda, (unknown), Teruo Matsuura, K. Hirotsu, Kengo Okada, H. Mizutani, Y. ITO, (unknown), John R. Scheffer, James Trotter	25
11	ChemInform Abstract: X‐Ray Structure of a Sterically Protected 1‐Aza‐3‐phosphaallene. 1989 ·ChemInform ·Masaaki Yoshifuji, (unknown), Kozo Toyota, Naoki Inamoto, K. Hirotsu, (unknown), T. Higuchi, Shigeru Nagase	1
12	Overproduction and Preliminary X-Ray Characterization of Aspartate Aminotransferase from Escherichia coli 1987 ·The Journal of Biochemistry ·S. Kamitori, K. Hirotsu, Tomoko Higuchi, Keisuke Kondo, Katsuya Inoue, S. Kuramitsu, H. Kagamiyama, Y. Higuchi, (unknown), Masami Kusunoki, Y. Matsuura	44
13	Structure of the novel α-glucosidase inhibitor 4-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-N-methylmoranoline 1987 ·Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications ·Yohji Ezure, Yoshiaki Yoshikuni, (unknown), Masaaki Sugiyama, K. Hirotsu, Tsunehiko Higuchi	1
14	The structures of macrocyclic heterocyclophane inclusion complexes 1984 ·Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry ·K. Hirotsu, S. Kamitori, T. Higuchi, Iwao Tabushi, K. Yamamura, (unknown)	7
15	ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Structure Determination of Isoaplysin‐20. 1984 ·Chemischer Informationsdienst ·Masatoyo Nishizawa, Hideyuki Takenaka, K. Hirotsu, T. Higuchi, Yasuhiko Hayashi	2
16	ChemInform Abstract: SILICON‐CARBON UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS. 15. SYNTHESIS AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF STABLE DISILACYCLOPROPANES 1983 ·Chemischer Informationsdienst ·(unknown), Hiroshi Sugisawa, (unknown), T. Higuchi, (unknown), K. Hirotsu, Jun Iyoda	2
17	The structure of aniline at 252 K 1982 ·Acta Crystallographica Section B ·(unknown), K. Hirotsu, T. Higuchi	131
18	ChemInform Abstract: SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF BIS(2,4,6‐TRI‐TERT‐BUTYLPHENYL)DIPHOSPHENE: ISOLATION OF A TRUE PHOSPHOBENZENE 1981 ·Chemischer Informationsdienst ·Masaaki Yoshifuji, Ichiro Shima, Naoki Inamoto, K. Hirotsu, T. Higuchi	1
19	Total synthesis of confertin via metal-promoted cyclization-lactonization 1978 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·M. F. SEMMELHACK, Akihiro Yamashita, (unknown), K. Hirotsu	47
20	Preparation of 6.beta.-imidopenicillinate 1(S)-oxides 1978 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Jack E. Baldwin, (unknown), Jon Clardy, K. Hirotsu, T. S. Chou	3

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