Kanako Hirano

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

About

Kanako Hirano is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kanako Hirano has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Kanako Hirano's work include Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (5 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (3 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (3 papers). Kanako Hirano is often cited by papers focused on Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (5 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (3 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (3 papers). Kanako Hirano collaborates with scholars based in Japan and Italy. Kanako Hirano's co-authors include Ikuo Kimura, Daisuke Inoue, Gozoh Tsujimoto, Kazuya Terasawa, Kumi Kimura, Kentaro Ozawa, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Takeshi Maeda, Satoshi Miyauchi and Hiroshi Inoue and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Kanako Hirano

11 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

The gut microbiota suppresses insulin-mediated fat accumulation via the short-chain fatty acid receptor GPR43

2013 1.2k citations Ikuo Kimura, Kentaro Ozawa et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kanako Hirano Japan	11	1.3k	857	252	232	182	11	1.9k
Andrea Frassetto United States	13	1.2k 0.9×	749 0.9×	203 0.8×	180 0.8×	140 0.8×	20	1.8k
Kumi Kimura Japan	17	1.2k 0.9×	889 1.0×	211 0.8×	332 1.4×	281 1.5×	32	2.1k
Frédéric Raymond Switzerland	20	1.2k 0.9×	878 1.0×	262 1.0×	130 0.6×	247 1.4×	33	2.1k
Tara M. Henagan United States	21	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	205 0.8×	163 0.7×	156 0.9×	38	2.1k
Min-Seon Kim South Korea	10	839 0.7×	615 0.7×	228 0.9×	145 0.6×	189 1.0×	11	1.8k
Ryuji Ohue‐Kitano Japan	15	834 0.7×	557 0.6×	231 0.9×	203 0.9×	165 0.9×	24	1.4k
Jia Sun China	27	889 0.7×	510 0.6×	197 0.8×	414 1.8×	295 1.6×	81	2.2k
Anna Sofie Husted Denmark	10	876 0.7×	668 0.8×	198 0.8×	331 1.4×	324 1.8×	10	1.6k
Jennifer Kosinski United States	7	894 0.7×	735 0.9×	205 0.8×	281 1.2×	167 0.9×	8	1.4k
Ricardo de Lima Zollner Brazil	23	509 0.4×	537 0.6×	257 1.0×	172 0.7×	154 0.8×	77	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kanako Hirano

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

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Kasubuchi, Mayu, Keita Watanabe, Kanako Hirano, et al.. (2017). Membrane progesterone receptor beta (mPRβ/Paqr8) promotes progesterone-dependent neurite outgrowth in PC12 neuronal cells via non-G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 5168–5168. 45 indexed citations

Miyamoto, Junki, Shigenobu Kishino, Ikuo Kimura, et al.. (2014). A Gut Microbial Metabolite of Linoleic Acid, 10-Hydroxy-cis-12-octadecenoic Acid, Ameliorates Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Impairment Partially via GPR40-MEK-ERK Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(5). 2902–2918. 197 indexed citations

Kimura, Ikuo, Daisuke Inoue, Kanako Hirano, & Gozoh Tsujimoto. (2014). The SCFA Receptor GPR43 and Energy Metabolism. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 5. 85–85. 215 indexed citations

Kimura, Ikuo, Kentaro Ozawa, Daisuke Inoue, et al.. (2013). The gut microbiota suppresses insulin-mediated fat accumulation via the short-chain fatty acid receptor GPR43. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1829–1829. 1164 indexed citations breakdown →

Nakanishi, Keiko, Sachiko Aono, Kanako Hirano, et al.. (2006). Identification of Neurite Outgrowth-promoting Domains of Neuroglycan C, a Brain-specific Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan, and Involvement of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and Protein Kinase C Signaling Pathways in Neuritogenesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(34). 24970–24978. 50 indexed citations

Matsui, Fumiko, Yoshihito Tokita, Kanako Hirano, et al.. (2006). Neuroprotective effect of nipradilol, an NO donor, on hypoxic–ischemic brain injury of neonatal rats. Early Human Development. 83(8). 535–540. 13 indexed citations

Matsui, Fumiko, Masako Nishizuka, Kanako Hirano, et al.. (2005). Changes in the amounts of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in rat brain after neonatal hypoxia‐ischemia. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 81(6). 837–845. 16 indexed citations

Ida‐Eto, Michiru, Takuya Shuo, Kanako Hirano, et al.. (2005). Identification and Functions of Chondroitin Sulfate in the Milieu of Neural Stem Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(9). 5982–5991. 118 indexed citations

Aono, Sachiko, Yoshihito Tokita, Yoko Yasuda, et al.. (2005). Expression and identification of a new splice variant of neuroglycan C, a transmembrane chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, in the human brain. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 83(1). 110–118. 15 indexed citations

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Aono, Sachiko, Yoshihito Tokita, Takuya Shuo, et al.. (2004). Glycosylation Site for Chondroitin Sulfate on the Neural Part-time Proteoglycan, Neuroglycan C. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(45). 46536–46541. 20 indexed citations

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Hisayama, Tetsuhiro, et al.. (1988). Epithelium selectively controls hypersensitization of the response of smooth muscle to leukotriene D4 by endogenous prostanoid(s) in guinea-pig trachea. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 337(3). 296–300. 12 indexed citations

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