Kaoru Shimada

14.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
98 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Kaoru Shimada is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaoru Shimada has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Infectious Diseases and 25 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kaoru Shimada's work include HIV Research and Treatment (22 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (18 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (10 papers). Kaoru Shimada is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (22 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (18 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (10 papers). Kaoru Shimada collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Kaoru Shimada's co-authors include Brent R. Stockwell, Rachid Skouta, Wan Seok Yang, Lewis M. Brown, Stuart L. Schreiber, Matthew Welsch, Clary B. Clish, Alykhan F. Shamji, Jaime H. Cheah and Rohitha Sriramaratnam and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Kaoru Shimada

92 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

Regulation of Ferroptotic Cancer Cell Death by GPX4 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2014 2016 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Regulation of Ferroptotic Cancer Cell Death by GPX4
    2014 5.5k citations Kaoru Shimada, Rachid Skouta et al. profile →
  2. Ferrostatins Inhibit Oxidative Lipid Damage and Cell Death in Diverse Disease Models
    2014 872 citations Rachid Skouta, Kaoru Shimada et al. profile →
  3. Global survey of cell death mechanisms reveals metabolic regulation of ferroptosis
    2016 816 citations Kaoru Shimada, Rachid Skouta et al. profile →

Peers

Kaoru Shimada
Li Zhuang China
Bingliang Fang United States
Andreas Linkermann Germany
Mayumi Ono Japan
Jian Jian Li United States
Cármen Jerónimo Portugal
S. Perwez Hussain United States
Yatrik M. Shah United States
Xinbing Sui China
Niramol Savaraj United States
Li Zhuang China
Kaoru Shimada
Citations per year, relative to Kaoru Shimada Kaoru Shimada (= 1×) peers Li Zhuang

Countries citing papers authored by Kaoru Shimada

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kaoru Shimada

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaoru Shimada

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kaoru Shimada. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kaoru Shimada 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 Kaoru Shimada. Kaoru Shimada 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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Ooki, Akira, Kaoru Shimada, N. Machida, et al.. (2025). Multicenter prospective EN-MARK study: efficacy of third-line trastuzumab deruxtecan and dynamic changes in biomarkers, including HER2 status. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 100240–100240.
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Shimada, Kaoru, John A. Bachman, Jeremy L. Muhlich, & Timothy J. Mitchison. (2021). shinyDepMap, a tool to identify targetable cancer genes and their functional connections from Cancer Dependency Map data. eLife. 10. 51 indexed citations
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Stokes, Michael E., Alessandro Vasciaveo, Kaoru Shimada, et al.. (2020). Mesenchymal subtype neuroblastomas are addicted to TGF-βR2/HMGCR-driven protein geranylgeranylation. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 10748–10748. 5 indexed citations
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Shimada, Kaoru, Miki Hayano, Nen C. Pagano, & Brent R. Stockwell. (2016). Cell-Line Selectivity Improves the Predictive Power of Pharmacogenomic Analyses and Helps Identify NADPH as Biomarker for Ferroptosis Sensitivity. Cell chemical biology. 23(2). 225–235. 243 indexed citations
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Hayano, Miki, Masha V. Poyurovsky, Kaoru Shimada, et al.. (2011). Discovery of Mdm2-MdmX E3 Ligase Inhibitors Using a Cell-Based Ubiquitination Assay. Cancer Discovery. 1(4). 312–325. 77 indexed citations
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Miwa, Keishi, Mayumi Fukuyama, Naoto Matsuno, et al.. (2006). Physiological Response to Superantigen-Adsorbing Hemoperfusion in Toxin-Concentration-Controlled Septic Swine. Blood Purification. 24(3). 319–326. 8 indexed citations
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Shimada, Kaoru. (2002). HTS for PK/DM studies in the discovery stage(SYMPOSIUM 2 : PHARMACOKINETIC & TOXICOLOGIC RESEARCH STRATEGIES IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DRUG DISCOVERY). The Journal of Toxicological Sciences. 27(4). 265. 1 indexed citations
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Hagihara, Masahiko, Tomio Kimura, Tomoaki Komai, et al.. (1999). Synthesis and anti-HIV activity of arylpiperazinyl fluoroquinolones: A new class of anti-HIV agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 9(21). 3063–3068. 41 indexed citations
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Taniguchi, Kana, Katsuhiro Shinjo, Mayumi Mizutani, et al.. (1997). Antinociceptive activity of CP‐101,606, an NMDA receptor NR2B subunit antagonist. British Journal of Pharmacology. 122(5). 809–812. 109 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Masaki, Osamu Sakai, Nahoko Shindo, et al.. (1995). Pharmacokinetics of azithromycin in patients with renal failure. 43. 186–192. 2 indexed citations
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Seriu, Taku, Arata Watanabe, Kiyoshi Hayasaka, et al.. (1995). Detection of Neoplastic Clone in the Hypoplastic and Recovery Phases Preceding Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by In Vitro Amplification of Rearranged T-cell Receptor † Chain Gene. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 17(3). 270–275. 7 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Hidehiko, et al.. (1994). Mechanism of inhibition of HIV-1 infectionin vitroby guanine-rich oligonucleotides modified at the 5′ terminal by dimethoxytrityl residue. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(25). 5621–5627. 16 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Satoru, Shigeru Katamine, Taro Yamamoto, et al.. (1993). Amplification and detection of a single molecule of human immunodeficiency virus RNA. Virus Genes. 7(4). 325–338. 25 indexed citations
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Hirota, Kouichi, Kazuya Hashinaka, Atsushi Saitoh, et al.. (1993). Detection of antibody IgG to HIV‐1 in urine by sensitive enzyme immunoassay (immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassay) using recombinant proteins as antigens for diagnosis of HIV‐1 infection. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 7(6). 353–364. 38 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Akiko, Satoshi Kimura, Keiji Mitamura, et al.. (1988). A Case Report of Acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) with Hypersensitivity Reactions to Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole. Kansenshogaku zasshi. 62(2). 180–184.
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Ohta, Yoshihiro, et al.. (1987). Examinations for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Hemophiliacs. Kansenshogaku zasshi. 61(8). 865–870. 1 indexed citations
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Shimada, Kaoru, et al.. (1985). Study on imipenem/cilastatin sodium to severe infections in the field of internal medicine. Chemotherapy. 33. 541–546. 1 indexed citations
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Shimada, Kaoru, et al.. (1985). Staphylococcal Bacteremia. Kansenshogaku zasshi. 59(5). 459–463. 4 indexed citations
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Shimada, Kaoru, et al.. (1982). Clostridium difficile and Klebsiella oxytoca in Antibiotic-associated Colitis. Kansenshogaku zasshi. 56(9). 769–774.
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Inamatsu, Takashi & Kaoru Shimada. (1976). PSEUDO-MEMBRANOUS COLITIS ASSOCIATED WITH LINCOMYCIN. 24(3). 519–523. 1 indexed citations

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