Kazuhiro Shimazu

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kazuhiro Shimazu is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuhiro Shimazu has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Oncology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Kazuhiro Shimazu's work include Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (4 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers) and Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers). Kazuhiro Shimazu is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (4 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers) and Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers). Kazuhiro Shimazu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Kazuhiro Shimazu's co-authors include Bai Lu, Bonnie M. Orrison, Declan Murphy, Nelson B. Cole, Christopher E. Ellis, Wolfram Gottschalk, Amy Chen, Richard Paylor, Robert L. Nussbaum and Deborah E. Cabin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Kazuhiro Shimazu

32 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Synaptic Vesicle Depletion Correlates with Attenuated Synaptic Responses to Prolonged Repetitive Stimulation in Mice Lacking α-Synuclein

2002 695 citations Deborah E. Cabin, Kazuhiro Shimazu et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kazuhiro Shimazu Japan	15	1.0k	873	628	375	354	36	2.3k
Jaan‐Olle Andressoo Finland	24	753 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	251 0.4×	304 0.8×	281 0.8×	53	2.5k
Isabel Liste Spain	26	839 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	288 0.5×	254 0.7×	328 0.9×	65	2.1k
Gihan Tennekoon United States	30	1.5k 1.4×	1.6k 1.9×	345 0.5×	380 1.0×	584 1.6×	69	3.2k
Sigrid C. Schwarz Germany	26	728 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	324 0.5×	271 0.7×	381 1.1×	51	2.2k
Merja H. Voutilainen Finland	25	1.3k 1.3×	493 0.6×	622 1.0×	154 0.4×	273 0.8×	42	2.0k
Yael Barhum Israel	32	746 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	534 0.9×	289 0.8×	475 1.3×	59	2.5k
Simon Stott United Kingdom	22	605 0.6×	982 1.1×	458 0.7×	179 0.5×	289 0.8×	34	1.9k
Brett M. Morrison United States	23	824 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	745 1.2×	555 1.5×	711 2.0×	33	3.5k
Lars Klimaschewski Austria	31	1.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	623 1.0×	650 1.7×	386 1.1×	110	3.2k
Carsten Wessig Germany	31	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	939 1.5×	573 1.5×	160 0.5×	59	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kazuhiro Shimazu

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Noguchi, Atsuko, Koji Fukuda, Kazuhiro Shimazu, et al.. (2025). Familial adenomatous polyposis family with clustering of psychiatric disorders. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 55(4). 435–439. 1 indexed citations

Fujita, Kazuma, Koji Fukuda, Taichi Yoshida, et al.. (2024). Association between albumin–bilirubin grade and plasma trough concentrations of regorafenib and its metabolites M-2 and M-5 at steady-state in Japanese patients. Investigational New Drugs. 42(3). 252–260. 1 indexed citations

Fukuda, Koji, Kenichi Makino, Kazuhiro Shimazu, et al.. (2024). A case of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome of initially presented as cancer of unknown primary with lymph node metastases unveiled by genetic analysis. International Cancer Conference Journal. 13(2). 139–143.

Fukuda, Koji, et al.. (2023). Clinical response of pancreatic cancer bearing a germline BRCA2 p.I3169M fs*48 variant for platinum-based drug and PARP inhibitor. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 54(2). 201–205. 1 indexed citations

Yoshida, Taichi, Shogo Ito, Koji Fukuda, et al.. (2023). Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma in a Patient with Lynch Syndrome: Response to an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16(1). 21–29. 6 indexed citations

Shimazu, Kazuhiro, et al.. (2022). Two Cases of ALK-Altered Cancers of Unknown Primary Diagnosed by Immunohistochemistry. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(1). 21–26.

Shimazu, Kazuhiro, Tsutomu Toki, Koji Fukuda, et al.. (2020). Outcome of colorectal cancer in Diamond–Blackfan syndrome with a ribosomal protein S19 mutation. Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology. 13(6). 1173–1177. 2 indexed citations

Yoshida, Taichi, Takashi Maruyama, Masatomo Miura, et al.. (2018). Dietary intake of pyrolyzed deketene curcumin inhibits gastric carcinogenesis. Journal of Functional Foods. 50. 192–200. 13 indexed citations

Yoshida, Taichi, Koji Fukuda, Kazuhiro Shimazu, et al.. (2018). Guillain–Barré syndrome in a cancer patient treated with bevacizumab. International Cancer Conference Journal. 7(3). 87–92. 1 indexed citations

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Fukuda, Koji, Taichi Yoshida, Kazuhiro Shimazu, et al.. (2017). Effect of anti-PD-1 antibody, nivolumab on early gastric cancer. International Cancer Conference Journal. 6(3). 98–103. 1 indexed citations

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Shimazu, Kazuhiro, Koji Fukuda, Taichi Yoshida, Masahiro Inoue, & Hiroyuki Shibata. (2016). High circulating tumor cell concentrations in a specific subtype of gastric cancer with diffuse bone metastasis at diagnosis. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 22(26). 6083–6083. 10 indexed citations

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Fukuda, Koji, Yoshihiko Uehara, Eiko Nakata, et al.. (2016). A diarylpentanoid curcumin analog exhibits improved radioprotective potential in the intestinal mucosa. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 92(7). 388–394. 13 indexed citations

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Yoshida, Taichi, et al.. (2016). Incidence of hypophosphatemia in advanced cancer patients: a recent report from a single institution. International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 22(2). 244–249. 14 indexed citations

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Zhao, Mingrui, Dan Li, Kazuhiro Shimazu, et al.. (2007). Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor-1 is Required for Long-Term Potentiation, Memory Consolidation, and Neurogenesis. Biological Psychiatry. 62(5). 381–390. 139 indexed citations

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Huang, Zhen, Kazuhiro Shimazu, Newton H. Woo, et al.. (2006). Distinct Roles of the β1-Class Integrins at the Developing and the Mature Hippocampal Excitatory Synapse. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(43). 11208–11219. 124 indexed citations

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Zhao, Mingrui, et al.. (2003). Cerebellar Deficits and Hyperactivity in Mice Lacking Smad4. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(43). 42313–42320. 54 indexed citations

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Cabin, Deborah E., Kazuhiro Shimazu, Declan Murphy, et al.. (2002). Synaptic Vesicle Depletion Correlates with Attenuated Synaptic Responses to Prolonged Repetitive Stimulation in Mice Lacking α-Synuclein. Journal of Neuroscience. 22(20). 8797–8807. 695 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hashimoto, Ryota, Nobuyuki Takei, Kazuhiro Shimazu, et al.. (2002). Lithium induces brain-derived neurotrophic factor and activates TrkB in rodent cortical neurons: An essential step for neuroprotection against glutamate excitotoxicity. Neuropharmacology. 43(7). 1173–1179. 212 indexed citations

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Shimazu, Kazuhiro, Yozo Miyake, & Satoru Watanabe. (1999). Retinal ganglion cell response properties in the transcorneal electrically evoked response of the visual system. Vision Research. 39(13). 2251–2260. 34 indexed citations

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Shimazu, Kazuhiro, et al.. (1999). Neuronal Origin of the Transcorneal Electrically Evoked Response in Area 17 (Primary Visual Cortex) of Cats. Ophthalmic Research. 31(3). 220–228. 1 indexed citations

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