Kazushi Kimura

10.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
46 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Kazushi Kimura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazushi Kimura has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kazushi Kimura's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers). Kazushi Kimura is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers). Kazushi Kimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Kazushi Kimura's co-authors include Kozo Kaibuchi, Mutsuki Amano, Yuko Fukata, Kazuyasu Chihara, Masaaki Ito, Takeshi Nakano, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Akihiro Iwamatsu, Katsuya Okawa and Masato Nakafuku and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kazushi Kimura

46 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

Regulation of Myosin Phosphatase by Rho and Rho-Associate... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 1996 1997 2000 1997 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Regulation of Myosin Phosphatase by Rho and Rho-Associated Kinase (Rho-Kinase)
    1996 2.4k citations Kazushi Kimura, Masaaki Ito et al. profile →
  2. Phosphorylation and Activation of Myosin by Rho-associated Kinase (Rho-kinase)
    1996 1.7k citations Mutsuki Amano, Masaaki Ito et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  3. Formation of Actin Stress Fibers and Focal Adhesions Enhanced by Rho-Kinase
    1997 956 citations Mutsuki Amano, Kazuyasu Chihara et al. profile →
  4. Prostaglandin D 2 as a Mediator of Allergic Asthma
    2000 625 citations Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Kazushi Kimura et al. profile →
  5. Rho-associated Kinase Directly Induces Smooth Muscle Contraction through Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation
    1997 512 citations Yasuko Kureishi, Sei Kobayashi et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kazushi Kimura Japan 28 5.3k 3.0k 1.4k 1.1k 885 46 8.6k
Kazuyasu Chihara Japan 17 5.5k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 838 0.9× 32 8.4k
Midori Maekawa Japan 16 4.8k 0.9× 2.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 714 0.8× 21 7.4k
Kenji Sobue Japan 47 4.8k 0.9× 2.7k 0.9× 758 0.5× 1.7k 1.5× 1.5k 1.7× 145 7.9k
Nobuaki Maeda Japan 45 4.7k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 468 0.3× 1.6k 1.5× 629 0.7× 91 7.0k
Simon W. M. John United States 64 7.6k 1.4× 1.3k 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 1.9k 1.8× 624 0.7× 155 15.3k
Markus A. Rüegg Switzerland 70 10.0k 1.9× 2.8k 0.9× 2.4k 1.8× 3.4k 3.1× 900 1.0× 184 14.8k
Johan de Rooij Netherlands 38 5.7k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 734 0.5× 967 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 63 8.8k
Nadia Messaddeq France 49 5.7k 1.1× 1.4k 0.5× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 576 0.7× 126 9.6k
Barbara Ranscht United States 48 4.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 851 0.6× 2.5k 2.3× 593 0.7× 78 7.5k
Masaki Fukata Japan 57 6.6k 1.2× 4.3k 1.5× 784 0.6× 2.5k 2.3× 621 0.7× 104 10.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kazushi Kimura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kazushi Kimura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kazushi Kimura 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 Kazushi Kimura. Kazushi Kimura 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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Kimura, Kazushi, et al.. (2021). Comparison of flatfeet and normal feet using data of the gait cycle, contact area, and foot pressure. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 36. 106990–106990. 3 indexed citations
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Fujiwara, Takeshi, Takahito Inoue, Tomohiko Maruo, et al.. (2015). Nectin-1 spots regulate the branching of olfactory mitral cell dendrites. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 68. 143–150. 9 indexed citations
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Inoue, Takahito, Takeshi Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki Rikitake, et al.. (2015). Nectin‐1 spots as a novel adhesion apparatus that tethers mitral cell lateral dendrites in a dendritic meshwork structure of the developing mouse olfactory bulb. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 523(12). 1824–1839. 9 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Koji, Yuji Toiyama, Yasuhiro Inoue, et al.. (2011). Intravital Three-Dimensional Dynamic Pathology of Experimental Colitis in Living Mice Using Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 15(10). 1842–1850. 14 indexed citations
5.
Toiyama, Yuji, Akira Mizoguchi, Yoshinaga Okugawa, et al.. (2010). Intravital imaging of DSS-induced cecal mucosal damage in GFP-transgenic mice using two-photon microscopy. Journal of Gastroenterology. 45(5). 544–553. 42 indexed citations
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Kimura, Kazushi, et al.. (2009). Triple N-Glycosylation in the Long S5-P Loop Regulates the Activation and Trafficking of the Kv12.2 Potassium Channel. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(48). 33139–33150. 19 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Yasuhiro, Tomoyuki Furuyashiki, Toshihiko Momiyama, et al.. (2009). Prostaglandin E receptor EP1 enhances GABA‐mediated inhibition of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and regulates dopamine level in the dorsal striatum. European Journal of Neuroscience. 30(12). 2338–2346. 22 indexed citations
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Tsutsumi, Tomonari, et al.. (2008). PASK (proline–alanine-rich Ste20-related kinase) binds to tubulin and microtubules and is involved in microtubule stabilization. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 477(2). 267–278. 3 indexed citations
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Sadakata, Tetsushi, Wataru Kakegawa, Akira Mizoguchi, et al.. (2007). Impaired Cerebellar Development and Function in Mice Lacking CAPS2, a Protein Involved in Neurotrophin Release. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(10). 2472–2482. 127 indexed citations
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Xu, Yi, Nobuaki Tamamaki, Toru Noda, et al.. (2005). Neurogenesis in the ependymal layer of the adult rat 3rd ventricle. Experimental Neurology. 192(2). 251–264. 270 indexed citations
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Kimura, Kazushi, Naoya Matsumoto, Masaaki Kitada, Akira Mizoguchi, & Chizuka Idé. (2004). Neurite outgrowth from hippocampal neurons is promoted by choroid plexus ependymal cells in vitro. Journal of Neurocytology. 33(4). 465–476. 24 indexed citations
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Xu, Yi, Kazushi Kimura, Naoya Matsumoto, & Chizuka Idé. (2003). Isolation of neural stem cells from the forebrain of deceased early postnatal and adult rats with protracted post‐mortem intervals. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 74(4). 533–540. 37 indexed citations
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Kimura, Kazushi, Masaaki Kitada, Toru Noda, et al.. (2002). Nogo-A expression in mature oligodendrocytes of rat spinal cord in association with specific molecules. Neuroscience Letters. 332(1). 37–40. 36 indexed citations
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Nishioka, Hideo, Akira Mizoguchi, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, et al.. (2000). Localization of l-afadin at puncta adhaerentia-like junctions between the mossy fiber terminals and the dendritic trunks of pyramidal cells in the adult mouse hippocampus. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 424(2). 297–306. 42 indexed citations
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Chakrabortty, Shushovan, et al.. (2000). Choroid plexus ependymal cells enhance neurite outgrowth from dorsal root ganglion neurons in vitro. Journal of Neurocytology. 29(10). 707–717. 30 indexed citations
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Kimura, Kazushi, Masakazu Kataoka, Masami Takahashi, et al.. (2000). VAMP-2 promotes neurite elongation and SNAP-25A increases neurite sprouting in PC12 cells. Neuroscience Research. 37(4). 265–275. 43 indexed citations
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Kimura, Kazushi, Yuko Fukata, Yoichiro Matsuoka, et al.. (1998). Regulation of the Association of Adducin with Actin Filaments by Rho-associated Kinase (Rho-kinase) and Myosin Phosphatase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(10). 5542–5548. 176 indexed citations
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Kureishi, Yasuko, Sei Kobayashi, Mutsuki Amano, et al.. (1997). Rho-associated Kinase Directly Induces Smooth Muscle Contraction through Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(19). 12257–12260. 512 indexed citations breakdown →
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Amano, Mutsuki, Masaaki Ito, Kazushi Kimura, et al.. (1996). Phosphorylation and Activation of Myosin by Rho-associated Kinase (Rho-kinase). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(34). 20246–20249. 1685 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shibata, Hideki, Hideyuki Mukai, Yoshimasa Inagaki, et al.. (1996). Characterization of the interaction between RhoA and the amino‐terminal region of PKN. FEBS Letters. 385(3). 221–224. 56 indexed citations

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