Kei Hiruma

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Kei Hiruma is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kei Hiruma has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kei Hiruma's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (27 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (13 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers). Kei Hiruma is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (27 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (13 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers). Kei Hiruma collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United States. Kei Hiruma's co-authors include Paul Schulze‐Lefert, Yoshitaka Takano, Richard J. O’Connell, Stéphane Hacquard, Hirokazu Toju, Yusuke Saijo, Barbara Kracher, Soledad Sacristán, Ulla Neumann and Ryohei Thomas Nakano and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kei Hiruma

37 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Core microbiomes for sustainable agroecosystems

2018 639 citations Hirokazu Toju, Kabir Peay et al. Nature Plants profile →
Root Endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae Confers Plant Fitness Benefits that Are Phosphate Status Dependent

2016 449 citations Kei Hiruma, Nina Gerlach et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kei Hiruma Japan	19	2.0k	740	473	201	180	39	2.4k
Michal Shoresh Israel	13	2.0k 1.0×	515 0.7×	526 1.1×	43 0.2×	73 0.4×	13	2.3k
Mara Novero Italy	30	2.8k 1.4×	423 0.6×	274 0.6×	86 0.4×	446 2.5×	55	3.0k
Juan Francisco Jiménez-Bremont Mexico	27	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	178 0.4×	46 0.2×	133 0.7×	96	2.2k
June Simpson Mexico	28	2.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.9×	427 0.9×	76 0.4×	197 1.1×	100	3.3k
Ruairidh J. H. Sawers United States	25	1.7k 0.8×	686 0.9×	99 0.2×	57 0.3×	114 0.6×	57	2.0k
Chengyun Li China	19	1.0k 0.5×	474 0.6×	182 0.4×	60 0.3×	74 0.4×	113	1.5k
Andrea Genre Italy	36	4.7k 2.3×	618 0.8×	357 0.8×	147 0.7×	560 3.1×	78	5.1k
Emma W. Gachomo United States	23	1.3k 0.7×	559 0.8×	138 0.3×	58 0.3×	102 0.6×	49	1.7k
Reza Sohrabi United States	11	1.1k 0.5×	574 0.8×	164 0.3×	93 0.5×	235 1.3×	13	1.5k
E. A. B. Aitken Australia	32	2.9k 1.4×	704 1.0×	1.4k 2.9×	137 0.7×	276 1.5×	131	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kei Hiruma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kei Hiruma

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hiruma, Kei, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Shunsuke Miyashima, et al.. (2025). Host-mediated endophyte–pathogen competition in roots enables asymptomatic fungal colonization in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant and Cell Physiology. 67(2). 140–156.

Hiruma, Kei, et al.. (2025). Uncovering the Host Range–Lifestyle Relationship in the Endophytic and Anthracnose Pathogenic Genus Colletotrichum. Microorganisms. 13(2). 428–428. 1 indexed citations

Kanno, Satomi, Shigetaka Yasuda, Chika Tateda, et al.. (2024). Defense‐related callose synthase PMR4 promotes root hair callose deposition and adaptation to phosphate deficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 120(6). 2639–2655. 1 indexed citations

Hiruma, Kei, Takeshi Higa, Masanori Okamoto, et al.. (2023). A fungal sesquiterpene biosynthesis gene cluster critical for mutualist-pathogen transition in Colletotrichum tofieldiae. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5288–5288. 22 indexed citations

Higa, Takeshi, et al.. (2023). Exploring the roles of fungal-derived secondary metabolites in plant-fungal interactions. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 125. 102021–102021. 11 indexed citations

Hiruma, Kei, Tomohiro Nishigaki, Tadashi Yoshihashi, et al.. (2022). Dysbiosis of the rhizosphere microbiome caused by γ-irradiation alters the composition of root exudates and reduces phosphorus uptake by rice in flooded soils. Plant and Soil. 503(1-2). 47–63. 4 indexed citations

Hiruma, Kei, et al.. (2022). Investigating plant–microbe interactions within the root. Archives of Microbiology. 204(10). 639–639. 11 indexed citations

Fujita, Hiroaki, et al.. (2021). Synergistic and Offset Effects of Fungal Species Combinations on Plant Performance. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 713180–713180. 12 indexed citations

Yoshiyama, Kaoru, Naoki Takahashi, Tomoaki Sakamoto, et al.. (2020). SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RESPONSE 1 acts as a regulator coordinating crosstalk between DNA damage response and immune response in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology. 103(3). 321–340. 14 indexed citations

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Hiruma, Kei. (2019). Plant interactions with parasitic and beneficial Colletotrichum fungi under changing environmental conditions. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 85(6). 468–470. 4 indexed citations

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Shinya, Tomonori, Shigetaka Yasuda, Kiwamu Hyodo, et al.. (2018). Integration of danger peptide signals with herbivore‐associated molecular pattern signaling amplifies anti‐herbivore defense responses in rice. The Plant Journal. 94(4). 626–637. 35 indexed citations

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Toju, Hirokazu, Kabir Peay, Masato Yamamichi, et al.. (2018). Core microbiomes for sustainable agroecosystems. Nature Plants. 4(5). 247–257. 639 indexed citations breakdown →

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Takahara, Hiroyuki, Stéphane Hacquard, Anja Kombrink, et al.. (2016). Colletotrichum higginsianum extracellular LysM proteins play dual roles in appressorial function and suppression of chitin-triggered plant immunity. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 3 indexed citations

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Takahara, Hiroyuki, Stéphane Hacquard, Anja Kombrink, et al.. (2016). Colletotrichum higginsianum extracellular LysM proteins play dual roles in appressorial function and suppression of chitin‐triggered plant immunity. New Phytologist. 211(4). 1323–1337. 104 indexed citations

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Hiruma, Kei & Yusuke Saijo. (2016). Plant Inoculation with the Fungal Leaf Pathogen Colletotrichum higginsianum. Methods in molecular biology. 313–318. 8 indexed citations

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Hata, Masaki, Suthitar Singkaravanit‐Ogawa, Mariola Piślewska‐Bednarek, et al.. (2016). Dysfunction of Arabidopsis MACPF domain protein activates programmed cell death via tryptophan metabolism in MAMP‐triggered immunity. The Plant Journal. 89(2). 381–393. 33 indexed citations

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Hiruma, Kei, Nina Gerlach, Soledad Sacristán, et al.. (2016). Root Endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae Confers Plant Fitness Benefits that Are Phosphate Status Dependent. Cell. 165(2). 464–474. 449 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yamada, Kohji, et al.. (2015). Danger peptide receptor signaling in plants ensures basal immunity upon pathogen‐induced depletion of BAK 1. The EMBO Journal. 35(1). 46–61. 114 indexed citations

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Hiruma, Kei, Paweł Bednarek, Mariola Piślewska‐Bednarek, et al.. (2013). Glutathione and tryptophan metabolism are required for Arabidopsis immunity during the hypersensitive response to hemibiotrophs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(23). 9589–9594. 103 indexed citations

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Hiruma, Kei, et al.. (2013). Glutathione and tryptophan metabolites are key players inArabidopsisnonhost resistance againstColletotrichum gloeosporioides. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 8(9). e25603–e25603. 1 indexed citations

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