Ken Hirata

1.4k total citations
25 papers, 926 citations indexed

About

Ken Hirata is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Hirata has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 926 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Infectious Diseases, 10 papers in Parasitology and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ken Hirata's work include Amoebic Infections and Treatments (13 papers), Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (7 papers) and Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (5 papers). Ken Hirata is often cited by papers focused on Amoebic Infections and Treatments (13 papers), Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (7 papers) and Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (5 papers). Ken Hirata collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and South Korea. Ken Hirata's co-authors include Sharon L. Reed, James H. McKerrow, Leslie B. Poole, Scott Herdman, Anjan Debnath, Xuchu Que, Derek Parsonage, Esther Orozco, Eduardo R. Cobo and Rosa M. Andrade and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ken Hirata

24 papers receiving 909 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ken Hirata United States 17 403 365 257 192 147 25 926
Guillermina Garcı́a-Rivera Mexico 16 564 1.4× 345 0.9× 299 1.2× 314 1.6× 51 0.3× 40 904
Porntip Chavalitshewinkoon-Petmitr Thailand 16 349 0.9× 333 0.9× 144 0.6× 110 0.6× 48 0.3× 43 781
Bożena Dziadek Poland 19 346 0.9× 486 1.3× 382 1.5× 83 0.4× 583 4.0× 52 1.1k
Hossein Yousofi Darani Iran 18 140 0.3× 531 1.5× 100 0.4× 235 1.2× 116 0.8× 71 921
Andaleeb Sajid United States 23 513 1.3× 148 0.4× 759 3.0× 56 0.3× 246 1.7× 45 1.3k
Jae‐Seung Kang South Korea 19 232 0.6× 492 1.3× 228 0.9× 34 0.2× 77 0.5× 62 967
El Moukhtar Aliouat France 24 916 2.3× 143 0.4× 131 0.5× 128 0.7× 1.2k 8.3× 79 1.6k
Britta Lundström‐Stadelmann Switzerland 23 219 0.5× 851 2.3× 119 0.5× 365 1.9× 73 0.5× 52 1.2k
B. C. Harinath India 15 606 1.5× 166 0.5× 175 0.7× 161 0.8× 246 1.7× 109 931
M. V. R. Reddy India 15 456 1.1× 135 0.4× 123 0.5× 88 0.5× 234 1.6× 66 689

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Hirata

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

All Works

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Hirata, Ken, et al.. (2023). Life Science Research Immersion Program Improves STEM-Specific Skills and Science Attitudes among Precollege Students. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 24(1).
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Shea, Damian, et al.. (2022). Toxicity assessment of hexafluoropropylene oxide-dimer acid on morphology, heart physiology, and gene expression during zebrafish (Danio rerio) development. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(12). 32320–32336. 10 indexed citations
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Calvet, Cláudia M., Diane Thomas, Brian M. Suzuki, et al.. (2020). Long term follow-up of Trypanosoma cruzi infection and Chagas disease manifestations in mice treated with benznidazole or posaconazole. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(9). e0008726–e0008726. 14 indexed citations
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Chaparro, Juan D., Rosa M. Andrade, S. Brenner, et al.. (2018). Two key cathepsins, TgCPB and TgCPL, are targeted by the vinyl sulfone inhibitor K11777 in in vitro and in vivo models of toxoplasmosis. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0193982–e0193982. 16 indexed citations
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Calvet, Cláudia M., Diane Thomas, Brian M. Suzuki, et al.. (2017). 4-aminopyridyl-based lead compounds targeting CYP51 prevent spontaneous parasite relapse in a chronic model and improve cardiac pathology in an acute model of Trypanosoma cruzi infection. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11(12). e0006132–e0006132. 25 indexed citations
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Parsonage, Derek, Ken Hirata, Anjan Debnath, et al.. (2016). X-ray structures of thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase from Entamoeba histolytica and prevailing hypothesis of the mechanism of Auranofin action. Journal of Structural Biology. 194(2). 180–190. 57 indexed citations
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Jones, Brian, Yinyan Tang, Michael D. Cameron, et al.. (2015). Synthesis and Evaluation of Oxyguanidine Analogues of the Cysteine Protease Inhibitor WRR-483 against Cruzain. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 7(1). 77–82. 32 indexed citations
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Debnath, Anjan, Derek Parsonage, Rosa M. Andrade, et al.. (2012). A high-throughput drug screen for Entamoeba histolytica identifies a new lead and target. Nature Medicine. 18(6). 956–960. 239 indexed citations
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Huang, Robert Y. M., Xuchu Que, Ken Hirata, et al.. (2008). The cathepsin L of Toxoplasma gondii (TgCPL) and its endogenous macromolecular inhibitor, toxostatin. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 164(1). 86–94. 41 indexed citations
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Herdman, Scott, Ken Hirata, Min-Ho Choi, et al.. (2007). Use of RecombinantEntamoeba histolyticaCysteine Proteinase 1 To Identify a Potent Inhibitor of Amebic Invasion in a Human Colonic Model. Eukaryotic Cell. 6(7). 1130–1136. 55 indexed citations
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Hirata, Ken, Xuchu Que, Anjan Debnath, et al.. (2006). A phagocytosis mutant of Entamoeba histolytica is less virulent due to deficient proteinase expression and release. Experimental Parasitology. 115(2). 192–199. 33 indexed citations
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Choi, Min‐Ho, Leslie B. Poole, Ken Hirata, et al.. (2005). An unusual surface peroxiredoxin protects invasive Entamoeba histolytica from oxidant attack. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 143(1). 80–89. 66 indexed citations
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Que, Xuchu, Linda S. Brinen, Scott Herdman, et al.. (2002). Cysteine proteinases from distinct cellular compartments are recruited to phagocytic vesicles by Entamoeba histolytica. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 119(1). 23–32. 60 indexed citations
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Kania, Stephen A., Sharon L. Reed, John W. Thomford, et al.. (2001). Degradation of bovine complement C3 by trichomonad extracellular proteinase. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 78(1). 83–96. 24 indexed citations
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Hirata, Ken, et al.. (2000). L6. Archives of Medical Research. 31(4). S237–S238. 6 indexed citations
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Que, Xuchu, Doojin Kim, Alejandro Alagón, et al.. (1999). Pantropic retroviral vectors mediate gene transfer and expression in Entamoeba histolytica. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 99(2). 237–245. 16 indexed citations
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Sharma, Manoj, Ken Hirata, Scott Herdman, & Sharon L. Reed. (1996). Entamoeba invadens:Characterization of Cysteine Proteinases. Experimental Parasitology. 84(1). 84–91. 28 indexed citations
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Reed, Sharon L., Jacques Bouvier, Juan C. Engel, et al.. (1993). Cloning of a virulence factor of Entamoeba histolytica. Pathogenic strains possess a unique cysteine proteinase gene.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 91(4). 1532–1540. 72 indexed citations
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Rotbart, Harley A., Peter Eastman, Jerry L. Ruth, Ken Hirata, & Myron J. Levin. (1988). Nonisotopic oligomeric probes for the human enteroviruses. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 26(12). 2669–2671. 20 indexed citations

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