Ken‐ichi Hirano

16.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
442 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Ken‐ichi Hirano is a scholar working on Surgery, Mechanical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken‐ichi Hirano has authored 442 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Surgery, 103 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 93 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ken‐ichi Hirano's work include Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (66 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (40 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (36 papers). Ken‐ichi Hirano is often cited by papers focused on Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (66 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (40 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (36 papers). Ken‐ichi Hirano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Greece. Ken‐ichi Hirano's co-authors include Yoshiaki Iijima, Naohiko Sakai, Shizuya Yamashita, Yūji Matsuzawa, Naoki Ishiguro, Shiro Imagama, M. Cohen, Akio Muramoto, Masato Ishigami and Morris Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ken‐ichi Hirano

431 papers receiving 12.0k 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.

Minocycline selectively inhibits M1 polarization of microglia

2013 594 citations Shiro Imagama, Ken‐ichi Hirano et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ken‐ichi Hirano Japan	58	3.6k	2.9k	2.2k	1.8k	1.5k	442	12.4k
Makoto Arita Japan	80	2.1k 0.6×	7.5k 2.6×	1.1k 0.5×	2.8k 1.6×	542 0.4×	468	22.1k
Masakí Inoue Japan	55	1.1k 0.3×	2.9k 1.0×	462 0.2×	1.5k 0.9×	331 0.2×	264	9.1k
Nobuo Maeda United States	53	1.5k 0.4×	3.2k 1.1×	388 0.2×	425 0.2×	1.3k 0.9×	174	11.2k
Yoshio Watanabe Japan	50	2.1k 0.6×	3.1k 1.1×	283 0.1×	1.2k 0.7×	524 0.3×	561	11.0k
Satoshi Matsumoto Japan	55	2.4k 0.7×	3.5k 1.2×	446 0.2×	1.6k 0.9×	293 0.2×	726	14.8k
Ito H Japan	55	1.8k 0.5×	3.7k 1.3×	457 0.2×	933 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	819	13.7k
William R. Wilcox United States	58	644 0.2×	4.8k 1.7×	856 0.4×	2.4k 1.3×	250 0.2×	377	15.4k
Hiroshi Hayakawa Japan	64	873 0.2×	4.0k 1.4×	511 0.2×	1.8k 1.0×	577 0.4×	497	13.8k
Masahiro Fujita Japan	60	1.8k 0.5×	3.6k 1.2×	467 0.2×	658 0.4×	227 0.2×	452	12.1k
Kazuo Shimizu Japan	46	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	232 0.1×	926 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	437	8.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ken‐ichi Hirano

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken‐ichi Hirano

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Thomas, Neil, David Belanger, Chenling Xu, et al.. (2025). Engineering highly active nuclease enzymes with machine learning and high-throughput screening. Cell Systems. 16(3). 101236–101236. 6 indexed citations

Ibrahim, Abd Aziz, Taku Fujimura, Tomoko Uno, et al.. (2024). Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promotes immune evasion in tumors by facilitating the expression of programmed cell death-ligand 1. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1365894–1365894. 20 indexed citations

Hirano, Ken‐ichi, Yusuke Nakano, Hideyuki Miyauchi, et al.. (2024). Triglyceride Deposit Cardiomyovasculopathy Manifesting Coronary Artery Disease. 30(3). 85–91.

Aikawa, Tatsuro, Eiryu Sai, Yuko Kawaguchi, et al.. (2023). 1H-MRS to evaluate improved triglyceride accumulation in idiopathic triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy after CNT-01 (tricaprin/trisdecanoin) administration. Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Case Reports. 2023(2). 1 indexed citations

Nakajima, Kenichi, Ken‐ichi Hirano, Takashi Kamiya, et al.. (2022). Methods of calculating 123I-β-methyl-P-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid washout rates in triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy. Annals of Nuclear Medicine. 36(11). 986–997. 5 indexed citations

Hirano, Ken‐ichi, Masahiro Higashi, & Kenichi Nakajima. (2022). Remarkable regression of diffuse coronary atherosclerosis in patients with triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy. European Heart Journal. 44(13). 1191–1191. 5 indexed citations

Swamy, Mahadeva M. M., et al.. (2022). A near-infrared fluorescent long-chain fatty acid toward optical imaging of cardiac metabolism in living mice. The Analyst. 147(19). 4206–4212. 1 indexed citations

Nakashima, Hiroaki, Shiro Imagama, Zenya Ito, et al.. (2014). Intraoperative Neurological Deterioration Secondary to Spinal Kyphotic Change After Cervicothoracic Junction Laminectomy. Spine. 39(25). E1549–E1551. 4 indexed citations

Hirano, Ken‐ichi, Shiro Imagama, Yasuhide Kanayama, et al.. (2012). Progression of cervical instabilities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis 5.7 years after their first lower limb arthroplasty. Modern Rheumatology. 22(5). 743–749. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Ke‐Yong, Akihide Tanimoto, Sohsuke Yamada, et al.. (2010). Histamine Regulation in Glucose and Lipid Metabolism via Histamine Receptors. American Journal Of Pathology. 177(2). 713–723. 64 indexed citations

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Masuda, Daisaku, Ken‐ichi Hirano, Hiroyuki Oku, et al.. (2008). Chylomicron remnants are increased in the postprandial state in CD36 deficiency. Journal of Lipid Research. 50(5). 999–1011. 87 indexed citations

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Hirano, Ken‐ichi. (2003). Pathophysiology of Human Genetic CD36 Deficiency. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 13(4). 136–141. 113 indexed citations

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Tsujii, Kenichi, Ken‐ichi Hirano, Zhongyan Zhang, et al.. (2003). Measurement of Cholesterol Efflux from Monocyte-Derived Macrophages of Patients with Llpid Disorders and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 67. 449. 1 indexed citations

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Koseki, Masahiro, Akifumi Matsuyama, Naohiko Sakai, et al.. (2003). Vesicular Acidification Is Required for ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter A1-Mediated Cholesterol Efflux. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 67. 490. 1 indexed citations

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Hirano, Ken‐ichi, Shizuya Yamashita, & Yūji Matsuzawa. (2000). Pros and cons of inhibiting cholesteryl ester transfer protein. Current Opinion in Lipidology. 11(6). 589–596. 65 indexed citations

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Ota, Norio, et al.. (1998). Effects of helical structures formed by the binding arms of DNAzymes and their substrates on catalytic activity. Nucleic Acids Research. 26(14). 3385–3391. 50 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Kazuo, Xian‐Cheng Jiang, Naohiko Sakai, et al.. (1993). A missense mutation in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene with possible dominant effects on plasma high density lipoproteins.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 92(4). 2060–2064. 112 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Kazuyuki, et al.. (1989). A case report of uveal tumors metastatic from breast cancer. 40(10). 2242–2248. 1 indexed citations

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Hirano, Ken‐ichi. (1988). Thermal Expansion of Solids. Netsu sokutei. 15(1). 10–18. 2 indexed citations

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Hirano, Ken‐ichi, Isao Karube, Tadashi Matsunaga, & Shuichi Suzuki. (1977). Basic Studies on Packed Bed Reactor Using Aminoacylase-pellets. Journal of Fermentation Technology. 55(4). 401–404. 13 indexed citations

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