Masaaki Hirobe

6.6k total citations
250 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Masaaki Hirobe is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaaki Hirobe has authored 250 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Organic Chemistry, 49 papers in Molecular Biology and 47 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Masaaki Hirobe's work include Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (29 papers), Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (28 papers) and Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds (21 papers). Masaaki Hirobe is often cited by papers focused on Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (29 papers), Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (28 papers) and Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds (21 papers). Masaaki Hirobe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Czechia and Italy. Masaaki Hirobe's co-authors include Tsunehiko Higuchi, Tetsuo Nagano, Tadahiko Mashino, Yukiko Makino, Shigeru Ohta, Kazuya Kikuchi, Hiro Ohtake, Shigeru Ohta, Yoshikazu Tasaki and Hiroshi Hayakawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Masaaki Hirobe

238 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masaaki Hirobe Japan 40 2.0k 1.2k 1.2k 947 704 250 5.3k
Kenneth L. Kirk United States 39 3.2k 1.7× 2.3k 1.8× 854 0.7× 720 0.8× 516 0.7× 183 7.8k
Lev Weiner Israel 40 1.4k 0.7× 2.1k 1.7× 1.3k 1.1× 888 0.9× 260 0.4× 136 6.3k
B. Kalyanaraman United States 55 1.2k 0.6× 2.8k 2.2× 584 0.5× 319 0.3× 351 0.5× 134 9.4k
Hiroyuki Yasui Japan 42 1.4k 0.7× 1.7k 1.4× 718 0.6× 1.8k 1.9× 167 0.2× 263 6.7k
Luigi Casella Italy 51 1.8k 0.9× 2.4k 2.0× 1.6k 1.4× 3.0k 3.1× 653 0.9× 255 9.0k
Richard B. Silverman United States 51 3.7k 1.9× 5.1k 4.2× 847 0.7× 898 0.9× 1.3k 1.9× 401 11.8k
Charles H. Williams United States 52 659 0.3× 5.5k 4.4× 689 0.6× 569 0.6× 363 0.5× 216 8.8k
Dan Yang Hong Kong 58 4.7k 2.4× 3.2k 2.6× 1.6k 1.3× 730 0.8× 234 0.3× 271 11.0k
Enrico Monzani Italy 40 1.0k 0.5× 2.4k 1.9× 1.9k 1.6× 1.6k 1.6× 329 0.5× 157 6.9k
Bruce E. Maryanoff United States 52 6.8k 3.5× 3.5k 2.8× 317 0.3× 924 1.0× 840 1.2× 265 11.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaaki Hirobe

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All Works

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Hirano, T., Masaaki Hirobe, Kazuo Kobayashi, et al.. (2000). Mechanism of Superoxide Dismutase-Like Activity of Fe(II) and Fe(III) Complexes of Tetrakis-N,N,N',N'(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 48(2). 223–230. 7 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Hidehiko, Naomi Nihonmatsu, Shigeru Ohta, & Masaaki Hirobe. (1996). Effects of New Endogenous Nonprotein Amino Acids, 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic Acid Derivatives, on Behavior of Mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 225(3). 1027–1034. 10 indexed citations
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Arakane, Kumi, Akemi Ryu, Chikako Hayashi, et al.. (1996). Singlet Oxygen (1Δg) Generation from Coproporphyrin inPropionibacterium acneson Irradiation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 223(3). 578–582. 85 indexed citations
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Ueda, Natsuo, Kei Yamamoto, Shozo Yamamoto, et al.. (1995). Lipoxygenase-catalyzed oxygenation of arachidonylethanolamide, a cannabinoid receptor agonist. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1254(2). 127–134. 131 indexed citations
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NAGANO, T., et al.. (1994). Toxicity of Singlet Oxygen Generated Thermolytically in Escherichia coli.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 42(4). 883–887. 7 indexed citations
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Hirobe, Masaaki, et al.. (1993). Cytochrome P450-like Substrate Oxidation Catalyzed by Cytochrome c and Immobilized Cytochrome c. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 301(2). 355–360. 19 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Hikari, Michihiro Tateyama, Taku Nagao, et al.. (1993). Methamphetamine antagonistic property of (+)- and (−)-4-phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline in rat anococcygeus muscle. European Journal of Pharmacology. 243(2). 155–161. 1 indexed citations
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Satoh, Mitsutoshi, Shigeru Ohta, Taku Nagao, et al.. (1992). Amphetamine-Antagonistic Property of 4-Phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline: Effect on Noradrenaline Release in Spinal Cord Slices.. The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. 60(2). 121–125. 6 indexed citations
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Higuchi, Tsunehiko, et al.. (1992). Application of Chemical P-450 Model Systems to Studies on Drug Metabolism : A Novel Metabolism of Carboxylic Acids via Oxidative Decarboxylation. Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics. 15(7). 4 indexed citations
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Mitsumoto, Atsushi, Tetsuo Nagano, & Masaaki Hirobe. (1992). Toxicity of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium derivatives in Escherichia coli. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 296(2). 482–488. 6 indexed citations
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Tasaki, Yoshikazu, Yukiko Makino, Shigeru Ohta, & Masaaki Hirobe. (1991). 1‐Methyl‐ 1,2,3,4‐Tetrahydroisoquinoline, Decreasing in 1‐Methyl‐4‐Phenyl‐1,2,3,6‐Tetrahydropyridine‐Treated Mouse, Prevents Parkinsonism‐Like Behavior Abnormalities. Journal of Neurochemistry. 57(6). 1940–1943. 93 indexed citations
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Masumoto, Hajime, et al.. (1991). Application of chemical cytochrome P-450 model systems to studies on drug metabolism. IV. Mechanism of piperidine metabolism pathways via an iminium intermediate.. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 19(4). 768–780. 23 indexed citations
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Higuchi, Tsunehiko, et al.. (1990). 化学的P-450モデル系の薬物代謝試験への応用 III 3-イソブチリル-2-イソプロピルピラゾロ〔1,5-a〕ピリジンの代謝. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 38(2). 400–403. 1 indexed citations
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Ohta, Shigeru, O. Tachikawa, Yukiko Makino, Yoshikazu Tasaki, & Masaaki Hirobe. (1990). Metabolism and brain accumulation of tetrahydroisoquinoline (TIQ) a possible parkinsonism inducing substance, in an animal model of a poor debrisoquine metabolizer. Life Sciences. 46(8). 599–605. 39 indexed citations
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Ohta, Shigeru, Michihiro Kohno, Yukiko Makino, O. Tachikawa, & Masaaki Hirobe. (1987). <b>TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE AND 1-METHYL-TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE ARE PRESENT IN THE HUMAN BRAIN: RELATION TO PARKINSON’S </b><b>DISEASE </b>. Biomedical Research. 8(6). 453–456. 114 indexed citations
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Kohno, Michihiro, Shigeru Ohta, & Masaaki Hirobe. (1986). Tetrahydroisoquinoline and 1-methyl-tetrahydroisoquinoline as novel endogenous amines in rat brain. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 140(1). 448–454. 97 indexed citations
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Santa, Tomofumi, Naoki Miyata, & Masaaki Hirobe. (1984). Oxidation of tertiary amines and sulfides by an iron(III)porphyrin-O2-Na2S2O4 system as a model of cytochrome P-450.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 32(3). 1252–1255. 18 indexed citations
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Miyata, Naoki, et al.. (1981). STUDIES ON THE METABOLISM OF MORPHINE・ALKALOIDS : SYNTHESIS AND ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF 7,8-EPOXIDE AS A NEW METABOLITE. Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics. 4(2). 2 indexed citations
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Yamada, Hiroshi, Masaaki Hirobe, Kimio Higashiyama, Hiroshi Takahashi, & Kazuo Suzuki. (1978). Detection of carbon-13-nitrogen-15 coupled units in adenine derived from doubly labeled hydrogen cyanide or formamide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 100(14). 4617–4618. 28 indexed citations

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