Masafumi Kimura

494 total citations
22 papers, 411 citations indexed

About

Masafumi Kimura is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Masafumi Kimura has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 411 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Physiology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Masafumi Kimura's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (12 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (5 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (4 papers). Masafumi Kimura is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (12 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (5 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (4 papers). Masafumi Kimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Switzerland. Masafumi Kimura's co-authors include Shigeru Saito, Hideaki Obata, James C. Eisenach, Ken‐ichiro Hayashida, Takashi Suto, Masaru Tobe, Carlos E. Morado-Urbina, Christopher M. Peters, Kunie Nakajima and Koichi Nishikawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Brain Research and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Masafumi Kimura

22 papers receiving 402 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masafumi Kimura Japan 12 293 144 103 83 78 22 411
Kunie Nakajima Japan 7 281 1.0× 122 0.8× 85 0.8× 56 0.7× 77 1.0× 9 359
Ken–ichiro Hayashida Japan 9 162 0.6× 82 0.6× 82 0.8× 43 0.5× 44 0.6× 11 300
Asunción Romero Spain 12 290 1.0× 161 1.1× 121 1.2× 87 1.0× 50 0.6× 18 411
Glenn-Marie Le Coz Luxembourg 3 192 0.7× 119 0.8× 60 0.6× 58 0.7× 40 0.5× 3 317
Y. Lopez United States 6 391 1.3× 259 1.8× 84 0.8× 147 1.8× 57 0.7× 7 442
Keiji Ishizaki Japan 10 272 0.9× 157 1.1× 213 2.1× 65 0.8× 54 0.7× 14 508
Timothy J. Maves United States 10 339 1.2× 170 1.2× 214 2.1× 55 0.7× 98 1.3× 11 547
Ângela Maria Sousa Brazil 12 215 0.7× 106 0.7× 174 1.7× 71 0.9× 26 0.3× 31 441
Nicolas Gilliard Switzerland 8 332 1.1× 207 1.4× 42 0.4× 143 1.7× 59 0.8× 11 642
Aytül Önal Türkiye 11 171 0.6× 125 0.9× 35 0.3× 79 1.0× 33 0.4× 22 337

Countries citing papers authored by Masafumi Kimura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masafumi Kimura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masafumi Kimura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masafumi 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 Masafumi Kimura. Masafumi 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, Yoko, et al.. (2023). Physicochemical properties of the vacuolar membrane and cellular factors determine formation of vacuolar invaginations. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 16187–16187. 1 indexed citations
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Takazawa, Tomonori, Masaru Tobe, Masafumi Kimura, et al.. (2018). Physiological and Pharmaceutical Knowledge in “Ninja” Society: Suggestions for Modern Anesthesiologists and Intensivists. PubMed. 4(4). 209–213. 1 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masafumi, James C. Eisenach, & Ken‐ichiro Hayashida. (2016). Gabapentin loses efficacy over time after nerve injury in rats: role of glutamate transporter-1 in the locus coeruleus. Pain. 157(9). 2024–2032. 29 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masafumi, Takashi Suto, James C. Eisenach, & Ken‐ichiro Hayashida. (2015). Down-regulation of astroglial glutamate transporter-1 in the locus coeruleus impairs pain-evoked endogenous analgesia in rats. Neuroscience Letters. 608. 18–22. 10 indexed citations
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Ding, Huiping, Ken‐ichiro Hayashida, Takashi Suto, et al.. (2015). Supraspinal Actions of N/OFQ, Morphine and Substance P in Regulating Pain and Itch in Nonhuman Primates. The FASEB Journal. 29(S1). 1 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masafumi, Takashi Suto, Carlos E. Morado-Urbina, et al.. (2015). Impaired Pain-evoked Analgesia after Nerve Injury in Rats Reflects Altered Glutamate Regulation in the Locus Coeruleus. Anesthesiology. 123(4). 899–908. 42 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masafumi, Shigeru Saito, & Hideaki Obata. (2012). Dexmedetomidine decreases hyperalgesia in neuropathic pain by increasing acetylcholine in the spinal cord. Neuroscience Letters. 529(1). 70–74. 71 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masafumi, Hideaki Obata, & Shigeru Saito. (2012). Antihypersensitivity Effects of Tramadol Hydrochloride in a Rat Model of Postoperative Pain. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 115(2). 443–449. 33 indexed citations
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Kohno, Tatsuro, Masafumi Kimura, Mika Sasaki, et al.. (2012). Milnacipran Inhibits Glutamatergic N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Activity in Spinal Dorsal Horn Neurons. Molecular Pain. 8. 45–45. 12 indexed citations
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Hayashida, Ken‐ichiro, et al.. (2012). Ondansetron Reverses Antihypersensitivity from Clonidine in Rats after Peripheral Nerve Injury. Anesthesiology. 117(2). 389–398. 22 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masafumi, Masaru Tobe, Takashi Suto, et al.. (2012). Balance of older trekkers: data on alpine accidents and performance as assessed using a video game machine. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 30(7). 1125–1128. 6 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masafumi, Takashi Suto, Hiroyuki Saito, et al.. (2012). Effects of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation at High Altitudes on the Physical Condition of Untrained and Unacclimatized Rescuers. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 23(2). 161–164. 18 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masafumi, et al.. (2011). Effect of flurbiprofen, metoclopramide and droperidol for nausea and emesis during cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Journal of Anesthesia. 25(5). 692–697. 5 indexed citations
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Obata, Hideaki, Masafumi Kimura, Kunie Nakajima, et al.. (2010). Monoamine-Dependent, Opioid-Independent Antihypersensitivity Effects of Intrathecally Administered Milnacipran, a Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor, in a Postoperative Pain Model in Rats. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 334(3). 1059–1065. 35 indexed citations
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Taniguchi, Masahiko, Tomoyuki Masuda, Yoshinori Mikami, et al.. (2010). Identification and characterization of a novel zebrafish semaphorin. Neuroscience Letters. 488(2). 215–220. 4 indexed citations
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Yuasa, Tomoyuki, Keiji Uchiyama, Masafumi Kimura, et al.. (2009). The Rab GTPase-Activating Protein AS160 as a Common Regulator of Insulin- and G.ALPHA.q-Mediated Intracellular GLUT4 Vesicle Distribution. Endocrine Journal. 56(3). 345–359. 13 indexed citations
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Suto, Takashi, et al.. (2008). Oxygen inhalation using an oxygen concentrator in a low-pressure environment outside of a hospital. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 26(9). 981–984. 7 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masafumi, Masahiko Taniguchi, Yoshinori Mikami, et al.. (2007). Identification and characterization of zebrafish semaphorin 6D. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 363(3). 762–768. 8 indexed citations
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Ikada, Eiji, Masafumi Kimura, & Michio Ashida. (1986). Chain scission of polystyrene in solution by UV irradiation.. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU. 43(7). 405–412. 1 indexed citations

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