Masahiro Kira

427 total citations
11 papers, 320 citations indexed

About

Masahiro Kira is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahiro Kira has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 320 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 3 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Masahiro Kira's work include Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases (2 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (2 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (2 papers). Masahiro Kira is often cited by papers focused on Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases (2 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (2 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (2 papers). Masahiro Kira collaborates with scholars based in Japan, India and United States. Masahiro Kira's co-authors include Kunihiko Yoshikawa, Satoshi Itami, Shigetoshi Sano, Satoshi Takagi, Junji Takeda, Junya Tanaka, Kenji Sobue, Teruaki Kobayashi, Masahito Tarutani and Ken Kataoka and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Masahiro Kira

9 papers receiving 314 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masahiro Kira Japan	8	130	100	87	58	52	11	320
Gergely Groma Hungary	12	106 0.8×	143 1.4×	75 0.9×	109 1.9×	73 1.4×	21	383
Ankit Dahal United States	7	128 1.0×	84 0.8×	94 1.1×	69 1.2×	53 1.0×	9	334
Sanjeethan C. Baksh United States	7	232 1.8×	104 1.0×	57 0.7×	44 0.8×	46 0.9×	7	404
Elizabeth Pavez Loriè Sweden	10	203 1.6×	35 0.3×	108 1.2×	49 0.8×	51 1.0×	13	389
Daniela Nitoiu United Kingdom	5	140 1.1×	23 0.2×	104 1.2×	26 0.4×	29 0.6×	5	263
Rahel Mathew United States	9	161 1.2×	67 0.7×	46 0.5×	37 0.6×	51 1.0×	14	346
Takanobu Ubai Japan	11	206 1.6×	94 0.9×	22 0.3×	38 0.7×	7 0.1×	23	433
Marilyn McLeod Canada	6	238 1.8×	57 0.6×	45 0.5×	27 0.5×	37 0.7×	8	411
Mélanie Berta France	5	194 1.5×	42 0.4×	56 0.6×	31 0.5×	66 1.3×	5	347
Wenping Li China	12	301 2.3×	108 1.1×	49 0.6×	24 0.4×	8 0.2×	38	513

Countries citing papers authored by Masahiro Kira

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masahiro Kira

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Kondo, Yukari, et al.. (2020). Toxic epidermal necrolysis as a complication of pembrolizumab treatment in a lung cancer patient. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 41–42.

Iwamoto, Takayuki, Takumi Igura, Kazuto Fukuda, et al.. (2017). A case of keratoacanthoma in a patient receiving sorafenib for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, which showed spontaneous disappearance after discontinuing sorafenib. Kanzo. 58(4). 248–254.

Umegaki, Noriko, Masahiro Kira, Takahiko Horiuchi, et al.. (2012). Etanercept is safely used for treating psoriatic arthritis in a patient complicated with type 1 hereditary angioedema. Modern Rheumatology. 22(6). 928–930. 1 indexed citations

Sano, Shigetoshi, Keith Syson Chan, Masahiro Kira, et al.. (2005). Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Is a Key Regulator of Keratinocyte Survival and Proliferation following UV Irradiation. Cancer Research. 65(13). 5720–5729. 81 indexed citations

Tarutani, Masahito, et al.. (2004). Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Involving the Skin of an Elderly Woman: A Satisfactory Remission with Oral Prednisolone Alone. The Journal of Dermatology. 31(12). 1023–1026. 11 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Yuji, Iwao Kurimoto, Masahiro Kira, et al.. (2003). Vesiculobullous dermatomyositis with panniculitis without muscle disease. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 49(6). 1136–1139. 11 indexed citations

Kira, Masahiro, Teruaki Kobayashi, & Kunihiko Yoshikawa. (2003). Vitamin D and the Skin. The Journal of Dermatology. 30(6). 429–437. 27 indexed citations

Kira, Masahiro, Shigetoshi Sano, Satoshi Takagi, et al.. (2002). STAT3 Deficiency in Keratinocytes Leads to Compromised Cell Migration through Hyperphosphorylation of p130. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(15). 12931–12936. 55 indexed citations

Sano, Shigetoshi, Masahiro Kira, Satoshi Takagi, et al.. (2000). Two distinct signaling pathways in hair cycle induction: Stat3-dependent and -independent pathways. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(25). 13824–13829. 65 indexed citations

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Kira, Masahiro, Junya Tanaka, & Kenji Sobue. (1995). Caldesmon and low Mr isoform of tropomyosin are localized in neuronal growth cones. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 40(3). 294–305. 23 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Junya, Masahiro Kira, & Kenji Sobue. (1993). Gelsolin is localized in neuronal growth cones. Developmental Brain Research. 76(2). 268–271. 46 indexed citations

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