Masaki Kimura

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Masaki Kimura is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaki Kimura has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Spectroscopy, 6 papers in Organic Chemistry and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Masaki Kimura's work include Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (6 papers), Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (6 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (4 papers). Masaki Kimura is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (6 papers), Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (6 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (4 papers). Masaki Kimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Masaki Kimura's co-authors include Hideki Taniguchi, Masahiro Enomura, Hiroyuki Koike, Takanori Takebe, Keisuke Sekine, Ranran Zhang, Naoto Koike, Yun‐Wen Zheng, Takunori Ogaeri and Shinsuke Aoyama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine and Nature Protocols.

In The Last Decade

Masaki Kimura

16 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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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.

Vascularized and functional human liver from an iPSC-derived organ bud transplant

2013 1.6k citations Takanori Takebe, Keisuke Sekine et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masaki Kimura Japan	9	1.1k	879	779	601	300	19	2.0k
Shinsuke Aoyama Japan	9	890 0.8×	722 0.8×	631 0.8×	496 0.8×	288 1.0×	17	1.8k
Dong‐Hun Woo South Korea	19	1.0k 1.0×	395 0.4×	399 0.5×	189 0.3×	272 0.9×	40	1.8k
Vasiliki Gkretsi Cyprus	24	722 0.7×	314 0.4×	224 0.3×	173 0.3×	498 1.7×	57	1.9k
Kazim Narsinh United States	25	902 0.9×	357 0.4×	513 0.7×	111 0.2×	105 0.3×	92	2.1k
Constantina Christodoulou United States	12	894 0.8×	126 0.1×	398 0.5×	241 0.4×	211 0.7×	15	1.8k
Yu Jin Jang South Korea	17	514 0.5×	303 0.3×	216 0.3×	159 0.3×	89 0.3×	36	1.2k
Sheng Cao United States	29	1.3k 1.2×	162 0.2×	381 0.5×	809 1.3×	248 0.8×	65	3.0k
Ken Kataoka Japan	28	1.1k 1.0×	121 0.1×	255 0.3×	124 0.2×	291 1.0×	49	2.3k
Zeyang Ding China	28	853 0.8×	155 0.2×	248 0.3×	192 0.3×	429 1.4×	92	1.8k
Diana Möckel Germany	17	387 0.4×	383 0.4×	95 0.1×	175 0.3×	160 0.5×	33	1.4k

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19 of 19 papers shown

Benegiamo, Giorgia, Archana Vijayakumar, Masaki Kimura, et al.. (2026). An oral, liver-restricted LXR inverse agonist for dyslipidemia: preclinical development and phase 1 trial. Nature Medicine. 32(3). 883–893.

Kobayashi, Akira, et al.. (2024). Entropy-driven formation of a self-assembled molecular capsule through release of amine from ammonium carboxylate salt. Chemistry Letters. 53(11).

Muranaka, Atsuya, Masahiro Ueda, Hikaru Takaya, et al.. (2022). Naked-Eye-Detectable Supramolecular Sensing System for Glutaric Acid and Isophthalic Acid. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 95(10). 1428–1437. 7 indexed citations

Kimura, Masaki, et al.. (2020). Utilization of a Crown Ether/Amine‐Type Rotaxane as a Probe for the Versatile Detection of Anions and Acids by Thin‐Layer Chromatography. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 15(19). 3044–3049. 5 indexed citations

Inagaki, Takayuki, et al.. (2019). Rotational isomerism of the amide units in rotaxanes based on a cyclic tetraamide and secondary ammonium ions. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 6(7). 1002–1009. 9 indexed citations

Kimura, Masaki, et al.. (2017). Four‐State Molecular Shuttling of [2]Rotaxanes in Response to Acid/Base and Alkali‐Metal Cation Stimuli. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 12(12). 1381–1390. 8 indexed citations

Mahmood, Javed, Radmila Pavlović, Hotaka Matsui, et al.. (2016). Radiation-induced erectile dysfunction: Recent advances and future directions. Advances in Radiation Oncology. 1(3). 161–169. 47 indexed citations

Ueda, Masahiro, et al.. (2016). Five‐State Molecular Shuttling of a Pair of [2]Rotaxanes: Distinct Outputs in Response to Acid and Base Stimuli. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 11(16). 2291–2300. 7 indexed citations

Tokunaga, Yuji, et al.. (2015). Multi-state molecular shuttling of a pair of [2]rotaxane in response to weak and strong acid and base stimuli. Tetrahedron Letters. 56(13). 1667–1670. 7 indexed citations

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Takebe, Takanori, Ranran Zhang, Hiroyuki Koike, et al.. (2014). Generation of a vascularized and functional human liver from an iPSC-derived organ bud transplant. Nature Protocols. 9(2). 396–409. 288 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ranran, Takanori Takebe, Hiroyuki Koike, et al.. (2014). Efficient Hepatic Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in a Three-Dimensional Microscale Culture. Methods in molecular biology. 1210. 131–141. 19 indexed citations

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Kimura, Masaki, et al.. (2013). Derangement of ghrelin secretion after long‐term high‐fat diet feeding in rats. Hepatology Research. 43(10). 1105–1114. 12 indexed citations

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Takebe, Takanori, Keisuke Sekine, Masahiro Enomura, et al.. (2013). Vascularized and functional human liver from an iPSC-derived organ bud transplant. Nature. 499(7459). 481–484. 1580 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kimura, Masaki, et al.. (2010). Barrier Detection System for Pedestrians using a Single Camera.. IEICE Technical Report; IEICE Tech. Rep.. 110(148). 53–58.

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Kimura, Masaki, et al.. (2008). Fluvoxamine Inhibits Weight Gain and Food Intake in Food Restricted Hyperphagic Wistar Rats. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 31(12). 2250–2254. 10 indexed citations

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Kurosawa, Hiroshi, et al.. (2006). Effect of oxygen on in vitro differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 101(1). 26–30. 28 indexed citations

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Kimura, Masaki, et al.. (2004). Long-term exercise down-regulates leptin receptor mRNA in the arcuate nucleus. Neuroreport. 15(4). 713–716. 19 indexed citations

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Kimura, Masaki, et al.. (1995). Measurement of Ultrasound Velocity in Condensed Helium Gas up to 3 GPa. 14. 411–418. 1 indexed citations

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Kimura, Masaki, et al.. (1995). Condensed State of Noble Gases and Its Sound Velocity under High Pressure.. Netsu Bussei. 9(3). 189–194. 2 indexed citations

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