Masaru Kitamura

888 total citations
28 papers, 710 citations indexed

About

Masaru Kitamura is a scholar working on Neurology, Immunology and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, Masaru Kitamura has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 710 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Neurology, 6 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in Masaru Kitamura's work include Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (15 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (6 papers) and Plant-based Medicinal Research (5 papers). Masaru Kitamura is often cited by papers focused on Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (15 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (6 papers) and Plant-based Medicinal Research (5 papers). Masaru Kitamura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Armenia. Masaru Kitamura's co-authors include Genji Sakaguchi, Sumiko Sakaguchi, Yoshitaka Nagai, Masao Iwamori, Nobutaka Hirokawa, Masami Shimizu, Hiroshi Mabuchi, Shizunobu Igimi, Keiko Furukawa and Hidekazu Ino and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, The Journal of Immunology and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Masaru Kitamura

28 papers receiving 652 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masaru Kitamura Japan 14 466 200 166 135 74 28 710
Steffen Bade Germany 11 375 0.8× 211 1.1× 241 1.5× 55 0.4× 111 1.5× 23 649
Mabel Cruz Sweden 16 193 0.4× 63 0.3× 271 1.6× 145 1.1× 48 0.6× 37 761
Minako Oshima United States 15 600 1.3× 203 1.0× 135 0.8× 88 0.7× 23 0.3× 53 793
José Hurst Germany 20 48 0.1× 84 0.4× 508 3.1× 96 0.7× 45 0.6× 64 1.1k
R. Turton United Kingdom 3 211 0.5× 95 0.5× 127 0.8× 46 0.3× 32 0.4× 3 358
C.v. Herst United States 13 142 0.3× 21 0.1× 209 1.3× 104 0.8× 36 0.5× 27 594
Brigitte Glück Germany 14 42 0.1× 25 0.1× 123 0.7× 52 0.4× 21 0.3× 29 594
Luis León Chile 15 26 0.1× 31 0.2× 268 1.6× 392 2.9× 23 0.3× 21 843
J Tayot France 10 32 0.1× 26 0.1× 174 1.0× 57 0.4× 36 0.5× 35 407
K Valnes Norway 14 24 0.1× 52 0.3× 201 1.2× 236 1.7× 45 0.6× 32 735

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masaru Kitamura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masaru Kitamura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masaru Kitamura 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 Masaru Kitamura. Masaru Kitamura 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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Momose, Yoshika, Hiroshi Asakura, Masaru Kitamura, et al.. (2014). Food-borne botulism in Japan in March 2012. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 24. 20–22. 7 indexed citations
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Senda, Kei, et al.. (2008). Effects of flexibly torsional wings in flapping-of-wings flight of butterfly. World Automation Congress. 1–6. 4 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru, Shizunobu Igimi, Keiko Furukawa, & Koichi Furukawa. (2005). Different response of the knockout mice lacking b-series gangliosides against botulinum and tetanus toxins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1741(1-2). 1–3. 31 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Hiroshi, et al.. (2003). A Botulism Case of a 12-Year-Old Girl Caused by Intestinal Colonization of <i>Clostridium botulinum</i> Type Ab. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. 56(2). 73–74. 5 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru, Hideki Yoshikawa, Takaho Tanaka, et al.. (2003). Non-existence of positive glitches in spectra using the YB66double-crystal monochromator of BL15XU at SPring-8. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 10(4). 310–312. 6 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru. (2002). Identification of RNA Species in the RNA–Toxin Complex and Structure of the Complex in Clostridium botulinum Type E. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 291(1). 154–157. 2 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Hideki, Akihiro Tanaka, Masahiro Kimura, et al.. (2002). The Development of the Angle Resolved XPS Equipment at SPring-8 BL15XU. Journal of Surface Analysis. 9(3). 374–377. 7 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru, Masami Shimizu, Hidekazu Ino, et al.. (2001). Collagen remodeling and cardiac dysfunction in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: The significance of type III and VI collagens. Clinical Cardiology. 24(4). 325–329. 63 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru. (1999). Gangliosides are the binding substances in neural cells for tetanus and botulinum toxins in mice. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1441(1). 1–3. 94 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru, et al.. (1997). Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with abnormalities of the mitral valve complex.. PubMed. 6(1). 60–2. 8 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru, et al.. (1997). Quantitative Evaluation of the Rate of Myocardial lnterstitial Fibrosis Using a Personal Computer. Japanese Circulation Journal. 61(9). 781–786. 17 indexed citations
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Okamoto, Yasuaki, Akinori Maezawa, Masaru Kitamura, & Toshinobu Imanaka. (1989). Molybdena-alumina interaction chemistry. Applied Catalysis. 55(1). 215–224. 8 indexed citations
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Goto, F, Susumu Ohkawara, Masaru Kitamura, et al.. (1988). Purification and partial sequence of rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocyte-derived lymphocyte proliferation potentiating factor resembling IL-1 beta.. The Journal of Immunology. 140(4). 1153–1158. 21 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru, Masao Iwamori, & Yoshitaka Nagai. (1980). Interaction between Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin and gangliosides. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 628(3). 328–335. 120 indexed citations
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Hirokawa, Nobutaka & Masaru Kitamura. (1979). Binding of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin to the presynaptic membrane in the central nervous system.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 81(1). 43–49. 33 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru. (1976). Binding of botulinum neurotoxin to the synaptosome fraction of rat brain. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 295(2). 171–175. 27 indexed citations
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Hirokawa, Nobutaka & Masaru Kitamura. (1975). Localization of radioactive125I-Labelled botulinus toxin at the neuromuscular junction of mouse diaphragm. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 287(1). 107–110. 22 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru. (1970). Behaviour of toxin released from the cells of Clostridium botulinum type E. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 40(4). 925–931. 5 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru & Genji Sakaguchi. (1969). Dissociation and reconstitution of 12-S toxin of Clostridium botulinum type E. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure. 194(2). 564–571. 20 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masaru, Sumiko Sakaguchi, & Genji Sakaguchi. (1968). Purification and some properties of Clostridium botulinum type-E toxin. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure. 168(2). 207–217. 80 indexed citations

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