Masashi Kimura

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Masashi Kimura is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masashi Kimura has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Masashi Kimura's work include Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (28 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (23 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (13 papers). Masashi Kimura is often cited by papers focused on Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (28 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (23 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (13 papers). Masashi Kimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Norway. Masashi Kimura's co-authors include Yukio Okano, Subrata Sen, Kenji Takagishi, C. David Allis, Paolo Sassone‐Corsi, Claudia Crosio, Gian María Fimia, Hongyi Zhou, T. Kamimura and Yasukazu Kobayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Masashi Kimura

61 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Mitotic Phosphorylation of Histone H3: Spatio-Temporal Regulation by Mammalian Aurora Kinases
    2002 529 citations Claudia Crosio, Gian María Fimia et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →

Peers

Masashi Kimura
Frank Echtermeyer Germany
Lucie Canaff Canada
Anders Thornell Sweden
Shunsuke Uehara Japan
Buer Sen United States
Wayne Balkan United States
Thanh V. Huynh United States
Xi Jiang United States
Hosung Min United States
Susana Balcells Spain
Frank Echtermeyer Germany
Masashi Kimura
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Countries citing papers authored by Masashi Kimura

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masashi Kimura

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masashi Kimura

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masashi Kimura. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masashi 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 Masashi Kimura. Masashi Kimura is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kimura, Masashi, et al.. (2023). A Simple Method for Creating Medical Illustrations Using Tablets. Cureus. 15(6). e40841–e40841.
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Yanagisawa, Shinya, et al.. (2017). Patient age as a preoperative factor associated with tunnel enlargement following double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using hamstring tendon autografts. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 26(4). 1230–1236. 11 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masashi. (2016). A Case of Sialolithiasis in a Minor Salivary Gland of the Buccal Mucosa. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH. 10(11). ZD06–ZD07. 3 indexed citations
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Taniuchi, Keisuke, Mutsuo Furihata, Seiji Naganuma, et al.. (2016). Vav3 is linked to poor prognosis of pancreatic cancers and promotes the motility and invasiveness of pancreatic cancer cells. Pancreatology. 16(5). 905–916. 21 indexed citations
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Ohtsuki, Yuji, Ryohei Watanabe, Masashi Kimura, et al.. (2014). Usefulness of KL-6 in the subtyping of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia of the pancreas, including carcinoma, dysplasia, and hyperplasia. Medical Molecular Morphology. 48(2). 85–91. 1 indexed citations
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Sato, Katsuya, Masashi Kimura, Yukio Okano, et al.. (2012). Identification of a Rho family specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor, FLJ00018, as a novel actin-binding protein. Cellular Signalling. 25(1). 41–49. 9 indexed citations
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Yoshioka, Takashi, Masashi Kimura, Masanao Saio, Seiichi Era, & Yukio Okano. (2011). Plk1 is negatively regulated by RNF8. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 410(1). 57–61. 5 indexed citations
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Ohtsuki, Yuji, Ryohei Watanabe, Masashi Kimura, et al.. (2009). Immunohistochemical and electron microscopic studies of a case of duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma. Medical Molecular Morphology. 42(4). 245–249. 9 indexed citations
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Banno, Yoshiko, Satoshi Nemoto, Masashi Murakami, et al.. (2007). Depolarization‐induced differentiation of PC12 cells is mediated by phospholipase D2 through the transcription factor CREB pathway. Journal of Neurochemistry. 104(5). 1372–1386. 28 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masashi & Yukio Okano. (2005). [Aurora kinases and cancer].. PubMed. 32(1). 1–5. 9 indexed citations
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Ueda, Keiko, Chikara Goto, Daisuke Jitsuiki, et al.. (2005). The Nicorandil-Induced Vasodilation in Humans Is Inhibited by Miconazole. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 45(4). 290–294. 9 indexed citations
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Higuchi, Hiroshi, Masashi Kimura, Atsushi Kobayashi, et al.. (2004). Proprioception and performance after anterior cruciate ligament rupture. International Orthopaedics. 28(5). 278–281. 68 indexed citations
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Crosio, Claudia, Gian María Fimia, Masashi Kimura, et al.. (2002). Mitotic Phosphorylation of Histone H3: Spatio-Temporal Regulation by Mammalian Aurora Kinases. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(3). 874–885. 529 indexed citations breakdown →
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Higuchi, Hiroshi, et al.. (2002). Characteristics of anterior tibial translation with active and isokinetic knee extension exercise before and after ACL reconstruction. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 7(3). 341–347. 4 indexed citations
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Naomoto, Yoshio, Tomoki Yamatsuji, Munenori Takaoka, et al.. (2001). Combination of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interferon Alpha Induces Apoptotic Cell Death through a c-myc–Dependent Pathway in p53 Mutant H226br Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cell Line. Experimental Cell Research. 271(2). 214–222. 11 indexed citations
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Kimura, Masashi, Masafumi Hirono, Tohru Takemasa, & Yoshio Watanabe. (1991). Drastic Change in the Level of Actin mRNA in the Course of Synchronous Division in Tetrahymena. The Journal of Biochemistry. 109(3). 399–403. 8 indexed citations

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