Michiko Hirano

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Michiko Hirano is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michiko Hirano has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cell Biology and 1 paper in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michiko Hirano's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (8 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (3 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (3 papers). Michiko Hirano is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (8 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (3 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (3 papers). Michiko Hirano collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Michiko Hirano's co-authors include Tatsuya Hirano, Ana Losada, Ryûji Kobayashi, Keiji Kimura, Takao Ono, Michael P. Myers, Andrew F. Neuwald, Lewis T. Williams, Itay Onn and Lisa Molz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michiko Hirano

13 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Identification of Xenopus SMC protein complexes required for sister chromatid cohesion

1998 525 citations Ana Losada, Michiko Hirano et al. Genes & Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michiko Hirano United States	12	2.5k	886	717	308	106	13	2.7k
Alexander Strunnikov United States	27	3.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	885 1.2×	411 1.3×	158 1.5×	46	3.5k
Robert V. Skibbens United States	29	2.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.7×	685 1.0×	183 0.6×	83 0.8×	62	2.9k
Iain F. Davidson Austria	21	2.6k 1.0×	407 0.5×	626 0.9×	320 1.0×	125 1.2×	30	2.8k
Camilla Sjögren Sweden	24	2.1k 0.8×	582 0.7×	406 0.6×	239 0.8×	139 1.3×	34	2.4k
Tetsuya Hori Japan	31	3.2k 1.3×	1.8k 2.1×	1.9k 2.7×	475 1.5×	122 1.2×	49	3.7k
Takashi Sutani Japan	19	1.9k 0.8×	663 0.7×	533 0.7×	148 0.5×	85 0.8×	27	2.1k
Kara L. McKinley United States	14	1.1k 0.4×	530 0.6×	547 0.8×	127 0.4×	81 0.8×	20	1.4k
Brigitte Buendia France	29	2.5k 1.0×	736 0.8×	264 0.4×	242 0.8×	140 1.3×	46	2.7k
Prakash Dube Germany	18	1.9k 0.8×	757 0.9×	165 0.2×	82 0.3×	140 1.3×	19	2.1k
Joao Matos Switzerland	26	2.7k 1.1×	811 0.9×	338 0.5×	390 1.3×	270 2.5×	41	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michiko Hirano

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Hirano, Michiko, et al.. (2014). PREDICTION OF IN-PLANE RESPONSE OF HORIZONTAL PLANE OF SINGLE-STORY STRUCTURE IN ELASTIC RANGE. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 79(702). 1127–1135. 1 indexed citations

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Onn, Itay, et al.. (2007). Reconstitution and subunit geometry of human condensin complexes. The EMBO Journal. 26(4). 1024–1034. 77 indexed citations

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Hirano, Michiko & Tatsuya Hirano. (2006). Opening Closed Arms: Long-Distance Activation of SMC ATPase by Hinge-DNA Interactions. Molecular Cell. 21(2). 175–186. 130 indexed citations

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Hirano, Michiko & Tatsuya Hirano. (2004). Positive and negative regulation of SMC–DNA interactions by ATP and accessory proteins. The EMBO Journal. 23(13). 2664–2673. 104 indexed citations

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Ono, Takao, Ana Losada, Michiko Hirano, et al.. (2003). Differential Contributions of Condensin I and Condensin II to Mitotic Chromosome Architecture in Vertebrate Cells. Cell. 115(1). 109–121. 433 indexed citations

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Losada, Ana, Michiko Hirano, & Tatsuya Hirano. (2002). Cohesin release is required for sister chromatid resolution, but not for condensin-mediated compaction, at the onset of mitosis. Genes & Development. 16(23). 3004–3016. 282 indexed citations

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Hirano, Michiko. (2001). Bimodal activation of SMC ATPase by intra- and inter-molecular interactions. The EMBO Journal. 20(12). 3238–3250. 137 indexed citations

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Losada, Ana, Michiko Hirano, & Tatsuya Hirano. (1998). Identification of Xenopus SMC protein complexes required for sister chromatid cohesion. Genes & Development. 12(13). 1986–1997. 525 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hirano, Michiko & Tatsuya Hirano. (1998). ATP-dependent aggregation of single-stranded DNA by a bacterial SMC homodimer. The EMBO Journal. 17(23). 7139–7148. 103 indexed citations

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Kimura, Keiji, Michiko Hirano, Ryûji Kobayashi, & Tatsuya Hirano. (1998). Phosphorylation and Activation of 13 S Condensin by Cdc2 in Vitro. Science. 282(5388). 487–490. 326 indexed citations

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Hirano, Tatsuya, Ryûji Kobayashi, & Michiko Hirano. (1997). Condensins, Chromosome Condensation Protein Complexes Containing XCAP-C, XCAP-E and a Xenopus Homolog of the Drosophila Barren Protein. Cell. 89(4). 511–521. 465 indexed citations

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Molz, Lisa, Yen‐Wen Chen, Michiko Hirano, & Lewis T. Williams. (1996). Cpk Is a Novel Class of Drosophila PtdIns 3-Kinase Containing a C2 Domain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(23). 13892–13899. 52 indexed citations

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Klippel, Anke, Jaime A. Escobedo, Michiko Hirano, & Lewis T. Williams. (1994). The Interaction of Small Domains Between the Subunits of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Determines Enzyme Activity. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(4). 2675–2685. 34 indexed citations

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