Mitsuru Hirota

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Mitsuru Hirota is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsuru Hirota has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Plant Science and 13 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Mitsuru Hirota's work include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (17 papers), Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research (9 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (8 papers). Mitsuru Hirota is often cited by papers focused on Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (17 papers), Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research (9 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (8 papers). Mitsuru Hirota collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United Kingdom. Mitsuru Hirota's co-authors include Hidefumi Makabe, Tsunashi Kamo, Hirota Fujiki, Hiroko Suguri, Masami Suganuma, S Yoshizawa, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Makoto Ojika, T Sugimura and Kiyoyuki Yamada and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Mitsuru Hirota

78 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Okadaic acid: an additional non-phorbol-12-tetradecanoate... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Okadaic acid: an additional non-phorbol-12-tetradecanoate-13-acetate-type tumor promoter.
    1988 506 citations Masami Suganuma, Hiroko Suguri et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mitsuru Hirota Japan 26 1.2k 595 414 327 283 79 2.4k
Tomoyuki Koyama Japan 28 935 0.8× 233 0.4× 350 0.8× 345 1.1× 176 0.6× 103 2.7k
Maryna van de Venter South Africa 31 987 0.8× 991 1.7× 264 0.6× 185 0.6× 306 1.1× 118 2.9k
R. Della Loggia Italy 31 1.3k 1.1× 1.2k 2.1× 331 0.8× 199 0.6× 423 1.5× 97 3.4k
Erika Pfeiffer Germany 32 764 0.7× 1.4k 2.3× 306 0.7× 225 0.7× 199 0.7× 63 2.8k
João Batista Fernandes Brazil 28 1.2k 1.1× 1.4k 2.4× 211 0.5× 346 1.1× 229 0.8× 206 3.3k
Teruhiko Yoshihara Japan 31 964 0.8× 1.7k 2.9× 373 0.9× 352 1.1× 121 0.4× 128 3.0k
Timo H. J. Niedermeyer Germany 16 690 0.6× 617 1.0× 1.0k 2.5× 195 0.6× 331 1.2× 51 2.0k
Kazutoshi Shindo Japan 34 2.0k 1.7× 455 0.8× 716 1.7× 457 1.4× 392 1.4× 181 3.8k
Joonseok Oh United States 22 826 0.7× 271 0.5× 233 0.6× 181 0.6× 160 0.6× 69 1.5k
Ali A. El‐Gamal Egypt 23 692 0.6× 560 0.9× 379 0.9× 291 0.9× 208 0.7× 107 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Mitsuru Hirota

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mitsuru Hirota

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mitsuru Hirota

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

All Works

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Yamazaki, Chihiro, et al.. (2009). Daedalin A, a Metabolite ofDaedalea dickinsii, Inhibits Melanin Synthesis in anin VitroHuman Skin Model. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 73(3). 627–632. 7 indexed citations
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Yamazaki, Chihiro, et al.. (2007). A Tyrosinase Inhibitor, Daedalin A, from Mycelial Culture ofDaedalea dickinsii. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 71(11). 2837–2840. 15 indexed citations
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Makabe, Hidefumi, et al.. (2006). Anti-inflammatory sesquiterpenes fromCurcuma zedoaria. Natural Product Research. 20(7). 680–685. 151 indexed citations
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Kamo, Tsunashi, Kenji Kato, Syuntaro Hiradate, et al.. (2006). Quantification of Cyanamide Contents in Herbaceous Plants. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 70(9). 2310–2312. 14 indexed citations
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Kamo, Tsunashi, Kenji Kato, Syuntaro Hiradate, et al.. (2006). Evidence of cyanamide production in hairy vetchVicia villosa. Natural Product Research. 20(5). 429–433. 9 indexed citations
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Kamo, Tsunashi, et al.. (2006). Repraesentins D, E and F, New Plant Growth Promoters fromLactarius repraesentaneus. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 70(6). 1502–1505. 20 indexed citations
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Kamo, Tsunashi, et al.. (2006). 1,2-Dehydrolactarolide A, a New Plant Growth Regulatory Lactarane Sesquiterpene fromLactarius vellereus. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 70(9). 2307–2309. 13 indexed citations
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Hirota, Mitsuru, Yūji Shimizu, Tsunashi Kamo, Hidefumi Makabe, & Hisao Shibata. (2003). New Plant Growth Promoters, Repraesentins A, B and C, fromLactarius repraesentaneus. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 67(7). 1597–1600. 20 indexed citations
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Mizushina, Yoshiyuki, Mitsuru Hirota, Chikako Murakami, et al.. (2003). Some anti-chronic inflammatory compounds are DNA polymerase λ-specific inhibitors. Biochemical Pharmacology. 66(10). 1935–1944. 33 indexed citations
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Makabe, Hidefumi, et al.. (2003). Myrsinoic Acid E, an Anti-inflammatory Compound fromMyrsine seguinii. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 67(9). 2038–2041. 21 indexed citations
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Hirota, Mitsuru, et al.. (2002). A Major Decomposition Product, Citrinin H2, from Citrinin on Heating with Moisture. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 66(1). 206–210. 36 indexed citations
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Hirota, Mitsuru, et al.. (2002). Myrsinoic Acids B, C and F, Anti-inflammatory Compounds fromMyrsine seguinii. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 66(3). 655–659. 34 indexed citations
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Hirota, Mitsuru, et al.. (2002). Anti-inflammatory Compounds from the Bitter Mushroom,Sarcodon scabrosus. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 66(1). 179–184. 34 indexed citations
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Murakami, Chikako, et al.. (2002). Novel anti-inflammatory compounds from Rubus sieboldii, triterpenoids, are inhibitors of mammalian DNA polymerases. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1596(2). 193–200. 28 indexed citations
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Dong, Mei, et al.. (1999). 3-Geranyl-4-hydroxy-5-(3′-methyl-2′-butenyl)benzoic Acid as an Anti-inflammatory Compound fromMyrsine seguinii. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 63(9). 1650–1653. 18 indexed citations
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Kato, Nobuyuki, et al.. (1995). Inhibition of Hepatitis C Virus Replication by Antisense Oligonucleotide in Culture Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 212(3). 906–911. 49 indexed citations
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Suganuma, Masami, Hiroko Suguri, S Yoshizawa, et al.. (1989). Diversity in the chemical nature and mechanism of response to tumor promoters.. PubMed. 298. 281–91. 7 indexed citations
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Mizuno, Fumio, Toyoro Õsato, S Imai, et al.. (1986). Epstein-Barr virus-enhancing plant promoters in east Africa.. PubMed. 2 Suppl 1. S151–5. 12 indexed citations

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