Nobutaka Hirokawa

4.0k total papers · 54.8k total citations
313 papers, 37.6k citations indexed

About

Nobutaka Hirokawa is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Nobutaka Hirokawa has authored 313 papers receiving a total of 37.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 232 papers in Cell Biology, 163 papers in Molecular Biology and 51 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Nobutaka Hirokawa's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (196 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (92 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (42 papers). Nobutaka Hirokawa is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (196 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (92 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (42 papers). Nobutaka Hirokawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Saudi Arabia. Nobutaka Hirokawa's co-authors include Yasushi Okada, Yosuke Tanaka, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Yasuko Noda, Takao Nakata, Shinsuke Niwa, Yosuke Takei, Shigeo Okabe, Sén Takeda and Reiko Takemura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Nobutaka Hirokawa

302 papers receiving 36.9k citations

Hit Papers

Kinesin superfamily motor... 1982 2026 1996 2011 2009 1998 1998 2004 2010 400 800 1.2k
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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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Kinesin superfamily motor proteins and intracellular transport
    2009 1.3k citations Nobutaka Hirokawa, Yasuko Noda et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
  2. Kinesin and Dynein Superfamily Proteins and the Mechanism of Organelle Transport
    1998 1.3k citations Nobutaka Hirokawa Science profile →
  3. Randomization of Left–Right Asymmetry due to Loss of Nodal Cilia Generating Leftward Flow of Extraembryonic Fluid in Mice Lacking KIF3B Motor Protein
    1998 1.2k citations Shigenori Nonaka, Yosuke Tanaka et al. Cell profile →
  4. Kinesin Transports RNA
    2004 868 citations Yoshimitsu Kanai, Naoshi Dohmae et al. Neuron profile →
  5. Molecular Motors in Neurons: Transport Mechanisms and Roles in Brain Function, Development, and Disease
    2010 845 citations Nobutaka Hirokawa, Shinsuke Niwa et al. Neuron profile →
  6. Molecular motors and mechanisms of directional transport in neurons
    2005 648 citations Nobutaka Hirokawa, Reiko Takemura Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →
  7. Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
    2008 605 citations Marc D. Binder, Nobutaka Hirokawa et al. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven) profile →
  8. Altered microtubule organization in small-calibre axons of mice lacking tau protein
    1994 599 citations Atsushi Harada, K Oguchi et al. Nature profile →
  9. Kinesin Superfamily Motor Protein KIF17 and mLin-10 in NMDA Receptor-Containing Vesicle Transport
    2000 581 citations Mitsutoshi Setou, Terunaga Nakagawa et al. Science profile →
  10. Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2A Caused by Mutation in a Microtubule Motor KIF1Bβ
    2001 566 citations Chunjie Zhao, Junko Takita et al. Cell profile →
  11. Cross-linker system between neurofilaments, microtubules and membranous organelles in frog axons revealed by the quick-freeze, deep-etching method
    1982 558 citations Nobutaka Hirokawa The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  12. Analysis of the kinesin superfamily: insights into structure and function
    2005 557 citations Harukata Miki, Yasushi Okada et al. Trends in Cell Biology profile →
  13. Targeted Disruption of Mouse Conventional Kinesin Heavy Chain kif5B, Results in Abnormal Perinuclear Clustering of Mitochondria
    1998 523 citations Yosuke Tanaka, Yoshimitsu Kanai et al. Cell profile →
  14. The neuron-specific kinesin superfamily protein KIF1A is a uniqye monomeric motor for anterograde axonal transport of synaptic vesicle precursors
    1995 523 citations Yasushi Okada, Hiroto Yamazaki et al. Cell profile →
  15. Mitochondrial Damage Causes Inflammation via cGAS-STING Signaling in Acute Kidney Injury
    2019 410 citations Hiroshi Maekawa, Tsuyoshi Inoue et al. Cell Reports profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Nobutaka Hirokawa 22.7k 22.2k 7.4k 4.7k 3.4k 313 37.6k
Hugo J. Bellen 19.6k 0.9× 9.5k 0.4× 9.8k 1.3× 3.5k 0.8× 2.4k 0.7× 296 29.4k
Lawrence S.B. Goldstein 14.4k 0.6× 10.2k 0.5× 4.8k 0.6× 2.4k 0.5× 4.6k 1.4× 240 24.1k
Kozo Kaibuchi 37.8k 1.7× 19.6k 0.9× 9.6k 1.3× 2.9k 0.6× 6.4k 1.9× 510 55.9k
Pietro De Camilli 35.5k 1.6× 31.3k 1.4× 13.8k 1.9× 3.3k 0.7× 7.2k 2.1× 384 52.4k
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba 23.5k 1.0× 8.6k 0.4× 13.5k 1.8× 2.6k 0.6× 3.4k 1.0× 553 36.9k
Yoshimi Takai 40.6k 1.8× 20.3k 0.9× 8.2k 1.1× 3.6k 0.8× 5.3k 1.6× 630 57.2k
Wieland Β. Huttner 24.6k 1.1× 11.5k 0.5× 7.3k 1.0× 4.1k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 346 35.4k
Reinhard Jahn 32.9k 1.4× 28.6k 1.3× 15.8k 2.1× 1.9k 0.4× 6.1k 1.8× 376 48.0k
Liqun Luo 15.5k 0.7× 6.1k 0.3× 18.9k 2.5× 4.3k 0.9× 1.9k 0.6× 242 36.1k
Joshua R. Sanes 34.9k 1.5× 10.1k 0.5× 22.7k 3.0× 3.9k 0.8× 3.6k 1.1× 347 54.9k

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