Nobutaka Hirokawa

54.9k citations

312 papers · 37.6k indexed · 15 hit papers · h-index 103

Molecular Biology top 0.05%
Cell Biology top 0.01%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.05%
Genetics top 0.1%
Physiology top 0.5%

Co-authors: Yasushi Okada Yosuke Tanaka Yoshimitsu Kanai Yasuko Noda Takao Nakata Shinsuke Niwa Yosuke Takei Shigeo Okabe
Topics: Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (195 papers)Cellular transport and secretion (92 papers)Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (42 papers)
Cited by: Cell Biology Developmental Neuroscience Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: Japan United States Saudi Arabia

In The Last Decade

Nobutaka Hirokawa

301 papers receiving 36.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Kinesin superfamily motor proteins and intracellular transport

2009 1.3k citations Nobutaka Hirokawa, Yasuko Noda et al. profile →
Kinesin and Dynein Superfamily Proteins and the Mechanism of Organelle Transport

1998 1.3k citations Nobutaka Hirokawa Science profile →
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 →
Kinesin Transports RNA

2004 869 citations Yoshimitsu Kanai, Naoshi Dohmae et al. Neuron profile →
Molecular Motors in Neurons: Transport Mechanisms and Roles in Brain Function, Development, and Disease

2010 846 citations Nobutaka Hirokawa, Shinsuke Niwa et al. Neuron profile →
Molecular motors and mechanisms of directional transport in neurons

2005 649 citations Nobutaka Hirokawa, Reiko Takemura profile →
Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

2008 613 citations Nobutaka Hirokawa et al. profile →
Altered microtubule organization in small-calibre axons of mice lacking tau protein

1994 600 citations Shigeo Okabe, Sumio Terada et al. profile →
Kinesin Superfamily Motor Protein KIF17 and mLin-10 in NMDA Receptor-Containing Vesicle Transport

2000 582 citations Mitsutoshi Setou, Nobutaka Hirokawa et al. Science profile →
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2A Caused by Mutation in a Microtubule Motor KIF1Bβ

2001 565 citations Yosuke Tanaka, Mitsutoshi Setou et al. Cell profile →
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 →
Analysis of the kinesin superfamily: insights into structure and function

2005 558 citations Harukata Miki, Yasushi Okada et al. profile →
The neuron-specific kinesin superfamily protein KIF1A is a uniqye monomeric motor for anterograde axonal transport of synaptic vesicle precursors

1995 525 citations Yasushi Okada, Nobutaka Hirokawa et al. Cell profile →
Targeted Disruption of Mouse Conventional Kinesin Heavy Chain kif5B, Results in Abnormal Perinuclear Clustering of Mitochondria

1998 524 citations Yosuke Tanaka, Yoshimitsu Kanai et al. Cell profile →
Mitochondrial Damage Causes Inflammation via cGAS-STING Signaling in Acute Kidney Injury

2019 419 citations Yosuke Tanaka, Nobutaka Hirokawa et al. Cell Reports profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The hook-like adaptor and cargo-binding (HAC) domain in the kinesin-2 tail enables adaptor assembly and cargo recognition 2025 ·Science Advances ·Xuguang Jiang,Radostin Danev,(unknown),(unknown),Sumio Ohtsuki,Haruaki Yanagisawa,Satoru Nagatoishi,Kouhei Tsumoto,Nobutaka Hirokawa,Masahide Kikkawa	0
2	Mutations in the kinesin KIF12 promote MASH in humans and mice by disrupting lipogenic enzyme turnover 2025 ·The EMBO Journal ·(unknown),Yosuke Tanaka,(unknown),Mordechai Slae,Mutaz Sultan,Orly Elpeleg,Nobutaka Hirokawa	0
3	The two‐step cargo recognition mechanism of heterotrimeric kinesin 2023 ·EMBO Reports ·Xuguang Jiang,T. Ogawa,Kento Yonezawa,Nobutaka Shimizu,(unknown),Takayuki Uchihashi,(unknown),Toshio Moriya,Naruhiko Adachi,Masato Kawasaki,Naoshi Dohmae,Toshiya Senda,Nobutaka Hirokawa	5
4	Betaine ameliorates schizophrenic traits by functionally compensating for KIF3-based CRMP2 transport 2021 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown),Xuguang Jiang,(unknown),T. Ogawa,(unknown),Hirooki Yabe,Akiyoshi Kakita,Manabu Toyoshima,Yasuto Kunii,Takeo Yoshikawa,Yosuke Tanaka,Nobutaka Hirokawa	21
5	Kinesin Kif3b mutation reduces NMDAR subunit NR 2A trafficking and causes schizophrenia‐like phenotypes in mice 2019 ·The EMBO Journal ·(unknown),(unknown),Yosuke Tanaka,Yosuke Takei,Nobutaka Hirokawa	42
6	Enhanced carbonyl stress induces irreversible multimerization of CRMP2 in schizophrenia pathogenesis 2019 ·Life Science Alliance ·Manabu Toyoshima,Xuguang Jiang,T. Ogawa,Tetsuo Ohnishi,(unknown),Shabeesh Balan,Takeo Yoshikawa,Nobutaka Hirokawa	15
7	Kinesin-binding–triggered conformation switching of microtubules contributes to polarized transport 2018 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Tomohiro Shima,Manatsu Morikawa,Junichi Kaneshiro,Taketoshi Kambara,Shinji Kamimura,Toshiki Yagi,Hiroyuki Iwamoto,Sotaro Uemura,Hideki Shigematsu,Mikako Shirouzu,Taro Ichimura,Tomonobu M. Watanabe,Ryo Nitta,Yasushi Okada,Nobutaka Hirokawa	77
8	The Molecular Motor KIF21B Mediates Synaptic Plasticity and Fear Extinction by Terminating Rac1 Activation 2018 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown),Yosuke Tanaka,Hyun‐Soo Cho,Masaharu Yoshihara,Nobutaka Hirokawa	37
9	Antioxidant Signaling Involving the Microtubule Motor KIF12 Is an Intracellular Target of Nutrition Excess in Beta Cells 2014 ·Developmental Cell ·Wenxing Yang,Yosuke Tanaka,Miki Bundo,Nobutaka Hirokawa	27
10	KIF19A Is a Microtubule-Depolymerizing Kinesin for Ciliary Length Control 2012 ·Developmental Cell ·Shinsuke Niwa,Kazuo Nakajima,Harukata Miki,Yusuke Minato,Doudou Wang,Nobutaka Hirokawa	102
11	Preferential binding of a kinesin-1 motor to GTP-tubulin–rich microtubules underlies polarized vesicle transport 2011 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Takao Nakata,Shinsuke Niwa,Yasushi Okada,Franck Perez,Nobutaka Hirokawa	117
12	Kinesin-1/Hsc70-Dependent Mechanism of Slow Axonal Transport and its Relation to Fast Axonal Transport 2011 ·Biophysical Journal ·Sumio Terada,Masataka Kinjo,Makoto Aihara,Yosuke Takei,Nobutaka Hirokawa	1
13	KIF4 Motor Regulates Activity-Dependent Neuronal Survival by Suppressing PARP-1 Enzymatic Activity 2006 ·Cell ·Ryosuke Midorikawa,Yosuke Takei,Nobutaka Hirokawa	97
14	Analysis of the Mouse Transcriptome for Genes Involved in the Function of the Nervous System 2003 ·Genome Research ·Stefano Gustincich,Serge Batalov,Kirk W. Beisel,Hidemasa Bono,Piero Carninci,Colin Fletcher,Sean M. Grimmond,Nobutaka Hirokawa,Erich D. Jarvis,Timothy Jegla,Yuka Imamura Kawasawa,Julianna LeMieux,Harukata Miki,Elio Raviola,Rohan D. Teasdale,(unknown),Ken Yagi,Andreas Zimmer,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	27
15	CREM-Dependent Transcription in Male Germ Cells Controlled by a Kinesin 2002 ·Science ·Betina Macho,Stefano Brancorsini,Gian María Fimia,Mitsutoshi Setou,Nobutaka Hirokawa,Paolo Sassone‐Corsi	88
16	Randomization of Left–Right Asymmetry due to Loss of Nodal Cilia Generating Leftward Flow of Extraembryonic Fluid in Mice Lacking KIF3B Motor Protein 1999 ·Cell ·Shigenori Nonaka,Yosuke Tanaka,Yasushi Okada,Sén Takeda,Akihiro Harada,Yoshimitsu Kanai,Mizuho A. Kido,Nobutaka Hirokawa	41
17	Microtubules on the move? 1992 ·Current Biology ·Nobutaka Hirokawa,Shigeo Okabe	7
18	Interaction of dynamin with microtubules: its structure and GTPase activity investigated by using highly purified dynamin. 1992 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·K Maeda,Takao Nakata,Yasuko Noda,Reiko Sato-Yoshitake,Nobutaka Hirokawa	97
19	Predominant and developmentally regulated expression of dynamin in neurons 1991 ·Neuron ·(unknown),Aikichi Iwamoto,Yasuko Noda,Reiko Takemura,Hiroshi Yoshikura,Nobutaka Hirokawa	85
20	Regulation of Cytoskeletal Structure and Contractility in the Brush Border 1983 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·Mark S. Mooseker,T.C. Stevenson Keller,Nobutaka Hirokawa	20

About Nobutaka Hirokawa

Nobutaka Hirokawa is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 312 papers that have together received 37.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (195 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (92 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (42 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (22.2k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (2.3k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (7.4k citations). Nobutaka Hirokawa has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and Saudi Arabia. Frequent co-authors include Yasushi Okada, Yosuke Tanaka, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Yasuko Noda, Takao Nakata, Shinsuke Niwa, Yosuke Takei, Shigeo Okabe, Sén Takeda and Reiko Takemura. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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