Shinji Hourai

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Shinji Hourai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shinji Hourai has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 3 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Shinji Hourai's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (4 papers), Biotin and Related Studies (3 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (2 papers). Shinji Hourai is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (4 papers), Biotin and Related Studies (3 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (2 papers). Shinji Hourai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and Spain. Shinji Hourai's co-authors include Eijiro Watanabe, Masako Baba, Hirofumi Makino, Kenichi Shikata, Akihiro Yasuhara, Junichiro Futami, Shigeru Akagi, Jun Wada, Ryuji Hiramatsu and Jun Eguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Shinji Hourai

11 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor: A unique insulin-sensitizing adipocytokine in obesity

2005 572 citations Kazuyuki Hida, Jun Wada et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shinji Hourai Japan	8	373	281	271	209	168	11	1.1k
M Fukushima Japan	18	155 0.4×	57 0.2×	164 0.6×	633 3.0×	67 0.4×	31	1.5k
Santosh Karnewar India	19	166 0.4×	177 0.6×	173 0.6×	718 3.4×	73 0.4×	27	1.5k
Gaoyun Hu China	25	138 0.4×	289 1.0×	102 0.4×	705 3.4×	81 0.5×	99	1.7k
Nicholas S. Aberle United States	19	140 0.4×	149 0.5×	71 0.3×	306 1.5×	125 0.7×	29	776
Jacques Delattre France	14	238 0.6×	79 0.3×	62 0.2×	146 0.7×	73 0.4×	31	760
Eiji Kurosaki Japan	16	322 0.9×	87 0.3×	190 0.7×	658 3.1×	28 0.2×	29	1.5k
J.C. Fruchart France	18	218 0.6×	66 0.2×	289 1.1×	867 4.1×	38 0.2×	44	1.9k
Kazi N. Islam United States	14	82 0.2×	23 0.1×	329 1.2×	343 1.6×	108 0.6×	48	1.2k
Xuming Jia Canada	12	76 0.2×	30 0.1×	217 0.8×	253 1.2×	106 0.6×	17	1.1k
Korekiyo Wakitani Japan	17	63 0.2×	194 0.7×	135 0.5×	331 1.6×	30 0.2×	31	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shinji Hourai

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Rochel, Natacha, Shinji Hourai, & Dino Moras. (2010). Crystal structure of hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets—Associated mutant H305Q of vitamin D nuclear receptor bound to its natural ligand. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 121(1-2). 84–87. 15 indexed citations

Hourai, Shinji, Luís Cézar Rodrigues, Pierre Antony, et al.. (2008). Structure-Based Design of a Superagonist Ligand for the Vitamin D Nuclear Receptor. Chemistry & Biology. 15(4). 383–392. 46 indexed citations

Rochel, Natacha, et al.. (2007). Crystal structure of the vitamin D nuclear receptor ligand binding domain in complex with a locked side chain analog of calcitriol. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 460(2). 172–176. 31 indexed citations

Hourai, Shinji, Toshie Fujishima, Atsushi Kittaka, et al.. (2006). Probing a Water Channel near the A-Ring of Receptor-Bound 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 with Selected 2α-Substituted Analogues. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 49(17). 5199–5205. 78 indexed citations

Hourai, Shinji, et al.. (2005). Cloning, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of nitrile hydratase from the themophilicBacillus smithiiSC-J05-1. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 61(11). 974–977. 2 indexed citations

Hida, Kazuyuki, Jun Wada, Jun Eguchi, et al.. (2005). Visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor: A unique insulin-sensitizing adipocytokine in obesity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(30). 10610–10615. 572 indexed citations breakdown →

Hourai, Shinji, et al.. (2005). Methyl 5-chloro-2-{[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]amino}benzoate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 61(11). o3944–o3945. 1 indexed citations

Katayama, Seiji, et al.. (2003). Tricyclic Indole-2-carboxylic Acids: Highly in Vivo Active and Selective Antagonists for the Glycine Binding Site of the NMDA Receptor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 46(5). 691–701. 19 indexed citations

Hourai, Shinji, Misao Miki, Yoshiki Takashima, Satoshi Mitsuda, & Kazunori Yanagi. (2003). Crystal structure of nitrile hydratase from a thermophilic Bacillus smithii. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 312(2). 340–345. 55 indexed citations

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Tokunaga, Teruhisa, W. Ewan Hume, Kazuhiko Okazaki, et al.. (2001). Oxindole Derivatives as Orally Active Potent Growth Hormone Secretagogues. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 44(26). 4641–4649. 257 indexed citations

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Taga, Tooru, et al.. (1991). Structure of benzyloxycarbonyl-L-isoleucyl-L-alanyl-α-aminoisobutyryl-α-aminoisobutyrate methyl ester, Z-L-Ile-L-Ala-Aib-Aib-OMe. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 47(7). 1494–1496. 1 indexed citations

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