Tomohiro Shirai

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Tomohiro Shirai is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomohiro Shirai has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 5 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Tomohiro Shirai's work include Marine Sponges and Natural Products (5 papers), Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (4 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (3 papers). Tomohiro Shirai is often cited by papers focused on Marine Sponges and Natural Products (5 papers), Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (4 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (3 papers). Tomohiro Shirai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Tomohiro Shirai's co-authors include Paul J. Hergenrother, Bryon Drown, Alfredo García, Riley L. Svec, Michelle F. Richter, Andrew P. Riley, Masayuki Satake, Kazuo Tachibana, Eijiro Adachi and Shinkichi Irie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Tomohiro Shirai

23 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Predictive compound accumulation rules yield a broad-spectrum antibiotic
    2017 671 citations Michelle F. Richter, Bryon Drown et al. Nature profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tomohiro Shirai Japan 12 380 259 230 159 110 24 1.1k
Johnny X. Huang Australia 27 717 1.9× 349 1.3× 274 1.2× 238 1.5× 63 0.6× 48 1.8k
Paramita Sarkar India 18 786 2.1× 273 1.1× 274 1.2× 139 0.9× 119 1.1× 33 1.5k
Jarrod W. Johnson Canada 14 357 0.9× 286 1.1× 130 0.6× 114 0.7× 46 0.4× 26 890
Albertus Viljoen France 28 668 1.8× 189 0.7× 361 1.6× 82 0.5× 39 0.4× 69 2.1k
Juan A. Fuentes Chile 22 473 1.2× 163 0.6× 201 0.9× 33 0.2× 142 1.3× 82 1.5k
Fernando A. Martín France 20 685 1.8× 92 0.4× 120 0.5× 76 0.5× 144 1.3× 31 1.2k
César Carrasco‐López United States 19 929 2.4× 160 0.6× 119 0.5× 68 0.4× 100 0.9× 29 1.4k
Michelle M. Butler United States 20 473 1.2× 160 0.6× 239 1.0× 98 0.6× 31 0.3× 55 1.1k
Òscar Domènech Spain 24 895 2.4× 91 0.4× 129 0.6× 95 0.6× 66 0.6× 68 1.6k
Marcelo Lancellotti Brazil 21 306 0.8× 92 0.4× 129 0.6× 41 0.3× 153 1.4× 65 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tomohiro Shirai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tomohiro Shirai

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shirai, Tomohiro, et al.. (2025). An odorant receptor for a key odor constituent of ambergris. Communications Biology. 8(1). 792–792.
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Shirai, Tomohiro, et al.. (2024). Skin- and airway-deliverable TRPA1 inhibitor. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 110. 117812–117812. 2 indexed citations
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Shirai, Tomohiro, et al.. (2023). Functions of human olfactory mucus and age-dependent changes. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 971–971. 13 indexed citations
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Shirai, Tomohiro, et al.. (2023). Small Airway Dysfunction in Asthma Based on Oscillometry. A4073–A4073. 1 indexed citations
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Shirai, Tomohiro, Toshiyuki Oshiki, Yoshiyuki Mizuhata, et al.. (2022). Synthesis of perfluoroalkylene-vinylene-arylene copolymers via the Mizoroki-Heck co-polymerization of 1,4-divinylperfluorobutane and 1,6-divinylperfluorohexane with dihalogenated arylene monomers. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 261-262. 110033–110033. 1 indexed citations
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Shirai, Tomohiro, Toshiyuki Oshiki, Yoshiyuki Mizuhata, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and characterization of a polystyrene-type polymer bearing a cyclic perfluoroalkylene group. Polymer. 265. 125588–125588. 2 indexed citations
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Shirai, Tomohiro, et al.. (2021). Synthesis, structure, and surface properties of Poly(meth)acrylates bearing a vinylene-bridged fluoroalkyl side chain. Polymer. 217. 123478–123478. 9 indexed citations
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Agou, Tomohiro, Tomohiro Shirai, Shigeyuki Yamada, et al.. (2020). Visible-Transparent Aromatic Polymers Obtained by the Polycondensation of a Bis(trifluorovinyl)benzene with Bisphenols. Macromolecules. 53(8). 2942–2949. 2 indexed citations
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Rack, J.G.M., A. Ariza, Bryon Drown, et al.. (2018). (ADP-ribosyl)hydrolases: Structural Basis for Differential Substrate Recognition and Inhibition. Cell chemical biology. 25(12). 1533–1546.e12. 57 indexed citations
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Drown, Bryon, Tomohiro Shirai, J.G.M. Rack, Ivan Ahel, & Paul J. Hergenrother. (2018). Monitoring Poly(ADP-ribosyl)glycohydrolase Activity with a Continuous Fluorescent Substrate. Cell chemical biology. 25(12). 1562–1570.e19. 19 indexed citations
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Richter, Michelle F., Bryon Drown, Andrew P. Riley, et al.. (2017). Predictive compound accumulation rules yield a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Nature. 545(7654). 299–304. 671 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hirahara, Toru, Tomohiro Shirai, Tetsuya Hajiri, et al.. (2015). Role of Quantum and Surface-State Effects in the Bulk Fermi-Level Position of Ultrathin Bi Films. Physical Review Letters. 115(10). 106803–106803. 38 indexed citations
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Maeda, Hiromitsu, Tomohiro Shirai, & Shinobu Uemura. (2013). Anion-driven structures of radially arranged anion receptor oligomers. Chemical Communications. 49(46). 5310–5310. 17 indexed citations
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Satake, Masayuki, Tomohiro Shirai, Takefumi Kuranaga, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and Cyclization of a Proposed Biosynthetic Epoxy Intermediate of a Marine Monocyclic Ether Amide, Brevisamide. Heterocycles. 89(1). 127–127. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dahai, Masayuki Satake, Seketsu Fukuzawa, et al.. (2011). Two new indole alkaloids, 2-(3,3-dimethylprop-1-ene)-costaclavine and 2-(3,3-dimethylprop-1-ene)-epicostaclavine, from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Journal of Natural Medicines. 66(1). 222–226. 22 indexed citations
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Tachibana, Kazuo, Masayuki Satake, Ryosuke Tsutsumi, et al.. (2010). Synthesis of the ABC Ring Fragment of Brevisin, a New Dinoflagellate Polycyclic Ether. Heterocycles. 80(2). 825–825. 5 indexed citations
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Kuranaga, Takefumi, Tomohiro Shirai, Daniel G. Baden, et al.. (2008). Total Synthesis and Structural Confirmation of Brevisamide, a New Marine Cyclic Ether Alkaloid from the Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. Organic Letters. 11(1). 217–220. 32 indexed citations
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Hattori, Shunji, et al.. (1999). Alkali-Treated Collagen Retained the Triple Helical Conformation and the Ligand Activity for the Cell Adhesion via  2 1 Integrin. The Journal of Biochemistry. 125(4). 676–684. 74 indexed citations
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Asano, Yoshihiro, Satoshi Matsuoka, Makoto Furutani‐Seiki, et al.. (1993). Distinction of mouse CD8+ suppressor effector T cell clones from cytotoxic T cell clones by cytokine production and CD45 isoforms. The Journal of Immunology. 150(6). 2121–2128. 66 indexed citations

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