Tomoo Hirano

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Tomoo Hirano is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomoo Hirano has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 54 papers in Molecular Biology and 34 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Tomoo Hirano's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (81 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (33 papers) and Vestibular and auditory disorders (30 papers). Tomoo Hirano is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (81 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (33 papers) and Vestibular and auditory disorders (30 papers). Tomoo Hirano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Tomoo Hirano's co-authors include Shin‐ya Kawaguchi, Mineko Kengaku, Masayoshi Mishina, Yoshiaki Tagawa, Keizo Kasono, Shigetada Nakanishi, Kazuaki Araki, Ryuichi Shigemoto, Hidenobu Mizuno and Shun Shimohama and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Tomoo Hirano

101 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Impairment of motor coordination, Purkinje cell synapse formation, and cerebellar long-term depression in GluRδ2 mutant mice

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tomoo Hirano Japan	44	3.5k	3.0k	1.6k	857	682	102	5.7k
Atsu Aiba Japan	42	3.1k 0.9×	3.3k 1.1×	843 0.5×	894 1.0×	568 0.8×	126	6.2k
Michisuke Yuzaki Japan	51	4.5k 1.3×	4.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	705 0.8×	941 1.4×	163	7.7k
Paulo Kofuji United States	44	4.0k 1.1×	4.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	742 0.9×	427 0.6×	85	6.9k
María E. Rubio United States	36	2.9k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	761 0.5×	853 1.0×	1.3k 1.9×	73	5.5k
Chinfei Chen United States	33	3.0k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	783 1.1×	51	5.3k
Seiji Ozawa Japan	41	4.6k 1.3×	3.5k 1.2×	915 0.6×	931 1.1×	520 0.8×	116	6.1k
Jens Grosche Germany	41	2.9k 0.8×	3.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	430 0.5×	767 1.1×	99	7.1k
Yugo Fukazawa Japan	38	3.4k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	823 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	477 0.7×	125	5.3k
Taisuke Miyazaki Japan	40	2.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	669 0.4×	533 0.6×	629 0.9×	74	4.0k
P. Streit Switzerland	37	3.4k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	811 0.5×	983 1.1×	418 0.6×	79	5.2k

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Tezuka, Yuta, Kenta M. Hagihara, Kenichi Ohki, Tomoo Hirano, & Yoshiaki Tagawa. (2022). Developmental stage-specific spontaneous activity contributes to callosal axon projections. eLife. 11. 7 indexed citations

Hirano, Tomoo, et al.. (2018). Visualization of Synchronous or Asynchronous Release of Single Synaptic Vesicle in Active-Zone-Like Membrane Formed on Neuroligin-Coated Glass Surface. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 12. 140–140. 7 indexed citations

Hirano, Tomoo, et al.. (2018). Suppression of AMPA Receptor Exocytosis Contributes to Hippocampal LTD. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(24). 5523–5537. 13 indexed citations

Merkurjev, Daria, Kei Iida, Belinda J. Goldie, et al.. (2018). Synaptic N6-methyladenosine (m6A) epitranscriptome reveals functional partitioning of localized transcripts. Nature Neuroscience. 21(7). 1004–1014. 170 indexed citations

Hirano, Tomoo. (2018). Visualization of Exo- and Endocytosis of AMPA Receptors During Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity Around Postsynaptic-Like Membrane Formed on Glass Surface. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 12. 442–442. 6 indexed citations

Nakamura, Y. & Tomoo Hirano. (2015). Intracellular Ca2+ thresholds for induction of excitatory long-term depression and inhibitory long-term potentiation in a cerebellar Purkinje neuron. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 469(4). 803–808. 4 indexed citations

Hirano, Tomoo, et al.. (2010). Flap loop of GluD2 binds to Cbln1 and induces presynaptic differentiation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 398(3). 537–541. 7 indexed citations

Ohtsuki, Gen & Tomoo Hirano. (2008). Bidirectional plasticity at developing climbing fiber–Purkinje neuron synapses. European Journal of Neuroscience. 28(12). 2393–2400. 34 indexed citations

Umeshima, Hiroki, Tomoo Hirano, & Mineko Kengaku. (2007). Microtubule-based nuclear movement occurs independently of centrosome positioning in migrating neurons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(41). 16182–16187. 136 indexed citations

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Wada, Norio, Yasushi Kishimoto, Dai Watanabe, et al.. (2007). Conditioned eyeblink learning is formed and stored without cerebellar granule cell transmission. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(42). 16690–16695. 45 indexed citations

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Mizuno, Hidenobu, Tomoo Hirano, & Yoshiaki Tagawa. (2007). Evidence for Activity-Dependent Cortical Wiring: Formation of Interhemispheric Connections in Neonatal Mouse Visual Cortex Requires Projection Neuron Activity. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(25). 6760–6770. 147 indexed citations

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Yoshida, Takashi, Kazuo Funabiki, & Tomoo Hirano. (2007). Increased occurrence of climbing fiber inputs to the cerebellar flocculus in a mutant mouse is correlated with the timing delay of optokinetic response. European Journal of Neuroscience. 25(5). 1467–1474. 12 indexed citations

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Kawaguchi, Shin‐ya & Tomoo Hirano. (2007). Sustained Structural Change of GABAA Receptor-Associated Protein Underlies Long-Term Potentiation at Inhibitory Synapses on a Cerebellar Purkinje Neuron. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(25). 6788–6799. 61 indexed citations

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Shima, Yasuyuki, Shin‐ya Kawaguchi, Manabu Nakayama, et al.. (2007). Opposing roles in neurite growth control by two seven-pass transmembrane cadherins. Nature Neuroscience. 10(8). 963–969. 114 indexed citations

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Yawata, Satoshi, Hiroshi Tsuchida, Mineko Kengaku, & Tomoo Hirano. (2006). Membrane-Proximal Region of Glutamate Receptor δ2 Subunit Is Critical for Long-Term Depression and Interaction with Protein Interacting with C Kinase 1 in a Cerebellar Purkinje Neuron. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(14). 3626–3633. 35 indexed citations

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Shima, Yasuyuki, Mineko Kengaku, Tomoo Hirano, Masatoshi Takeichi, & Tadashi Uemura. (2004). Regulation of Dendritic Maintenance and Growth by a Mammalian 7-Pass Transmembrane Cadherin. Developmental Cell. 7(2). 205–216. 110 indexed citations

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Ohtsuki, Gen, Shin‐ya Kawaguchi, Masayoshi Mishina, & Tomoo Hirano. (2004). Enhanced Inhibitory Synaptic Transmission in the Cerebellar Molecular Layer of the GluRδ2 Knock-Out Mouse. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(48). 10900–10907. 20 indexed citations

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Umeshima, Hiroki, et al.. (2003). Dual phases of migration of cerebellar granule cells guided by axonal and dendritic leading processes. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 25(2). 228–240. 38 indexed citations

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Kawaguchi, Shin‐ya & Tomoo Hirano. (2000). Suppression of Inhibitory Synaptic Potentiation by Presynaptic Activity through Postsynaptic GABAB Receptors in a Purkinje Neuron. Neuron. 27(2). 339–347. 44 indexed citations

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Hirano, Tomoo, Keizo Kasono, Kazuaki Araki, & Masayoshi Mishina. (1995). Suppression of LTD in cultured Purkinje cells deficient in the glutamate receptor δ2 subunit. Neuroreport. 6(3). 524–526. 93 indexed citations

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