Toru Hirota

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Toru Hirota is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Toru Hirota has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Cell Biology and 21 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Toru Hirota's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (49 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (33 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (16 papers). Toru Hirota is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (49 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (33 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (16 papers). Toru Hirota collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Austria. Toru Hirota's co-authors include Jan‐Michael Peters, Hideyuki Saya, Tomotoshi Marumoto, Jan Ellenberg, Daniel W. Gerlich, Jesse Lipp, Ban‐Hock Toh, Jan‐Michael Peters, Masayuki Nitta and Takashi Sasayama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Toru Hirota

84 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Histone H3 serine 10 phosphorylation by Aurora B causes HP1 dissociation from heterochromatin

2005 521 citations Toru Hirota et al. profile →
Aurora-A and an Interacting Activator, the LIM Protein Ajuba, Are Required for Mitotic Commitment in Human Cells

2003 512 citations Toru Hirota, Tomotoshi Marumoto et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Toru Hirota Japan	38	4.8k	3.4k	1.3k	1.1k	347	85	6.0k
Gary J. Gorbsky United States	46	5.8k 1.2×	4.8k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	388 1.1×	96	7.0k
Andrew J. Holland United States	38	4.4k 0.9×	3.7k 1.1×	978 0.8×	950 0.9×	1.1k 3.2×	67	5.6k
Elena V. Ivanova United States	26	3.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	984 0.8×	318 0.3×	569 1.6×	80	4.7k
Reiko Honda Japan	23	4.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.5×	2.7k 2.1×	344 0.3×	230 0.7×	29	5.0k
Xiaomu Wei United States	20	3.4k 0.7×	2.9k 0.9×	819 0.6×	511 0.5×	269 0.8×	26	5.1k
Hidemasa Goto Japan	41	3.4k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	727 0.6×	295 0.3×	650 1.9×	62	4.3k
Paul R. Andreassen United States	45	5.8k 1.2×	1.9k 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	692 0.6×	1.2k 3.4×	101	6.8k
William P. Tansey United States	39	5.4k 1.1×	699 0.2×	1.4k 1.1×	381 0.3×	677 2.0×	98	6.4k
Gordon K. Chan Canada	33	3.9k 0.8×	3.1k 0.9×	831 0.6×	745 0.7×	250 0.7×	53	4.4k
Pengbo Zhou United States	37	3.4k 0.7×	787 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	219 0.2×	431 1.2×	68	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Toru Hirota

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toru Hirota

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Kakui, Yasutaka, Tereza Clarence, Todd Fallesen, et al.. (2025). Progressive chromosome shape changes during cell divisions. EMBO Reports. 26(21). 5199–5215.

Furukawa, Ayako, et al.. (2024). Bipartite binding interface recruiting HP1 to chromosomal passenger complex at inner centromeres. The Journal of Cell Biology. 223(9). 3 indexed citations

Jo, Minji, Izuma Nakayama, Motohiro Morioka, et al.. (2022). Profiling chromosomal‐level variations in gastric malignancies. Cancer Science. 113(11). 3864–3876. 4 indexed citations

Uchida, Kazuhiko, Minji Jo, Kota Nagasaka, et al.. (2021). Kinetochore stretching-mediated rapid silencing of the spindle-assembly checkpoint required for failsafe chromosome segregation. Current Biology. 31(8). 1581–1591.e3. 17 indexed citations

Sakamoto, Shinichi, Masahiro Sugiura, Yasutaka Yamada, et al.. (2021). Functional analysis of LAT3 in prostate cancer: Its downstream target and relationship with androgen receptor. Cancer Science. 112(9). 3871–3883. 19 indexed citations

Jo, Minji, et al.. (2021). Unraveling pathologies underlying chromosomal instability in cancers. Cancer Science. 112(8). 2975–2983. 14 indexed citations

Shindo, Norihisa, Makoto Otsuki, Kazuhiko Uchida, & Toru Hirota. (2021). Prolonged mitosis causes separase deregulation and chromosome nondisjunction. Cell Reports. 34(3). 108652–108652. 11 indexed citations

Cartwright, Tyrell N., et al.. (2020). Kinase inhibition profiles as a tool to identify kinases for specific phosphorylation sites. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1684–1684. 18 indexed citations

Nishimura, Koutarou, Yoshikazu Johmura, Katashi Deguchi, et al.. (2019). Cdk1-mediated DIAPH1 phosphorylation maintains metaphase cortical tension and inactivates the spindle assembly checkpoint at anaphase. Nature Communications. 10(1). 981–981. 15 indexed citations

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Hirota, Toru, et al.. (2018). Dynamics of sister chromatids through the cell cycle: Together and apart. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(6). 1887–1889. 2 indexed citations

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Itoh, Go, Masanori Ikeda, Shin‐ichiro Kanno, et al.. (2013). Nucleoporin Nup188 is required for chromosome alignment in mitosis. Cancer Science. 104(7). 871–879. 36 indexed citations

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Shindo, Norihisa, Kazuki Kumada, & Toru Hirota. (2012). Separase Sensor Reveals Dual Roles for Separase Coordinating Cohesin Cleavage and Cdk1 Inhibition. Developmental Cell. 23(1). 112–123. 58 indexed citations

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Abe, Satoshi, Kota Nagasaka, Youko Hirayama, et al.. (2011). The initial phase of chromosome condensation requires Cdk1-mediated phosphorylation of the CAP-D3 subunit of condensin II. Genes & Development. 25(8). 863–874. 114 indexed citations

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Ohishi, Tomokazu, Toru Hirota, Takashi Tsuruo, & Hiroyuki Seimiya. (2010). TRF1 Mediates Mitotic Abnormalities Induced by Aurora-A Overexpression. Cancer Research. 70(5). 2041–2052. 26 indexed citations

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Itoh, Go, Shin‐ichiro Kanno, Kazuhiko Uchida, et al.. (2010). CAMP (C13orf8, ZNF828) is a novel regulator of kinetochore–microtubule attachment. The EMBO Journal. 30(1). 130–144. 47 indexed citations

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Uchida, Kazuhiko, Kentaro Takagaki, Kazuki Kumada, et al.. (2009). Kinetochore stretching inactivates the spindle assembly checkpoint. The Journal of Cell Biology. 184(3). 383–390. 182 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Kozo & Toru Hirota. (2009). Chromosome segregation machinery and cancer. Cancer Science. 100(7). 1158–1165. 31 indexed citations

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Honda, Shinobu, Tomotoshi Marumoto, Toru Hirota, et al.. (2004). Activation of m-Calpain Is Required for Chromosome Alignment on the Metaphase Plate during Mitosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(11). 10615–10623. 34 indexed citations

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Nishiyama, Yasuyuki, Toru Hirota, Tetsuro Morisaki, et al.. (1999). A human homolog of Drosophila warts tumor suppressor, h‐warts, localized to mitotic apparatus and specifically phosphorylated during mitosis. FEBS Letters. 459(2). 159–165. 91 indexed citations

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Muto, Masahiko, et al.. (1996). Allergic Contact Dermatitis due to Propolis.. The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology. 58(1). 6–9. 1 indexed citations

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