Toshio Hirano

37.6k citations
220 papers · 29.3k indexed · 13 hit papers · h-index 85
Topics
Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (61 papers)T-cell and B-cell Immunology (36 papers)Immune Cell Function and Interaction (32 papers)
Partner nations
JapanUnited StatesFrance

In The Last Decade

Toshio Hirano

216 papers receiving 28.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

Toshio Hirano
Comparison fields: 5 of 163
  • Immunology 10.8k
  • Molecular Biology 10.2k
  • Oncology 8.7k
  • Cancer Research 2.7k
  • Hematology 2.6k
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Fields of papers citing papers by Toshio Hirano

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toshio Hirano

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

All Works

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About Toshio Hirano

Toshio Hirano is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Physiology, having authored 220 papers that have together received 29.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (61 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (36 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (32 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (10.8k citations), Oncology (8.7k citations) and Hematology (2.6k citations). Toshio Hirano has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Masaaki Murakami, Tetsuya Taga, Masahiko Hibi, Katsuhiko Ishihara, Keigo Nishida, Koichi Nakajima, Toshiyuki Fukada, Tadashi Matsuda and Shizuo Akira. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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