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Akinori Nishi

Akinori Nishi

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
11787
World Ranking
16054
National Ranking
1145

Akinori Nishi publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akinori Nishi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 181 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Akinori Nishi D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akinori Nishi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Akinori Nishi is affiliated with Kurume University in Japan and has made significant contributions to the fields of neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans multiple subfields, primarily focusing on cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, cognitive neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, and social psychology.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics, including neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, the influence of neurotransmitter receptors on behavior, receptor mechanisms and signaling, stress responses and cortisol, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, memory and neural mechanisms, as well as zebrafish biomedical research applications.

Some of Akinori Nishi's recent papers include the following:

  • Noradrenaline activation of hippocampal dopamine D 1 receptors promotes antidepressant effects, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Distinct Role of Dopamine in the PFC and NAc During Exposure to Cocaine-Associated Cues, 2021, The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • SLITRK1-mediated noradrenergic projection suppression in the neonatal prefrontal cortex, 2022, Communications Biology
  • Inhibition of STAT-mediated cytokine responses to chemically-induced colitis prevents inflammation-associated neurobehavioral impairments, 2023, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Subregion-Specific Regulation of Dopamine D1 Receptor Signaling in the Striatum: Implication for L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia, 2021, Journal of Neuroscience

Akinori Nishi has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Yukie Kawahara, Mahomi Kuroiwa, Yoko Ohnishi, Takahide Shuto, and Yoshinori Ohnishi.

The scientist has published extensively in multiple venues, with notable contributions to the Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, Research Square, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In 2019, Akinori Nishi received the Hellman Fellow award, marking recognition within their academic career.

Best Publications

  • DARPP-32: an integrator of neurotransmission.

    Per Svenningsson;Akinori Nishi;Gilberto Fisone;Jean-Antoine Girault

  • Phosphorylation of DARPP-32 by Cdk5 modulates dopamine signalling in neurons

    James A. Bibb;Gretchen L. Snyder;Akinori Nishi;Zhen Yan

  • DARPP-32: Regulator of the Efficacy of Dopaminergic Neurotransmission

    A. A. Fienberg;N. Hiroi;Paul G Mermelstein;W. J. Song

  • Sulfation patterns of glycosaminoglycans encode molecular recognition and activity

    Cristal I Gama;Sarah E Tully;Naoki Sotogaku;Peter M Clark

  • Bidirectional Regulation of DARPP-32 Phosphorylation by Dopamine

    Akinori Nishi;Gretchen L. Snyder;Paul Greengard

  • Effects of chronic exposure to cocaine are regulated by the neuronal protein Cdk5

    James A. Bibb;Jingshan Chen;Jane R. Taylor;Per Svenningsson

  • Protein kinase A activates protein phosphatase 2A by phosphorylation of the B56δ subunit

    Jung Hyuck Ahn;Thomas McAvoy;Sergey V. Rakhilin;Akinori Nishi

  • Distinct roles of PDE4 and PDE10A in the regulation of cAMP/PKA signaling in the striatum

    Akinori Nishi;Mahomi Kuroiwa;Diane B. Miller;James P. O'Callaghan

  • Amplification of dopaminergic signaling by a positive feedback loop

    Akinori Nishi;James A. Bibb;Gretchen L. Snyder;Hideho Higashi

  • Cell type-specific regulation of DARPP-32 phosphorylation by psychostimulant and antipsychotic drugs.

    Helen S Bateup;Per Svenningsson;Per Svenningsson;Mahomi Kuroiwa;Shiaoching Gong

  • A phosphatase cascade by which rewarding stimuli control nucleosomal response

    Alexandre Stipanovich;Alexandre Stipanovich;Emmanuel Valjent;Emmanuel Valjent;Miriam Matamales;Miriam Matamales;Akinori Nishi;Akinori Nishi

  • The DARPP-32/protein phosphatase-1 cascade: a model for signal integration.

    Paul Greengard;Angus C Nairn;Jean-Antoine Girault;Charles C Ouimet

  • Deficiency of Schnurri-2, an MHC Enhancer Binding Protein, Induces Mild Chronic Inflammation in the Brain and Confers Molecular, Neuronal, and Behavioral Phenotypes Related to Schizophrenia

    Keizo Takao;Katsunori Kobayashi;Hideo Hagihara;Koji Ohira

  • Metabotropic mGlu5 receptors regulate adenosine A2A receptor signaling

    Akinori Nishi;Feng Liu;Seiichiro Matsuyama;Miho Hamada

  • Regulation of DARPP-32 dephosphorylation at PKA- and Cdk5-sites by NMDA and AMPA receptors: distinct roles of calcineurin and protein phosphatase-2A.

    Akinori Nishi;James A. Bibb;Seiichiro Matsuyama;Miho Hamada

  • Glutamate regulation of DARPP-32 phosphorylation in neostriatal neurons involves activation of multiple signaling cascades

    Akinori Nishi;Yasuo Watanabe;Hideho Higashi;Masatoshi Tanaka

  • Mechanisms for the Modulation of Dopamine D1 Receptor Signaling in Striatal Neurons

    Akinori Nishi;Mahomi Kuroiwa;Takahide Shuto

  • The role of DARPP-32 in the actions of drugs of abuse.

    Angus C. Nairn;Per Svenningsson;Akinori Nishi;Akinori Nishi;Gilberto Fisone;Gilberto Fisone

  • Role of calcineurin and protein phosphatase-2A in the regulation of DARPP-32 dephosphorylation in neostriatal neurons.

    Akinori Nishi;Gretchen L. Snyder;Angus C. Nairn;Paul Greengard

  • Regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 and casein kinase 1 by metabotropic glutamate receptors

    Feng Liu;Xiao Hong Ma;Jernej Ule;James A. Bibb

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard Rockefeller University
Angus C. Nairn
Angus C. Nairn Yale University
Hideho Higashi
Hideho Higashi Kurume University
Allen A. Fienberg
Allen A. Fienberg Rockefeller University
Eric J. Nestler
Eric J. Nestler Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Gilberto Fisone
Gilberto Fisone Karolinska Institute
Per Svenningsson
Per Svenningsson Karolinska Institute
Masahiro Yamamoto
Masahiro Yamamoto Osaka University
Zhen Yan
Zhen Yan University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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