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Daisuke Uemura

Daisuke Uemura

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
12753
World Ranking
10114
National Ranking
724

Daisuke Uemura publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daisuke Uemura sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 303 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Daisuke Uemura D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daisuke Uemura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Nakanishi Prize, Chemical Society of Japan and the American Chemical Society.

Overview

Daisuke Uemura is affiliated with Kanagawa University in Japan and focuses on research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, and Organic Chemistry.

Their main research topics encompass:

  • Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Protist Diversity and Phylogeny
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

Recent publications by Uemura include the following papers:

  • "Amdigenol D, a long carbon-chain polyol, isolated from the marine dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp." (2020), published in Tetrahedron Letters
  • "Structure-activity relationship study of the anti-obesity natural product yoshinone A" (2021), published in Chirality
  • "Analysis of the Structural Aspects of Tannin-Based Adhesives by 2D-NMR" (2021), published in Materials
  • "Issue Information" (2021), published in Chirality

Uemura frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Yoshinori Kawazoe
  • Sachikazu Omura
  • Toshiyasu Inuzuka
  • Yuki Itakura
  • Miki Matsuda

The scientist's work is often published in journals such as:

  • Chirality
  • Tetrahedron Letters
  • Materials

In recognition of their contributions, Uemura received the Nakanishi Prize from the Chemical Society of Japan and the American Chemical Society in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Calyculin A and okadaic acid: inhibitors of protein phosphatase activity

    H. Ishihara;B.L. Martin;D.L. Brautigan;H. Karaki

  • Halichondrins—antitumor polyether macrolides from a marine sponge

    Y. Hirata;D. Uemura

  • NORHALICHONDRIN A: AN ANTITUMOR POLYETHER MACROLIDE FROM A MARINE SPONGE

    D. Uemura;K. Takahashi;T. Yamamoto;C. Katayama

  • Pinnatoxin A: a toxic amphoteric macrocycle from the Okinawan bivalve Pinna muricata

    Daisuke Uemura;Tong Chou;Takeharu Haino;Akito Nagatsu

  • Further studies on palytoxin. II. structure of palytoxin

    Daisuke Uemura;Katsuhiro Ueda;Yoshimasa Hirata;Hideo Naoki

  • Halichlorine, an inhibitor of VCAM-1 induction from the marine sponge Halichondria okadai Kadata

    Makoto Kuramoto;Chou Tong;Kaoru Yamada;Tatsuhiko Chiba

  • Structure-activity relationship within a series of okadaic acid derivatives.

    Shinji Nishiwaki;Hirota Fujiki;Masami Suganuma;Hiroko Furuya-Suguri

  • Karatungiols A and B, two novel antimicrobial polyol compounds, from the symbiotic marine dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp.

    Kazuto Washida;Tomoyuki Koyama;Kaoru Yamada;Masaki Kita

  • Structural determination of pteriatoxins A, B and C, extremely potent toxins from the bivalve Pteria penguin

    Noboru Takada;Naoyashi Umemura;Kiyotake Suenaga;Daisuke Uemura

  • Isolation and structure of pinnatoxin D, a new shellfish poison from the okinawan bivalve Pinna muricata

    Tong Chou;Takeharu Haino;Makoto Kuramoto;Daisuke Uemura

  • Calcium-independent activation of contractile apparatus in smooth muscle by calyculin-A

    H Ishihara;H Ozaki;K Sato;M Hori

  • Stereochemistry of palytoxin. 4. Complete structure

    J. K. Cha;W. J. Christ;J. M. Finan;H. Fujioka

  • Pinnatoxins B and C, the most toxic components in the pinnatoxin series from the Okinawan bivalve Pinna muricata

    Noboru Takada;Naoyoshi Umemura;Kiyotake Suenaga;Tong Chou

  • Structure of oxazolomycin, a novel β-lactone antibiotic

    Tatsuya Mori;Kanji Takahashi;Masato Kashiwabara;Daisuke Uemura

  • A NEW ANALYTICAL METHOD OF INDIVIDUAL BILE ACIDS USING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY AND IMMOBILIZED 3α-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE IN COLUMN FORM

    Sumihiko Okuyama;Nobuhiko Kokubun;Sakae Higashidate;Daisuke Uemura

  • Pinnaic acid and tauropinnaic acid: Two novel fatty acids composing a 6-azaspiro[4.5]decane unit from the Okinawan bivalve Pinna muricata

    Tong Chou;Makoto Kuramoto;Yuko Otani;Mayumi Shikano

  • Several compounds from Palyfhoa tuberculosa (Coelenterata)

    Y. Hirata;D. Uemura;K. Ueda;S. Takano

  • THE ISOLATION AND STRUCTURES OF FIVE NEW ALKALOIDS, NORZOANTHAMINE, OXYZOANTH AMINE, NORZOANTHAMINONE, CYCLOZOANTHAMINE AND EPINORZOANTHAMINE

    Seketsu Fukuzawa;Yoshinori Hayashi;Daisuke Uemura;Akito Nagatsu

  • ISOLATION AND STRUCTURE OF A 334 NM UV-ABSORBING SUBSTANCE, PORPHYRA-334 FROM THE RED ALGA PORPHYRA TENERA KJELLMAN

    Satoshi Takano;Atsushi Nakanishi;Daisuke Uemura;Yoshimasa Hirata

  • Blarina toxin, a mammalian lethal venom from the short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda: Isolation and characterization.

    Masaki Kita;Yasuo Nakamura;Yasuo Nakamura;Yuushi Okumura;Satoshi D. Ohdachi

  • Studies on palytoxins

    Daisuke Uemura;Yoshimasa Hirata;Takashi Iwashita;Hideo Naoki

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshimasa Hirata
Yoshimasa Hirata Meijo University
Yoshito Kishi
Yoshito Kishi Harvard University
Hiroshi Kido
Hiroshi Kido University of Tokushima
Takeharu Haino
Takeharu Haino Hiroshima University
Hideo Naoki
Hideo Naoki Tohoku University
Masatoshi Hori
Masatoshi Hori University of Tokyo
Atsushi Wakamiya
Atsushi Wakamiya Kyoto University
Ikumi Tamai
Ikumi Tamai Kanazawa University
Hans-Ulrich Humpf
Hans-Ulrich Humpf University of Münster
Nobuhiro Fusetani
Nobuhiro Fusetani Waseda University

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