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9968
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16668
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1193

De-Xing Hou 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 De-Xing Hou sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 171 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

De-Xing Hou 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 De-Xing Hou sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

De-Xing Hou is affiliated with Kagoshima University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Physiology, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology.

The main topics of their scientific work include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Diet and metabolism studies

De-Xing Hou has contributed extensively to several journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Foods
  • Molecules
  • Food & Function
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Food Science and Technology Research

Their recent papers emphasize dietary components, gut microbiota modulation, and metabolic disease mechanisms. Notable publications include:

  • "Dietary protocatechuic acid ameliorates inflammation and up-regulates intestinal tight junction proteins by modulating gut microbiota in LPS-challenged piglets" (2020, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology)
  • "Ameliorative effects and molecular mechanisms of vine tea on western diet-induced NAFLD" (2020, Food & Function)
  • "Sanguinarine modulate gut microbiome and intestinal morphology to enhance growth performance in broilers" (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • "Protection against Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease by Protocatechuic Acid" (2023, Gut Microbes)
  • "Bilberry Anthocyanins Ameliorate NAFLD by Improving Dyslipidemia and Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis" (2020, Nutrients)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with De-Xing Hou include:

  • Kozue Sakao
  • Ziyu He
  • Jianhua He
  • Shusong Wu
  • Ruizhi Hu

Best Publications

  • Action of Nrf2 and Keap1 in ARE-mediated NQO1 expression by quercetin.

    Shunsuke Tanigawa;Makoto Fujii;De-Xing Hou

  • Potential mechanisms of cancer chemoprevention by anthocyanins.

    De-Xing Hou

  • CBP as a transcriptional coactivator of c-Myb.

    Ping Dai;H. Akimaru;Y. Tanaka;De-Xing Hou

  • Drosophila CBP is a co-activator of cubitus interruptus in hedgehog signalling

    Hiroshi Akimaru;Yang Chen;Ping Dai;De Xing Hou

  • Anthocyanidins inhibit cyclooxygenase-2 expression in LPS-evoked macrophages: Structure–activity relationship and molecular mechanisms involved

    De-Xing Hou;Takashi Yanagita;Takuhiro Uto;Satoko Masuzaki

  • Anthocyanidins inhibit activator protein 1 activity and cell transformation: structure–activity relationship and molecular mechanisms

    De Xing Hou;Keiko Kai;Jian-Jian Li;Shigang Lin

  • Molecular Mechanisms Behind the Chemopreventive Effects of Anthocyanidins

    De-Xing Hou;Makoto Fujii;Norihiko Terahara;Makoto Yoshimoto

  • Flavonoids as protein kinase inhibitors for cancer chemoprevention: direct binding and molecular modeling.

    De-Xing Hou;Takuma Kumamoto

  • Delphinidin 3-sambubioside, a Hibiscus anthocyanin, induces apoptosis in human leukemia cells through reactive oxygen species-mediated mitochondrial pathway.

    De-Xing Hou;Xuhui Tong;Norihiko Terahara;Dong Luo

  • Multiple regulations of Keap1/Nrf2 system by dietary phytochemicals

    Si Qin;De-Xing Hou;De-Xing Hou

  • 6-(Methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate suppresses inducible nitric oxide synthase expression through the inhibition of Janus kinase 2-mediated JNK pathway in lipopolysaccharide-activated murine macrophages.

    Takuhiro Uto;Makoto Fujii;De-Xing Hou

  • Rhein induces apoptosis in HL-60 cells via reactive oxygen species-independent mitochondrial death pathway.

    Shigang Lin;Makoto Fujii;De-Xing Hou

  • Stabilization of p53 Is Involved in Quercetin-Induced Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in HepG2 Cells

    Shunsuke Tanigawa;Makoto Fujii;De-Xing Hou

  • Anthocyanidins induce apoptosis in human promyelocytic leukemia cells: structure-activity relationship and mechanisms involved.

    De-Xing Hou;Takashi Ose;Shigang Lin;Kazuhiro Harazoro

  • Drosophila CBP is required for dorsal –dependent twist gene expression

    Hiroshi Akimaru;De-Xing Hou;Shunsuke Ishii

  • Dietary protocatechuic acid ameliorates inflammation and up-regulates intestinal tight junction proteins by modulating gut microbiota in LPS-challenged piglets

    Ruizhi Hu;Ziyu He;Ming Liu;Jijun Tan

  • Potential Chemopreventive Properties of Anthocyanin-Rich Aqueous Extracts from In Vitro Produced Tissue of Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.)

    Izabela Konczak-Islam;Makoto Yoshimoto;De-Xing Hou;Norihiko Terahara

  • Chemopreventive functions and molecular mechanisms of garlic organosulfur compounds

    Phoebe Zapanta Trio;Sixiang You;Xi He;Jianhua He

  • Green tea proanthocyanidins inhibit cyclooxygenase-2 expression in LPS-activated mouse macrophages: molecular mechanisms and structure-activity relationship.

    De-Xing Hou;Satoko Masuzaki;Fumio Hashimoto;Takuhiro Uto

  • Antioxidant activity of different species and varieties of turmeric (Curcuma spp): Isolation of active compounds.

    Jesmin Akter;Jesmin Akter;Md. Amzad Hossain;Md. Amzad Hossain;Kensaku Takara;Kensaku Takara;Md. Zahorul Islam;Md. Zahorul Islam

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian Jian Li
Jian Jian Li University of California, Davis
Junji Terao
Junji Terao University of Tokushima
Nancy H. Colburn
Nancy H. Colburn National Institutes of Health
Katheleen Gardiner
Katheleen Gardiner University of Colorado Denver
Douglas R. Spitz
Douglas R. Spitz University of Iowa
Kazutoyo Osoegawa
Kazutoyo Osoegawa Stanford University
Akira Murakami
Akira Murakami Kyoto University
Anthony V. Carrano
Anthony V. Carrano Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Pieter J. de Jong
Pieter J. de Jong UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

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