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Hideo Kimura

Hideo Kimura

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
86
Citations
35114
World Ranking
2922
National Ranking
183

Hideo Kimura 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 Hideo Kimura sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 278 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hideo Kimura 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 Hideo Kimura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hideo Kimura is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and specializes in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans a variety of subfields including biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and immunology.

The scientist's work focuses primarily on sulfur compounds in biology, amino acid enzymes and metabolism, and neuroscience related to respiration and sleep. Additional areas of study include mast cells and histamine, fibroblast growth factor research, obstructive sleep apnea, and advanced chemical sensor technologies.

Recent publications by Hideo Kimura include the following:

  • Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and Polysulfide (H2Sn) Signaling: The First 25 Years, 2021, Biomolecules
  • Hydrogen sulfide signalling in the CNS - Comparison with NO, 2020, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)/Polysulfides (H2Sn) Signalling and TRPA1 Channels Modification on Sulfur Metabolism, 2024, Biomolecules

Other related papers with coauthors include:

  • Hydrogen sulfide and polysulfides induce GABA/glutamate/d-serine release, facilitate hippocampal LTP, and regulate behavioral hyperactivity, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Traditional Chinese medicine Jia Wei Gui Pi Tang improves behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and favourable positive emotions in patients, 2023, Psychogeriatrics

Hideo Kimura has published extensively at the Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society, as well as in Biomolecules, British Journal of Pharmacology, Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts, and Scientific Reports.

Frequent collaborators include Norihiro Shibuya, Yuka Kimura, Shin Koike, Yuki Ogasawara, and Noriyuki Nagahara.

Best Publications

  • The possible role of hydrogen sulfide as an endogenous neuromodulator

    Kazuho Abe;Hideo Kimura

  • The possible role of hydrogen sulfide as an endogenous smooth muscle relaxant in synergy with nitric oxide.

    Rumiko Hosoki;Norio Matsuki;Hideo Kimura

  • Hydrogen sulfide attenuates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by preservation of mitochondrial function

    John W. Elrod;John W. Calvert;Joanna Morrison;Jeannette E. Doeller

  • 3-Mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase produces hydrogen sulfide and bound sulfane sulfur in the brain.

    Norihiro Shibuya;Makiko Tanaka;Mikiharu Yoshida;Yuki Ogasawara

  • Hydrogen sulfide protects neurons from oxidative stress.

    Yuka Kimura;Hideo Kimura

  • Mechanism of Cellular 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide (MTT) Reduction

    Yuanbin Liu;Daniel A. Peterson;Hideo Kimura;David Schubert

  • Brain hydrogen sulfide is severely decreased in Alzheimer's disease.

    Ko Eto;Takashi Asada;Kunimasa Arima;Takao Makifuchi

  • Hydrogen sulfide increases glutathione production and suppresses oxidative stress in mitochondria.

    Yuka Kimura;Yu-Ichi Goto;Hideo Kimura

  • Hydrogen sulfide: its production, release and functions

    Hideo Kimura

  • Development of a highly selective fluorescence probe for hydrogen sulfide.

    Kiyoshi Sasakura;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Norihiro Shibuya;Yoshinori Mikami

  • A source of hydrogen sulfide and a mechanism of its release in the brain.

    Mari Ishigami;Keiko Hiraki;Ken Umemura;Yuki Ogasawara

  • A novel pathway for the production of hydrogen sulfide from D-cysteine in mammalian cells

    Norihiro Shibuya;Shin Koike;Makiko Tanaka;Mari Ishigami-Yuasa

  • Vascular Endothelium Expresses 3-Mercaptopyruvate Sulfurtransferase and Produces Hydrogen Sulfide

    Norihiro Shibuya;Yoshinori Mikami;Yuka Kimura;Noriyuki Nagahara

  • Hypoxia response element of the human vascular endothelial growth factor gene mediates transcriptional regulation by nitric oxide: control of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 activity by nitric oxide.

    Hideo Kimura;Alessandro Weisz;Yukiko Kurashima;Kouichi Hashimoto

  • Hydrogen sulfide as a neuromodulator.

    Hideo Kimura

  • Human interleukin 6 is a direct promoter of maturation of megakaryocytes in vitro.

    Toshiyuki Ishibashi;Hideo Kimura;Tatsumi Uchida;Shigeo Kariyone

  • Amyloid peptides are toxic via a common oxidative mechanism

    D Schubert;C Behl;R Lesley;A Brack

  • Hydrogen sulfide induces cyclic AMP and modulates the NMDA receptor.

    Hideo Kimura

  • Activin is a nerve cell survival molecule

    D. Schubert;H. Kimura;M. LaCorbiere;J. Vaughan

  • Hydrogen sulfide induces calcium waves in astrocytes

    Yasuo Nagai;Mamiko Tsugane;Jun-Ichiro Oka;Hideo Kimura

Frequent Co-Authors

Osamu Sato
Osamu Sato Kyushu University
Yasuhiko Sugawara
Yasuhiko Sugawara Kumamoto University
Masatoshi Makuuchi
Masatoshi Makuuchi University of Tokyo
Yu-ichi Goto
Yu-ichi Goto University of Tsukuba
David Schubert
David Schubert Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jun-ichi Sawada
Jun-ichi Sawada University of Shizuoka
Shogo Ozawa
Shogo Ozawa Iwate Medical University
Kenjiro Hanaoka
Kenjiro Hanaoka Keio University
Yoshiro Saito
Yoshiro Saito Tohoku University
Yasuteru Urano
Yasuteru Urano University of Tokyo

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