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Hiroaki Matsunami

Hiroaki Matsunami

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
15986
World Ranking
11796
National Ranking
5073

Hiroaki Matsunami 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 Hiroaki Matsunami sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 167 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hiroaki Matsunami 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 Hiroaki Matsunami sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Hiroaki Matsunami is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has a research focus predominantly in the fields of Neuroscience and Nursing. Their scholarly output includes a significant number of publications, largely revolving around olfactory and sensory function studies, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, and neurobiology and insect physiology research.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Marine animal studies overview

Matsunami's research spans several subfields of study, notably:

  • Sensory Systems
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Molecular Biology

They have contributed to academic literature published in various journals and venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife
  • Methods in molecular biology

Matsunami has also contributed to at least one book published by Springer Science+Business Media titled The Olfactory System, released in 2023.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Hiroaki Matsunami are:

  • Non-neuronal expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the olfactory system suggests mechanisms underlying COVID-19-associated anosmia, 2020, Science Advances
  • Single-cell analysis of olfactory neurogenesis and differentiation in adult humans, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • Olfactory receptor 2 in vascular macrophages drives atherosclerosis by NLRP3-dependent IL-1 production, 2022, Science
  • Structural basis of odorant recognition by a human odorant receptor, 2023, Nature
  • Persistent post-COVID-19 smell loss is associated with immune cell infiltration and altered gene expression in olfactory epithelium, 2022, Science Translational Medicine

Their frequent co-authors include Claire A. de March, Jeevan Tewari, Maíra H. Nagai, Yosuke Fukutani, and Masafumi Yohda.

In recognition of contributions to science, Hiroaki Matsunami was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Non-neuronal expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the olfactory system suggests mechanisms underlying COVID-19-associated anosmia.

    David H. Brann;Tatsuya Tsukahara;Caleb Weinreb;Marcela Lipovsek

  • Developmental Defects in Mouse Embryos Lacking N-Cadherin

    Glenn L. Radice;Glenn L. Radice;Helen Rayburn;Hiroaki Matsunami;Karen A. Knudsen

  • A multigene family encoding a diverse array of putative pheromone receptors in mammals.

    Hiroaki Matsunami;Linda B Buck

  • A family of candidate taste receptors in human and mouse

    Hiroaki Matsunami;Jean-Pierre Montmayeur;Linda B. Buck

  • Genetic variation in a human odorant receptor alters odour perception

    Andreas Keller;Hanyi Zhuang;Qiuyi Chi;Leslie B. Vosshall

  • RTP Family Members Induce Functional Expression of Mammalian Odorant Receptors

    Harumi Saito;Momoka Kubota;Richard W. Roberts;Qiuyi Chi

  • Odor coding by a mammalian receptor repertoire

    Harumi Saito;Qiuyi Chi;Hanyi Zhuang;Hiroaki Matsunami

  • A candidate taste receptor gene near a sweet taste locus.

    Jean-Pierre Montmayeur;Stephen D. Liberles;Hiroaki Matsunami;Linda B. Buck

  • Transient receptor potential family members PKD1L3 and PKD2L1 form a candidate sour taste receptor

    Yoshiro Ishimaru;Hitoshi Inada;Momoka Kubota;Hanyi Zhuang

  • The missense of smell: functional variability in the human odorant receptor repertoire

    Joel D Mainland;Andreas Keller;Yun R Li;Ting Zhou

  • Cadherin-11 expressed in association with mesenchymal morphogenesis in the head, somite, and limb bud of early mouse embryos

    Yoshishige Kimura;Hiroaki Matsunami;Takayoshi Inoue;Kenji Shimamura

  • Detection of Near-Atmospheric Concentrations of CO2 by an Olfactory Subsystem in the Mouse

    Ji Hu;Chun Zhong;Cheng Ding;Qiuyi Chi

  • G protein Gαo is essential for vomeronasal function and aggressive behavior in mice

    Pablo Chamero;Vicky Katsoulidou;Philipp Hendrix;Bernd Bufe

  • Evaluating cell-surface expression and measuring activation of mammalian odorant receptors in heterologous cells

    Hanyi Zhuang;Hiroaki Matsunami

  • Synergism of Accessory Factors in Functional Expression of Mammalian Odorant Receptors

    Hanyi Zhuang;Hiroaki Matsunami

  • The candidate sour taste receptor, PKD2L1, is expressed by type III taste cells in the mouse.

    Shinji Kataoka;Ruibiao Yang;Yoshiro Ishimaru;Yoshiro Ishimaru;Hiroaki Matsunami

  • Cadherin-6 Expression Transiently Delineates Specific Rhombomeres, Other Neural Tube Subdivisions, and Neural Crest Subpopulations in Mouse Embryos

    Takayoshi Inoue;Osamu Chisaka;Hiroaki Matsunami;Masatoshi Takeichi

  • Single-cell analysis of olfactory neurogenesis and differentiation in adult humans.

    Michael A. Durante;Stefan Kurtenbach;Zoukaa B. Sargi;J. William Harbour

  • Functional Evolution of Mammalian Odorant Receptors

    Kaylin A. Adipietro;Joel D. Mainland;Hiroaki Matsunami

  • Cyclic Regulation of Sensory Perception by a Female Hormone Alters Behavior

    Sandeepa Dey;Pablo Chamero;James K. Pru;Ming-Shan Chien

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel D. Mainland
Joel D. Mainland Monell Chemical Senses Center
Masafumi Yohda
Masafumi Yohda Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Eric Block
Eric Block University at Albany, State University of New York
Yun Li
Yun Li University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Victor S. Batista
Victor S. Batista Yale University
Leslie B. Vosshall
Leslie B. Vosshall Rockefeller University
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
Peter Mombaerts
Peter Mombaerts Rockefeller University
Nicholas Katsanis
Nicholas Katsanis Galatea Bio Inc

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