The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hirokazu Hirai sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 217 publications — 67th percentile
67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hirokazu Hirai sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 51 D-Index — 44th percentile
44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
Hirokazu Hirai is a researcher affiliated with Gunma University in Japan, specializing primarily in the fields of Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Genetics, and Immunology.
The research topics addressed by Hirokazu Hirai include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms, Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep, and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery.
Several recent papers authored by or involving Hirokazu Hirai illustrate the diversity of their research. These include:
Frequent collaborators have included Ayumu Konno, Nobutake Hosoi, Yuki Kurauchi, Hiroshi Katsuki, and Takahiro Seki. Ayumu Konno appears as the most frequent co-author.
Hirai's work has been published across various venues, with notable recurrent appearances in:
In total, their contributions involve a substantial number of publications in Neuroscience (93) and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology (80), reflecting a broad and multidisciplinary engagement with their research areas.
H. Hirai;M. F. Roussel;Jun-Ya Kato;R. A. Ashmun
Duo Jin;Hong Xiang Liu;Hirokazu Hirai;Takashi Torashima
Bodo Laube;Hirokazu Hirai;Mike Sturgess;Heinrich Betz
Hiromu Monai;Masamichi Ohkura;Mika Tanaka;Yuki Oe
Hirokazu Hirai;Zhen Pang;Zhen Pang;Dashi Bao;Taisuke Miyazaki
Shinji Matsuda;Sumiko Mikawa;Hirokazu Hirai
Hirokazu Hirai;Joachim Kirsch;Bodo Laube;Heinrich Betz
Shinji Matsuda;Thomas Launey;Sumiko Mikawa;Hirokazu Hirai
Toshio Munesue;Shigeru Yokoyama;Kazuhiko Nakamura;Ayyappan Anitha
H Hirai;C J Sherr
Kazuki Harada;Motoki Ito;Xiaowen Wang;Mika Tanaka
Naofumi Uesaka;Motokazu Uchigashima;Takayasu Mikuni;Takanobu Nakazawa
Yuki Oe;Xiaowen Wang;Tommaso Patriarchi;Ayumu Konno
Yasunori Matsuzaki;Ayumu Konno;Ryuta Mochizuki;Yoichiro Shinohara
Junko Sasaki;Satoshi Kofuji;Satoshi Kofuji;Reietsu Itoh;Reietsu Itoh;Toshihiko Momiyama
Clévio Nóbrega;Isabel Nascimento-Ferreira;Isabel Onofre;David Albuquerque
Hirokazu Hirai;Hirokazu Hirai;Hirokazu Hirai;Thomas Launey;Sumiko Mikawa;Takashi Torashima;Takashi Torashima
Takayasu Mikuni;Naofumi Uesaka;Hiroyuki Okuno;Hirokazu Hirai
Takashi Torashima;Takashi Torashima;Chiho Koyama;Akira Iizuka;Kazuhiro Mitsumura
Hirokazu Hirai;Thomas Launey
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