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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
14949
World Ranking
9159
National Ranking
615

Hirokazu Tamamura 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 Hirokazu Tamamura sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 351 publications — 85th percentile

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

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

Hirokazu Tamamura 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 Hirokazu Tamamura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hirokazu Tamamura is affiliated with Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan. Their research career spans multiple domains primarily focused on medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, and microbiology. The scientist has contributed to 44 publications in the field of medicine and 37 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional work in immunology and microbiology.

The research subfields include molecular biology, infectious diseases, virology, organic chemistry, and immunology. These areas underpin investigations into various significant topics, notably HIV research and treatment, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, chemical synthesis and analysis, click chemistry applications, and research related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. They have also contributed to computational drug discovery methods and explored synthesis and biological activity.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tamamura include:

  • Kohei Tsuji
  • Takuya Kobayakawa
  • Takahiro Ishii
  • Hiroaki Mitsuya
  • Kouki Shinohara

Publishing venues where Tamamura's work has appeared multiple times include:

  • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • RSC Chemical Biology
  • Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Recent publications reflect active involvement in infectious disease research as well as chemical biology and drug discovery:

  • "A cell cycle-dependent CRISPR-Cas9 activation system based on an anti-CRISPR protein shows improved genome editing accuracy," 2020, Communications Biology
  • "Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors containing P1' 4-fluorobenzothiazole moiety highly active against SARS-CoV-2," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Potent and biostable inhibitors of the main protease of SARS-CoV-2," 2022, iScience
  • "Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors Containing 4-Fluorobenzothiazole-2-carbonyl Moieties," 2023, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Small-Molecule Anti-HIV-1 Agents Based on HIV-1 Capsid Proteins," 2021, Biomolecules

Best Publications

  • Germinal center dark and light zone organization is mediated by CXCR4 and CXCR5.

    Christopher D C Allen;K Mark Ansel;K Mark Ansel;Caroline Low;Robin Lesley

  • A Small Molecule CXCR4 Inhibitor that Blocks T Cell Line–tropic HIV-1 Infection

    Tsutomu Murakami;Toshihiro Nakajima;Yoshio Koyanagi;Kazunobu Tachibana

  • A low-molecular-weight inhibitor against the chemokine receptor CXCR4: a strong anti-HIV peptide T140.

    Hirokazu Tamamura;Younong Xu;Toshio Hattori;Xiaoyan Zhang

  • T140 analogs as CXCR4 antagonists identified as anti-metastatic agents in the treatment of breast cancer

    Hirokazu Tamamura;Akira Hori;Naoyuki Kanzaki;Kenichi Hiramatsu

  • Small peptide inhibitors of the CXCR4 chemokine receptor (CD184) antagonize the activation, migration, and antiapoptotic responses of CXCL12 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells

    Meike Burger;Tanja Hartmann;Tanja Hartmann;Myriam Krome;Myriam Krome;Justyna Rawluk;Justyna Rawluk

  • Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer reveals ligand-induced conformational changes in CXCR4 homo- and heterodimers

    Yann Percherancier;Yamina A. Berchiche;Isabelle Slight;Rudolf Volkmer-Engert

  • HIV protease inhibitor nelfinavir inhibits replication of SARS-associated coronavirus.

    Norio Yamamoto;Rongge Yang;Yoshiyuki Yoshinaka;Shinji Amari

  • CXCL12-CXCR4 engagement is required for migration of cutaneous dendritic cells.

    Kenji Kabashima;Noriko Shiraishi;Kazunari Sugita;Tomoko Mori

  • A point mutation that confers constitutive activity to CXCR4 reveals that T140 is an inverse agonist and that AMD3100 and ALX40-4C are weak partial agonists.

    Wen-bo Zhang;Jean-Marc Navenot;Bodduluri Haribabu;Hirokazu Tamamura

  • Molecular‐Size Reduction of a Potent CXCR4‐Chemokine Antagonist Using Orthogonal Combination of Conformation‐ and Sequence‐Based Libraries

    Nobutaka Fujii;Shinya Oishi;Kenichi Hiramatsu;Takanobu Araki

  • Elevated Serum Levels of Stromal-Derived Factor-1α Are Associated with Increased Osteoclast Activity and Osteolytic Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma Patients

    Andrew C.W. Zannettino;Amanda N. Farrugia;Angela Kortesidis;Jim Manavis

  • Remodeling of gp41‐C34 Peptide Leads to Highly Effective Inhibitors of the Fusion of HIV‐1 with Target Cells

    Akira Otaka;Miki Nakamura;Daisuke Nameki;Eiichi Kodama

  • A novel anti-HIV synthetic peptide, T-22 ([Tyr5,12,Lys7]-polyphemusin II)

    Masao Masuda;Hideki Nakashima;Toshihiro Ueda;Hiroyasu Naba

  • Identification of a CXCR4 antagonist, a T140 analog, as an anti-rheumatoid arthritis agent.

    Hirokazu Tamamura;Miho Fujisawa;Kenichi Hiramatsu;Makiko Mizumoto

  • T134, a Small-Molecule CXCR4 Inhibitor, Has No Cross-Drug Resistance with AMD3100, a CXCR4 Antagonist with a Different Structure

    Rieko Arakaki;Hirokazu Tamamura;Mariappan Premanathan;Kenji Kanbara

  • Stromal cell-derived factor 1-mediated CXCR4 signaling in rat and human cortical neural progenitor cells.

    Hui Peng;Yunlong Huang;Jeremy Rose;David Erichsen

  • Pharmacophore identification of a specific CXCR4 inhibitor, T140, leads to development of effective anti-HIV agents with very high selectivity indexes.

    Hirokazu Tamamura;Akane Omagari;Shinya Oishi;Taisei Kanamoto

  • Lipid bilayer simulations of CXCR4 with inverse agonists and weak partial agonists.

    John O. Trent;Zi-xuan Wang;James L. Murray;Wenhai Shao

  • Development of specific CXCR4 inhibitors possessing high selectivity indexes as well as complete stability in serum based on an anti-HIV peptide T140.

    Hirokazu Tamamura;Akane Omagari;Kenichi Hiramatsu;Kazuyo Gotoh

  • A comparative study of the solution structures of tachyplesin I and a novel anti-HIV synthetic peptide, T22 ([Tyr5,12, Lys7]-polyphemusin II), determined by nuclear magnetic resonance.

    Hirokazu Tamamura;Masataka Kuroda;Masao Masuda;Akira Otaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobutaka Fujii
Nobutaka Fujii Kyoto University
Akira Otaka
Akira Otaka University of Tokushima
Naoki Yamamoto
Naoki Yamamoto Kyoto University
Shinya Oishi
Shinya Oishi Kyoto University
Stephen C. Peiper
Stephen C. Peiper Thomas Jefferson University
Yoshinori Yamamoto
Yoshinori Yamamoto Tohoku University
John O. Trent
John O. Trent University of Louisville
Hiroaki Ohno
Hiroaki Ohno Kyoto University
Kazuhisa Yoshimura
Kazuhisa Yoshimura National Institutes of Health
Peter M. Blumberg
Peter M. Blumberg National Institutes of Health

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