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47
Citations
9139
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18660
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Hiromu Sugino 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 Hiromu Sugino sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 101 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hiromu Sugino 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 Hiromu Sugino sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hiromu Sugino is affiliated with the University of Tokushima in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broader disciplines, their work emphasizes subfields including Molecular Biology and Rheumatology.

The scientist's research covers several key topics, notably:

  • TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • GDF15 and Related Biomarkers
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases

Hiromu Sugino has authored research that has appeared in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. One of their recent papers is titled "Possible Role of Activin in the Adiponectin Paradox-Induced Progress of Alzheimer's Disease," published in 2021. This paper, authored alongside Makoto Hashimoto, contributes to the understanding of molecular mechanisms potentially affecting Alzheimer's progression.

In their collaborative work, Hiromu Sugino has frequently worked with several coauthors, including:

  • Makoto Hashimoto
  • Gilbert Ho
  • Shuei Sugama
  • Takato Takenouchi
  • Masaaki Waragai

Their publication record reflects a focus on molecular and biochemical aspects of diseases, with an emphasis on signaling pathways such as TGF-β and molecular markers like GDF15, which are pertinent to disease mechanisms and bone health.

Best Publications

  • Activin-binding protein from rat ovary is follistatin

    Takanori Nakamura;Koji Takio;Yuzuru Eto;Hiroshiro Shibai

  • Direct binding of follistatin to a complex of bone-morphogenetic protein and its receptor inhibits ventral and epidermal cell fates in early Xenopus embryo

    Shun Ichiro Iemura;Takamasa S. Yamamoto;Chiyo Takagi;Hideho Uchiyama

  • Identification of α-Fodrin as a Candidate Autoantigen in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome

    Norio Haneji;Takanori Nakamura;Koji Takio;Kumiko Yanagi

  • Molecular heterogeneity of follistatin, an activin-binding protein. Higher affinity of the carboxyl-terminal truncated forms for heparan sulfate proteoglycans on the ovarian granulosa cell.

    K Sugino;N Kurosawa;T Nakamura;K Takio

  • Differential inhibition of Smad6 and Smad7 on bone morphogenetic protein- and activin-mediated growth arrest and apoptosis in B cells.

    Akira Ishisaki;Kenji Yamato;Shinichi Hashimoto;Shinichi Hashimoto;Atsuhito Nakao

  • Activin-binding protein is present in pituitary.

    Kyoko Kogawa;Takanori Nakamura;Kishiko Sugino;Koji Takio

  • Tumor-stroma interaction of human pancreatic cancer: acquired resistance to anticancer drugs and proliferation regulation is dependent on extracellular matrix proteins.

    Hidenori Miyamoto;Tatsuya Murakami;Kunihiro Tsuchida;Hiromu Sugino

  • A novel role of follistatin, an activin-binding protein, in the inhibition of activin action in rat pituitary cells. Endocytotic degradation of activin and its acceleration by follistatin associated with cell-surface heparan sulfate.

    Osamu Hashimoto;Osamu Hashimoto;Takanori Nakamura;Hiroki Shoji;Shunichi Shimasaki

  • Follistatin, an activin-binding protein, associates with heparan sulfate chains of proteoglycans on follicular granulosa cells.

    T Nakamura;K Sugino;K Titani;H Sugino

  • Transgenic expression of a myostatin inhibitor derived from follistatin increases skeletal muscle mass and ameliorates dystrophic pathology in mdx mice

    Masashi Nakatani;Yuka Takehara;Hiromu Sugino;Mitsuru Matsumoto

  • Identification and Characterization of a Novel Follistatin-like Protein as a Binding Protein for the TGF-β Family

    Kunihiro Tsuchida;Koji Y. Arai;Yoji Kuramoto;Norio Yamakawa

  • Presence of activin (erythroid differentiation factor) in unfertilized eggs and blastulae of Xenopus laevis.

    Makoto Asashima;Hiroshi Nakano;Hideho Uchiyama;Hiromu Sugino

  • Evidence for the participation of endogenous activin A/erythroid differentiation factor in the regulation of erythropoiesis.

    Makoto Shiozaki;Ryosei Sakai;Mari Tabuchi;Takanori Nakamura

  • Activin isoforms signal through type I receptor serine/threonine kinase ALK7.

    Kunihiro Tsuchida;Masashi Nakatani;Norio Yamakawa;Osamu Hashimoto

  • Identification and Characterization of a PDZ Protein That Interacts with Activin Type II Receptors

    Hiroki Shoji;Kunihiro Tsuchida;Hisashi Kishi;Norio Yamakawa

  • Purification and characterization of recombinant human interleukin-2 produced in Escherichia coli

    Koichi Kato;Takao Yamada;Kenji Kawahara;Haruo Onda

  • Induction of follicle stimulating hormone receptor by erythroid differentiation factor on rat granulosa cell.

    Yoshihisa Hasegawa;Kaoru Miyamoto;Yumiko Abe;Takanori Nakamura

  • Confirmation of the Structure of Surfactin by Mass Spectrometry

    Atsushi Kakinuma;Akira Ouchida;Takashi Shima;Hiromu Sugino

  • Identification of a specific receptor for erythroid differentiation factor on follicular granulosa cell.

    H Sugino;T Nakamura;Y Hasegawa;K Miyamoto

  • Inhibin alpha-subunit monomer is present in bovine follicular fluid.

    Kishiko Sugino;Takanori Nakamura;Koji Takio;Koiti Titani

Frequent Co-Authors

Kunihiro Tsuchida
Kunihiro Tsuchida Fujita Health University
Koiti Titani
Koiti Titani Fujita Health University
Makoto Asashima
Makoto Asashima Teikyo University
Koji Takio
Koji Takio University of Washington
Toshikazu Nakamura
Toshikazu Nakamura Osaka University
Sumihare Noji
Sumihare Noji University of Tokushima
Gen Watanabe
Gen Watanabe Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Shunichi Shimasaki
Shunichi Shimasaki University of California, San Diego
Tatsuji Nishihara
Tatsuji Nishihara Kyushu Dental University
Masaaki Muramatsu
Masaaki Muramatsu Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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