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Hironobu Fujii

Hironobu Fujii

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 68 4892 232 518 15713

Hironobu Fujii publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hironobu Fujii between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hironobu Fujii published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 9.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 1997. 8 of the 571 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 1997. 1967: 3 publications 1968: 5 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 5 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 7 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 10 publications 1981: 13 publications 1982: 10 publications 1983: 11 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 15 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 15 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 23 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 27 publications 1993: 24 publications 1994: 25 publications 1995: 22 publications 1996: 32 publications 1997: 34 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 28 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 2 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications
1967 2025

571 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hironobu Fujii: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 3
1968 5
1969 0
1970 2
1971 5
1972 4
1973 7
1974 4
1975 2
1976 3
1977 2
1978 4
1979 4
1980 10
1981 13
1982 10
1983 11
1984 5
1985 15
1986 5
1987 14
1988 15
1989 13
1990 23
1991 9
1992 27
1993 24
1994 25
1995 22
1996 32
1997 34
1998 17
1999 28
2000 9
2001 18
2002 18
2003 16
2004 21
2005 22
2006 14
2007 14
2008 5
2009 3
2010 3
2011 1
2012 2
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 12
2023 8
2024 3
2025 5
Total 571
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Hironobu Fujii publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hironobu Fujii sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 510–529 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 518 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194 518
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Hironobu Fujii D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hironobu Fujii sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469 68
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Hironobu Fujii is affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan and has made significant contributions across multiple fields related to medicine and biochemistry. Their work spans the domains of molecular biology, organic chemistry, cellular and molecular neuroscience, materials chemistry, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their research is notably focused on several key topics, including:

  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Fujii's publication record indicates frequent contributions to journals such as:

  • European Heart Journal
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Biology & Drug Design
  • Molecules
  • Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Fujii include:

  • "The Japanese herbal medicine Hangeshashinto enhances oral keratinocyte migration to facilitate healing of chemotherapy-induced oral ulcerative mucositis" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Japanese Herbal Medicine Ninjinyoeito Mediates Its Orexigenic Properties Partially by Activating Orexin 1 Receptors" (2020, Frontiers in Nutrition)
  • "Oxytocin Is a Positive Allosteric Modulator of κ-Opioid Receptors but Not δ-Opioid Receptors in the G Protein Signaling Pathway" (2021, Cells)
  • "In Vitro Analyses of Spinach-Derived Opioid Peptides, Rubiscolins: Receptor Selectivity and Intracellular Activities through G Protein- and β-Arrestin-Mediated Pathways" (2021, Molecules)
  • "The Japanese Herbal Medicine Hangeshashinto Induces Oral Keratinocyte Migration by Mediating the Expression of CXCL12 Through the Activation of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase" (2022, Frontiers in Pharmacology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fujii include:

  • Shigeto Hirayama
  • Takaaki Mizuguchi
  • Fumika Karaki
  • Kennosuke Itoh
  • Noriko Sato

Fujii's research is multidisciplinary, bridging clinical medicine and molecular science. The focus on traditional Japanese herbal medicines in some studies intersects with receptor pharmacology and signaling pathways, reflecting an integration of natural product research with molecular and cellular biology techniques.

The scientist's contributions also extend to structural studies, as indicated by publications in crystallography and chemical biology venues, suggesting involvement in understanding molecular interactions at an atomic level.

Best Publications

  • Catalytic effect of nanoparticle 3d-transition metals on hydrogen storage properties in magnesium hydride MgH2 prepared by mechanical milling.

    Nobuko Hanada;Takayuki Ichikawa;Hironobu Fujii

  • New Metal−N−H System Composed of Mg(NH2)2 and LiH for Hydrogen Storage

    Haiyan Y. Leng;Takayuki Ichikawa;Satoshi Hino;Nobuko Hanada

  • Formation of an anisotropic energy gap in the valence-fluctuating system of CeNiSn.

    T. Takabatake;F. Teshima;H. Fujii;S. Nishigori

  • Mechanism of Novel Reaction from LiNH2 and LiH to Li2NH and H2 as a Promising Hydrogen Storage System

    Takayuki Ichikawa;Nobuko Hanada;Shigehito Isobe;Haiyan Leng

  • Hydrogen in the mechanically prepared nanostructured graphite

    S. Orimo;S. Orimo;G. Majer;T. Fukunaga;A. Züttel

  • Hydrogen desorption property of mechanically prepared nanostructured graphite

    S. Orimo;T. Matsushima;H. Fujii;T. Fukunaga

  • Reentrant ferromagnetism observed in SmMn2Ge2

    H. Fujii;T. Okamoto;T. Shigeoka;N. Iwata

  • Remarkable hydrogen storage properties in three-layered Pd/Mg/Pd thin films

    K. Higuchi;K. Yamamoto;H. Kajioka;K. Toiyama

  • Crystallographic, Magnetic, and Superconductive Transitions in (La1-xBax)2CuO4-y

    Toshizo Fujita;Yuji Aoki;Yoshiteru Maeno;Junji Sakurai

  • Structural and hydriding properties of the MgNiH system with nano- and/or amorphous structures

    S. Orimo;K. Ikeda;H. Fujii;Y. Fujikawa

  • Correlation between hydrogen storage properties and structural characteristics in mechanically milled magnesium hydride MgH2

    Nobuko Hanada;Takayuki Ichikawa;Shin Ichi Orimo;Hironobu Fujii

  • Catalytic effect of Ni nano-particle and Nb oxide on H-desorption properties in MgH2 prepared by ball milling

    N. Hanada;T. Ichikawa;H. Fujii

  • Hydrogen in mechanically prepared nanostructured h-BN: a critical comparison with that in nanostructured graphite

    P. Wang;S. Orimo;T. Matsushima;H. Fujii

  • Ce- and Yb-based Kondo semiconductors

    T. Takabatake;F. Iga;T. Yoshino;Y. Echizen

  • Effects of nanometer-scale structure on hydriding properties of MgNi alloys: a review

    Shin Ichi Orimo;Hironobu Fujii

  • Tunneling Evidence for the Quasiparticle Gap in Kondo Semiconductors CeNiSn and CeRhSb

    Toshikazu Ekino;Toshiro Takabatake;Hiroaki Tanaka;Hironobu Fujii

  • Hydrogen storage properties in Ti catalyzed Li–N–H system

    T. Ichikawa;N. Hanada;S. Isobe;H.Y. Leng

  • NMR Investigation of Energy Gap Formation in the Valence Fluctuating Compound CeNiSn

    Masafumi Kyogaku;Yoshio Kitaoka;Hiroyuki Nakamura;Kunisuke Asayama

  • Hydrogen storage properties of Li-Mg-N-H systems with different ratios of LiH/Mg(NH2)2.

    Haiyan Leng;Takayuki Ichikawa;Hironobu Fujii

  • Effect of Ti catalyst with different chemical form on Li–N–H hydrogen storage properties

    S. Isobe;T. Ichikawa;N. Hanada;H.Y. Leng

  • Crystal Growth and Characterization of the Kondo Semimetal CeNiSn

    Go Nakamoto;Toshiro Takabatake;Hironobu Fujii;Asao Minami

  • SEM and TEM characterization of magnesium hydride catalyzed with Ni nano-particle or Nb2O5

    Nobuko Hanada;Enoki Hirotoshi;Takayuki Ichikawa;Etsuo Akiba;Etsuo Akiba

  • Magnetic Properties of Rare Earth Copper Intermetallic Compounds, RCu 2 . II. Light Rare Earth

    Yuzo Hashimoto;Hironobu Fujii;Hiroshi Fujiwara;Tetsuhiko Okamoto

  • Physical properties of nitrogenated RFe11Ti intermetallic compounds (R=Ce, Pr and Nd) with ThMn12-type structure

    M. Akayama;H. Fujii;K. Yamamoto;K. Tatami

Frequent Co-Authors

Takayuki Ichikawa
Takayuki Ichikawa Hiroshima University
Shin-ichi Orimo
Shin-ichi Orimo Tohoku University
Yoshitsugu Kojima
Yoshitsugu Kojima Hiroshima University
Yuji Aoki
Yuji Aoki Tokyo Metropolitan University
Kozo Osamura
Kozo Osamura Kyoto University
Yoshiteru Maeno
Yoshiteru Maeno Kyoto University
W.E. Wallace
W.E. Wallace University of Pittsburgh
Bjørn C. Hauback
Bjørn C. Hauback University of Oslo
Paul C. Canfield
Paul C. Canfield Iowa State University
Masato Sagawa
Masato Sagawa Tohoku University

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