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Hironobu Yoshimatsu

Hironobu Yoshimatsu

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
16108
World Ranking
6396
National Ranking
415

Medicine

D-Index
73
Citations
16600
World Ranking
19707
National Ranking
628

Neuroscience

D-Index
73
Citations
16591
World Ranking
2231
National Ranking
53

Hironobu Yoshimatsu publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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 Hironobu Yoshimatsu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 369 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Hironobu Yoshimatsu D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hironobu Yoshimatsu is affiliated with Oita University in Japan. Their academic profile does not currently list recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues. There is no available data on the number or titles of book publications by Yoshimatsu.

Their documented research fields, subfields, and main topics of work are not provided in the source data. Additionally, there are no recorded awards or honors attributed to Yoshimatsu.

Due to the limited available information on published work or collaborations, a detailed outline of specific research contributions or thematic areas cannot be presented. The data reflects a scholar connected institutionally but without publicly listed outputs or recognitions in the examined records.

Best Publications

  • Adiponectin protects LPS‐induced liver injury through modulation of TNF‐α in KK‐Ay obese mice

    Takayuki Masaki;Seiichi Chiba;Hiroshi Tatsukawa;Tohru Yasuda

  • Neuropeptide Y suppresses sympathetic activity to interscapular brown adipose tissue in rats

    M. Egawa;H. Yoshimatsu;G. A. Bray

  • Neural network of glucose monitoring system

    Yutaka Oomura;Hironobu Yoshimatsu

  • Variations in the FTO gene are associated with severe obesity in the Japanese

    Kikuko Hotta;Yoshio Nakata;Tomoaki Matsuo;Seika Kamohara

  • TNF-α induces hepatic steatosis in mice by enhancing gene expression of sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1C)

    Mizuki Endo;Takayuki Masaki;Masataka Seike;Hironobu Yoshimatsu

  • Apelin, an APJ Receptor Ligand, Regulates Body Adiposity and Favors the Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression of Uncoupling Proteins in Mice

    Keiko Higuchi;Takayuki Masaki;Koro Gotoh;Seiichi Chiba

  • The JAK inhibitor tofacitinib regulates synovitis through inhibition of interferon‐γ and interleukin‐17 production by human CD4+ T cells

    Keisuke Maeshima;Kunihiro Yamaoka;Satoshi Kubo;Kazuhisa Nakano

  • Involvement of Hypothalamic Histamine H1 Receptor in the Regulation of Feeding Rhythm and Obesity

    Takayuki Masaki;Seiichi Chiba;Tohru Yasuda;Hitoshi Noguchi

  • Central control of fever and female body temperature by RANKL/RANK

    Reiko Hanada;Andreas Leibbrandt;Toshikatsu Hanada;Shiho Kitaoka

  • Hypothalamic neuronal histamine: Implications of its homeostatic control of energy metabolism☆

    Toshiie Sakata;Hironobu Yoshimatsu;Mamoru Kurokawa

  • Central effects of neuromedin U in the regulation of energy homeostasis.

    Masamitsu Nakazato;Reiko Hanada;Noboru Murakami;Yukari Date

  • Neuromedin U has a novel anorexigenic effect independent of the leptin signaling pathway

    Reiko Hanada;Hitoshi Teranishi;James Todd Pearson;Mamoru Kurokawa

  • Resveratrol, a red wine constituent polyphenol, prevents superoxide-dependent inflammatory responses induced by ischemia/reperfusion, platelet-activating factor, or oxidants

    Sakuji Shigematsu;Shuji Ishida;Masahide Hara;Naohiko Takahashi

  • Centrally administered ghrelin suppresses sympathetic nerve activity in brown adipose tissue of rats.

    Tohru Yasuda;Takayuki Masaki;Tetsuya Kakuma;Hironobu Yoshimatsu

  • Effects of hypothalamic lesion on pancreatic autonomic nerve activity in the rat.

    Hironobu Yoshimatsu;Akira Niijima;Yutaka Oomura;Kazutoshi Yamabe

  • Peripheral, But Not Central, Administration of Adiponectin Reduces Visceral Adiposity and Upregulates the Expression of Uncoupling Protein in Agouti Yellow (Ay/a) Obese Mice

    Takayuki Masaki;Seiichi Chiba;Tohru Yasuda;Tetsuo Tsubone

  • BLOCKADE OF THE HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR IN THE RAT VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMUS AND FEEDING ELICITATION

    Toshiie Sakata;Kazuyoshi Ookuma;Koji Fukagawa;Kazuma Fujimoto

  • Orexin-A regulates body temperature in coordination with arousal status.

    Go Yoshimichi;Hironobu Yoshimatsu;Takayuki Masaki;Toshiie Sakata

  • Targeted disruption of histamine H1-receptor attenuates regulatory effects of leptin on feeding, adiposity, and UCP family in mice.

    Takayuki Masaki;Hironobu Yoshimatsu;Seiichi Chiba;Takeshi Watanabe

  • A role for neuromedin U in stress response.

    Reiko Hanada;Masamitsu Nakazato;Noboru Murakami;Satoru Sakihara

  • Telmisartan Prevents Obesity and Increases the Expression of Uncoupling Protein 1 in Diet-Induced Obese Mice

    Kana Araki;Takayuki Masaki;Isao Katsuragi;Katsuhiro Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Yutaka Oomura
Yutaka Oomura Kyushu University
Toshihiko Katafuchi
Toshihiko Katafuchi Kyushu University
Tohru Funahashi
Tohru Funahashi Osaka University
Yuji Matsuzawa
Yuji Matsuzawa Sumitomo Hospital
Hiroaki Masuzaki
Hiroaki Masuzaki University of the Ryukyus
Masato Yoneda
Masato Yoneda Yokohama City University
Atsushi Nakajima
Atsushi Nakajima Yokohama City University
Naoyuki Kamatani
Naoyuki Kamatani StaGen (Japan)
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Masamitsu Nakazato
Masamitsu Nakazato University of Miyazaki

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