The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hiroo Imura sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 1,036 publications — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hiroo Imura sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 106 D-Index — 69th percentile
69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Hiroo Imura is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, contributing to multiple fields including physiology, surgery, molecular biology, and genetics. Their research spans topics related to adipose tissue and metabolism, pancreatic function and diabetes, metabolism, diabetes and cancer, as well as nutrition, genetics, and disease.
The following are recent papers authored by Hiroo Imura:
Hiroo Imura has published in the following venues:
The main subfields of study for Hiroo Imura are:
Primary research topics explored include:
In recognition of contributions to the field, Hiroo Imura was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995.
Michihiro Yoshimura;Hirofumi Yasue;Ken Okumura;Hisao Ogawa
S. I. Suga;K. Nakao;H. Itoh;Y. Komatsu
Michihiro Yoshimura;Hirofumi Yasue;Etsuo Morita;Naritsugu Sakaino
Kazuwa Nakao;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Shi nichi Suga;Hiroo Imura
Yoshiyuki Naitoh;Junichi Fukata;Tomoko Tominaga;Yoshikatsu Nakai
Hiroo Imura;Kazuwa Nakao;Akira Shimatsu;Yoshihiro Ogawa
M. Hattori;J. B. Buse;R. A. Jackson;L. Glimcher
Hirofumi Fukumoto;Susumu Seino;Hiroo Imura;Yutaka Seino
Y Saito;K Nakao;M Mukoyama;H Imura
M Yoshibayashi;K Nishioka;K Nakao;Y Saito
Y Saito;K Nakao;K Nishimura;A Sugawara
Yasato Komatsu;Kazuwa Nakao;Shin Ichi Suga;Yoshihiro Ogawa
Yuzuru Kato;Yoshiko Iwasaki;Junji Iwasaki;Hiromi Abe
Kiminori Hosoda;Kazuwa Nakao;Hiroshi-Arai;Shin ichi Suga
Masashi Mukoyama;Kazuwa Nakao;Yoshihiko Saito;Yoshihiro Ogawa
Hisato Jingami;Shigeru Matsukura;Shosaku Numa;Hiroo Imura
Masao Murakami;Takeshi Tsubata;Masaya Okamoto;Akira Shimizu
Y. Ogawa;K. Nakao;M. Mukoyama;K. Hosoda
M. Kawata;K. Nakao;N. Morii;Y. Kiso
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