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Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

University of Tokyo
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
25957
World Ranking
2470
National Ranking
153

Hiroshi Kawaguchi 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 Hiroshi Kawaguchi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 281 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hiroshi Kawaguchi 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 Hiroshi Kawaguchi sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 88th percentile

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

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

Overview

Hiroshi Kawaguchi is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has contributed to the field of medicine with a focus on surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, rheumatology, pharmacology, and biomedical engineering. Their research topics primarily include bone health and osteoporosis research, scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, hip and femur fractures, hip disorders and treatments, pelvic and acetabular injuries, osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, and lower extremity biomechanics and pathologies.

Their recent significant papers encompass:

  • Association between types of Modic changes in the lumbar region and low back pain in a large cohort: the Wakayama spine study (2020, European Spine Journal)
  • Relationship of sagittal spinal alignment with low back pain and physical performance in the general population (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • Trends in osteoporosis prevalence over a 10-year period in Japan: the ROAD study 2005-2015 (2022, Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism)
  • Serious Adverse Events With Romosozumab Use in Japanese Patients: Need for Clear Formulation of Contraindications Worldwide (2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research)
  • Possible involvement of the autonomic nervous system in cervical muscles of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) (2021, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Hiroyuki Oka
  • Shigeyuki Muraki
  • Toru Akune
  • Sakae Tanaka
  • Kozo Nakamura

They have published consistently in several venues with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
  • Archives of Osteoporosis
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
  • European Spine Journal

Hiroshi Kawaguchi has also contributed to academic literature through book publication with Bloomsbury Academic eBooks, including the title A History of Economic Thought in Japan published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Suppression of Aging in Mice by the Hormone Klotho

    Hiroshi Kurosu;Masaya Yamamoto;Jeremy D. Clark;Johanne V. Pastor

  • PPAR γ insufficiency enhances osteogenesis through osteoblast formation from bone marrow progenitors

    Toru Akune;Shinsuke Ohba;Satoru Kamekura;Masayuki Yamaguchi

  • Prevalence of knee osteoarthritis, lumbar spondylosis, and osteoporosis in Japanese men and women: the research on osteoarthritis/osteoporosis against disability study.

    Noriko Yoshimura;Shigeyuki Muraki;Hiroyuki Oka;Akihiko Mabuchi

  • Surface grafting of artificial joints with a biocompatible polymer for preventing periprosthetic osteolysis

    Toru Moro;Yoshio Takatori;Kazuhiko Ishihara;Tomohiro Konno

  • Osteoarthritis development in novel experimental mouse models induced by knee joint instability.

    S. Kamekura;K. Hoshi;T. Shimoaka;U. Chung

  • Transcriptional regulation of endochondral ossification by HIF-2α during skeletal growth and osteoarthritis development

    Taku Saito;Atsushi Fukai;Akihiko Mabuchi;Toshiyuki Ikeda

  • The combination of SOX5, SOX6, and SOX9 (the SOX trio) provides signals sufficient for induction of permanent cartilage

    Toshiyuki Ikeda;Satoru Kamekura;Akihiko Mabuchi;Ikuyo Kou

  • Reduced Pain Hypersensitivity and Inflammation in Mice Lacking Microsomal Prostaglandin E Synthase-1

    Daisuke Kamei;Kiyofumi Yamakawa;Yui Takegoshi;Maya Mikami-Nakanishi

  • Insulin receptor substrate-1 in osteoblast is indispensable for maintaining bone turnover.

    Naoshi Ogata;Daichi Chikazu;Naoto Kubota;Yasuo Terauchi

  • Accumulation of metabolic risk factors such as overweight, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and impaired glucose tolerance raises the risk of occurrence and progression of knee osteoarthritis: a 3-year follow-up of the ROAD study.

    N. Yoshimura;S. Muraki;H. Oka;S. Tanaka

  • Regulation of bone formation by adiponectin through autocrine/paracrine and endocrine pathways.

    Yusuke Shinoda;Masayuki Yamaguchi;Naoshi Ogata;Toru Akune

  • Contribution of runt-related transcription factor 2 to the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis in mice after induction of knee joint instability

    Satoru Kamekura;Yosuke Kawasaki;Kazuto Hoshi;Takashi Shimoaka

  • Suppressive function of androgen receptor in bone resorption

    Hirotaka Kawano;Takashi Sato;Takashi Yamada;Takahiro Matsumoto

  • Polyion complex micelles from plasmid DNA and poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(L-lysine) block copolymer as serum-tolerable polyplex system: physicochemical properties of micelles relevant to gene transfection efficiency.

    Keiji Itaka;Kyosuke Yamauchi;Atsushi Harada;Kozo Nakamura

  • Regulation of osteoclast apoptosis by ubiquitylation of proapoptotic BH3-only Bcl-2 family member Bim.

    Toru Akiyama;Phillippe Bouillet;Tsuyoshi Miyazaki;Yuho Kadono

  • Cohort Profile: Research on Osteoarthritis/Osteoporosis Against Disability study

    Noriko Yoshimura;Shigeyuki Muraki;Hiroyuki Oka;Hiroshi Kawaguchi

  • Akt1 in Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts Controls Bone Remodeling

    Naohiro Kawamura;Fumitaka Kugimiya;Yasushi Oshima;Shinsuke Ohba

  • Runx2 determines bone maturity and turnover rate in postnatal bone development and is involved in bone loss in estrogen deficiency.

    Zenjiro Maruyama;Carolina A. Yoshida;Tatsuya Furuichi;Norio Amizuka

  • In situ single cell observation by fluorescence resonance energy transfer reveals fast intra‐cytoplasmic delivery and easy release of plasmid DNA complexed with linear polyethylenimine

    Keiji Itaka;Atsushi Harada;Yuichi Yamasaki;Kozo Nakamura

  • [Regulation of bone formation by adiponectin through autocrine/paracrine and endocrine pathways].

    Yusuke Shinoda;Naoshi Ogata;Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kozo Nakamura
Kozo Nakamura Shinshu University
Ung-il Chung
Ung-il Chung University of Tokyo
Sakae Tanaka
Sakae Tanaka University of Tokyo
Kazuhiko Ishihara
Kazuhiko Ishihara University of Tokyo
Shiro Ikegawa
Shiro Ikegawa RIKEN
Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital
Tomohiro Konno
Tomohiro Konno Tohoku University
Makoto Kuro-o
Makoto Kuro-o Jichi Medical University
Keiji Itaka
Keiji Itaka Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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Sakae Tanaka

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Kazunori Kataoka

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Publications: 58

Ung-il Chung

Ung-il Chung

University of Tokyo

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Hiroshi Kawaguchi

University of Tokyo

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Nigel K. Arden

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Orson W. Moe

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Madoka Takai

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Publications: 41

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Ana M. Valdes

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Di Chen

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Publications: 37

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Tomohiro Konno

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Publications: 37

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Shigeaki Kato

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