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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
17084
World Ranking
10635
National Ranking
724

Hiroshi Kimura 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 Kimura sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 622 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hiroshi Kimura 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 Kimura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hiroshi Kimura is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focused specialization in Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Immunology.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a strong emphasis on hematolymphoid disorders, viral oncology, and infectious disease mechanisms. Key papers include the following:

  • "The 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Lymphoid Neoplasms" (2022), published in Leukemia
  • "Molecular Basis of Epstein-Barr Virus Latency Establishment and Lytic Reactivation" (2021), published in Viruses
  • "Nationwide survey of systemic chronic active EBV infection in Japan in accordance with the new WHO classification" (2020), published in Blood Advances
  • "Updated guidelines for chronic active Epstein-Barr virus disease" (2023), published in International Journal of Hematology
  • "Correction: "The 5th edition of The World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Lymphoid Neoplasms" Leukemia. 2022 Jul;36(7):1720-1748" (2023), published in Leukemia

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hiroshi Kimura include:

  • Yoshitaka Sato
  • Takayuki Murata
  • Yusuke Okuno
  • Takahiro Watanabe
  • Yusuke Yanagi

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in specific scholarly venues, notably:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Journal of Virology
  • Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
  • Leukemia
  • Viruses

Hiroshi Kimura's research topics encompass a range of biomedical areas with particular numbers of publications in each, including:

  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Best Publications

  • Human positron emission tomographic [18F]Fluorodopa studies correlate with dopamine cell counts and levels

    B. J. Snow;I. Tooyama;I. Tooyama;E. G. McGeer;T. Yamada

  • A detailed linkage map of medaka, Oryzias latipes: comparative genomics and genome evolution.

    Kiyoshi Naruse;Shoji Fukamachi;Hiroshi Mitani;Mariko Kondo

  • Immunohistochemical demonstration of the distribution of serotonin neurons in the brainstem of the rat and cat.

    Y. Takeuchi;H. Kimura;Y. Sano

  • DISTRIBUTION OF GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA) IN THE RAT HYPOTHALAMUS: FUNCTIONAL CORRELATES OF GABA WITH ACTIVITIES OF APPETITE CONTROLLING MECHANISMS

    H. Kimura;K. Kuriyama

  • Distribution of γ‐aminobutyric acid‐immunoreactive neurons in the septal region of the rat brain

    Brigitte Onteniente;Hisao Tago;Hiroshi Kimura;Toshihiro Maeda

  • Insulin receptor mRNA in the substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease

    Mitsuo Takahashi;Tatsuo Yamada;Ikuo Tooyama;Iku Moroo

  • Loss of basic fibroblast growth factor in substantia nigra neurons in Parkinson's disease

    I. Tooyama;T. Kawamata;D. Walker;T. Yamada

  • Early response of brain resident microglia to kainic acid-induced hippocampal lesions

    Haruhiko Akiyama;Ikuo Tooyama;Hiromi Kondo;Kenji Ikeda

  • Inactivation of TNF-α ameliorates diabetic neuropathy in mice

    Isamu Yamakawa;Hideto Kojima;Tomoya Terashima;Miwako Katagi

  • A protein encoded by an alternative splice variant of choline acetyltransferase mRNA is localized preferentially in peripheral nerve cells and fibers.

    Ikuo Tooyama;Hiroshi Kimura

  • Nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive nerve fibers in dog cerebral and peripheral arteries

    Kazuhide Yoshida;Tomio Okamura;Hiroshi Kimura;David S. Bredt

  • Hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis mediated by p53 protein in glial cells

    Yoshihisa Kitamura;Takashi Ota;Yasuji Matsuoka;Ikuo Tooyama

  • Aquaporin 7 Is a β-Cell Protein and Regulator of Intraislet Glycerol Content and Glycerol Kinase Activity, β-Cell Mass, and Insulin Production and Secretion

    Kazuhiro Matsumura;Benny Hung Junn Chang;Mineko Fujimiya;Weiqin Chen

  • In vitro and in vivo induction of heme oxygenase-1 in rat glial cells : Possible involvement of nitric oxide production from inducible nitric oxide synthase

    Yoshihisa Kitamura;Muneki Furukawa;Yasuji Matsuoka;Ikuo Tooyama

  • Nucleotide sequence of the MHC class I genomic region of a teleost, the medaka (Oryzias latipes).

    Megumi Y. Matsuo;Shuichi Asakawa;Nobuyoshi Shimizu;Hiroshi Kimura

  • Increased particulate and decreased soluble guanylate cyclase activity in regenerating liver, fetal liver, and hepatoma.

    Hiroshi Kimura;Ferid Murad

  • Immunohistochemical localization in the rat brain of an epitope corresponding to the fibroblast growth factor receptor-1

    A. Matsuo;I. Tooyama;S. Isobe;Y. Oomura

  • Immunohistochemical demonstration of choline acetyltransferase of a peripheral type (pChAT) in the enteric nervous system of rats.

    Kyoji Nakajima;Ikuo Tooyama;Osamu Yasuhara;Yoshinari Aimi

  • Laboratory Research Enhancement of Progenitor Cell Division in the Dentate Gyrus Triggered by Initial Limbic Seizures in Rat Models of Epilepsy

    Eiji Nakagawa;Yoshinari Aimi;Osamu Yasuhara;Ikuo Tooyama

  • Divergent Projection of Catecholamine Neuron of Locus Ceruleus as revealed by Fluorescent Retrograde Double Labeling Technique

    Toshisaburo Nagai;Hiroshi Kimura;Kikuko Imamoto;Toshihiro Maeda

Frequent Co-Authors

Ikuo Tooyama
Ikuo Tooyama Shiga University of Medical Science
Toshihiro Maeda
Toshihiro Maeda Osaka University
Yasuyuki Ohkawa
Yasuyuki Ohkawa Kyushu University
Yutaka Oomura
Yutaka Oomura Kyushu University
Kinya Kuriyama
Kinya Kuriyama Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Lawrence Chan
Lawrence Chan Baylor College of Medicine
Hitoshi Kurumizaka
Hitoshi Kurumizaka University of Tokyo
Masaru Nonaka
Masaru Nonaka University of Tokyo
Kazuo Sasaki
Kazuo Sasaki University of Toyama
Atsunori Kashiwagi
Atsunori Kashiwagi Shiga University of Medical Science

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