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Hiroshi Nojima

Hiroshi Nojima

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 79 1042 924 81 76 249 21159

Hiroshi Nojima publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hiroshi Nojima between 1971 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hiroshi Nojima published across 52 years, from 1971 to 2022, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2000. 1 of the 368 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2000. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 2 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 13 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 22 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication
1971 2022

368 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hiroshi Nojima: publications per year, 1971 to 2022
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 2
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 1
1977 1
1978 2
1979 2
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 6
1985 4
1986 13
1987 4
1988 6
1989 6
1990 5
1991 8
1992 14
1993 9
1994 15
1995 7
1996 8
1997 13
1998 9
1999 10
2000 22
2001 14
2002 17
2003 20
2004 9
2005 7
2006 17
2007 18
2008 13
2009 10
2010 9
2011 8
2012 6
2013 9
2014 5
2015 13
2016 9
2017 3
2018 6
2019 3
2020 0
2021 0
2022 1
Total 368
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Hiroshi Nojima publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hiroshi Nojima sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 247–256 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 249 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63 249
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Hiroshi Nojima D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70 79
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Hiroshi Nojima is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and conducts research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Cell Biology. Their work centers notably on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, covering this topic in multiple publications.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • The Hippo Signaling Pathway Components Lats and Yap Pattern Tead4 Activity to Distinguish Mouse Trophectoderm from Inner Cell Mass (2021, UNC Libraries)
  • LATS kinases and SLUG regulate the transition to advanced stage in aggressive oral cancer cells (2022, Scientific Reports)

Nojima collaborates frequently with several co-authors who appear across multiple publications. These collaborators include:

  • Norikazu Yabuta
  • Noriyuki Nishioka
  • Kenichi Inoue
  • Kenjiro Adachi
  • Hiroshi Kiyonari

Their research has been published in venues such as UNC Libraries and Scientific Reports. Each venue hosts studies contributing to the understanding of molecular mechanisms in cell biology and cancer progression.

The primary scientific topics that Nojima addresses revolve around signaling pathways fundamental to cell development and disease, with particular attention to the Hippo pathway's roles and regulatory components like Lats and Yap kinases. This focus ties into broader areas of molecular biology investigating how cellular signaling affects tissue differentiation and tumor advancement.

Best Publications

  • High efficiency transformation of Escherichia coli with plasmids

    Hiroaki Inoue;Hiroshi Nojima;Hiroto Okayama

  • A genetic screen implicates miRNA-372 and miRNA-373 as oncogenes in testicular germ cell tumors.

    P Mathijs Voorhoeve;Carlos le Sage;Mariette Schrier;Ad J M Gillis

  • The Hippo signaling pathway components Lats and Yap pattern Tead4 activity to distinguish mouse trophectoderm from inner cell mass.

    Noriyuki Nishioka;Ken ichi Inoue;Kenjiro Adachi;Hiroshi Kiyonari

  • Cdc25A is a novel phosphatase functioning early in the cell cycle

    S Jinno;K Suto;A Nagata;M Igarashi

  • Id-related genes encoding helix-loop-helix proteins are required for G1 progression and are repressed in senescent human fibroblasts.

    E Hara;T Yamaguchi;H Nojima;T Ide

  • Primary structure of the α-subunit of Torpedo californica (Na+ + K+)ATPase deduced from cDNA sequence

    Kiyoshi Kawakami;Shunsuke Noguchi;Shunsuke Noguchi;Masaharu Noda;Hideo Takahashi

  • A positive feedback loop between the p53 and Lats2 tumor suppressors prevents tetraploidization

    Yael Aylon;Dan Michael;Ayelet Shmueli;Norikazu Yabuta

  • A functional interaction between Hippo-YAP signalling and FoxO1 mediates the oxidative stress response

    Dan Shao;Peiyong Zhai;Dominic P. Del Re;Sebastiano Sciarretta

  • Yes-associated protein isoform 1 (Yap1) promotes cardiomyocyte survival and growth to protect against myocardial ischemic injury*

    Dominic P. Del Re;Yanfei Yang;Noritsugu Nakano;Jaeyeaon Cho

  • Itch-associated response induced by experimental dry skin in mice.

    Takayuki Miyamoto;Hiroshi Nojima;Tomoko Shinkado;Takashi Nakahashi

  • A role for heterologous gap junctions between melanoma and endothelial cells in metastasis

    Akihiko Ito;Fumitaka Katoh;Tatsuki R. Kataoka;Morihito Okada

  • Elongation factor-1α gene determines susceptibility to transformation

    Masaaki Tatsuka;Hiromi Mitsui;Morimasa Wada;Akihisa Nagata

  • Induction of the Cyclin-dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Sdi1/Cip1/Waf1 by Nitric Oxide-generating Vasodilator in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

    Akio Ishida;Toshiyuki Sasaguri;Chiya Kosaka;Hiroshi Nojima

  • Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of human Na, K-ATPase β–subunit

    Kiyoshi Kawakami;Hiroshi Nojima;Toshiko Ohta;Kei Nagano

  • A truncated isoform of the PP2A B56 subunit promotes cell motility through paxillin phosphorylation.

    Akihiko Ito;Tatsuki R. Kataoka;Masafumi Watanabe;Kazutaka Nishiyama

  • Role of cyclin G-associated kinase in uncoating clathrin-coated vesicles from non-neuronal cells.

    Tsvika Greener;Xiaohong Zhao;Hiroshi Nojima;Evan Eisenberg

  • Lats2 Is an Essential Mitotic Regulator Required for the Coordination of Cell Division

    Norikazu Yabuta;Nobuhiro Okada;Akihiko Ito;Toshiya Hosomi

  • Cyclin G1 is involved in G2/M arrest in response to DNA damage and in growth control after damage recovery.

    Shinya H Kimura;Masahito Ikawa;Akihiko Ito;Masaru Okabe

  • The centrosomal protein Lats2 is a phosphorylation target of Aurora‐A kinase

    Shingo Toji;Norikazu Yabuta;Toshiya Hosomi;Souichi Nishihara

  • Isolation and expression profiling of genes upregulated in the peripheral blood cells of systemic lupus erythematosus patients.

    Taeko Ishii;Hiroaki Onda;Akie Tanigawa;Shiro Ohshima

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihiko Ito
Akihiko Ito Kindai University
Yukihiko Kitamura
Yukihiko Kitamura Osaka University
Yoshitake Nishimune
Yoshitake Nishimune Osaka University
Masahito Ikawa
Masahito Ikawa Osaka University
Hiroto Okayama
Hiroto Okayama University of Tokyo
Masaru Okabe
Masaru Okabe Osaka University
Aiko Hirata
Aiko Hirata University of Tokyo
Eiichi Morii
Eiichi Morii Osaka University
Yuji Matsuzawa
Yuji Matsuzawa Sumitomo Hospital
Yuichi Endo
Yuichi Endo Fukushima Medical University

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