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Hiroshi Ueda

Hiroshi Ueda

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
15824
World Ranking
7447
National Ranking
503

Hiroshi Ueda 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 Ueda sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 579 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 Ueda 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 Ueda 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: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hiroshi Ueda is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has a significant publication record primarily focused on biomedical and molecular research. Their work spans multiple interrelated fields, particularly medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main areas of scientific inquiry for Hiroshi Ueda include:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • S100 Proteins and Annexins
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds

Their research is situated within broad and specialized subfields such as molecular biology, physiology, psychiatry and mental health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and pharmacology. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in the variety of publication venues where their work appears.

Frequently, Hiroshi Ueda publishes in scientific journals and platforms including:

  • Cells
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Among prominent recent papers authored or co-authored by Hiroshi Ueda are:

  • "Pathogenic mechanisms of lipid mediator lysophosphatidic acid in chronic pain" (2020, Progress in Lipid Research)
  • "Review of Kyotorphin Research: A Mysterious Opioid Analgesic Dipeptide and Its Molecular, Physiological, and Pharmacological Characteristics" (2021, Frontiers in Medical Technology)

Hiroshi Ueda has collaborated frequently with several researchers, demonstrating active partnerships within their scientific community. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Hiroyuki Neyama
  • Naoki Dozono
  • Brigitte L. Kieffer
  • Shuji Kaneko
  • Sebok K. Halder

This network of collaborators aligns with the interdisciplinary nature of their research topics and fields, reflecting a combined focus on pain, neurobiology, and pharmacology.

Best Publications

  • Initiation of neuropathic pain requires lysophosphatidic acid receptor signaling

    Makoto Inoue;Harunor Rashid;Ryousuke Fujita;James J A Contos

  • TRPM1 is a component of the retinal ON bipolar cell transduction channel in the mGluR6 cascade.

    Chieko Koike;Takehisa Obara;Yoshitsugu Uriu;Tomohiro Numata

  • A novel analgesic dipeptide from bovine brain is a possible Met-enkephalin releaser.

    Hiroshi Takagi;Hirohito Shiomi;Hiroshi Ueda;Hiro Amano

  • Molecular mechanisms of neuropathic pain-phenotypic switch and initiation mechanisms.

    Hiroshi Ueda

  • Morphine-like analgesia by a new dipeptide, L-tyrosyl-L-arginine (Kyotorphin) and its analogue.

    Hiroshi Takagi;Hirohito Shiomi;Hiroshi Ueda;Hiro Amano

  • Epigenetic Gene Silencing Underlies C-Fiber Dysfunctions in Neuropathic Pain

    Hitoshi Uchida;Lin Ma;Hiroshi Ueda

  • Partial loss of tolerance liability to morphine analgesia in mice lacking the nociceptin receptor gene

    Hiroshi Ueda;Taku Yamaguchi;Shogo Tokuyama;Makoto Inoue

  • Increased Expression of Vanilloid Receptor 1 on Myelinated Primary Afferent Neurons Contributes to the Antihyperalgesic Effect of Capsaicin Cream in Diabetic Neuropathic Pain in Mice

    M. D. Harunor Rashid;Makoto Inoue;Shiho Bakoshi;Hiroshi Ueda

  • Novel Expression of Vanilloid Receptor 1 on Capsaicin-Insensitive Fibers Accounts for the Analgesic Effect of Capsaicin Cream in Neuropathic Pain

    Harunor Rashid;Makoto Inoue;Saori Kondo;Toshiko Kawashima

  • Peripheral mechanisms of neuropathic pain – involvement of lysophosphatidic acid receptor-mediated demyelination

    Hiroshi Ueda

  • Low doses of naloxone produce analgesia in the mouse brain by blocking presynaptic autoinhibition of enkephalin release.

    Hiroshi Ueda;Nobuyuki Fukushima;Tadaaki Kitao;Ming Ge

  • Reconstitution of rat brain mu opioid receptors with purified guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory proteins, Gi and Go.

    Hiroshi Ueda;Hitoshi Harada;Masakatsu Nozaki;Toshiaki Katada

  • Enhanced spinal nociceptin receptor expression develops morphine tolerance and dependence.

    Hiroshi Ueda;Makoto Inoue;Hiroshi Takeshima;Yoshikazu Iwasawa

  • Autotaxin, a synthetic enzyme of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), mediates the induction of nerve-injured neuropathic pain.

    Makoto Inoue;Lin Ma;Junken Aoki;Jerold Chun

  • Inhibition of Paclitaxel-Induced A-Fiber Hypersensitization by Gabapentin

    Misaki Matsumoto;Makoto Inoue;Andreas Hald;Weijiao Xie

  • Differential involvement of μ-opioid receptor subtypes in endomorphin-1- and -2-induced antinociception

    Shinobu Sakurada;James E Zadina;Abba J Kastin;Sou Katsuyama

  • Nociceptin/orphanin FQ-induced nociceptive responses through substance P release from peripheral nerve endings in mice

    Makoto Inoue;Motomasa Kobayashi;Shunji Kozaki;Andreas Zimmer

  • Comparison of the analgesic effects of various opioid peptides by a newly devised intracisternal injection technique in conscious mice.

    Hiroshi Ueda;Hiro Amano;Hirohito Shiomi;Hiroshi Takagi

  • Mechanisms underlying morphine analgesic tolerance and dependence.

    Hiroshi Ueda;Mutsumi Ueda

  • Lysophosphatidylcholine induces neuropathic pain through an action of autotaxin to generate lysophosphatidic acid

    Makoto Inoue;W. Xie;Y. Matsushita;J. Chun

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshimi Misu
Yoshimi Misu Yokohama City University
Hiroshi Takagi
Hiroshi Takagi Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Yoshio Goshima
Yoshio Goshima Yokohama City University
Hiroshi Takagi
Hiroshi Takagi Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Jerold Chun
Jerold Chun Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Hidemi Misawa
Hidemi Misawa Keio University
Hiroshi Takeshima
Hiroshi Takeshima Kyoto University
Junken Aoki
Junken Aoki Tohoku University
Yoshihiro Nakata
Yoshihiro Nakata Hiroshima University
Toshiaki Katada
Toshiaki Katada Musashino University

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