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Hitoshi Kurose 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 Hitoshi Kurose sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 214 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hitoshi Kurose 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 Hitoshi Kurose sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hitoshi Kurose is affiliated with the University of Tokushima in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology and cardiology, with significant work relating to cardiac fibrosis, receptor mechanisms, and cellular signaling pathways.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of study relevant to their research encompass:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Key topics covered by Hitoshi Kurose's publications are:

  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Pharmacological Effects and Assays

Frequent coauthors associated with Kurose include:

  • Michio Nakaya
  • Sang Geon Kim
  • Warisara Parichatikanond
  • Supachoke Mangmool
  • Akiomi Nagasaka

They have published largely in these academic venues:

  • Cells
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Nature Communications
  • Experimental & Molecular Medicine

Recent publications by Hitoshi Kurose include:

  • Cardiac Fibrosis and Fibroblasts, 2021, Cells
  • Therapeutic Targets for the Treatment of Cardiac Fibrosis and Cancer: Focusing on TGF-β Signaling, 2020, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Alteration of circadian machinery in monocytes underlies chronic kidney disease-associated cardiac inflammation and fibrosis, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Gα12/13 signaling in metabolic diseases, 2020, Experimental & Molecular Medicine
  • Efferocytosis during myocardial infarction, 2020, The Journal of Biochemistry

Best Publications

  • LTRPC2 Ca2+-permeable channel activated by changes in redox status confers susceptibility to cell death

    Yuji Hara;Minoru Wakamori;Masakazu Ishii;Emi Maeno;Emi Maeno

  • Specific uncoupling by islet-activating protein, pertussis toxin, of negative signal transduction via alpha-adrenergic, cholinergic, and opiate receptors in neuroblastoma x glioma hybrid cells.

    H Kurose;T Katada;T Amano;M Ui

  • TRPC3 and TRPC6 are essential for angiotensin II-induced cardiac hypertrophy.

    Naoya Onohara;Motohiro Nishida;Ryuji Inoue;Hiroyuki Kobayashi

  • Simultaneous coupling of alpha 2-adrenergic receptors to two G-proteins with opposing effects. Subtype-selective coupling of alpha 2C10, alpha 2C4, and alpha 2C2 adrenergic receptors to Gi and Gs.

    M G Eason;H Kurose;B D Holt;J R Raymond

  • Selective and direct inhibition of TRPC3 channels underlies biological activities of a pyrazole compound

    Shigeki Kiyonaka;Kenta Kato;Motohiro Nishida;Kazuhiro Mio

  • Constitutively active mutants of the alpha 2-adrenergic receptor.

    Quen Ren;Hitoshi Kurose;Robert J. Lefkowitz;Susanna Cotecchia

  • Gα i and Gα o are target proteins of reactive oxygen species

    Motohiro Nishida;Yoshiko Maruyama;Rie Tanaka;Kenji Kontani

  • Hydrogen sulfide anion regulates redox signaling via electrophile sulfhydration

    Motohiro Nishida;Tomohiro Sawa;Naoyuki Kitajima;Katsuhiko Ono

  • TDAG8 Is a Proton-sensing and Psychosine-sensitive G-protein-coupled Receptor

    Ju-Qiang Wang;Junko Kon;Chihiro Mogi;Masayuki Tobo

  • Gi/o Protein-Dependent and -Independent Actions of Pertussis Toxin (PTX)

    Supachoke Mangmool;Hitoshi Kurose

  • P2Y6 receptor-Gα12/13 signalling in cardiomyocytes triggers pressure overload-induced cardiac fibrosis

    Motohiro Nishida;Yoji Sato;Aya Uemura;Yusuke Narita

  • Participation of adenosine 5′-triphosphate in the activation of membrane-bound guanylate cyclase by the atrial natriuretic factor

    Hitoshi Kurose;Tadashi Inagami;Michio Ui

  • Functional interaction of purified muscarinic receptors with purified inhibitory guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins reconstituted in phospholipid vesicles.

    H Kurose;T Katada;T Haga;K Haga

  • Sequestration of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor m2 subtypes. Facilitation by G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK2) and attenuation by a dominant-negative mutant of GRK2.

    H Tsuga;K Kameyama;T Haga;H Kurose

  • Gα12/13- and reactive oxygen species-dependent activation of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase by angiotensin receptor stimulation in rat neonatal cardiomyocytes

    Motohiro Nishida;Shihori Tanabe;Yoshiko Maruyama;Supachoke Mangmool

  • Cellular and subcellular sites for noradrenergic action in the monkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as revealed by the immunocytochemical localization of noradrenergic receptors and axons.

    Chiye Aoki;Charu Venkatesan;C. G. Go;Robin Forman

  • Sites in the third intracellular loop of the alpha 2A-adrenergic receptor confer short term agonist-promoted desensitization. Evidence for a receptor kinase-mediated mechanism.

    S B Liggett;J Ostrowski;L C Chesnut;H Kurose

  • Inhibition of TRPC6 Channel Activity Contributes to the Antihypertrophic Effects of Natriuretic Peptides-Guanylyl Cyclase-A Signaling in the Heart

    Hideyuki Kinoshita;Koichiro Kuwahara;Motohiro Nishida;Zhong Jian;Zhong Jian

  • Gα12/13-mediated up-regulation of TRPC6 negatively regulates endothelin-1-induced cardiac myofibroblast formation and collagen synthesis through nuclear factor of activated T cells activation

    Motohiro Nishida;Naoya Onohara;Yoji Sato;Reiko Suda

  • Gα12 and Gα13 as key regulatory mediator in signal transduction

    Hitoshi Kurose

Frequent Co-Authors

Motohiro Nishida
Motohiro Nishida Kyushu University
Yasuo Mori
Yasuo Mori Kyoto University
Fumikazu Okajima
Fumikazu Okajima Aomori University
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato Gunma University
Hideaki Tomura
Hideaki Tomura Meiji University
Kazuwa Nakao
Kazuwa Nakao Kyoto University
Kazuhide Inoue
Kazuhide Inoue Kyushu University
Hideki Sumimoto
Hideki Sumimoto Kyushu University
Chiye Aoki
Chiye Aoki New York University
Gozoh Tsujimoto
Gozoh Tsujimoto Kyoto University

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