| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Biology | 75 | 1167 | 1040 | 96 | 91 | 208 | 45412 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Hitoshi Niwa between 1973 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hitoshi Niwa published across 54 years, from 1973 to 2026, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2014. 7 of the 277 publications appeared in the last two years.
277 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| Total | 277 |
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 Hitoshi Niwa sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 208 publications — 61st percentile
61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.
| 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 | 208 |
| 217–226 | 98 | |
| 227–236 | 74 | |
| 237–246 | 72 | |
| 247–256 | 63 | |
| 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 |
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 Hitoshi Niwa sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 75 D-Index — 62nd percentile
62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 75 |
| 76–77 | 77 | |
| 78–79 | 70 | |
| 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 |
Hitoshi Niwa is affiliated with Kumamoto University in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly in Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. The scientist has contributed extensively to the subfields of Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Neurology, and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.
Their work covers various main topics including Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Airway Management and Intubation Techniques, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents.
Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Niwa include:
Niwa frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Hiroharu Maegawa, Nayuka Usami, Chiho Kudo, Mariko Yamane, and Hiroshi Hanamoto.
Their publications have appeared in various scientific venues. Frequent outlets include Anesthesia Progress, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Nature Communications, and PLoS ONE.
Hitoshi Niwa;Ken-ichi Yamamura;Jun-ichi Miyazaki
Hitoshi Niwa;Jun-ichi Miyazaki;Austin G. Smith
Jennifer Nichols;Branko Zevnik;Konstantinos Anastassiadis;Hitoshi Niwa
Hitoshi Niwa;Tom Burdon;Ian Chambers;Austin G Smith
Shinji Masui;Yuhki Nakatake;Yayoi Toyooka;Daisuke Shimosato
Hitoshi Niwa;Yayoi Toyooka;Daisuke Shimosato;Dan Strumpf
Hitoshi Niwa
Noriyuki Nishioka;Ken ichi Inoue;Kenjiro Adachi;Hiroshi Kiyonari
Hitoshi Niwa;Kazuya Ogawa;Daisuke Shimosato;Kenjiro Adachi
Martha Hotz Vitaterna;Christopher P. Selby;Takeshi Todo;Hitoshi Niwa
Wesley C. Warren;La Deana W. Hillier;Jennifer A. Marshall Graves;Ewan Birney
Haruko Obokata;Yoshiki Sasai;Hitoshi Niwa;Mitsutaka Kadota
Yayoi Toyooka;Daisuke Shimosato;Kazuhiro Murakami;Kadue Takahashi
Junji Fujikura;Eiji Yamato;Shigenobu Yonemura;Kiminori Hosoda
Kazumasa Miyawaki;Yuichiro Yamada;Hideki Yano;Hitoshi Niwa
Sayaka Okumura-Nakanishi;Motoki Saito;Motoki Saito;Hitoshi Niwa;Fuyuki Ishikawa;Fuyuki Ishikawa
Masatoshi Ohgushi;Michiru Matsumura;Mototsugu Eiraku;Kazuhiro Murakami
Hitoshi Niwa
Seiji Takashima;Masafumi Kitakaze;Masanori Asakura;Hiroshi Asanuma
Li Ma;Julie Teruya-Feldstein;Robert A. Weinberg
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