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Kazuo Shizume

Kazuo Shizume

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
72
Citations
15516
World Ranking
19896
National Ranking
635

Kazuo Shizume publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kazuo Shizume sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 459 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Kazuo Shizume D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kazuo Shizume was affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. The research career of this scientist included contributions within their academic institution, although detailed records of publications and specific research topics are not available from the current data.

No recent papers, coauthors, frequent publication venues, book publications, main fields or subfields of study, or main topics of work have been documented in the provided information.

Similarly, there are no listed awards or recognitions recorded for Kazuo Shizume in the available data. The scientist is confirmed to be deceased.

The lack of detailed bibliographic and research data limits the extent to which the scientific profile of Kazuo Shizume can be elaborated. However, the association with a prominent academic institution such as the University of Tokyo suggests engagement with scholarly activities in a regional or international academic context during their career.

Best Publications

  • In vitro bioassay for the melanocyte stimulating hormone.

    Kazuo Shizume;Aaron Bunsen Lerner;Thomas B. Fitzpatrick

  • The responses of plasma adrenocorticotropin and cortisol to corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and cerebrospinal fluid immunoreactive CRH in anorexia nervosa patients

    Mari Hotta;Tamotsu Shibasaki;Akitsugu Masuda;Toshihiro Imaki

  • Age-related changes in plasma growth hormone response to growth hormone-releasing factor in man.

    Tamotsu Shibasaki;Kazuo Shizume;Mari Nakahara;Akitsugu Masuda

  • EVIDENCE THAT OPIATERGIC AND α-ADRENERGIC MECHANISMS STIMULATE RAT GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASE VIA GROWTH RELEASING FACTOR (GRF)

    Nobuhiro Miki;Masami Ono;Kazuo Shizume

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor-like activity in human placental extracts

    Tamotsu Shibasaki;Emi Odagiri;Kazuo Shizume;Nicholas Ling

  • Growth hormone secretion during nocturnal sleep in normal subjects.

    Yutaka Honda;Kiyohisa Takahashi;Saburo Takahashi;Kazuo Azumi

  • Stimulation by thyroid-stimulating hormone and Grave's immunoglobulin G of vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA expression in human thyroid follicles in vitro and flt mRNA expression in the rat thyroid in vivo.

    K Sato;K Yamazaki;K Shizume;Y Kanaji

  • The effect of free fatty acids on growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone-mediated GH secretion in man.

    Toshihiro Imaki;Tamotsu Shibasaki;Kazuo Shizume;Akitsugu Masuda

  • The association of periodic paralysis and hyperthyroidism in Japan.

    S Okinaka;K Shizume;S Iino;A Watanabe

  • Insulin-like growth factor I and transforming growth factor alpha as autocrine growth factors in human pancreatic cancer cell growth.

    Eiji Ohmura;Masaki Okada;Noritaka Onoda;Yoshinobu Kamiya

  • Distribution and characterization of immunoreactive corticotropin-releasing factor in human tissues.

    Toshihiro Suda;Naoki Tomori;Fumiko Tozawa;Toraichi Mouri

  • Inhibition of 125I Organification and Thyroid Hormone Release by Interleukin-1, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, and Interferon-γ in Human Thyrocytes in Suspension Culture*

    Sato K;Satoh T;Shizume K;Ozawa M

  • SYNTHETIC RAT ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR INHIBITS IN VITRO AND IN VIVO RENIN SECRETION IN RATS

    Koichi Obana;Mitsuhide Naruse;Kiyoko Naruse;Hyoichiro Sakurai

  • The mechanism of endocrine control of melanin pigmentation.

    Aaron Bunsen Lerner;Kazuo Shizume;Irby Bunding

  • Stimulation of prostaglandin E2 and bone resorption by recombinant human interleukin 1 alpha in fetal mouse bones

    Kanji Sato;Yuko Fujii;Keizo Kasono;Motoyasu Saji

  • Immunoreactive corticotropin and corticotropin-releasing factor in human hypothalamus, adrenal, lung cancer, and pheochromocytoma.

    Toshihiro Suda;Naoki Tomori;Fumiko Tozawa;Hiroshi Demura

  • Increase of vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA expression by 1,25‐dihydroxyvitamin D3 in human osteoblast‐like cells

    Da Shen Wang;Kazuko Yamazaki;Kyoko Nohtomi;Kazuo Shizume

  • Parathyroid hormone-related protein and interleukin-1 alpha synergistically stimulate bone resorption in vitro and increase the serum calcium concentration in mice in vivo.

    Kanji Sato;Yuko Fujii;Keizo Kasono;Minoru Ozawa

  • Effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α/Cachectin on Thyroid Hormone Metabolism in Mice

    Minoru Ozawa;Kanji Sato;Doo Chol Han;Masanobu Kawakami

  • Involvement of corticotropin-releasing factor in restraint stress-induced anorexia and reversion of the anorexia by somatostatin in the rat.

    Tamotsu Shibasaki;Naoko Yamauchi;Yumiko Kato;Akitsugu Masuda

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Demura
Hiroshi Demura Tohoku University
Nicholas Ling
Nicholas Ling Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Tadashi Inagami
Tadashi Inagami Vanderbilt University
Kanji Kuma
Kanji Kuma Kuma Hospital
Hiroo Imura
Hiroo Imura Kyoto University
Kazuo Yamamoto
Kazuo Yamamoto University of Tokyo
Toshiaki Osawa
Toshiaki Osawa University of Tokyo
Shiro Iino
Shiro Iino St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick Harvard University

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