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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
13810
World Ranking
13679
National Ranking
959

Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
13795
World Ranking
10968
National Ranking
802

Keizo Waku publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 176 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Keizo Waku D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Keizo Waku is affiliated with Teikyo University in Japan. Their academic profile does not list specific recent papers, co-authors, or publication venues, limiting detailed insight into their research outputs and collaborations.

There is no available information on the main fields or subfields of study associated with Keizo Waku, nor details on main research topics, which makes it difficult to outline the scientific domains in which they specialize.

No book publications or awards have been recorded in the accessible data, so aspects such as contributions to academic literature beyond journal articles or recognitions in their professional field remain unspecified.

The absence of documented citations or notable research achievements means that the scope and impact of their work cannot be drawn from the available information. This profile is therefore focused purely on their institutional affiliation and known academic identifiers without additional context on research themes or scholarly influence.

Best Publications

  • 2-Arachidonoylgylcerol: A Possible Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand in Brain

    T. Sugiura;S. Kondo;A. Sukagawa;S. Nakane

  • Evidence That 2-Arachidonoylglycerol but Not N-Palmitoylethanolamine or Anandamide Is the Physiological Ligand for the Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor COMPARISON OF THE AGONISTIC ACTIVITIES OF VARIOUS CANNABINOID RECEPTOR LIGANDS IN HL-60 CELLS

    Takayuki Sugiura;Sachiko Kondo;Seishi Kishimoto;Tomoyuki Miyashita

  • Biosynthesis and degradation of anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol and their possible physiological significance.

    T. Sugiura;Y. Kobayashi;S. Oka;K. Waku

  • Evidence That the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Is a 2-Arachidonoylglycerol Receptor STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP OF 2-ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL, ETHER-LINKED ANALOGUES, AND RELATED COMPOUNDS

    Takayuki Sugiura;Tomoko Kodaka;Shinji Nakane;Tomoyuki Miyashita

  • Acyltransferases and Transacylases Involved in Fatty Acid Remodeling of Phospholipids and Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids in Mammalian Cells

    Atsushi Yamashita;Takayuki Sugiura;Keizo Waku

  • 2-Arachidonoylglycerol and the cannabinoid receptors.

    Takayuki Sugiura;Keizo Waku

  • Acyltransferases and transacylases that determine the fatty acid composition of glycerolipids and the metabolism of bioactive lipid mediators in mammalian cells and model organisms.

    Atsushi Yamashita;Yasuhiro Hayashi;Yoko Nemoto-Sasaki;Makoto Ito

  • Synaptically Driven Endocannabinoid Release Requires Ca2+-Assisted Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 1 to Phospholipase C β4 Signaling Cascade in the Cerebellum

    Takashi Maejima;Saori Oka;Yuki Hashimotodani;Takako Ohno-Shosaku

  • Transacylase‐Mediated and Phosphodiesterase‐Mediated Synthesis of N‐Arachidonoylethanolamine, an Endogenous Cannabinoid‐Receptor Ligand, in Rat Brain Microsomes

    Takayuki Sugiura;Sachiko Kondo;Akihiro Sukagawa;Takashi Tonegawa

  • Enzymatic synthesis of anandamide, an endogenous cannabinoid receptor ligand, through N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine pathway in testis: involvement of Ca(2+)-dependent transacylase and phosphodiesterase activities.

    Takayuki Sugiura;Sachiko Kondo;Akihiro Sukagawa;Takashi Tonegawa

  • 2-Arachidonoylglycerol, a Putative Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, Induces Rapid, Transient Elevation of Intracellular Free Ca2+in Neuroblastoma × Glioma Hybrid NG108-15 Cells

    Takayuki Sugiura;Tomoko Kodaka;Sachiko Kondo;Takashi Tonegawa

  • 2-Arachidonoylglycerol, an endogenous cannabinoid receptor agonist: identification as one of the major species of monoacylglycerols in various rat tissues, and evidence for its generation through Ca2+-dependent and -independent mechanisms

    Sachiko Kondo;Hironori Kondo;Shinji Nakane;Tomoko Kodaka

  • Detection of an Endogenous Cannabimimetic Molecule, 2-Arachidonoylglycerol, and Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor mRNA in Human Vascular Cells: Is 2-Arachidonoylglycerol a Possible Vasomodulator? ☆ ☆☆

    Takayuki Sugiura;Tomoko Kodaka;Shinji Nakane;Seishi Kishimoto

  • IS THE CANNABINOID CB1 RECEPTOR A 2-ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL RECEPTOR? STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TRIGGERING A CA2+ TRANSIENT IN NG108-15 CELLS

    Takayuki Sugiura;Tomoko Kodaka;Sachiko Kondo;Shinji Nakane

  • Origins and fates of fatty acyl-CoA esters.

    Keizo Waku

  • 2-arachidonoylglycerol induces the migration of HL-60 cells differentiated into macrophage-like cells and human peripheral blood monocytes through the cannabinoid CB2 receptor-dependent mechanism.

    Seishi Kishimoto;Maiko Gokoh;Saori Oka;Mayumi Muramatsu

  • Lysophosphatidic acid, a growth factor-like lipid, in the saliva

    Takayuki Sugiura;Shinji Nakane;Seishi Kishimoto;Keizo Waku

  • Different fatty chain compositions of alkenylacyl, alkylacyl and diacyl phospholipids in rabbit alveolar macrophages: High amounts of arachidonic acid in ether phospholipids

    Takayuki Sugiura;Motoko Nakajima;Nobuyuki Sekiguchi;Yasuhito Nakagawa

  • Transacylation of lyso platelet-activating factor and other lysophospholipids by macrophage microsomes. Distinct donor and acceptor selectivities.

    T Sugiura;Y Masuzawa;Y Nakagawa;K Waku

  • Cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands.

    Takayuki Sugiura;Keizo Waku

Frequent Co-Authors

Takayuki Sugiura
Takayuki Sugiura Teikyo University
Akira Tokumura
Akira Tokumura Yasuda Women's University
Takao Shimizu
Takao Shimizu University of Tokyo
Mitsuomi Hirashima
Mitsuomi Hirashima Kagawa University
Kiyoshi Takatsu
Kiyoshi Takatsu University of Toyama
Akio Mori
Akio Mori University of Tokyo
Masayuki Ando
Masayuki Ando Kumamoto University
Howard Sprecher
Howard Sprecher The Ohio State University
Mikihiko Naito
Mikihiko Naito University of Tokyo
Keizo Inoue
Keizo Inoue University of Tokyo

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