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Kiyoshi Hiruma

Kiyoshi Hiruma

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
5839
World Ranking
19327
National Ranking
1396

Kiyoshi Hiruma 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 Kiyoshi Hiruma sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 87 publications — 2nd percentile

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

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

Kiyoshi Hiruma 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 Kiyoshi Hiruma 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: 44 D-Index — 2nd percentile

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

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

Overview

Kiyoshi Hiruma is affiliated with Hirosaki University in Japan. They have established a presence in academic research through their association with this institution.

No specific information is available regarding their recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, fields of study, subfields, main topics, or awards. Therefore, details about their research output or thematic focus cannot be provided.

The available data does not list any publications, research collaborations, or recognized awards. This suggests either a limited public record or a focus outside these measurable parameters.

Despite the absence of detailed publication or award records, Kiyoshi Hiruma's connection to Hirosaki University indicates engagement with academic activities within a Japanese research context.

Best Publications

  • Insights into the molecular basis of the hormonal control of molting and metamorphosis from Manduca sexta and Drosophila melanogaster.

    Lynn M Riddiford;Kiyoshi Hiruma;Xiaofeng Zhou;Charles A Nelson

  • Neuropeptide Receptor Transcriptome Reveals Unidentified Neuroendocrine Pathways

    Naoki Yamanaka;Sachie Yamamoto;Dušan Žitňan;Ken Watanabe

  • Cloning of an ecdysone receptor homolog from Manduca sexta and the developmental profile of its mRNA in Wings

    Haruhiko Fujiwara;Marek Jindra;Richard Newitt;Subba Reddy Palli

  • Juvenile hormone prevents ecdysteroid-induced expression of broad complex RNAs in the epidermis of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.

    Baohua Zhou;Kiyoshi Hiruma;Tetsuro Shinoda;Lynn M Riddiford

  • Developmental profiles and ecdysteroid regulation of the mRNAs for two ecdysone receptor isoforms in the epidermis and wings of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.

    Marek Jindra;Fae Malone;Kiyoshi Hiruma;Lynn M. Riddiford

  • Control of juvenile hormone biosynthesis in Bombyx mori: cloning of the enzymes in the mevalonate pathway and assessment of their developmental expression in the corpora allata.

    Terunori Kinjoh;Yu Kaneko;Kyo Itoyama;Kazuei Mita

  • Juvenile Hormone Is Required to Couple Imaginal Disc Formation with Nutrition in Insects

    J. W. Truman;K. Hiruma;J. P. Allee;S. G. B. MacWhinnie

  • Molecular analysis of the mode of action of RH-5992, a lepidopteran-specific, non-steroidal ecdysteroid agonist

    Arthur Retnakaran;Kiyoshi Hiruma;Subba Reddy Palli;Lynn M. Riddiford

  • The molecular mechanisms of cuticular melanization: the ecdysone cascade leading to dopa decarboxylase expression in Manduca sexta.

    Kiyoshi Hiruma;Kiyoshi Hiruma;Lynn M. Riddiford

  • An ecdysteroid-inducible Manduca gene similar to the Drosophila DHR3 gene, a member of the steroid hormone receptor superfamily.

    Subba Reddy Palli;Kiyoshi Hiruma;Lynn M. Riddiford

  • Hormonal regulation of insect metamorphosis with special reference to juvenile hormone biosynthesis.

    Kiyoshi Hiruma;Yu Kaneko;Yu Kaneko

  • Granular phenoloxidase involved in cuticular melanization in the tobacco hornworm: regulation of its synthesis in the epidermis by juvenile hormone.

    Kiyoshi Hiruma;Lynn M. Riddiford

  • Ecdysteroid regulation of the onset of cuticular melanization in allatectomized and Black mutant Manduca sexta larvae

    Anna T. Curtis;Masahiro Hori;Janell M. Green;William J. Wolfgang

  • Regulation of the Transcription Factor E75 by 20-Hydroxyecdysone and Juvenile Hormone in the Epidermis of the Tobacco Hornworm,Manduca sexta,during Larval Molting and Metamorphosis

    Baohua Zhou;Kiyoshi Hiruma;Marek Jindra;Tetsuro Shinoda

  • Hormonal regulation of epidermal metamorphosis in vitro: Control of expression of a larval-specific cuticle gene

    Kiyoshi Hiruma;Jim Hardie;Lynn M. Riddiford

  • Activation of a delayed-early gene encoding MHR3 by the ecdysone receptor heterodimer EcR-B1-USP-1 but not by EcR-B1-USP-2.

    Que Lan;Kiyoshi Hiruma;Xiao Hu;Marek Jindra

  • The parasitoid Apanteles kariyai inhibits pupation of its host, Pseudaletia separata, via disruption of prothoracicotropic hormone release.

    Toshiharu Tanaka;Noriaki Agui;Kiyoshi Hiruma

  • Action of different ecdysteroids on the regulation of mRNAs for the ecdysone receptor, MHR3, dopa decarboxylase, and a larval cuticle protein in the larval epidermis of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.

    Kiyoshi Hiruma;Kiyoshi Hiruma;Kiyoshi Hiruma;Detlef Böcking;Detlef Böcking;Detlef Böcking;René Lafont;René Lafont;René Lafont;Lynn M. Riddiford;Lynn M. Riddiford;Lynn M. Riddiford

  • The role of 20-hydroxyecdysone and juvenile hormone in pupal commitment of the epidermis of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

    Daisuke Muramatsu;Terunori Kinjoh;Terunori Kinjoh;Tetsuro Shinoda;Kiyoshi Hiruma;Kiyoshi Hiruma

  • Juvenile hormone modulates 20-hydroxyecdysone-inducible ecdysone receptor and ultraspiracle gene expression in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.

    K. Hiruma;T. Shinoda;F. Malone;Lynn M. Riddiford

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynn M. Riddiford
Lynn M. Riddiford University of Washington
Subba Reddy Palli
Subba Reddy Palli University of Kentucky
James W. Truman
James W. Truman Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Peter J. Neumann
Peter J. Neumann University of Bern
Glenn D. Prestwich
Glenn D. Prestwich University of Utah
Haruhiko Fujiwara
Haruhiko Fujiwara University of Tokyo
Charles A. Nelson
Charles A. Nelson Boston Children's Hospital
Kazuei Mita
Kazuei Mita University of Tsukuba
Alexander S. Raikhel
Alexander S. Raikhel University of California, Riverside
Carl S. Thummel
Carl S. Thummel University of Utah

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