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Masatoshi Nomura

Masatoshi Nomura

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
15430
World Ranking
10690
National Ranking
729

Masatoshi Nomura 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 Masatoshi Nomura sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 204 publications — 51st percentile

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

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

Masatoshi Nomura 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 Masatoshi Nomura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Masatoshi Nomura is affiliated with Kurume University in Japan. Their primary research spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Physiology. The scientist's work covers topics including Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments, Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors, Diabetes Management and Research, Pancreatic Function and Diabetes, and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments.

Recent notable publications authored or co-authored by Masatoshi Nomura include the following:

  • Human leucocyte antigen DR15, a possible predictive marker for immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced secondary adrenal insufficiency, 2020, European Journal of Cancer
  • MAVS is energized by Mff which senses mitochondrial metabolism via AMPK for acute antiviral immunity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Macrophage (Drp1) Dynamin-Related Protein 1 Accelerates Intimal Thickening After Vascular Injury, 2020, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice with hepatocyte-specific deletion of mitochondrial fission factor, 2021, Diabetologia
  • Improvement of skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity by 1 week of SGLT2 inhibitor use, 2020, Endocrine Connections

Masatoshi Nomura frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Kenji Ashida
  • Nao Hasuzawa
  • Ayako Nagayama
  • Lixiang Wang
  • Shimpei Iwata

The scientist's work has been published in multiple venues, with frequent publications in:

  • American Journal of Case Reports
  • Surgical Case Reports
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial fission factor Drp1 is essential for embryonic development and synapse formation in mice

    Naotada Ishihara;Masatoshi Nomura;Akihiro Jofuku;Hiroki Kato

  • Establishment and characterization of a steroidogenic human granulosa-like tumor cell line, KGN, that expresses functional follicle-stimulating hormone receptor.

    Yoshihiro Nishi;Toshihiko Yanase;Yi Ming Mu;Koichi Oba

  • Hedgehog signaling pathway is a new therapeutic target for patients with breast cancer.

    Makoto Kubo;Masafumi Nakamura;Akira Tasaki;Naoki Yamanaka

  • Ad4BP regulating steroidogenic P-450 gene is a member of steroid hormone receptor superfamily.

    Shin Ichiro Honda;Ken-Ichirou Morohashi;Masatoshi Nomura;Hiroyuki Takeya

  • Endogenous Drp1 Mediates Mitochondrial Autophagy and Protects the Heart Against Energy Stress

    Yoshiyuki Ikeda;Akihiro Shirakabe;Yasuhiro Maejima;Peiyong Zhai

  • Drp1-Dependent Mitochondrial Autophagy Plays a Protective Role Against Pressure Overload-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Heart Failure.

    Akihiro Shirakabe;Peiyong Zhai;Yoshiyuki Ikeda;Yoshiyuki Ikeda;Toshiro Saito

  • Identical origin of adrenal cortex and gonad revealed by expression profiles of Ad4BP/SF-1

    Osamu Hatano;Akira Takakusu;Masatoshi Nomura;Ken Ichirou Morohashi

  • Smad2 and Smad3 Are Redundantly Essential for the TGF-β–Mediated Regulation of Regulatory T Plasticity and Th1 Development

    Tomohito Takimoto;Tomohito Takimoto;Yu Wakabayashi;Takashi Sekiya;Naoko Inoue

  • Androgen receptor null male mice develop late-onset obesity caused by decreased energy expenditure and lipolytic activity but show normal insulin sensitivity with high adiponectin secretion

    Wu Qiang Fan;Toshihiko Yanase;Masatoshi Nomura;Taijiro Okabe

  • Atrazine-induced aromatase expression is SF-1 dependent: implications for endocrine disruption in wildlife and reproductive cancers in humans.

    Wu Qiang Fan;Toshihiko Yanase;Hidetaka Morinaga;Shigeki Gondo

  • Saturated FFAs, palmitic acid and stearic acid, induce apoptosis in human granulosa cells.

    Yi Ming Mu;Yi Ming Mu;Toshihiko Yanase;Yoshihiro Nishi;Atsushi Tanaka

  • Mitochondrial Fission Promotes the Continued Clearance of Apoptotic Cells by Macrophages

    Ying Wang;Manikandan Subramanian;Manikandan Subramanian;Arif Jr. Yurdagul;Valeria C. Barbosa-Lorenzi

  • Perilipin 5, a Lipid Droplet-binding Protein, Protects Heart from Oxidative Burden by Sequestering Fatty Acid from Excessive Oxidation

    Kenta Kuramoto;Tomoo Okamura;Tomohiro Yamaguchi;Tomohiro Yamaguchi;Tomoe Y. Nakamura

  • Insulin-like growth factor 1/insulin signaling activates androgen signaling through direct interactions of Foxo1 with androgen receptor

    Wu Qiang Fan;Toshihiko Yanase;Hidetaka Morinaga;Taijiro Okabe

  • Dynamics of mitochondrial DNA nucleoids regulated by mitochondrial fission is essential for maintenance of homogeneously active mitochondria during neonatal heart development.

    Takaya Ishihara;Reiko Ban-Ishihara;Maki Maeda;Yui Matsunaga

  • Smad2 and Smad3 Inversely Regulate TGF-β Autoinduction in Clostridium butyricum-Activated Dendritic Cells.

    Ikkou Kashiwagi;Rimpei Morita;Takashi Schichita;Kyoko Komai

  • Tributyltin or triphenyltin inhibits aromatase activity in the human granulosa-like tumor cell line KGN.

    Masayuki Saitoh;Toshihiko Yanase;Hidetaka Morinaga;Makito Tanabe

  • p32/gC1qR is indispensable for fetal development and mitochondrial translation: importance of its RNA-binding ability

    Mikako Yagi;Takeshi Uchiumi;Shinya Takazaki;Bungo Okuno

  • Functional difference between Ad4BP and ELP, and their distributions in steroidogenic tissues.

    K Morohashi;H Iida;M Nomura;O Hatano

  • An E Box Element Is Required for the Expression of the ad4bp Gene, a Mammalian Homologue of ftz-f1 Gene, Which Is Essential for Adrenal and Gonadal Development

    Masatoshi Nomura;Stephan Bärtsch;Hajime Nawata;Tsuneo Omura

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryoichi Takayanagi
Ryoichi Takayanagi Kyushu University
Hajime Nawata
Hajime Nawata Kyushu University
Yoshihiro Ogawa
Yoshihiro Ogawa Kyushu University
Yoshinori Moriyama
Yoshinori Moriyama Okayama University
Katsuyoshi Mihara
Katsuyoshi Mihara Kyushu University
Akihiko Yoshimura
Akihiko Yoshimura Keio University
Ken-ichirou Morohashi
Ken-ichirou Morohashi Kyushu University
Yoshihiko Maehara
Yoshihiko Maehara Kyushu University
Masutaka Furue
Masutaka Furue Kyushu University
Kohichi Tanaka
Kohichi Tanaka Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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