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Motohiro Nishida

Motohiro Nishida

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
10182
World Ranking
17111
National Ranking
1233

Motohiro Nishida 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 Motohiro Nishida sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 212 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Motohiro Nishida 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 Motohiro Nishida sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Motohiro Nishida is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The scientist's work has focused mainly on molecular biology and biochemistry, with significant contributions also in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, sensory systems, and physiology.

The main topics of Nishida's research include sulfur compounds in biology, ion channels and receptors, redox biology and oxidative stress, mitochondrial function and pathology, cardiovascular, neuropeptides, and oxidative stress research, adipose tissue and metabolism, as well as COVID-19 clinical research studies.

Notable recent publications by Motohiro Nishida include:

  • Sulfide catabolism ameliorates hypoxic brain injury, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Astrocytic STAT3 activation and chronic itch require IP3R1/TRPC-dependent Ca2+ signals in mice, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Protective effect of d-alanine against acute kidney injury, 2022, American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
  • Structural library and visualization of endogenously oxidized phosphatidylcholines using mass spectrometry-based techniques, 2021, Nature Communications
  • SARS-CoV-2 induces barrier damage and inflammatory responses in the human iPSC-derived intestinal epithelium, 2022, Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Nishida's frequent co-authors include Akiyuki Nishimura, Yuri Kato, Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Tomohiro Tanaka, and Takaaki Akaike. This collaborative approach is reflected in the range of topics and venues in which Nishida publishes.

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as the Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, Nature Communications, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • LTRPC2 Ca2+-permeable channel activated by changes in redox status confers susceptibility to cell death

    Yuji Hara;Minoru Wakamori;Masakazu Ishii;Emi Maeno;Emi Maeno

  • Cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase governs cysteine polysulfidation and mitochondrial bioenergetics

    Takaaki Akaike;Tomoaki Ida;Fan-Yan Wei;Motohiro Nishida;Motohiro Nishida

  • TRPC3 and TRPC6 are essential for angiotensin II-induced cardiac hypertrophy.

    Naoya Onohara;Motohiro Nishida;Ryuji Inoue;Hiroyuki Kobayashi

  • Mutations in EFHC1 cause juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

    Toshimitsu Suzuki;Toshimitsu Suzuki;Antonio V Delgado-Escueta;Kripamoy Aguan;Maria E Alonso

  • Transient Receptor Potential Channels in Cardiovascular Function and Disease

    Ryuji Inoue;Lars Jørn Jensen;Juan Shi;Hiromitsu Morita

  • Selective and direct inhibition of TRPC3 channels underlies biological activities of a pyrazole compound

    Shigeki Kiyonaka;Kenta Kato;Motohiro Nishida;Kazuhiro Mio

  • Gα i and Gα o are target proteins of reactive oxygen species

    Motohiro Nishida;Yoshiko Maruyama;Rie Tanaka;Kenji Kontani

  • Hydrogen sulfide anion regulates redox signaling via electrophile sulfhydration

    Motohiro Nishida;Tomohiro Sawa;Naoyuki Kitajima;Katsuhiko Ono

  • Transient Receptor Potential 1 Regulates Capacitative Ca2+ Entry and Ca2+ Release from Endoplasmic Reticulum in B Lymphocytes

    Yasuo Mori;Minoru Wakamori;Tomoya Miyakawa;Meredith Hermosura

  • P2Y6 receptor-Gα12/13 signalling in cardiomyocytes triggers pressure overload-induced cardiac fibrosis

    Motohiro Nishida;Yoji Sato;Aya Uemura;Yusuke Narita

  • Gα12/13- and reactive oxygen species-dependent activation of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase by angiotensin receptor stimulation in rat neonatal cardiomyocytes

    Motohiro Nishida;Shihori Tanabe;Yoshiko Maruyama;Supachoke Mangmool

  • Inhibition of TRPC6 Channel Activity Contributes to the Antihypertrophic Effects of Natriuretic Peptides-Guanylyl Cyclase-A Signaling in the Heart

    Hideyuki Kinoshita;Koichiro Kuwahara;Motohiro Nishida;Zhong Jian;Zhong Jian

  • Gα12/13-mediated up-regulation of TRPC6 negatively regulates endothelin-1-induced cardiac myofibroblast formation and collagen synthesis through nuclear factor of activated T cells activation

    Motohiro Nishida;Naoya Onohara;Yoji Sato;Reiko Suda

  • Hypoxia-induced interaction of filamin with Drp1 causes mitochondrial hyperfission–associated myocardial senescence

    Akiyuki Nishimura;Tsukasa Shimauchi;Tsukasa Shimauchi;Tomohiro Tanaka;Kakeru Shimoda;Kakeru Shimoda

  • Amplification of receptor signalling by Ca2+ entry‐mediated translocation and activation of PLCγ2 in B lymphocytes

    Motohiro Nishida;Kenji Sugimoto;Yuji Hara;Emiko Mori

  • Transient receptor potential channels in Alzheimer's disease

    Shinichiro Yamamoto;Teruaki Wajima;Yuji Hara;Motohiro Nishida

  • Gα12/13 Mediates α1-Adrenergic Receptor–Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy

    Yoshiko Maruyama;Motohiro Nishida;Yoshiyuki Sugimoto;Shihori Tanabe

  • Phosphorylation of TRPC6 Channels at Thr69 Is Required for Anti-hypertrophic Effects of Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibition

    Motohiro Nishida;Kenta Watanabe;Yoji Sato;Michio Nakaya

  • TRPC3 positively regulates reactive oxygen species driving maladaptive cardiac remodeling.

    Naoyuki Kitajima;Naoyuki Kitajima;Takuro Numaga-Tomita;Takuro Numaga-Tomita;Masahiko Watanabe;Takuya Kuroda

  • Differential Requirement of Gα12, Gα13, Gαq, and Gβγ for Endothelin-1-Induced c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase and Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Activation

    Ken Arai;Yoshiko Maruyama;Motohiro Nishida;Motohiro Nishida;Shihori Tanabe

Frequent Co-Authors

Hitoshi Kurose
Hitoshi Kurose University of Tokushima
Yasuo Mori
Yasuo Mori Kyoto University
Takaaki Akaike
Takaaki Akaike Tohoku University
Yoshito Kumagai
Yoshito Kumagai University of Tsukuba
Kazuwa Nakao
Kazuwa Nakao Kyoto University
Koji Uchida
Koji Uchida University of Tokyo
Hozumi Motohashi
Hozumi Motohashi Tohoku University
Hideki Sumimoto
Hideki Sumimoto Kyushu University
Lutz Birnbaumer
Lutz Birnbaumer National Institutes of Health
Makoto Tsuda
Makoto Tsuda Kyushu University

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