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Natsuo Ueda

Natsuo Ueda

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
14627
World Ranking
8718
National Ranking
587

Natsuo Ueda 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 Natsuo Ueda sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 191 publications — 46th percentile

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

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

Natsuo Ueda 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 Natsuo Ueda sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Natsuo Ueda is affiliated with Kagawa University in Japan, focusing primarily on research in Medicine, with significant contributions also in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several specialized subfields including Pharmacology, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The researcher has explored a variety of scientific topics throughout their career. Key areas of investigation include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Pancreatic Function and Diabetes, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Diet, Metabolism, and Disease, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling.

Recent notable publications authored or co-authored by Ueda encompass the following:

  • Goods and Bads of the Endocannabinoid System as a Therapeutic Target: Lessons Learned after 30 Years, 2023, Pharmacological Reviews
  • Roles of Endocannabinoids and Endocannabinoid-Like Molecules in Energy Homeostasis and Metabolic Regulation: A Nutritional Perspective, 2021, Annual Review of Nutrition
  • Vasoactive intestinal peptide blockade suppresses tumor growth by regulating macrophage polarization and function in CT26 tumor-bearing mice, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Involvement of acid ceramidase in the degradation of bioactive N-acylethanolamines, 2021, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
  • Involvement of the γ Isoform of cPLA2 in the Biosynthesis of Bioactive N-Acylethanolamines, 2021, Molecules

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Toru Uyama
  • Kazuhito Tsuboi
  • Tamotsu Tanaka
  • Mohammad Mamun Sikder
  • Zahir Hussain

Ueda's research has been published in several recurring scientific venues, including:

  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
  • Methods in Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacological Reviews
  • Annual Review of Nutrition
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Molecular characterization of a phospholipase D generating anandamide and its congeners.

    Yasuo Okamoto;Jun Morishita;Kazuhito Tsuboi;Takeharu Tonai

  • Transcriptional Roles of Nuclear Factor κB and Nuclear Factor-Interleukin-6 in the Tumor Necrosis Factor α-Dependent Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2 in MC3T3-E1 Cells (∗)

    Kei Yamamoto;Toshiya Arakawa;Natsuo Ueda;Shozo Yamamoto

  • Anandamide amidohydrolase reacting with 2-arachidonoylglycerol, another cannabinoid receptor ligand

    Sravan Kumar Goparaju;Natsuo Ueda;Hiroko Yamaguchi;Shozo Yamamoto

  • Molecular characterization of N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase, a novel member of the choloylglycine hydrolase family with structural and functional similarity to acid ceramidase.

    Kazuhito Tsuboi;Yong-Xin Sun;Yasuo Okamoto;Nobukazu Araki

  • Partial purification and characterization of the porcine brain enzyme hydrolyzing and synthesizing anandamide

    Natsuo Ueda;Yuko Kurahashi;Shozo Yamamoto;Takashi Tokunaga

  • Purification and characterization of an acid amidase selective for N-palmitoylethanolamine, a putative endogenous anti-inflammatory substance.

    Natsuo Ueda;Kenji Yamanaka;Shozo Yamamoto;Shozo Yamamoto

  • Defective Brain Development in Mice Lacking the Hif-1α Gene in Neural Cells

    Shuhei Tomita;Masaki Ueno;Masami Sakamoto;Yuki Kitahama

  • Enzymes of porcine brain hydrolyzing 2-arachidonoylglycerol, an endogenous ligand of cannabinoid receptors

    SravanKumar Goparaju;Natsuo Ueda;Kyoko Taniguchi;Shozo Yamamoto

  • Biosynthesis of anandamide and N-palmitoylethanolamine by sequential actions of phospholipase A2 and lysophospholipase D.

    Yong-Xin Sun;Kazuhito Tsuboi;Yasuo Okamoto;Takeharu Tonai

  • Metabolism of endocannabinoids and related N‐acylethanolamines: Canonical and alternative pathways

    Natsuo Ueda;Kazuhito Tsuboi;Toru Uyama

  • The fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH).

    D.G. Deutsch;N. Ueda;S. Yamamoto

  • The fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH)

    Natsuo Ueda;Robyn A Puffenbarger;Shozo Yamamoto;Dale G Deutsch

  • Lipoxygenase-catalyzed oxygenation of arachidonylethanolamide, a cannabinoid receptor agonist

    Natsuo Ueda;Kei Yamamoto;Shozo Yamamoto;Takashi Tokunaga

  • G protein beta gamma subunits. Simplified purification and properties of novel isoforms.

    Natsuo Ueda;Jorge A. Iñiguez-Lluhi;Ethan Lee;Alan V. Smrcka

  • Biology of endocannabinoid synthesis system.

    Jun Wang;Natsuo Ueda

  • Endocannabinoids and related N-acylethanolamines: biological activities and metabolism.

    Kazuhito Tsuboi;Kazuhito Tsuboi;Toru Uyama;Yasuo Okamoto;Natsuo Ueda

  • Discovery and characterization of a Ca2+-independent phosphatidylethanolamine N-acyltransferase generating the anandamide precursor and its congeners.

    Xing-Hua Jin;Yasuo Okamoto;Jun Morishita;Kazuhito Tsuboi

  • The N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase (NAAA).

    Kazuhito Tsuboi;Naoko Takezaki;Natsuo Ueda

  • N-acylethanolamine metabolism with special reference to N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase (NAAA).

    Natsuo Ueda;Kazuhito Tsuboi;Toru Uyama

  • Biosynthetic pathways of the endocannabinoid anandamide

    Yasuo Okamoto;Jun Wang;Jun Morishita;Natsuo Ueda

Frequent Co-Authors

Shozo Yamamoto
Shozo Yamamoto Kyoto Women's University
Akira Tokumura
Akira Tokumura Yasuda Women's University
Kei Yamamoto
Kei Yamamoto University of Tokushima
Joshua Rokach
Joshua Rokach Florida Institute of Technology
Alan R. Brash
Alan R. Brash Vanderbilt University
Yutaka Taketani
Yutaka Taketani University of Tokushima
Didier M. Lambert
Didier M. Lambert Université Catholique de Louvain
Tadashi Tanabe
Tadashi Tanabe University of Tokushima
John A. Oates
John A. Oates Vanderbilt University
Ichiro Kudo
Ichiro Kudo Showa University

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