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Nobuhiro Fusetani

Nobuhiro Fusetani

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
20411
World Ranking
3310
National Ranking
196

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
86
Citations
23296
World Ranking
3021
National Ranking
189

Nobuhiro Fusetani 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 Nobuhiro Fusetani sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 418 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nobuhiro Fusetani 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 Nobuhiro Fusetani sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Nobuhiro Fusetani is affiliated with Waseda University in Japan and has contributed to research primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Aquatic Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The main topics covered in their research focus on marine and microbial natural products, specifically:

  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

Fusetani has published multiple papers in notable journals. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Marine Pharmacology in 2016-2017: Marine Compounds with Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, Anti-Inflammatory, Antiprotozoal, Antituberculosis and Antiviral Activities; Affecting the Immune and Nervous Systems, and Other Miscellaneous Mechanisms of Action" (2021) in Marine Drugs
  • "Chemical cues for intraspecific chemical communication and interspecific interactions in aquatic environments: applications for fisheries and aquaculture" (2021) in Fisheries Science
  • "Marine pharmacology in 2018: Marine compounds with antibacterial, antidiabetic, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiprotozoal, antituberculosis and antiviral activities; affecting the immune and nervous systems, and other miscellaneous mechanisms of action" (2022) in Pharmacological Research
  • "Coronarin D, a Metabolite from the Wild Turmeric, Curcuma aromatica, Promotes the Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells into Astrocytes" (2022) in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • "Two Onnamide Analogs from the Marine Sponge Theonella conica: Evaluation of Geometric Effects in the Polyene Systems on Biological Activity" (2023) in Molecules

The majority of Fusetani's publications appear in the following venues:

  • Fisheries Science
  • Marine Drugs
  • Pharmacological Research
  • Molecules
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Fusetani has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Fumiaki Nakamura
  • Michiya Kamio
  • Hidenobu Yambe
  • Yoichi Nakao
  • Alejandro M. S. Mayer

Best Publications

  • Calyculin A and okadaic acid: inhibitors of protein phosphatase activity

    H. Ishihara;B.L. Martin;D.L. Brautigan;H. Karaki

  • Antitumor polyketide biosynthesis by an uncultivated bacterial symbiont of the marine sponge Theonella swinhoei

    Jörn Piel;Dequan Hui;Gaiping Wen;Daniel Butzke

  • Marine Pharmacology in 2009–2011: Marine Compounds with Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, Anti-Inflammatory, Antiprotozoal, Antituberculosis, and Antiviral Activities; Affecting the Immune and Nervous Systems, and other Miscellaneous Mechanisms of Action

    Alejandro M. S. Mayer;Abimael D. Rodríguez;Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati;Nobuhiro Fusetani

  • Bioactive sponge peptides

    Nobuhiro. Fusetani;Shigeki. Matsunaga

  • Bioactive marine metabolites. Part 16. Calyculin A. A novel antitumor metabolite from the marine sponge Discodermia calyx

    Yuko. Kato;Nobuhiro. Fusetani;Shigeki. Matsunaga;Kanehisa. Hashimoto

  • Bioactive marine metabolites. 33. Cyclotheonamides, potent thrombin inhibitors, from a marine sponge Theonella sp

    Nobuhiro Fusetani;Shigeki Matsunaga;Hisao Matsumoto;Yukihiro Takebayashi

  • Review Marine Pharmacology in 2018: Marine Compounds with Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, Anti-Inflammatory, Antiprotozoal, Antituberculosis and Antiviral Activities; Affecting the Immune and Nervous Systems, and other Miscellaneous Mechanisms of Action.

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  • Theonellamide F: a novel antifungal bicyclic peptide from a marine sponge Theonella sp.

    Shigeki Matsunaga;Nobuhiro Fusetani;Kanehisa Hashimoto;Markus Walchli

  • Calyculin A, an Inhibitor of Protein Phosphatases, a Potent Tumor Promoter on CD-1 Mouse Skin

    Masami Suganuma;Hirota Fujiki;Hiroko Furuya-Suguri;Shigeru Yoshizawa

  • Polytheonamides A and B, highly cytotoxic, linear polypeptides with unprecedented structural features, from the marine sponge, Theonella swinhoei.

    Toshiyuki Hamada;Shigeki Matsunaga;Gen Yano;Nobuhiro Fusetani

  • Bioactive marine metabolites. 48. Cinachyrolide A: a potent cytotoxic macrolide possessing two spiro ketals from marine sponge Cinachyra sp

    Nobuhiro Fusetani;Katsumi Shinoda;Shigeki Matsunaga

  • Mycalolide B, a novel actin depolymerizing agent.

    S.-Y. Saito;S. Watabe;H. Ozaki;N. Fusetani

  • Mini-review: marine natural products and their synthetic analogs as antifouling compounds: 2009-2014.

    Pei-Yuan Qian;Zhongrui Li;Ying Xu;Yongxin Li

  • Mycalolides A – C, hybrid macrolides of ulapualides and halichondramide, from a sponge of the genus Mycale

    N. Fusetani;K. Yasumuro;S. Matsunaga;K. Hashimoto

  • Exploring the chemistry of uncultivated bacterial symbionts: Antitumor polyketides of the pederin family

    Jörn Piel;Daniel Butzke;Nobuhiro Fusetani;Dequan Hui

  • Haliclamines A and B, cytotoxic macrocyclic alkaloids from a sponge of the genus Haliclona

    N. Fusetani;K. Yasumuro;S. Matsunaga;H. Hirota

  • Purification of a larval settlement-inducing protein complex (SIPC) of the barnacle, Balanus amphitrite

    Kiyotaka Matsumura;Manami Nagano;Nobuhiro Fusetani

  • l-Kynurenine, an amino acid identified as a sex pheromone in the urine of ovulated female masu salmon

    Hidenobu Yambe;Shoji Kitamura;Michiya Kamio;Miho Yamada

  • Bioactive marine metabolites. Part 35. Cytotoxic metabolites of the marine sponge Mycale adhaerens Lambe

    Nobuhiro Fusetani;Takeo Sugawara;Shigeki Matsunaga;Hiroshi Hirota

  • Ageladine A: an antiangiogenic matrixmetalloproteinase inhibitor from the marine sponge Agelas nakamurai.

    Masaki Fujita;Yoichi Nakao;Shigeki Matsunaga;Motoharu Seiki

  • Kabiramide C, a novel antifungal macrolide from nudibranch eggmasses

    S. Matsunaga;N. Fusetani;K. Hashimoto;K. Koseki

  • Terpenoids with antifouling activity against barnacle larvae from the marine sponge Acanthella cavernosa

    Hiroshi Hirota;Yasuhiko Tomono;Nobuhiro Fusetani

Frequent Co-Authors

Shigeki Matsunaga
Shigeki Matsunaga Kyoto University
Hiroshi Hirota
Hiroshi Hirota Nihon University
Sachiko Tsukamoto
Sachiko Tsukamoto Kumamoto University
Kouichi Hashimoto
Kouichi Hashimoto Hiroshima University
Shugo Watabe
Shugo Watabe Kitasato University
Katsumi Aida
Katsumi Aida University of Tokyo
Masatoshi Hori
Masatoshi Hori University of Tokyo
Arasu Ganesan
Arasu Ganesan University of East Anglia
Minoru Yoshida
Minoru Yoshida University of Tokyo
Kazuo Tachibana
Kazuo Tachibana University of Tokyo

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