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Nobumasa Imura

Nobumasa Imura

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
8368
World Ranking
15821
National Ranking
1129

Nobumasa Imura 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 Nobumasa Imura sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 199 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nobumasa Imura 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 Nobumasa Imura 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: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nobumasa Imura is affiliated with Kitasato University in Japan, where their academic and research activities are based. The scope of their professional work primarily connects with the institution's scientific environment.

There is no detailed public record of their recent papers, including titles, years, or publication venues, making it difficult to outline specific research outputs or contributions at this time.

Similarly, no frequent co-authors or repeat collaborators have been identified in available records, leaving the network of academic partnerships currently undocumented.

Information regarding venues where they frequently publish research is also not present, so specific journals or conferences associated with their work cannot be cited.

The data does not indicate any book publications authored or edited by Nobumasa Imura for reference.

No specific fields of study or subfields have been listed, thus the precise subject areas they focus on are not available through current sources.

Likewise, main topics of scientific work have not been recorded, so thematic or topical research interests are not known.

Records do not report any awards won, including the year or citation details, providing no official recognition information.

Nobumasa Imura is currently living.

Best Publications

  • Complete nucleotide sequences of all three poliovirus serotype genomes. Implication for genetic relationship, gene function and antigenic determinants.

    Haruka Toyoda;Michinori Kohara;Yutaka Kataoka;Toshiyuki Suganuma

  • Complete nucleotide sequence of the attenuated poliovirus Sabin 1 strain genome

    Akio Nomoto;Toshiko Omata;Haruka Toyoda;Shusuke Kuge

  • Expression and Characterization of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF)-3α in Human Kidney: Suppression of HIF-Mediated Gene Expression by HIF-3α

    Shuntaro Hara;Junko Hamada;Chie Kobayashi;Yukihiro Kondo

  • Prevention of lethal and renal toxicity of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) by induction of metallothionein synthesis without compromising its antitumor activity in mice.

    Akira Naganuma;Masahiko Satoh;Nobumasa Imura

  • Transcriptional regulation of thioredoxin reductase 1 expression by cadmium in vascular endothelial cells: role of NF-E2-related factor-2.

    Atsuko Sakurai;Michie Nishimoto;Seiichiro Himeno;Seiichiro Himeno;Nobumasa Imura

  • Active Oxygen Generation by the Reaction of Selenite with Reduced Glutathione in Vitro

    Y. Seko;Y. Saito;J. Kitahara;N. Imura

  • Role of metallothionein in carcinogenesis.

    M G Cherian;S B Howell;N Imura;C D Klaassen

  • Modulation of Resistance to Anticancer Drugs by Inhibition of Metallothionein Synthesis

    M. Satoh;M. G. Cherian;Nobumasa Imura;H. Shimizu

  • Effects of methylmercury and some metal ions on microtubule networks in mouse glioma cells and in vitro tubulin polymerization

    Kyoko Miura;Masae Inokawa;Nobumasa Imura

  • Regulatory role of metallothionein in NF-κB activation

    Atsuko Sakurai;Shuntaro Hara;Noriko Okano;Yukihiro Kondo

  • Effects of methylmercury on mitotic mouse glioma cells.

    Kyoko Miura;Keiko Suzuki;Nobumasa Imura

  • The Involvement of Microtubular Disruption in Methylmercury-Induced Apoptosis in Neuronal and Nonneuronal Cell Lines

    Kyoko Miura;Kyoko Miura;Nori Koide;Seiichiro Himeno;Ippei Nakagawa

  • Role of γ-glutamyltranspeptidase in renal uptake and toxicity of inorganic mercury in mice

    Toshiko Tanaka;Akira Naganuma;Nobumasa Imura

  • Behavior of methylmercury in mammalian erythrocytes

    Akira Naganuma;Yūko Koyama;Nobumasa Imura

  • Specific reduction of toxic side effects of adriamycin by induction of metallothionein in mice.

    Akira Naganuma;Masahiko Satoh;Nobumasa Imura

  • Enhancement of Androgen-Dependent Transcription and Cell Proliferation by Tributyltin and Triphenyltin in Human Prostate Cancer Cells

    Yukako Yamabe;Azusa Hoshino;Nobumasa Imura;Takashi Suzuki

  • Androgen-dependent gene expression of prostate-specific antigen is enhanced synergistically by hypoxia in human prostate cancer cells

    Kou Horii;Yasutomo Suzuki;Yukihiro Kondo;Masao Akimoto

  • Overexpression of thioredoxin reductase 1 regulates NF‐κB activation

    Atsuko Sakurai;Kouji Yuasa;Yasuko Shoji;Seiichiro Himeno

  • Role of hydrogen sulfide in mercury resistance determined by plasmid of Clostridium cochlearium T-2.

    Hidemitsu S. K. Pan-Hou;Nobumasa Imura

  • Metallothionein induction prevents toxic side effects of cisplatin and adriamycin used in combination.

    Masahiko Satoh;Akira Naganuma;Nobumasa Imura

Frequent Co-Authors

Akio Nomoto
Akio Nomoto Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation
Chiharu Tohyama
Chiharu Tohyama University of Tokyo
Thomas W. Clarkson
Thomas W. Clarkson University of Rochester
Robert Chambers
Robert Chambers University of Maryland, College Park
John S. Lazo
John S. Lazo University of Virginia
Sachiko Kajigaya
Sachiko Kajigaya National Institutes of Health
Ichiro Kudo
Ichiro Kudo Showa University
Keizo Inoue
Keizo Inoue University of Tokyo
Eckard Wimmer
Eckard Wimmer Stony Brook University
Michinori Kohara
Michinori Kohara Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science

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