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Nobuyoshi Nishiyama publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nobuyoshi Nishiyama sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 209 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Nobuyoshi Nishiyama D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nobuyoshi Nishiyama sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nobuyoshi Nishiyama is affiliated with Hyogo University of Health Sciences in Japan. The research focus centers on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology as well as neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, immunology, and sensory systems.

Their publications explore diverse topics with a particular emphasis on the influence of neurotransmitter receptors on behavior, adenosine and purinergic signaling, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor studies, mast cells and histamine, olfactory and sensory function studies, receptor mechanisms and signaling, and neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

The scientist's frequent co-authors include:

  • Kazuo Tomita
  • Kento Igarashi
  • Tomoaki Sato
  • Nobue Kitanaka
  • Junichi Kitanaka

Common publication venues where their research appears are:

  • Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
  • Current Drug Research Reviews

Selected recent papers by Nobuyoshi Nishiyama include:

  • "Metoprine, a histamine N-methyltransferase inhibitor, attenuates methamphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion via activation of histaminergic neurotransmission in mice," 2021, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
  • "Inhibitory effect of SB216763, a selective glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitor, on morphine-induced Straub's tail reaction in mice," 2021, Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • "Expression of nucleoside transporters and hydrogen peroxide-induced thymidine incorporation in astrocytes," 2020, Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • "An examination whether KCC2, a K⁺-Cl⁻ co-transporter, is efficient as a target to attenuate the neuronal dysfunction that is associated with radiation therapy for brain tumor by using oxytocin," 2020, Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • "In vivo evaluation of effects of various histamine H₃ receptor inverse agonists on methamphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion and stereotyped behavior in mice," 2020, Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society

Best Publications

  • 3-Hydroxykynurenine, an endogenous oxidative stress generator, causes neuronal cell death with apoptotic features and region selectivity

    Shoki Okuda;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama;Hiroshi Saito;Hiroshi Katsuki

  • Hydrogen peroxide-mediated neuronal cell death induced by an endogenous neurotoxin, 3-hydroxykynurenine

    Shoki Okuda;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama;Hiroshi Saito;Hiroshi Katsuki

  • Autosomal dominant guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase I deficiency (Segawa disease).

    Masaya Segawa;Yoshiko Nomura;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama

  • Mossy fiber Zn2+ spillover modulates heterosynaptic N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor activity in hippocampal CA3 circuits

    Sayaka Ueno;Masako Tsukamoto;Tomoya Hirano;Kazuya Kikuchi

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Promotes the Maturation of GABAergic Mechanisms in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons

    Maki K. Yamada;Kohsuke Nakanishi;Shizu Ohba;Takeshi Nakamura

  • Neurotrophic factor gene expression in astrocytes during development and following injury

    Joan P. Schwartz;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama

  • Generation and Characterization of Mutant Mice Lacking Ryanodine Receptor Type 3

    Hiroshi Takeshima;Takaaki Ikemoto;Miyuki Nishi;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama

  • Activity-Evoked Capacitative Ca2+ Entry: Implications in Synaptic Plasticity

    Atsushi Baba;Takuya Yasui;Shigeyoshi Fujisawa;Ryuji X. Yamada

  • Laminin Degradation by Plasmin Regulates Long-Term Potentiation

    Yasuhiro Nakagami;Kazuho Abe;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama;Norio Matsuki

  • Deterioration of spatial learning performances in lipopolysaccharide-treated mice.

    Ken Arai;Norio Matsuki;Yuji Ikegaya;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama

  • Effect of basic fibroblast growth factor on neurons cultured from various regions of postnatal rat brain.

    Susumu Matsuda;Hiroshi Saito;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama

  • Docosahexaenoic acid improves long-term potentiation attenuated by phospholipase A2 inhibitor in rat hippocampal slices

    Shinichi Fujita;Yuji Ikegaya;Masazumi Nishikawa;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama

  • ANTI‐AGEING EFFECT OF AGED GARLIC EXTRACT IN THE INBRED BRAIN ATROPHY MOUSE MODEL

    Toru Moriguchi;Hiroshi Saito;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama

  • Activin exerts a neurotrophic effect on cultured hippocampal neurons

    Yuki Iwahori;Hiroshi Saito;Kunio Torii;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama

  • Phospholipase A2 mediates ischemic injury in the hippocampus: a regional difference of neuronal vulnerability.

    Ken Arai;Yuji Ikegaya;Yoshihito Nakatani;Ichiro Kudo

  • Rapid and reversible changes in dendrite morphology and synaptic efficacy following NMDA receptor activation: implication for a cellular defense against excitotoxicity

    Yuji Ikegaya;Jeong-Ah Kim;Minami Baba;Takeshi Iwatsubo

  • Aged garlic extract prolongs longevity and improves spatial memory deficit in senescence-accelerated mouse.

    Toru Moriguchi;Hiroshi Saito;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama

  • BDNF Locally Potentiates GABAergic Presynaptic Machineries: Target-selective Circuit Inhibition

    Shizu Ohba;Takamitsu Ikeda;Yuji Ikegaya;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama

  • Neurotrophic Activity of Organosulfur Compounds Having a Thioallyl Group on Cultured Rat Hippocampal Neurons

    Toru Moriguchi;Hiromichi Matsuura;Yukihiro Kodera;Yoichi Itakura

  • A Culture Model of Reactive Astrocytes: Increased Nerve Growth Factor Synthesis and Reexpression of Cytokine Responsiveness

    Vivian W. Wu;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama;Joan P. Schwartz

  • Beneficial effects of aged garlic extract on learning and memory impairment in the senescence-accelerated mouse.

    Nobuyoshi Nishiyama;Toru Moriguchi;Hiroshi Saito

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuji Ikegaya
Yuji Ikegaya University of Tokyo
Norio Matsuki
Norio Matsuki Tokyo University of Science
Kazuho Abe
Kazuho Abe Musashino University
Joan P. Schwartz
Joan P. Schwartz National Institutes of Health
Isao Kitagawa
Isao Kitagawa Osaka University
Shoei Furukawa
Shoei Furukawa Gifu Pharmaceutical University
Ichiro Kudo
Ichiro Kudo Showa University
Takuji Shirasawa
Takuji Shirasawa Shirasawa Anti-Aging Medical Institute
Masamitsu Iino
Masamitsu Iino Nihon University
Masato Umeda
Masato Umeda Kyoto University

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