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Nobuyuki Udagawa publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 261 publications — 10th percentile

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Nobuyuki Udagawa D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Nobuyuki Udagawa is affiliated with Matsumoto Dental University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant emphasis on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Oral Surgery, and Immunology.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Dental Radiography and Imaging
  • Bone and Dental Protein Studies
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer

Udagawa has published multiple papers, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Osteoclast differentiation by RANKL and OPG signaling pathways," 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
  • "Astrocytic phagocytosis is a compensatory mechanism for microglial dysfunction," 2020, The EMBO Journal
  • "Osteoprotegerin-dependent M cell self-regulation balances gut infection and immunity," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The Vitamin D Receptor in Osteoblast-Lineage Cells Is Essential for the Proresorptive Activity of 1α,25(OH)2D3 In Vivo," 2020, Endocrinology
  • "RANKL/OPG ratio regulates odontoclastogenesis in damaged dental pulp," 2021, Scientific Reports

The frequent publication venues for Udagawa include:

  • Bone
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
  • In Vivo
  • Cureus
  • Scientific Reports

Udagawa frequently collaborates with several researchers, among them:

  • Yasuhiro Kobayashi
  • Masanori Koide
  • Yuko Nakamichi
  • Teruhito Yamashita
  • Hisataka Yasuda

Best Publications

  • Osteoclast differentiation factor is a ligand for osteoprotegerin/osteoclastogenesis-inhibitory factor and is identical to TRANCE/RANKL

    Hisataka Yasuda;Nobuyuki Shima;Nobuaki Nakagawa;Kyoji Yamaguchi

  • Modulation of osteoclast differentiation and function by the new members of the tumor necrosis factor receptor and ligand families.

    T. Suda;N. Takahashi;N. Udagawa;E. Jimi

  • IL-17 in synovial fluids from patients with rheumatoid arthritis is a potent stimulator of osteoclastogenesis

    Shigeru Kotake;Nobuyuki Udagawa;Naoyuki Takahashi;Kenichiro Matsuzaki

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor α Stimulates Osteoclast Differentiation by a Mechanism Independent of the Odf/Rankl–Rank Interaction

    Kanichiro Kobayashi;Naoyuki Takahashi;Eijiro Jimi;Nobuyuki Udagawa

  • Origin of osteoclasts: mature monocytes and macrophages are capable of differentiating into osteoclasts under a suitable microenvironment prepared by bone marrow-derived stromal cells.

    N Udagawa;N Takahashi;T Akatsu;H Tanaka

  • Soluble interleukin-6 receptor triggers osteoclast formation by interleukin 6.

    T Tamura;N Udagawa;N Takahashi;C Miyaura

  • OSTEOBLASTIC CELLS ARE INVOLVED IN OSTEOCLAST FORMATION

    N Takahashi;T Akatsu;N Udagawa;T Sasaki

  • A new member of tumor necrosis factor ligand family, ODF/OPGL/TRANCE/RANKL, regulates osteoclast differentiation and function.

    Naoyuki Takahashi;Nobuyuki Udagawa;Tatsuo Suda

  • Macrophage colony-stimulating factor is indispensable for both proliferation and differentiation of osteoclast progenitors.

    S Tanaka;N Takahashi;N Udagawa;T Tamura

  • Interleukin-6 and soluble interleukin-6 receptors in the synovial fluids from rheumatoid arthritis patients are responsible for osteoclast-like cell formation

    Shigeru Kotake;Kazuto Sato;Kang Jung Kim;Naoyuki Takahashi

  • Activated human T cells directly induce osteoclastogenesis from human monocytes: possible role of T cells in bone destruction in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

    Shigeru Kotake;Nobuyuki Udagawa;Masayuki Hakoda;Makio Mogi

  • Osteoclast Differentiation Factor Acts as a Multifunctional Regulator in Murine Osteoclast Differentiation and Function

    Eijiro Jimi;Shuichi Akiyama;Taro Tsurukai;Nobuo Okahashi

  • The bone marrow-derived stromal cell lines MC3T3-G2/PA6 and ST2 support osteoclast-like cell differentiation in cocultures with mouse spleen cells.

    Nobuyuki Udagawa;Naoyuki Takahashi;Takuhiko Akatsu;Takahisa Sasaki

  • Interleukin-18 (interferon-gamma-inducing factor) is produced by osteoblasts and acts via granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor and not via interferon-gamma to inhibit osteoclast formation.

    N Udagawa;N J Horwood;J Elliott;A Mackay

  • Wnt5a-Ror2 signaling between osteoblast-lineage cells and osteoclast precursors enhances osteoclastogenesis

    Kazuhiro Maeda;Yasuhiro Kobayashi;Nobuyuki Udagawa;Shunsuke Uehara

  • Osteoprotegerin produced by osteoblasts is an important regulator in osteoclast development and function.

    Nobuyuki Udagawa;Naoyuki Takahashi;Hisataka Yasuda;Atsuko Mizuno

  • Osteoblasts/stromal cells stimulate osteoclast activation through expression of osteoclast differentiation factor/RANKL but not macrophage colony-stimulating factor

    N. Udagawa;N. Takahashi;Eijiro Jimi;K. Matsuzaki

  • Modulation of osteoclast differentiation by local factors

    T. Suda;N. Udagawa;I. Nakamura;C. Miyaura

  • Osteoclast differentiation factor (ODF) induces osteoclast-like cell formation in human peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures.

    Kenichiro Matsuzaki;Nobuyuki Udagawa;Naoyuki Takahashi;Kyoji Yamaguchi

  • Coupling of bone resorption and formation by RANKL reverse signalling

    Yuki Ikebuchi;Shigeki Aoki;Masashi Honma;Madoka Hayashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Naoyuki Takahashi
Naoyuki Takahashi Matsumoto Dental University
Tatsuo Suda
Tatsuo Suda Saitama Medical University
Sakae Tanaka
Sakae Tanaka University of Tokyo
Josef M. Penninger
Josef M. Penninger University of British Columbia
Matthew T. Gillespie
Matthew T. Gillespie Monash University
T. John Martin
T. John Martin St Vincents Institute of Medical Research
Kazuo Nagai
Kazuo Nagai Chubu University
Hiroyuki Kato
Hiroyuki Kato Massachusetts General Hospital
Koichi Matsuo
Koichi Matsuo Keio University
Naoyuki Kamatani
Naoyuki Kamatani StaGen (Japan)

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