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Norifumi Kawada 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 Norifumi Kawada sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 533 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Norifumi Kawada 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 Norifumi Kawada sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Norifumi Kawada is affiliated with Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly focusing on hepatology. Their scholarly work spans several subfields including hepatology, epidemiology, oncology, surgery, and molecular biology.

Their research topics prominently cover issues related to liver diseases, with special attention given to diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases, liver disease and transplantation, hepatitis C virus research, and hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and prognosis. Additionally, their work involves hepatitis B virus studies, liver diseases and immunity, and cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Norifumi Kawada include:

  • Masaru Enomoto
  • Akihiro Tamori
  • Hideki Fujii
  • Sawako Uchida-Kobayashi
  • Kohei Kotani

The scientist has published extensively in several key journals related to their field, with notable frequency in these venues:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Hepatology Research
  • Hepatology International
  • Internal Medicine

Noteworthy recent publications by Norifumi Kawada include:

  • "The Role of Insulin Resistance and Diabetes in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease" (2020) in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Gasdermin D-mediated release of IL-33 from senescent hepatic stellate cells promotes obesity-associated hepatocellular carcinoma" (2022) in Science Immunology
  • "Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of COVID-19 patients with pre-existing cirrhosis: a multicentre cohort study" (2020) in Gut
  • "Clinical Outcomes in Biopsy-Proven Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients: A Multicenter Registry-based Cohort Study" (2022) in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • "Clinical significance of circulating soluble immune checkpoint proteins in sorafenib-treated patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma" (2020) in Scientific Reports

Norifumi Kawada's body of work comprises 336 publications in the field of medicine, demonstrating a sustained focus on liver-related research across diverse clinical and molecular aspects.

Best Publications

  • Daclatasvir plus asunaprevir for chronic HCV genotype 1b infection.

    Hiromitsu Kumada;Yoshiyuki Suzuki;Kenji Ikeda;Joji Toyota

  • The contraction of hepatic stellate (Ito) cells stimulated with vasoactive substances : possible involvement of endothelin 1 and nitric oxide in the regulation of the sinusoidal tonus

    Norifumi Kawada;Thuy-Anh Tran-Thi;Heike Klein;Karl Decker

  • Characterization of a Stellate Cell Activation-associated Protein (STAP) with Peroxidase Activity Found in Rat Hepatic Stellate Cells

    Norifumi Kawada;Dan Bach Kristensen;Kinji Asahina;Kazuki Nakatani

  • Validation of the FIB4 index in a Japanese nonalcoholic fatty liver disease population

    Yoshio Sumida;Masato Yoneda;Hideyuki Hyogo;Yoshito Itoh

  • Effects of Sho-saiko-to, a Japanese herbal medicine, on hepatic fibrosis in rats.

    Ichiro Shimizu;Yue-Rong Ma;Yoko Mizobuchi;Fei Liu

  • Proteome analysis of rat hepatic stellate cells

    Dan Bach Kristensen;Norifumi Kawada;Kunihiko Imamura;Yuka Miyamoto

  • MicroRNA-221/222 upregulation indicates the activation of stellate cells and the progression of liver fibrosis

    Tomohiro Ogawa;Tomohiro Ogawa;Masaru Enomoto;Hideki Fujii;Yumiko Sekiya

  • A simple clinical scoring system using ferritin, fasting insulin, and type IV collagen 7S for predicting steatohepatitis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Yoshio Sumida;Masato Yoneda;Hideyuki Hyogo;Kanji Yamaguchi

  • In vitro migratory potential of rat quiescent hepatic stellate cells and its augmentation by cell activation.

    Kazuo Ikeda;Tomoyuki Wakahara;Yan Qing Wang;Hirokazu Kadoya

  • Suppression of hepatic stellate cell activation by microRNA-29b.

    Yumiko Sekiya;Tomohiro Ogawa;Katsutoshi Yoshizato;Kazuo Ikeda

  • Eicosanoid-mediated contractility of hepatic stellate cells

    N Kawada;H Klein;K Decker

  • Erythrophagocytosis by Liver Macrophages (Kupffer Cells) Promotes Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Fibrosis in a Rabbit Model of Steatohepatitis: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Human Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

    Kohji Otogawa;Kohji Kinoshita;Hideki Fujii;Masahide Sakabe

  • The Role of Insulin Resistance and Diabetes in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

    Hideki Fujii;Norifumi Kawada

  • Inflammation and fibrogenesis in steatohepatitis

    Hideki Fujii;Norifumi Kawada

  • Prospective study of reactivation of hepatitis B virus in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who received immunosuppressive therapy: evaluation of both HBsAg-positive and HBsAg-negative cohorts

    Akihiro Tamori;Tatsuya Koike;Hitoshi Goto;Shigeyuki Wakitani

  • Adenovirus-mediated expression of BMP-7 suppresses the development of liver fibrosis in rats

    Kohji Kinoshita;Yuji Iimuro;Kohji Otogawa;Shizuya Saika

  • Cytoglobin/STAP, its unique localization in splanchnic fibroblast-like cells and function in organ fibrogenesis.

    Kazuki Nakatani;Hiroaki Okuyama;Yasuyuki Shimahara;Shigeru Saeki

  • Interferon alfa down-regulates collagen gene transcription and suppresses experimental hepatic fibrosis in mice.

    Yutaka Inagaki;Tomoyuki Nemoto;Miwa Kushida;Yin Sheng

  • Validation of the FIB4 Index in a Japanese Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Population

    Yoshio Sumida;Masato Yoneda;Hideyuki Hyogo;Yoshito Itoh

  • RAPID COMMUNICATION Daclatasvir Plus Asunaprevir for Chronic HCV Genotype 1b Infection

    Hiromitsu Kumada;Yoshiyuki Suzuki;Kenji Ikeda;Joji Toyota

Frequent Co-Authors

Katsutoshi Yoshizato
Katsutoshi Yoshizato Osaka Metropolitan University
Hideki Fujii
Hideki Fujii University of Yamanashi
Kazuaki Chayama
Kazuaki Chayama Hiroshima University
Tetsuo Takehara
Tetsuo Takehara Osaka University
Hisataka Moriwaki
Hisataka Moriwaki Gifu University
Namiki Izumi
Namiki Izumi Musashino Red Cross Hospital
Yasuhito Tanaka
Yasuhito Tanaka Kumamoto University
Yoshitsugu Shiro
Yoshitsugu Shiro University of Hyogo
Hiromitsu Kumada
Hiromitsu Kumada Fukuoka University
Soichi Kojima
Soichi Kojima RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences

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