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D-Index
49
Citations
7382
World Ranking
14961
National Ranking
1167

Seikou Nakamura publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 239 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Seikou Nakamura D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Seikou Nakamura is affiliated with Kyoto Pharmaceutical University in Japan, contributing extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work encompasses several subfields such as Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Plant Science, Organic Chemistry, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's research includes a focus on natural product bioactivities and synthesis, phytochemical compounds' biological activities, garlic and onion studies, fungal plant pathogen control, berberine and alkaloids research, genomics related to phytochemicals and oxidative stress, and cholinesterase involvement in neurodegenerative diseases.

Frequent publication outlets for their work include the Journal of Natural Medicines, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, Heterocycles, Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, and Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Seikou Nakamura include:

  • Inhibitory effects of cynaropicrin and related sesquiterpene lactones from leaves of artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) on induction of iNOS in RAW264.7 cells and its high-affinity proteins, 2021, Journal of Natural Medicines
  • Effects of Sanoshashinto on left ventricular hypertrophy and gut microbiota in spontaneously hypertensive rats, 2020, Journal of Natural Medicines
  • Construction of sulfur-containing compounds with anti-cancer stem cell activity using thioacrolein derived from garlic based on nature-inspired scaffolds, 2021, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Antihypertensive constituents in Sanoshashinto, 2020, Journal of Natural Medicines
  • Structures of Cyclic Organosulfur Compounds From Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Leaves, 2020, Frontiers in Chemistry

Seikou Nakamura frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Hisashi Matsuda
  • Souichi Nakashima
  • Takahiro Matsumoto
  • Taichi Yoneda
  • Tomoe Ohta

Best Publications

  • Antitumor Agents. 239. Isolation, structure elucidation, total synthesis, and anti-breast cancer activity of neo-tanshinlactone from Salvia miltiorrhiza.

    Xihong Wang;Kenneth F. Bastow;Chang Ming Sun;Yun Lian Lin

  • Medicinal flowers. XII.(1)) New spirostane-type steroid saponins with antidiabetogenic activity from Borassus flabellifer.

    Masayuki Yoshikawa;Fengming Xu;Toshio Morikawa;Toshio Morikawa;Yutana Pongpiriyadacha

  • New type of anti-diabetic compounds from the processed leaves of Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (Hydrangeae Dulcis Folium).

    Hailong Zhang;Hisashi Matsuda;Akira Kumahara;Yuki Ito

  • Suppressive effects of methoxyflavonoids isolated from Kaempferia parviflora on inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in RAW 264.7 cells.

    Chutha Sae-Wong;Hisashi Matsuda;Supinya Tewtrakul;Pimpimon Tansakul

  • Melanogenesis inhibitors from the rhizomes of Alpinia officinarum in B16 melanoma cells.

    Hisashi Matsuda;Souichi Nakashima;Yoshimi Oda;Seikou Nakamura

  • Phenylethanoid oligoglycosides and acylated oligosugars with vasorelaxant activity from Cistanche tubulosa.

    Masayuki Yoshikawa;Hisashi Matsuda;Toshio Morikawa;Toshio Morikawa;Haihui Xie

  • Melanogenesis inhibitors from the desert plant Anastatica hierochuntica in B16 melanoma cells.

    Souichi Nakashima;Hisashi Matsuda;Yoshimi Oda;Seikou Nakamura

  • Alkaloid constituents from flower buds and leaves of sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaeaceae) with melanogenesis inhibitory activity in B16 melanoma cells

    Seikou Nakamura;Souichi Nakashima;Genzo Tanabe;Yoshimi Oda

  • Structures of new cucurbitane-type triterpenes and glycosides, karavilagenins and karavilosides, from the dried fruit of Momordica charantia L. in Sri Lanka.

    Seikou Nakamura;Toshiyuki Murakami;Junko Nakamura;Hisanori Kobayashi

  • Structures of steroidal alkaloid oligoglycosides, robeneosides A and B, and antidiabetogenic constituents from the Brazilian medicinal plant Solanum lycocarpum.

    Masayuki Yoshikawa;Seikou Nakamura;Kenichi Ozaki;Akira Kumahara

  • Salaprionol and Ponkoranol with Thiosugar Sulfonium Sulfate Structure from Salacia prinoides and a-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity of Ponkoranol and Kotalanol Desulfate

    Masayuki Yoshikawa;Fengming Xu;Seikou Nakamura;Tao Wang

  • Dehydrozingerone, chalcone, and isoeugenol analogues as in vitro anticancer agents.

    Jin Tatsuzaki;Kenneth F. Bastow;Kyoko Nakagawa-Goto;Seiko Nakamura

  • Medicinal Flowers. XVII. New Dammarane-Type Triterpene Glycosides from Flower Buds of American Ginseng, Panax quinquefolium L.

    Seikou Nakamura;Sachiko Sugimoto;Hisashi Matsuda;Masayuki Yoshikawa

  • Medicinal flowers. XIV. New acylated oleanane-type triterpene oligoglycosides with antiallergic activity from flower buds of chinese tea plant (Camellia sinensis).

    Masayuki Yoshikawa;Seikou Nakamura;Yasuyo Kato;Koudai Matsuhira

  • Medicinal flowers. XI. Structures of new dammarane-type triterpene diglycosides with hydroperoxide group from flower buds of Panax ginseng.

    Masayuki Yoshikawa;Sachiko Sugimoto;Seikou Nakamura;Hisashi Matsuda

  • Bioactive constituents from Chinese natural medicines. XXVI. Chemical structures and hepatoprotective effects of constituents from roots of Rhodiola sachalinensis.

    Seikou Nakamura;Xuezheng Li;Hisashi Matsuda;Kiyofumi Ninomiya

  • Bioactive saponins and glycosides. XXVII. Structures of new cucurbitane-type triterpene glycosides and antiallergic constituents from Citrullus colocynthis.

    Masayuki Yoshikawa;Toshio Morikawa;Toshio Morikawa;Hisanori Kobayashi;Akihiko Nakamura

  • Mate Tea (Ilex paraguariensis) Promotes Satiety and Body Weight Lowering in Mice: Involvement of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1

    Ghazi Mohamed Eisa Hussein;Hisashi Matsuda;Seikou Nakamura;Makoto Hamao

  • Bioactive Constituents from Chinese Natural Medicines. XXVIII. Chemical Structures of Acyclic Alcohol Glycosides from the Roots of Rhodiola crenulata

    Seikou Nakamura;Xuezheng Li;Hisashi Matsuda;Masayuki Yoshikawa

  • Hydrangeic acid from the processed leaves of Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii as a new type of anti-diabetic compound.

    Hailong Zhang;Hisashi Matsuda;Chihiro Yamashita;Seikou Nakamura

  • Cancer preventive agents, Part 2: Synthesis and evaluation of 2-phenyl-4-quinolone and 9-oxo-9,10-dihydroacridine derivatives as novel antitumor promoters

    Seikou Nakamura;Mutsuo Kozuka;Kenneth F. Bastow;Harukuni Tokuda

Frequent Co-Authors

Hisashi Matsuda
Hisashi Matsuda Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Masayuki Yoshikawa
Masayuki Yoshikawa Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Toshio Morikawa
Toshio Morikawa Kindai University
Osamu Muraoka
Osamu Muraoka Kindai University
Paul W. Paré
Paul W. Paré Texas Tech University
Jiang Liu
Jiang Liu Sichuan Agricultural University
Toshiyuki Murakami
Toshiyuki Murakami Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Yoshiyasu Fukuyama
Yoshiyasu Fukuyama Tokushima Bunri University
Thomas Efferth
Thomas Efferth Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Eishi Ashihara
Eishi Ashihara Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

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