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Shigeru Nakashima

Shigeru Nakashima

Gifu University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
10149
World Ranking
12771
National Ranking
882

Shigeru Nakashima 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 Shigeru Nakashima sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 206 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shigeru Nakashima 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 Shigeru Nakashima 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: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shigeru Nakashima is affiliated with Gifu University in Japan and has contributed to the fields of medicine, economics, econometrics, and finance with a focus on health systems and dementia research. Their work spans multiple subfields including economics and econometrics, psychiatry and mental health, sociology, political science, physiology, and health.

Nakashima's research addresses several main topics such as health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, dementia and cognitive impairment research, pharmaceutical economics and policy, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, survey methodology and nonresponse, as well as focus groups and qualitative methods.

Their recent publications include:

  • Therapeutic time window of disease-modifying therapy for early Alzheimer's disease, 2025, Alzheimer's & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
  • Analyzing Response Rates and Respondent Demographics in Online Surveys Assessing Public Perception of Alzheimer's Disease-Modifying Therapies, 2024, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Factors affecting participation in web-based Alzheimer's questionnaire surveys: Lessons from the Japanese trial-ready cohort, 2025, Journal of Aging Research and Lifestyle

Nakashima frequently collaborates with other researchers including Kenichiro Sato, Yoshiki Niimi, Takeshi Iwatsubo, Ryoko Ihara, and Atsushi Iwata.

Key venues where Nakashima has published include:

  • The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Journal of Aging Research and Lifestyle

Best Publications

  • Characterization of Two Alternately Spliced Forms of Phospholipase D1 ACTIVATION OF THE PURIFIED ENZYMES BY PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4,5-BISPHOSPHATE, ADP-RIBOSYLATION FACTOR, AND RHO FAMILY MONOMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS AND PROTEIN KINASE C-α

    Scott M. Hammond;John M. Jenco;Shigeru Nakashima;Karen Cadwallader

  • Comparison of mesenchymal stem cells from adipose tissue and bone marrow for ischemic stroke therapy

    Yuka Ikegame;Kentaro Yamashita;Shin-Ichiro Hayashi;Hiroshi Mizuno

  • Cloning and Disruption of caPLB1, a Phospholipase B Gene Involved in the Pathogenicity of Candida albicans

    Steven D. Leidich;Ashraf S. Ibrahim;Yue Fu;Anjni Koul

  • Protein kinase Cα (PKCα): Regulation and biological function

    Shigeru Nakashima

  • Ceramide Formation Leads to Caspase-3 Activation during Hypoxic PC12 Cell Death INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF Bcl-2 ON CERAMIDE FORMATION AND CASPASE-3 ACTIVATION

    Shin-ichi Yoshimura;Yoshiko Banno;Shigeru Nakashima;Katsunobu Takenaka

  • TNF-α-Induced Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Inhibits Apoptosis Through a Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Pathway in Human Hepatocytes

    Yosuke Osawa;Yoshiko Banno;Masahito Nagaki;David A. Brenner

  • Ordering of ceramide formation, caspase activation, and Bax/Bcl-2 expression during etoposide-induced apoptosis in C6 glioma cells.

    M Sawada;S Nakashima;Y Banno;H Yamakawa

  • Epidermal growth factor plays a crucial role in mitogenic regulation of human brain tumor stem cells.

    Akio Soeda;Akihito Inagaki;Naoki Oka;Yuka Ikegame

  • Inhibitory action of cyclic GMP on secretion, polyphosphoinositide hydrolysis and calcium mobilization in thrombin-stimulated human platelets.

    Shigeru Nakashima;Toyohiko Tohmatsu;Hiroaki Hattori;Yukio Okano

  • Inhibition of neutral sphingomyelinase activation and ceramide formation by glutathione in hypoxic PC12 cell death.

    Shin‐ichi Yoshimura;Yoshiko Banno;Shigeru Nakashima;Katsuhiko Hayashi

  • Regulation of Membrane-bound Phospholipase D by Protein Kinase C in HL60 Cells SYNERGISTIC ACTION OF SMALL GTP-BINDING PROTEIN RhoA

    Kenji Ohguchi;Yoshiko Banno;Shigeru Nakashima;Yoshinori Nozawa

  • Fasudil, a Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor, protects against ischemic neuronal damage in vitro and in vivo by acting directly on neurons

    Kentaro Yamashita;Yoshinori Kotani;Yoshinori Kotani;Yoshimi Nakajima;Masamitsu Shimazawa

  • Cell permeable ROS scavengers, Tiron and Tempol, rescue PC12 cell death caused by pyrogallol or hypoxia/reoxygenation.

    Jun Yamada;Shinichi Yoshimura;Haruki Yamakawa;Motoshi Sawada

  • MDM2 Enhances the Function of Estrogen Receptor α in Human Breast Cancer Cells

    Shigehira Saji;Naoki Okumura;Hidetaka Eguchi;Shigeru Nakashima

  • Influence of Bax or Bcl-2 overexpression on the ceramide-dependent apoptotic pathway in glioma cells

    Motoshi Sawada;Shigeru Nakashima;Yoshiko Banno;Haruki Yamakawa

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Induced Interleukin-8 Production via NF-κB and Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Pathways Inhibits Cell Apoptosis in Human Hepatocytes

    Yosuke Osawa;Masahito Nagaki;Yoshiko Banno;David A. Brenner

  • Activation of caspase-9 and -3 during H2O2-induced apoptosis of PC12 cells independent of ceramide formation.

    H Yamakawa;Y Ito;T Naganawa;Y Banno

  • p53 regulates ceramide formation by neutral sphingomyelinase through reactive oxygen species in human glioma cells

    Motoshi Sawada;Shigeru Nakashima;Tohru Kiyono;Masanori Nakagawa

  • p53-Independent ceramide formation in human glioma cells during gamma-radiation-induced apoptosis.

    S Hara;S Nakashima;T Kiyono;M Sawada

  • The effects of pentobarbital, isoflurane, and propofol on immediate-early gene expression in the vital organs of the rat.

    Yoshihiro Hamaya;Tomoo Takeda;Shuji Dohi;Shigeru Nakashima

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshinori Nozawa
Yoshinori Nozawa Gifu University
Yoshiko Banno
Yoshiko Banno Gifu University
Hisataka Moriwaki
Hisataka Moriwaki Gifu University
Toshikazu Nakamura
Toshikazu Nakamura Osaka University
Mahmoud A. Ghannoum
Mahmoud A. Ghannoum Case Western Reserve University
Tohru Kiyono
Tohru Kiyono National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Takao Shimizu
Takao Shimizu University of Tokyo
David A. Brenner
David A. Brenner University of California, San Diego
Yoshio Minabe
Yoshio Minabe Kanazawa University
Ashraf S. Ibrahim
Ashraf S. Ibrahim University of California, Los Angeles

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