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Shuh Narumiya

Shuh Narumiya

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Best Scientists

D-Index
169
Citations
103650
World Ranking
916
National Ranking
15

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
171
Citations
106244
World Ranking
86
National Ranking
1

Medicine

D-Index
171
Citations
104183
World Ranking
509
National Ranking
7

Shuh Narumiya 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 Shuh Narumiya sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 813 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shuh Narumiya 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 Shuh Narumiya 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: 171 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Shuh Narumiya is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Oncology, and Surgery.

The research topics covered by Shuh Narumiya focus on inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects, immune cell function and interaction, cell adhesion molecules research, the lymphatic system and diseases, eicosanoids and hypertension pharmacology, immune cells in cancer, and cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers.

They have published multiple papers in a range of scientific venues. Some recent notable publications include:

  • Eicosanoid signalling blockade protects middle-aged mice from severe COVID-19, 2022, Nature
  • PGE2-EP2/EP4 signaling elicits immunosuppression by driving the mregDC-Treg axis in inflammatory tumor microenvironment, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Prostaglandin E 2 promotes intestinal inflammation via inhibiting microbiota-dependent regulatory T cells, 2021, Science Advances
  • Role of JAK-STAT signaling in the pathogenic behavior of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis: Effect of the novel JAK inhibitor peficitinib, 2020, European Journal of Pharmacology
  • LPA suppresses T cell function by altering the cytoskeleton and disrupting immune synapse formation, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Science Advances
  • Cardiovascular Research

Shuh Narumiya has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, with the most frequent co-authors being:

  • Dean Thumkeo
  • Masataka Majima
  • Yoshiya Ito
  • Chengcan Yao
  • Kanako Hosono

Best Publications

  • Prostanoid Receptors: Structures, Properties, and Functions

    Shuh Narumiya;Yukihiko Sugimoto;Fumitaka Ushikubi

  • Calcium sensitization of smooth muscle mediated by a Rho-associated protein kinase in hypertension

    Masayoshi Uehata;Toshimasa Ishizaki;Hiroyuki Satoh;Takashi Ono

  • International Union of Pharmacology classification of prostanoid receptors: properties, distribution, and structure of the receptors and their subtypes.

    Robert A. Coleman;William L. Smith;Shuh Narumiya

  • CAG expansions in a novel gene for Machado-Joseph disease at chromosome 14q32.1

    Yoshiya Kawaguchi;Toshihiro Okamoto;Masafumi Taniwaki;Megumi Aizawa

  • Signaling from Rho to the actin cytoskeleton through protein kinases ROCK and LIM-kinase.

    Midori Maekawa;Toshimasa Ishizaki;Shuken Boku;Naoki Watanabe

  • Focal Contacts as Mechanosensors Externally Applied Local Mechanical Force Induces Growth of Focal Contacts by an Mdia1-Dependent and Rock-Independent Mechanism

    Daniel Riveline;Daniel Riveline;Eli Zamir;Nathalie Q. Balaban;Ulrich S. Schwarz

  • Prostaglandin E Receptors

    Yukihiko Sugimoto;Shuh Narumiya

  • Pharmacological properties of Y-27632, a specific inhibitor of rho-associated kinases.

    Toshimasa Ishizaki;Masayoshi Uehata;Ichiro Tamechika;Jeongsin Keel

  • The small GTP-binding protein Rho binds to and activates a 160 kDa Ser/Thr protein kinase homologous to myotonic dystrophy kinase.

    Toshimasa Ishizaki;Midori Maekawa;Kazuko Fujisawa;Katsuya Okawa

  • Cooperation between mDia1 and ROCK in Rho-induced actin reorganization

    Naoki Watanabe;Takayuki Kato;Akiko Fujita;Toshimasa Ishizaki

  • Primary structure and functional expression of the cardiac dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channel

    Atsushi Mikami;Keiji Imoto;Tsutomu Tanabe;Tetsuhiro Niidome

  • p140mDia, a mammalian homolog of Drosophila diaphanous, is a target protein for Rho small GTPase and is a ligand for profilin.

    Naoki Watanabe;Pascal Madaule;Tim Reid;Toshimasa Ishizaki

  • Prostaglandin D2 as a Mediator of Allergic Asthma

    Toshiyuki Matsuoka;Masakazu Hirata;Hiroyuki Tanaka;Yoshimasa Takahashi

  • ROCK-I and ROCK-II, two isoforms of Rho-associated coiled-coil forming protein serine/threonine kinase in mice

    Osamu Nakagawa;Kazuko Fujisawa;Toshimasa Ishizaki;Yuji Saito

  • Altered pain perception and inflammatory response in mice lacking prostacyclin receptor

    Takahiko Murata;Fumitaka Ushikubi;Toshiyuki Matsuoka;Masakazu Hirata

  • Impaired febrile response in mice lacking the prostaglandin E receptor subtype EP3.

    Fumitaka Ushikubi;Eri Segi;Yukihiko Sugimoto;Takahiko Murata

  • An essential part for Rho-associated kinase in the transcellular invasion of tumor cells.

    Kazuyuki Itoh;Kiyoko Yoshioka;Hitoshi Akedo;Masayoshi Uehata

  • Cloning and expression of cDNA for a human thromboxane A2 receptor

    Masakazu Hirata;Yasunori Hayashi;Fumitaka Ushikubi;Yoshifumi Yokota

  • Failure of Parturition in Mice Lacking the Prostaglandin F Receptor

    Yukihiko Sugimoto;Atsushi Yamasaki;Eri Segi;Kazuhito Tsuboi

  • Expanded polyglutamine in the machado-joseph disease protein induces cell death in vitro and in vivo

    Hanako Ikeda;Masahiro Yamaguchi;Satoshi Sugai;Yoshiya Aze

Frequent Co-Authors

Yukihiko Sugimoto
Yukihiko Sugimoto Kumamoto University
Toshimasa Ishizaki
Toshimasa Ishizaki Oita University
Atsushi Ichikawa
Atsushi Ichikawa Mukogawa Women's University
Akira Kakizuka
Akira Kakizuka Kyoto University
Kenji Kabashima
Kenji Kabashima Kyoto University
Sylvain Doré
Sylvain Doré University of Florida
Toru Kita
Toru Kita Kyoto University
Haruhiko Bito
Haruhiko Bito University of Tokyo
Kazuwa Nakao
Kazuwa Nakao Kyoto University
Yoshihiro Urade
Yoshihiro Urade University of Tsukuba

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