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Tohru Fukai

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
16634
World Ranking
12973
National Ranking
5531

Tohru Fukai publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 207 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tohru Fukai 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 Tohru Fukai sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tohru Fukai is affiliated with the Veterans Health Administration in the United States and conducts research primarily in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work is strongly focused on molecular biology, physiology, immunology, cancer research, and nutrition and dietetics.

The scientist's research covers several main topics including:

  • Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling

Tohru Fukai has contributed to a number of frequently cited publications. Some recent papers include:

  • Cross-Talk between NADPH Oxidase and Mitochondria: Role in ROS Signaling and Angiogenesis, 2020, published in Cells
  • Cysteine oxidation of copper transporter CTR1 drives VEGFR2 signalling and angiogenesis, 2022, published in Nature Cell Biology
  • The P-type ATPase transporter ATP7A promotes angiogenesis by limiting autophagic degradation of VEGFR2, 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • Interplay Between Reactive Oxygen/Reactive Nitrogen Species and Metabolism in Vascular Biology and Disease, 2021, published in Antioxidants and Redox Signaling
  • Nuclear translocation of Atox1 potentiates activin A-induced cell migration and colony formation in colon cancer, 2020, published in PLoS ONE

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Masuko Ushio-Fukai
  • Sudhahar Varadarajan
  • Archita Das
  • Dipankar Ash
  • Malgorzata McMenamin

Tohru Fukai has published extensively in well-known scientific venues such as:

  • Circulation
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
  • Circulation Research

Best Publications

  • Superoxide dismutases: role in redox signaling, vascular function, and diseases.

    Tohru Fukai;Masuko Ushio-Fukai

  • Oxidation of tetrahydrobiopterin leads to uncoupling of endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase in hypertension

    Ulf Landmesser;Sergey Dikalov;S. Russ Price;Louise McCann

  • Endothelial Regulation of Vasomotion in ApoE-Deficient Mice: Implications for Interactions Between Peroxynitrite and Tetrahydrobiopterin

    Jørn Bech Laursen;Mark Somers;Sabine Kurz;Louise McCann

  • Regulation of the vascular extracellular superoxide dismutase by nitric oxide and exercise training

    Tohru Fukai;Martin R. Siegfried;Masuko Ushio-Fukai;Yian Cheng

  • Novel Role of gp91phox-Containing NAD(P)H Oxidase in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–Induced Signaling and Angiogenesis

    Masuko Ushio-Fukai;Yan Tang;Tohru Fukai;Sergey I. Dikalov

  • Atrial fibrillation increases production of superoxide by the left atrium and left atrial appendage: role of the NADPH and xanthine oxidases

    Samuel C. Dudley;Nyssa E. Hoch;Louise A. McCann;Clegg Honeycutt

  • Extracellular superoxide dismutase and cardiovascular disease

    Tohru Fukai;Rodney J Folz;Ulf Landmesser;David G Harrison

  • Copper and angiogenesis: unravelling a relationship key to cancer progression.

    Lydia Finney;Stefan Vogt;Tohru Fukai;David Glesne

  • Shear Stress Modulates Expression of Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells

    Nobutaka Inoue;Santhini Ramasamy;Tohru Fukai;Robert M. Nerem

  • Peroxidase Properties of Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase: Role of Uric Acid in Modulating In Vivo Activity

    H. Ulrich Hink;Nalini Santanam;Sergey Dikalov;Louise McCann

  • Novel Role of Antioxidant-1 (Atox1) as a Copper-dependent Transcription Factor Involved in Cell Proliferation

    Shinichi Itoh;Ha Won Kim;Ha Won Kim;Osamu Nakagawa;Kiyoshi Ozumi;Kiyoshi Ozumi

  • Shear Stress Regulates Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase Promoter Activity through Nuclear Factor κB Binding

    Michael E. Davis;Isabella M. Grumbach;Tohru Fukai;Alexis Cutchins

  • IQGAP1, a Novel Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Binding Protein, Is Involved in Reactive Oxygen Species—Dependent Endothelial Migration and Proliferation

    Minako Yamaoka-Tojo;Masuko Ushio-Fukai;Lula Hilenski;Sergey I. Dikalov

  • Modulation of Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Expression by Angiotensin II and Hypertension

    Tohru Fukai;Martin R. Siegfried;Masuko Ushio-Fukai;Kathy K. Griendling

  • Role of Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase in Hypertension

    Maria Carolina Gongora;Zhenyu Qin;Karine Laude;Ha Won Kim

  • Vascular expression of extracellular superoxide dismutase in atherosclerosis.

    Tohru Fukai;Zorina S. Galis;Zorina S. Galis;Xiao Ping Meng;Sampath Parthasarathy;Sampath Parthasarathy

  • Cross-Talk between NADPH Oxidase and Mitochondria: Role in ROS Signaling and Angiogenesis

    Tohru Fukai;Masuko Ushio-Fukai

  • Role of Nox2-Based NADPH Oxidase in Bone Marrow and Progenitor Cell Function Involved in Neovascularization Induced by Hindlimb Ischemia

    Norifumi Urao;Hyoe Inomata;Masooma Razvi;Ha Won Kim

  • ROS-induced ROS release orchestrated by Nox4, Nox2, and mitochondria in VEGF signaling and angiogenesis.

    Young-Mee Kim;Young-Mee Kim;Seok-Jo Kim;Seok-Jo Kim;Ryosuke Tatsunami;Hisao Yamamura

  • Role of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling and Cell–Cell Adhesions in Endothelial Cells

    Yoshimasa Nakamura;Nikolay Patrushev;Hyoe Inomata;Dolly Mehta

Frequent Co-Authors

Masuko Ushio-Fukai
Masuko Ushio-Fukai Augusta University
David G. Harrison
David G. Harrison Vanderbilt University
Sergey Dikalov
Sergey Dikalov Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Yoshimasa Nakamura
Yoshimasa Nakamura Okayama University
Richard D. Minshall
Richard D. Minshall University of Illinois at Chicago
Samuel C. Dudley
Samuel C. Dudley University of Minnesota
Takashi Kohno
Takashi Kohno National Cancer Centre
Jack H. Kaplan
Jack H. Kaplan University of Illinois at Chicago
Stefan Vogt
Stefan Vogt Argonne National Laboratory
Ulf Landmesser
Ulf Landmesser Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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