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Toshihiko Iwanaga

Toshihiko Iwanaga

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
24192
World Ranking
5246
National Ranking
340

Toshihiko Iwanaga 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 Toshihiko Iwanaga sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 399 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Toshihiko Iwanaga 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 Toshihiko Iwanaga 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: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Toshihiko Iwanaga is a researcher affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan. Their work spans several disciplines including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. The subfields of their research mainly focus on Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cancer Research, and Neurology.

The primary topics addressed in their scientific contributions include:

  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • NF-κB Signaling Pathways
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments

Their recent publications cover a range of specialized subjects and have appeared in various reputable scientific journals. Selected papers include:

  • Structure and barrier functions of the perineurium and its relationship with associated sensory corpuscles: A review, 2022, Biomedical Research
  • Cellular expression of CD26/dipeptidyl peptidase IV, 2021, Biomedical Research
  • Osteoprotegerin-dependent M cell self-regulation balances gut infection and immunity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Cardiac-specific loss of mitoNEET expression is linked with age-related heart failure, 2021, Communications Biology
  • ATP spreads inflammation to other limbs through crosstalk between sensory neurons and interneurons, 2022, The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Toshihiko Iwanaga frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Biomedical Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Communications Biology
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Scientific Reports

Collaborations with other researchers contribute to their scientific output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Junko Nio-Kobayashi
  • Hiromi Takahashi-Iwanaga
  • Shunsuke Kimura
  • Meri Hisamoto
  • Rie Hasebe

Best Publications

  • High Incidence of Metabolically Active Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adult Humans: Effects of Cold Exposure and Adiposity

    Masayuki U. Saito;Yuko Okamatsu-Ogura;Mami Matsushita;Kumiko Watanabe

  • Recruited brown adipose tissue as an antiobesity agent in humans

    Takeshi Yoneshiro;Sayuri Aita;Mami Matsushita;Takashi Kayahara

  • Defective insulin secretion and enhanced insulin action in KATP channel-deficient mice

    Takashi Miki;Kazuaki Nagashima;Fumi Tashiro;Kazumi Kotake

  • cAMP-GEFII is a direct target of cAMP in regulated exocytosis.

    Nobuaki Ozaki;Tadao Shibasaki;Yasushige Kashima;Takashi Miki

  • Identification of Multiple Isolated Lymphoid Follicles on the Antimesenteric Wall of the Mouse Small Intestine

    Hiromasa Hamada;Takachika Hiroi;Yasuhiro Nishiyama;Yasuhiro Nishiyama;Hidemi Takahashi

  • Mouse model of Prinzmetal angina by disruption of the inward rectifier Kir6.1.

    Takashi Miki;Masashi Suzuki;Tadao Shibasaki;Hiroko Uemura

  • Short-chain fatty acid receptor, GPR43, is expressed by enteroendocrine cells and mucosal mast cells in rat intestine

    Shin-ichiro Karaki;Retsu Mitsui;Hisayoshi Hayashi;Ikuo Kato

  • Generation of Intestinal T Cells from Progenitors Residing in Gut Cryptopatches

    Hisashi Saito;Yutaka Kanamori;Toshitada Takemori;Hideo Nariuchi

  • Regulation of Ca2+ channel expression at the cell surface by the small G-protein kir/Gem.

    Pascal Béguin;Kazuaki Nagashima;Tohru Gonoi;Tadao Shibasaki

  • Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Mammalian Zinc Transporter, Zinc Transporter 5, Abundantly Expressed in Pancreatic β Cells

    Taiho Kambe;Hiroshi Narita;Yuko Yamaguchi-Iwai;Junko Hirose

  • Lineage tracing and characterization of insulin-secreting cells generated from adult pancreatic acinar cells

    Kohtaro Minami;Masaaki Okuno;Kazumasa Miyawaki;Akinori Okumachi

  • Morphology and functional roles of synoviocytes in the joint.

    Toshihiko Iwanaga;Mitsumori Shikichi;Hiroko Kitamura;Haruko Yanase

  • Nonpungent capsaicin analogs (capsinoids) increase energy expenditure through the activation of brown adipose tissue in humans

    Takeshi Yoneshiro;Sayuri Aita;Yuko Kawai;Toshihiko Iwanaga

  • Expression of the putative membrane fatty acid transporter (FAT) in taste buds of the circumvallate papillae in rats.

    Tsutomu Fukuwatari;Teruo Kawada;Miho Tsuruta;Takenori Hiraoka

  • Expression and role of ionotropic glutamate receptors in pancreatic islet cells.

    Nobuya Inagaki;Hiroshi Kuromi;Tohru Gonoi;Yoshimasa Okamoto

  • Hemodynamics in Vasculogenic Mimicry and Angiogenesis of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Xenograft

    Kazuo Shirakawa;Hisataka Kobayashi;Yuji Heike;Satomi Kawamoto

  • Piccolo, a Ca2+ Sensor in Pancreatic β-Cells: INVOLVEMENT OF cAMP-GEFII·Rim2·PICCOLO COMPLEX IN cAMP-DEPENDENT EXOCYTOSIS *

    Kei Fujimoto;Tadao Shibasaki;Norihide Yokoi;Yasushige Kashima

  • Abnormalities of pancreatic islets by targeted expression of a dominant-negative KATP channel

    Takashi Miki;Fumi Tashiro;Toshihiko Iwanaga;Kazuaki Nagashima

  • GPR expression in the rat taste bud relating to fatty acid sensing.

    Shigenobu Matsumura;Takafumi Mizushige;Takeshi Yoneda;Toshihiko Iwanaga

  • Electrophysiology of guinea-pig myenteric neurons correlated with immunoreactivity for calcium binding proteins.

    V. Iyer;J.C. Bornstein;M. Costa;J.B. Furness

Frequent Co-Authors

Susumu Seino
Susumu Seino Kobe University
Noboru Yanaihara
Noboru Yanaihara University of Shizuoka
Koji Hase
Koji Hase Keio University
Masayuki Saito
Masayuki Saito Hokkaido University
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Tohru Fushiki
Tohru Fushiki Kyoto University
Haruhiko Koseki
Haruhiko Koseki RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
Shinobu Sakurada
Shinobu Sakurada Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Masaaki Murakami
Masaaki Murakami Hokkaido University

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