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Yasuteru Urano

Yasuteru Urano

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Chemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
98
Citations
39979
World Ranking
1378
National Ranking
63

Yasuteru Urano 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 Yasuteru Urano sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 403 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yasuteru Urano 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 Yasuteru Urano sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Yasuteru Urano is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work covers several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Oncology, Organic Chemistry, and Biophysics.

The primary research topics explored by Urano encompass:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Cancer Research and Treatments
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies

Among the notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Urano are:

  • "Senescence atlas reveals an aged-like inflamed niche that blunts muscle regeneration," 2022, Nature
  • "General Design Strategy to Precisely Control the Emission of Fluorophores via a Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer (TICT) Process," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT)-Activatable Fluorescence Probe for Durable Tumor Imaging," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Multicolor Activatable Raman Probes for Simultaneous Detection of Plural Enzyme Activities," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Consensus Conference Statement on the General Use of Near-infrared Fluorescence Imaging and Indocyanine Green Guided Surgery," 2020, Annals of Surgery

The most frequent co-authors collaborating with Urano include:

  • Mako Kamiya (49 joint publications)
  • Ryosuke Kojima (34 joint publications)
  • Toru Komatsu (32 joint publications)
  • Kenjiro Hanaoka (24 joint publications)
  • Tasuku Ueno (24 joint publications)

Urano's work is frequently published in several prominent scientific journals and venues, such as:

  • Scientific Reports (10 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (8 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (6 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)
  • Science Advances (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • New Strategies for Fluorescent Probe Design in Medical Diagnostic Imaging

    Hisataka Kobayashi;Mikako Ogawa;Raphael Alford;Peter L. Choyke

  • Development of novel fluorescence probes that can reliably detect reactive oxygen species and distinguish specific species.

    Ken-ichi Setsukinai;Yasuteru Urano;Katsuko Kakinuma;Hideyuki J. Majima

  • Highly efficient and photostable photosensitizer based on BODIPY chromophore.

    Takatoshi Yogo;Yasuteru Urano;Yukiko Ishitsuka;Fumio Maniwa

  • Evolution of Fluorescein as a Platform for Finely Tunable Fluorescence Probes

    Yasuteru Urano;Mako Kamiya;Kojiro Kanda;Tasuku Ueno

  • Selective molecular imaging of viable cancer cells with pH-activatable fluorescence probes.

    Yasuteru Urano;Daisuke Asanuma;Yukihiro Hama;Yukihiro Hama;Yoshinori Koyama;Yoshinori Koyama

  • Highly sensitive fluorescence probes for nitric oxide based on boron dipyrromethene chromophore-rational design of potentially useful bioimaging fluorescence probe.

    Yu Gabe;Yasuteru Urano;Kazuya Kikuchi;Hirotatsu Kojima

  • Development of an Si-Rhodamine-Based Far-Red to Near-Infrared Fluorescence Probe Selective for Hypochlorous Acid and Its Applications for Biological Imaging

    Yuichiro Koide;Yasuteru Urano;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Takuya Terai

  • Development of an iminocoumarin-based zinc sensor suitable for ratiometric fluorescence imaging of neuronal zinc.

    Kensuke Komatsu;Yasuteru Urano;Hirotatsu Kojima;Tetsuo Nagano

  • Design and Synthesis of a Library of BODIPY-Based Environmental Polarity Sensors Utilizing Photoinduced Electron-Transfer-Controlled Fluorescence ON/OFF Switching

    Hisato Sunahara;Yasuteru Urano;Hirotatsu Kojima;Tetsuo Nagano

  • Development of a highly specific rhodamine-based fluorescence probe for hypochlorous acid and its application to real-time imaging of phagocytosis.

    Suguru Kenmoku;Yasuteru Urano;Hirotatsu Kojima;Tetsuo Nagano

  • Fluorescent Indicators for Imaging Nitric Oxide Production

    Hirotatsu Kojima;Yasuteru Urano;Kazuya Kikuchi;Tsunehiko Higuchi

  • Selective zinc sensor molecules with various affinities for Zn2+, revealing dynamics and regional distribution of synaptically released Zn2+ in hippocampal slices.

    Kensuke Komatsu;Kazuya Kikuchi;Hirotatsu Kojima;Yasuteru Urano

  • Rational design of fluorescein-based fluorescence probes. Mechanism-based design of a maximum fluorescence probe for singlet oxygen.

    Kumi Tanaka;Tetsuo Miura;Naoki Umezawa;Yasuteru Urano

  • Rapid Cancer Detection by Topically Spraying a γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase–Activated Fluorescent Probe

    Yasuteru Urano;Masayo Sakabe;Nobuyuki Kosaka;Mikako Ogawa

  • Development of a ratiometric fluorescent zinc ion probe in near-infrared region, based on tricarbocyanine chromophore.

    Kazuki Kiyose;Hirotatsu Kojima;Yasuteru Urano;Tetsuo Nagano

  • Evolution of group 14 rhodamines as platforms for near-infrared fluorescence probes utilizing photoinduced electron transfer.

    Yuichiro Koide;Yasuteru Urano;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Takuya Terai

  • Rational design of reversible fluorescent probes for live-cell imaging and quantification of fast glutathione dynamics

    Keitaro Umezawa;Masafumi Yoshida;Mako Kamiya;Mako Kamiya;Tatsuya Yamasoba

  • Improvement and biological applications of fluorescent probes for zinc, ZnAFs.

    Tomoya Hirano;Kazuya Kikuchi;Yasuteru Urano;Tetsuo Nagano

  • Development and application of a near-infrared fluorescence probe for oxidative stress based on differential reactivity of linked cyanine dyes.

    Daihi Oushiki;Hirotatsu Kojima;Takuya Terai;Makoto Arita

  • A spontaneously blinking fluorophore based on intramolecular spirocyclization for live-cell super-resolution imaging

    Shin Nosuke Uno;Mako Kamiya;Toshitada Yoshihara;Ko Sugawara

  • Mechanism-based molecular design of highly selective fluorescence probes for nitrative stress.

    Tasuku Ueno;Yasuteru Urano;Hirotatsu Kojima;Tetsuo Nagano

  • Highly Sensitive Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes for Nitric Oxide and Their Application to Isolated Organs

    Eita Sasaki;Hirotatsu Kojima;Hiroaki Nishimatsu;Yasuteru Urano

Frequent Co-Authors

Tetsuo Nagano
Tetsuo Nagano University of Tokyo
Kenjiro Hanaoka
Kenjiro Hanaoka Keio University
Toru Komatsu
Toru Komatsu University of Tokyo
Takuya Terai
Takuya Terai University of Tokyo
Kazuya Kikuchi
Kazuya Kikuchi Osaka University
Hirotatsu Kojima
Hirotatsu Kojima University of Tokyo
Hisataka Kobayashi
Hisataka Kobayashi National Institutes of Health
Peter L. Choyke
Peter L. Choyke National Institutes of Health
Norihiro Kokudo
Norihiro Kokudo National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Hiroyuki Noji
Hiroyuki Noji University of Tokyo

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